Germany has handled the coronavirus outbreak very well. And Merkel is absolutely one of the reasons why.

The curve may be flattening but we can’t stop what we’re doing now. Social distancing saves lives. Stay Home. Stop the Spread. Save Lives.

I had a productive meeting with President Trump today. We agreed that the state will be responsible for managing the actual tests in our laboratories. The federal government will take on the responsibility of supply chain issues that are beyond states' control.

Top #AHA2020 awards go to all-star women 👇

We are saddened by the passing of Vincent Gott, MD Cardiac Surgeon in Chief from 1965-1982. Dr. Baumgartner, Vincent L. Gott Professor of Cardiac Surgery, remembers him as "an incredible person, innovator, surgeon and teacher, mentor and great friend." Hopkins Surgery

CRF welcomes David J. Cohen, MD, MSc as Director of Clinical and Outcomes Research David J. Cohen, MD, MSc ow.ly/8mSY50D1GUV

The first U.S. adult heart transplant | Stanford Medicine 54 years ago today.... new hope for those w/end-stage heart disease. ⁦Stanford Medicine⁩ ⁦Stanford Health Care⁩ ⁦Joseph C Wu, MD, PhD⁩ ⁦The ISHLT⁩ ⁦The Society of Thoracic Surgeons⁩ ⁦⁦AATS⁩ stanmed.stanford.edu/2018winter/fif…

Congratulations Maral Ouzounian (Maral Ouzounian), new Chief of Cardiovascular Surgery UHN Sprott Department of Surgery and Peter Munk Cardiac Centre. An exceptional surgeon-scientist entrusted with the future of this historic program. @Skeshavjee, Barry Rubin MD, PhD, FRCSC, U of T Department of Surgery

Congratulations to Dr. Maral Ouzanian Maral Ouzounian , a superb physician, surgeon, leader and innovator in the field of cardiothoracic surgery. I'm proud to call her a colleague and one of our former Fellows!

FESC European Society of Cardiology 2022 Barcelona

FESC, European Society of Cardiology Congress Barcelona 2022

Robotic steerable catheters will be the future of structural heart and coronary interventions! “Steerable soft robots could enhance medical applications” miragenews.com/steerable-soft…

Congrats to 3 extraordinary leaders on their awards. Drs. Jennifer Ellis NYU Langone Health , Leah Backhus MD MPH FACS @StanfordCTSurg, Betty Tong, MD MHS DukeCTSurgery - your dedication, excellence & track records have inspired us all! #STS2023 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons WomenInThoracicSurg

Past Presidents of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons together in San Diego for #STS2023 ⁦The Society of Thoracic Surgeons⁩

Great talk by Dr. Peter Smith #STS2023 on the story of data over the years of PCI versus CABG. ⁦The Society of Thoracic Surgeons⁩

Using ISCHEMIA to justify the downgrade of CABG for 3VD in the 2021 guidelines was an "overreach," said Joe Sabik at #STS2023. He presented The Society of Thoracic Surgeons data to show that contemporary CABG patients weren't represented by the trial. tctmd.com/news/surgeons-… Patrick Myers Joe Bavaria, MD

Privileged to represent Herz-Kreislauf-Zentrum Rotenburg Fulda Klinikum Hersfeld-Rotenburg at A-CURE 9th Annual Symposium London.“Successful repeat mitral valve replacement after early bioprosthetic valve thrombosis following salvage therapy with VA-ECMO and Impella 5.5.

American Society of Echocardiography ASE 2025 Scientific Sessions — September 5-7, 2025 Nashville, TN 🌍💙

Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology FESC Madrid 2025 8/28/2025

Fellow of the American College of Cardiology ACC 2025, Chicago March 2025