Surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital have transplanted a kidney from a genetically engineered pig into the body of a Weymouth man, the first time an animal kidney has been transplanted into a living person. trib.al/j1RSqUz

Today Mass General Hospital has announced the world’s first successful transplant of a genetically-edited pig (porcine) kidney into a 62-year-old man living with end-stage kidney disease. Check out the article: massgeneral.org/news/press-rel…

Congratulations to the AATS Lifetime Achievement Awardee Pedro del Nido of Boston Children's - AATS 95th President and world-renowned congenital surgeon. #AATS2024

An older drawing showing why grabbing 'extra' fat and muscle when closing the fascia can lead to separation of the fascia later on. On the next slide, we'll use simple geometry to understand why suture 'A' is not as good as suture 'B'. 🧵(1/3)

successful #AorticSymposium & #AATS2024 learning from the best in the world! 🫀🫁

1/ Met Gala outfits as infectious diseases: A (short) thread 🧵.

Short 🧵regarding the scissors with black handles: Those who read my original 🧵on the meaning of gold handled surgical instruments may recall I mentioned scissors with black handles (if not, see link at the end). I've now seen one in the wild and got the necessary photos.

Here’s the best fluoroscopic Chest X-Ray of this medical condition I’ve ever seen What’s the diagnosis?

Important echo views :

Cardiac surgeons Asishana Osho (Asishana Osho, MD, MPH) and Ali Rabi (S. Alireza (Ali) Rabi MD. Ph.D.) are part of a team of medical researchers at MGH who are forging a new path aimed at making more and more hearts viable and available for transplantation. Read more: shorturl.at/vLdf3

Once again: a🧵about 🧵's It's been about a year since I last posted these, but for the new folks, here is a collection of links to each of my 🧵 about surgical sutures. 9 of these are about suture types and the other 3 are miscellaneous suture-related topics. ⬇️(1/ )

check out our case of complete excision of mitral annular calcification and double valve replacement with aortomitral curtain reconstruction! MGH CT Surgery Residency Program

Contraindication to TEE doesn’t mean contraindication to mini mitral: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

On October 16, 1846, Mass General hosted the first successful public demonstration of ether as a surgical anesthetic. This groundbreaking event is commemorated each year as a significant milestone in our hospital’s history.

Dr. Jordan P. Bloom has been named the 2024 Supervising Physician of the Year by the Committee for Distinguished Physician Assistants. This award recognizes a supervising physician who supports, educates, and promotes PAs so they can practice to the full extent of their license.

Standing room only for today’s Mass General Surgery Grand Rounds by Drs. Pierson, Madsen, Kawai, and Leonardo V. Riella discussing the first kidney xenotransplantation in a living human recipient

Over 50% of patients under 60 in California are getting TAVR. This is absurd! Huge shoutout to Jo Chikwe and team for exposing the alarming truth: TAVR has a 250% higher risk of death in 5 years compared to SAVR. annalsthoracicsurgery.org/article/S0003-…

“The bus was out of gas. It was time to go home.” 😂

Can’t think of a more fun way to pass the day!!

June in Boston. 🤍