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Caitlin Hicks MD, MS

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Caitlin Hicks MD, MS

@CaitlinWHicks

Director @HopkinsJSCOR, EIC @SeminarVascSurg, Associate Professor @hopkinssurgery, Vascular Surgeon @jhhvascular, Wife, Mother, Traveller Extraordinaire

Baltimore, MD

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Joined October 2017

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Caitlin Hicks MD, MS
@CaitlinWHicks
Dec 12, 2023
@AnnieWaldman @propublica dropped 3 articles highlighting #overuse of #PAD procedures today, and they are alarming. If this isn’t a call to action, I don’t know what is. #WeCanDoBetter @VascularSVS @ACCinTouch @SIRspecialists @OEISociety @CMSGov
This Researcher Warned of Unnecessary, Risky Vascular Procedures. She Was Called a “Nazi” and...
From propublica.org
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Caitlin Hicks MD, MS
@CaitlinWHicks
Sep 11, 2025
It finally happened- I am an #R01 funded researcher! Excited to embark on this journey with a stacked team from @hopkinssurgery, @JHUWelchCenter, @USC, @UUtah, @CanadianUniver1, @orpyxinc. Huge THANK YOU to my mentors @LizSelvin, @JamesHBlackMD & many more for the support. 🙏
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Caitlin Hicks MD, MS
@CaitlinWHicks
Jul 21, 2021
I am proud and humbled to share this book with the world. It was a labor of love with Linda Harris and a host of other amazing female and male #VascSurg contributors. I can’t thank everyone enough for making this vision a reality! @hopkinssurgery @HopkinsMedNews @VascularSVS
Caitlin Hicks MD, MS
@CaitlinWHicks
Jul 15, 2023
The onslaught of stories about #overtreatment of #claudication continues. Powerful @nytimes article on the cover today . . . And it really hits home. When will it stop??? #WeCanFoBetter #Appropriateness #PADEd @VascularSVS @JudithLin4
nytimes.com
They Lost Their Legs. Doctors and Health Care Giants Profited. (Published 2023)
Medical device makers have bankrolled a cottage industry of doctors and clinics that perform artery-clearing procedures that can lead to amputations.
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Caitlin Hicks MD, MS
@CaitlinWHicks
Jul 16, 2023
Front page Sunday @nytimes - doesn't get much bigger than this. #Approrpriateness in the treatment of #claudication is finally getting the public attention it deserves. 👏 @jbsgreenberg @katie_thomas @gebeloffnyt Follow below for a short #Tweetorial on the #CMS data behind this
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Caitlin Hicks MD, MS
@CaitlinWHicks
Feb 5, 2022
Saturday morning #manuscript editing is so much better when you have a good assistant. Does this qualify for authorship? 😎 #toddlerlife @JHHVascular @hopkinssurgery
Caitlin Hicks MD, MS
@CaitlinWHicks
Oct 23, 2023
#ACSCC2023 has #childcare on site. Complete with a “mini medical school” experience. This is how #surgeons support #surgeons with families. 👏 @AmCollSurgeons @GWSurgChair #SurgeonMom #Family #networking #WorkLifeBalance
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Caitlin Hicks MD, MS
@CaitlinWHicks
Sep 1, 2023
No better way to kick off #WomenInMedicine month than by announcing that the @avsgjournal #OriginalWorkbyWomen issue is live. 38 articles with women first and last authors🤩. Huge shoutout to the all-women editor team who curated this special issue 👏! annalsofvascularsurgery.com/current
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Caitlin Hicks MD, MS
@CaitlinWHicks
Feb 22, 2023
PSA: These types of interventions for #claudication? They’re hurting people. @VascularSVS @MartyMakary @b_sorb
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Caitlin Hicks MD, MS
@CaitlinWHicks
Feb 8, 2025
Excited to take on this new role. @hopkinssurgery has so many amazing faculty doing very exciting work, and I hope we can continue to grow that. Thanks @AndrewMCameron @JamesHBlackMD for the opportunity!
JHH Vascular Surgery
@JHHVascular
Feb 8, 2025
Breaking news: @JHHVascular @CaitlinWHicks was just named Vice Chair of Research for the Department of Surgery @hopkinssurgery! Congratulations Dr. Hicks!!! 👏 🎉
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Caitlin Hicks MD, MS
@CaitlinWHicks
Nov 12, 2025
I am hiring! We are in search of 2⃣ people who are excited about working on vascular surgery-related research, including a newly funded R01 clinical trial. Apply to join the CHICKS lab today! 🐥 Project Manager: bit.ly/4nOfyET Sr Coordinator: bit.ly/4nSFEH2
GIF
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Caitlin Hicks MD, MS
@CaitlinWHicks
Oct 11, 2024
I am humbled and honored for this position - THANK YOU for the opportunity. Big shoes to fill in @Behrns, but I am looking forward to continued growth and excellence of @SurgJournal with @SWexner! 🙏 #SurgEd @JHHVascular @hopkinssurgery
Steven D Wexner MD, PhD
@SWexner
Oct 11, 2024
@SurgJournal is thrilled to announce that @CaitlinWHicks @hopkinssurgery @VascularSVS @WomenSurgeons will be joining me effective January 1, 2025, as an editor-in-chief. Exceptionally grateful to @Behrns @UFSurgery for his 10 years of inspirational leadership as editor-in-chief
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Caitlin Hicks MD, MS
@CaitlinWHicks
Jun 13, 2023
I’ve worked at @hopkinssurgery for 13 years now (yes that dates me). Nothing really surprises me at this point. Until now! #BestDayEver #Finally #TimeForNightCall #CoffeeLover @Starbucks
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Caitlin Hicks MD, MS
@CaitlinWHicks
Mar 25, 2022
I am thrilled and honored to take on this new role @HopkinsJSCOR! Big shoes to fill in @McAdamsDeMarco, but really excited for the opportunity to work with the amazing faculty and residents @hopkinssurgery to further elevate #outcomes research.
JHH Vascular Surgery
@JHHVascular
Mar 25, 2022
Breaking news! Our own @CaitlinWHicks has just been named the new Director of @hopkinssurgery Johns Hopkins Surgery Center for Outcomes Research @HopkinsJSCOR!!! Huge congratulations 🎉. Exciting times ahead. #HSR #surgtwitter #surgEd #Researchprojects