While typically used to keep people alive, UH Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute also uses ECMO to resuscitate patients with success. UH cardiac surgeon, Dr. Yasir Abu-Omar, is interviewed. Spectrum News 1 OH Yasir Abu-Omar spectrumnews1.com/oh/cleveland/n…

NOTION-2 Was a small randomized trial of TAVI vs SAVR in low risk younger patients. Visually striking difference in bicuspid valves: surgery seems much better for bicuspid AS. #eacts ⁦EACTS⁩

2 Canadian brothers playing for the Guardians in ALCS. One batting, his brother on first base. Pretty cool!! 🇨🇦⚾️

Yale Appoints Dr. Marc Pelletier, Chief of Cardiac Surgery. We are excited to welcome Dr. Pelletier! Yale Cardiology Yale Cardiac Surgery m.yale.edu/cw83

Moving back to the east coast after 5+ incredible years with an amazing team UH Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute CWRU School of Medicine . Ready for a new challenge and ready to help Yale Cardiac Surgery Yale Surgery grow and achieve new heights! The world of cardiac surgery is bright and exciting!

Moving back to the east coast after 5+ incredible years with an amazing team UH Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute CWRU School of Medicine . Ready for a new challenge and ready to help Yale Cardiac Surgery Yale Surgery grow and achieve new heights! The world of cardiac surgery is bright and exciting!

The Mitral Patch Technique for Mitral Annular Calcification (MAC) ctsnet.org/node/56176 Congrats to our resident Dr. Jessica Hungate on winning the cardiac surgical video competition for CTSNet this year! Excellent option in severe MAC University Hospitals UH Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute Case Western Reserve

Join us in congratulating Joe Sabik, MD, Chair of Department of Surgery, University Hospitals, on this exceptional and well-deserved honor.

Wonderful to share this with my former trainee and now amazing surgeon Ashraf Sabe

Congratulations to our incoming chief, Dr. Marc Pelletier on this prestigious honor from CT surgery residents and fellows in North America. We are so proud and excited. Great presentation by our own resident and TSRA Vice-President Irbaz Hameed, MD. Yale Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency Yale Surgery

And just like that, #STS2025 is over! What an absolutely incredible conference- thank you to the entire The Society of Thoracic Surgeons team & all those who attended and presented. And special thanks to the designer of the STS banner. So honored for my photo to have made the cut! (Truly a first)

Thanks for joining us for #STS2025 in Los Angeles. 🌴 We hope all attendees experienced outstanding science, learning, and networking, plus opportunities to grow and be inspired! Save the date to do it all over again at #STS2026, Jan. 30 - Feb. 1 in New Orleans, LA. 🎺

Mechanical surgical AVR was associated w/ ⬇️ all-cause mortality in patients ≤60 years old compared w/ bioprosthetic AVR, according to a study on the longitudinal survival difference among more than 100,000 patients. 🔗 bit.ly/40zfijp #STS2025 #JACC JACC Journals

Nice work from the structural heart team Yale Cardiac Surgery Yale Cardiology Yale Medicine on a technique that can allow more patients to have a transcatheter mitral valve replacement. yaledailynews.com/blog/2025/01/2…

Great meeting with many highlights: Presidential address, Presidential reception, great presentations and debates. Congrats Joe Sabik on 2026 presidency! Stay tuned for #STS2026 in New Orleans!

Congrats to an awesome team! Brigham and Women’s Department of Surgery

We need more discussion about this. Mechanical valves are not always bad. In many, they are an excellent long-term option.

Congratulations Joe Sabik I look forward to working with you and The Society of Thoracic Surgeons to create an amazing meeting for 2026 #STS2026

Our very own Dr. Alan Chou making us proud with an excellent presentation on aortic diameter forces and expansion #AATS2025 Yale Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency Yale Cardiac Surgery Roland Assi

July marks the start of dedicated research time for most. We share a guide to optimize this time: Research and academic development during #cardiothoracic surgery training - AATS Journals jtcvsopen.org/article/S2666-… Chi Chi Do-Nguyen, DO Justin Robinson Sameer Hirji Gorav Ailawadi TSRA