Congratulations to Joe Sabik MD, elected STS President at the #STS2025 Annual Meeting today, and to all newly elected and re-elected Board members.

We need more discussion about this. Mechanical valves are not always bad. In many, they are an excellent long-term option.

Our #ManuscriptMonday paper is a technique paper published in JVS-Cases Innovations and Techniques by authors from UH Vascular Surgery looking at ultrasonic emulsification for coral reef atherosclerosis: jvscit.org/article/S2468-…

Congrats to Yasir Abu-Omar, named new Chief of Cardiac Surgery for UH Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute. Dr. Abu-Omar specializes in cardiothoracic transplant, mechanical circulatory support, and complex valve surgery. news.uhhospitals.org/news-releases/…

STS Members: if you missed Jennifer Romano 's presidential address at #STS2025, you can watch it now on YouTube. The speech highlighted the profound importance of expressing vulnerability, building resilience, and "extending grace to others and ourselves." ow.ly/OooW50UV9z9

Congratulations to research resident Megan Zaiyi Chiu, MD (she/her) on her win at the Patient Safety Technology Challenge poster competition for the Critcial Care Innovation Incubator! She presented a novel patient proning and positioning device! So proud of this incredible innovator!

Another boundary pushed with our first Totally Endoscopic Coronary Artery Bypass (TECAB)!!! The robot is here to stay at University Hospitals. This is division 1 cardiac surgery. Honored to learn from this group UH Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute UH CT Surgery CWRU School of Medicine

Team UH having a great time at SAGES is in Tampa in 2026! in Long Besch, CA!! Proud of our team for their multiple podium and poster presentations! #SAGES2025

A HUGE thanks to AATS for supporting WomenInThoracicSurg, and much gratitude to all who came out to celebrate the WTS last evening at #AATS2025. We are fortunate to have a growing membership and the continuous support of our allies, colleagues, sponsors, and friends.

A huge congratulations to chief Tyler Stumm MD on a very successful match!! You will make a remarkable plastic and reconstructive surgeon! We are so proud of you!!! 🌟🌟🌟🌟CU Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery is getting a great one!

Congratulations to our APD Emily Steinhagen for winning the CWRU School of Medicine Gender Equity award! We are so lucky to have an advocate like you!

📌In this study, we found that careers of women in CT surgery positively affect their families, which may inspire and attract young women to the field. Further support mechanisms remain in need. Busra Cangut, MD, MS Daniela Stephanie G Worrell, MD FACS WomenInThoracicSurg annalsthoracicsurgeryshortrep.org/article/S2772-…

Last week we had the honor of having Jennifer Romano as our guest for grand rounds and research day! She gave an inspiring talk about giving grace! Something we all need to hear! We then followed with 3 interesting congenital cardiac cases by our 3 cardiac surgery fellows!

A big congratulations to Aria Bassiri on his match to UH CT Surgery ‘s integrated 4+3 program! Your hard work and dedication to CT surgery is palpable and we’re so excited to watch you grow into a great CT surgeon!! Bonus that you’re sticking around!!! 😁🫀🫁🌟🌟

A huge congratulations to our graduating chief residents!! You have left your mark on all of us and we are all better because of you!! You will be missed but know you will all do incredible things! 🩷 #surgeryfamily #residencyfamily

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Today we got to hear from our returning research residents during grand rounds where they showcased their work over their dedicated research time! #susandoh erikrisa Jessica Hungate Christina S Boutros John Ammori

We also recognized one of our incredible APPs for our first annual APP of the year award! We appreciate all you do!

Congratulations to chief resident Patrick for matching into his MIS fellowship today at THE Ohio State University! We are so excited to watch you pursue your passion! OSU is so lucky to have matched a compassionate and talented surgeon like you! #BuckeyeNation Ohio State Wexner Medical Center Surgery Dept.

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons has awarded UH Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute a 3-star rating, its highest designation, for CABG quality outcomes. Only 20% of hospitals nationally have a 3-star rating. University Hospitals The Society of Thoracic Surgeons news.uhhospitals.org/news-releases/…