Doug Farmer

Yes! One of my top teaching points for residents. The tip of the tube will end up on the invisible line formed by where you made the skin incision and where you went through the chest wall.

Surgery is a "wicked" environment: feedback is delayed, noisy, and often biased. My essay on why experience doesn't always equal mastery, and how to learn when the feedback loops are broken. leezhaomd.org/post/the-wicke… #MedTwitter #Surgery #MedEd

truly one of one.

The last full OR week of the year was my busiest. Patients want to use the holidays to recover. We adjust our schedules, make necessary changes, work a little harder, and accommodate. We’re here to serve our pts. We’re grateful for the opportunity and the trust. #northwestern

Ohio University has a damn good football team

@ShandaBlackmon Used this for boards, in real life, and teach it the residents I now train! I add Surveillance as well. Yes @DrewMoghanaki , the thoracic boards test on ALL treatment options for thoracic malignancies. And the correct answer is NOT always surgery.

Strategy for approaching a thoracic oncology case: Name the Disease- (Establish diagnosis) Stage the disease Operability (PFTs, ECOG, frailty & dementia assessment, underlying dz- is the patient fit enough to undergo surgery?) Resectability- can you resect or get it all out? Biology to Consider- will it quickly recur and offer no benefit to resection? Thanks to RTR for this teaching! @BCMLungInst @BCM_Surgery @TSRA

@JCoselli_MD Congrats!🍾

I am humbled & honored to receive the AATS Lifetime Achievement Award. My deepest gratitude to the AATS, my mentors, colleagues, & patients who’ve inspired me daily. Thank you! #AATS2025 #aortaEd

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Lots of strange conversations these days. However, wanted to respond to one thread on this platform about not wanting to do extra work (do the bare minimum). If your view of life is through the lens of transactions, you will miss out. Instead of “I won’t do this unless I get this”, embrace the “I’m not sure, but this will add to my learning”. Growth mindset is powerful. #Leadership

Recreating this iconic photo at the 80th anniversary of the Excelsior Surgical Society and 10 year strategic partnership with @AmCollSurgeons at @WestinRome 80/10 Anniversary- Preserving the Heritage and Ethos of Military Surgery

Wow…mind boggling stat shared by Dr. @pturnermd @AmCollSurgeons during the @AcadSurgery Founder’s lecture this morning. 25.6% of the surgical workforce are aged 65 yrs or older. #ACS2025

What an amazing night at the Cooley hands reception remembering his legacy of excellence with other legends in the field @STS_CTsurgery #STS2025 @JCoselli_MD Bud Frazier, James Livesay, @DrKenLiao @OPreventzaMD @AortaSurg

One year outcomes of TAVR in young low risk patients make it into @NEJM boasting great outcomes and driving massive change in practice. @JoChikweMD and colleagues show a 220% increase in 6 year mortality for matched patients undergoing TAVR compared to SAVR. #DontDrinktheKoolAid jtcvs.org/article/S0022-…

🚨#WATCH: As Thousands of fireworks light up the Texas city skyline as 2025 officially arrives 
 📌#SanAntonio | #Texas Millions of people are officially welcoming the New Year of 2025 as it arrives in San Antonio, Texas. Thousands gather to enjoy a stunning fireworks display, with bursts of color illuminating the night sky and the city skyline, spreading joy and excitement throughout the community. Meanwhile, law enforcement is urging residents to refrain from firing guns into the air, emphasizing the serious risk of stray bullets causing harm to others.

A Beautiful Thing.

White Christmas?! Here's our chance across Texas ❄️🎄😆

@Texas_Heart & @BiVACOR are thrilled to announce the successful completion of the first-in-human implantation of the BiVACOR Total Artificial Heart as part of the U.S. FDA Early Feasibility Study: texasheart.org/the-texas-hear… #HeartFailure #HeartDisease #Cardiology #MedTech

Congratulations to the phenomenal Dr. Charles Hallman on his retirement! Dr. Hallman spent his entire surgical career at THI/Baylor and we are so lucky to have had the opportunity to train under him. One of our “finest and funnest” surgeons, you will be so missed around here!

@DrThaoGalvan @BCMGSRes It works.

I was literally teaching box breathing to @BCMGSRes the other day and they were laughing me out of my own OR!!!