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‼️It's our pleasure to share that Dr. Melissa Coleman, a Cardiothoracic Surgeon (UCSF Cardiothoracic Surgery) in our Department, has been appointed Associate Program Director of Curriculum in our General Surgery Residency Program UCSF GS Residency 🥳🥳

Laparoscopic Skills Practice for R1s today at the Skills Lab!

This is why The ISHLT is amazing. Surgeons from the first #robotic heart transplant and first robotic #lungtransplant bumping into each other and talking all things robotic. What a great meeting! #ISHLT2025

Such a privilege to be at #ISHLT2025 in Boston this week sharing our experience at UCSF Cardiothoracic Surgery recovering organs via commercial flight. Have met so many giants and love every minute I get to spend with this amazing lung transplant program !! //

When your boss ⁦UCSF Cardiothoracic Surgery⁩ so hard she uses a 10 blade to tighten her loupes. One of a kind JK !! We love you ! //

That feeling when you’ve been at the hospital for 3 days, done back to back lung transplants and gotten your first distals, and your ⁦UVM Larner Med⁩ roomie crashes the OR. So proud of you Justin. ⁦UCSF Benioff SF⁩ is lucky to have you above the drapes !! //

Had a great time and learned a ton at #ISHLT2025 but can’t wait to get back to my girls and patients in the best city in the world. I love you guys !! You make it all possible and worth it Liv !!! //

So proud of you Luke Meredith, MD !!! Go Blue ! //

Hey, that’s my Chief! Congratulations Fari Fall, MD, MA! Jefferson Surgery

So disappointed to not make #AATS2025. Thank you to our awesome UC San Francisco MS1 Seif Elmankabadi for holding it down w/ our poster on pushing the limits with mini sternotomies for arch work. You inspire us Marko Boskovski, MD MHS MPH !! //

Excellent work by Roy Hilzenrat, MD MSc MGSC at the CT surgery in LMIC session today demonstrating that while Canadian thoracic surgeons are eager to engage globally, they lack support but international groups seek partners creating a clear opportunity for collaboration! #AATS2025

“What I saw was when I got involved with the AATS was how focused they are on young people. The AATS true focus is on the next generation.” - Joseph Coselli, MD #AATS2025

The 2025 STS Workshop on Robotic Thoracic Surgery is underway in Norcross, GA! Thoracic surgeons are engaging in didactic lectures, case demonstrations, interactive robotic simulators Intuitive, and more. #CTSurgery #STSRoboticThoracic

Congratulations to our fellow Brian M. Till and thank you to The Society of Thoracic Surgeons AND Intuitive for this amazing opportunity to advance our robotic skills! UCSF Cardiothoracic Surgery UCSF Surgery

So great to see the ⁦Jefferson Surgery⁩ crew in Atlanta for #STSRoboticThoracic. We missed you ⁦Olugbenga Okusanya MD⁩ !! #thoracicpark //

Can’t believe how much ⁦Dr. Lana Schumacher⁩ , ⁦Brian Mitzman⁩ & ⁦John F. Lazar⁩ squuezed into 48hrs. PA control, double sleeves, segments- 6hrs of console time and much more. Thankful to the ⁦The Thoracic Surgery Foundation (TSF)⁩, ⁦The Society of Thoracic Surgeons⁩ for the opportunity!! //

‼️ Tomorrow, our very own Dr. Jasleen Kukreja—Director of the UC San Francisco Lung Transplant Program—will be in Boston presenting her talk, “No Lungs Left Behind: The UCSF Transplant Experience.”👇👇#UCSF

Don’t miss the chance to share your work! Abstract submissions are OPEN for the 2025 WTS 2nd Annual Conference. We invite abstracts showcasing impactful research in cardiothoracic surgery and supporting the advancement of women in the specialty. ➡️ bit.ly/4cBfsMr

Where does the T cell response come from after neoadjuvant chemoIO? Our new study in resectable NSCLC shows that benign tumor-draining lymph nodes —not just tumors—initiate and program the anti–PD-1 response. biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Mechanical and bioprosthetic valve replacement for RHD in Rwanda was cost-effective suggesting valvular surgery can be economical in LMICs. #AHAJournals Vongai Christine Mlambo Stanford Department of Medicine Stanford Cardiothoracic Surgery ahajrnls.org/4jBf4jq