Read a recent blog post by STS President Jennifer Romano highlighting how the contributions of Drs. Helen Brooke Taussig and Nina Starr Braunwald led the way for change in the cardiothoracic surgery specialty. #WomensHistoryMonth WomenInThoracicSurg bit.ly/3TBLgIi

When you’re a 5’1” surgeon 🪜🤪

#VascSurg #MedTwitter #2steps

We're pleased to announce renowned CV surgeon Dr. Gilbert Tang as the incoming editor-in-chief of #JACCCaseReports , bringing a wealth of experience & expertise to the journal.

Dr. Tang will officially assume the role of EiC on August 1. Read more: bit.ly/48VydqZ

Great #STS2024 overview of the #robotic_cardiac_surgery !
Why #robotics ? less invasive, concomitant surgery, superior exposure & ergonomics, ⬆️dexterity, ⬇️pain, ⬇️LOS, patients preference, referrals preference and surgeons preference once learning curve crested.

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Dr Erkmen presented important data clarifying gender disparities in compensation in CT surgery at the #STS2024 session on the The Society of Thoracic Surgeons survey.
Women are consistently compensated less than their men counterparts, cents on the man’s dollar.

@WomInThoracic WomenSurgeons

Congratulations to the 2024 Extraordinary Women in Cardiothoracic Award recipients at #STS2024 . We're proud to recognize Andrea Carpenter, MD, Shanda Blackmon, MD, MD, and Jane Schwabe, MD. #CTSurgery WomenInThoracicSurg bit.ly/3uaHRYs

The WomenInThoracicSurg continues to inspire. Love seeing the increasing portfolio of work, and rise in membership.

The future is bright in CT Surgery.

#STS2024 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Tomorrow is the WTS Annual Meeting & Reception from 6:15-7:45PM at the Grand Hyatt San Antonio River Walk, Lone Star Ballroom C.

Thank you to our reception sponsors: AstraZeneca, ETHICON, Abiomed, Medtronic, Intuitive, and Wexler. We greatly appreciate your support!

Joint statement from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, EACTS & AATS📣
Editors of The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, #EJCTS & #JTCVS acknowledge the importance of a unified submission process. To enhance author experience, we’ve aligned submission requirements for full-length research articles. Read more below👇

#VisualAbstract from Erkmen, Merrill, and coauthors finding gender disparity in cardiothoracic surgery persists, with low representation of women and salary disparity at every academic rank. Read more at the link below. Dr. David Tom Cooke

Incredibly important manuscript published in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery

We as a specialty still have a lot of work to do with respect to establishing equity in the field

Is there a role for digital platforms to support #CTSurgery training?

Dr. Justin Robinson Maryland CTSurgery shares the potential of spaced repetition decks for cardiac surgical learning based on the most up-to-date guidelines and video resources.

#EACTS2023

A historic milestone in the EACTS journey: Franca Melfi has become the first woman President. WomenInThoracicSurg #womeninleadership

Two new studies published in JAMA Surgery show that patients treated by female surgeons may have better outcomes. The studies examine not only patient outcomes but also specific traits that impact care. Read the full article. bit.ly/45xNs8B #CTsurgery

The single most important prerequisite for being able to do surgery is: to be able to get a job and keep it.

Some people have personalities that prevent them from being able to do this, and for them it doesn’t matter what their knowledge base is or how good their skills are.

I am grateful to Dr. Bo Yang and Shinichi Fukuhara, MD for their presentation on novel annular enlargement techniques and for giving me the opportunity to be a participant in this exceptional event
Michigan CT Surgery Residency

The Eboard of the CTS interest group Wayne State University School of Medicine is grateful to hear Arjune Dhanekula, an alum and one of the most authentic and intelligent individuals I’ve had the pleasure of knowing, even before medical school, discuss life as a resident. UW CT Surgery Residency is lucky to have you!

I feel immensely privileged to have exceptional mentors within and beyond my home program. Attending #AATS2023 was an amazing experience
Yolonda L. Colson MD, PhD DR. Hani Najm WomenInThoracicSurg AATS

As an IM resident in the ICU, I felt like my male colleagues were doing tons of lines while I got few. I wondered: am I imagining this? Is this gendered? Turns out others wondered the same. So we decided to study it. The results are now out in @atsscholar.
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