We are saddened by the passing of Vincent Gott, MD Cardiac Surgeon in Chief from 1965-1982. Dr. Baumgartner, Vincent L. Gott Professor of Cardiac Surgery, remembers him as "an incredible person, innovator, surgeon and teacher, mentor and great friend."
@hopkinssurgery
Congratulations to
@AhmetKilicMD
on your well deserved induction into the
@AmCollSurgeons
Academy of Master Surgeon Educators! 🎉
Your dedication to guiding and nurturing young talent is truly remarkable. We are fortunate to have you as our fellowship program director!
Incredibly proud of our STSA James W. Brooks Scholarship awardees! Dr. Kate Giuliano is a Halsted resident making a big impact in her research time. Boateng Kubi is one of our superstar fourth year medical students.
@hopkinssurgery
@roberthiggins32
@SteveYangMD
@bkubi5
Proud to announce that Dr. Stephen Yang, thoracic surgeon, Professor of Surgery and Associate Vice Chair of Faculty Development, has been elected Examination Chair for the ABTS.
@hopkinssurgery
@ABTS17
@SteveYangMD
Uniting expertise in cardiac & thoracic surgery! Current cardiac fellow
@SalmanZaheerMD
& thoracic fellow
@DevenPatelMD
, joined by visiting resident
@MayenGonzalezDO
& the renowned
@SteveYangMD
& Dr. Duke Cameron, collaborate on resecting a lung mass involving the heart 🫁🫀
Vivien Thomas, a Black surgical technician with only a high school education, pioneered tetralogy of Fallot repair, the first successful defibrillator, and more. Learn about his legacy:
#TheFaceofCTSurgery
#BlackHistoryMonth2024
Dr. Lawton, our chief of cardiac surgery, recently published a piece in the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery celebrating Dr. Colson, the first female officer of the AATS and future president.
@AATSHQ
@MGHSurgery
@WomenInThoracic
Honored to host former
@STS_CTsurgery
president, Dr. Thomas MacGillivray, as a visiting professor. He delivered a brilliant grand rounds on aortic dissection fundamentals. Trainees presented research & complex clinical cases, obtaining insight from this giant in CT surgery! 🫀
Heartfelt congrats to
@SteveYangMD
as he takes on the prestigious role of President
@OfficialSTSA
! 🎉
Your remarkable contributions as an academic surgeon and educator have truly reshaped the landscape of thoracic surgery, leaving an inspiring legacy for many.💫
@hopkinssurgery
Holiday special fireside chat featuring the ‘Three Wisemen,’ skillfully moderated by
@AhmetKilicMD
. Trainees enjoyed enriching discussions on academic promotion, job search essentials, work/life integration, and inspiring insights for CT surgery. Truly an enlightening night!✨
Superstar Hopkins grad, and newest faculty
@HH__Wang
, embarked on a transformative journey this summer at the prestigious Drum Tower Hospital, Nanjing, China, enhancing her aortic surgical skills. She also impressively guest moderated an aortic disease forum w/ Dr. Duke Cameron!
Congratulations to Dr. Hanghang Wang, who was awarded the AATS Thoracic Surgical Robotics Fellowship. She joins previous Hopkins recipients Jinny Ha, Yusuke Terasaki, Hamza Aziz, Meghan Halub, and Fatima Wilder, who benefit immensely from Drs. Yang and Ha's mentorship
@HHW_MDPhD
Congrats to
@HopkinsMedicine
medical students Dianela Perdomo & Emily Rodriguez (
@ERod2DRod
) for earning the prestigious
@OfficialSTSA
James Brooks and Diversity Medical Student Scholarships, respectively!🌟 The future of CT surgery shines bright with these two amazing students!
The distinguished Dr. Duke Cameron provides morning didactics on Valve-Sparring Aortic Root Replacement. The intricate details of this beautiful procedure are countless, and his guidance and insights gained from decades of experience were truly exceptional. 🫀
Wonderful talk tonight on Women in Surgery and Leadership on Behalf of Dr. Gina Adrales, Dr. Jennifer Lawton, Dr. Aarti Mathur, and Dr. Grace Rozycki--wonderful wisdom from Dr. Nita Ahuja, Dr. Jennifer Tseng, and Dr. Julie Freischlag
@hopkinssurgery
History is being made today by
@roberthiggins32
giving the Levi Watkins Lecture, "Déjà Vu, Reflections on a Legacy of Diversity and Inclusion." He has just announced a Levi Watkins fellowship for underrepresented minority faculty to acquire leadership skills
@hopkinssurgery
Congrats to
@OakAtharv
, a standout first-year medical student at Hopkins, for his outstanding presentation on 🫁 transplant outcomes in alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency patients under the mentorship of transplant guru
@ErrolBushMD
at the
@ISHLT
2024 annual meeting!
Under the leadership of
@AhmetKilicMD
, our faculty are deeply committed to trainee education. It’s no surprise that our fellows mirror this dedication.
Yesterday,
@DevenPatelMD
invested time in reviewing cardiac anatomy 🫀 with
@ThoracicStudent
, the bright future of our field!
Happy International
#WomensDay
to faculty members Drs. Lawton (cardiac), Gottlieb Sen (congenital), and Ha (thoracic) and fellows Drs. Scully, Halub, Wilder, and Wang. This is what a cardiothoracic surgeon looks like!
@FWilder9
@HHW_MDPhD
@ScullyBrandi
@hopkinssurgery
Earlier this month,
@DevenPatelMD
&
@SteveYangMD
showcased their innovative work on robotic intercostal nerve transfer for diaphragmatic paralysis at the
@GenThorSurgClub
annual meeting! 🫁🤖 They even found some time to unwind on the tennis courts 🎾
Honored to host
@MarcMoonMD
, our 36th Blalock Visiting Professor. His impactful grand rounds on ‘Professionalism, diversity, and Surgeon Training’ and insightful afternoon delving into complex aortic cases with trainees were truly inspiring!
@hopkinssurgery
@BCM_CTSurgery
Big congrats to Amy Feng, our outstanding first-year medical student 💫, for clinching 1st place in the
@ThoracicStudent
annual research competition! 🥇 Your achievement makes us all incredibly proud!
Incredible 3rd
@ThoracicStudent
Research Competition today! Congratulations to our 3 winners
🥉 Tiffany Yue, Stanford University
🥈 Lyndon Walsh, McGill University
🥇Amy Shi Nan Feng, Johns Hopkins University
Congratulations and thank you to all attendees and judges!
Enjoyed one of the most anticipated events of the year, the annual Thoracic Surgery holiday party w/ the incredible host,
@SteveYangMD
! 🪓🎄
In the company of friends & family we polished our holiday axe throwing skills—because who says surgeons can’t be both sharp & spirited?
Shoutout to Hopkins superstar medical student,
@AliceLiZhou
, for delivering contemporary & innovative research on DCD 🫀 transplantation & rescue kidney transplant post-heart transplant under the incredible mentorship of
@AhmetKilicMD
at
@ISHLT
2024 annual meeting in Prague!🔥
Honored to host Dr. Irving Kron at last week’s
@AATSHQ
Gardner Lectureship. Dr. Kron, a pioneer and master educator, has trained countless leaders in our field. He imparted invaluable insights on ‘Surgical Mentorship,’ igniting inspiration for the next wave of CT surgeons. 🫀🫁🔥
🌟 Massive congrats to the brilliant
@AliceLiZhou
for her latest publication in
@ArtifOrgans
! An incredible accomplishment earning the cover spot!
Delving into decades of global EVLP expertise, her work explores modern techniques, protocols, indications, trends, and outcomes🌐🫁
Congratulations to Team USA, with a special shoutout to our very own superstar
@NAlvarezMD
, for clinching FIRST place at this year’s thrilling ESTS Master Cup tournament! 🏆🥇🔥 Way to bring home the gold, champions!!
@thoracic
Grateful for the privilege of working alongside
@RamonRiojas6
. His compassion, intellect, and grace have left an indelible mark on countless patients and trainees alike. He will always be a part of the Hopkins family.
#HopkinsForever
Bitter sweet day. I had the great opportunity to work
@hopkinsmedicine
Division of Cardiac Surgery
@HopkinsCTSurg
for the last 1.5 yrs through a collab with the USAF. So many great people, great patients, and amazing experiences working with the world's best surgeons. 1/2
🎗️November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. 🫁 Sadly, it's the leading cause of cancer-related death in the US. Let's join forces to raise awareness, increase screening rates, and improve survival. Together, we can make an impact!
@HopkinsMedicine
Congratulations to our brilliant medical student
@armaan_akbar
on a very successful
@ISHLT
Annual Meeting! His captivating research under mentor
@AhmetKilicMD
included the impact of surgeon experience on transplant outcomes! Keep your 👀 out for this rising 🌟 in our field!
Excited to share our work describing a novel transcervical transcarotid approach to Impella 5.5 insertion, now in JTCVS Techniques:
Thank you Dr. Bryon Tompkins and
@AhmetKilicMD
for your guidance!
@HopkinsCTSurg
@AATSJournals
#JTCVS
Don't miss the opportunity to explore innovative research presentations by the Hopkins Cardiothoracic Surgery Team at
@AmCollSurgeons
Clinical Congress 2023 in Boston! 🫁🫀🏥🔬
#ACS2023
On this day 100 years ago, my incredible father was born. Blessed to have him still head our family and just published his FREE book loosely based on his life. How many 100 yr old authors do you know? You can find it here
HAPPY 100th Dad!!!
Humbled to have received a most cherished and heart-warming honor from my amazing CT fellows today. Only took me 38 years to keep working harder and win it!!! Thanks
@HopkinsCTSurg
!!!
Thrilled to collaborate with
@JHHVascular
on offering innovative surgical solutions that positively impact patient outcomes and enhance recovery! Teamwork in healthcare at its best!
@HopkinsMedicine
@hopkinssurgery
🔥
An electrifying presentation by esteemed Chief Fellow
@SalmanZaheerMD
on the national PPM rate after tricuspid valve surgery, also delving into associated factors. Standing room only! 🔥🫀🔥
#STS2024
Oh, happy day! Glad to be introduced today as a new
#AATS2022
member and join other field leaders in the advancement of cardiothoracic surgery. Many thanks to my many mentors and sponsors along the way who helped make this possible!
Enjoyed an enriching joint journal club this week with
@MarylandCTSurg
! 📚 We explored groundbreaking studies, like Checkmate 816♟️. It certainly helped to have one of the authors, the incredible
@SBroderickMD
, in the audience providing us with the subtle nuances of the study! 🫁
Our very own
@roberthiggins32
will be featured at the TSMA Journal Club this Thursday, speaking on "Diversity and Inclusion within the Field of CT Surgery." See the link below to tune in!
@hopkinssurgery
This is an exciting week for TSMA...Please join us for our first ever "Diversity and Inclusion within the Field of CT Surgery" journal club event this Thursday 7/15 @ 7pm EST featuring Dr. Robert Higgins
@HopkinsCTSurg
. Please register here: (1/3)
The fellows and lab resident taking in a mitral valve simulation lab taught by Dr. Gammie. Thanks to Medtronic
@Medtronic
for supplying the annuloplasty rings.
📰🫀 Publication alert: Chief fellow
@SalmanZaheerMD
and esteemed faculty
@MichaelRobich
& Dr. Quinn provide insightful new techniques for combined Perceval AVR and mitral surgery as a potential means to enhance patient outcomes and reduce risks in double valve operations.
2⃣nd article in our Focused Topic Series on rapid deployment valves by Drs
@SalmanZaheerMD
@MichaelRobich
and Reed Quinn from
@hopkinssurgery
includes their 7 Pillars for Perceval implantation combined with mitral valve repair or replacement
Read free:
Dr. Wang completed her MD at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth and her undergraduate degree at Grinnell College. She has researched microsatellite markers for human hypertension genes and molecular genetics of circadian rhythm.
@GrinnellCollege
@GeiselMed
Congratulations to
@sschena_md
who was recently awarded the Mirowski Discovery Award for his proposal: A new paradigm for Monitoring Valve Performance in Transcatheter Aortic Valves via Embedded Microsensors. More info can be found here:
@hopkinssurgery
Congratulations to
@arav_krishnan
and
@jessicamruck
, our 2024 TSMA Trainee Teaching Award recipients! We received lots of nominations this year, so thank you to Drs. Krishnan and Ruck and all our nominees for their commitment to teaching students inside and outside the OR!
Our very own resident Dr. Fatima Wilder, and Dr. Ahmet Kilic, our program director and director of heart transplantation, will be discussing finding a job in the COVID-19 Era with the TSRA this upcoming Tuesday, September 8.
@TSRA
@hopkinssurgery
@FWilder9
@AhmetKilicMD
Make sure to join the upcoming
@TSRA_official
webinar on "Finding a Job During the
#COVID19
Era" on September 8 from 7pm-8pmEST
Moderated by Drs.
@hunter_mehaffey
and Wilder with an expert panel.
Join here:
Passcode: 966329
Earlier this month, rising star 💫 and Hopkins CT research fellow, Dr. Jin Kook Kang, shined at the 6th APELSO & 55th Annual Meeting of Korean Society for Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery 🌏 clinching an award in the best oral presentation. 🏆🎉
@TSRA_official
🎗️Wrapping up Lung Cancer Awareness Month with gratitude for everyone who joined us at the Hopkins cupcake event! 🧁 Let’s continue the journey towards better awareness and patient outcomes!
@SteveYangMD
#LungCancerAwarenessMonth
🫁
🌏🏥🫀 Don’t miss this amazing opportunity to gain insights on global perspectives in cardiac surgery from a master surgeon and educator, Dr. Fayyaz Hashmi!
@ThoracicStudent
@TSRA_official
Join us for our upcoming journal club this Wednesday (Nov. 15) at 6:30p ET! We'll be discussing global perspectives in cardiac surgery with Dr. Hashmi!
Link to register:
🔥
@LarsonEmilyL
continued to dazzle the
@ISHLT
community with her brilliant podium presentation on ex vivo lung perfusion under the incredible mentorship of
@ErrolBushMD
🫁
Enjoying an excellent debate on minimally invasive valve surgery at the Department of Surgery Grand Rounds from Halsted chief residents Charles D. Fraser III and Xun Zou
@hopkinssurgery
Congratulations to our thoracic team--Elizabeth Tucker and Dr. Stephen Yang were recognized as outstanding teachers by the physician assistant surgical residency program! For Elizabeth Tucker, this is her second year in a row receiving this honor.
@Elizabe77084343
@SteveYangMD
Perspective: Dr Colson "is a role model for cardiothoracic surgeons in a time when the number of women entering medical school is at an all-time high and an increasing number of women are choosing to enter the field of surgery and cardiothoracic surgery."
Looking sharp, Dr. Patel! An unbelievable story with multiple heroes! 🛩️🫀
A distinguished Hopkins graduate, along with a brave passenger who had no flight experience, saved the life of a patient suffering from an aortic dissection mid-air!
Today Show:
🚨 Remarkable work by
@AndrewKalra23
et al., unveiling fascinating insights into the physiological factors influencing the gap between pulse oximetry readings and ABG oxygen saturation in both VA- and VV-ECMO populations.
@hopkinssurgery
@hopkinsheart
@HopkinsACCM
Excited to share our recent paper in
@annalsthorsurg
detailing how
-cannulation strategy
-vasopressors
-hemolysis
influence the SpO2 and SaO2 discrepancy in ECMO-supported patients. Thank you Dr.
@csmfisher
for the incredible mentorship.
@benjamin_shou
Dr. Wilder can also recently be seen advocating, along with chief resident Dr. Daniel Walker, and Dr. Robert Higgins, Surgeon-in-Chief, Director of the Dept. of Surgery, and Senior Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion, in support of
#BlackLivesMatter
#BLM
@hopkinssurgery
To the endless list of Black Lives lost... Black lives taken...And to the Black community that has been traumatized and retraumatized,
Johns Hopkins Physicians Stand With You.
So proud of
@HopkinsMedicine
for supporting
@lawrenceb_brown
and me in producing this video!
#BLM
✊🏾