UCLA CORE Lab

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

[UCLA CORE Lab @CoreLabUCLA]

📢📢📢 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

[UCLA CORE Lab @CoreLabUCLA]

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 👇 https://t.co/rmouImRglp

@UCLAStrokeNSG

[UCLA CORE Lab @CoreLabUCLA]

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

[UCLA CORE Lab @CoreLabUCLA]

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 👇
https://t.co/NAUwH1LrIG
@dgsomucla @UCLA

[SSB, MD, MBE @Aortologist]

🎉 1,000 citations! 🎉
I’m incredibly grateful to the mentors who have guided, challenged, & supported me along the way.

Thank you to everyone who’s been part of this journey, here’s to the next 1,000! 📚

@CoreLabUCLA @CUDeptSurg @UofUCTSurgery

[UCLA CORE Lab @CoreLabUCLA]

@drAbeehaAsim @dgsomucla @UCLASurgeryRes @TomVargheseJr @SWexner Yes they can! Please reach out via email for details

[UCLA CORE Lab @CoreLabUCLA]

📢📢📢 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

[UCLA CORE Lab @CoreLabUCLA]

Congratulations to Troy on his fourth authored publication in JAMA surgery!
@ucirvine surgery @ucla surgery @UCLAPRIME_LA
https://t.co/DaE7B0O3we

[UCLA CORE Lab @CoreLabUCLA]

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!🩺✨

[UCLA CORE Lab @CoreLabUCLA]

Huge congrats to Troy on his publication in JTACS! @UCIrvineSurgery @UCLASurgery @UCLAPRIME_LA

https://t.co/mPsd3P5lJn

[SSB, MD, MBE @Aortologist]

Very grateful to receive the Norman E. Shumway Award at @WTSA_Surgery 2026.

Loved the meeting, the conversations, & getting to spend time catching up with mentors over some great meals!

@UofUCTSurgery @UofUSurgery @CoreLabUCLA

[SSB, MD, MBE @Aortologist]

Out now in @AnnalsofSurgery

Single vs Bilateral Lung Transplantation 🫁

Strong work by @SaraSakowitz & @CoreLabUCLA

[UCLA CORE Lab @CoreLabUCLA]

Check out these new fellowship opportunities within our amazing UCLA Division of Cardiac Surgery 🫀!!

ECMO & Advanced Cardiac Surgery Openings

https://t.co/HJqMXuto1J

https://t.co/esKkiDzIyM

Exciting times ahead!

@UCLASurgery @dgsomucla @ELSOOrg @APDSurgery @STS_CTsurgery

[Kevin Tabibian @ktabibian]

Truly honored and grateful! Thank you to Dr. Tara Karamlou (@karamlou) and the TSMA for their incredible support of trainees, and to Dr. Peyman Benharash (@CoreLabUCLA) for his invaluable mentorship. I'm looking forward to a great meeting at WTSA.

[SSB, MD, MBE @Aortologist]

Our work on Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy (CAV) & DCD Heart Transplant! Out now in this month’s @annalsthorsurg

Isn’t she beautiful 😍

@SaraSakowitz @CoreLabUCLA @STS_CTsurgery

[UCLA CORE Lab @CoreLabUCLA]

Our one and only @melissarjusto representing at #SSO2026 !! 🔥Congratulations to all presenters!🎉 @SocSurgOnc

[EACTS @EACTS]

We are deeply saddened by the passing of Dominique Vervoort, a talented young cardiothoracic surgeon whose impact far exceeded his years in training.

Dominique was a PhD candidate in Health Systems Research and Vanier Scholar at the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto. His doctoral work focused on disparities in the care of thoracic aortic disease, reflecting his profound commitment to equity in healthcare.

A passionate advocate for global surgery and public health, he was also an extraordinary social media ambassador for the EACTS Annual Meeting and other initiatives, generously donating his time to amplify science, live-tweet our sessions and help extend the reach of our Annual Meeting worldwide.

Our thoughts are with Dominique’s family, friends and colleagues. He will be greatly missed.

[UCLA CORE Lab @CoreLabUCLA]

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

[UCLA CORE Lab @CoreLabUCLA]

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

[Sara Sakowitz MD MPH MBA @SaraSakowitz]

And one more… see you at 3pm for an absolutely 🔥 session on AI in (and out) of the OR! Come learn about how AI is being integrated in surgical practice, consider ethics, and debate what the future looks like - only at #ASC2026 @AcademicSurgery @UnivSurg @CarlaPughMDPhD

[UCLA CORE Lab @CoreLabUCLA]

Congratulations to all our oral presenters!! Our STS stars 🌟#STS2026 @STS_CTsurgery @UCLA @dgsomucla @UCLASurgeryRes