AlleaBelle Bradshaw, MD

These three @Georgetown med students have been so helpful on thoracic surgery, especially when things have been hectic, and I'm thankful.

What does it mean for Americans if this administration keeps cutting NIH grants? It means a halt to some lifesaving research, fewer breakthroughs for cancer treatments and cures, and ultimately less hope for families. nytimes.com/2026/04/22/sci…

The European Society of Cardiology is deeply saddened by the passing of Professor Eugene Braunwald, one of the most influential figures in the history of cardiovascular medicine, who died on 22 April 2026, aged 96. “Professor Braunwald was the leading cardiologist of his time. His vision and innovation changed the trajectory of cardiovascular medicine. He had a rare ability to see what the field needed next, and then to build the science and rigorous evidence leading to better care. He set a standard for intellectual honesty and mentorship, giving generations of clinicians and researchers the confidence to aim higher.” Professor Thomas F. Lüscher, @ESC_President Professor Braunwald’s work helped define how cardiovascular disease is understood and treated. His legacy endures in the patients whose lives have been saved by evidence-based cardiovascular care, and in the people he inspired to pursue medicine with integrity and purpose ow.ly/EN0O50YP2EZ

The American Heart Association mourns the passing of the legendary cardiologist Eugene Braunwald, M.D., widely recognized as one of the most influential figures in the history of cardiovascular medicine. Over seven decades, his work reshaped the understanding and treatment of heart disease, leading many to call him the father of modern cardiology. Braunwald was a lifelong contributor to the American Heart Association, helping advance its research and scientific mission, and was honored with some of the Association’s highest honors for his lasting influence on cardiovascular care and research. His influence extended well beyond his own discoveries, as generations of Association‑supported investigators, clinicians and academic leaders were trained by Braunwald or guided by the clinical trial standards and mentorship models he helped establish. newsroom.heart.org/news/american-…

HELLO SATURDAY!!!!

🎧 New #HouseofSurgery episode: Dr. Jennifer S. Lawton reflects on paying it forward and why mentorship benefits both early-career and seasoned surgeons. brnw.ch/21wZiJK

Fun fact: The 1998 paper that introduced Google and PageRank to the world ends with this acknowledgment: "Supported by the National Science Foundation under Cooperative Agreement IRI-9411306. Funding also provided by DARPA and NASA." Sergey Brin was on an NSF Graduate Fellowship. Larry Page was a PhD student on the grant. Google—now worth $2 trillion—exists because American taxpayers funded "the Stanford Integrated Digital Library Project." Not a startup garage myth. A government grant. Every time someone says public research funding "picks winners and losers" or "crowds out private innovation," remember: the most dominant technology company of the 21st century was incubated entirely with public money, inside a public university, by researchers on federal fellowships and grants. The private sector didn't see it coming. VCs passed. The government funded it anyway—not because it would become Google, but because fundamental research into information retrieval seemed worth understanding. That's the point. You can't predict which grants will change the world. You fund the science and let researchers explore. The internet (DARPA). GPS (DoD). Touchscreens (CIA/NSF). mRNA vaccines (NIH). Google (NSF/DARPA/NASA). Public investment in basic research isn't wasteful spending. It's the seed corn of the entire modern economy.

Today @Gut_BMJ publishes my review titled ➡️My first 1000 manuscript rejections. I often meet young researchers who are devastated by a manuscript rejection, but rejections are part of life. Here are some of my most memorable ones 😃: gut.bmj.com/content/early/… @karolinskainst

APA Statement on White House Announcement on Autism ow.ly/BJfF50X0zCh

History ❤️ Umpiring first base for Game 1 of today’s Marlins-Braves doubleheader, Jen Pawol has become the first woman to umpire in a regular-season MLB game.

Which #cardiothoracic surgery training pathway is right for you or your students? See a detailed comparison of the four different pathways in #JTCVS Open: doi.org/10.1016/j.xjon… @alleabelle @AhmetKilicMD @HopkinsMedicine

80 years since the BTT shunt: Cardiac research in canines that saved lives Now available @JSurgRes authors.elsevier.com/c/1lOLI578Xloaa

This is a travesty and a nightmare. The US was a founder of @Gavi. It lowers vaccine costs for the world, has vaccinated 1B children, and averted 19M deaths. This pull out will cost 100s of thousands of children's lives a year -- and RFK Jr will be personally responsible.

We should be investing in rural communities and making them better places to build a life and raise a family - not shutting down rural hospitals by choking off their funding. Saving rural hospitals is one more reason to call your Representative and speak out against this Republican attempt to cut Medicaid.

@nytimes nytimes.com/2025/04/16/wel…

Let us celebrate Dr. Braunwald's remarkable legacy, embodied in the Nina Starr Braunwald Research Award, which has honored extraordinary women surgeon-scientists since 1993. Consider donating today to help further this vital work in Dr. Braunwald's honor: form-renderer-app.donorperfect.io/give/thoracic-…

It was a great honor to give the Miller family lecture at Johns Hopkins. Fantastic day with cardiothoracic and vascular fellows!

Vivien T. Thomas, a trailblazer in medicine, defied the odds with limited formal education. His pioneering work in tetralogy of Fallot repair and the first successful defibrillator saved countless lives and reshaped the field of surgery. #BlackHistoryMonth #TheFaceofCTSurgery

I got to talk to Dr. Cameron today!

@SteligaMD @UAMS_Surgery @ThoracicSurgFnd @STS_CTsurgery Thank you! It was great to see you.

Incredibly proud of a former medical student of ours: @alleabelle from @UAMS_Surgery doing amazing work with Dr. Lawton & awarded the prestigious Nina Starr Braunwald Award by the @ThoracicSurgFnd. Congratulations!!! @STS_CTsurgery #STS2025