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David Y.T. Chen

@dytcmd.bsky.social

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Proud member of Team #FoxChase, we have the best darn Uro-Onc fellowship around. I ❤️ doing surgery, tho happier if people can choose surveillance. Surgical Coach. Hilum Whisperer. Taiwanese-American. Views mine. he/him/his | #OTB #UroSoMe #allyship

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David Y.T. Chen @dytcmd.bsky.social · Nov 17

Naturally, the top show for a urologist on date night

David Y.T. Chen @dytcmd.bsky.social · Aug 5

Link to sign up:

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Temple Urology Residency Program Open House

Wednesday 9/3/25, 7-8 PM Eastern time

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David Y.T. Chen @dytcmd.bsky.social · Aug 5

Reposting here:
#UroEd #SoMe

Announcing an open house information session about the Urology Residency at the Fox Chase-Temple Urologic Institute

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WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · Jul 22

Jon Stewart responded to CBS bowing down to Trump and canceling Colbert

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David Y.T. Chen @dytcmd.bsky.social · May 17

How it finished:
#EPYSA Challenge Cup winners

AC United Predators —U18 Challenge Cup winners

David Y.T. Chen @dytcmd.bsky.social · May 17

Countdown to last game of high school career

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MedPage Today @medpagetoday.com · May 5

"We've gone from being a fringe option to being recognized as a level of treatment on par with surgery and radiation." -- @dytcmd.bsky.social, of Fox Chase Cancer Center, discussing focused ultrasound ablation for operable #prostatecancer. #AUA2025
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Focused Ultrasound Matches Prostatectomy for Intermediate-Risk Prostate Cancer

Numerically fewer cases of treatment failure with focal ablation, fewer complications

www.medpagetoday.com

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David Y.T. Chen @dytcmd.bsky.social · May 9

David Y.T. Chen @dytcmd.bsky.social · May 9

So this just happened!
And congrats to all the grads of Class of 2025!
#ProudDad #GoOwls #CST @temple.edu

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David Y.T. Chen @dytcmd.bsky.social · Apr 10

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This won’t ever happen again

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · Apr 6

Former FDA Commissioner under Trump 1.0:

@scottgottliebmd.bsky.social

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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · Apr 5

It’s weird* that the president can just decide to put a huge tax on American businesses without congress even being a little bit involved.

* very unconstitutional

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · Apr 3

9/ The tariffs are DESIGNED to create economic hardship. Why? So that Trump has a straight face rationale for releasing them, business by business or industry by industry.

As he adjusts or grants relief, it’s a win-win: the economy improves and dissent disappears.

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David Y.T. Chen @dytcmd.bsky.social · Mar 29

Weekend plans
#PAStateChess

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A view of the main tournament room about to begin round 1 or 5

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Laura Esfeller @lauraesfeller.bsky.social · Mar 26

Unfathomable: Mitch McConnell & Ken Calvert have killed the Kidney Cancer Research Program for FY25. We’re going to lose so much progress because of this. I am appalled by this decision. My life was saved by government funded research. How many other #cancerpatients will die because of this? #oncsky

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · Mar 21

It's pretty remarkable that Musk paid $44 billion for Twitter but acquiring the US government only cost him around $250 million.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · Mar 21

Breaking News: The Pentagon is set to brief Elon Musk on the U.S. military’s closely guarded plan for any potential war with China, officials said.

Musk Set to Get Access to Top-Secret U.S. Plan for Potential War With China

Giving Elon Musk access to some of the nation’s most closely guarded military secrets is a major expansion of his role as an adviser to President Trump and highlights his conflicts of interest.

www.nytimes.com

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Ari Drennen @aridrennen.bsky.social · Mar 19

You wouldn't know from reading this New York Times story about Trump punishing the University of Pennsylvania for trans athletes that there are no trans athletes on women's teams at the University of Pennsylvania because the New York Times didn't find that detail worth including

A news article headline reads, "White House Plans to Pause $175 Million for Penn Over Transgender Policy." The subheadline states that the decision is part of a broader effort to push universities to end diversity programming and adopt stricter discipline. Below the text is a photograph of a historic building on the University of Pennsylvania's campus, with a statue in the foreground and leafless trees framing the image. The article is authored by Alan Blinder and Michael C. Bender, published on March 19, 2025.

A news article continues discussing the Trump administration's decision to suspend $175 million in federal funding to the University of Pennsylvania due to its policies regarding transgender athletes. The article references a White House social media account announcing the move, citing Penn's support of transgender swimmer Lia Thomas as a justification. A response from Penn states that they have not received official notification and assert they are in compliance with all relevant regulations.

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David Gorski, MD, PhD @gorskon.bsky.social · Mar 7

Spoiler alert: The study will be positive. It will find an association between vaccines and autism, because that’s what RFK Jr. wants. He will make sure the investigators are chosen to produce this result. www.reuters.com/business/hea...

Exclusive: U.S. CDC plans study into vaccines and autism, sources say

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is planning a large study into potential connections between vaccines and autism, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, despite extensive scientific research that has disproven or failed to find evidence of such links.

www.reuters.com

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John Skiles Skinner @skiles.blue · Mar 4

Imagine DOGE opens your mail and finds your household electric bill. To eliminate this cost, they burn your house down without warning. Then they total up the bills that, as a homeless person, you will never again pay. On its website, DOGE boasts about the money it has saved you.

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David Y.T. Chen @dytcmd.bsky.social · Feb 23

It’s a cold one today!

Weather app outside temperature is -999 degrees

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David Tom Cooke, MD, FACS @davidcookemd.bsky.social · Feb 21

Medicare coverage of telemedicine services like these will end March 31st, unless Congress extends.

Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · Feb 21

A randomized, controlled trial of telemedicine management of atrial fibrillation (AF) in rural regions showed a marked reduction of the composite of cardiovascular death, stroke, heart failure, hospitalization and AF related ER visits
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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David Y.T. Chen @dytcmd.bsky.social · Feb 15

More wellness.

Entering Gore Mountain, the welcome sign!

David Y.T. Chen @dytcmd.bsky.social · Feb 10

This Eagles team!
The Chiefs fell the gauntlet!

a woman wearing glasses is holding a fork in her hand .

Alt: Chiefs are done! Eagles defense has been amazing!

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David Y.T. Chen @dytcmd.bsky.social · Feb 10

Final push—15 minutes to go! Let’s go Eagles!

David Y.T. Chen @dytcmd.bsky.social · Feb 10

Not 100, but 34-0 is pretty dominant

David Y.T. Chen @dytcmd.bsky.social · Feb 10

It is over! Smith with the dagger! #FlyEaglesFly!