
Association of VA Surgeons (AVAS)
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Established in 1967. Dedicated to improving healthcare for vets and education + research conducted by VA surgeons.
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Truly humbled & honored to be selected for CWRU School of Medicine Kaiser Permanente Excellence in #TeachingAward A #privilege to participate in training future #Leaders in #Medicine Honoring my #mentors through #trainees WashU Medicine Department of Surgery WashU Medicine Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery Penn Medicine MD LMSA Midwest Southern Thoracic Surgical Association (STSA) Association of VA Surgeons (AVAS)


Well written, Dr Faisal Bakaeen MD



Michigan Surgery David Odell, MD MS Justin B. Dimick Congrats Kiran! Great to have you on the #VISN10 #ThoracicSurgery representing VA Ann Arbor Robert Van Haren, MD DuyKhanh Pham Ceppa VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System Association of VA Surgeons (AVAS) VA Research Veterans Affairs General Thoracic Surgical Club

A befitting tribute to a surgical legend Cleveland Clinic Cleveland Clinic Heart, Vascular & Thoracic who pioneered ITA use in CABG. Both ITA grafts are patent after 40years. Remembering #FloydLoopMD (1936-2015), Past President AATS


Coronary 4Front Gregg W. Stone MD Spiral Daniel Mark MIЯVΛƬ #IC Mamas A. Mamas Michael Savage David L. Fischman Carlos Collet MD PhD Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai Joe Sabik Marc Ruel, MD, MPH Victor Dayan Gianluca Torregrossa Ash Paul Patrick Myers Rahat Warraich PhD Not to mention the 5-yr results of FAME III in the intermediate SYNTAX score cohort. PCI HR 1.64 (95%CI 1.11-2.43). I wonder if all-cause mortality is also significantly less in CABG- not sure why it was not included in the manuscript



Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery: An Interview With Faisal Bakaeen At the 2024 EACTS Annual Meeting, Lorena Montes spoke with Faisal Bakaeen MD about coronary artery bypass graft surgery. 🔗ow.ly/BfOG50W0t7s #EACTS #interview #CABG


Do not miss the interview that I Did to Dr Faisal Bakaeen MD at #EACTS2025 discussing centers of excellence in Coronary Surgery, controversies in guidelines among other things!


Victor Dayan Mamas A. Mamas Less-Is-More Cardiologist Patrick Myers Rafa Sádaba Yes. Here is why: doi.org/10.1016/j.xjon…

When the CEO is one of us. Cleveland Clinic Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Cleveland Clinic The Team



Thoughts on Coagulopathy Treatment in Cardiac Surgery JAMA Surgery jamanetwork.com/journals/jamas…

Fantastic webinar on important topic in #Thoracic #Oncology by Mara Antonoff, MD, FACS MD Anderson Cancer Center This #Monday 6/16 Huong Le eastern! CTSurgSocMedNetwork CTSNet General Thoracic Surgical Club The Society of Thoracic Surgeons AATS ED Latinos in Cardiothoracic Surgery ABCTS Association of VA Surgeons (AVAS) LMSA Surgery Section The Lung Institute at Baylor Medicine WashU Medicine Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery ACS National Lung Cancer Roundtable Nathan A. Pennell MD, PhD, FASCO

Proud of this Team that “pumped” almost 6000 cases last year! Cleveland Clinic Cleveland Clinic Heart, Vascular & Thoracic


The Atrium: Radial Artery Harvesting Watch this month’s episode of The Atrium for a fascinating conversation between host Alice Copperwheat and expert guest Faisal Bakaeen MD as they delve into radial artery harvesting. 🔗ow.ly/roGn50WfHX3 #atrium #podcast #CTSNet


B-SAFER is a disruptive innovation that democratized arch surgery and (true to its name) made it safer for patients. Congratulations to Eric E. Roselli and team Cleveland Clinic Cleveland Clinic Heart, Vascular & Thoracic