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Reminder to join us tomorrow night, 9/7 at 6pm EST to hear about the diverse research opportunities Duke Surgery! #SabistonSquad #SutureFuture Brian Shaw Kristen Rhodin, MD MHS Qimeng Gao Amanda Nash Annie Liu Lisa Tracy Link ➡️ duke.zoom.us/j/96976862291

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I think we may see this with hospitals as well. Nice study from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Cardiac surgery database showing NO CORRELATION btwn U.S. News & World Report rankings and quality outcomes. (Cue most physicians saying “not surprised”!) #tssmn #MedTwitter pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35932793/

Congratulations Betty Tong, MD MHS for being named a recipient of the inaugural Extraordinary Women in Cardiothoracic Surgery Award by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons and WomenInThoracicSurg, presented at #STS2023 -- Tong is an outstanding surgeon, mentor and colleague! Duke Surgery DukeCTSurgery Duke Health

To those who have reached out and offered support - Thank you. I have had several conversations w/ The Society of Thoracic Surgeons executive leadership, and a statement will be out soon. Stay tuned. What happened was terrible. I won't rest until meaningful change occurs

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Great Job to all. #cometoduke

Read this expert opinion in AATS Journals by Drs. Brittany Zwischenberger, MD, Oliver K. Jawitz MD, and Lawton on how we can improve outcomes for women after coronary surgery. Women comprised a lower % of overall CABG use and higher operative mortality. jtcvstechniques.org/article/S2666-…

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Awesome Duke Surgery representation at the #AATS2023 TSRA resident & academic career panel! Betty Tong, MD MHS Soraya Voigt Abby Benkert AATS AATS ED WomenInThoracicSurg

Update- Duke Heart’s week: 8🫀tx- 6 status 4, 2 status 3 Minimal interest from other centers for those donors. Xenotransplant is amazing & will be a big part of the future. But we have the hearts we need. RIGHT IN FRONT OF US. Adam DeVore, MD, MHS Chet Patel Robert Mentz, MD

#DukeSurgery is pleased to announce that Carmelo Milano, MD, Professor of Surgery, has been appointed Division Chief of DukeCTSurgery. We would like to thank Edward P. Chen, MD, for his dedicated leadership of the division since 2021. Read more: bit.ly/3Sd791I

#TransplantThursday: Regional variation in DCD heart allograft utilization. While transplantation has increased, the number of hearts transplanted after circulatory death remains low. Read more in #JTCVS open: doi.org/10.1016/j.xjon… Oliver K. Jawitz MD DukeCTSurgery Adam DeVore, MD, MHS

Early US heart txp experience with NRP after DCD 🔹Improved short-term survival w/ NRP vs DPP 🔹No survival difference at highest volume centers Congrats Abby Benkert Jacob Niall Schroder and the rest of the DukeCTSurgery Duke Heart Duke Surgery team! sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Annual STSA Program Planning Meeting Dinner. Much work to be done. We had record submissions this year and look forward to an excellent scientific program at the Amelia Island location. Proud of Dr. Melanie Edwards and the program she is creating. @STSA 72ND ANNUAL MEETING