DukeCTSurgery
@DukeCTSurgery
The Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center
A new technique pioneered at Duke Health could increase infant heart transplants by 20% — and it’s already saved a 3-month-old baby. 💙 🔗corporate.dukehealth.org/news/new-techn… #CommunityHealthDuke #HeartTransplant #PediatricInnovation
Excited to share our work on Right Ventricle-Pulmonary Artery Coupling in Cardiac Surgery : A&A journals.lww.com/anesthesia-ana… @Duke_Anesthesia @DukeCTSurgery @DukeHeartCenter @IARS_Journals @AleneziMd @kovatti87
A @DukeCTSurgery team has pioneered a world’s-first technique that could expand the donor pool for pediatric heart transplants in the U.S. by up to 20%. Read more about the groundbreaking approach to overcome barriers to heart transplants in infants: bit.ly/4lHoAna
Lung allocation out of sequence (AOOS) does not compromise posttransplant outcomes, but further investigation is needed to fully elucidate the net benefit or harm of lung AOOS on transplant candidates and recipients. ja.ma/4lmr0Hz @sehalpern5 @ojawitzMD @asishanaosho
What’s better than having a lung transplanted robotically? How about TWO? Our Fantastic Four did it again! Another great team effort with @DukeSurgery @DukePACC and @Duke_Anesthesia surgery.duke.edu/news/duke-surg…
Graduation night! A special group of Chiefs honoring Dr. Keenan with the D’Amico Teaching Award. These @DukeCTSurgery graduates are going to crush it. Congratulations to all!
Duke Doctors Perform First Living Mitral Valve Transplant - ncmedsoc.org/duke-doctors-p…
#CME Opportunity Coral X. Giovacchini, MD, reviews a patient case study on an incidentally discovered pulmonary nodule that is evaluated for accurate diagnosis and management. @DukeCancer Earn credits ➡️ duke.is/LungNoduleCME
We are SO thrilled to have future Cardiothoracic surgeon Maddy Larson join our I-6 training program from @UCDavisMed! Welcome to the east coast and the @DukeSurgery family, Maddy! #Match2025
Jeffrey Gaca, MD, Associate Professor of Surgery, has been selected as the @TriangleBIZJrnl Surgeon of the Year in its 2025 Healthcare Leadership Awards. Congratulations on this honor, Dr. Gaca! Read more: duke.is/j/86c8
We couldn't be happier for Journi, Margaret, and Kensley, whose lives were changed thanks to ground-breaking work from Duke surgeon–scientists and researchers! ❤️ #HeartMonth @DukeCTSurgery
3 girls from 3 different parts of #NorthCarolina share a heart-to-heart connection after all 3 received life-saving surgery at @DukeHospital. One of the girls had the world’s first living mitral valve replacement. See how it happened ➡️ duke.is/b/rj8j #HeartMonth
Announcing our first robotic lung transplant! A terrific @DukeHealth team effort, including @DukeSurgery, @Duke_Anesthesia, @DukePACC and nursing. Indebted to our generous donor. Congrats to all - especially our rockstar patient! Photos with permission.
@DukeCTSurgery welcomes Professor Hiroshi Date to the Section of General Thoracic Surgery! Dr. Date is a world-renowned surgeon with expertise in Thoracic surgical oncology and lung transplantation. An honor and outstanding addition to our @DukeSurgery team!
Join us on Jan 20th at 7pm for our next TSMA journal club with @JacobNiall of @DukeCTSurgery for a discussion of the Donors after Circulatory Death Heart Trial! 🫀 Hosted by the TSMA Research Committee: @AliceLiZhou @BuchwaldJuli @isaacofaith @BusraCangutMD & Jack Donaghue
📢 New Research Alert from @DukeAortic! Even hypothermic circulatory arrest (HCA) lasting less than 20 minutes can lead to cognitive deficits in ~40% of patients. 🧠 🔬 Insights from the GOT ICE trial highlight the need to re-evaluate what is "safe" during aortic arch surgery.…
Excellent discussion of physician modified endografts (PMEG) in the management of chronic TAAAs at #STSA2024 @DukeSurgery @GChadHughesMD
#TransplantThursday: Regional variation in DCD heart allograft utilization. While transplantation has increased, the number of hearts transplanted after circulatory death remains low. Read more in #JTCVS open: doi.org/10.1016/j.xjon… @ojawitzMD @DukeCTSurgery @_adevore
Grateful for the opportunity to present our research on prolonged cold storage of PHT grafts at the #STSA2024. @DukeCTSurgery @DukeSurgery @TurekPedHearts @Duke_CHSRTL @OfficialSTSA
Meet Donavon Harbison, the second person in the world to receive a new type of titanium artificial heart, & second type of artificial heart technology Duke helped to pioneer. More: duke.is/r/png5 @dukeheartcenter | @DukeCTsurgery | @DukeHrtFailure | @DukeU | @Bivacor
In the hands of an experienced heart surgeon, the Ross operation can restore life expectancy to match the general population for patients with aortic valve disease, says Ziv Beckerman, MD, @DukeHeartCenter and transplant surgeon. Read more ➡️ bit.ly/3YcfEMU