Lover of chips and salsa, Trojan football, dogs, baking, California sunshine, margaritas, and burn surgery.
Washington, DC
Joined August 2018
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Taryn Travis, MD, FACS retweeted
What to know about the candles you love so much. @TTravisMD shares some do's and don'ts for candle fire safety with @SaleenMartin of @USATODAYhealth.
“If we're thinking about things around the holidays, a candle near a dry Christmas tree or drapes,” said Dr. Taryn Travis, a burn surgeon at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. “Those certainly happen every year.”
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Taryn Travis, MD, FACS retweeted
Featuring Twitter authors: @nikkiallorto @GWBritton8 @chungk1031 @jengj_ @marcjeschke @Randy_Kearns @NoorYObaidi @Dr_K_PharmD @saraswatburns @SharShahrokhi @ShuppMD @Shawn128 @TTravisMD @AmandaWigginsMD
Taryn Travis, MD, FACS retweeted
Strong representation from @BurnSurgLab at #ABA2023! Presentations from Drs. Bonnie Carney, Ted Kelly, Mr. Cameron D’Orio and I with Dr. Taryn Travis moderating-
@bcarn103 @ejkiv1024 @TTravisMD @Ameriburn
Taryn Travis, MD, FACS retweeted
So proud of our Burn Center team and our Burn clinical research team working together to make this vital work a reality! --
@ShuppMD, @TTravisMD, @BurnSurgLab
Scientists from the @MedStarHealth Burn Center are studying a first-of-its-kind treatment to restore #pigment to #scars following a #burn. This work could have major benefits, helping reduce #MentalHealth impact and more. bit.ly/3ZDtaXt #HealthEquity #MedicalResearch
ALT Bandaged hand
Taryn Travis, MD, FACS retweeted
Congratulations to 4th year Georgetown medical student Esteban Molina for winning the 2023 Wound Healing Society Summer Research Fellowship @MedStarResearch
#MedEd
Taryn Travis, MD, FACS retweeted
This is #BurnAwarenessWeek and @MayorBowser honored our Burn Center with a proclamation, recognizing our lifesaving work with burn patients. Our special thanks to our dedicated team members who care for these burn patients throughout the year. @ShuppMD @TTravisMD @Shawn128 #NBAW
Taryn Travis, MD, FACS retweeted
Yes! @TrankiemTrauma Happy New Year to everyone @MedStarWHC
@Shawn128 @TTravisMD the people you work with make all the difference
What a year for MedSTAR Trauma. 2022 brought many challenges, reinforcing the fact that with the right ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ partners, the team can overcome challenges & accomplish anything. Thank you to everyone @MedStarWHC for supporting our mission. Here’s to 2023. Another ⭐️ to come…
Taryn Travis, MD, FACS retweeted
Congrats @ea_molina2 on his first international presentation at ISBI - “a novel transgenic mouse burn model forms dyschromia” #Isbi2022 @bcarn103 @ShuppMD @TTravisMD @BurnSurgLab – at Guadalajara, Jalisco
Taryn Travis, MD, FACS retweeted
Amber Escudero-Kontostathis was the sole survivor of the deadly lightning strike near the White House. Amber was treated at our Burn Center, and @TTravisMD tells @News_MTorres that a variety of reasons may have contributed to Amber’s survival. bit.ly/3QEvVUX @wusa9
Taryn Travis, MD, FACS retweeted
Our Burn Center is 50! Who would have thought 50 years ago that one unit dedicated to caring for burn patients would become the area’s only adult burn center, treating 1,300 patients annually?
A truly amazing and remarkable team, caring for our patients. youtu.be/LWnMdRgy5yI
Taryn Travis, MD, FACS retweeted
When it roars, go indoors. And it is roaring with lots of lightning. Seek shelter!
Taryn Travis, MD, FACS retweeted
Our Burn Center: 50 Years of Memories
More photos here: bit.ly/3zSFGbY
@ShuppMD @ttravismd @Shawn128
ALT Burn Occupational Therapist Rebekah Allely with patient, circa 1987
Taryn Travis, MD, FACS retweeted
Congrats on completing your PGY2 year @GUH_WHCSurgRes and taking great care of our patients @MedStarWHC Burn Center! @TTravisMD @Shawn128 @majedhechi
Taryn Travis, MD, FACS retweeted
MedSTAR Trauma wishes Dr Laura Johnson well in the next phase of her journey as a surgeon researcher & educator. @LSJohnsonMD it’s not goodbye, it’s “See you in the bays!” 👍🏽💛💪🏽
Taryn Travis, MD, FACS retweeted
A horrific car fire explosion left Sgt. Matthew Westerbeck of @dcfireems with severe facial burns. Westerbeck shares his journey to recovery and @TTravisMD discusses how our Burn Center team managed his burns and scars. bit.ly/3x6wWxr
Video contains graphic imagery.
Taryn Travis, MD, FACS retweeted
Looking forward to participating in this multidisciplinary #burnreconstruction forum @medstar with Dr Mark Fisher @iowahospital @Ameriburn @TTravisMD @BritishBurn @SocietyBurn @Sunnybrook @UofTPRS
Taryn Travis, MD, FACS retweeted
This January was the coldest since 2014, and our Burn Center has seen a surge of frostbite cases. Dr. Taryn Travis @ttravismd) tells @fox5dc why it’s so important to recognize the signs of #frostbite and seek medical attention quickly. bit.ly/3uy5YhC
Taryn Travis, MD, FACS retweeted
If presentation is early enough tissue salvage can be achieved. @saherssabri and our friends in IR are pushing the envelope at revascularization @MedStarWHC
Taryn Travis, MD, FACS retweeted
Collaborating with our Burn Team @MedStarWHC to improve limb salvage by identifying frostbite patients who can be revascularized early with catheter directed thrombolysis(initial TPA bolus then lysis up to 72 hours)+vasodilators @johnsmirnMD @keithmhorton @MdTabori @Georgetown_IR
Taryn Travis, MD, FACS retweeted
Red Cross declares 1st ever US blood shortage crisis: How to donate, types needed fox5dc.com/news/red-cross-de…