Engaging discussion following @BrandonEFerrell’s presentation on the expansion of the lung donor pool through the use of older donors. What age is considered old when it comes to donors? #MechSummit2025

👏 Congratulations to Dr. Amit Pawale on receiving a SAFE accolade! Honored for his commitment to creating a respectful and supportive learning environment, Dr. Pawale exemplifies the values we strive for across WashU Surgery. #WashUSurgery #CardiothoracicSurgery

Huge congrats to the newest graduates of the @HopkinsCTSurg fellowship, @DevenPatelMD & @NAlvarezMD! 🎉 These two exceptionally gifted surgeons join a legacy of alumni who have profoundly shaped the field. There's no doubt they’re headed for remarkable, impactful careers ahead.

Last transplant of the academic year with a great team @HopkinsCTSurg.

Last case of fellowship for @JinWuMD! Extremely proud of Jin as he prepares to join @NM_CTSurg for an Advanced Aortic Fellowship. #Aortic #CTsurgery #MedTwitter @NorthwesternMed @MontefioreNYC

Be sure to check out @KHershenhouse’s video on mini on-pump beating heart mitral valve repair that was part of the 2024 Resident Video Competition and now published on @ctsnetorg! @BrandonEFerrell @JinWuMD @TSRA_official https://t.co/woV1XPKXop

Be sure to join us (either in-person or virtually) tomorrow and Friday! A great program is planned focused on the latest in heart failure, mechanical circulatory support, structural heart therapies, and cardiac transplantation! @AATSHQ @STS_CTsurgery

Proud of @BrandonEFerrell and @adam_chalek for presenting studies utilizing the large @MontefioreNYC ECMO experience at #ASAIO2025, and for Adam making his 1st oral presentation of residency! The old Monte team was even able to catch up! @jamil_borgi @RiccardiRachel @ASAIO8 #NOLA

This is a solid technique which is nice when trying to avoid the hostile planes that can form surrounding a left ventricular pseudoaneurysm

Proud of @perfectlypennie for receiving Leo M Davidoff Society Award for outstanding acheievement in the teaching of medical students at the @MontefioreSurg Annual Resident Research Day! #MedEd @MontefioreNYC

@adam_chalek (PGY-2) doing an awesome job working on the LIMA harvest with @JinWuMD (senior fellow) providing excellent mentorship. #CTsurgery #CABG

Extremely proud that @BrandonEFerrell was awarded the Abiomed Cardiothoracic Fellow’s Grant in support of his education, research, and training on his way to becoming a heart failure surgeon. #CTsurgery #Heartfailure @jjmt_heartrecov

Excited to be at #AATS2025 to share our work and hear from the incredible lineup of presentations!

From Milan 🇮🇹 to Boston, what an amazing 2 weeks @EuroELSO and #ISHLT2025. I was humbled to share the stage with our team to discuss the latest in DCD🫀tx, post🫀tx exercise capacity, Hep C NAT+ management, LV recovery after LVAD, and desensitization in 🫁 tx. A true team effort.

Outstanding posters covering 🫀 transplantation, VADs, and novel desensitization in 🫁 transplantation presented by our trainees tonight. #ISHLT2025

Excited to be in Milan at @EuroELSO to present the @MontefioreCTS work on ECMO utilization in the cardiac cath lab. #EuroELSO2025 #ECMO

A busy day means that the PGY-1’s cover a 🫀transplant and CABG. Strong work Jocelyn and Yasmine!! 🙌💪 #CTsurgery @WomenInThoracic

Thrilled to have matched Valia (@nymedcollege) and Henry (@Penn) as our incoming I6 residents! We are so excited to have you join our amazing team. We can’t wait to train you! 🎉 🎉 @VasilikiGreg @HenrydelCarmen1 #Match2025 #MatchDay2025 #Cardiac #Thoracic

First circulatory arrest case completed today in the history of the @MontefioreCTS #OneHeartOneLove mission. A true team effort for making it possible. 🫀🇯🇲 @MontefioreNYC #JamaicaHeartMission2025

As I finalize my packing, I am honored to join our team’s upcoming 5th Cardiac Surgery mission trip to Jamaica (the first @MontefioreCTS trainee to do so) to help those largely affected by rheumatic valvular disease. 🫀🇯🇲 #OneHeartOneLove #JamaicaHeartMission2025