Benjamin Smood

Don’t miss the next @STS_CTsurgery Instagram Live Session: Preparing for an Impactful Interview Season 📅 12/9/25 ⏰ 7p EST We'll have an amazing group of panelists! @BrianMitzman @maraantonoff @AndrewBrownlee @ErinGillaspie @okusanyamd @saraj_pereira @TheHub_STS @ThoracicStudent

Congratulations to Benjamin Smood! #AHA25

Congratulations to @BenjaminSmoodMD for being awarded the @ECTSS_CTsurg David Campbell Scholarship!

Hot off the press in @EACTS_Journals! @BenjaminSmoodMD and colleagues show how “Branched-Chain Amino Acids Accumulate and Glutamate Decreases in Cerebral Interstitial Fluid Following Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Neonatal Swine.”@HeartCare4Kids @CAMBUpenn academic.oup.com/ejcts/article-…

In a review of neonatal aortic arch surg literature,@CatalanoMA & colleagues identify & describe an alarming degree of variation in selecting antegrade cerebral perfusion practices, highlighting the need for further evaluation & optimization of techniques annalsthoracicsurgery.org/article/S0003-…

Congratulations to @BenjaminSmoodMD for his prestigious Mend a Heart Foundation Award from @TheCHF. Dr. Smood is a cardiac surgery resident pursuing his PhD in Cellular & Molecular Biology, focusing on novel interventions to treat lymphatic failure in congenital heart disease.

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@BenjaminSmoodMD 1: Most applicants receive approval notification in 3-5 days, though some applications can take up to 60 days. Applicants can receive updates on their enrollment application status by email, phone, text or by visiting: bit.ly/2BLxrRW

Hoping you might help. @AskTSA it has been 9 months since I applied for my TSA Precheck renewal. I call weekly, and each time I'm told my app is still in process. At this point, you have taken $70.00 for no service. Please refund ASAP. Terrble service.

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@BenjaminSmoodMD 2: Since it's been over 60 days, please DM your full name, UE ID/KTN and email address. We'll forward this to our TSA PreCheck® team for their further review. twitter.com/messages/compo…

To all trainees, please consider writing letters of support for mentors who have made a huge impact on your growth! There are two teaching awards. Deadline is 12/1. Email me! @ThoracicStudent @AspiringCTS

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You’re invited to join the @PAMED Resident and Fellow Section for a Virtual Assembly on Wednesday, August 10th @ 7pm. We'll discuss current legislative advocacy efforts, how to get involved, the HOD Annual Meeting in October, and more. Register here! tinyurl.com/2p6dp3m7

You’re running out of time! Thursday is the last day to submit a resolution for the 2022 House of Delegates! Submit now at pamedsoc.org/HOD.

A Technique for Safe Redo Sternotomy in Patients with Aortic Proximity to the Sternum. @BenjaminSmoodMD @HeartCare4Kids doi.org/10.1177/215013… @cdmavroudis @NimeshDesaiMD #CHD #CongenitalHeartSurgery

@JohnTreffalls @UABSurgery @nytimes I did. Great man and great team. Vert exciting work coming out of Maryland as well, particularly with respect to hearts. I bet it was an invaluable experience

@BenjaminSmoodMD @UABSurgery @nytimes That’s amazing! Did you work with Dr. Cooper? I delayed my clerkships to spend 6 months in Dr. Mohiuddin’s lab at Maryland and I’m so glad I did. Really exciting progress in the field recently.

Amazing. Despite Shumway’s infamous quote, “Xenotransplantation is the future—and always will be!”, I’m always inspired by what this community continues to accomplish. Proud to have worked with the Xeno Program ⁦@UABSurgery. What’s next? via @NYTimes nytimes.com/2021/10/19/hea…

If hospitals get penalized for #hf Readmission, Insurance companies should b penalized for prior auths & for denying GDMT that results in ⬇️ survival ⬇️QOL & ⬆️mortality & hospitalization @gcfmd @HFSA @ACCinTouch @JamalRanaMD @DrMarthaGulati @ShariqShamimMD

We got to talk a lot because he nailed all my carotid questions haha. Hoping he will rotate with us again next year as an MS4! #medtwitter #MedStudentTwitter #photography

Future doctor & surgeon Christopher Howard closing skin with Dr. Smood. Chris grew up in Philly but is a Yankees & Giants fan by birth. Played football for Ursinus despite an injury that kept him from basketball. He’s also a cat rescuer & a Dad to brand new baby human.