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I’m not at #WHA77 right now but wondering what the #visadenial rate for attendees/invited speakers was this yr? Particularly striking when we’re trying to achieve #healthequity #healthforall but folks literally cannot get to their seat at the table‼️ #passportprivilege @paimadhu

🚨🚨🚨 #ESOPEC🚨🚨🚨 🔥Practice shifting trial🔥 Patients with resectable, locally advanced, esophagus/GEJ adenocarcinoma Randomized Peri-op FLOT (FLOT4) vs Pre-operative chemoradiation (CROSS) Congrats to the study investigators! Let’s dive in! #ASCO24 Mayo Clinic Radiation Oncology 1/

🌍 Join us this Friday for our Global Cardiothoracic Surgery Casablanca Case Series! David J. Sugarbaker Division of Thoracic Surgery & UM6SS will be focusing on Innovation and Collaboration in the field of thoracic surgery. #globalsurgery #cardiothoracicsurgery #surgicaleducation

On #WorldLungCancerDay, we highlight the importance of community education, patient voices, innovative research & equitable access to care. Conquering lung cancer is a team sport, and with our all-star lineup, the future’s looking bright! 💙🫁 #LungCancerAwareness #HealthEquity

Dr Daniela presents work highlighting a need for future studies to include more balanced gender representation and to make public health policies elevating lung screening as a priority for high-risk groups. #wclc24 IASLC WomenInThoracicSurg

#WCLC24 Highlights #CommunityOncology: 1. #HARMONi2 in mNSCLC 2. #CM77TvsCM816 resectable NSCLC 3. #TROPIONLung01 in 2L mNSCLC 4. #SKIPPirr: AEs for Amivantamab 5. #TNM staging: 9th Ed 6. Personal highlights #lcsm #OncTwitter IASLC 1/7

If you’re a Thoracic Surgeon, this is a lot of what you need to know when you send your patients to your friendly neighborhood Medical Oncologist! (courtesy of the wonderful Dr. Ros Juergens) Jonathan Spicer MD PhD Se-In Choe @wc_hanna McMaster Thoracics

“Embracing The “Global” In #GlobalSurgery: A Consensus Statement On Conference Equity From The Association Of Academic Global Surgery” is published on The Journal Of Global Surgery (ONE) jogs.one/JoGS_1168/ Congratulations to AAGS Advocacy Committee! #Equity Riya Sawhney Nakul Raykar Tanaz Vaghaiwalla, MD MS

A research fellow at ThoracicSurgeryMSK reports on >1,100 patients undergoing MIS from 2020-2023 with an impressive 90-day mortality rate of only 0.4%. Those intermediate risk for surgery (n=149) deemed eligible for either SBRT or MIS may have had comparable OS with either treatment.

October was an Incredible month with 31 double lung transplants in 31 days at the Toronto Lung Transplant Program. Another record. Kudos to the whole team! What’s next? Ajmera Transplant Centre UHN UHN Sprott Department of Surgery

At Global Thoracic Surgery Residents Association's annual meeting, Mass General Surgery's Asishana Osho, MD, MPH shared crucial insight on being the BEST international CTS fellowship candidate 🌍🫁🫀 "Prioritize personal excellence, find a fellowship philosophy that aligns with your goals, start planning early and network!"

2024 has produced incredible strides in lung cancer care 🫁, yet 21% did not receive any care prior to NSCLC-related death. This report highlights the importance of advocacy and initiatives aimed at eliminating barriers to care in parallel to clinical studies.

As Canada’s largest transplant program, we take great pride in calling UHN’s Toronto General Hospital our home. Congratulations to #TeamUHN on being named Newsweek’s no. 3 in the world once again!

SANO trial is published! 🚨Non-inferior 2-year survival & better QOL for surveillance vs esophagectomy in those with complete clinical response after chemorads ❗️important to discuss with MDT & patients ⚠️caveats on interpretation & implementation #tssmn thelancet.com/journals/lanon…

Dr. Yasufuku shares an innovative vision for select lung cancer care - a “one-stop shop” for tissue sampling, diagnosis, and treatment. A great option for non-operable patients… and perhaps for operable patients in the future! 🫁⚡️AATS

Come join us at the “Cardiothoracic Surgery in Low and Middle Income Countries” to see how the international CTS community is tackling global health inequity, and promoting independent growth in regions that need it most! 🌏🫁🫀 #AATS2025 AATS

It is such a privilege to work with some of the most brilliant young minds, and the future giants of their CTS field across the globe! CTS residents - join Global Thoracic Surgery Residents Association to open new doors to int. collaboration and opportunities! 🌏🫁🫀AATS #AATS2025

Presenting now and newly published in #JTCVS Open: AATS 2025: Global Surgery Interest and Engagement in Canadian Thoracic Surgery Practice. Hilzenrat, Ashrafi, et al. Read now: doi.org/10.1016/j.xjon… #AATS2025 Roy Hilzenrat, MD MSc MGSC

The road less traveled was the best road! Jones David R. inspiring Presidential address. The secrete sauce for research and innovation is scholarship! #AATS2025 AATS ThoracicSurgeryMSK

Eye-opening session on lung Ca resectability by Jessica Donington Biniam Kidane Linda Martin Brendon Stiles Biniam Kidane on promoting a taxonomy for resectability: “If we can find a way to speak the same language, there is no limit to what we can do together”🫁 AATS