Up to 82% of pregnant surgeons experience obstetric complications. Surgeons face unique risks in the workplace, and many are hesitant to advocate for themselves. An evidence-based policy has been proposed to protect maternal and fetal health. ja.ma/3WJRJ5B

Had an amazing weekend STS's The Hub The Society of Thoracic Surgeons bootcamp! Huge thank you to my program Michigan CT Surgery Residency Gorav Ailawadi Shinichi Fukuhara, MD Kiran Lagisetty Robert Hawkins for sending me-it has been a great weekend of learning, meeting leaders in the field and my future colleagues!

The infrastructure The Society of Thoracic Surgeons bootcamp was incredible. To name a few: Lots of opportunity to play with new toys with industry, 1on1 CABG practice w attendings, amazing sim with perfusion to come on/off pump. No pics of robot: open lobectomy & tavr which was also fabulous

Best part of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons bootcamp was the people. Had so much fun having a weekend w my colleagues, reuniting with former fellows, and spending time with faculty who volunteer a weekend of their busy life to teach. Future is bright! Brian M. Till Caitlin Demarest MD PhD Jennifer Romano

Tons of engagement tonight at journal club hosted at Dr Bolling’s house-discussing COAPT, MITRAFR and RESHAPE-HF2 joint w cardiac surgery & structural heart! Daniel Menees Stan Chetcuti Robert Hawkins Michigan CT Surgery Residency Matthew Kazaleh, DO, MSc Jessica Carducci NEJM Gorav Ailawadi U-M Health Frankel CVC

We have an opportunity to improve guideline concordant care & outcomes for ALL pts undergoing ❤️surgery Huge THANK YOU to my mentors/sponsors Gorav Ailawadi Robert Hawkins Andrew M. Ibrahim MD, MSc (He/Him) Nat’l Clinician Scholars Program at U-M IHPI Michigan CT Surgery Residency MSTCVS Quality Collaborative #DrBolling and Local 4 WDIV Detroit for featuring our work.

How many times have we heard the excuse, “It’s just that there aren’t enough qualified [fill in the blank] …” 🙏 ⁦Melina Kibbe⁩ ⁦⁦JAMA Surgery⁩ ⁦JAMA Network⁩ jamanetwork.com/journals/jamas…

"As a surgical discipline, I hope that we can get past the belief that we do not have enough qualified women to serve." Read this editorial from JAMA Surgery Editor Melina Kibbe. ja.ma/3MCcbAU

In our study in Circulation, we found that Black stroke patients had longer times to ED arrival and lower odds of EMS pre-notification. Regina Royan, MD MPH et al (Brian Stamm, MD, T. Lin, J. Baird, C. Becker, Rebecca Karb, T. Burton, Dawn Kleindorfer, MD, S. Prabhakaran, Tracy Madsen MD PhD) ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CI…

We were fortunate to get great invited submissions for this special edition on tricuspid valve disease with tips and tricks for diagnosis, repair, and minimally invasive approaches! If you have any interest in the tricuspid valve, please review and welcome your experience!

Calling all aspiring academic leaders in cardiac surgery! We are accepting applications for our surgeon-scientist training grant starting in July 2025. Click the link below for details! Michigan CT Surgery Residency U-M Health Frankel CVC Michigan Medicine medicine.umich.edu/dept/cardiac-s…

Women who undergo heart surgery often receive less aggressive care and more often receive that care at hospitals of lower quality, says Katie Wagner, MD MSc, house officer in thoracic surgery at Michigan CT Surgery Residency: “There are over 100,000 heart bypass surgeries every year, and despite how

Excited to start working on closing the gap, and thank you to my amazing mentors for getting me here! Michigan News U-M Health Frankel CVC U-M IHPI Michigan CT Surgery Residency Michigan Surgery WomenInThoracicSurg Nat’l Clinician Scholars Program at U-M IHPI National CSP Gorav Ailawadi Andrew M. Ibrahim MD, MSc (He/Him) Robert Hawkins Local 4 WDIV Detroit

As CT 🫁🫀surgeons there is much more to think/learn about than just anatomy 📚and how to cut and sew. Plz read this impactful manuscript The Annals of Thoracic Surgery by Jennifer Romano Erika Rangel et al on family planning 👶👨‍⚕️👩‍⚕️ annalsthoracicsurgery.org/article/S0003-…

Come join our amazing program! Michigan CT Surgery Residency U-M Health Frankel CVC Gorav Ailawadi Shinichi Fukuhara, MD Kiran Lagisetty Jennifer Romano Vikram Sood, M.D. Bo Yang Chi Chi Do-Nguyen, DO Gardner Yost Jarred Mondoñedo Meganne Ferrel Robert Hawkins TSRA TSMA

Pacemaker rate nationally: 15% Lower pacemaker rate at high volume centers (4%) There is an opportunity to improve rate of heart block after mitral/tricuspid surgery to lead to best possible patient outcomes! Alex Brescia Gorav Ailawadi U-M Health Frankel CVC Michigan CT Surgery Residency WashU