11/09/2026
Butterflies in my stomach! 🦋
What a surreal and humbling moment to see the legend himself cite our research work during his lecture at the 62nd Mastery in Surgery Annual Convention of the UP-PGH Department of Surgery.
Seeing our work on caustic ingestion during the COVID-19 pandemic presented alongside decades of UP-PGH experience was truly a proud moment. From doing the research to seeing it become part of a larger story of surgical experience and learning—this one hits differently.
Grateful, inspired, and definitely a moment to remember. 🙏🏻💙