Fellow @UCSFCTSurgery by way of @JEFFsurgery & @UVMLarnerMed. Health writer, bylines @NewRepublic, @TheAtlantic, @Palgrave.
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This. If we can do this training while making sure it doesn’t harm patients and is do it with a cadence that it doesn’t harm residents - that’s the sweet spot. //
RT @TSRA_official: We are thrilled to launch the TSRA Education Articles, a TSRA Journal. Get a chance to publish clinical pearls, mini-rev…
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‼️2 major milestones for #UCSF Cardiothoracic Surgery (@UCSFThorSurg) fellow Dr. Raghav Chandra.
Selected for the competitive @AATSHQ Robotics Fellowship & appointed to the @UCSF Cancer Committee, he's advancing robotic surgery while helping improve the quality of cancer care🥳
Huge thanks to @AATSHQ, @IntuitiveSurg, & @UCSFThorSurg for the opportunity to complete this robotics fellowship !! //
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We are thrilled to announce the TSRA Executive Committee 2026-2027. With @irbaz_hameed leading the organization with support from @RohunBhagat @faazash @JA_RobiMD, and new committee chairs @MarviTariq @MMubashirMD @HannahLMcMullen @Neel_Prabhu, we are looking forward to an incredible year.
Welcome to the new TSRA EC members Marlena Sabatino @AndrewDVogel @BrianTillMD @sikandar_raza.
Thanks to @Anna_Olds for an amazing past year and for continuing to help lead the organization.
@STS_CTsurgery @AATSHQ @ThoracicStudent @TheHub_STS
When the best OR team in the world keeps you going for the third heart TXP in 24 hours. Couldn’t love this @UCSFCTSurgery crew more. //
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Check out this new paper by our @OSUCCC_James @OSUWexMed @OhioStateMed @OhioStateSurg research group on #GLP 1RA meds and #cancer risk 🔽🔽🔽 @SocSurgOnc @AHPBA @IHPBA @SSATNews
GLP-1RA meds are transforming obesity & diabetes care but do they affect cancer risk? This study found GLP-1RAs may actually reduce the incidence of certain cancers such as cancers of liver or pancreas. @ZRashidMD @timpawlik @Mujtabakhalil @Shahzaibzindani #JGIM #GLP1
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‼️On April 16th, Dr. Johannes Kratz— @UCSF Medical Director of Robotic Surgery and Chief of Thoracic Surgery (@UCSFThorSurg) —will serve as the Templeton Visiting Professor in Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery at Sidney Kimmel Medical College (@JeffersonUniv) in Philadelphia🥳
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Congratulations to Dr. Linda Martin, our newly elected GTSC Chair and the first woman to lead the Club! We look forward to her leadership in this role over the next two years. @LindaMThoracic
Amazing weekend at #GTSC2026 presenting complex robotic resections from @UCSFCTSurgery & learning from leaders in the field. Always one of the highest yield conferences.
Incredible to see RiskReveal continue to grow !! //
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‼️Dr. @Marko_boskovski, #Cardiothoracic Surgeon + Director of Ross and Aortic Valve Preserving Surgery, has been appointed as an Associate Program Director of the @UCSF Thoracic Surgery (@UCSFThorSurg) Residency Program👏👏
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Who is going to join us tomorrow? @TomVargheseJr @maraantonoff @GavittWoodard @ElliotServaisMD @BrianTillMD @ErinGillaspie
Want to learn more about becoming a CT surgeon leader in the OR from day one? Join us for a TweetChat tomorrow at 8 p.m. ET. Use #CTCareers to chat with @okusanyamd and other surgeons nationwide. @TheHub_STS #CTsurgery
Such a great time at the @UCSFMedicine career fair last night talking with our MS1’s about all the incredible #CTCareers out there. Thank you @STS_CTsurgery for the table swag !! //
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Don't miss @AATSHQ's Grant Writing Workshop this November, led by Dr. Pavan Atluri, Dr. A. Sasha Krupnick, & Dr. Varun Puri! The program and registration link are here: events.aats.org/grant-writin…
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Open surgery isn’t failure, it's judgment, and it's your safety net. In his latest blog, @BrianMitzman, @UofUHealth, shares why early-career surgeons should prioritize safety over style, build minimally invasive skills deliberately, and avoid “that case.” Read here. ow.ly/sUK650X4lYU #CTcareers #CTsurgery
Such a privilege to have @okusanyamd for grand rounds @UCSFCTSurgery this morning, teaching both on chest wall disorders and his incredible work building a chest wall center @TJUHospital. Many pearls and inspiration in droves !! //
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🩺Dr. Johannes Kratz — #Thoracic surgeon, Medical Director of Robotic Surgery, and Director of Minimally Invasive & Robotic Thoracic Surgery at @UCSF — has been invited as a plenary speaker at the 2025 @AATSHQ International Thoracic Surgical Oncology Summit in Boston next week‼️
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The US faces a projected shortage of up to 86,000 physicians by 2036. This deficit could mean longer waits, farther travel, and reduced access to life saving surgical care. Read more to learn how ACS is working to change that.
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