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The official Twitter account for the Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine. For more information call 713-798-8070.
Houston, Texas
Joined August 2014
We are pleased to welcome Lauren Barron, M.D., who is joining the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery as an assistant professor. @Texas_Heart @LaurenBarronMD .@MarcMoonMD @DrRosengart @JCoselli_MD @OPreventzaMD .#debakeysurgeon
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Congratulations to Scott LeMaire, M.D., professor of surgery and vice chair for research, who was elected president-elect of the Texas Surgical Society.
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Did you hear that Dr. Joseph L. Mills Sr was named the 2022 Distinguished Alumnus by the Department of Surgery at Oregon Health Sciences University. Dr. Mills completed his vascular surgery fellowship at OHSU in 1987. @jmills1955 @DrRosengart @DFCon #DeBakeySurgeon
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And here it is! . We would like to welcome @MarcMoon_AATS as the new Chief in the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery! It does not stop there though… Dr. Moon joins us also as the Chief of adult cardiac surgery at @Texas_Heart AND @StLukesHealthTX.
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What a great #matchday2021 Please welcome to our new residents to the family! @BCMGlobalSurg @jmills1955 @JCoselli_MD @DrRosengart @NealBarshes @DrRaviGhanta @ronaldcottonmd @BCM_Thoracic . The future is bright!
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We are so proud of Drs. @GloorLoor, Melissa Munoz, Ajith Nair, Ravi Ghanta, and @DrKenLiao, for sharing their presentation on Pulmonary Endarterectomy: Indications, Techniques, and Early Experience in Houston at the Texas Surgical Society. Incredible passion and dedication.
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Dr. Joseph Mills @jmills1955 First American to be named Associate Editor of European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery. He has been named Assoc. Editor of the PAOD Section. @EJVES_ESVS @hendolat @DrRosengart @ZSP_MD @monteromiguel @NealBarshes
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Have you met Dr. Joseph Coselli? He and his team have performed over 3,600 repairs of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms, making Dr. Coselli the world's most experienced aortic surgeon. Hear how he got started!.@JCoselli_MD @bcmhouston
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We are excited to announce the arrival of @ZielinskiTrauma as our chief in the Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery!. Dr. Zielinski joins us most recently from Mayo Clinic. We are looking forward to working alongside our newest #DeBakeySurgeon.
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Congratulations are in order for @youmnasheriff as she has been presented with the Golden Scalpel Award by the Department of Emergency Medicine. The Golden Scalpel Award is given to a single resident in recognition of excellent communication, efficiency, and patient care!
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Dr. Vicente Orozco, a triple-board certified general, vascular, and cardiac surgeon at Baylor Medicine, highlights his favorite aspects of being a part of this team. @vicenteorozco2
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Congratulations to @NealBarshes as he has been selected to serve as the chief for the vascular surgery service line at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center in the Operative Care Line. Thank you for all of your hard work and showing what it means to be a #DebakeySurgeon.
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A warm welcome to Dr. Ramiro Fernandez to @BCM_Surgery in the Division of @BCM_Thoracic Surgery @CCF_CTSRes @NMSurgery @BMBurtMD @RTaylorRipley @DrRosengart .#DeBakeySurgeon
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10 year anniversary of the death of Michael E. DeBakey, father of cardiovascular surgery, DeBakey contributed trailblazing discoveries in surgical science and developed techniques that still serve as the basis of modern day surgery. @DrRosengart
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We are so excited to announce that Dr. Shanda Blackmon, Thoracic Surgeon is joining the Department of Surgery next week! @ShandaBlackmon
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It is with the utmost sadness that we must share with you the news of the unfortunate passing of our dear friend and colleague Dr. David J. Sugarbaker, founder and chief of the Div. of General Thoracic Surgery. @BrighamWomens @STS_CTsurgery @DrRosengart
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After 60-year career, Dr. Kenneth Mattox @kmattox1 steps down as chief at Ben Taub Hospital. As one of our surgical legends, he will continue to mentor the next generation of surgeons. @DrRosengart @harrishealth @DeBakeySociety @StopTheBleedACS @jsuliburk.
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The Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery is pleased to welcome back alumnus Dr. Vicente Orozco-Sevilla to the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery. @scottlemaire @DrRosengart @Texas_Heart @CHIStLukesNews @TuftsMedicalCtr @IcahnMountSinai
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We wanted to take this time to congratulate our very own @DrShawnGroth for completing his 500th robotic thoracic surgery procedure. The division of @BCM_Thoracic alongside the Department as a whole could not be more proud of this accomplishment. #DeBakeySurgeon
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Dr. Chad Wilson @DrChad_ has accepted the role of Trauma Director at Ben Taub Hospital @harrishealth @kmattox1 @DrRosengart
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Congrats Dr. Coselli @JCoselli_MD.on your Lifetime Achievement Award from @BCM_Alumni.#debakeysurgeon.
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Dr. @scottlemaire @bcmhouston has been appointed to serve as Chair of the Literature Selection Technical Review Committee of the U.S. National Library of Medicine @nlm_news for the one-year term from July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021. @DrRosengart @BCMFromtheLabs
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Terumo Aortic Announces US FDA Approval for Thoraflex Hybrid Device - Congrats to primary investigator @JCoselli_MD @DrRosengart @scottlemaire. article:
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Congrats! Lubna Khan, M.D., general surgery resident in the global surgery track, has been awarded the 2023 Operation Giving Back Resident Scholarship from the American College of Surgeons. @BCMGSRes @DrRosengart @RachelWDavis
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The Thoraflex Hybrid stented device for aortic arch repair by @TerumoAortic has earned Breakthrough Device Designation from the FDA. Dr. Joseph Coselli is the Principle Investigator for this device. @Texas_Heart @CHIStLukesNews @DrRosengart @scottlemaire
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Please welcome Dr. Vivek Patel as assistant professor in the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery. @DrRosengart @BCMGSRes @JCoselli_MD @scottlemaire .#DeBakeySurgeon
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Kicking off heart month featuring Dr. Vicente Orozco-Sevilla one of our outstanding heart surgeons. To book an appointment visit: @vicenteorozco2 @Texas_Heart
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Please welcome Derek Erstad, M.D. as an assistant professor of surgery with Baylor College of Medicine. He will serve as a surgical oncologist at the Michael E. Debakey VA Medical Center.
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Did you know Dr. Joseph S. Coselli is the worlds most experienced aortic surgeon? He and his team have performed more than 10,000 repairs of the aorta and over 3,600 repairs of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms. @DeBakeySociety @Texas_Heart .#USNWR #TOPRANKED #BSLMC #THI #BCM
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"I want to be a surgeon" - Jose Chavez. The world's youngest COVID double lung transplant patient is a Texas teen, and @GloorLoor and his team performed the transplant. Read about it: @LungAssociation @BCM_ALD @Texas_Heart
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Houston spirit. @bcmhouston Faculty and residents at @VAHouston @harrishealth @CHIStLukesNews caring for patients around flooded city.
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Did you know… historically, most of the aortic surgery techniques as we know it today originated here in Houston within our institutions? .@Texas_Heart @TXMedCenter .#USNWR #TOPRANKED #BESTHOSPITAL #USNEWS #CARDIO #CARDIOTHORACIC #THI #BCM #STLUKES #MEDICALCENTER #TMC #BSLMC
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Congratulations Dr. Preventza!. Ourania Preventza, M.D., professor of surgery in the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, has won the 2023 Socrates Award from the Thoracic Surgery Residents Association.
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Way to go Dr. Lily Cheng on your NIH Grant. The project looks at how biomechanical forces affect gastrointestinal function, particularly in the context of Hirschsprung disease. @TxChildrensATX @DrRosengart @sgkeswani
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Dr. @OPreventzaMD professor in the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine, has been named President Elect of the International Society of Endovascular Specialists @ISEVSonline
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Dr. Joseph Coselli was given the Leader of Distinction Award from the Marfan Foundation at their 35th annual conference. At the same conference, Alan Stolz and Dr. Irina V Volguina were each given the Heart of the Matter Award. @CHI_StLukes @Texas_Heart @scottlemaire @DrRosengart
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Check out this article, in Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, "Contemporary Surgical Strategies for Acute Type A Aortic Dissection" by @williamcfrankel @green_mph Vicente Orozco-Sevilla, @OPreventzaMD and Joseph S. Coselli, MD @Scott_A_Weldon @DrRosengart.
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Dr. Kenneth K. Liao, a renowned heart surgeon, achieved a significant milestone by completing his 600th robotic heart surgery! "This is a significant milestone for us and, most importantly, for our patients,” -Liao @DrKenLiao
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Welcome Dr. Shanda H. Blackmon to the Department of Surgery. Dr. Blackmon is a leading expert in minimally invasive thoracic surgery with more than 20-years of experience. We are very lucky she has joined the team here in Houston! @ShandaBlackmon .#Thoracicsurgery.#DeBakeySurgeon
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Thanks to contributions from Drs. Shafii, Liao, @billycohn2, Frazier and other experts from @Texas_Heart and Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center, the first-ever implantation of the @bivacor Total Artificial Heart was performed July 9 and announced yesterday.
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CONGRATS! Dr. Joseph S. Coselli was recently elected as a new Director on the American Board of Thoracic Surgery (ABTS). His appointment to the board is from 2018-2024. @kmattox1 @bcmhouston @DrRosengart FULL ARTICLE:
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Shout out to Dr. Vivek Patel, assistant professor of surgery in the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery! He has performed the first robotic-assisted coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) at @StLukes_Health -The Woodlands Hospital. #roboticsurgery #heart
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The Department is proud to announce that the ACGME has officially approved a 6-year Thoracic Surgery Integrated Residency Program @bcmhouston Our selection through the NRMP of our first resident, starting in July 2021. @OPreventzaMD @DrRosengart .@scottlemaire
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Leadership announcement!.Dr. Bryan Burt was appointed Division Chief and and Dr. Shawn Groth was appointed Associate Division Chief of the Division of General Thoracic Surgery @BCM_Thoracic @bcmhouston @DrShawnGroth @BMBurtMD @RTaylorRipley @BrighamThoracic
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Way to go @bwtrautner on your 2 grants. - an AHRQ R18 grant for $2.5 million for Strategies to Disseminate a Successful Antibiotic Stewardship.- Neilsen Foundation grant for $800k for a clinical phase 1 trial of phage to treat UTI in persons with SCI. @scottlemaire.@DrRosengart
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Our own Gabriel Loor, M.D. @GloorLoor will serve as Vice Chair of the Transplant Committee for the American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST). @accpchest .@DrRosengart @DrKenLiao @CHI_StLukes @BCM_ALD
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We are honored looking back at our long history of excellence- building upon the groundbreaking work in cardiothoracic surgery of Drs. Michael E. DeBakey, Denton A. Cooley, E. Stanley Crawford and George P. Noon. #USNWR #RANKINGS #TOPRANKED #BESTHOSPITAL #USNEWS #CARDIO
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. @DrRosengart professor of surgery and chair of the Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, has been named to a new American College of Surgeons National Surgeon Scientist Program (ACS NSSP), and asked to serve as chair of its grant review committee.
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Congratulations Dr. Kenneth Mattox for receiving the prestigious 2023 John P. McGovern Compleat Physician Award. He joins an elite group of physicians, who have been recognized by the Houston Academy of Medicine for enriching the field of medicine.
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Atif Iqbal, M.D., colorectal surgeon, has received a Professional Educator Appreciation and Recognition Award. The PEAR awards recognizes instructors and faculty for excellence in teaching, mentorship, and/or for outstanding general assistance and inspiration.
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It is American Heart Month. Today Dr. Joseph Coselli discusses becoming a heart surgeon. #AmericanHeartMonth @DrChad_ @WinocourMD @BCM_Thoracic @DrKenLiao @DrRosengart
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Researchers Drs. @scottlemaire Ketan Ghaghada, Ying Shen (Baylor) and project leader Diana Milewicz (UTHealth) received a grant of $7.6M from the Leducq Foundation for their collaborative project, “Cellular and Molecular Drivers of Acute Aortic Dissections.” @Scott_A_Weldon
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Dr. Loor, associate professor of surgery in the Division of Cardiothoracic Transplantation and Circulatory Support, has been named president elect of the lung transplant section of the American College of Chest Physicians CHEST, Diffuse Lung Disease and Transplant Network.
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Dr. @jmills1955 is a co-author on the 9th Edition of Rutherford's Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy. @monteromiguel @dgarmstrong @bijan_najafi @DrRosengart @thetoedoctor @VascularSVS.
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Honored to announce next year’s surgical subspecialty residents in Thoracic Surgery, Vascular Surgery, and Pediatric Surgery. @UCSFSurgery.@KUMedCenter @JohnsHopkins @DartmouthHitch @LoyolaSurgery.@scottlemaire @DrRosengart @jmills1955 @monteromiguel @DrShawnGroth @NealBarshes
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TBT He once stood on the shoulders of giants. Now he trains the next generation of aortic surgeons. Meet Dr. Joseph S. Coselli. @DeBakeySociety @Texas_Heart @DrRosengart @scottlemaire @OPreventzaMD @kmattox1 @MarfanFdn @STS_CTsurgery #AmericanHeartMonth
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Dr. Rosengart was inducted into the @AmCollSurgeons Academy of Master Surgeon Educators, an honorary distinction that recognized preeminent surgical educators who have devoted their careers to surgical education and are considered premier leaders in their respective fields.
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Congratulations to all the Aortic Surgery Fellowship Graduates! . @MarcMoonMD .@vicenteorozco2
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Global Surgery Track Residents Youmna Sherif, M.D.; Sukriti Bansal, M.D.; and Lubna Khan, M.D. won second place in the 2022 History of Surgery Poster Competition,
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The Department of Surgery was honored to have Lars G. Svensson, M.D., Ph.D., as our grand rounds guest speaker for the Michael E. DeBakey Lectureship in Cardiac Surgery.
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This job requires attention to detail, incredible precision, and immense focus. We couldn't think of a better team. We are the Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery. Learn More:
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Way to go 2022 Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society Inductees Dr. Andres Espinoza, Dr. Ishan Kamat, Dr. Youmna Sherif @youmnasheriff @ishannovation @AndresFEspinoza @DrRosengart @BCMGlobalSurg
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Did you know Dr. James Suliburk @jsuliburk and Dr. Livia S. Eberlin @EberlinLab and Dr. Rongrong Huang, have been awarded $1.6 million in NIH funding to validate a mass spectrometry-based test for diagnosis of thyroid fine needle aspiration (FNA) biopsies.
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Considering @bcmhouston for a surgery residency. Get to know us and our fantastic hospitals in this virtual tour. Link to full video with comments from our alumni and residents. #match2021 @BCMGlobalSurg. #match2021.@womeninsurgery.@DrRosengart.
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We are pleased to welcome Dr. Elizabeth Alore as an assistant professor in the Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. @jsuliburk @EberlinLab @BCMGSRes @DrRosengart.#DeBakeySurgeon
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Exciting News! Dr. N. Thao N. Galván was awarded the James IV Association of Surgeons Traveling Fellowship! The award allows recipients to complete an international, educational exchange of their choosing. We look forward to learning where she will go! @DrThaoGalvan
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Congratulations Dr. Gao!. Dr. Gao was chosen to receive the AAS Outstanding Resident Research Award - Basic Science for his work entitled, “S1P Signaling Inhibition in Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Induces Immune Remodeling."
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Exciting News!!! Sophia Williams-Perez, M.D., PGY-3 general surgery resident in research, received a 2024 Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (SSAT) 2024 Writers Workshop Scholarship.@SophWPerez
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Medical Students Receive ACS Travel Awards. The department awarded six medical students a 2023 Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery American College of Surgeons (ACS) @AmCollSurgeons .
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So proud of our 2022 Women of Excellence Dr. Louisa Chiu, Holly Clayton, Dr. Alice King, Dr. Claire F. Ozaki, Dr. Yesenia Rojas-Khalil and Dr. Galina Toneva. @DrRosengart.#debakeysurgeon .
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Congratulations Dr. Carter and Dr. Huang!. Stacey Carter, M.D., associate professor of surgery and Kevin Huang, M.D., liver transplant fellow, were accepted into Baylor College of Medicine’s Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society.
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Youmna Sherif, M.D., global surgery resident at Baylor College of Medicine, was selected for an AMA Journal of Ethics Editorial Fellowship. She will develop and edit a complete issue for the AMA Journal of Ethics, which will focus on surgical care for incarcerated patients.
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Dr. @jmills1955 was selected to join the editorial board for the Journal of Endovascular Therapy. @ISEVSonline is the official journal of the International Society of Endovascular Specialists. @ISESnews @thetoedoctor @hendolat @dgarmstrong @DrRosengart @monteromiguel
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Dr. Kenneth Liao will receive over $3.5 million in funding from the Brockman Charitable Trust, for his study on Using Hearts from Donors after Circulatory Death.” His team includes Co-Investigators, Drs. Harveen Lamba and Nandan Kumar Mondal. @DrRosengart @scottlemaire
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Students in our DeBakey Summer Surgery Program getting ready to start their day. @DrRosengart @bcmhouston.@HollyShilstone @ronaldcottonmd.#debakeysurgeon
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Congratulations goes out to surgery resident Dr. Rodrigo Zea-Vera on his President’s Award for the best scientific abstract from the @STS_CTsurgery .@DrRaviGhanta @DrRosengart @BCM_Thoracic @BCM_ALD @scottlemaire
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Happy National Sewing Machine Day (June 13) for this Throwback Thursday! One of Dr. Michael E. DeBakey's many surgical innovations was the Dacron graft, which he formed into tubes on his wife’s sewing machine. @DrRosengart @Texas_Heart @scottlemaire @American_Heart @VascularSVS
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Congratulations Dr. Henry on receiving the Outstanding Young Thomasian Physician Award from the University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Medicine and Surgery's 150th year celebration.
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Tenth annual Research Symposium to highlight the academic achievements of the trainees and staff in our department.
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A very special thank you to @herbchen for delivering our annual Michael E. DeBakey Distinguished Lectureship this morning during our grand rounds hour. It was an honor to have you kick-off our in-person presentations again!. #DeBakeySurgeon
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Dr. @kmattox1 and Dr. Eric J. Silberfein have been accepted as member and associate member, respectively, of the @AmCollSurgeons Academy of Master Educators. #mattoxmonday @DrRosengart @harrishealth @BCMHouston_News
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We are pleased to welcome Dr. Jessie Z. Yu @DrJessieYu as an assistant professor in the Division of Plastic Surgery. Dr. Yu is a fellowship-trained reconstructive microsurgeon and provides a comprehensive spectrum of plastic surgical care. @WinocourMD @DrRosengart @dredwardreece
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From the Independence Award, and a Forbes 30 under 30 listing in the Healthcare category, to a Moore Inventor Fellowship, and a MacArthur Fellowship in 2018, we are excited to welcome @livia__se to our team!. We cannot wait to see what you accomplish!
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Congratulations Dr. Espinoza for being awarded an NIH F32 Grant. Andy Espinoza, M.D., pediatric surgical oncology research fellow, has received a $120,000 NIH F32 grant for his project “Defining Protein Signature of Vascular Invasion in Hepatoblastoma.”
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Have you met @monteromiguel? He works in the Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy and specializes in diabetic foot amputation prevention and limb salvage. Request an appointment:
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Dr. Ronald Cotton @ronaldcottonmd outlines three lessons from the operating room on how to change your mind’s mind and shift your perspective in a hugely impactful way during part of @bcmhouston first-ever TEDx event, @DrRosengart .
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Dr. Joseph Coselli Awarded for Distinguished Service: Baylor College of Medicine’s Alumni Association is honoring Dr. Joseph S. Coselli with the Distinguished Service Award. @bcmhouston @DrRosengart @JosephLamelas @AortaSurg
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What a milestone! Dr. John A. Goss, prof. of Surgery & chief of the Division of Abdominal Transplantation at @bcmhouston & director of Liver Transplantation @CHI_StLukes and @TexasChildrens, performs his 2000th liver transplant. @VAHouston @LifeGift #livertransplant #savinglives
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Cheers to a year well done! Starting our Friday off right, enjoying breakfast at Ben Taub Hospital today with faculty members and our last year general surgery residents! .@DrRosengart @DrChad_ @kmattox1 @jsuliburk @DrJeremyWard
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Baylor College of Medicine won the Surgical Jeopardy challenge at the18th Annual Academic Surgical Congress. Surgery residents Dr. Samuel Creden and Dr. Jorge Portuondo challenged other teams from across the nation in a friendly game of Surgical Jeopardy and were victorious.
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"Dr. Moon's assumption of one of the most storied legacies in American Surgery, bringing together Drs. DeBakey, Cooley, Crawford & @jcoselli is a true watershed moment" @drrosengart, chair of @BCM_Surgery. Dr. Moon will see patients at @Texas_Heart. For appts call 713-798-9910.
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Looks like we will be needing a bigger boat as we welcome one of our largest groups of interns to join the #DeBakeySurgeon family. We are looking forward to seeing every one of you shine this year!.*Not all interns pictured
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His poster displayed his research project “Contemporary Midterm Outcomes of Chronic type A dissection”. Along with his co-authors, he presented the outcomes of over 200 patients with chronic type A dissection showing low postoperative morbidity and mortality.
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We are beyond proud to announce and share that @DrKenLiao and his team have completed their 300th robotic heart surgery making this program the fastest growing robotic cardiac surgery practice in the country!. #DeBakeySurgeon.@bcmhouston @StLukesHealthTX @Texas_Heart
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Two of our chief residents Dr. Matthew Yanoff and Dr. Emily Steen presented inspirational lectures at Surgery Grand Rounds this morning. @DrRosengart @ronaldcottonmd #debakeysurgeon
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Legendary Houston Doctor to be Honored . Dr. Gabriel Loor is credited with performing the first "breathing lung transplantation" in the Midwest and Texas. Read the release: Learn more about Dr. Loor:
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Dr. Stephanie D. Gordy, associate professor of surgery was recently presented the Distinguished Consultant Award by @BCMEmergencyMed - for professionalism, communication, teaching and outstanding patient care. @DrRosengart @BgscottScott @harrishealth
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