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🎉 Excited to announce
@StanfordCTSurg
Chair Dr. Joseph Woo has been named Vice President of
@AATSHQ
for the 2024-2025 term! 👏 This appointment puts Dr. Woo in line to become the 107th AATS President for 2026-2027.
@bioe_stanford
@StanfordCVI
Read more:
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We extend a heartfelt affirmation of our commitment to fostering a positive, encouraging, inclusive environment where faculty, residents, students, and staff of multiple different backgrounds and perspectives are respected, valued, and appreciated.
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On this day, more than 50 years ago,
@StanfordCTSurg
Norman Shumway made history by performing the first U.S. adult
#heart
transplant, leading to the successes of the operation around the world today.
#Trailblazers
@StanfordMed
@StanfordHealth
Read more:
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🎉 Congrats to Dr.
@leahbackhusmd
on being named the Thelma & Henry Doelger Professor of Cardiovascular Surgery! 🫁 She has been building innovative programs & achieving significant milestones at
@StanfordMed
@VAPaloAlto
& leading the next gen of trainees.
Dr. Leah Backhus named Thelma and Henry Doelger Professor of Cardiovascular Surgery
med.stanford.edu
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✨Congratulations to our incoming I6
@StanfordCTSurg
residents! 🎉 We’re excited to have three new interns join our program: Ellelan Degife from
@YaleMed
, Sofia Hu from
@harvardmed
, and Benjamin Shou from
@HopkinsMedicine
- welcome to the team!🌲
#WeAreStanford
#Match2024
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#MatchDay2022
Congrats to our newest I6 members of the
@StanfordCTSurg
family! 🎉Please join us in welcoming Kelly Higa, Hannah McMullen, and Alexander Reed to Stanford!🩺
#CTSurgery
#StanfordMatch22
#WeAreStanfordMed
@StanfordMed
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Good morning! 👋 I'm Ashley Choi, PGY-2
@StanfordCTSurg
resident. I can't wait to share some of the exciting moments from residency.
@AshleyYJChoi
#suresidenttakeover
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Esteemed cardiothoracic surgeon & long-time mentor for rising scientists,
@StanfordCTSurg
Dr. Craig Miller retires after 43 yrs at
@StanfordHealth
@StanfordMed
👏 Thanks to Dr. Miller for his leadership, service, & commitment to patient health! Read more
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🎉 Thrilled to announce our newest residents to the traditional
#CTsurgery
adult cardiac surgery & thoracic surgery tracks! Pls welcome James Beckett from
@HopkinsMedicine
(adult cardiac) & Sidra Bonner from
@UMich
(thoracic). Excited to welcome them to
@StanfordMed
!👏
#Match2024
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Congrats to our incoming I6
@StanfordCTSurg
residents! 🎉 We’re excited to have
@EdgarArandaMic1
, Jon Hochstein, and
@GabeWeininger
join our program - welcome to the farm! 🌲
#WeAreStanford
#Match2023
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Please welcome Dr.
@YihanLinMD
to
@StanfordCTSurg
! She completed her
#CTSurgery
fellowship at
@CUDeptSurg
& joins our team as Clinical Assistant Professor. Her academic/research interests incl. global surgery & surgical edu. She will provide care at
@VAPaloAlto
&
@StanfordMed
.😀
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Celebrating
#BHM
: We’re fortunate to have
@leahbackhusmd
(first photo) and Dr. Elan Burton (second photo) as part of our Dept faculty. They are both talented surgeons, thoughtful researchers, and dedicated mentors leading the way in CT Surgery!
#looklikeasurgeon
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Celebrating the women in our department!
#CTX
dinner. We are 16 strong!
@KiahMW
@mgomedina
@natalielui22
@leahbackhusmd
@NganHuang
@AshleyYJChoi
@YuanjiaZhu
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The first U.S. adult heart transplant | Stanford Medicine 54 years ago today.... new hope for those w/end-stage heart disease.
@StanfordMed
@StanfordHealth
@Joseph_C_Wu
@ISHLT
@STS_CTsurgery
@AATSHQ
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"I chose cardiothoracic surgery because it combines medically dynamic operations with a profound and immediate impact on patients." -
@AshleyYJChoi
,
@StanfordCTSurg
resident, shares her thoughts in this Q&A spotlight.
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Congratulations to our incoming interns joining our I6 program:
@KiahMW
@StanfordMed
@AshleyYJChoi
@DukeMedSchool
and Matthew Dudda
@PennMedicine
Welcome to
#TheFarm
#MatchDay2021
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We're so excited for
@leahbackhusmd
! She's an incredible clinician, educator, mentor, and researcher at
@StanfordCTSurg
. Congrats!😃👏
@StanfordMed
Congrats to a leading light in CT Surgery, Dr.
@leahbackhusmd
, on her promotion to Professor
@StanfordCTSurg
effective June 1st.
Be careful folks. There’s shattered glass ceiling pieces all around us!
#inspirational
@SocietyofBAS
@WomenInThoracic
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@StanfordCTSurg
is thrilled to announce Drs. Kate Giuliano Verde from
@HopkinsMedicine
and Lillian Tsai from
@EmoryMedicine
will join our Stanford Traditional
#CTSurgery
Fellowship program in 2023! We look forward to welcoming them to
#thefarm
!
#MatchDay
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🎉Congrats to
@StanfordCTSurg
Dr. Joe Woo for receiving the
@Stanford
Faculty Women’s Forum "Outstanding Leader Award" in recognition of his outstanding work supporting women thru role modeling, allyship, leadership & sponsorship! 👏 Read: (PC
@NganHuang
)
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Excited to announce that we recently matched with Dr. Thaniyyah Ahmad for the
@StanfordCTSurg
pediatric cardiac surgery fellowship! 🎉 She is completing her residency at
@HopkinsCTSurg
and will join
@StanfordMed
for training this year in August 🏥.
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Congratulations to our Cardiac and Thoracic Track residents
@GraemeRosenberg
and Xun Zhou from
#MatchDay2020
. Excited to welcome (continue) you to
#TheFarm
@StanfordMed
@StanfordSurgery
@TSRA_official
@hopkinssurgery
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Using an organ from a donor who underwent cardiac death,
@StanfordMed
@StanfordCTSurg
surgeons transplanted a heart while it was beating - the first time such a procedure has been achieved.
@StanfordHealth
@arav_krishnan
@JW_MacArthur
@BAG_MD
@MikeMaMD
🫀
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On this day in 1968,
@StanfordCTSurg
Dr. Norman Shumway & team performed the 1st adult
#heart
transplant in the U.S.🫀Now, 50+ yrs later,
@StanfordMed
@StanfordHealth
continue to lead in the field at the longest-running heart txp center in the U.S.
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Congratulations to Yuanjia Zhu on her recent publication that made the cover of May's Annals Thorac Surg!
May's cover art comes from a
#CaseReport
from Zhu et al on Surgical Management for Aortoesophageal Fistula After Endovascular Aortic Repair:
#AnnalsImages
#TSSMN
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"I truly believe that Stanford is the best place to train to become a complete thoracic surgeon," says
@StanfordCTSurg
Dr. Graeme Rosenberg on completing his
#CTsurgery
fellowship (thoracic). What's next? He will join the faculty at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. 🎉Congrats!
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Congrats to
@StanfordCTSurg
@leahbackhusmd
on her acceptance into the prestigious Hedwig van Ameringen
@ELAMProgram
and in the inaugural program, Executive Leadership in Health Care! 👏
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Drs.
@leahbackhusmd
& Elan Burton are breaking barriers and saving lives! These two innovative Black women CT surgeons recently joined forces to complete a unique, highly challenging combined heart-lung tumor resection with great success. Learn more:
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Socially distant graduation for our departing fellow
@ChiFuJeffYang
. The ceremony does not do him justice for the amazing work he has done on his journey to being a Thoracic surgeon! We r proud!
@MGHThoracicOnc
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Features of our 2️⃣0️⃣
@StanfordCTSurg
women faculty, residents, and fellows who are leading the future of cardiothoracic surgery
#WomenInMedicine
#WIMMonth
#StanfordWIM
😁
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On this day 50+ years ago,
@StanfordCTSurg
Dr. Norman Shumway and his team performed the first adult
#heart
transplant in the U.S., leading to the successes of the operation around the world today.
@StanfordMed
@StanfordHealth
Read more:
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Interested in cardiovascular basic science research??? We are looking for a PhD or MD/PhD candidate to start a lab. Contact corrine.sanchez
@stanford
.edu on how to apply.
@SeanM_Wu
@Joseph_C_Wu
@leahbackhusmd
@NganHuang
@IKarakikes
@StanfordCVI
@CVSA_Heart
#AHA20
@BCVSearlyCareer
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September marks the annual Women in Medicine Month, a celebration of women physicians, residents, fellows, and
#medstudents
who inspire us every day. Thank you to our colleagues for their tremendous contributions to the field. 😀Happy
#WIMMonth
!
#WomenInMedicine
#StanfordWIM
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#MatchDay2023
Announcing 2️⃣ new fellows joining our
@StanfordCTSurg
family! We are thrilled to welcome Drs. Corbin Goerlich and Gregory Kennedy. 😀 They will start their training in August of 2024. Congrats to our new fellows! 👏🎉
@StanfordMed
@StanfordHealth
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“While women surgeons are growing in number and continuing to shatter glass ceilings by taking on new positions of
#leadership
[in
#CTsurgery
], ample challenges still remain.”👩⚕️ Drs.
@leahbackhusmd
&
@maraantonoff
discuss in this
@AmCollSurgeons
piece.
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Our Department celebrates
#NationalWomenPhysiciansDay
7 female clinical faculty, 1 research faculty, and 6 female (resident trainees!...complete with a bust of Norm Shumway in the background!
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Happy Monday! Thank you to the amazing teams at
@StanfordHealth
@StanfordCTSurg
for earning
@usnews
#TopRanked
❤️
#StanfordMedicine
#BestHospitals
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Congrats to
@StanfordCTSurg
@natalielui22
appt. as Assoc. Medical Director for Surgical Services at
@StanfordHealth
! She will work collaboratively w/cancer leadership & key stakeholders throughout
@StanfordMed
to ensure representation of surgical oncology
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@StanfordCTSurg
resident Dr. Kiah Williams was recently awarded the 2022
@WomenInThoracic
Thistlethwaite Scholarship AND the Dartmouth National Implementation Science Scholarship. Congrats!
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Dr. Philip Oyer, honored cardiothoracic surgeon & pioneer in artificial heart assist device development, retires after 45 yrs at
@StanfordCTSurg
. Our deepest gratitude to Dr. Oyer for his incredible contributions, leadership, and patient care! 👏Read more
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So very excited to congratulate our TWO incoming Thoracic Fellows from
@StanfordSurgery
for winning the department teaching award!
@BaiuMD
@GraemeRosenberg
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Calling all medical students!
Applying to I-6 CT surgery residency? Learn about the unique
@StanfordCTSurg
experience + interact with faculty and residents during our virtual clerkship. It all starts with a virtual open house 9/1 6:00PM PST!
To register:
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Congrats to Dr.
@leahbackhusmd
for receiving the
@STS_CTsurgery
@WomenInThoracic
Extraordinary Women in Cardiothoracic Award!🏆 Thx to the
#CTSurgery
community 😀 We're lucky to have her part of
@StanfordCTSurg
team & mentor the next gen of leaders
@natalielui22
@LyeYengWongMD
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@StanfordCTSurg
resident Dr. Tomi Obafemi received departmental funding to establish the Cardiothoracic Surgery Diversifying Pipeline Award program and worked w/
@StanfordCVI
Summer Research Program to support 3 interns interested in cv medicine & surgery🔬
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Hot off the press - first
@StanfordCTSurg
newsletter! 🔬Sharing news in
#patientcare
#research
#education
, inc. NIH funding for AI in CV surgery,
@StanfordMed
study on
#heart
tx outcomes over 50 yrs, & tissue engineering research w/
@ISS_Research
🚀
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"My achievements are a combination of hard work and a great team," says
@StanfordCTSurg
Dr. William Hiesinger. He devotes his career to helping patients thru highly specialized programs, AI/heart failure research & training future surgeons
@HiesingerLab
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Senior Thoracic Fellow
@BAG_MD
Dr. Brandon Guenthart taking our medical student through her first thoracotomy. Excellent teaching exemplified.
@TSRA_official
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Happy Women Physicians Day from
@StanfordCTSurg
! Proud of our department faculty and trainees changing the field of Cardiothoracic Surgery
@WomenInThoracic
@STS_CTsurgery
@StanfordHealth
@StanfordMed
@StanfordMedOFDD
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❤️🙏 Thanks to the incredible team at Stanford CT Surgery Dept! To our physicians, residents, fellows, students, nurses, APP's, perfusionists, OR staff, ICU and floor teams –you make it possible. As 🎉 near, we express deep gratitude for all you do 🌟
#HardworkYearAround
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Looking forward to an exciting year ahead for
@StanfordMed
Dr. Michael Fischbein, who will serve as President of the Western Thoracic Surgical Association (WTSA) for 2023-2024. 😀 Read more:
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Congrats to
@StanfordCTSurg
resident Dr.
@elde_md
(Dr. Joe Woo lab) for receiving
@nih_nhlbi
F32 Award! His project will investigate single-cell characterization of angiogenesis & myocardial regeneration in small & large mammals 👏
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@StanfordMed
Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery Dr.
@leahbackhusmd
devotes her career to helping patients lead healthier lives, advancing
#lungcancer
research, and leading the next generation of future surgeons.
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We're excited to welcome Drs. Edgar Aranda-Michel, Jon Hochstein, and Gabe Weininger to
@StanfordCTSurg
as our new I6 residents! They will begin their training this week.
@EdgarArandaMic1
@GabeWeininger
🩺
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On this day in 1981,
@StanfordCTSurg
Drs. Bruce Reitz and Norman Shumway performed the first successful heart-lung
#transplant
at
@StanfordHealth
. Dr. Reitz recalls this experience.
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Congratulations to our I6 students from
#MatchDay2020
. Excited to welcome you all to
#TheFarm
@StanfordMed
!
@TSRA_official
@harvardmed
@HopkinsMedNews
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🫀Transplant breakthrough!
@StanfordCTSurg
successfully performed a 🫀 transplant from a donor who died of cardiac arrest. Since this pioneering case, over 1️⃣2️⃣ transplants have been completed at Stanford!
#MedicalBreakthrough
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We are very pleased to announce Elisabeth Martin, MD has joined as newest faculty in the Div of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery after cardiac surgery residency at Univ of Laval, Quebec and congenital cardiac surgery fellowships at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto and Stanford
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New Department publication in
@NatureComms
from the Hiesinger Lab: Video-based deep learning to predict post-LVAD RV failure from just pre-op ECHO. The AI system outperformed clinical gold standard in a head-to-head benchmark.
@rohanshad
@StanfordAIMI
@StanfordCVI
.
@rohanshad
et al develop a video AI system trained to predict post-operative right ventricular failure
@stanfordctsurg
@stanfordaimi
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Cheers to our
@StanfordCTSurg
trainees who completed their fellowships and residency training: Drs. Melissa Medina (Cardiac Fellow),
@irmelliott
, (Thoracic Fellow), Kevin Goodwin (Cardiac Fellow),
@BAG_MD
(TX Fellow), Sumanth Kidambi (I6 Resident) – congrats! 🎉 🎓
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Congrats to
@StanfordCTSurg
Dr. Mike Fischbein's lab for their
@nih_nhlbi
grant renewal! "It's a tremendous honor to receive this grant, and it provides our lab the support needed to continue investigating the pathophysiology of aortic aneurysm formation."
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"Our outstanding surgeons, nurses, and other medical team members ensure that patients receive the highest quality care to facilitate a successful outcome," says
@StanfordCTSurg
Dr. Joe Woo on long-term growth & outcomes in heart tx at
@StanfordHealth
.
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Guess what today is...HAPPY MATCH DAY!! We are thrilled to meet our newest Stanford CT Surgery residents! Stay tuned... ❤️🫁👏🥳🎉
#WeAreStanford
#StanfordMatch
#MatchDay2024
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Stanford heart transplant using cutting edge preservation technology and going the distance for donor hearts...
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This September, we celebrate all the hard work, dedication, and leadership women have contributed to medicine, research, and education. Thank you for all that you do! 👏 Happy
#WomenInMedicine
😀
#StanfordWIM
#WIM
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We are thrilled to announce that Anson Lee, MD, is now a member of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery (
@AATSHQ
), one of the 🌎 foremost CT surgery associations. His nomination makes a total of 15 among our current faculty. Way to go Dr. Lee!
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@StanfordCTSurg
Dr. Will Hiesinger performed
@StanfordHealth
’s first-ever pulmonary thromboendarterectomy surgery for a patient w/CTEPH! 👏Congrats to the incredible multidisciplinary team at the Stanford CTEPH PTE & BPA Program!
@docroham
@yonsung97
@PHatStanford
@StanfordPACCM
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At
@StanfordMed
and beyond, we honor all women for their incredible contributions to medicine and science.🩺 Thank you all for taking on leading roles to create a world that is more diverse, equitable, & inclusive
#InternationalWomensDay
@StanfordCTSurg
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Thank you to our amazing surgeon faculty for the passion to teach and lead! Thank you to all the amazing trainees for trusting
@StanfordCTSurg
to be your home! We celebrate with you
@leahbackhusmd
!
#StanfordProud
#BlackHistoryMonth2024
well what do we have here? A rare event…and right on time before the end of
#BHM
! One faculty, 2 residents and one med student!
@StanfordMed
@StanfordCTSurg
@StanfordSurgery
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Nice work by our own
@bag_MD
and
@DouglasLiou
describing a lifesaving approach to treating atrial-esophageal fistula
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Renowned surgeon, known for his generosity and humanitarian work, asked to be buried in his scrubs - CNN
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Congratulations to
@leahbackhusmd
for being selected as senior faculty as part of the inaugural STS Leadership Summit! A tremendous effort with high impact for our future leaders in CT Surgery.
#stsleadership
#sts
@StanfordCTSurg
@StanfordMed
Thank you to everyone that made the first STS Leadership Summit a success!
#STS2020
#STSLeadership
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Fall in medical academia = intense training. Getting our junior trainees comfortable with the robot. Great to have such ready access with Sunnyvale right in our backyard!
@MatthewMDuda
@AshleyYJChoi
@rohanshad
Thx
@natalielui22
for your leadership on this
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"On the eve
#AmericanHeartMonth
, we want to express our deep gratitude to all those at Stanford Medicine working to prevent, treat, & better understand
#heartdisease
." ❤️A msg from our leadership
@StanfordMed
@StanfordHealth
@StanfordChild
on
#hearthealth
#PatientCare
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@StanfordCTSurg
we’re working to advance all realms of cardiothoracic surgery. Presenting our work at
@AATSHQ
highlights the incredible effort our residents, scientists, staff, and faculty put into this mission. See some of the groundbreaking work we shared at
#AATS2021
! 1/n
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Congrats to Dr.
@arav_krishnan
who was awarded
@ThoracicStudent
Trainee Teaching Award! 🏆Currently in his 4th year of residency & post-doc
#research
fellowship, Dr. Krishnan exemplifies excellence in both practice & education. 🌟
#WeAreStanford
Read more:
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@arav_krishnan
: Today's virtual resident conference featured our chairman Dr. Woo giving a comprehensive talk on repair strategies for aortic disease and advanced techniques for aortic valve repair
#SUResidentTakeover
@ajpedroza_md
@YuanjiaZhu
@elde_md
@ElbertHeng
@BAG_MD
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Great presentation at
#SCS2021
#researchtalks
from
@StanfordSurgery
@ShipraAryaMD
on improving outcomes for frail surgical
#patients
. Findings showed “...there's not a one size fits all for frail patients” said Dr. Arya on risk analysis frailty tools for treating these patients.
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Welcome to the team,
@ellelandegife
! We're excited to have you join us soon =)
#MatchDay2024
I am so thrilled to be joining the
@StanfordCTSurg
family with
@osmanmoneer
by my side!!! Many thanks to all the mentors, family and friends who helped us get here ❤️ See you soon, California!
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It’s official: Matched at my top choice for integrated cardiac surgery residency at Penn!
@pennsurgery
#MatchDay2022
. Eternally grateful for all the people who helped me over the years to get here
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"With the opportunity to obtain a Stanford degree in addition to outstanding surgical training, this [experience] elevates and broadens your career to a whole different level," said
@abgoldstoneMD
on his
@StanfordCTSurg
&
@StanfordEpiNews
training. Read:
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COVID-19 patient receives lung, kidney transplant at Stanford: 'Great family story' via
@abc7newsbayarea
@JW_MacArthur
@arav_krishnan
@elde_md
@ajpedroza_md
@leahbackhusmd
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Excellent work by
@BAG_MD
and this multidisciplinary team with
@StanfordSurgery
continuing the tradition of pioneering thoracic transplantation here at
#Stanford
!
❗ First reported multi-organ transplant (
#lungtransplant
and
#kidneytransplant
) for COVID-19 induced end-stage fibrosis. Remarkable surgery and recovery following 5 months of ECMO support.
@StanfordCTSurg
@bag_md
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Congratulations Dr Colson! A very momentous occasion and no more fitting person to hold the honor.
Yolonda Colson, MD, PhD, chief of thoracic surgery, was elected as the vice president of the
@AATSHQ
. In 2 years, she will become the 1st female president in its 100-year history. Congratulations to Dr. Colson for this historic accomplishment!
#ILookLikeaSurgeon
#WomeninSurgery
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“Here’s PGY3 service chief Hanjay Wang signing out to the SICU team after today’s case. Early chief level experience and resident to resident teaching make this rotation great. The resident family is one of the best parts about Stanford CT!” -
@arav_krishnan
#SUresidenttakeover
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Congratulations to
@natalielui22
and
@seancwightman
as guest editors for this special edition of VATS journal.
@KeckMedUSC
and contrib authors:
@leahbackhusmd
@BAG_MD
@wc_hanna
@LorettaEMD
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#WomeninMedicine
Thank you to all the incredible women at
@StanfordCTSurg
. We would like to recognize and celebrate the countless contributions
#CTSurgery
women have made to research, innovation, education and patient care.👏
#WeAreStanford
#WIM
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Congrats to
@StanfordCTSurg
@HiesingerLab
Dr. William Hiesinger for receiving the
@StanfordHAI
Seed Research Grant award to support a project developing SuTr, a foundational vision model for artificial intelligence in surgery! 👏
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Join us
@StanfordCTSurg
this Thursday, August 5th at 5PM PST for a Virtual Open House about our I-6 program, featuring a short talk from our chair, Dr. Woo, and breakout rooms with the residents to get a sense of why we love this place so much!
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MechEngineering PhD stud
@aimbriemoore
(J Woo lab) just published: Biomimetic six-axis robots replicate human cardiac papillary muscle motion: pioneering next gen of biomechanical heart simulator technology | Journal of The Royal Society Interface
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Thx
@StanfordSurgery
for spotlighting
@StanfordCTSurg
Dr.
@LyeYengWongMD
& her important work in
#globalhealth
and surgical care! 🌎🩺 She is collab w/
@StanfordMed
investigators on implementing surgical education activities in low- & mid-income countries.
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"Currently rotating on the CT service at the Palo Alto VA. I6 interns spend two months at PAVA, part of 7 total months on cardiac/thoracic services. 2 months with
@stanfordvasc
and 3 months of trauma/ACS with
@OpNotes
@StanfordSurgery
round out the PGY1 experience"-
@arav_krishnan
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We recently had our AVR wet lab sponsored by
@Abbott
. I was paired with the one and only
@ajpedroza_md
and it was a Saturday well spent.
@StanfordCTSurg
@AshleyYJChoi
@thoracicstudent
#suresidenttakeover
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We look forward to celebrating our graduating
@StanfordHealth
@StanfordChild
residents & fellows at tonight’s
@StanfordCTSurg
graduation dinner! 🎓Congrats to Drs. Lloyd (Mac) Felmly, Patpilai Kasinpila, Michael Paulsen, Graeme Rosenberg, and Xun Zhou 😊
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Congrats to our graduating chiefs
@BAG_MD
, Josh Chan, Carol Chen, Aiman Alassar, and Louis Capecci! Thank you for a job well done and best wishes for your next chapters!
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Proud to see one of our finest
@leahbackhusmd
highlighted by
@STS_CTsurgery
. Happy National Women Physicians Day!
#ILookLikeASurgeon
@WomenInThoracic
@WomenSurgeons
@womeninsurgery
@WomenHeartOrg
In honor of National Women Physicians Day,
@maraantonoff
and
@leahbackhusmd
describe how they balance motherhood and their careers as CT surgeons, noting that “carrying these two titles simultaneously is not only possible, but enormously rewarding.”
#NWPD
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Wow! 4️⃣
@StanfordCTSurg
residents have now received the prestigious
@NIH
F32 Award in the last 4 yrs, a competitive
#NIH
grant to support
#research
training w/
@elde_md
as the recent recipient 😀
@YuanjiaZhu
@ajpedroza_md
@ardalal_MD
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Patients w/severe coronary artery disease generally fared better w/ bypass
#surgery
than with stents to open blocked arteries, acc. to a study published in
@NEJM
led by
@StanfordMed
@StanfordCTSurg
@StanfordDeptMed
@StanfordHP
investigators.
Read here 👉
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@StanfordCTSurg
Dr. Jack Boyd performs a high volume of unroofing procedures at
@StanfordHealth
. In this latest episode on the Imperfect Heart podcast, he discusses the myocardial bridge surgery and the unroofing procedure.🫀Listen here:
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Esteemed cardiothoracic surgeon & long-time mentor for rising scientists,
@StanfordCTSurg
Dr. Craig Miller retires after 43 yrs at
@StanfordHealth
@StanfordMed
. 👏Thanks to Dr. Miller for his leadership, service, & commitment to patient health! Read more
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