Kenneth Ziegler, MD, FACS FSVS
@zieglermd.bsky.social
Chief of Vascular Surgery, @LAGeneralMed. Associate Prof of Vasc Surg, @usc_vascular. 🐶 dad. Opinions stated are mine alone. #hapa🇯🇵/🇺🇸
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Not me with the OR playlist that somehow includes DragonForce, Twice, Bbno$, Linkin Park, Celine Dion, Majestica, and some random metal covers of Disney songs...
#WednesdayThoughts
#WednesdayThoughts
September 25, 2026 at 4:34 AM
Just finished "How High We Go In The Dark" by @sequoian.bsky.social.
I absolutely loved it. Maybe it resonated with me a little bit more being Japanese American, but even without that, it's still an amazing piece.
Giving it a 5/5 on Goodreads.
I absolutely loved it. Maybe it resonated with me a little bit more being Japanese American, but even without that, it's still an amazing piece.
Giving it a 5/5 on Goodreads.
September 23, 2026 at 5:28 AM
Just finished "How High We Go In The Dark" by @sequoian.bsky.social.
I absolutely loved it. Maybe it resonated with me a little bit more being Japanese American, but even without that, it's still an amazing piece.
Giving it a 5/5 on Goodreads.
I absolutely loved it. Maybe it resonated with me a little bit more being Japanese American, but even without that, it's still an amazing piece.
Giving it a 5/5 on Goodreads.
If you love #DungeonCrawlerCrawl and the 80s original "Red Dawn," you'll love this one!
(I guess if you liked the remake too...)
@mattdinniman.bsky.social
(I guess if you liked the remake too...)
@mattdinniman.bsky.social
June 1, 2026 at 6:07 PM
If you love #DungeonCrawlerCrawl and the 80s original "Red Dawn," you'll love this one!
(I guess if you liked the remake too...)
@mattdinniman.bsky.social
(I guess if you liked the remake too...)
@mattdinniman.bsky.social
"Project Hail Mary" on this weekend off.
Loved the book!
Movie adaptation was perfect! Collapsed the hard science part to get more people in, kept the dynamic, tone, and messaging intact.
(Yes, my book end is a "self-portrait" 😅）
Loved the book!
Movie adaptation was perfect! Collapsed the hard science part to get more people in, kept the dynamic, tone, and messaging intact.
(Yes, my book end is a "self-portrait" 😅）
March 23, 2026 at 5:14 AM
"Project Hail Mary" on this weekend off.
Loved the book!
Movie adaptation was perfect! Collapsed the hard science part to get more people in, kept the dynamic, tone, and messaging intact.
(Yes, my book end is a "self-portrait" 😅）
Loved the book!
Movie adaptation was perfect! Collapsed the hard science part to get more people in, kept the dynamic, tone, and messaging intact.
(Yes, my book end is a "self-portrait" 😅）
Posting this for our group.
We've had an unexpected opening for an independent fellow position to start August 2026.
If you're interested or know someone who is, contact info is in the picture.
We've had an unexpected opening for an independent fellow position to start August 2026.
If you're interested or know someone who is, contact info is in the picture.
March 11, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Posting this for our group.
We've had an unexpected opening for an independent fellow position to start August 2026.
If you're interested or know someone who is, contact info is in the picture.
We've had an unexpected opening for an independent fellow position to start August 2026.
If you're interested or know someone who is, contact info is in the picture.
Of course I'm watching #Scrubs!!!!
Like literally the show that was with me through med school and residency.
This reboot is like super real from the Attending level...
Like literally the show that was with me through med school and residency.
This reboot is like super real from the Attending level...
a man in a scrub is dancing in a hospital room
ALT: a man in a scrub is dancing in a hospital room
media.tenor.com
February 27, 2026 at 4:32 AM
Of course I'm watching #Scrubs!!!!
Like literally the show that was with me through med school and residency.
This reboot is like super real from the Attending level...
Like literally the show that was with me through med school and residency.
This reboot is like super real from the Attending level...
Not me with the OR playlist that somehow includes DragonForce, Twice, Bbno$, Linkin Park, Celine Dion, Majestica, and some random metal covers of Disney songs...
#WednesdayThoughts
#WednesdayThoughts
February 25, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Not me with the OR playlist that somehow includes DragonForce, Twice, Bbno$, Linkin Park, Celine Dion, Majestica, and some random metal covers of Disney songs...
#WednesdayThoughts
#WednesdayThoughts
When to suspect your Attending is a "content creator":
1. Addresses the team as "chat"
2. Interrupts rounds with requests to "like and subscribe"
3. About 1 minute into lecture, does a second introduction for "the YouTube VOD."
1/2
1. Addresses the team as "chat"
2. Interrupts rounds with requests to "like and subscribe"
3. About 1 minute into lecture, does a second introduction for "the YouTube VOD."
1/2
March 13, 2025 at 3:52 AM
When to suspect your Attending is a "content creator":
1. Addresses the team as "chat"
2. Interrupts rounds with requests to "like and subscribe"
3. About 1 minute into lecture, does a second introduction for "the YouTube VOD."
1/2
1. Addresses the team as "chat"
2. Interrupts rounds with requests to "like and subscribe"
3. About 1 minute into lecture, does a second introduction for "the YouTube VOD."
1/2
Being bald means you don't care all that much about your head getting wet on rainy days.
February 13, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Being bald means you don't care all that much about your head getting wet on rainy days.
@neilcohn.bsky.social
Hmmm.. looks familiar....
Hmmm.. looks familiar....
February 1, 2025 at 3:01 AM
@neilcohn.bsky.social
Hmmm.. looks familiar....
Hmmm.. looks familiar....
White flakes fall like snow
Ash. Smoke. This was someone's home.
Someone's life. Someone.
Ash. Smoke. This was someone's home.
Someone's life. Someone.
January 8, 2025 at 8:33 PM
White flakes fall like snow
Ash. Smoke. This was someone's home.
Someone's life. Someone.
Ash. Smoke. This was someone's home.
Someone's life. Someone.
The morning sky in DTLA is a sick orange gray hue.
The air? It smells of burnt wood. Sirens break the uneasy quiet.
It is raining ash.
This will not be a good day.
#losangelesfires
The air? It smells of burnt wood. Sirens break the uneasy quiet.
It is raining ash.
This will not be a good day.
#losangelesfires
January 8, 2025 at 3:29 PM
The morning sky in DTLA is a sick orange gray hue.
The air? It smells of burnt wood. Sirens break the uneasy quiet.
It is raining ash.
This will not be a good day.
#losangelesfires
The air? It smells of burnt wood. Sirens break the uneasy quiet.
It is raining ash.
This will not be a good day.
#losangelesfires
To all the med students and residents, a lesson I've learned and have been paying for the hard way:
Go to the dentist regularly. If you need time off to go, go while you're on my rotation cuz I understand.
Don't miss going for like 13 years like me...
Go to the dentist regularly. If you need time off to go, go while you're on my rotation cuz I understand.
Don't miss going for like 13 years like me...
January 2, 2025 at 3:44 AM
To all the med students and residents, a lesson I've learned and have been paying for the hard way:
Go to the dentist regularly. If you need time off to go, go while you're on my rotation cuz I understand.
Don't miss going for like 13 years like me...
Go to the dentist regularly. If you need time off to go, go while you're on my rotation cuz I understand.
Don't miss going for like 13 years like me...
Reposted by Kenneth Ziegler, MD, FACS FSVS
Report in NEJM describing the first critically ill adolescent with #H5N1 D1.1 (aka #BirdFlu) in North America.
A 13 yo rapidly progressed from mild symptoms to respiratory & renal failure. She survived thanks to IMV + ECMO + CRRT.
Scary stuff.
📄 www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
A 13 yo rapidly progressed from mild symptoms to respiratory & renal failure. She survived thanks to IMV + ECMO + CRRT.
Scary stuff.
📄 www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
January 1, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Report in NEJM describing the first critically ill adolescent with #H5N1 D1.1 (aka #BirdFlu) in North America.
A 13 yo rapidly progressed from mild symptoms to respiratory & renal failure. She survived thanks to IMV + ECMO + CRRT.
Scary stuff.
📄 www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
A 13 yo rapidly progressed from mild symptoms to respiratory & renal failure. She survived thanks to IMV + ECMO + CRRT.
Scary stuff.
📄 www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
He's at the vet now.
Knee surgery. 🤞🤞🤞
He really didn't like being NPO last night 😅.
Knee surgery. 🤞🤞🤞
He really didn't like being NPO last night 😅.
December 23, 2024 at 5:00 PM
He's at the vet now.
Knee surgery. 🤞🤞🤞
He really didn't like being NPO last night 😅.
Knee surgery. 🤞🤞🤞
He really didn't like being NPO last night 😅.
"Hooman... i recognize. But from where?"
December 22, 2024 at 10:20 PM
"Hooman... i recognize. But from where?"
Theoretical concept: "Diseases of Human Evolution"
- Spondylolisthesis
- Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
- SMA syndrome
- Nutcracker syndrome
- scoliosis/kyphosis/lordosis
- Appendicitis
- all autoimmune disorders
#workinevolution #monographideas #grandroundsideas
- Spondylolisthesis
- Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
- SMA syndrome
- Nutcracker syndrome
- scoliosis/kyphosis/lordosis
- Appendicitis
- all autoimmune disorders
#workinevolution #monographideas #grandroundsideas
December 21, 2024 at 5:02 PM
Theoretical concept: "Diseases of Human Evolution"
- Spondylolisthesis
- Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
- SMA syndrome
- Nutcracker syndrome
- scoliosis/kyphosis/lordosis
- Appendicitis
- all autoimmune disorders
#workinevolution #monographideas #grandroundsideas
- Spondylolisthesis
- Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
- SMA syndrome
- Nutcracker syndrome
- scoliosis/kyphosis/lordosis
- Appendicitis
- all autoimmune disorders
#workinevolution #monographideas #grandroundsideas
Some light holiday reading...
December 20, 2024 at 10:29 PM
Some light holiday reading...
Ever notice how the 405 looks like the juxtarenal/infrarenal segment of an aorta?
A type B dissection, perhaps?
A type B dissection, perhaps?
December 16, 2024 at 3:57 PM
Ever notice how the 405 looks like the juxtarenal/infrarenal segment of an aorta?
A type B dissection, perhaps?
A type B dissection, perhaps?
We're at the Annual USC General Surgery Department Holiday Party!!!!
L to R: it's-a me Kenio, Chris Ochoa, Fred Weaver, Anand Ganapathy, Sukgu Han, Ashley Hsu, Ariela Zenilman, Laura Shin, Anastasia Plotkin.
#HappyHolidays
L to R: it's-a me Kenio, Chris Ochoa, Fred Weaver, Anand Ganapathy, Sukgu Han, Ashley Hsu, Ariela Zenilman, Laura Shin, Anastasia Plotkin.
#HappyHolidays
December 14, 2024 at 4:07 PM
We're at the Annual USC General Surgery Department Holiday Party!!!!
L to R: it's-a me Kenio, Chris Ochoa, Fred Weaver, Anand Ganapathy, Sukgu Han, Ashley Hsu, Ariela Zenilman, Laura Shin, Anastasia Plotkin.
#HappyHolidays
L to R: it's-a me Kenio, Chris Ochoa, Fred Weaver, Anand Ganapathy, Sukgu Han, Ashley Hsu, Ariela Zenilman, Laura Shin, Anastasia Plotkin.
#HappyHolidays
This was gonna be my outfit for the department Christmas party tonight, but we got an email saying "cocktail attire" as the dress code.
Sigh.
Sigh.
December 13, 2024 at 9:33 PM
This was gonna be my outfit for the department Christmas party tonight, but we got an email saying "cocktail attire" as the dress code.
Sigh.
Sigh.
Much to the chagrin of @sages.org, gearing up to celebrate the Christmas season with the annual showing of...
December 13, 2024 at 7:28 PM
Much to the chagrin of @sages.org, gearing up to celebrate the Christmas season with the annual showing of...
"The only man who never makes a mistake is the man who never does anything." - Theodore Roosevelt
December 10, 2024 at 8:26 PM
"The only man who never makes a mistake is the man who never does anything." - Theodore Roosevelt
Reposted by Kenneth Ziegler, MD, FACS FSVS
Melissa Russo, MD, answers questions regarding contributing risk factors, diagnosis of AD in the pregnant patient, the algorithm for management, common misconceptions, and counseling and surveillance of patients with known heritable thoracic disease.
Life After Aortic Dissection: Pregnancy and Family Planning - Endovascular Today
Dr. Melissa Russo discusses contributing factors, an approach to diagnosing aortic dissection in the pregnant patient, an algorithm for management, common misconceptions, and counseling and surveillan...
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December 5, 2024 at 2:06 PM
Melissa Russo, MD, answers questions regarding contributing risk factors, diagnosis of AD in the pregnant patient, the algorithm for management, common misconceptions, and counseling and surveillance of patients with known heritable thoracic disease.