Leah Backhus MD MPH FACS
@leahbackhusmd
I am a thoracic surgeon, wife, mother and fierce Stanford and USC football fan!
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Chief, Thoracic Surgery @LaheySurgery @bethisraellahey. Associate Professor @UMassChan @TuftsMedSchool. Husband. Father.
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Professor & Chief of Cardiac Surgery @CedarsSinai | Editor-in-Chief @annalsthorsurg
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Come join us to wrap up a great day at #AATS2024 #abcts Dr. David Tom Cooke Sara Pereira MD Loretta Erhunmwunsee, MD, FACS Rian M. Hasson Charles, MD, MPH, FACS (She/Her)
The AATS Mentorship and Diversity Committee, African American Cardiothoracic Surgeons ABCTS, and Latinos in Cardiothoracic Surgery Latinos in Cardiothoracic Surgery are holding an informal meeting at the Delta Hotel Rooftop Bar at 7pm to discuss #DEI in CT surgery. All are welcome! #AATS2024
“While women surgeons are growing in number and continuing to shatter glass ceilings by taking on new positions of #leadership [in #CTsurgery ], ample challenges still remain.”👩⚕️ Drs.Leah Backhus MD MPH FACS & Mara Antonoff, MD, FACS discuss in this American College of Surgeons piece. ow.ly/2G0w50QO77x
Holy cow! Carla Pugh MD PhD has done it again with a groundbreaking accomplishment. Congratulations! Can’t wait to see what you and your team come up with here!
Are you ready for the TSMA Diversity Committee and WomenInThoracicSurg Women's History Month Panel?!
Join us Friday, March 15th, at 7pmEST.
You do not want to miss this opportunity to learn more about these trailblazing women and their careers! RSVP: tinyurl.com/TSMAxWTS
Happy #InternationalWomensDay !
In the February Bulletin, Leah Backhus MD MPH FACS and Mara Antonoff, MD, FACS write about the importance of women representation in leadership roles and share how current surgeon-leaders can support future generations of women surgeons. brnw.ch/21wHHxo
Great Brunch today with these amazing CT Surgeons…who happen to be women and also proud to call them my partners! Stanford Cardiothoracic Surgery Stanford Medicine Stanford CVI WomenInThoracicSurg
Thx for the shoutout Stephen V Liu, MD. It has been working well for us Stanford Cardiothoracic Surgery Stanford Medicine for our meso and pleural tumors #meso #meso thelioma Stanford Cancer Institute
Wonderful time collaborating and collecting our thoughts on this alongside Mara Antonoff, MD, FACS and American College of Surgeons Women Build Bonds and Break Ceilings to Redefine Leadership in Cardiothoracic Surgery facs.org/for-medical-pr…
It's always an honor to collaborate with the amazing Leah Backhus MD MPH FACS. In this American College of Surgeons Bulletin article, we address the question:
💡Why examine leadership through the lens of gender❓
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