Standing by your poster at conference

Proud to know this incredible doctor, mentor, and role model. So lucky to have Dr. Ford at U Miami! 🙌 Henri R. Ford, MD, MHA, FACS, FRCS(Eng), FAAP Miller Medicine UMiami Health System UM/JMH General Surgery

Timing matters: Early versus late rib fixation in patients with multiple rib fractures and pulmonary contusion surgjournal.com/article/S0039-… Emanuele Lagazzi, MD Mass General Surgery MGH Trauma in SURGERY Journal

Lung cancer kills more women than breast, ovarian, and cervical cancer - combined! Anyone with lungs can get lung cancer The time for lung cancer research and advocacy is now! WomenInThoracicSurg Rescue Lung Society ALCSI

In this study, patients treated by female surgeons had lower health care costs following surgery. ja.ma/3R93QGS

To recruit more women into cardiothoracic surgery, Wagner, Jennifer Romano, and coauthors believe it is imperative that cardiothoracic training programs create policies to normalize childbearing in training and to support trainees in achieving a healthy pregnancy. Link below.

Dr Erkmen presented important data clarifying gender disparities in compensation in CT surgery at the #STS2024 session on the The Society of Thoracic Surgeons survey. Women are consistently compensated less than their men counterparts, cents on the man’s dollar. @WomInThoracic WomenSurgeons

. Carlos Sainz come to Pittsburgh I’ll take out your appendix 👩🏼‍⚕️Rachel Deitz

Understanding the implications of tiered #ECMO criteria on outcomes in patients with Covid-19 acute respiratory distress syndrome who were declined 🔗 for more: jtcvs.org/article/S0022-… Rachel Deitz Laura Seese Raj Ramanan AATS Journals AATS #JTCVS #ARDS #COVID_19

A #UNOS database analysis shows that preoperative functional status is predictive of postoperative function in patients who underwent lung retransplant 🔗: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ct… Rachel Deitz Jenalee N. Coster, MD Pitt Surgery #lungtransplant #retransplant #qualityoflife #QOL

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I can’t think about Joe Biden without tearing up a little. This man ran for president 5 times and lost then enthusiastically backed Obama and played the establishment number two to the greatest leader of his generation. He wanted to run for president in 2016 but couldn’t

Pete Buttigieg on Fox is like watching a snake charmer. He just does not let them guide the conversation at all.

Excited to share our work on Semi-Elective Lung Transplantation - A complete paradigm shift in the planning and excecution of this complex and life-changing surgery. jtcvs.org/article/S0022-… Jenalee N. Coster, MD AATS AATS Journals Pitt Cardiothoracic Surgery Department UPMC

Lung cancer awareness IS women’s health awareness

A visual representation of wealth inequality in the USA

#FeatureFriday: Mara Antonoff, MD, FACS, Stephanie G Worrell, MD FACS, Stephanie Chang, & Daniela published an article showing how organizational conferences facilitate an increase in diversity for the #cardiothoracic surgery field. Read about WomenInThoracicSurg in #JTCVS: doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcv…

Honored to present our experience with esophageal exclusion and reconstruction AATS—one of the most challenging patient populations in thoracic surgery. Grateful for the opportunity to share our work. #AATS2025

Thanks for the memories, Tom 🥲 8 minutes of the New England Patriots 🐐 Mic'd Up ⬇️