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Cardiothoracic Surgery Training Program at the Cleveland Clinic (Likes/Follows/Retweets ≠ Endorsements)
Cleveland, OH
Joined June 2021
We are so proud to announce that our Chief Resident, @NickOhMD, has matched into Congenital Cardiac Surgery Fellowship @BostonChildrens. Please join us in congratulating him and wishing him luck on the next step of his career!
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Welcome to @ClevelandClinic @CleClinicHVTI @daniel_ragheb @NikaSamadzadeh @MattAThompson24! Greatness awaits. #MatchDay2024 @ThoracicStudent @TSRA_official @JamesJYunMDPhD @PatrickVargoMD @GooseDocMD @karamlou
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We are excited to introduce 3 future superstar cardiothoracic surgeons! Congratulations and welcome to The Land! #MatchDay2022 #CTSurgery @ClevelandClinic @TallRoundsTM @LarsSvenssonMD @AskDrMarc @karamlou @EricRoselliMD @JamesJYunMDPhD
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Congratulations to our 3 incredible incoming I6 residents. Welcome to #TheLand! 🫀🫁 #Match2023. @JamesJYunMDPhD @PatrickVargoMD @EricRoselliMD @LarsSvenssonMD @AskDrMarc @abribriesco43 @karamlou @CleClinicHVTI @ClevelandClinic @UWMedicine @MSUMD @cerrahpasatipf
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Saturday AM Masterclass + Wet Lab on AVR, MVR, and Bentall with our PD Dr. Doug Johnston @TallRoundsTM
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Class is in session ⏱ @EdSolteszMD walks us through surgical management of patients with sick ventricles from CABG to hands-on LVAD insertion!
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Bootcamp Week 3/6 ✅. CTS interns complete high fidelity ECMO sims, daily anastomosis skills labs, and robotic/FLS training, all while spending their first month in the CVICU learning to care for 🫀🫁 patients! @TallRoundsTM @LarsSvenssonMD @AskDrMarc @karamlou @JamesJYunMDPhD
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Great hands on suturing session with @EricRoselliMD as part of our annual PGY-1/2 #BootCamp with @CCF_CTSRes and @CCFVascSurg — “you have to BE the needle!” Timeless lessons on needle angles, tissue handling, being a two-handed surgeon @JamesJYunMDPhD @PatrickVargoMD
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It’s an honor and privilege to train at the @usnews #1 heart center and provide world-class care to our patients! Cheers to the team @TallRoundsTM @LarsSvenssonMD @AskDrMarc @EricRoselliMD
We are deeply grateful & honored to be recognized as the top hospital for heart care by @usnews, for now 28 years in a row. We remain committed to providing high-quality, compassionate care to our patients through teamwork, leading edge research & ground breaking innovations.
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Exciting presentation by Professor Ozaki discussing inception and evolution of the Ozaki procedure over the last 15 years @TallRoundsTM @LarsSvenssonMD @AskDrMarc @ShinyaUnai_MD @MdGosta @Dr_HaniNajm @karamlou @AATSHQ @STS_CTsurgery @TSRA_official @ThoracicStudent
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In the words of our admin chiefs: We have a commitment to our patients, to ourselves, and to each other… It’s going to be a great year! 💪 #Squadup @TallRoundsTM @LarsSvenssonMD @AskDrMarc @JamesJYunMDPhD @karamlou
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Applications for a cardiothoracic surgery away rotation/acting internship @ClevelandClinic this summer/fall are now live on #VSLO! Link with details and deadlines here: @JamesJYunMDPhD @PatrickVargoMD @GooseDocMD @karamlou @ThoracicStudent @TSRA_official.
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Welcome to the @ClevelandClinic! Our new integrated cardiothoracic surgery residents @benjaminyyang @williamcfrankel @Haley_Jenkins94 are ready for prime time.
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This is an absolute must-read for trainees! Expert review on the management of aortic valve disease in young patients, first-authored by our resident @williamcfrankel PGY4. @EricRoselliMD @karamlou @Dr_HaniNajm @MdGosta @LarsSvenssonMD @ShinyaUnai .
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Captivating @CleClinicHVTI #TallRounds and resident didactic with invited guest Prof. @OuzounianMD from @PMunkCardiacCtr @UofT covering mastery of aortic root surgery and the Ross renaissance @EricRoselliMD @Dr_HaniNajm @karamlou @ShinyaUnai @FaisalBakaeen @LarsSvenssonMD
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All prospective applicants: Our 2022 CT Surgery Educational Series starts this Wednesday, October 12 at 6:30pm with @abribriesco43! Join us for a case discussion and Q&A!. Link to follow soon! @CleClinicHVTI @LarsSvenssonMD @AskDrMarc @JamesJYunMDPhD @GooseDocMD @PatrickVargoMD
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It’s been our pleasure hosting the legendary Dr. Gilles Dreyfus from the Centre Cardio-Thoracique de Monaco and hearing his wisdom on the history and future of mitral and tricuspid valve repair/reconstruction #FrenchCorrection @CleClinicHVTI @ThoracicStudent @TSRA_official
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A time out to say thanks to our residency mom, Darlene Straub, for 12 years of herding staff/residents/fellows! You will be missed, Darlene! On to bigger and better things! @TallRoundsTM @LarsSvenssonMD @AskDrMarc @JamesJYunMDPhD
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Attending #AATS2022? Come check out our Department’s nearly 70 presentations at the Annual Meeting, #AorticSymposium, and #MitralConclave including 20 by our residents, fellows, and medical students! @AATSHQ @TallRoundsTM @TSRA_official @ThoracicStudent
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Calling All Prospective Applicants: Come Join our Aortic Jedi @EricRoselliMD and @CCF_CTSRes for an Interactive Case-based Discussion on Thoracic Aortic Disease this Thursday 10/14 @ 7:00 PM EST. Registration: #ERAS2022 @ThoracicStudent @TSRA_official
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Successful Research Day with @AATSHQ president @DrYolondaColson, and a deserved celebration for our graduating chiefs and their years of hard work and patient care @ClevelandClinic. We have a lot to be proud of! 💪 @TallRoundsTM @LarsSvenssonMD @AskDrMarc @karamlou
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Amazing accomplishment @ClevelandClinic for being the #1 cardiology and heart surgery center in the nation @usnews! It’s an honor to be trained by the best and to be a part of this team! @LarsSvenssonMD @AskDrMarc @tavrkapadia @CCFcards @EricRoselliMD @FaisalBakaeen @karamlou.
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Our interns @HolliWillekes @D_Cekmecelioglu and Kenton Stephens are already off to the races with Castros and Prolene in hand 🪡 Great introduction to #BootCamp with @abribriesco43
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Our CTS education series continues on Sunday, October 16, 7-8pm! The one and only @karamlou will be discussing interesting congenital cases and perspectives on training at CCF!. Link: @CleClinicHVTI @LarsSvenssonMD @AskDrMarc @JamesJYunMDPhD
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great Journal Club + hands on Dry Lab learning how to deploy the #Perceval sutureless aortic valve. Important tool in the armamentarium for all aortic valve/MICS surgeons @TallRoundsTM @EricRoselliMD @LarsSvenssonMD @TSRA_official @ThoracicStudent @STS_CTsurgery @AATSED
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An always excellent, balanced, and objective presentation by @FaisalBakaeen on critical issues re: surgeon involvement and methodological rigor in contemporary guidelines for CAD #AATS2023 @AATSHQ @AATSED @STS_CTsurgery @Coronary4front @LarsSvenssonMD @AskDrMarc @CleClinicHVTI
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A culture of multidisciplinary collaboration starts during training. Engaging discussion by Dr. Krishnaswamy, Chief of IC, on lifetime management of aortic stenosis and contemporary considerations for TAVR. @CCFcards @LarsSvenssonMD @tavrkapadia @JamesJYunMDPhD @TallRoundsTM
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Come stop by the exhibit hall and check our rising chief resident @md_witten ‘s poster on IE after TAVR! Important topic in the lifetime management of aortic valve disease. #AATS2024 @AATSHQ @AATSED @ShinyaUnai @LarsSvenssonMD @tavrkapadia @CleClinicHVTI
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Check out why @ClevelandClinic I6 is the best place to obtain cutting edge cardiovascular and thoracic surgical training!. @TallRoundsTM @LarsSvenssonMD @AskDrMarc @JamesJYunMDPhD @PatrickVargoMD @GooseDocMD @karamlou. Link:
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Programs may start reviewing applications starting tomorrow. We can’t wait to read about the superstars applying this year! Good luck to all!.
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Looking forward to a great program @STS_CTsurgery #STS2023! Check out the complete list of talks and speakers below including several of our trainees @NickOhMD @Haley_Jenkins94 @Bptkramer @_SadiaTasnim @johnbarronmd @JerryChen__ @ThoracicStudent @TSRA_official
So inspired to see all of the CCF faculty and residents presenting at #sts2023❤️@STS_CTsurgery @CCF_CTSRes @CleClinicHVTI @CCFcards @CleClinicMD @ThoracicStudent @TSRA_official @CTSurgeryFdn @EricRoselliMD
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Excellent podium presentation by star resident @Haley_Jenkins94 on trends and outcomes of concomitant ablation at the time of cardiac surgery with discussion by Dr. James Cox #STS2023 @AaronWeissMD @EdSolteszMD
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Our CTS education series continues on Thursday, October 20, 7-8pm with @PatrickVargoMD, one of our first I6 graduates! Come listen to him discuss aortic surgery and training @CCF_CTSRes. @CleClinicHVTI @LarsSvenssonMD @AskDrMarc @JamesJYunMDPhD @ThoracicStudent @TSRA_official
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Amazing work by one of our recent graduates Dr. Kyle Miletic ‘21! We are proud to train at Cleveland Clinic where we are pushed to become leaders and innovators in CT surgery @ThoracicStudent @TSRA_official @AATSHQ @STS_CTsurgery @CleClinicHVTI @LarsSvenssonMD @AskDrMarc.
Ken Miller recently became #Michigan's first beating heart #transplant recipient thanks to the groundbreaking work led by Dr. Kyle Miletic and his team. Discover how this revolutionary surgery is redefining cardiac care:
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Another one for the books, starting with @CleClinicHVTI #ResearchDay2023 with Dr. Len Girardi @WCM_CTSurgery @nyphospital and ending with graduation! Congratulations to all our graduating chiefs! 🎉🎊🥳🍾 @JamesJYunMDPhD @PatrickVargoMD
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Join @karamlou and our I-6 residents on Feb 15, 7pm for a fireside chat on what diversity, equity, and inclusion means to our residents/faculty, and @CleClinicHVTI! Reach out for more info and submit your questions: @JamesJYunMDPhD @PatrickVargoMD
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CCF CTS is rooting for the @CleGuardians in tonight’s playoff game! We got to cheer them on in their final game of the season with the rest of the department just a few days ago, and loved being there for the win :) @MattThompsonMD @NikaSamadzadeh @daniel_ragheb @CleClinicHVTI
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Off to the races 🐎 @md_witten presenting our technique for aortomitral curtain patch repair during double valve replacement, avoiding a full Commando procedure #AATS2023 @HElgharablyMD @ShinyaUnai_MD @MdGosta @JoseNaviaMD @CleClinicHVTI #KentuckyDerby149
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Amazing discussions on the management of aortic disease, including from AATS president @MarcMoon_AATS and our residents, Bogdan Kindzelski and @williamcfrankel! Grateful to train under leading experts of aortic surgery @EricRoselliMD @LarsSvenssonMD @EdSolteszMD @drseanlyden
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Applications to I6 cardiothoracic surgery away rotators will be opening shortly! For those interested, please attend our info session on December 15th at 6pm ET. Fill out the following form to attend.
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Spots are almost filled for CT Surgery acting internships this Summer/Fall. Anyone interested in our I6 program should apply soon through: @ThoracicStudent @TSRA_official @JamesJYunMDPhD @PatrickVargoMD @GooseDocMD @abribriesco43 @karamlou.
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See more excellent posters from @williamcfrankel and @md_witten on contemporary multimodality imaging and surgical techniques for severe MAC and invasive AV IE #AATS2024 @AATSHQ @AATSED @CleClinicHVTI @ShinyaUnai @MdGosta @HElgharablyMD @AskDrMarc @TSRA_official
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Come join us for an informal meet & greet with our residents tonight at 7:30 PM EST and learn about life @ClevelandClinic and @CityofCleveland! @ThoracicStudent @TSRA_official @CleClinicHVTI @LarsSvenssonMD @AskDrMarc @JamesJYunMDPhD @PatrickVargoMD @karamlou @GooseDocMD
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Our monthly journal club in full effect! Good food, great drinks, outstanding discussions, and the best of company. Thank you to @CleClinicHVTI and all the sponsors that make this so frequently possible
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Check out the featured study by @williamcfrankel on a minimal opioid postoperative protocol in congenital heart surgery w/ low rates of adverse events + median LOS of just 3 days! @AATSHQ @AATSJournals @STS_CTsurgery @annalsthorsurg @ERASCardiac @karamlou @Dr_HaniNajm @NickOhMD.
A Minimal Opioid Postop Management Protocol in Cong Cardiac Surgery: Safe and Effective. Read the full article in Seminars by Frankel, Nelson et al: Watch the presentation: #CardioTwitter #CTSurgery @williamcfrankel @jsolmsnelson
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Calling All Applicants! Come join Dr. Johnston (PD), @JamesJYunMDPhD (APD), @EricRoselliMD, @abribriesco43, and @karamlou and our I6 Residents this Wednesday 10/27 for a Virtual Meet & Greet #ERAS2022 @ThoracicStudent
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Awesome capstone award for @Bptkramer after 3 prolific years in @EricRoselliMD’s lab! @AATSHQ @AATSED @CleClinicHVTI @LarsSvenssonMD @AskDrMarc @TSRA_official.
Honored to receive the Nicholas T. Kouchoukas Award for the Top Abstract at #Aortic2024 Aortic Forum.for our paper :”Aggrecan is a Novel Biomarker of Ascending Aortopathy Associated Biomechanical Dysfunction: A Prospective Translational Study”. Thank you @AATSHQ & @EricRoselliMD
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Reminder to all prospective applicants!Join us for our Congenital Education Session with @karamlou, tonight from 7-8pm! Come with questions on all things Single Ventricle and our congenital training at CCF! . Link: @CleClinicHVTI @ThoracicStudent
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tour de force review of indications, operative techniques, and outcomes of lung transplant during our weekly didactic session led by Dr @UsmanAhmadMD. As one of the top lung transplant programs in the country with >100/year, we stay busy!
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Check out these presentations at #AATS2024 by our trainees! @CleClinicHVTI @ThoracicStudent @TSRA_official @AATSHQ @AATSED
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Congrats @md_witten!.
#VisualAbstract from Witten et al on Invasive Aortic Valve Endocarditis: Clinical and Tissue Findings From a Prospective Investigation: #AnnalsImages #TSSMN @nksmd @MdGosta
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@md_witten with an excellent presentation of our deep institutional experience with allograft reoperations at the #AATS2022 President’s Masterclass @AATSHQ @TallRoundsTM @MdGosta @LarsSvenssonMD @AskDrMarc
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Excellent presentation by future aortic surgeon/current resident Brad Rosinski on “un-natural” history of residual AI after VSARR #AATS2023 @LarsSvenssonMD @EricRoselliMD @PatrickVargoMD @DesaiMilindY @CleClinicHVTI @MarfanFdn @LDSFoundation @ThinkAorta
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Calling All Prospective Applicants: Come Join @CCF_CTSRes for our 2nd Interactive Case-based Discussion on Lung Cancer Management with @Monisha_Sud_MD this Thursday 10/21 @ 7:00 PM EST. #ERAS2022 @ThoracicStudent @TSRA_official
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Looking forward to the CCF Aorta Symposium lead by our very own @EricRoselliMD!. All are welcome to submit abstracts!.@LarsSvenssonMD @AskDrMarc @PatrickVargoMD @karamlou @TallRoundsTM @ClevelandClinic.
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Be sure to tune in as Dr. Doug Johnston, our PD and Surgical Director of the @ClevelandClinic Aortic Valve Center, discusses lifetime management of aortic valve disease @TallRoundsTM @LarsSvenssonMD @AskDrMarc @EricRoselliMD @FaisalBakaeen @EdSolteszMD @karamlou @Dr_HaniNajm.
Remember to register for CTSNet's upcoming Webinar: "Lifetime Management of Aortic Valve Disease: Key Considerations for Optimal Valve Selection". To learn more click the link below:.
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Teamwork is a key component to our success and there’s no team quite like our residents, perfusionists, RNFAs, and PAs, both in and out of the OR!
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Looking for an enriching lesson in thoracic surgery? Take a listen to our very own, Dr. Murthy, as he discusses thoracic surgery emergencies with @STS_CTsurgery! @ClevelandClinic @CleClinicHVTI @TSRA_official @ThoracicStudent .
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Join our @ClevelandClinic experts and @JohnRitterFdn this Friday, 9/23, re: aortic health and raising #AorticAwareness! . @EricRoselliMD @DesaiMilindY @FrankCaputoMD @PatrickVargoMD @TallRoundsTM @JamesJYunMDPhD @CCFcards . Link:
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Reminder! Our CCF educational series starts tonight 6:30 - 7:30p EST with @abribriesco43! Tune in for our case discussions and learn what it’s like to be a CCF resident on the thoracic service! @CleClinicHVTI @CCF_CTSRes @DurbakEmily . Link:
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Are you a #cardiothoracic resident in your final year of training? You could spend the day at @ClevelandClinic learning how to secure your first full-time position this August. Apply for the program by July 1:
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past, present, and future leaders/innovators in surgical ablation
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Come listen to one of the world leaders (and one of the best teachers/mentors both in the OR and out) speak about a growing field in cardiac surgery. You don’t want to miss this!.
Don’t forget to join our live Twitter Space tonight at 8:30 PM EST/5:30 PM EST as we host our final surgeon #AortaChat with Dr. @EricRoselliMD @CCFCTSRes @CleClinicHVTI! Come learn about his insights and experiencing directing the Aorta Center at the Cleveland Clinic!
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Our VSLO applications for I6 away rotations are officially open! Make sure you apply ASAP for best chances to secure a position. We look forward to seeing you in Cleveland!.
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Congrats @NickOhMD!.
How does #losartan treatment ameliorate endocardial fibroelastosis progression? #JACCBTS #openaccess #research #BasicScience #TranslationalScience #CardioTwitter #MedTwitter
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Congrats to Bogdan, Andrew, Ramiro, all our graduating fellows and clinical associates! 🎈🎊🎉🥂
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@CCF_CTSRes, we emphasize early operative immersion in CT surgery starting PGY-1, made possible by our #BootCamp where we begin to master basics of tissue handling, needle angles, and vascular anastomoses #10kHours #PerfectPracticeMakesPerfect.
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Be sure to see our incoming intern on the Podium at #AATS2024 @CleClinicHVTI @AATSHQ @AATSED @ThoracicStudent @TSRA_official.
Come learn about the @CleClinicHVTI approach coarctation repair in adolescents and adults @AATSHQ Congenital Rapid Fire Orals at 10:00 AM this morning! #CLEAorta #AATS2024
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Excellent multidisciplinary discussion on hot topics in coronary revascularization with @FaisalBakaeen @DKimmaliardjuk @tavrkapadia and Dr. Krishnaswamy from @CleClinicHVTI #AATS2024 @AATSHQ @AATSED
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Go @Chemtob_RA! Looking forward to more great work during your research years @LarsSvenssonMD @AskDrMarc @JamesJYunMDPhD.
@Chemtob_RA provides an overview of “Experience of the Modified Aortic Reimplantation Operation” - study presented @ #AATS2024🫀. @CCF_CTSRes @LarsSvenssonMD @AskDrMarc #AortaEd #CLEaorta
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@CleClinicHVTI @JonesDavid2013 @ClevelandClinic @LarsSvenssonMD @AskDrMarc Great presentations and discussion by our residents and fellows!
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Check out what some of our current residents are up to: @dr_k_bauza @md_witten @NickOhMD @jbumana @Chemtob_RA @Haley_Jenkins94 @benjaminyyang @williamcfrankel @NadiaBakirMD @RohunBhagat @DurbakEmily @D_Cekmecelioglu @HolliWillekes @r_nemoyer @antang_tang @GregoryJonesMD.
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Concomitant surgical ablation performed in < 20% of cases despite Class I recommendations Lots of work to do!
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Class is in session at #Aortic2024: @EricRoselliMD presenting his tool belt of techniques for repair of leaflet fenestrations during VSARR @AATSHQ @AATSED @CleClinicHVTI @PatrickVargoMD @LarsSvenssonMD @AskDrMarc
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Check out this important webinar for all trainees @ThoracicStudent @TSRA_official including one of our great surgical educators @FaisalBakaeen.
Save the Date on December 13th from 8-9pm EST for an exciting discussion of four practice-changing papers in cardiovascular medicine, featuring world experts in both cardiac surgery and interventional cardiology!
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Reminder to join @karamlou and our residents for Q&A on all things mentorship and sponsorship in residency! Tune in at 7:00p, and come with questions! @CleClinicHVTI @JamesJYunMDPhD @PatrickVargoMD @GooseDocMD.
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@FaisalBakaeen @r_nemoyer @Bkindzel @EricRoselliMD @TallRoundsTM Generations of Great @CCF_CTSRes Surgeons #ThroughThesePortals.
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Bonus: our PD Dr. Johnston and Chief of Cardiac Surgery Dr. @EricRoselliMD were the first surgeons to implant the #Perceval valve in the US back in 2016.
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And feel free to connect with us before/after the session on @Twitter: @dr_k_bauza @md_witten @NickOhMD @jbumana @Chemtob_RA @Haley_Jenkins94 @benjaminyyang @williamcfrankel @DurbakEmily @NadiaBakirMD @RohunBhagat.
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+ stay tuned for more case-based discussions for medical students/prospective applicants to come.
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Sage advice/technical pearls from CCF I6 graduate and 2021-2022 Instructor of the Year @HElgharablyMD.
Removing MAC is technically challenging, but it offers the best chance for optimal sizing & seating of a prosthetic valve for patients undergoing mitral valve replacement. @HElgharablyMD & @SergeHarbMD share technical advice. @CCFcards @CCF_CTSRes.
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@UHCTSurgery @CleClinicMD @ClevelandClinic @TallRoundsTM @CCFVascSurg @smolock1 @JoeSabik @MatthewJankoMD @UHVascular Great event. Looking forward to the next one!.
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@abribriesco43 @tssmn @TSRA_official @IanCBostock1 @KateEEngelhardt @maraantonoff @LisaBrownMD @DavidCookeMD @NateEvansMD @r_nemoyer @antang_tang @rfernanMD @GregoryJonesMD @MMubashirMD @CSBoutros @JerryChen__ On the menu for didactic this Weds.
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Learn more about our program on our website:
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