Heather Yeo MD

So excited to be at #AWS2025 - great line up of speakers and amazing group pioneering women leaders #fangirling @WomenSurgeons

Having faculty with different experiences and backgrounds is associated with a decrease in trainee dropout…

📣 Seeking focus group participants for a study on pregnancy loss during surgical residency 📣

If you identify as female and are currently a surgical trainee who has experienced loss email: surgpregnancylossstudy@gmail.com to participate!
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Congratulations to Aryeh Metzger on his publication in SURGERY. Fragmented care in rectal cancer was associated with worse outcomes for Medicaid patients, women and those that live far from the hospital. @heatheryeomd.bsky.social @weillcornell.bsky.social

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Aryeh Metzger, WCM surgery resident, presented on how area deprivation index affects surgical outcomes in colorectal cancer patients in Queens, NY @ascrs.bsky.social @heatheryeomd.bsky.social @weillcornell.bsky.social

Had a great time visiting @NYCHealthSystem - Metropolitan Hospital - really impressed by the engaging residents!

Change is Hardest Right Before the Glass Ceiling Breaks: An ... : Annals of Surgery st two decades, initiatives have contributed to educational awareness, culture shifts, and a focus on inclusive excellence in surgery, leading to an increase in the number of women surgeons. Despite p...

Although all surgical faculty levels experienced growth in the proportion of women, average annual change in the proportion of women decreased as seniority increased. #MedSky #SurgSky #WomeninSTEM @womensurgeons.bsky.social @heatheryeomd.bsky.social journals.lww.com/annalsofsurg...

Faculty Characteristics and Surgery Trainee Attrition This cohort study examines correlations between underrepresented-in-medicine and female faculty representation, retention, and promotion and general surgery resident attrition at a national level.

Thrilled to share this research published in #JAMASurgery Our findings highlight the positive impact of varied faculty on reducing trainee attrition. This is crucial as we work to address the growing physician shortage in the US. @jasosamd.bsky.social @heatheryeomd.bsky.social

Dawn Chirko, Cornell MS4, presented on how language concordance affects rectal cancer outcomes at #ASC2025 . @heatheryeomd.bsky.social

Happy Year of the Snake. Wishing everyone who needs it a year of renewal, growth and love!

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Is there better than food combined with science? :)

Thankful for so many things. Life, love, family, colleagues, and the opportunity to care for patients.

Turgooseduckquail^8in’? 😂

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The Quality of Evidence Supporting Clinical Practice Guidelines in General Surgery This meta-analysis assesses the strength and quality of clinical recommendations in practice guidelines published by professional societies.

Evidence is too often thin in general surgery: a call to generate more & better science to support clinical decisionmaking from @ucsfsurgery.bsky.social authors! @ucsfhealth.bsky.social @ucsfcancer.bsky.social @hannahdeckermd.bsky.social #SurgSky #MedSky jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Although also a mid afternoon dove.

Mourning Dove found my bird feeder… clearly not a ‘Morning’ Dove 😂

Was an honor to speak @ROARforward summit on reimagining the second half of life. We need diverse physicians to care for our diverse population.

Here is more health econ-y and policy starter pack

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Hello BlueSky…Looking for fellow surgeon scientists and health service researchers…. Who’s on here? #science #healthpolicy