Thoracic Surgeon @DignityHlthSac. Trained at @UVA_TCV_Surgery, @NMSurgery, and @MedicineUVA. Lifelong @UCLA Bruin. 🐻💙
Sacramento, CA
Joined March 2020
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At #ITSOS2026, Dr. Linda Martin (@LindaMThoracic) presented the impressive surgical outcomes of #MDTBridge. In this landmark phase II trial, pts w/ resectable or borderline resectable stage IIB-IIIB NSCLC received 2 cycles of chemo + durvalumab and were then reassessed at MDT. 92% of pts went on to get either surgery or chemoRT. Overall resection rate was 74.6%. In borderline resectable group that went on to get surgery, R0 resection rate was 96.8%.
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🫁 stage III N2+ (bx proven) operable Phase2 trial just published - CHIO3
➡️multicenter trial 4 cycles neo-adj chemo + Durva
➡️N2 clearance 73%
➡️pCR 30%, mPR 50%
➡️93% R0 resections 🔪
➡️93% lobectomy, 7% pneumonectomy
➡️0% mortality at 30 & 90d
✅surgery is feasible and should be considered in N2 🫁 cancer
@tssmn @lcsmchat @STS_CTsurgery @GenThorSurgClub @LungCancerEu @IASLC @UVASurgery @UVACancerCenter
@AmLungCSI @AstraZenecaUS
@ests_womenThor @WomenInThoracic @thoracic
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Andy Lee retweeted
🫁 surgeons: confused about biomarkers, 🧬driver mutations, all the 🔡 soup? Hopefully this article brings clarity. @GenThorSurgClub @TSRA_official #tssmn #lungcancer #alk #egfr #adjuvanttherapy @AmLungCSI @TheWRP4LC @UVACancerCenter @UVA_TCV_Surgery @UVASurgery
.@LindaMThoracic recently published an invited expert opinion article on the idea of moving toward a chemotherapy-free future using adjuvant alectinib in early-stage #NSCLC. Read for free in #JTCVS: doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2025…
ALT Linda W. Martin, MD, MPH, FACS
Andy Lee retweeted
We are thrilled to welcome thoracic surgeon, Walker Julliard, MD (@JulliardWalker) back to the UVA family! A UVA Cardiothoracic Fellowship alum, he returns with expertise in lung transplant, robotic surgery, complex airway procedures, and clinical research! @UVA_TCV_Surgery
ALT Headshot image of Walker Julliard, MD
Andy Lee retweeted
The @UVA_TCV_Surgery🫀🫁 team cheered on Hoos ⚾️ team to an exciting victory! Teamwork makes the dream work!
Had a great time this past weekend at @GenThorSurgClub annual meeting. Thank you @LindaMThoracic and @UVA_TCV_Surgery for supporting me to attend. Learned many important lessons, caught up with mentors, and made new friends. Excited for the future.
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UVA Thoracic Surgery is looking for a new partner to join us with expertise in lung transplant and robotic surgery. Learn more and apply here: apply.interfolio.com/163525
#thoracicsurgery #roboticsurgery #lungtransplant #uvasurgery @UVA_TCV_Surgery @LindaMThoracic @MedicineUVA
ALT UVA Surgery is now hiring a lung transplant and robotic surgeon.
Had a great time supporting the pediatric oncology program of #UVAHealth #UVAChildren at 2024 JackFest, helping more children getting lifesaving treatment right here close to home. #CancerAwareness
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Andy Lee retweeted
Holy camoly path CR rates!!!! Super exciting first round results from the #NEOCOAST trials! Can’t wait to see the surgery data!! #WCLC2024 #LungCancer #neoadjuvant #MedTwitter #IASLC50
Grateful of @UVA_TCV_Surgery for sponsoring me to attend 2024 @STS_CTsurgery bootcamp in Chicago. Did my first of many cardiothoracic procedures in high fidelity environments. Thank you @natalielui22, Dr. Long, Dr. Akujuo and many others for taking their time to teach us.
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What an awesome day learning from @YihanLinMD, @SteveYangMD, @tygrenda, and so many others. Thanks to all the faculty, @STS_CTsurgery, @UCSFCTSurgery, @JennaRomanoMD, and so many others for the opportunity!! //
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How to relocate the needle on the needle holder using the surgical field and the Cambridge twist to perform backwards and forwards sutures💥👁️⤵️🕙🔪! #SoMe4Surgery @pferrada1 @TomVargheseJr @rbarbosa91 @SWexner @Cirbosque @Cacciamani_MD
Andy Lee retweeted
Finally graduated from @NMSurgery @purplesurg residency alongside my amazing co-residents. I was thankful everyday to have spent the most formative years of my life here, and thankful for the village who got me through it!
I am finally graduating from general surgery residency! Thank you @purplesurg for welcoming me into @NMSurgery with opens arms, and for giving me such a great graduation day experience. I feel so proud to be a Northwestern General Surgery Graduate! #graduation #generalsurgery
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🚨🚨🚨 #ESOPEC🚨🚨🚨
🔥Practice shifting trial🔥
Patients with resectable, locally advanced, esophagus/GEJ adenocarcinoma
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Peri-op FLOT (FLOT4)
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Congrats to the study investigators!
Let’s dive in!
#ASCO24 @MayoRadOnc
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After being married for 6 years, we are finally able to go on a honeymoon, 1 month before finishing my surgery residency, after arrival of 2 kids and COVID pandemic. View of the Aegean Sea cannot be more relaxing. #surgeryreaidency #marriage #santorini
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Have been using RAI a lot during gen surg residency. Very excited to contribute to this paper on RAI applied to thoracic surgery, my future fellowship of choice. RAI is an independent predictor of outcomes after lung resection. Thank you @markkferguson
Great mental exercise for surgery residents! I was doing this case with my attending @EzraTeitelbaum and ran into this scenario.
Common during lap chole: after ductomy for IOC, you milk a stone out of cystic duct. Cystic then feels soft, but when you place IOC cath there is complete resistance/back pressure to flushing. WWYD next??!?
@EricKnauerMD @MBosleyMD @mj_pucci @htjacks @rbarbosa91 @KevinElHayekMD
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We look forward to hearing from @KCraigKentMD of @UVASurgery, it is sure to be informative!
Andy Lee retweeted
From @alexbontemd at the SAGES meeting.
If you do gallbladder surgery then watch the entire 7 minutes of this.
Take the time to sign in with a password or whatever. Watch all of it.
There are 6-7 different moments of 😱😱😱😱😱
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