OR Tip: When grabbing the surgical gown, try to avoid grabbing above the collar! This area is actually part of the outside of the gown. #MedEd #Surgery #MedStudentTwitter #SurgicalSkills

Register now for the 15th Annual Philadelphia Surgery Symposium! The evening will include talks from surgeons across Philadelphia, a student poster presentation session, and resident Q&A panel.

Check out the March issue information 👉tinyurl.com/4s7h92ec #OnTheCover: #Battlefield mechanical ventilation and #ECMO #AirwayManagement #ARDS #Combat

We are extremely excited to have matched josh chen from Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University!! 🎉🎉 University of Maryland Medical Center Department of Surgery, University of Maryland Maryland Surgery #Match2025

WE matched. Pitt Cardiothoracic Surgery Department CUNY School of Medicine The Society of Thoracic Surgeons TSMA

Super excited to be going to Maryland CTSurgery to train in CT surgery! Could not have done it without the support of my family, friends, and mentors (who I owe it all to)! 🎉 Konstadinos Plestis Jason Han

Welcoming Adham and CJ to the UPMC Cardiothoracic Residency Program! 🌟🌟 Here’s to an exciting journey ahead—welcome aboard! 🫀🫁 #Match2025

An Introduction to the Aortic Valve Replacement Series  Check out this introductory video that describes the Gaudiani technique and presents the aortic valve replacement series. 🔗ow.ly/S30050VnF7j #AorticValve #Series #CTSNet

Proud of Paarth Jain and Jeremy Zack for matching at Dartmouth Hitchcock Vascular Surgery and Mayo Clinic Vascular and Endovascular Surgery for residency in Vascular Surgery respectively. It is an honor to work with brilliant people like you. Thomas Jefferson Vascular Surgery Jefferson Surgery Jefferson Aortic Center Thomas Jefferson University Jefferson Health

ready for the challenge ahead 挑戦への覚悟はできている

One week s/p #Match2025 and we're still so excited for all the future surgeons! 🫀🫁 We wanted to highlight our AMAZING TSMA leadership team members who matched🥳 We are so proud to have you as part of the TSMA team, and wish you all the best in this next chapter!

Finally graduated med school! Off to new beginnings Babak Abai Jefferson Surgery Maryland CTSurgery

Huge congrats to our graduating fellow, Siva Kandasamy, and our I6 resident, Aakash Shah!! Amazing surgeons who will definitely make an impact in the field of cardiothoracic surgery 🫀🫁. Shelby Stewart, MD Department of Surgery, University of Maryland

Check out the July issue information👉tinyurl.com/yuw473um #OnTheCover: #ECMO initiation in #CardiogenicShock: Work-Hours vs After-Hours #Mortality #MechanicalCirculatorySupport

Welcome (back) to Dr. Aakash Shah! Dr. Shah has been a member of the UMSOM family since 2013, when he started medical school. Dr. Shah joins the DOS, this time as faculty, as an Assistant Professor in Cardiac Surgery. #Surgery #Cardiac #Maryland Maryland CTSurgery

The University of Maryland will officially be part of the vascular surgery integrated residency MATCH this year. The first and only vascular residency in Maryland. Looking forward to a great interview season. University of Maryland Vascular Surgery FutureVascSurgeons Department of Surgery, University of Maryland

New MMCTS case report: Concomitant valve-sparing pulmonic root replacement and valve-sparing aortic root replacement for giant cell arteritis 📊 Skill Level: 2. Advanced 🎥 Watch here: mmcts.org/case-report/20… Josh Chen, MD, Aakash M Shah

Thank you, Artivion for the AMDS wetlab. Here's our new attending, Dr. Aakash Shah walking PGY2, Olivia Ly through device deployment.

Happy Halloween from! Maryland CTSurgery Josh Chen, MD