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Congrats to all residents who presented at this year’s #bigelow2021 Research Day! Thoughtful talks! thanks to Dr. Terry Yau for organizing. Our residents did amazing - 1st prize basic sci Amine Mazine, 1st prize clinical RodolfoRocha, runner up Dr. Derrick Tam Rashmi Nedadur

Cardiac Surgery, University of Toronto youtu.be/8oOcslB9LGM via YouTube University of Toronto Cardiac Surgery Maral Ouzounian Rashmi Nedadur Malak Elbatarny Dr. Derrick Tam

This month's SSC Leadership Spotlight: Professor Maha Othman, Chair of the SSC Subcommittee on Women's Health Issues in Thrombosis and Hemostasis. Read more and see her profile at isth.org/news/563299

#CTSNetGlobal is now up CTSNet! Easily found at the top of the CTSNet website, anyone is able to submit #GlobalCardiacSurgery research, experiences, and insights to the platform. Find out more: ctsnet.org/article/ctsnet… Emily Farkas, MD Malak Elbatarny BIDMC Department of Surgery Dominique Vervoort

🔥TRANEXAMIC ACID evidence and controversies: an ⁦RPTH⁩ illustrated review. 🔥Masterfully led by ⁦Nicole Relke,⁩ w outstanding contributions from ⁦Nick Chornenki, MD 🇺🇦⁩! Thank you ⁦Alisa Wolberg⁩ ⁦Mary Cushman 🫀🧠🩸⁩! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/rt…

Happening tomorrow!

We are very excited to announce this upcoming webinar featuring Emily Farkas, MD, who will share with us her experience as a global cardiac surgeon! Join us this Saturday at 11 am EST: utoronto.zoom.us/j/87505187533

⚠️ Ontario-wide analysis University of Toronto Cardiac Surgery of MAG-CABG vs. 2nd-gen DES: ✅️ 5-year survival: 96.8% vs 94.5% (HR 0.56) ✅️ MACCE freedom: 94.3% vs 88.5% (HR 0.49) ✅️ MACCE freedom incl. repeat revasc.: 91.2% vs 70.7% (HR 0.24) #TSSMN AATS Journals jtcvs.org/article/S0022-…

Huge congratulations to Dr. Maral Ouzounian for outstanding and hard-earned achievements as a surgeon-scientist, leader, and mentor!👏👏 Excited for the bright future of the division ahead!

[1/2] Congratulations to Dr. Maha Othman who received a Minister’s Award of Excellence in the #EverydayHeroes category.

Congratulations to Dr. Amine Mazine, recipient of the #GallieDay D R Wilson award: Amine Mazine was rated by University of Toronto medical students as this year’s top outstanding surgical resident teacher U of T Department of Surgery! bobby yanagawa Maral Ouzounian UofT Surgery Interest Group James Rutka SickKids Labatt Family Heart Centre

Daniella Eliathamby: aortic diameter weakly associated with aortic biomechanics, but aortic length shows no association. Jennifer Chung Maral Ouzounian Craig Simmons Thomas Forbes

Equivalent periop death/neuro deficit & improved CT resolution of malperfusion after Extended Arch vs Hemiarch in Type A dissection— Multicenter Canadian data #AATS2022 Maral Ouzounian Michael Chu Dominique Vervoort Mark Jennifer Chung Ismail El-Hamamsy, MD, PhD bobby yanagawa

Dr. Rashmi Nedadur presenting her work on machine learning in the setting of heart transplant at #GallieDay. Rashmi Nedadur's study was selected as one of the top 3 posters this year. Congrats Rashmi! bobby yanagawa Maral Ouzounian U of T Department of Surgery

Dr. Malak Elbatarny University of Toronto Cardiac Surgery gives 👏 talk on outcomes of axillary vs. femoral cannulation in ATAAD repair (IRAD, N=2270): ❓️ Strategies vary, best one unclear ➡️ Adjusted hospital mortality & stroke equivalent ✅️ Femoral safe & effective; NOT end of axillary #EACTS2022

Just published! Hybrid arch frozen elephant trunk repair for acute type A aortic dissection: Extra-anatomic subclavian reconstruction mmcts.org/tutorial/1749 Michael Chu Maral Ouzounian Mark Canadian Thoracic Aortic Collaborative

20 yr outcomes of Valve Sparing Root Replacement in Marfan by Reimplantation vs Remodeling Technique. Both excellent late outcomes. Reimplantation: less late AI/reintervention. Full paper in latest issue of The Annals of Thoracic Surgery: rb.gy/dugjzx Maral Ouzounian Jennifer Chung

Happening now! Join the University of Toronto Healthcare Student Association Panel on "Exploring the World of Surgery" shorturl.at/8zDCh