❗️Day 3-4 lineup ❗️Don’t miss an afternoon filled with organ preservation and #dcd 🫀transplantation. #ISHLT2025

Highlights from Brandon Ferrell, MD talks on #DCD🫀Tx -We can likely extend past the 30 min fWIT threshold -🚫 difference in survival in DPP vs NRP at < 30 min fWIT though NRP has ⬆️ survival at >40 min -A preservation time <8 hrs and NRP may have ⬆️survival in donors >40 #ISHLT2025

This morning Dr. Goldstein received the The ISHLT 2025 Francis D. Pagani Endowed Mentorship Award for his tireless effort and commitment to mentoring the next generation of heart failure surgeons. 👏 #ISHLT2025

Extremely excited to have matched Amanda Ghanie as our 2026-2028 thoracic-track fellow! Can’t wait to have her join our team! #Match2025

Excited to be at #AATS2025 to share our work and hear from the incredible lineup of presentations!

Congratulations to my co-resident and role model Jorge Humberto Rodríguez Quintero MD, MPH for winning the AATS cardiothoracic resident abstract competition! Important work highlighting treatment paradigms in resectable esophageal adenocarcinoma- stay tuned for the manuscript! #AATS2025 AATS Montefiore Health System

Twenty years ago, I lost my dad to lung cancer. 😥 He would be incredibly proud of all the progress our community has made to fight this terrible disease. Now is NOT the time to let up on research & clinical trials or on efforts to better identify and screen at risk patients!

Extremely proud that Brandon Ferrell, MD was awarded the Abiomed Cardiothoracic Fellow’s Grant in support of his education, research, and training on his way to becoming a heart failure surgeon. #CTsurgery #Heartfailure Johnson & Johnson MedTech | Heart Recovery

The team had a fun time at NYSTS last night. It was great to hear Dr. Gaudino and Dr. Ismail El-Hamamsy, MD, PhD talk about their inspirational journeys to New York. Brandon Ferrell, MD also got to share our 17-year experience with 🤖 CABG. #CTsurgery

Adam D. Chalek (PGY-2) doing an awesome job working on the LIMA harvest with Jin Wu (senior fellow) providing excellent mentorship. #CTsurgery #CABG

Had a lot of fun in Istanbul for the annual ISMICSofficial meeting. Inspiring to hear the latest in innovation and technology occurring in our field. Also grateful to have shared our 17-year experience with 🤖 CABG as one of the finalists for the early career presentation in MICS award.

CT surgery residents: Get ready to compete and show off your knowledge! Register your two-person team for the CT Surgery Resident Showdown. The deadline to apply is June 30; US, European, and Canadian resident teams are eligible. ow.ly/UHnX50W56rh EACTS

Our recent case of an endoventricular patch repair for a LV pseudoaneurysm published in MMCTS. Thank you EACTS for highlighting! Montefiore Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency Montefiore Heart Montefiore Health System Stephen Spindel MD John P Skendelas Yasmine

Proud of Brandon Ferrell, MD and Adam D. Chalek for presenting studies utilizing the large Montefiore Health System ECMO experience at #ASAIO2025, and for Adam making his 1st oral presentation of residency! The old Monte team was even able to catch up! Jamil borgi Rachel Spallone, MD ASAIO #NOLA

Be sure to join us (either in-person or virtually) tomorrow and Friday! A great program is planned focused on the latest in heart failure, mechanical circulatory support, structural heart therapies, and cardiac transplantation! AATS The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

🎙️Great discussion on Total Artificial 🫀 happening right now at #MonteHeart2025 Ivan Netuka Montefiore Heart Montefiore Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency

Be sure to check out Korri Hershenhouse, MD’s video on mini on-pump beating heart mitral valve repair that was part of the 2024 Resident Video Competition and now published on CTSNet! Brandon Ferrell, MD Jin Wu TSRA ctsnet.org/article/pump-b…