The Cardiovascular Outcomes Research Laboratories (CORE) are dedicated to defining clinical outcomes & improving processes of care in cardiovascular surgery.

Los Angeles, CA
Joined October 2018
Does procedural expertise matter more than hospital volume in nontraumatic SAH? Our new @JAHA_AHA study by O. Lai & team found higher clipping/coiling volume linked to lower mortality across 142,271 hospitalizations 🧠 Read now 👇 doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.126.050… @UCLAStrokeNSG
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What a turnout at this year's UCLA Heart Failure Symposium 🫀 Thank you to all the speakers, clinicians, and community members who joined us for a morning of learning and collaboration in advancing heart failure care🔬💛💙 @dgsomucla @UCLA @UCLAHealth @UCLASurgery
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Robotic bariatric surgery rose from 7.8% to 30.9% of cases (2016-2022), but with no short-term clinical advantage and ~$3,000 higher cost, even at high-volume centers 💰🤖 D Tran, K Ali, J Wong & team, now out in @SurgJournal 👇 doi.org/10.1016/j.surg.2026.… @dgsomucla @UCLA
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📢📢📢 Calling all future CORELAB members: We're recruiting! ‼️Our team asks big questions, presents at national conferences, &publishes in top journals 🤩 We value hard work, dedication &enthusiasm Come join us 👇 @dgsomucla @UCLASurgeryRes @TomVargheseJr @SWexner #SurgTwitter
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Thank you to everyone who joined us for the UCLA Cardiac Surgery Bootcamp!🫀 From hands-on surgical skills to meaningful mentorship, it was an incredible day made possible by our dedicated UCLA CORELAB team and instructors. We loved meeting the incoming west coast fellows!🩺✨
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Our one and only @melissarjusto representing at #SSO2026 !! 🔥Congratulations to all presenters!🎉 @SocSurgOnc
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Aloha from #PCSA2026!! 🌸 As our wonderful conference season comes to an end, we would like to give a huge congratulations to our amazing PCSA presenters!!✨ It has been an awesome run for our team!! @SaraSakowitz @melissarjusto @PCSAsurg @dgsomucla @UCLASurgeryRes @UCLA
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With 48 presentations, our team has closed off another successful ASC!! ⭐️ We cannot wait for next year in DC! Congratulations to all of our presenters ✨#ASC2026 @dgsomucla @UCLA @UCLASurgeryRes
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Congratulations to all our oral presenters!! Our STS stars 🌟#STS2026 @STS_CTsurgery @UCLA @dgsomucla @UCLASurgeryRes
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