I am so proud of the accomplishments of our new President of
@STS_CTsurgery
@JennaRomanoMD
who acknowledged Dr.Carolyn Reed as the 1st President. Again, Dr.Romano demonstrates humility, honor & great leadership even on her first day.
Today is International Women's Day. STS celebrates and thanks women cardiothoracic surgeons for their dedication and contributions to the specialty!
#IWD2024
#WomenInThoracic
@STS_CTsurgery
#STS2024
That’s a wrap! Thank you to all who came, participated, engaged, challenged, led, followed, and overall made the meeting the great meeting it was! My gratitude to you, and my best wishes to the WF on Annual Meeting and Chair, Stephanie Fuller
#STS2025
!!
Grateful to host
@RepDebDingell
today at
@MottDocs
@MottChildren
Congenital Heart Center to showcase our dedication to world class congenital cardiac care. Excited to collaborate together on policy initiatives to speed access to care for our young patients.
#STSadvocacy
On this day in 1968, Denton Cooley performed the first heart-lung transplant on a 2-month old infant with a complete AV canal defect, pulmonary hypertension, and pneumonia. The child was reoperated on for bleeding and unfortunately died 14 hours after the transplant.
It was a pleasure attending the 36th Annual
@GenThorSurgClub
Meeting and connecting with colleagues this past weekend. Congratulations to Drs. Antonela Muca and Ayham Odeh, the STS Scholarship recipients for 'Best Abstracts.'
#GTSC2024
@STS_CTsurgery
My mentor, Dr Cherie Erkmen, presented stunning data at STS on pay inequities between men and women CT surgeons using AAMC data. Adjusted for academic rank, women make only about 80% as much as men! We need urgent action.
@WomenInThoracic
@STS_CTsurgery
Great to have Vivian Thomas recognized for his contributions. Sad that it took us 50 years to recognize the black man behind this transformative procedure.
#DEI
#CHD
It took 25 yrs for Vivien Thomas to be recognized for the Blalock-Taussig shunt, which many of us now call the Blalock-Thomas-Taussig shunt. In 1976, Hopkins awarded him a doctorate and the portrait from
@theCHF
's tweet of Dr. Thomas hangs in Blalock Hall with Dr. Blalock's.
#CHD
"View your author and your reviewer as your peer."
Dr.
@JennaRomanoMD
shares the "Essential Art of Peer Review":
📃 Look beyond names of authors & institutions
🤝 Serve as "volunteer consultant" (help author!)
🔍 30,000-foot view: "ultimately worth publication?"
#STS2023
Surgeon members of STS: check your email inbox for a personalized link to the 2024 STS Practice Survey. Your participation is essential as it will help The Society examine the state of cardiothoracic surgery practice and create a current, detailed profile of the specialty.
Visited Mott Children’s Hospital to learn about all of the work they do to keep our children heart healthy ❤️ Thanks for having me and for all you do for our kids.
Novel stem cell trial in babies with
#CHD
: Researchers will look at whether stem cells could preserve heart tissue in children with complex
#congenitalheart
disease to help them delay or possibly avoid heart transplants in the future.
Today we’re proud to highlight
@JennaRomanoMD
, Immediate Past Chairman of our Medical Advisory Council. Dr. Romano is committed to the mission of The Children’s Heart Foundation and we thank her for her continued support and dedication.
@STS_CTsurgery
Advocacy Conference Breakfast at Capitol Hill Club with Reps./Drs.
@RepLarryBucshon
and
@millermeeks
, great supporters of patients, physicians, and all issues impacting them
@JennaRomanoMD
Thank you for an important grand rounds at
@CUDeptSurg
grand rounds. I was lucky enough to have two relatively uncomplicated pregnancies and children. Also thank you to
@ErikaRangelMD
for this important work. We need to do better.
Thank you
@DarianBurrell
for meeting with
@JennaRomanoMD
and me to discuss stopping Medicare cuts, allowing
@STS_CTsurgery
database access to Medicare claims data, and addressing physician workforce shortage, appreciated your insights!
#STSAdvocacy2022
The history behind this gift is incredible! I’m proud to have been gifted a descendant of that Violet — now I just need to learn
@RickOhyeMD
’s botany skills! 🤦🏽💜🪴💦☀️
@reilly_hobbs
@K_Kleeman
Just overheard a ER doctor tell a patient “If you are concerned about C02 levels from a face mask, then our climate crises is really gonna make you lose your mind”
Honored to hear important insights from
@RepLarryBucshon
, cardiothoracic surgeon and tireless champion for patients and physicians on Capitol Hill!
@STS_CTsurgery
@STS_Advocacy
Advocacy Conference 2023
@SenRubioPress
Thank you and your staff for speaking with
#STSAdvocacy2022
on the important healthcare issues impacting our patients and the next generation of physicians!