There has been a growth in the utilization & diversity of transcatheter devices for replacing & repairing of all heart valves. ✨Stanford Cardiothoracic Surgery Dr. Elbert Heng, MD presents surgical explanation of transcatheter heart valves at AATS #AATS2024 Learn more at: ow.ly/3OYY50RpOKC

AATS #AATS2024 ✨ Presentation by Stanford Cardiothoracic Surgery Dr. Perry Choi on a novel approach for aortic valve bicuspidization by integrating computational & simulation concepts of free-edge leaflet length in a modified Schäfer's procedure. Learn more at: ow.ly/ajX850RpOy3

“Less a party servant and more of a public servant”⁦Arnold⁩ ⁦AATS⁩ #AATS2024

AATS 2024 is off to a strong start.
Our amazing leadership team AATS AATS ED
#womeninthoracicsurgery #AATS2024

“Women are held to a higher standard of behavior.” - Jo Chikwe during a Q&A on being a woman/minority in the field of CT surgery. Dr. Chikwe answered a question from one of the high school students invited to our Member for a Day session. #AATS2024

What a delight to attend the WomenInThoracicSurg WomenInCTAnes joint reception and catching up with old friends Kiran Belani, MD, FASE, FACC. Women in CT power💪🏼

Introducing 'Our Culture is Medicine,' a new Indigenous artwork by Jared Tait located at 15 Arch St. Read about the project led by the Queen's Indigenous Health Standing Committee and medical students that brought this artwork to life bit.ly/3Qom4nX

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Our president Daniela and our vice president Mara Antonoff, MD, FACS at the WTS reception

Work to do ❤️❤️

Dr Anastasia Kitsiou presents about #women in cardiology leadership
🫀 16% of leadership roles in cardiology held by women (data from USA)
#women incardiology #women inmedicine

Ah-mazing ❤️

AATS #AATS2024 ✨Presentation by Stanford Cardiothoracic Surgery Danielle Mullis on insights from 2️⃣ decades of institutional experience at Stanford Medicine primarily using the en bloc techniques in heart-liver txp 🫀. Learn more at: ow.ly/POtE50RpOsB

“There are less CT graduates each year than Navy Seal graduates. You ARE a high perfomer.” - Graeme Rosenberg at the #AATS Wellbeing Session.

Time to surgery in lung cancer matters!!

Must minimize time to lung resection - it impacts outcomes

Delay to surgery = ⬆️mortality

Nice work by Dr Haley Tupper, Jeffrey Velotta MD FACS, & the Kaiser thoracic team.
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Awesome 🎉🎉🎉

Very nice study and presentation Ammara A. Watkins, MD MPH on an important topic
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Lahey Hospital The Society of Thoracic Surgeons AATS Susan Moffatt-Bruce

Congratulations to Gayle DiLalla, Dr. Barter, and students Hana, Dana, and Alex on winning the 2024 Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Catalyst Fund for their project on AWS mentorship pods! Duke Surgery Duke University School of Medicine

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#AATS2024 leadership plenary with Guy David

“Embrace the Imposter Syndrome”

“Not making a big decision, is a big decision”

Great talk

Thank you for all you do !