Alex Simmonds, MD @AlexSimmondsMD
PGY-4 Surgery resident at VCU interested in Acute Care Surgery and surgical education Richmond, VA Joined August 2021-
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Congratulations to our @VCUGenSurgRes class of 2025 Chief Residents on their post residency placements.
Emergency general surgery on the robotic platform for an incarcerated inguinal with Dr. Melmer!
Twinning hard on the robot today @AlexSimmondsMD and Dr. Melmer!
Our chiefs celebrating Dr. Keller-Biehl amazing match at Cleveland Clinic for minimally invasive fellowship!
@diana_otoya giving an expert lecture to the residents and medical students on vascular surgery this morning @VCUGenSurgRes
The winner of the RVA @GoSquirrels burger stacking contest are Drs. @AlexSimmondsMD and @mckenziegklee there have never been better burger buns!
So proud of my coresidents @sallyanne27 !!
We are excited to announce our newest fellows! Welcome to the family @sallyanne27 and @KBaecher #emorytrained #gradymade
HUGE CONGRATS TO DR. BOYD ON MATCHING VASCULAR!!!! We are so so SO proud of
We are excited to announce our newest fellows! Welcome to the family @sallyanne27 and @KBaecher #emorytrained #gradymade
Welcome to @VCUGenSurgRes @VCUHealth @VCU_Surgery We are looking forward to working with you all !
I love a good laparoscopic appy, chole or splenectomy (my fav) but I'm old-fashioned with inguinal hernias. Last week, did a mesh repair with PGY-2, done under local/sedation for pt with BMI =27 and both indirect and direct hernias. 75 mins, skin incision measured at 4cm....
UK-REBOA results: REBOA increased mortality at 90 days and at all interim time points. REBOA increased deaths due to bleeding at 3 hours and 90 days. REBOA substantially delayed time to definitive haemorrhage control. 💢🎈💢 #ccr23
💪🏽AGS Squad💪🏽 #wellness
Check out Dr. @FreudenbergerMD publication on the breast pumping while in training! Powerful paper! link.springer.com/article/10.100…
I think the VA is one of the best health care systems that exists. At the same time, the closest printer to my office that I can get to work is 2 floors down.
VCU representing at #AVAS2023 great podium presentations! Congratulations to Dr. @DanScheese13 and @JulliardWalker for winning best trauma presentation! @VAsurgeons
@nataliemwall I’ve done it a few times with Dr. Goode! It’s super satisfying to see those stones flush through. Would love more practice though
Great lecture from @BehindTheKnife on laparoscopic common bile duct exploration! We could save lots of patients a trip to the GI suite youtu.be/pYDAsXL5svE
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