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First Annual Surgeon Compensation Survey

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Surgeon

First Annual Surgeon Compensation Survey kchalko Sat, 01/27/2024 - 13:29 Cardiothoracic surgeons provide tremendous value to the patients and institutions they serve. based cardiothoracic surgeons understand their value in the market and strengthen their negotiating position with employers.

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The Thoracic Surgery Foundation Awards Inaugural International Fellowships

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Technology

Folesani to learn novel techniques, adapt innovative technology, and receive training from expert mentors who are dedicated to the highest standards of cardiothoracic surgery. She will study under Stephen Large, MD, MA, FRCS, at Royal Papworth Hospital in Cambridge, England.

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Compensation Survey

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Surgeon

Compensation Survey kchalko Sat, 01/27/2024 - 13:29 Cardiothoracic surgeons provide tremendous value to the patients and institutions they serve. based cardiothoracic surgeons understand their value in the market and strengthen their negotiating position with employers. Why are cardiothoracic surgeons paid high salaries?

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ECMO May Offer Sickest COVID Patients Chance for ‘Exceptional Survival’

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Critical Care

“Our work suggests that with appropriately selected patients and aggressive management strategies, the use of ECMO support for severe COVID-19 can result in exceptional early survival, and these patients who leave the hospital without the need for oxygen therapy are very likely to remain alive and well 1 year later,” said Deane E.

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One Step Closer: Bhagwan Koirala

Global Cardiac Surgery

Koirala was Executive Director of the Tribhuvan University (TU) Teaching Hospital, a philanthropic institute where he initially started as a paediatric cardiac surgeon prior to moving to SGNHC.

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The Nation’s Heart: Vietnam

Global Cardiac Surgery

In the years to come, most procedures, in particular surgery for congenital heart defects, were performed at US military hospitals in South Vietnam. In 2011, cardiac transplantation was initiated at the Third Military Hospital in Hanoi and in Hue, and in 2017 at Cho Ray Hospital.

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Championing Change: Celebrating Cardiometabolic Health Congress (CMHC) Women Faculty

Cardiometabolic Health Congress

Fatima Cody Stanford, MD: Practices and teaches at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Dr. Lala-Trindade serves as the director of Heart Failure Research and leads the Data Coordinating Center for the NHLBI Cardiothoracic Surgery Network. Dr. Stanford has served as a health communications fellow for the U.S.