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Haytham Kaafarani
@hayfarani
Professor of Surgery @HarvardMed | @MassGeneralNews Hospital Safety/Quality Director & Trauma Medical Director| Tweets= personal opinion
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14-04-2013 20:48:17
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Narmeen Taha Mustafa, American College of Surgeons Fellow and scholarship recipient, is transforming care for patients in Iraq with breast cancer and mentoring the next generation of surgeons. Learn more about her incredible work on Thursday👇Can't join live? Register for on-demand access
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Last night I was humbled to receive the inaugural Emerging Inventor of the Year Award for Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at the National Academy of Inventors + Texas Tech University reception.
Best parts were the energy in the room for innovation & invention 💡, & bringing my kids to celebrate a new passion of mine 👩👧👦
![Brittany Bankhead MD (@BBankheadMD) on Twitter photo 2022-10-20 18:47:37 Last night I was humbled to receive the inaugural Emerging Inventor of the Year Award for @TTUHSC at the @AcadofInventors + @TexasTech reception. Best parts were the energy in the room for innovation & invention 💡, & bringing my kids to celebrate a new passion of mine 👩👧👦 Last night I was humbled to receive the inaugural Emerging Inventor of the Year Award for @TTUHSC at the @AcadofInventors + @TexasTech reception. Best parts were the energy in the room for innovation & invention 💡, & bringing my kids to celebrate a new passion of mine 👩👧👦](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FfiK-DsWQAIbhJb.jpg)
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Can’t help but reflecting about how profound this message is “It’s in these times that we have to hold on to our identity” and above all its just amazing to see the flag of 🇱🇧 soaring high in the surgical community!! Congratulations Haytham Kaafarani we are proud of you #ACSCC2022
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What a truly blessed week: Owen Wangensteen Scientific Forum Award; National Academy of Medicine election; and now reaching the pinnacle of American Surgery as ACS President-Elect! Thank you for this amazing honor! To quote my late father: “to God be the glory.” Miller Medicine
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I’m American 🇺🇸 of Lebenese 🇱🇧 descent #ArabAmerican proud of American College of Surgeons for being inclusive and international
Son of an immigrants who never finished school now on the big stage because of their sacrifice
So many stories like this and more to come #ACSCC22
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The American College of Surgeons and The Joint Commission are aligned in this effort. I look forward to our two organizations working closely to address surgical disparities which, by definition, enhance care for every surgical patient.
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Haytham Kaafarani American University of Beirut American College of Surgeons Harvard Medical School AUBMC Alumni Relations Office at AUB Mass General Surgery The Joint Commission Mass General Brigham Congratulations, dear Haytham Kaafarani for this richly deserved recognition of a master surgeon, mentor, humble servant leader and role model whose Alma mater American University of Beirut takes great pride in every day. Your recognition of Shukri Khuri says everything about all you both stand for.
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Alexis Theodorou Hakan Gök Dimitris Damaskos EHS Manchester 2022 European Hernia Society Amazing talk by Haytham Kaafarani in main auditorium
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Haytham Kaafarani on the surgeon as the second victim. This is one of the highlights of European Hernia Society Aali J Sheen Andrew de Beaux Stella Agneta Montgomery
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Dimitris Damaskos Haytham Kaafarani European Hernia Society Aali J Sheen Andrew de Beaux Agneta Montgomery Fantastic, insightful talk that stimulated a series of reflective questions. Time to shift culture. Support not blame. Thank you for speaking Haytham
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'If you had told me as a teenager growing up in civil war-torn Lebanon that I would become a surgeon in the United States and then lead patient safety for The Joint Commission I would simply have laughed' – Haytham Kaafarani, M.D., M.P.H. Haytham Kaafarani buff.ly/3EPR9fi
![Betsy Lehman Center (@BetsyLehmanCtr) on Twitter photo 2022-10-20 14:35:02 'If you had told me as a teenager growing up in civil war-torn Lebanon that I would become a surgeon in the United States and then lead patient safety for @TJCommission I would simply have laughed' – Haytham Kaafarani, M.D., M.P.H. @hayfarani buff.ly/3EPR9fi 'If you had told me as a teenager growing up in civil war-torn Lebanon that I would become a surgeon in the United States and then lead patient safety for @TJCommission I would simply have laughed' – Haytham Kaafarani, M.D., M.P.H. @hayfarani buff.ly/3EPR9fi](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FfhRKPuXEAIk1aW.jpg)
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Incredibly impressed by the quality of presentations and projects from the 2022 ACSinternational Scholars. Grateful to see the support for these surgeons who are researchers, educators, and health care advocates! #ACSCC22 Michael Mwachiro Bob Parker Haytham Kaafarani Herbert Garcia
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Thrilled to share our work on geriatric trauma patient centered-outcomes at this year's American College of Surgeons. Thanks to coauthors Anthony Gebran Juan P. Herrera-Escobar CSPH for the privilege and my mentor Haytham Kaafarani for his guidance!
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Receiving the distinguished service and academic achievement Awards on behalf of Haytham Kaafarani from peternaaman and Wassim Mazraani during a wonderful get together of Alumni Relations Office at AUB surgical. Congratulations Haytham. San Diego is more fun than Manchester. Awards in my bag to Boston
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