USC Upper GI and General Surgery

#MotivationalMonday Dr. Kulmeet Sandhu is the featured physician on the May issue of Keck Medicine of USC's Recognition Report!!! She is truly an inspirational and compassionate doctor! Always a pleasure to work with, very attentive to the needs of our patients and staff, and overall an amazing person to be around!!

Dr. Lipham did a great educational presentation on Acid Reflux (GERD), Esophageal Cancer and the LINX for Life treatment! Thanks to all the physicians in attendance and Torax for sponsoring!

#MotivationalMonday Dr. Julie Lang and Nurse Practitioner Mariana received wonderful shout-outs from their patients! Your care and research is kicking Breast Cancer to the curb!

Congratulations Dr. Crookes for being nominated the Excellence in Professionalism Award!! You exemplify all the characteristics of a great physician!!

Wow!!! Keck School of Medicine Teaching Awards honored Surgery with the following awards: 1. Dr. Kulmeet Sandhu and Dr. Peter Crookes - Outstanding Surgery Clerkship Award 2. Dr. Peter Crookes, Dr. Lydia Lam, Dr. Kenji Inaba - Outstanding Year III Faculty Award... 3. Dr. William Tseng - Outstanding Mentorship Award 4. Dr. Kazuhide Matsushima - Outstanding Year IV Faculty Award 5. Dr. Evan Alicuben, Dr. Joseph Herrold, Dr. David Rosen - Outstanding Teaching as a Resident Award CONGRATULATIONS to all the wonderful physicians at Keck for their passion in teaching the future generation of doctors!

HAPPY NURSES WEEK! We are grateful to all the nurses that selflessly advocate and care for our patients! And special recognition to Nurses Sandra, Michelle, Peggy, Mariana, Becky, Lorena and Gabby for your dedication! You keep the Division of General Surgery together!

CONGRATULATIONS Dr. Kulmeet Sandhu for being nominated for the USC Choi Family Award for Excellence in Patient-Centered Care!! Dr. Sandhu was joined by Dr. Adrian Dobrowolsky, winner of last year's USC Choi Award, and Keith Hobbs, CEO of USC Verdugo Hills Hospital, at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown ! Thank you to Keck USC's Patient Experience and the Choi Family for a fun-filled night. Congratulations to all the winners!!!

USC Keck School of Medicine is leading the way in Robotic Surgery! The curriculum is developed by our most expert Robotic Surgeons, and medical residents graduate with the most advanced robotic surgery skills in the nation. Thank you to Los Angeles Magazine for publishing this article and quoting our very own Dr. Caitlin Houghton!

Did you know the percentage of women working in the medical field is only 23.1%? A short student survey at Alliance Gertz-Ressler High School also showed that they think being a Surgeon is the hardest job! Watch Dr. Kulmeet Sandhu, one of our female surgeons, as she meets and inspires young high school students to pursue a career in medicine! Thank you for being such a wonderful role model! And THANK YOU to 9th graders Alejandra, Leslie, and Guadalupe for reaching out to us and filming! Your project deserves an A++!

If you had Acid Reflux symptoms for quite some time, and it suddenly disappears, beware of Barrett's Esophagus which is a precursor to Esophageal Cancer. It has no symptoms! Learn more with this infographic here!

Another SUCCESSFUL day at the Festival of Books! Dr. Katkhouda came out to talk to the crowd! Congratulations to all of our raffle winners, and THANK YOU for visiting our booth! Until next time!!