UCSF Cardiothoracic Surgery
@UCSFCTSurgery
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World-renowned experts specializing in treating the diseases of the lung, heart, esophagus, and heart & lung transplantation.
San Francisco, California
Joined August 2021
‼️Reminder: @UCSF Thoracic Surgeon Dr. Johannes Kratz will deliver a plenary talk this Saturday at the 2025 @AATSHQ International Thoracic Surgical Oncology Summit in Boston‼️#ThoracicSurgery #UCSF
🩺Dr. Johannes Kratz — #Thoracic surgeon, Medical Director of Robotic Surgery, and Director of Minimally Invasive & Robotic Thoracic Surgery at @UCSF — has been invited as a plenary speaker at the 2025 @AATSHQ International Thoracic Surgical Oncology Summit in Boston next week‼️
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Who says we don’t have fun training the next generation of Cardiothoracic surgeons ??! 🫀🫀🫁🫁 @UCSFSurgery @UCSFCTSurgery @UCSFHospitals
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‼️ Attn heart failure and transplant enthusiasts! Join @UCSFHospitals @UCSFCardiology @UCSFCTSurgery @UCSFSurgery us for our annual “Hearts in Sonoma” conference! Gorgeous venue, exciting topics, and exceptional networking! https://t.co/ATUHDnJtGJ
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‼️Big news at @UCSF 💙 Dr. Amy G. Fiedler @FiedlerAmy, a Cardiac Surgeon and national leader advancing transplant, heart failure care & global health equity, has been named Surgical Director of Heart Transplantation & Mechanical Circulatory Support, effective July 1, 2025 🥳
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‼️ Tomorrow, our very own Dr. Jasleen Kukreja—Director of the @UCSF Lung Transplant Program—will be in Boston presenting her talk, “No Lungs Left Behind: The UCSF Transplant Experience.”👇👇#UCSF
We welcome Dr. Jasleen Kukreja @UCSFSurgery as the 2025 Nina S. Braunwald Visiting Professor in Surgery @BrighamSurgery! Dr. Kukreja will be presenting Grand Rounds tomorrow May 21.
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Such a privilege to be at #ISHLT2025 in Boston this week sharing our experience at @UCSFCTSurgery recovering organs via commercial flight. Have met so many giants and love every minute I get to spend with this amazing lung transplant program !! //
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Proud, humbled, and honored to serve on the @TheBushCenter advisory council and have the opportunity to learn and grow from President Bush and countless other colleagues and friends as we continue on our leadership journey
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‼️It's our pleasure to share that Dr. @MelissaHColeman, a Cardiothoracic Surgeon (@UCSFCTSurgery) in our Department, has been appointed Associate Program Director of Curriculum in our General Surgery Residency Program @UCSFGSResidency 🥳🥳
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‼️Introducing our latest @UCSFHospitals video featuring @UCSF Cardiac Surgeon Dr. Amy Fiedler @FiedlerAmy. From giving life-changing calls to stopping & restarting the heart—her everyday work is nothing short of incredible. Watch now👇 #womeninmedicine #HeartSurgery 💙
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For the third year in a row, we are the nation's top-performing lung transplant program, according to INTERLINK! "We have innovated care of our patients by fostering a culture of continuous improvement," Dr. Steve Hays says. https://t.co/Njf5uzZhvv
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‼️ We’re delighted to have Dr. Bianca Bromberger @bbrombergermd stay on at @UCSF as Assistant Professor of Surgery! After completing her fellowship, she will join our Adult Cardiothoracic Surgery @UCSFCTSurgery team with expertise in ECMO, critical care & transplant🫁❤️🩹
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Celebrating #IWD2025 International Women's Day 2025 @UCSF this week with a fabulous group of panelists for Women in Science: Holding the Vision in Academic Science and Medicine March 7th 3pm PST https://t.co/7CwepZl9WN
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Congratulations to the winners of this year's UCSF Health Exceptional Physician Awards! Learn more about each recipient: https://t.co/SQRgE6fIW3
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🔥‼️ proud of our research team @UCSFCTSurgery @UCSFHospitals @UCSFSurgery for this manuscript just published in @TheJHLT looking at decreasing 🩸 loss in heart🫀transplant! https://t.co/dMshDKM9xI
jhltopen.org
Orthotopic heart transplantation remains the gold standard for patients with end-stage heart failure. Many devices exist to bridge patients with heart failure to transplant. Impella 5.5 (Abiomed,...
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Grateful to be a part of the faculty for this amazing program. Congrats to all for completing the program! @STS_CTsurgery #STS2025 cc: @maraantonoff
📸 Congratulations to the 2024-25 #STSLeadershipInstitute cohort! 🎉 Your hard work, dedication, and commitment to leadership excellence inspire us all. 🌟 We can’t wait to see how you’ll shape the future of cardiothoracic surgery. 💼✨ #STS2025
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.@KrishanSoniMD & Interventional Fellow @NedPremyodhin performed the first coronary drug-eluting balloon angioplasty at @UCSFHospitals (July 2024). This approach was approved by the FDA for use in the #US in 2024 and was used to treat a patient w/ significant in-stent restenosis.
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Just an unreal birthday week @UCSFCTSurgery. 21 thoracic cases. Lung transplant, complex esophageal work, Pancoast tumor, sympathectomy. Robot, VATs, open. You name it. Thankful the incredible opportunities, the well wishes, and the delicious cake !! //
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Congratulations to the 47 UCSF researchers who ranked in the top 0.1% of the most highly cited scientists globally in the @Clarivate 2024 list! https://t.co/K1OSmKZYA7
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Nearly 50 UCSF researchers have been named to Clarivate’s list of most influential scientists for 2024.
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So proud of @OdmaraBarreto and others on the ASA Committee on Professional Diversity who make the ASA Doctors Back to School (DBTS) event happen! The program provides hands-on exposure to medicine for students underrepresented in the medical fields. More: https://t.co/bzEe0wMCgb
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