William Fischer III, MD

Celebrating 5K TAVR at #AuroraStLukes - largest program in Wisconsin! Congratulations to the wonderful team and so many that have contributed throughout the years! 🎊🥳🔥💪🙏

@stevemagness Don’t forget the gold Rolex…great for keeping track of splits

Morning routine of elite runner: Wake up, down water, eat a banana, sip coffee, go to the bathroom, go run. Morning routine of bro cosplaying "elite": Cold plunge, nasal breathing exercise, supplement stack, meticulous nonsense, no time for full workout because they wasted it

Game day attire. Go Irish!

@georgetolisjr Always interesting to hear what’s advertised to the public vs what people see firsthand…especially in the academia realm

If you hear about a bioprosthetic valve with 0% early/midterm failure or a “center of excellence” with 100% mitral repair rate, you should be very suspicious. If you hear about 0% STS mortality look for the attached palliative care floor belonging to a different hospital.

@georgetolisjr Several in our group were talking yesterday—it seems even non-chiefs in some places have a huge persona and a well known name, but when the rubber meets the road, not much to back it up. Was this common in years past, too, or a newer phenomenon?

There are many previously reputable cardiac surgery divisions around the country that are struggling or have already sustained significant reputational damage because the operative skills of the chief they hired is not commensurate of the national exposure they had been afforded.

@calgonedrew @stevemagness If only this sub-3:00 marathoner could have been a sub-4:00 miler without much effort 🤣

To novice runners, a marathon is often considered the ultimate challenge. A 5k is the entry event. But... running a good 5k can be much more challenging. You are riding a line, it's hard from the get go. We are biased towards equating distance to challenge.

@stevemagness Ha I wish I could say it did to me also, but that type of mile speed never really materialized for me 🤷🏻‍♂️

@WillFischer17 Yep. That occurred to me on more than one occasion when I was younger.

@DGlaucomflecken *everyone dies with cleanly stented or bypassed coronaries

“I like infectious disease” ⬇️ “Oh shit student loans” ⬇️ “I like cardiology” ⬇️ Super bacteria destroys human race. Everybody dies with clean coronary arteries.

journals.lww.com/asaiojournal/a… “To bridge or not to bridge” HM3. Here is the largest multi-center data set for HM3 patients from MOMENTUM 3, discussing bridging patterns and outcomes. @SunitChaudhryMD @mattgon05132184 @bbiglane Duc Pham, Abigail Baldridge

@DBelardoMD Sooooo…did they give clearance?? Did they want to look at the targets and echo before giving their blessing?

Today, for the first time as a cardiologist, I had a patient tell me they need pre op clearance/input from their naturopath before seeing CT surgery for urgent CABG. The naturopath/holistic world has irreparably harmed our patients. And no one is stopping it.

@AuroraCVFellows @AJamilTajik @fuadfehmi @AsadGhafoor79 @PatrycjaGalazka @AHMalik_MD Happy Birthday!

Want to wish our beloved teacher and mentor, the inimitable Dr @AJamilTajik a wonderful birthday! Our fellows surprised him with a cake at our weekly Clinical Cardiology Conference this week 🥳🎂#andManyMore @fuadfehmi @AsadGhafoor79 @PatrycjaGalazka

@DGlaucomflecken Insurance companies would love to pick up a bunch of 3 year olds they could put on the phone and yell “NO!” all day…

You know private equity simply cannot wait to replace seasoned health care workers with precocious tweens

Tired: Scribing to get into med school Wired: Scribing to afford school lunch

@POTUS No more “10 for the big guy!”

I’m calling on Congress to pass the Junk Fee Prevention Act – because these unfair charges add up. No company should overcharge you and get away with it. It’s a basic question of fairness.

I asked chatGPT to explain the job of a cardiothoracic surgeon in the style of Dr Seuss:

@georgetolisjr @usnews @harvardmed

Not participating in @usnews medical school rankings is the right move for @harvardmed . There is a difference between academic ratings and reviews of pressure cookers, diapers and toilet paper. Hopefully hospitals will follow suit.

@MesaBoogie Tremoverb combo!! You guys should start making them again!

Here's a scenario for you guys… You get a call from your favorite artist asking you to sit in. You get to bring one MESA amp. Which one do you take and why? #MesaBoogie

@POTUS #10forthebigguy

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