Honoured to learn from the best this month. Baylor lung transplant is truly phenomenal

Lung Lung + Lung + vaccine COVID ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️

While reviewing charts for a research project using the VA database, I came across the ‘My Life, My Story’ initiative at the Veterans Affairs! I am in awe. It’s one of THE best examples of humanism in medicine that I have come across. Allow me to explain.

Look who escaped at #CHEST2022 Have you and your friends tested your pulmonary and critical care skills to save the plan from evil yet?? Down in the exhibit hall!!! *** Relics *** ⁦CHEST⁩ ⁦Chris Carroll MD⁩ ⁦william kelly⁩

Fun to meet fellows and colleagues outside work ⁦Dilreet Rai⁩ ⁦⁦BCM PCCSM section⁩

Phrenic Nerve Damage post Afib Ablation. Great Case presentation by our former chief fellow, Sami Bashour BCM PCCSM section #Chest2022

More cookies at #CHEST2022 ⁦Dilreet Rai⁩ ⁦NotSoCentralLine⁩ ⁦BCM PCCSM section⁩

Strong BCM PCCSM section showing at presentations by our own Juan Deleija and Randy Planegger at #CHEST2022 Pic Credit to Muhammad Adrish, MD, MBA

Wrapped up #CHEST2022 with a great talk on Ventilator waveform interpretation by Dharani Narendra David L. Vines, PhD, RRT, FAARC, FCCP and the legend Dr Guntupalli BCM PCCSM section Looking forward to Chest 2023 already Sarah Jaroudi, M.D. NotSoCentralLine

Such an excellent Difficult Airway Workshop for the PCCM/CM fellows today. Thanks to Dharani Narendra Umam for organizing it and the awesome group of faculty from UT Pulmonary Critical Care Sleep Houston Methodist BCM PCCSM section for facilitating the stations!

Happy Holidays! Had a great time celebrating with my co-fellows and faculty- the first in person holiday party during fellowship! BCM PCCSM section

The American Hospital Association is opposing removal of non-compete clauses “on behalf of 270,000 affiliated physicians.” Something tells me they didn’t ask for physician input on this. Feel free to let the AHA know your thoughts. FTC

Cigna uses an automated system that allows “medical directors” (doctors employed by Cigna Healthcare) to deny a claim in 1.2 seconds without opening the patient’s file. Please read this, share it, and help us (metaphorically) burn these companies to the ground.

Congrats to the graduating group pf pulmonary & critical care fellows ⁦BCM PCCSM section⁩ ⁦BCM Department of Medicine⁩ ⁦BCMHouston⁩ - fun hangout with a great group of future stars! ⁦Puneet Garcha, MD, MBA⁩ ⁦Gloria Li⁩ ⁦Dilreet Rai⁩ #lungtxp #pccm

Well deserved R&R after a great day of posters and talks by BCM Department of Medicine residents and BCM PCCSM section fellows & faculty #CHEST2023