#JOY In the company of friends that happen to be surgeons! SocAsianAcadSurg President Eugene Kim Kasper Wang Allan Tsung Getting ready for my keynote.#SAAS2024 #StrongerTogether American College of Surgeons American Board of Surgery Society of Black Academic Surgeons APSA Surgeons #LikeMyOwnBookTour #dralastanford

“To be a great leader you must first be a great follower … you most be a member of the team.” Sandra Wong wins George Yang Trailblazer Award #SAAS2024

Congrats to Sandra Wong on the SocAsianAcadSurg George P. Yang Trailblazer Award!! #SAAS2024

I’m so proud of being a part of NYP-Queens surgery research team. They all worked so hard and gave kick ass presentations at #SAAS2024 ! SocAsianAcadSurg Weill Cornell Medicine Surgery

“Don’t let people tell you no.” Ala Stanford MD tells #SAAS2024 how she used to stand in front of the 🪞 at age 8 and say, “Hello, I am Dr Stanford!” 🥼🩺👩🏾‍⚕️

Dr ⁦Eugene Kim⁩ gave a ♥️ ⁦SocAsianAcadSurg⁩ Presidential Address touching on failure, hard work, and gratitude. We need to work together. (He also released his birth certificate from GA … “white.” Who knew? Hopefully 🇺🇸 understanding will continue to evolve!) #SAAS2024

Shark alert at the #SAAS2024 reception! Enjoying the Audubon Aquarium catching up with Stanford Surgery and SUSurgeryResidency alumni. mary hawn Byrne Lee Raja Narayan, MD MPH Beatrice Sun Amy #RussellWoo #TiffanyYue

So many great talks by UAB Surgery residents (and recent alumn) at #SAAS2024 Connie Shao | 邵爱华 Alizeh Abbas Wendelyn Oslock, MD, MBA (she/her) Rongzhi Wang ｜王肜治 Rui Zheng-Pywell (郑睿) Eunise Chen Chris Wu SocAsianAcadSurg

Powerful session of international leaders in the house of surgery continuing the dialogue of microaggressions in our world SocAsianAcadSurg Department of Surgery at Cedars-Sinai #SAAS2024 Eugene Kim Cristina Ferrone Ala Stanford MD Henri R. Ford, MD, MHA, FACS, FRCS(Eng), FAAP Sandra Wong Kathleen Kobashi

I have been SO inspired by Dr. Ala Stanford MD ever since I was a medical student. Thank you for sharing your journey, your book, and such important lessons with us at SocAsianAcadSurg #SAAS2023

Chu crew!! 🚂 Missing Meghna Katta this year

A phenomenal #SAAS2024 President's Chair Panel on navigating bias in academic surgery. Powerful advice: Acknowledge it happened. Don't let it paralyze you. Strength in allyship. Thank you Eugene Kim Sandra Wong Kathleen Kobashi Henri R. Ford, MD, MHA, FACS, FRCS(Eng), FAAP Ala Stanford MD Cristina Ferrone 💪💪🏼💪🏾

Congratulations to Sandra Wong from Emory Surgery and Dean of Emory School of Medicine, recipient of the SocAsianAcadSurg George P Yang SAAS Trailblazer Award!

Another amazing SocAsianAcadSurg conference - so great to see everyone connecting and helping grow the next generation of surgeons. Thank you for the opportunity to serve on the Executive Council these past two years! Has been so much fun 🥰

Congratulations to the #SAAS2024 President-Elect Dr. Brahmbhatt!! SocAsianAcadSurg Tejal Brahmbhatt

Book signing w Ala Stanford MD after an inspiring talk during #SAAS2024. Definitely a transformative moment! #HealthCareDisparity #Fight4Justice

First (and definitely not last) time at #SAAS2024 SocAsianAcadSurg! I don’t think I’ve met a kinder, warmer, more welcoming community. See you next year!

#SAAS2024 New Orleans is complete & the heart is full - the highest attendance yet, so many new connections & memories, and the best people! Rock on SocAsianAcadSurg - looking forward to #SAAS2025 and the good work to be done this next year. Ankush Gosain Eugene Kim Tejal Brahmbhatt Lindsay Kuo, MD MBA FACS

AATS Columbia Surgery Ochsner Health Eugene Kim Daniel I-Hsin Chu | 朱以信 Gotta end this thread with some beignets because why not. See you in Los Angeles, SocAsianAcadSurg for #SAAS2025

Had such a great time presenting at #SAAS2024! Lots of learning, lots of fun, and great company! UAB Surgery UAB GI Surgery SocAsianAcadSurg