This is hilarious yet sadly reminiscent of so many of our experiences. Correspond with real life and our findings in this paper: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31144105/ Thanks Jared Rubenstein, MD and to Hope Feldman MD, MS for sharing it with me! WomenInThoracicSurg WomenSurgeons #ILookLikeASurgeon

Congratulations Dr. Ahmer Karimuddin on becoming President of Doctors of BC Doctors of BC - look forward to your leadership for the future of healthcare in BC! UBC Department of Medicine UBC General Surgery

The bosses we remember: 1 told us our work mattered 2 opened career doors 3 defended us when we needed it 4 recognized and rewarded us 5 developed us as leaders 6 inspired us to stretch higher 7 led by example 8 provided us a safe space to grow 9 forgave us when we made mistakes

🙏💯⁦UVA Health⁩ ⁦UVA ⁦Melina Kibbe⁩ for half show time recognition! Dedicated to our patients and their families ! ⁦UVA Cardiothoracic Surgery⁩ ⁦UVA Surgery⁩ ⁦Aortic Dissection US⁩ ⁦Aortic Dissection Charitable Trust⁩ ⁩ ⁦AATS⁩ ⁦WomenInThoracicSurg⁩⁦

Congratulations Dr. Ourania Preventza and your team at UVA Health UVA Cardiothoracic Surgery!!! The Society of Thoracic Surgeons AATS WomenInThoracicSurg #ThinkAorta

Congratulations Dr. Mara Antonoff, MD, FACS on being awarded the The UT Shine Academy award! So well deserved for your leadership in educational innovations for #CTSurgery trainees! MD Anderson Cancer Center

Today, I reached a milestone, having completed my 3,800th thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair. Back in May 2000, I performed my 1,510th, surpassing the previous record holder, Dr. E. Stanley Crawford's 1,509th. Many thanks to the team that made this possible. #NotRetiredYet

Finally here!!!! vinayak bapat’s Redo #TAV app is here on Apple and Android. Download now and play with it. Most comprehensive resource on redo #TAVR workup, sizing, combo and position. Pls give feedback! apps.apple.com/us/app/redo-ta… play.google.com/store/apps/det…

6:45 am: Full house at #AmerSurg24 for a fantastic #DEI session. It bears repeating (and Michaela West, MD, PhD 🟧 and Rebecca Minter did): Diverse teams perform better Association of Out Surgeons and Allies (AOSA) WomenSurgeons Society of Black Academic Surgeons LatinoSurgSociety SocAsianAcadSurg Annals of Surgery

Read the April #CJC Article of the Month from CJC Journals Editor-in-Chief Stanley Nattel: Canadian Cardiovascular Society 2023 Guidelines on the Fitness to Drive. 👉 onlinecjc.ca/article/S0828-…

Thank you Stanley Nattel for this pick! Superbly proud of this CCS Guideline, for its contribution to the healthcare community, and to work alongside Harriette Van Spall, MD MPH Dr. Chris Simpson, Dr Peter Guerra and Guideline Committee. CCS Trainee Committee Carolyn Pullen, CEO Michelle Graham

Several fantastic innovation sessions coming up at #AATS2024, but one stands out: How do we optimize our personal and professional performance? Do we need a personal coach in #CTSurgery? Find out in Room 717 soon 👇

How people treat each other is the best predictor of team performance ⁦AATS⁩ #AATS2024 This talk is so inspiring ! Lars Svensson

For many surgeons, the most malignant part of our lifelong training is not residency, but our own self-criticism, doubt, and unforgiving self-expectations.

What is the difference between an expert surgeon and a competent surgeon? Here to find out in Athens, Greece @ISMICS2024. Vaibhav Gupta, MD, PhD Western Thoracics Sabita Jiwnani Shravan Nadkarni docsre

Excited to share our latest paper 🫀 ➡️ AI can revolutionize cardiac surgery educational materials by tailoring them to patients’ literacy levels , democratizing access to health information. Ourania Preventza Jessica G.Y. Luc, MD, LLM, FRCSC WomenInThoracicSurg Annals of Thoracic Surgery Short Reports doi.org/10.1016/j.atss…

Congrats Stephanie Sellers et al on this seminal work on Explanted #TAVR & failure mechanisms #JACCINT JACC Journals . Thx for including me. More to learn and to come from this group! Janar Sathananthan Shinichi Fukuhara, MD vinayak bapat Miho.Fukui Omar Khalique Hasan Jilaihawi Syed Zaid, MD

Excited to share our experience with the newest technology in #coronary #surgery: CoreKnot Micro. Published in ⁦Innovations Journal⁩ “Evaluating the Feasibility of a Novel Micro Titanium Fastener to Facilitate Robot-Assisted CABG” journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/15…

In a two-part State-of-the-Art Review series The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, congenital heart & thoracic aortic surgery experts discuss the anatomy, physiology, and surgical techniques for valve-sparing aortic root replacement 👇 Part 1: annalsthoracicsurgery.org/article/S0003-… Part 2: annalsthoracicsurgery.org/article/S0003-…