“Now, you’ve got an aneurysm in there as big as a grapefruit, and it’s about ready to burst. But you’re a strong boy, and I’m the best surgeon in the world, so if this had to happen, we’ve got the best possible odds.”

A great group of people! Looking forward to working with all of you!

Thanks to Scott LeMaire and Journal of Surgical Research for the opportunity to write this personal tribute to George D. Zuidema, the founding president of Assoc4AcademicSurgery. Why did he and others start Assoc4AcademicSurgery? To give young surgeons a home and a voice to influence our profession.

We evaluated the relationship between RBC transfusion volume, rate, and in-hospital mortality, to explore a futility threshold in trauma patients receiving ultramassive blood transfusion. ow.ly/KvT850Km7Kk #VisualAbstract #SoMe4Surgery Ander Dorken Gallastegi Jordan Secor @LMaurerMD

Day 1 of Boys Trip 2023. #BoysTrip2023 #CostaRica

Day 2 of boys trip 2023. Jack caught 6’6” sailfish Dad caught 7’ sailfish and Jordan caught HUGE wahoo that we just had for supper! #BoysTrip2023 #CostaRica

Day 3am boys trip had boys diving while dad worked in his “remote office”. Another great morning! Siesta time then headed for dune buggy races. #BoysTrip2023 #CostsRica

Day 3pm dune buggy racing. Beautiful ride to top of mountain and back. Ate lots of dirt!! Tomorrow we change resorts and head to the mountains. Stop along the way for white water rafting with 12’ waterfall. #BoysTrip2023 #CostaRica

20 minutes from take off. If all goes well we will end here after 2 hours of rafting. #BoysTrip2023 #CostaRica

Great day of white water rafting 7miles of the Tenorio river in Costa Rica and went the whole way without being dumped. Even the 12’ drop of the Cascabel Falls. #BoysTrip2023 #CostaRica

Legs sore from rafting so boys say let’s go for a walk. 10,587 steps and 5.1 miles later they are right. My legs are not sore as I can’t feel them. Great hike today thru the volcanic rain forest. And yes it rained(Poured). #BoysTrip2023 #CostaRica

Great afternoon excursion of riding horses through the forest to swing rides and swimming. Then back home through the forest straight up the mountain of mud. #BoysTrip2023 #CostaRica

Finishing up our Boys Trip 2023 in Costa Rica with our last day of activities. This morning we had a 13 mile bike trip. Next up: waterfall repelling. #BoysTrip2023 #CostaRica

Last event for Boys Trip 2023. Waterfall repelling. Great event. Another great trip with my boys!!! Headed for home tomorrow. #BoysTrip2023 #CostaRica

*Attention SURGICAL TRAINEES! This is a PHENOMAL video on how to suture like a cardiac surgeon. Dr. Sundt does a great job describing the differences of cardiac surgery and general/GI surgery, and how the needle angles are different between the two. 1/ mmcts.org/tutorial/1852

Are you a medical student or resident rotating on Cardiac Surgery? Check out our new book written by amazing trainee/staff duos from around the country. link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9…

Great Saturday morning hike of mt Takao. Made it to the top to see the snow on my Fuji. #BoysTrip2024 #Japan

So proud of the residents & faculty who made our Academic Development Rotation a reality: dedicated time to advance their academic goals @mghsurgery sciencedirect.com/science/articl… Thanks to Michael Kochis David Cron John Mullen Taylor Coe Jordan Secor @ericliaomd and others

New #congenital research: Surgical debulking of large ventricular fibromas in children. Researchers explore updates to the clinical presentation and operative strategies. Get access by logging in to #JTCVS: doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcv… Jordan Secor Boston Children's Harvard Medical School

Congratulations to our recent CT graduates Drs. Maggie Connolly, David Miranda, Jordan Secor and Nik Panda!! So many amazing accomplishments, with so many more to come. maggie rose connolly, MD Jordan Secor Nikhil Panda MD MPH