Burundi has over 6 million children - but not a single paediatric surgeon to care for them. 😓 🙌 So we're proud to be supporting Dr. Alliance & Dr. Carlos. Currently training in Malawi, the KidsOR surgical scholars will return to #Burundi after completing their training. 🇧🇮

TSRA, TSMA, and JTCVS (AATS ED) have created a 7-part primer series to introduce cardiothoracic surgery to students. We hope that surgeons and residents will share these articles with rotating students and those interested in cardiothoracic surgery.

Had so much fun with our first CT Surgery Interest Group event of the year! Porcine mitral/aortic valve replacements And grateful for the CTS faculty/residents who made time to come teach us. Excited for more!🫀

Join us Oct 21st in Boston for the ⭐2023 Fall Courses⭐ Registration is now open! Don't delay, space is limited. Info Here: aasurg.org/aas-fall-cours… #AASFC2023 Callisia Clarke MD Christina Roland, MD, MS Ashley Holder, MD Joseph D. Phillips, MD FACS Susanne Warner Benjamin James Chris Scally Monica Dua

We installed Namibia’s first paediatric Operating Room! 🇳🇦 Every child deserves to have access to safe surgery when they need it. 💙

Welcomed the new class of med students for their first day! I remember being celebrated like this on my first day and feeling so encouraged and supported. Welcome, Med27 🥳

The youngest heart transplant performed was on a newborn 6 days old! These tiny hearts can be as small as a walnut, with blood vessels measuring just a few millimeters in diameter. Take a look at the image below showcasing a pediatric heart transplant.

Children's surgery, powered by the sun ☀️ In 2022, KidsOR & Smile Train launched our Solar Surgery System; a solar-powered battery that could power a theatre for an entire day. 🔋 Amazing news 👉 these are now installed & saving lives in paediatric theatres in 🇳🇬, 🇨🇩, 🇹🇿 & 🇿🇼.

Drain placement workshop today with our WomenSurgeons chapter and gen surg resident today! Love being around women teaching and empowering the next generation of women surgeons

Had a great time at the AAS Fall Course 2023 “Fundamentals of Surgical Research”! Grateful to those who organized this educational day and honored to learn from those who have gone before us.

Had fun planning this workshop for the CT surgery student interest group! Intro to POC cardiac ultrasound 🫀

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Here's a video I made breaking down this AMAZING footage of a bear performing CPR

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First day of Western Thoracic Surgical Association’s 50th conference; we’re so excited to be presenting our work and representing OHSU Department of Surgery & OHSU School of Medicine! Grateful for our support from our mentor Castigliano M Bhamidipati, DO PhD MSc FACS FACC

Honored to present at the inaugural Rapid Fire session at the 50th annual WTSA in Vail! Enjoyed discussion about our updated forecast of the cardiothoracic surgery workforce gap Castigliano M Bhamidipati, DO PhD MSc FACS FACC

Honored to have the opportunity to share my work at Western Thoracic Surgical Association #WTSAis50

Grateful for the opportunity to share my work at Western Thoracic Surgical Association! #WTSA2024

Strong representation by OHSU School of Medicine this week at WTSA! Many thanks to OHSU Department of Surgery and Castigliano M Bhamidipati, DO PhD MSc FACS FACC for helping us get here. Mitchka Mohammadi Elise Kronquist WomenInThoracicSurg TSRA TSMA