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New pub alert 💥: Open 3-stage repair of multifocal aortic aneurysms in a 34-year-old by Sasha Still MD, presented by graduating fellow Dr. Soler at the Fellow Case Competition International Aortic Summit and published in JVS-Cases Innovations and Techniques jvscit.org/article/S2468-… #whyUABCT UAB Cardiovascular Institute #AortaEd

The UAB General Surgery Residency Program honored its chief residents, as well as supporting faculty and residents across the program, at its annual awards day celebration. Congrats to all who were recognized! 💻 Read the full list of awardees here: bit.ly/43J7AoG.

Excellent AVR and root enlargement skills lab this AM. Thanks Edwards Lifesciences for the support and Kyle W Eudailey, MD Sasha Still MD Panos N. Vardas for your time and teaching! 🫀 #whyUABCT

Never underestimate a centrally located structure on a non-con CT chest! 68 yo F diagnosed with pericardial cyst on CT A/P. Con CT w/ chronic TAAD with thrombosed aortic pseudoaneurysm. S/p hemiarch + in-situ proximal anastomosis. @uabcvi tmsa Radiology Bits Terumo Aortic #aortaed

As academic development time comes to a close, excited to share access to our article that just got published in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery authors.elsevier.com/c/1lE0yovKl4NG

Annual tradition: Boat Day with the graduating UAB Surgery general surgery chief residents!

So very grateful to my friends UofU CT Surgery UofUSurgery and UAB Cardiothoracic Surgery UAB Surgery for their incredible support ❤️ Humbled and excited for this great opportunity Indiana Surgery -Indiana Univ School of Medicine IUSM Division of CT Surgery IU School of Medicine. Thank you Karl Bilimoria and IU Health leadership for your trust!

Thrilled to be selected to join the TSRA Executive Committee 2025-2026. I’ve admired, and benefited from, this group’s incredible impact on CT trainee education. Excited to serve! Benjamin Wei, MD Panos N. Vardas Sasha Still MD UAB Cardiothoracic Surgery UAB Surgery

Dr. Sasha Still, an assistant professor in the UAB Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, along with her colleagues in the division, published their experience of TAVR explantation in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 🖥️ Read more: bit.ly/4dSvZfY Sasha Still MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery

High risk TAVR explant possible with lower mortality (6%) at UAB Medicine UAB Surgery UAB Cardiovascular Institute UAB Cardiovascular Disease, compared to all previously published studies. A great achievement! Let’s figure out how to do even better! The Society of Thoracic Surgeons AATS WomenInThoracicSurg

Last day as a UAB Surgery resident. Thanks for carving surgeons out of us herb chen UAB Surgery Women in Surgery #ilooklikeasurgeon UAB Cardiothoracic Surgery

TSRA Executive Committee 2025-2026 Anna Olds Sameer Hirji Chi Chi Do-Nguyen, DO Irbaz Hameed, MD Rohun Bhagat Justin Robinson Faaz Ashraf Marvi Tariq @ Jay Patel @ Eliza Hompe @ Hannah McMullen @ Neel Prabhu @ Mujtaba Mubashir

Looking forward to working with this all-⭐️ team!

Congratulations Panos N. Vardas UAB Surgery UAB Cardiovascular Institute for the 1st implantation of the TransForm™ annuloplasty ring (pioneered by Patrick McCarthy, MD) outside of Northwestern CT Surgery. Grateful to our faculty for pushing the envelope and bringing cutting-edge innovations to our patients! #whyUABCT

54 yo F ATAAD, COPD home O2, plavix, recent AAA repair, ESRD. Risk mgmt is challenging. In high risk scenario, prioritize survival (#1), early events (#2, abd malperf), late events (#3). S/p hemiarch, open TEVAR. Discharged home. Terumo Aortic UAB Surgery UAB Cardiovascular Institute Aortic Hope

Congrats Kyle W Eudailey, MD for receiving the inaugural William Holman Faculty Educator Award (selected by UAB Cardiothoracic Surgery fellows). We are lucky to have you as a teacher, educator and mentor at UAB Surgery #whyUABCT James davies herb chen TSRA

One of many hats for Robert Sorabella, MD: associate program director, resident coach, clinical competency committee member and now director of peds 🫀 transplant ChildrensAL Congrats! #whyUABCT

1/14) I’m thrilled to announce I’ve accepted the position of Structural Fellowship Director at UAB! Honored to lead this prestigious program & advance our mission in structural heart disease.#UAB #StructuralHeart Mustafa Ahmed Mark Law Baran Aksut Ali Ebrahimi