Happy #MatchDay2023! Congratulations to our new Integrated Cardiothoracic Surgery Residents! Welcome to Montefiore 🎉

“I still take failure very seriously, but I've found that the only way I could overcome the feeling is to keep on working, and trying to benefit from failures or disappointments. There are always some lessons to be learned. So I keep on working.” Denton Cooley MD

Looking forward to our i6 residency open house on October 2nd, 2023 at 6 PM EST. We are so proud of our incredible trainees and can’t wait to welcome the next class to our program! All are welcome for a program introduction and meet and greet with our team.

Great cannulation lab this morning under the guidance of Jamil borgi and our wonderful perfusionists!

Loving the teaching opportunities at my first wet lab with Montefiore Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency residents, practicing coronary anastomoses this time. 1st of 4 wet labs this fall, excited for the next ones!

Proud of Brandon Ferrell, MD, Dr Goldstein, Dr DeRose, and the entire Montefiore Health System Cardiothoracic Team (anesthesiologists, ICU physicians, physician assistants, OR + ICU nurses and perfusionists) as they head to Jamaica later this week. #OneHeartOneLove #JamaicaHeartMission2025

Adam D. Chalek (PGY-2) doing an awesome job working on the LIMA harvest with Jin Wu (senior fellow) providing excellent mentorship. #CTsurgery #CABG

Proud of Penny Hung for receiving Leo M Davidoff Society Award for outstanding acheievement in the teaching of medical students at the Montefiore Surgery Annual Resident Research Day! #MedEd Montefiore Health System

Proud of Brandon Ferrell, MD and Adam D. Chalek for presenting studies utilizing the large Montefiore Health System ECMO experience at #ASAIO2025, and for Adam making his 1st oral presentation of residency! The old Monte team was even able to catch up! Jamil borgi Rachel Spallone, MD ASAIO #NOLA