Marshall General Surgery Residency

11/14/2025

🐾 Special Wellness Visitor! 🐾

Yesterday, we welcomed Robin and her certified pet therapy Sheltie, Isabella, for a wellness visit with our surgical residents. Their visit brought plenty of smiles and a much-needed dose of calm during a busy week, and it reminded us that sometimes the best medicine comes with four paws and a wagging tail. 🐶

11/13/2025

🩺 Happy Operating Room Nurse Day! 🩺

Our General Surgery Residency Program joined in recognizing Operating Room Nurse Day, celebrated annually on November 14. Established in 1989, this day honors the skilled surgical nurses who work tirelessly behind the scenes to ensure patient safety and smooth, successful operations.

Our OR nurses are the calm in the chaos and the heart of the surgical team. Their expertise, teamwork, and compassion make all the difference.

We celebrated with cupcakes and cookie cake — and even more importantly, with gratitude from our residents and faculty. Here’s to our incredible OR nurses at all of our training sites — today and every day, we couldn’t do it without you! 💚

Special thanks to Gâteau Château for the delicious treats! 🧁

10/31/2025

🎃 Pumpkin House Tailgate Fun! 🎃

Our General Surgery Residency team joined forces with Family Medicine for a festive fall tailgate at the famous Pumpkin House, featuring over 3,000 hand-carved pumpkins!

Residents, attendings, staff, and families came together to enjoy good food, great company, and a perfect autumn evening. 🍂

We loved seeing our guests celebrating teamwork, community, and a little Halloween spirit! 🧡

10/31/2025

🎩🎃 Oh, the Places You’ll Scrub! 🎃🎩

Our Associate Program Director and two of our residents brought Halloween cheer to patients during trick-or-treat rounds as Dr. Seuss and Things 1 & 2!

Moments like these remind us that compassion and connection are just as important as clinical care.

From the OR to the office, this trio knows how to make residency life a little more fun and festive! 🖤🩺🧡

10/30/2025

🪄✨ It’s official — the Sorting Hat has spoken!

The EPA House Cup Challenge kicks off November 1st! Residents are officially sorted and teaming up by Hogwarts Houses to turn EPA progress into some friendly (and magical) competition.

Who will claim the House Cup of Excellence or Dumbledore’s Distinction — and a little boost to their Education Funds? Stay tuned for leaderboard updates and special “Daily Prophet” news! 🗞️

⚔️ “In the game of skill and scalpel, may the bravest, cleverest, kindest, and most ambitious prevail.” 🧙🏼‍♀️ 🦉 ⚡️

10/21/2025

10/15/2025

🎉 We're so proud to welcome back Dr. Dominika Dziadecki, a 2024 graduate of our General Surgery Residency Program! It's always an honor to have our alumni return to serve our community. Welcome home, Dr. Dziadecki! 🩷🩺🌟

Marshall Health Network and the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine are pleased to announce the addition of Dominika Dziadecki, M.D., a fellowship-trained breast oncologist and breast surgeon, to their multidisciplinary cancer care team.

🗞️ Read more: bit.ly/4q8Sinw

Learn about Your Team for :

🩷 Breast Oncology: bit.ly/47kd3oO

📍 Edwards Cancer Institute: bit.ly/3KJqfeh

10/08/2025

🏆 General Surgery “Good Saves” Award – Inaugural Quarterly Winner 🏆

We’re thrilled to announce the first recipient of our peer-nominated “Good Saves” Award — Dr. Kassidy Price, PGY-3!

The “Good Saves” initiative was created to recognize residents for exceptional patient care, leadership, and teamwork across critical care, trauma, multidisciplinary management, and more. This quarter’s award was selected by the Program’s Education Committee, following a nomination by Chief Resident Dr. Pranav Balakrishnan.

Dr. Price was recognized for her outstanding clinical judgment and leadership in managing a complex case, demonstrating excellence under pressure and guiding the care team to a successful outcome. 👏

Beyond this case, Dr. Price consistently exhibits compassion, professionalism, and teamwork, earning the trust and respect of colleagues across the program. Other key team members noted in the nomination include Drs. Gerard Giangrosso, Abigail Scharf (PGY-4s), and Courtney Gorrell (PGY-1).

We are proud of Dr. Price and her colleagues for their dedication to outstanding patient care and surgical excellence. 💚🩺🌟