Crystal Zhang, MD, MPH

Wow… words are entirely inadequate to express how I feel now that I’ve matched into CT Fellowship. I will never take this privilege for granted and am so grateful for the mentors, family, and friends who have encouraged me and supported me as I pursued this career. This is a new beginning and the start of another rewarding marathon. Can’t wait to start at @OHSUNews in 2025 and train with @CBhamidipatiDO @Ruchi_TJ @JulieDoberne! Thank you to Dr. Schipper, Dr. Song, and all the faculty for this extraordinary opportunity! #matched #cardiothorcicsurgery #surgeryisaprivilege

The 10 commandments of #ThoracicSurgery as taught by me in between patients in clinic today… our @BCM_CTSurgery #Residents are so intelligent, curious and hard-working. It is an honor to have them learn alongside me in the clinic.

#GTSC2026 was a fun mix of great people, shared laughs, and learning together. Thank you for making it such a memorable week — rain and all. We look forward to seeing everyone next year in Palm Springs!

It’s Match Day! Cardiothoracic surgeons are sending a big congratulations to the newest members of the specialty. Welcome! 🎉 #Match2026 #CTSurgery

Congratulations to Dr. Linda Martin, our newly elected GTSC Chair and the first woman to lead the Club! We look forward to her leadership in this role over the next two years. @LindaMThoracic

We'd like to thank Dr. Dennis Wigle for his exceptional leadership as GTSC Chair from 2019–2026. We are deeply grateful for his dedication and service to the Club.

Is there a cooler conference than @GenThorSurgClub where the executive committee @LindaMThoracic, Dr. Ceder, @sgworrell, @SteveYangMD sings a tribute to fearless leader and Chair @DrWigle, accompanied by the talented Dr. @ErinGillaspie on ukulele?

Thank you @GenThorSurgClub for the opportunity to present our work, Trust, But Verify: Applying Ground Truth to Automated Pulmonary Nodule Detection! Many thanks to my mentor, @Ruchi_TJ for supporting this project! @OHSUSurgData @OHSUKnight @OHSUNews

SDDSL lab members all over the AMIA 2025 Annual Symposium! Congratulations to @JulieDoberne, @PhilJenkinsMD, Dr Taylor Anderson, Dr Steven Bedrick, and Olivia Krol for their presentations at this year’s meeting! #AMIA2025

It’s a surreal moment to reconnect with two legends and trailblazers in surgery, Dr. Lucas & Dr. Ledgerwood, who first inspired me when I was their Sub-I many moons ago. Thank you for your contribution to surgery and for being the tree that so many of us have branched and flourished from. @waynemedicine @waynestatealum @AmCollSurgeons #ACS2025

The final day of #AATS2025 starts off with Dr. @ShandaBlackmon sharing her wealth of knowledge and experience in managing gastric conduit leaks and options for complex esophageal reconstruction @BCM_Surgery @WomenInThoracic @AATSHQ annalsthoracicsurgery.org/article/S0003-…

Results from the CHIO3 trial presented at #AATS2025 by Dr. @LindaMThoracic support resection as part of a multidisciplinary strategy for N2+ NSCLC, which has shown 73% N2 nodal clearance and excellent outcomes @WomenInThoracic @AATSHQ @tssmn @NCIMedia

During the #AATS2025 Presidential Address, Dr. @JonesDavid2013 encourages us to enjoy the totality of the scholarship journey and reminds us to challenge ourselves by choosing via minus trita - the road less traveled, echoing Robert Frost’s famous poem @MSKCancerCenter @AATSHQ

A terrific initiative to enable residents to gain clinical trial instruction & guidance - from ⁦@AstraZeneca⁩ ⁦@AATSHQ⁩ #AATS2025

Honored to have the opportunity to present our poster at #AATS2025 and many thanks to Dr. Eric Sommers and our team for supporting this project @TGHCares @WomenInThoracic @AATSHQ

#AATS2025 Top 10 Cardiac Videos features Dr. @MarcGerdisch demonstrating his ECM Tricuspid Valve Replacement Technique @MyFranciscan @AATSHQ

Thank you @AATSHQ #AATS2025 for the opportunity to showcase how we use augmented reality and cutting edge immersive technology to help our patients with chest wall sarcoma and cancer. Standing room only at the masterclass chest wall session! AATS newsletter featured story in pic

Dr. @maraantonoff continues to champion holistic and equitable recruitment of residents and fellows, encouraging identification and mitigation of implicit bias to enable greater inclusion of diverse applicants and trainees #AATS2025 @MDAndersonNews @WomenInThoracic @AATSHQ

Truly awe-inspiring talk by @AlexHonnold: Free Solo Mindset at #AATS2025 @AATSHQ

A HUGE thanks to @AATSHQ for supporting @WomenInThoracic, and much gratitude to all who came out to celebrate the WTS last evening at #AATS2025. We are fortunate to have a growing membership and the continuous support of our allies, colleagues, sponsors, and friends.

#AATS2025 @AATSHQ Dan Jones & N Altorki looking at the effect of SBRT-IO vs chemo-IO in a retrospective trial Conclusions: Neoadjuvant Chemo-10 and SBRT-IO were associated with similar incidence of: • Major and complete pathologic response • Nodal downstaging • Surgical adverse events • Overall survival Recurrence-free survival was significantly improved with SBRT-IO These results should be interpreted with caution given differences in clinical stage, small numbers, retrospective nature & PD-L1 expression. In the words of J Donnington- “going in and beating up the tumor to expose the antigens and generate a more robust immune response likely plays a role.”