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1/6 Today I gave 5 pieces of advice to our new Michigan Surgery interns. First I asked them if they had a culture. “Not yet” I suggested they would soon and when they were chiefs, they would own the culture of the residency. They will create it starting now. So my 5 tips👇

Another intern advice thread. Somewhere in Bellevue I was told: 1. Always listen to your chief 2. Never lie 3. Never screw up a pre-op Adding Eric Pauli ‘s Next 3 minutes. Good luck new interns! Hassan Aziz, MD, FACS Caroline Park MD, MPH SAGES is in Tampa in 2026! Ezra Teitelbaum Jennifer F Tseng MD MPH

Important document that lays out the facts. doi.org/10.1016/j.atho…

In Press: First robotic repair of aortic valve leaflet prolapse by cusp plication and annuloplasty: doi.org/10.1016/j.xjtc… #robotic_cardiac_surgery AATS WVU Medicine

Phew, no longer on primary consults call. 2 cases done, 3 consults, 2 trauma activations and 6k steps. If you didn’t already know it, surgery residents work REALLY hard

So proud of the excellent presentations at #STS2024 by Drs. Vik Jagadeesan and Hunter Mehaffey. WVU Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery heart team collaboration to shape practice on display!

WVU pride for top #STS2024 Tweddell award-winning paper presentation by Dr. Christopher Mascio, showcasing high-quality outcomes of contemporary pediatric cardiac surgery at all volume levels. Congratulations!

Very proud of the leadership of our WVU team for their multiple practice-changing contributions to enhance the science and care of cardiac and thoracic disease at #STS2004

Congrats to Vinay Badhwar as our second VP for ⁦The Society of Thoracic Surgeons⁩

Congratulations, Vinay Badhwar on being elected second Vice President of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons by its members!

#STS2024 was filled with fascinating and inspirational talks. Thankful to have been able to attend with former chiefs, co-residents, mentors, and family! Jefferson Surgery #thoracicsurgery

Grateful for the mentorship and sponsorship! Vinay Badhwar J. W. Awori Hayanga MD Larry Wei J. Hunter Mehaffey #STS2024 Go WVU!

Dr. Vinay Badhwar elected as second vice president of the The Society of Thoracic Surgeons board at its annual meeting in San Antonio, Texas. This puts Dr. Badhwar in line to assume the presidency of the STS in 2026. bit.ly/49g4YQq

A new study on longitudinal outcomes of arterial grafting authored by Drs. Joseph Sabik, Vinay Badhwar, and J. Hunter Mehaffey, published in @annalsthorsug finds that multiarterial CABG is associated with superior long-term survival. Read the article, which includes the Annals

SAVR vs TAVR in low-risk? Excellent presentation by J. Hunter Mehaffey at #AATS2024. See results published online today in JTCVS: jtcvs.org/article/S0022-… AATS AATS Journals WVU Medicine #aortic_valve_replacement

ICYMI Ryan Lamm's Chief Resident 4/25 mini #GrandRounds lecture is available to view online now: ▶️ jdc.jefferson.edu/surgerygr/280 Following graduation, Dr. Lamm will head to City of Hope Surgery Medical Center for a Complex General Surgical Oncology Fellowship👏

Celebrating our latest guideline: Guidelines for the Use of Laparoscopy During Pregnancy. Published in Surgical Endoscopy and available at: ow.ly/7JTC50RBgov Sunjay S. Kumar, MD Bethany Slater

Cardiac surgeons involved in long cases should learn from our anesthesia colleagues and ask for another surgeon to come help us (or even temporarily take the case over) when things get tough. It is not a sign of weakness (unless the ego is fragile) and it is good for the patient.

In this episode of Same Surgeon, Different Light, host Dr. @DavidCookeMD talks with Drs. Ikenna Okereke and Mark C Henderson about the role of education in medical workforce diversity. Listen to the podcast or watch the video: bit.ly/3Kj8xKZ #CTSurgery #TheFaceofCTSurgery

88.5% of surgeons deny having institutional policy regarding pregnancy/workload modification. "Feeling overworked during the last week of pregnancy" --> higher risk of preeclamsia/gestational HTN (OR 2.46), intra/postpartum complication (2.2) journals.lww.com/annalsofsurger…