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Our second-year fellows Anne O' Shea, MD and @UzmaRahmanMD representing Johns Hopkins CT Surgery at the @OfficialSTSA 72nd Annual Meeting — supported by outstanding mentors @AhmetKilicMD and @SteveYangMD. Hopkins bonds, stronger than ever! 💙🩺

Congrats to all the @JEFFsurgery chief residents who graduated tonight. Looking forward to seeing what you all achieve. Slide of the night from @BrianTillMD. @jdjmd @NateEvansMD @tygrenda.

Congratulations to Team USA, with a special shoutout to our very own superstar @NAlvarezMD, for clinching FIRST place at this year’s thrilling ESTS Master Cup tournament! 🏆🥇🔥 Way to bring home the gold, champions!! @thoracic

Congratulations to @AndrewMCameron who was named as the 8th director of Hopkins Surgery today!! Dr. Cameron has been interim director since 2021. He is also surgeon-in-chief of The Johns Hopkins Hospital, chief of the Div. of Transplant, & professor of surgery at @HopkinsMedicine

#SundayMorning @hopkinsheart

Professor rounds with master surgeon, Dr. Duke Cameron. Invaluable discussions packed with decades of expertise, enriching our training experience. Grateful for the privilege to train at this esteemed & historic institution.🫀@HopkinsCTSurg

Honored to host Dr. Irving Kron at last week’s @AATSHQ Gardner Lectureship. Dr. Kron, a pioneer and master educator, has trained countless leaders in our field. He imparted invaluable insights on ‘Surgical Mentorship,’ igniting inspiration for the next wave of CT surgeons. 🫀🫁🔥

@HopkinsLungTx celebrating our year together as a great team caring for our recipients and investigating how to improve patient outcomes and organ utilization and access. We thank donors and their families every day for sharing their gifts to save the lives of others. #BeTheGift

Holiday special fireside chat featuring the ‘Three Wisemen,’ skillfully moderated by @AhmetKilicMD. Trainees enjoyed enriching discussions on academic promotion, job search essentials, work/life integration, and inspiring insights for CT surgery. Truly an enlightening night!✨

Congratulations to @AhmetKilicMD on your well deserved induction into the @AmCollSurgeons Academy of Master Surgeon Educators! 🎉 Your dedication to guiding and nurturing young talent is truly remarkable. We are fortunate to have you as our fellowship program director!

@okusanyamd @NateEvansMD @CharlesJYeoMD @AlliricWillis @surgeryspice @IbrahimSultanMD @JEFFsurgery Congratulations Dr O !!!

Official. Thanks to everyone who has supported and encouraged me along the way. Not possible without the support of my family and my amazing wife. Big thanks to @NateEvansMD @CharlesJYeoMD @AlliricWillis @surgeryspice @IbrahimSultanMD and many many other. #Fullat45 @JEFFsurgery

Proud to announce our incoming CT fellows in August 2024. Excited for the future of our specialty. @HopkinsCTSurg @SteveYangMD @SBroderickMD @ErrolBushMD @HH__Wang @NAlvarezMD @SalmanZaheerMD @ThaniyyahAhmad

Happy birthday @SteveYangMD! Enjoyed celebrating this day with you and the Hopkins thoracic team! We’re grateful to have you as a mentor! @HH__Wang @NAlvarezMD @SalmanZaheerMD @HopkinsCTSurg

Cannulation and cross clamping . Helped me a lot understanding, when I first rotated on cardiac. Amazing drawing by Methodist perfusionist

.@AltorkiNasser just presented practice-changing, landmark CALGB140503. No difference in disease-free and overall survival between sublobar vs lobectomy for peripheral T1N0 NSCLC tumors <2 cm. 59% in SLR arm were wedges. #lungcancer #WCLC2022 @IASLC

Congratulations to the phenomenal Class of 2022 -General Surgery Residency Program @JEFFsurgery. Best of luck in your fellowships! Drs. Steven Woodward, @ArturoRiosMD, @courtneyldevin, @TOMalleyMD, @RZheng8, @alicja_zalewski, and @NAlvarezMD

Thank you Dr. Haider for posting this image. In a world of multimodality imaging we often overlook the original king - CXR.

It always amazes me when this happens (Vtach to sinus rhythm with some electricity.) @UCSFSurgery @HeartUCSF @Ed_Gerst @rodrigo_md_1979

Congratulations to the 2021 General Thoracic Reviewer of the Year Olugbenga T. Okusanya, MD, from Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, PA. @okusanyamd @JeffersonUniv @TJUHospital

Today's #ICUOnePager is about chest tubes. What is that bubbling box next to the bed and how does it work? What's an "air leak"? What does "water seal" mean? This #OnePager explains how chest drains work & even teaches you how to build one using three bottles & some tubing.