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

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.

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/healt…

Pick up your copy today! “The History of #ECMO-From Start to #COVID.” As always, great chapter collaborations with @asadusman, @JasonHanMD, among others @pennsurgery and Dr. Milewski @YaleCardiacSurg. Thanks for the complimentary author copy @NOVA_Publishers!

We're so excited & fortunate to announce the newest members of the Penn Cardiothoracic Surgery family, Drs. Allie Sperry (@Sperry_Allie) and Michael Catalano (@CatalanoMA)! Congratulations, we cannot wait to work together and share this incredible journey with you! @PennSurgery

Med students: Do you want to be a vascular surgeon? Want to train for the future? Look no further than @pennsurgery & @UABSurgery. Excellent grand rounds today by @VascularMD. No surprise @AWBeckMD @UABVascular still leading the field #MedEd #aorta #thoracoabdominal #aneurysm

An absolute pleasure to get to have this conversation with Dr. Fuller of @ChildrensPhila on perhaps my favorite topic in cardiac surgery-adult congenital heart disease. A must listen for anyone interested in #ACHD! @TSRA_official @ctsnetorg

4yrs ago I scrubbed my 1st heart transplant. As results came in & the president gave his acceptance speech, the scrub tech hands me the explant. “Just hold it. It’s really cool”. 4yrs later. I’ll never forget that night. Gestures you don’t realize might change someone’s life.

Reach out with any questions or comments. Mentorship is key. Pay it forward. @thestephnguyen2 @JasonHanMD

Analysis of @ELSOOrg Registry: ECLS should be considered early & before significant hemodynamic instability develops for successful bridge-to-recovery in patients with primary pulmonary hypertension. Learn more online at the Annual Conference! #ELSO2020

Do yourself a favor: head to @ELSOOrg for the 31st Annual Conference online. Lung Lab with Dr. Bartlett + Hemodynamics Lab with Dr. Burkhoff from the comfort of your own office? Can't ask for a better Friday. Sneak preview: Harlequin Syndrome in action! #ELSO2020

Reminder to join us tonight at 7p EST. Hope to see several folks there!

Mark your calendars! Sept 20, 7pm EST. Come learn what Integrated CT Surgery training is like @pennsurgery in a faculty/resident 'town hall'. Make sure you REGISTER HERE bit.ly/2Rkpucp so that you can join remotely. @tssmn @AspiringCTS @ThoracicStudent

Two more days. CT surgical trainees in the U.S. and abroad, please complete and share how COVID-19 has impacted your surgical education.

Perspective is everything. Dictate your attitude. Wake up grateful each day. You can always be better. Don't deflect. It takes effort to reflect and grow. It's not always easy. That's ok. Count the little wins. Remember why you do what you do. Stay human. Walk in others' shoes.

Current CT Surgery Trainees (US and International): Share how COVID-19 has affected your surgical training so that improvements can be made moving forward. @JessicaLuc1 @vinck_e @charlesj_au @dr_spratt @miia_ll

CT Surgery Residents. What questions do you have about the impact of COVID on your surgical training? Sitting down for an interview shortly with ed leaders and want to know the questions you want answered, and concerns you want addressed. @tssmn @TSRA_official @AspiringCTS

"Until further data are available, we think that RAAS inhibitors should be continued in patients in otherwise stable condition who are at risk for, being evaluated for, or with Covid-19"

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