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PGY-6 @CUDeptSurg |2025🫀🫁Fellow @UofUSurgery |Research @CoreLabUCLA |PGY1/2 @hopkinssurgery |Master’s BioE @Rice_BIOE |MD @akuglobal |🎙️Host: @SurgeonsATT

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@Aortologist
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Honored to receive the Eiseman Research Award & Frederick Grover Award at last nights @CUDeptSurg Graduation for our work on 🫀Txp! Thank you to the faculty that supported me endlessly & a very special thank you to Dr. Peyman Benharash ❤️ (These are for you)
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Congrats, Shahyan Bakhtiyar, MD, for receiving the Eiseman Research Award in Clinical Science Research! #CUAnschutzGrad #CUSurgery
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I’m going to be a CT Surgeon 🫀🫁 Can’t wait to train with @saraj_pereira @TomVargheseJr & the entire team at @UofUCTSurgery
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Excited to share a personal milestone in my academic journey: just hit 100 citations! 🎉  For their potential to make a real impact on patient care, 🫀 transplantation, and 🏩 policy, here are 7 papers I'm most proud of: @CUDeptSurg @CU_Transplant @CoreLabUCLA
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@DuyChung_MD @Inside_TheMatch @ECFMG_IMG @IMG_Advocate @ProjectImg @ACPIMPhysicians I don’t necessarily think it’s fair to throw them under the bus. Everybody is human, has certain limitations, and has a different comfort level with taking risks and they might have felt its riskier encouraging you to proceed at that time. I don’t see malicious intent.
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100 citations in 2024 already! 📝 Here are my top 3 favourite manuscripts that will impact patient outcomes and organs transplantation policy 🫀🫁🏩 @CUDeptSurg @CoreLabUCLA @CU_Transplant
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Beyond humbled to have my artwork on the cover of the @dgsomucla arts and literature magazine! “It’s a calling” #MedTwitter
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Research year reflections: ✅ 5 oral & 1 plenary at 3 conferences ✅ 25 Publications (many more in proofs/review) ✅ Made meaningful contributions to science🫀 ✅ Met the best boss/mentor/colleague/friend ✅ Met a phenomenal group @CoreLabUCLA that became family #MedTwitter
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As #Match2025 is underway & programs start reviewing applications, I just wanted to say find a program that you love & that loves you. Can’t get better than #GenSurg training at @CUDeptSurg with @RichSchulickMD ! The volume, training, exposure is unparalleled 🔥
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I think I’ve found my new favourite hobby! Sketching surgical procedures on my iPad @CUDeptSurg
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There is no higher praise than being nominated by your phenomenal medical students @CUMedicalSchool . Honoured, flattered, humbled! Proud to be a trainee @CUDeptSurg and I feel privileged to work with such amazing future leaders in medicine 🫀
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See y’all in Houston 🤠 @AcademicSurgery @CoreLabUCLA #ASC2023
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ABSITE ✅ See y’all in Texas 🤠 @STS_CTsurgery @annalsthorsurg @CoreLabUCLA #STS2024
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Our manuscript made it to the cover of this months issue of @amjtransplant ! Organ yield & resource utilization in DCD Transplant! 🔗📰 🔗📕 @TiffanyMaksimuk @MichaelTCainMD @ElizabethPomfr2 @AVR_MVR @CU_Transplant @CUDeptSurg
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@olsonplanner @scientissimum Imagine laying in bed on your left. You realise your phone needs to be charged so you reach up with your right hand to find the charging cord dangling from the head of the bed. That’s what your scapula/back would look like in that moment 😂
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Another #STS2023 Oral Presentation now out in @annalsthorsurg ! This time it’s 🫀 for #ACHD ! @ACHA_Heart @ACHD_CHI @EnduringHearts @CoreLabUCLA
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See y’all in Texas at #STS2024 ! @CoreLabUCLA @STS_CTsurgery
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Let’s goooo! #ACS2024 #ACSCC24 @AmCollSurgeons @CUDeptSurg
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Let’s gooooo! @CoreLabUCLA @AcademicSurgery #ASC2024
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Quite the honor, walking these halls! @CUDeptSurg @InstituteStarzl @ASTSChimera
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Dr. Thomas E. Starzl, MD, PhD, considered by most as "The Father of Modern Transplantation." Dr. Starzl was the Director of Surgery at the Denver Veterans Administration Hospital from 1962-1972 and the Chairman of the CU Department of Surgery from 1972-1980.
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Throwback to 2016 when I did my Sub Internship @Texas_Heart and got to learn from Dr. Cooley! His dedication and his personality are just unmatched!
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The Texas Heart Institute
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THI celebrates the birthday of our esteemed late founder, Dr. Denton A. Cooley, and all his accomplishments and advancements in cardiovascular health. His impact is felt around the world. Happy Birthday, Dr. Cooley!
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Join me as I sit down with Dr. @timpawlik from @OhioStateSurg & dive into assessing yourself & the institution to ultimately have the maximum impact! Don't miss the latest episode of Surgeons at The Table! @SurgeonsATT
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Episode 9: Know Thyself! Identifying Passion & Making an Impact. Dr. Timothy Pawlik, Professor & Chair of Surgery, shares his insights on how to be an impactful surgeon & leader! Tune in! 🎙️
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1st EVER national analysis of survival outcomes following 🫀transplantation in adults with single ventricle CHD out now in @JACCJournals ⬇️ 1y survival for SV vs BV CHD 🟰 10y conditional survival for most SV vs BV CHD, except for HLHS! @CoreLabUCLA
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Seeing your paper referenced during a panel talk at @AmCollSurgeons @acsJACS #ACS2024 @TiffanyMaksimuk @AVR_MVR @MichaelTCainMD @drlizpomfret @CU_Transplant @CUDeptSurg @amjtransplant
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Always an honour to meet @roberthiggins32 ! #STS2023 @STS_CTsurgery
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Wouldn’t have been possible without @CoreLabUCLA and Dr. Benharash ❤️
@CoreLabUCLA
UCLA CORE Lab
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Huge congratulations to our rockstar residents for matching into cardiothoracic surgery 🫀🫁 - @Aortologist will be training at @UofUCTSurgery and Dr. Hadaya at @UCLAHealth ! We are so proud of them & can't wait to see all the great things they'll accomplish in CT & beyond.
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3 years of DCD Heart Transplantation 🫀 in the United States! Presented @STS_CTsurgery this year and fresh off the press @annalsthorsurg !! @SaraSakowitz @CoreLabUCLA @CU_Transplant @CUDeptSurg @TheJHLT
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On 4th of July, we play chess with the medical students on service @CUDeptSurg and win 😎 ♟️
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In Organ Txp: - NRP has a ⬆️ organ yield per donor - Cost of 1 organ procured using rapid recovery and preserved using NMP (aka OCS) = Cost of 31 NRP organs! Our paper in @amjtransplant and a 🧵on @CU_Transplant 's DCD Legacy! (Starts with Starzl!)
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@WestinWong Just for existing. Really felt like trash. But now as a resident I watch out for my medical students. I want them to experience the OR, navigate, manage personalities. But if anybody’s inappropriate and disrespectful I intervene immediately
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3rd Consecutive Oral at the 3rd Consecutive Annual @STS_CTsurgery Meeting! See y’all at #STS2025 in Los Angeles! Home of the @CoreLabUCLA @STS_Advocacy @TheHub_STS @annalsthorsurg
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No conference like #STS2023 ! Met Dr.Cohen and Dr. O.H.Frazier 6 years after my SubInternship! @STS_CTsurgery
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Gave my first talk at #STS2023 and can’t thank @STS_CTsurgery and @CoreLabUCLA enough for the opportunity. See y’all at 3pm
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Started a weekly podcast on Surgeons who became Leaders!🎙️ @SurgeonsATT Privileged to interview Dr. Richard Schulick for the inaugural episode, and lucky to have him as my boss! @CUDeptSurg @CUCancerCenter @CU_Transplant
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Surgeons At The Table
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Episode 1: Leadership in surgery isn’t just about the title—it’s about making fair, just decisions that impact people every day. Tune in as Dr. Richard Schulick shares his journey from the OR to leading a top surgical department!
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@DuyChung_MD @Inside_TheMatch @ECFMG_IMG @IMG_Advocate @ProjectImg @ACPIMPhysicians Honesty is key. They were honest. One can agree or disagree and then seek a different mentor for that stage in their career. 🤷🏻‍♂️
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Not 1 but 2 of our articles are out now in the latest issue of @annalsthorsurg @CoreLabUCLA @SaraSakowitz @STS_CTsurgery @TheHub_STS Check them out: DCD 🫀: CHLT:
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Congratulations @TomVargheseJr the new Editor in Chief @acsJACS @AmCollSurgeons !! Excited to see all the new developments under your leadership. @UofUSurgery @UofUCTSurgery
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On my way to #STS2023 ! Let’s see what San Diego has in store. Hope you’re ready @Bartleymgb @STS_CTsurgery
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Encouraging outcomes following 🫀transplantation with expanded criteria donor organs. The future is bright! Check out our recent publication in @annalsthorsurg ! @CoreLabUCLA @SaraSakowitz @arjun_ver
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Turns out it’s Thank Your #Mentor Day? Well, goes without saying that I owe a lot to Dr. Benharash @CoreLabUCLA ! He’s made me a better person, resident, and researcher. Thank you for everything, Dr. B 🫀! See you in a few days 😉 #STS2024 #ASC2024
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Following Dr. @Averywalker21 ‘s tweet, now I have my own copy signed by Dr. Cooley. Priceless addition to my collection! @AmCollSurgeons @Texas_Heart @kmattox1
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Similar find! First edition of the Blalock Papers signed by Cooley’s chief resident Dr. Longmire! @STS_CTsurgery @AmCollSurgeons @hopkinssurgery
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When former chief residents are in audience at your oral presentations! And then send these texts, truly made my day! Truly a phenomenal chief class they were ❤️ #ASC2023
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Presentations ✅ Boots ✅ On my way Houston! #ASC2023
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Why doesn’t the #getoffyouraas challenge have weight lifting 🧐 @AcademicSurgery #ASC2023
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The CORE has arrived! Houston we have touchdown. @CoreLabUCLA @AcademicSurgery #ASC2023
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Can’t wait for this to be available online 😍
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A Contemporary Analysis of DCD Transplantation in the US! Out now in @amjtransplant 1st Cost Comparison of NRP vs Ex-Situ NMP! "By conservative estimates, we found that approximately 31 donor allografts could be procured using DCD-NRP for the cost equivalent of one allograft
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🫀’s for everybody!
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UCLA CORE Lab
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Congratulations to Shahyan Bakhtiyar @Aortologist for an amazing Plenary talk on Marginal Organs and Ventricular Assist Devices. @AcademicSurgery #ASC2023
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Ep. 6 of @SurgeonsATT is now live! Join me as I sit down with Dr. Gilbert Upchurch ( @gru6n ) & try to absorb all of his wisdom! Clinical excellence, Phenomenal Research, Outstanding Educator. @UFSurgery @UFVascular @VascularSVS
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Surgeons At The Table
@SurgeonsATT
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Episode 6: Training & Leading in Modern Surgery! Dr. Gilbert Upchurch, Professor & Chair of Surgery, shares his insights on how to balance multiple responsibilities to be the best surgeon & leader! He does it all, and does it SO well. Don’t miss it 🎙️
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Current outcomes on LVADs? Can they replace marginal organs? How did UNOS 2018 impact waitlist outcomes for LVAD patients? @CoreLabUCLA @SurgJournal
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Out now in @AnnalsofSurgery ! We show that structural community distress is linked with inferior survival following heart transplantation, with the disparity gap in outcomes widening since the 2018 Policy Change @SaraSakowitz @nameerascandar @CoreLabUCLA
Impact of Community Socioeconomic Distress on Survival... : Annals of Surgery

remain. While recent literature has increasingly considered the effects of structural socioeconomic deprivation, the impact of community socioeconomic distress on outcomes following heart transplan...

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UCLA CORE Lab
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NEWLY ACCEPTED to @AnnalsofSurgery : @SaraSakowitz @Aortologist @nameerascandar & team report community socioeconomic distress is associated with inferior survival after #HeartTransplantation , with the disparity gap widening since 2018. #MedTwitter #NewPublication #Transplant
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Honoured to present our work on🫀 Transplantation @CUDeptSurg Research Symposium 2024! Amazing experience, thought provoking questions, and heart warming feedback from all the judges and faculty in the audience 😎
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CU Department of Surgery
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The extensive range and depth of research endeavors spanning the CU Department of Surgery was showcased at the 10th annual Research Symposium on May 20. Read a recap here:
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Similar find! First edition of the Blalock Papers signed by Cooley’s chief resident Dr. Longmire! @STS_CTsurgery @AmCollSurgeons @hopkinssurgery
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Avery Walker, MD, FACS, FASCRS
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Ok, so, @kmattox1 posts a tweet about a book on Denton Cooley a week ago. I was interested due to the mention of New Orleans. Bought the hardcover used book from Amazon the next day. It came today. Opened the cover…MIND BLOWN!!! @AmCollSurgeons
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DCD-DPP 🫀vs DCD-NRP 🫀Transplantation! 3-Year Survival stratified by sex-mismatch, PVR, ECMO, & Centre Volume! Presented at the @STS_CTsurgery Annual Meeting and out now in @annalsthorsurg Free Link: @SaraSakowitz @CoreLabUCLA @CUDeptSurg
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When one of your favourite attendings makes a sketch of you walking a junior through a case! Can’t wait to frame it and hang it up! Surgery is an art
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For a patient, is a hospital with a 1-Year survival of 98% that much better than one with a 1-Year survival of 97%? What does that really mean? The problem with 1-year metrics and the alternative that is a Textbook Outcome now out in @SurgJournal @CoreLabUCLA
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As a young researcher, can’t thank @SurgJournal and @SWexner enough! Learned so much from the thorough reviews & constructive feedback over the years. It has improved my writing, the statistical tests I use, and the way I approach and analyse topics!
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Steven D Wexner MD, PhD
@SWexner
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Congratulations from me and from @SurgJournal to @Aortologist
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The definition of a well oiled, highly productive team!
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UCLA CORE Lab
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The Team! Come say hi @AcademicSurgery @UCLASurgeryRes @dgsomucla #ASC2024
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🫁 Our commentary on Ex-Situ Lung Perfusion in the context of DCD transplantation! Out now in the @TheJHLT @TiffanyMaksimuk @MichaelTCainMD @AVR_MVR @CU_Transplant @CUDeptSurg
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An honour and a privilege to learn all things leadership from Dr. @KevinBozic ! Truly an inspirational story. If you need motivation to push your limits, look no further! 🎙️ Episode 5 of @SurgeonsATT is out now! @DellMedSchool @UTAustin @AAOS1
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Kevin Bozic
@KevinBozic
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Big thanks to @aortologist for including me in his @SurgeonsATT podcast discussing the importance of leadership, mentorship, and innovation in #surgical training. @AAOS1 @DellMedSchool Listening to "5. Dr. Kevin Bozic" at
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Proud of the amazing medical students at @dgsomucla and @CoreLabUCLA who put in the hard work and make it and absolute delight to teach.
@CoreLabUCLA
UCLA CORE Lab
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Ending the week on a strong note with a new publication: @Aortologist @SaraSakowitz @arjun_ver & team investigate length of stay with outcomes following #hearttransplantation . Out now in @CliniTransplant ! #MedTwitter Read the full paper here 👇
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Understanding the complexities of DCD 🫁 Transplantation and the intricacies of using the OPTN/UNOS database is crucial! Here’s the free link to our commentary in @TheJHLT
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🫁 Our commentary on Ex-Situ Lung Perfusion in the context of DCD transplantation! Out now in the @TheJHLT @TiffanyMaksimuk @MichaelTCainMD @AVR_MVR @CU_Transplant @CUDeptSurg
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If you’re interested/involved in organ transplantation, this is a must read! @CU_Transplant @CUDeptSurg @amjtransplant @STS_CTsurgery “2023’s lesson is that change is coming fast” Link to Editorial: Link to Article:
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Should’ve brought my white coat from Denver 😂 but yes see y’all at the @AcademicSurgery conference #ASC2023
@CoreLabUCLA
UCLA CORE Lab
@CoreLabUCLA
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Wrapping up our lab introductions with @UCLASurgery Cardiac Fellow @YasSanaiha , @UCLASurgeryRes resident Joe Hadaya, and visiting resident from @CUDeptSurg Shahyan Bakhtiyar @Aortologist . See y’all next week #ASC2023 🤠
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@Aortologist
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Lezz go! #WTSA2023 @CoreLabUCLA
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Join me as I sit down with @SWexner to discuss how he does it all! What is a leader? How to multiply your impact as a leader? So much to learn 📝 Tune in to @SurgeonsATT 🎙️
@SurgeonsATT
Surgeons At The Table
@SurgeonsATT
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Episode 7: How to be Limitless! Dr. Steven Wexner, Professor & Emeritus Chair Colorectal Surgery, & EIC ⁦ @SurgJournal ⁩ defines leadership in modern surgery & what it takes to be an authentic & effective leader! Tune in🎙️ ⁦ @SWexner ⁩ ⁦ @CleveClinicFL ⁩ @ASCRS_1
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SSB, MD, MBE
@Aortologist
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Thanks for the feature, @DukeSurgery
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Allan D. Kirk, MD, PhD, Featured on 'Surgeons at the Table' Podcast
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SSB, MD, MBE
@Aortologist
2 years
@pmackkkk Without a doubt, my program is fucking amazing! It’s a huge program and a nice big family. Everybody steps up 100% of the time when a fellow resident is in need, and our PD is just a legend! You can text the man 24x7 and he’ll joke about it. Also, Denver 😉
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@Aortologist
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Directors, Chairs, Deans, Presidents - Surgeons who became leaders! Learn from their wisdom as we dive into their stories. New episode every week! Check out the podcast @SurgeonsATT Episode 1 w/ Dr. Schulick, Chair of Surgery @CUDeptSurg is live! 🎙️:
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Surgeons at The Table

Surgeons at The Table is a podcast born out of my journey as a general surgery chief resident with aspirations for a career in academic cardiac surgery, focusing on heart and lung transplantation....

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SSB, MD, MBE
@Aortologist
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Proud of this paper! Definitely some of my best work! Congratulations to the whole team @CU_Transplant @CUDeptSurg @TiffanyMaksimuk @AVR_MVR @MichaelTCainMD @amjtransplant @ASTSChimera #DCD #NRP #SRR #OCS
@CU_Transplant
CU Transplant Center
@CU_Transplant
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Thrilled to share that our research made the cover of this month’s @amjtransplant ! 🎉 Our paper, "Association of Procurement Technique with Organ Yield & Cost after Donation after Circulatory Death," found DCD-SRR procurements had the lowest organ yield:
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SSB, MD, MBE
@Aortologist
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Thank you for highlighting our work @CUDeptSurg ! Ignoring 🫀 transplantation outcomes in adults with single-ventricle CHD can no longer be justified! @JACCJournals
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Are Single-Ventricle Heart Transplant Patients Truly at Higher Risk? 

Research by Syed Shahyan Bakhtiyar, MD, shows that long-term outcomes for single-ventricle patients are the same as those of other transplant recipients.

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@Aortologist
SSB, MD, MBE
@Aortologist
1 year
What does it mean to be a surgeon? Inspired by some amazing talks this year at #ASC2023 and #STS2023 , I present: “The Surgeon’s Dance” - Oil on Canvas @AcademicSurgery @AmCollSurgeons @STS_CTsurgery @AnnalsofSurgery @JAMASurgery @SurgJournal @annalsthorsurg
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@Aortologist
SSB, MD, MBE
@Aortologist
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Episode 1! Where it all began with the boss himself, @RichSchulickMD !! Join me as I sit down with Dr. Schulick & discuss the importance of loving what you do 🎙️ @CUDeptSurg @CUCancerCenter
@SurgeonsATT
Surgeons At The Table
@SurgeonsATT
24 days
Now is the time to catch up! 🔗 Apple Podcast Spotify
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SSB, MD, MBE
@Aortologist
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Amazing commentary by Dr. Batra & Dr. DeFilippis from @CU_Cardiology @ColumbiaCardio on our recently published manuscript in @TheJHLT Commentary: Original Paper: @SaraSakowitz @CoreLabUCLA @CU_Transplant
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Hospital volume does not mitigate the impact of area socioeconomic deprivation on heart transplan...

While structural socioeconomic inequity has been linked with inferior health outcomes, some have postulated reduced access to high-quality care to be the mediator. We assessed whether treatment at...

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@Aortologist
SSB, MD, MBE
@Aortologist
1 month
Volume Outcomes, Socioeconomic Deprivation, 🫀Transplantation! Our manuscript out now in @TheJHLT ! Presented @STS_CTsurgery 2024! @SaraSakowitz @amulyavad @CoreLabUCLA Free 🔗
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@Aortologist
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What a line up for the first 6 episodes of 🎙️ @SurgeonsATT Episode 3 goes live this Friday!
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SSB, MD, MBE
@Aortologist
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❌ DPP & SRR are obsolete! It’s time we adopt a unified, generalisable, & modifiable nomenclature. @ISHLT @_ILTS_ @ASTSChimera @STS_CTsurgery @AATSHQ @annalsthorsurg @AATSED @amjtransplant @TiffanyMaksimuk @drlizpomfret @AVR_MVR @CU_Transplant
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@Aortologist
SSB, MD, MBE
@Aortologist
2 years
My kinda valentines! And some Diet Coke of course
@CoreLabUCLA
UCLA CORE Lab
@CoreLabUCLA
2 years
From our 🫀 to yours, Happy #ValentinesDay ! What better way to celebrate than to work on advancing the field of cardiovascular health and cardiac surgery.
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@Aortologist
SSB, MD, MBE
@Aortologist
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@SurgJournal @SWexner @CaitlinWHicks @LeahTatebe @SyedAAhmad5 @juliomayol @jnahmias1 @TomVargheseJr @pferrada1 @nlavellaneda @luciacolorectal @Abe_laparoscopy @WomenSurgeons @GianlucaPellino @PipeCabreraV @A160186 @debby_keller Learned from my mentor Dr. Benharash @CoreLabUCLA ! Attention to detail was non-negotiable. Also learned a lot from his infinite comments and edits on my manuscripts 😂
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@Aortologist
SSB, MD, MBE
@Aortologist
2 years
Y’all have helped hundreds of residents through multiple exams. One graphic doesn’t matter. We learn, reflect, relearn! Thank you guys for everything. (I didn’t even get to hernias yet) 😉
@BehindTheKnife
BehindTheKnife
@BehindTheKnife
2 years
We hold ourselves to high standards. Today, we did not live up to those standards. We apologize for making an already confusing topic more confusing with our hernia graphic. We will double down and ensure accuracy moving forward.
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@Aortologist
SSB, MD, MBE
@Aortologist
2 months
🎙️Podcast Launch🎙️ Never imagined I’d be hosting a podcast! But super excited to talk all things surgery and leadership. Check out @SurgeonsATT - Episode 1 is out!
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SSB, MD, MBE
@Aortologist
1 year
Exciting times! The second 🐖 to 🙍🏻‍♂️ cardiac xenotransplantation.
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Groundbreaking transplant of pig heart into living recipient is performed for the second time ever...

For the second time ever, a pig heart has been transplanted into a living human recipient, the University of Maryland Medical Center announced on Friday.

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@Aortologist
SSB, MD, MBE
@Aortologist
9 months
Congratulations @SaraSakowitz and our entire team @CoreLabUCLA . Brilliantly articulated and so well presented! #STS2024
@CoreLabUCLA
UCLA CORE Lab
@CoreLabUCLA
9 months
Congratulations to our star @dgsomucla MS3 @SaraSakowitz for a phenomenal Maxwell Chamberlain Memorial Paper at #STS2024 ! Great analysis and great discussion. Thank you @roberthiggins32 for your insights! @STS_CTsurgery @annalsthorsurg
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@Aortologist
SSB, MD, MBE
@Aortologist
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Diet Coke? We are ready 😎 #STS2023 @STS_CTsurgery
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@Aortologist
SSB, MD, MBE
@Aortologist
2 months
Being a servant leader, practicing radical candor, and recognizing privilege are important aspects of effective leadership! Learn import aspects of being a leader in this amazing episode 🎙️ @SurgeonsATT @DenverHealthMed #surgery #MedTwitter
@SurgeonsATT
Surgeons At The Table
@SurgeonsATT
2 months
Episode 3: Leadership styles! Dr. Fredric Pieracci, Professor and Director of Surgery, discusses his ‘Why’ and the importance of having difficult conversations. Catch his insights on #SurgeonsAtTheTable !
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@Aortologist
SSB, MD, MBE
@Aortologist
2 years
Combined Heart-Liver versus Isolated Heart Transplantation in Adults with Congenital Heart Disease
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SSB, MD, MBE
@Aortologist
2 years
See y’all in Coeur d’Alene!
@CoreLabUCLA
UCLA CORE Lab
@CoreLabUCLA
2 years
Western Thoracic! Acceptances coming in and we can’t wait to see everybody in Coeur d’Alene. Congratulations to all our lab members for their acceptances. @UCLA Undergraduate Konmal Ali, @dgsomucla MS1 Shin Kim and R3 @Aortologist making us proud.
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SSB, MD, MBE
@Aortologist
7 months
When analyzing Donation after Circulatory Death (DCD) within the OPTN/SRTR, how do you distinguish between Normothermic Regional Perfusion (NRP) & Super-Rapid Recovery (SRR)? A detailed outline : @amjtransplant @ISHLT @_ILTS_ @ASTSChimera
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@Aortologist
SSB, MD, MBE
@Aortologist
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Join me as I sit down with @CharlesJYeoMD , as he breaks down complex health systems and highlights a framework to surgical greatness! @JEFFsurgery @TJUHospital @SurgeonsATT
@SurgeonsATT
Surgeons At The Table
@SurgeonsATT
4 days
Episode. 15: Mastering Complexity: Managing Large Systems & Regional Facilities Dr. Charles Yeo, talks about the evolving role of surgical leaders & what it takes to achieve surgical greatness!🎙️ @TJUHospital @JEFFsurgery
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@Aortologist
SSB, MD, MBE
@Aortologist
2 years
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@CoreLabUCLA
UCLA CORE Lab
@CoreLabUCLA
2 years
If you missed the oral presentation in the “Top Cardiac Surgery” session at #STS2023 the manuscript is now out in @annalsthorsurg ! Amazing work by @arjun_ver @Aortologist @YasSanaiha ! #MedTwitter @STS_CTsurgery
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@Aortologist
SSB, MD, MBE
@Aortologist
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Our paper comparing the costs of NRP vs Ex-Situ NMP in DCD Organ Transplantation is out now in @amjtransplant Check it out: @CU_Transplant @ISHLT @_ILTS_ @AST_info @ASTSChimera @ttsorg @STS_CTsurgery @TransplantJrnl @AnnalsofSurgery @AATSJournals
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@Aortologist
SSB, MD, MBE
@Aortologist
1 year
When you scrub with a “giant”, you take notes! #MedTwitter #CardiacSurgery
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SSB, MD, MBE
@Aortologist
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Volume Outcomes, Socioeconomic Deprivation, 🫀Transplantation! Our manuscript out now in @TheJHLT ! Presented @STS_CTsurgery 2024! @SaraSakowitz @amulyavad @CoreLabUCLA Free 🔗
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@Aortologist
SSB, MD, MBE
@Aortologist
9 months
Superb annual #STS2024 meeting @STS_CTsurgery as always 🫀🫁! See y’all in LA next year for #STS2025
@CoreLabUCLA
UCLA CORE Lab
@CoreLabUCLA
9 months
Incredible presentation on donation after circulatory death #HeartTransplantation 🫀 by our superstar resident @Aortologist to close out #STS2024 @STS_CTsurgery #Transplantation #SurgeryTwitter
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@Aortologist
SSB, MD, MBE
@Aortologist
1 year
Featured on @UCLAHealth ! @SaraSakowitz @CoreLabUCLA
Heart transplant patients from socioeconomically distressed communities face higher mortality,...

People from socioeconomically distressed communities who underwent heart transplantation between 2004 and 2018 faced a 10% greater relative risk of experiencing graft failure and dying within five...

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@Aortologist
SSB, MD, MBE
@Aortologist
2 months
Join me as I sit down with Dr. Kevin Bozic, Chair of Surgery @DellMedSchool @UTAustin and discuss his leadership principles, the importance of mentorship, and how he’s championing innovation emphasising value based care 🎙️ @SurgeonsATT #MedTwitter #LeadershipMatters
@SurgeonsATT
Surgeons At The Table
@SurgeonsATT
2 months
Episode 5: Building Alliances and Championing Innovation! Dr. Kevin Bozic, Professor & Chair of Surgery, talks about his approach to leadership and how he helped establish a Department from scratch! Tune in 🎙️
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@Aortologist
SSB, MD, MBE
@Aortologist
9 months
The one with the @hopkinssurgery crew! Here’s to many more selfies @STS_CTsurgery meetings! @AlexisChidi @trentmagrudermd #STS2024
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@Aortologist
SSB, MD, MBE
@Aortologist
8 months
Welcome to the best surgical program there is! @CUDeptSurg
@Varun_VBSurg
Varun Bansal
@Varun_VBSurg
8 months
Absolutely thrilled to join the @CUDeptSurg family for the next 7 years! Excited to work with old friends and make new ones in Colorado. I cannot be thankful enough to @kturaga and everyone who mentored and supported me along the way 🙌 #GenSurgMatch2024 @IA_Ziogas @Aortologist
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SSB, MD, MBE
@Aortologist
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7. Of course, to truly improve outcomes for patients, the impact of structural socioeconomic deprivation must be analyzed! In this article, we look at how community socioeconomic distress impacts survival following heart transplantation  @AnnalsofSurgery
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SSB, MD, MBE
@Aortologist
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Thank you @CUDeptSurg for highlighting our work on the costs and organ yield of DCD-NRP and DCD-SRR with ex-situ NMP (aka OCS)! @CU_Transplant @amjtransplant
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Increasing the Yield for Organ Transplants After Circulatory Death

CU surgery resident Syed Shahyan Bakhtiyar, MD, and Jordan Hoffman, MD, examined two methods of procuring transplant organs after the heart stops beating.

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@Aortologist
SSB, MD, MBE
@Aortologist
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Join me as I sit down with Dr. Parsia Vagefi to discuss the fundamentals of leadership & departmental finances! @UTSWMedCenter @UTSW_Surgery @UTSWSurgeryLife @SurgeonsATT
@SurgeonsATT
Surgeons At The Table
@SurgeonsATT
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Episode. 13: Understanding the Basics - Teams, Leadership, Finances! Dr. Parsia Vagefi, Professor. & Ex. VC Strategy & Finance, delivers a masterclass in the fundamentals of leadership in surgery. 🎙️ @UTSWMedCenter @UTSW_Surgery @UTSWSurgeryLife
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