Congrats Dr. DeLucia! This is an outstanding achievement. A prime example of why we are the leaders and best! #GoBlue

It's always so fulfilling to bring our amazing Michigan Medicine care to other places. We had a great time in Zambia and I can't wait for the next trip! #GoBlue

May need to trade out heels for running shoes to get to all of these incredible presentations- so excited for a great meeting! Michigan CT Surgery Residency U-M Health Frankel CVC AATS Gorav Ailawadi Shinichi Fukuhara, MD Jessica Millar Bo Yang Chi Chi Do-Nguyen, DO Whitney Fu Jarred Mondoñedo

Half of patients undergoing TAVR have TR. Patients with persistent moderate or severe TR after TAVR have high mortality. Should we be thinking about double valve surgery instead? Whitney Fu U-M Health Frankel CVC Michigan CT Surgery Residency

Benefits of beating heart minimally invasive tricuspid repair. 1. Confirm sinus rhythm (notice location of annuloplasty from 10 to 6 o’clock). 2. Accurate saline test in anatomic position. 3. No RV ischemia. ⁦U-M Health Frankel CVC⁩ ⁦Michigan CT Surgery Residency⁩

Welcome to the newest members of the Michigan CT Surgery Family! ⁦Michigan CT Surgery Residency⁩ ⁦U-M Health Frankel CVC⁩

Really awesome to see the progress form the last session. Special thanks to the Bartlett to spend their Saturday with our residents! Honing needle angles, use of nondominant hand, and speed without leaks. Next year perhaps a time trial…

We are incredibly grateful for all of the work our nurses do in the department of cardiac surgery. Our work would be impossible without them. Nurses truly make all the difference! #GoBlue

Recent strategic planning meeting for the Thoracic Surgery Foudation in Chicago. Since 1988, TSF has raised over $30m providing more than 750 grants for education, outreach, and patient care. This is only the tip of the iceberg. More to come… The Thoracic Surgery Foundation (TSF)

Lot of debate about Minimizing Pacemaker Risk During Tricuspid Repair. Annuloplasty from 10 to 6 o'clock. For dilated annulus only, may not need to downside too aggressively (32mm annuloplasty here). U-M Health Frankel CVC Michigan CT Surgery Residency

Congratulations Dr. Nordsletten on your promotion to Professor of Biomedical Engineering with Tenure and Professor of Cardiac Surgery. #GoBlue

Congratulations Dr. Thompson on your promotion to Associate Professor of Cardiac Surgery with Tenure. #GoBlue

Thank you to Mario Gaudino as our 4th annual Kirsh Research Day Professor. New York looks good in BLUE!

It is my pleasure to announce K. Barry Deatrick, MD will be joining the Department of Cardiac Surgery as a Clinical Associate Professor in the Section of Adult Cardiac Surgery. Welcome to the team Dr. Deatrick! #GoBlue

We are honored to yet again be ranked Michigan’s #1 Cardiology, Heart and Vascular Surgery programs and a top-ranked program in the country! Learn more: michmed.org/w8Mk

Experience hands-on training—up to 11 breakout sessions—and case-based discussions at the STS Mastering Valve Surgery Workshop (Sept. 20-21, Chicago). Great opportunity for immersive learning in the latest techniques for all members of the heart team. Register now! #CTsurgery

Been involved w/the congenital program at Hospital de Niños Benjamín Bloom in El Salvador for >25 years. I go 2x/year, alternating w/a full team & by myself. A group of med students are fundraising for the missions. Please consider giving. #SaveALife! gofund.me/6eb413a6

UM Health West is seeking a Cardiac Surgeon and actively accepting applications. If you are interested in joining the #leadersandbest and saving lives at a great organization, please apply. As always #GOBLUE jobs.ctsnet.org/c/job.cfm?site…

Looking forward to the amazing research to be done on this very important topic! #GOBLUE

Congratulations Dr. Patel! Excited to serve the Frankel CVC with you in this new capacity! #GoBlue!