Resident Perspectives on the Role of Gender in Operative Experience During General Surgery Residency Training: A Mixed-Methods Study💥⤵️⚡️! #SoMe4Surgery Steven D Wexner MD, PhD Julio Mayol Dr Luis Felipe Cabrera Vargas MD FACS MACC MACCVA Cirbosque #SoMe4Surgery Neil Floch MD Paula Ferrada MD FACS FCCM MAMSE herb chen Tom Varghese Jr. MD, MS, MBA, FACS, MAMSE 🇺🇸 Link: americanjournalofsurgery.com/article/S0002-…

Strong women in thoracic surgery representation at ESTS! #ESTS2024 #WomenInThoracicSurgery #WTS #Leadership ESTS Women in General Thoracic Surgery Mara Antonoff, MD, FACS Shanda Blackmon, MD Ammara A. Watkins, MD MPH Isabelle Opitz Cecilia Pompili MD PhD FACS Alison Halpern Mungo

From JAMA: Povidone iodine in alcohol as preoperative skin antisepsis was noninferior to chlorhexidine gluconate in alcohol in preventing surgical site infections after cardiac or abdominal surgery. ja.ma/3Tkc4Oj

We are excited to announce that Alicia Korten will be the keynote speaker for the WTS Inaugural Annual Conference! Don't miss her keynote during the Presidential Plenary Session on Sept. 6, 2024, 11:20 AM-12:50 PM at the Hard Rock Hotel in San Diego, CA! #WTS2024

Today we honor Dr. Denton Cooley on what would have been his 104th birthday. A true pioneer in cardiothoracic surgery and a Scanlan Family friend. The Texas Heart Institute #cardiotwitter

Monica Vilchis exemplifies excellence BCMHouston BCM_Surgery From the Labs at Baylor College of Medicine David J. Sugarbaker Division of Thoracic Surgery Todd Rosengart, MD Shanda Blackmon, MD Shawn Groth. She is instrumental in the multiple clinical trials in our division of thoracic surgery!

Take a look at this video!! Thanks to Heidi, the flight attendant on Heidi & Pierre Onda’s flight shared #lungcancerscreening with the entire cabin!! This is such a great way to raise #lungcancer awareness!! Thank you to The White Ribbon Project™ for always inspiring us!!

Great start to the The Society of Thoracic Surgeons bootcamp today in Chicago...thank you to the dedicated mentors training future thoracic surgeons. scanlaninternational.com

It’s a new Resilient Surgeon season! In this episode, hear from Harvard Business School Professor Amy Edmondson about the difference between good and bad failures and how to practice failure wisely. Listen now: ow.ly/pEji50T4xJz #CTSurgery #CTCareers

Brendon Stiles ESTS Shanda Blackmon, MD Tom Varghese Jr. MD, MS, MBA, FACS, MAMSE 🇺🇸 Jonathan Spicer MD PhD We’re still exploring it. This model is from Ceevra (I have no relationship/COI). Based on CT alone (Seth Krantz, MD, FACS), I thought this was S2. 3D model clearly shows it involves S1. With S1+2 gives a 1.5cm margin. Single trunk for A1 & A2. Helpful? Maybe. Early in our experience

#STSBootCamp STS's The Hub BCM_Surgery simulating-in the new CT Surgery residents. Lessons for the day: 1. Afib deserves tx, 2. Those who receive feedback well are a joy to teach, 3. Simulation works

Don't miss out on the inspiring discussion on steps towards gender equity in lung cancer! Let's continue to break barriers and champion diversity in our field. 🫁

⁦BCM_Surgery⁩ Baylor College of Medicine CT Surgery women headed to ⁦WomenInThoracicSurg⁩ meeting in San Diego…⁦Lauren⁩ ⁦Anna Xue⁩

Kicking off the WTS Annual Meeting with an incredible Speed Mentorship event! It was absolutely amazing! #WTS2024

⁦Daniela⁩ ⁦WomenInThoracicSurg⁩ starting the day off strong in San Diego!

The Inaugural WomenInThoracicSurg Conference kicked off strong with a speed mentoring event moderated by Drs Stephanie G Worrell, MD FACS and Alicia Bonanno, MD. It’s fantastic to have so many phenomenal trainees, mentors, and sponsors connecting and sharing insights. #WTS2024

That’s a lot of experience & power at one table right⁉️ I can’t wait till the ☕️ break so I can bump elbows/pick 🧠s 😎 #WTS2024 WomenInThoracicSurg

⁦Daniela⁩ ⁦WomenInThoracicSurg⁩ ⁦AstraZeneca⁩ #WTS2024 Presidential address to inspire all of the women and men to see one another, open doors, and lead with values

Inaugural WomenInThoracicSurg meeting with some amazing current (and future!) CT surgeons…and with a special appearance by my favorite naval officer 👩🏻‍⚕️ ⚓️