Important question for clinicians managing an aortic catastrophe...when is emergent laparotomy futile? Great project from the Penn Aorta team! Nimesh Desai MD PhD John J. Kelly, MD Selim Mosbahi, MD John Augoustides PennSurgery Penn Cardiology The Annals of Thoracic Surgery annalsthoracicsurgery.org/article/S0003-…

Great day at ASCVTS Aortic Summit in Tokyo! Strong #pennaorta presence and great discussions all around! PennSurgery John J. Kelly, MD Nimesh Desai MD PhD Penn Cardiology Michael Catalano, MD The Society of Thoracic Surgeons #pennaorta #ASCVTS #aortaed

Thanks to the Penn Aorta team, Kendall Lawrence, Nimesh Desai MD PhD, and to STS, EACTS, and LACES for an incredible meeting in Buenos Aires!

Congratulations to Chase Brown, MD, MS on performing his 100th robotic #CABG surgery! The milestone was achieved in under two years, with zero deaths, leading the way for safer and more efficient care. #CardioRobotics #MedTech

.⁦Kendall Lawrence⁩ , Nimesh Desai MD PhD, Michael Catalano, MD, and Cecillia Chin (Lui) describe the approach to a complex aortic arch and descending thoracic aortic reconstruction following infection of a thoracic branched endograft. academic.oup.com/icvts/article/…

Our comprehensive review of neonatal aortic arch surgery studies revealed wide variation in neuroprotection, with ACP flow rates ranging from 10-100 cc/kg/min and temperatures ranging from 18-34°C during circulatory arrest. Data is needed to optimize and standardize practice!

#22 on our #TrendingTuesday Countdown of the Most Read AATS Journals articles from 2024: Deployment of a novel hybrid stent for open repair of acute DeBakey type I aortic dissection with malperfusion. Read now in #JTCVS Techniques: doi.org/10.1016/j.xjtc…

Check out Dr. Chase Brown, MD, MS's approach to robotic MIDCAB in our MMCTS tutorial.

Thankful for the opportunity to share our work at the 2025 STS Coronary Conference - what an excellent meeting! Chase Brown, MD, MS Nimesh Desai MD PhD Amit Iyengar, MD, MSE Nick Goel The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Great showing from #PennAorta at the EACTS Aortic Forum in Prague, with top-tier learning from world experts in aortic surgery Nimesh Desai MD PhD Kendall Lawrence Chase Brown, MD, MS Alexandra Sperry, MD Murat Yildiz

Penn Cardiac Surgery making a splash at Western Thoracic Surgical Association 2025 - insights from launching a robotic MIDCAB program, SES and type A dissection repair, neurologic outcomes after proximal aortic surgery, and contemporary state of single ventricle ACHD care in the US!

Great presentations from our Penn cardiac surgery residents on robotic coronary and aortic surgery at the Western Thoracic Surgical Association annual meeting. Fantastic conference and fun to catch up with west coast colleagues. Nimesh Desai MD PhD Scott DeRoo Michael Catalano, MD

Discover the newest MMCTS tutorial: Total arterial, anaortic, off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting 📊 Skill level: Fundamental Watch as we share our step-by-step guide to performing 3-vessel off-pump CABG with dual-IMA inflow and all arterial grafts, highlighting “Y” and

Excited to become PENN’s new Cardiac surgery Program Director for our cardiac I-6 and Traditional Pathways. We will continue our legacy of being the best training program in the country! Come train with us on the #rightsideofthetable

Is bioprosthetic better in type A? In our cohort of type A dissection patients aged ≤65 requiring composite root replacement, mechanical roots are associated with no survival advantage over tissue at 10-years, with increased risk of morbid complications. tinyurl.com/3z5784vf

We report a case of simultaneous VAD placement during conversion from single to biventricular repair in the setting of a borderline systemic ventricle - an important technique as a bridge-to-decision, preserving the possibility of biventricular physiology. doi.org/10.1016/j.xjtc…

The bare metal AMDS stent yields key benefits in the management of patients with DeBakey I aortic dissections, promoting positive remodeling with a familiar hemiarch operation. What role should it play in dissection management? We discuss in our review: authors.elsevier.com/a/1lWBZ3jAej9N…

In an expert review piece, Michael Catalano, MD, Chase Brown, MD, MS, and Dr. Szeto describe the indications, surgical approach, and key considerations of the novel bare metal AMDS stent for type A dissection management. researchgate.net/publication/39…