Our Burn Center has completed its 1,000th laser procedure to treat burn scars. Burn surgeon Taryn Travis (Taryn Travis, MD, FACS) spoke with FOX 5 DC on how we use lasers to shrink and soften painful #scars and give the body a second chance at healing. bit.ly/3EaxIgw

Thanks to Elizabeth Dinice and Chef Robbie for a sweet mid-day donut break for our Georgetown Lombardi MedStar Georgetown team today!

Join me and my colleagues for the 17th Annual New York Lung Cancers Symposium at the InterContinental New York Barclay on 11/12. In person or virtual! #gotoPER #NYL22 Trainees can register for free with code (in person or virtual): NYL22SLFF bit.ly/3e7oxDa

It is always such an extraordinary privilege to get to spend time with Dr Rusch…who remains an inspiration and mentor to so many of us in thoracic surgery!! Women in Surgery WomenInThoracicSurg #mentorship #lungcancer

Will some of our friends like Stephanie G Worrell, MD FACS Paul Linsky Amy G. Fiedler, MD and Gavitt Woodard join us?

Every time I see patients in clinic, I am grateful for all the advances made in the field of oncology and keep getting reminded how lucky I am to be an oncologist. However, at the same time, I truly wish I had better therapies to offer and could do more for patients.

Hello The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Community! I will be moderating tonight’s #CTCareers TweetChat. Our topic focuses on personal wellness in your early career. We’ll start in 5 min!

It was a tremendous honor to give the SongBaek lecture for the Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons.

Raúl Caso-Motes, MD, MSCI Waddah Al-Refaie Majed Hechi Georgetown-WHC General Surgery Residency MedStar Georgetown Darryl!!

On tomorrow's episode of the IASLC podcast #LungCancerConsidered, I discuss the recent FDA approval of 1L cemiplimab + chemotherapy based on EMPOWER-Lung 3 study with Drs. Jordi Remon and Isabel Preeshagul. Listen on Apple Podcasts SoundCloud Spotify #LCSM #LCAM

Interested in Infiltrative Cardiomyopathies? An exciting opportunity exists for an NP seeking career growth in this field. We have an established track record of supporting APPs in this area. Please contact me if interested. MedStar Washington American Association of Heart Failure Nurses Johana R. Fajardo DNP Cindy Bither

#LungCancer cases in non-smokers are rising. That happened to Jennifer Randolph who never smoked. Jennifer and her doctor John Lazar (John F. Lazar) tell NBC4 Washington why we need to trust our instincts and be our own health advocate. bit.ly/3vTjUSN?

Elliot Servais, MD, FACS Linda Martin CTSurgSocMedNetwork #LCSM Chat Have to remember that DLCO/FEV1 threshold is not “prohibitive”, it only predicts higher risk of cardiopulm complications & low values have 2 extra steps in algorithm: including low- & high-fidelity tests. Only test with a numerical value labeling as “prohibitive” is CPET.

New #research from MedStar Health Research could be a game-changer in evaluating #thoracic surgery residents’ mastery of #RoboticSurgery techniques. Learn what the study found and why the details matter when it comes to assessments. bit.ly/3yeCbv5

Analysis of a new technique to evaluate #thoracic surgery residents’ performance in #roboticsurgery removes evaluator bias and helps trainees achieve mastery sooner. Learn more about this advance in #medicaledication. bit.ly/3kXdmRb MedStar Health

Congrats!

Already trying to recruit you back Brian Cohen and Raúl Caso-Motes, MD, MSCI it’s been an amazing 5+ years.

Dear Vanderbilt Health community, After 14 incredible years at @VUMCLung , it's with mixed emotions that I announce my departure. It's been an honor to serve as Director of Bronchoscopy & IP and a Professor here. During my time at Vanderbilt, we built an exceptional, internationally

With Asian Americans being the only racial group whose leading cause of death is #cancer, the first-ever study was published asking questions about the #lungcancer disparity in the demographic. See the article in #JTCVS: doi.org/10.1016/j.xjon… Les R Becker Puja Gaur Khaitan, MD John F. Lazar

An absolutely incredible plenary session presentation by Dr. Ghulam Abbas at the ECTSS24 day#1 on “Conflict Resolution and Building High Performance Healthcare Teams”. A high level discussion on creative thinking, emotional intelligence and the key to conflict resolution “OODA”