📢📢📢The 8th Annual Stomach Cancer Conference hosted by MyGutFeeling-Stomach Cancer Foundation of Canada is around the corner! . It’s a great opportunity to connect and learn more about the latest advancements in Gastric Cancer research. Join us now! Registration link: mygutfeeling.ca/2024-stomach-c…

We welcome you to #ISDE2025! Your chance to enjoy dynamic discussions & explore Brisbane's iconic attractions, Sept 18-20, 2025! 🌏 #esophageal #esophagus #ISDE #esophagealdiseases

It was my absolute pleasure to share the keynote with my patient to talk about the importance of #patient stories & the patient voice. My drive to improve & expand upon minimally invasive treatment of esophageal diseases & to advance the science & practice of organ preserving

Join us in Brisbane Australia for the 2025 ⁦ISDE.net⁩ World Esophageal Congress! Plan ahead! Meeting Sept 18-20. Abstract submission opens January 6. isde-congress.net

Looking forward to Early Stage #lungcancer summit focused on “redefining resectable NSCLC in 2024”. Excited to hear from donington & Brendon Stiles & discuss perspectives of surgeons from coast to coast. Join us virtually. Details below. November 20 7-830p EST #tssmn

I’m honoured to share that after 16 years of post-secondary education, I am board certified in Thoracic Surgery by @RoyalCollegeCanada 🙏🏽 I am grateful to a large community of surgeons, mentors, friends, and family who have supported me to reach this milestone - thank you!

Thanks so much to the incredibly generous ⁦Montréal⁩ philanthropic community for their ongoing support of the ⁦McGill University⁩ division of thoracic surgery’s research program. The Soirée en Or gala raised >4 million $ to support research into lung&esophagus cancer

It was my pleasure to share the stage with my patient while we shared our experiences of how listening to & centering your care on patient/caregiver voices profoundly impacted our therapeutic alliance & trajectory of care ⁦⁦⁦⁦CancerCare Manitoba⁩ linkedin.com/posts/cancerca…

What do we when #patients with esophageal cancer have complete clinical response after chemoradiation? Esophagectomy or surveillance? As we await longer term data from SANO, IMHO we should use data like this to help inform shared decision-making with patients! Adom Bondzi-Simpson, MD, MSc

Must see TV for all 🫁surgeons UVA Cardiothoracic Surgery TSRA General Thoracic Surgical Club ESTS #LCSM Chat CTSurgSocMedNetwork TSMA The Society of Thoracic Surgeons AATS Thoracic Surgery Outcomes Research Network, Inc

Excited to share work that was born from a need to accelerate care of #patients with #LungCancer & ⬇️wait times. It has become 🔑 in era of neoadjuvant ChemoIO #tssmn Lung Cancer Canada Surgeon-Led Point-Of-Care UltraSound-guided THORacic (POCUS-THOR) Biopsy link.sosido.com/bj1AW3

How can we bring time between consult & diagnostic biopsy down to ZERO? This obsessive question/goal led to a pilot & then scaling up to full fledged #POCUS biopsy program that has led to ⬇️wait times, ⬇️invasive biopsies, faster treatment initiation,🔝resource management #LCSM

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Expert Consensus on the Multidisciplinary Management and Resectability of Locally Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Samuel Kim, MD Luis Felipe Tapias, MD Henning Willers, MD, FASTRO Mohamed Abazeed, MD, PhD annalsthoracicsurgery.org/article/S0003-…

Surgeons can use ultrasound in clinic to biopsy chest lesions, cutting time-to-tissue to #zero days + informing perioperative therapies with molecular diagnostics! Our experience in #JTCVS AATS Journals Biniam Kidane HSC Winnipeg Canadian Association of Thoracic Surgeons pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39644968/

TL;DR? Here is the visual abstract! Biniam Kidane HSC Winnipeg Canadian Association of Thoracic Surgeons

Prefer a video? Watch here! vimeo.com/903778835/8032…

If you have exciting research involving resection of Gastro-esophageal cancer, please check out this special issue and consider submitting your research. Canadian Association of Thoracic Surgeons Cdn General Surgeons Cancers MDPI U of M Rady Faculty CancerCare Manitoba Research

Dr. Linda Martin (Linda Martin) presented the surgical outcomes of the Alliance AFT-46 trial at #AATS2025. AFT-46 is chemo / durva followed by surgery for stage IIIA/IIIB N2 NSCLC. This is a really special study for our field — the rare investigator-initiated multi-center

Honoured to be training in a thoracic division with a legacy like Dr. Clagett Mayo Clinic ⤵️ Also love to see so many 🇨🇦 surgeons among previous Clagett Visiting Professors, from Dr. Pearson to Dr. Shaf Keshavjee last year. Canadian Association of Thoracic Surgeons AATS The Society of Thoracic Surgeons ESTS

Join us Wednesday, July 16, for “Best of Esophageal” highlights from the AATS 2025 annual meeting! aats-org.zoom.us/webinar/regist…