Robert Semco

Cardiothoracic surgery resident @ColumbiaCTSurg interested in heart failure and palliative care. Previously @harvardmed and @cwru.

[Robert Semco @RobertSemco]

@maxhodak_ @matt_is_nice @Biograph Why would an RCT be difficult to design here?

[Brigham and Women's Cardiac Surgery @BrighamCardiac]

What a meeting! We are grateful for the inspiring days, thanks to everyone who made it possible. See you in Chicago in 2026! #AATS2025

[Brigham and Women's Cardiac Surgery @BrighamCardiac]

Our rockstar @harvardmed student @RobertSemco on palliative care in CT surgery: Despite rising consults for post-cardiotomy shock, only 25% of these patients receive palliative care nationally. Underutilized and overdue. Incredible and important work, Rob! Mentored by our own @AkiItohMD #AATS2025

[Vessel Plus @Vessel_Plus]

🚨 Acute Type A Aortic Dissection: When Not to Operate?
Discover the stepwise approach to personalized ATAAD management.
📄 Read the full review: https://t.co/jF6WwgBE26
@RobertSemco @TFaggionVinholo @BrighamCardiac
#AorticSurgery #Cardiology #PatientCare #ATAAD #CardioTwitter

[Brigham and Women's Cardiac Surgery @BrighamCardiac]

Our PGY3 on how Immunotherapy targeting cardiac macrophages can treat atrial fibrillation. No surprise he got the @ThoracicSurgFnd Research award! 👏🏻👏🏻 Great job @SchlossMaxJakob !
#STS2025

[Thais Faggion Vinholo @TFaggionVinholo]

Strong @BrighamCardiac presence at @ThoracicSurgFnd award meeting. Congratulations @Hirji1987 and @SchlossMaxJakob !! So proud of you!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #STS2025

[Brigham and Women's Cardiac Surgery @BrighamCardiac]

We could not be more proud of our own Dr. Ashraf Sabe for his @TSRA_official McGoon teaching award. Thank you for all you do for the residents, for the program, and for @BrighamCardiac we are so lucky to have you. Congratulations!! (Award given by our own @TSRA_official president @Hirji1987 ). #STS2025 @gmdoherty @BrighamSurgery #STS2025

[The Annals of Thoracic Surgery @annalsthorsurg]

📣#LIVE at #STS2025 Chamberlain Memorial Paper for Adult Cardiac Surgery: Redo Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement versus Valve-in-Valve Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement for Degenerated Bioprosthetic Valves. Read the full article 👇
https://t.co/zrI8U097ox

[Michael Liu-Hass, MD, MPhil @LiuMichaelMD]

1/ 🎄🎄🎄To kick-off the 2024 Christmas series for @bmj_latest, our latest study finds that taxi 🚕 and ambulance drivers 🚑 in the US had the two lowest risk-adjusted mortality rates from Alzheimer's disease across 400+ occupations

Link: https://t.co/7Ut3OpXM65

[Robert Semco @RobertSemco]

@TFaggionVinholo Thank you so much @TFaggionVinholo! I've loved working on this project with you all!

[Brigham and Women's Cardiac Surgery @BrighamCardiac]

Congratulations @RobertSemco for a great presentation at the @WTSA_Surgery! Congratulations to Jake Awtry and the rest of the team (@TFaggionVinholo, Siobhan McGurk, @Hirji1987, Ashraf Sabe, @ma_hussainMD, @AortaSurg) for this important study.

“Transfusion with 4 or more units of pRBCS in TAAA repair is associated with mortality and morbidity. Patients may benefit from preoperative optimization and less restrictive hemoglobin goals.”

[Stroke AHA/ASA @StrokeAHA_ASA]

Check out the article "Mapping the Ecological Terrain of Stroke Prehospital Delay: A Nationwide Registry Study" by @AmarDhand et al. #AHAJournals

https://t.co/3otplxtDEo

@GCFMD @braindoc_mgh @VCI_EricSmith @epibiomsu @RobertSemco @pph_collective @sheth_kevin

[Kim de la Cruz, MD MPH FACS FACC FCCP @AortaSurg]

Great review from our team!
@TFaggionVinholo
Jake Awtry
@RobertSemco
@paige_newellMD
Ashraf Sabe
@BrighamCardiac @BrighamAortic @BrighamWomens @harvardmed

[Vanitha Raguveer @VRaguveer]

So honored to present at #ASC2023 - trauma registries represent an immense opportunity to investigate injury patterns, identify transferable management strategies and advocate for best practices & resources across global contexts!

[Harvard Global Surgery @HarvardPGSSC]

@VRaguveer presenting on the characterization of thoracic trauma in India and the US, demonstrating that in India, the least injured patients had the highest odds of mortality compared to the US! #ASC2023 #globalsurgery

[Nick Norwitz MD PhD @nicknorwitz]

🚨NEW PAPER! CGM for Med Students🚨

We provided @harvardmed students w @dexcom CGM

Students reported

👉Improved appreciation for metabolic health

👉Wearing CGM will help them better serve patients

👉Disappointed in standard dietary advice

Cont ⬇️
https://t.co/ThcFmgVPxQ

[Nathan Mallipeddi @namallipeddi]

If anyone in my network is passionate about helping people who stutter, please reach out!

I'll never forget this day. Thanks to my long-time hero @POTUS for the recognition. But the job isn't finished. It's just getting started. Now, onwards to complete our mission!

[CSPH @CSPH_BWH]

Recent @NEJM perspective exploring the policies and practices that may be preventing patients and families from accessing the end-of-life care that is best for them picked up by @nytimes @BrighamWomens Dr. Wachterman @jweissman17 @RobertSemco
https://t.co/aRpAE7aTm5

[Robert Semco @RobertSemco]

@ptrucheMD @brie_slatnick @rwjsurgery @MaloneyNell Congratulations!!

[CSPH @CSPH_BWH]

In a new perspective @NEJM, Dr. Melissa Wachterman @JWeissman @RobertSemco explore the policies and practices that may be preventing patients and families from accessing the end-of-life care that is best for them. @BrighamResearch https://t.co/Ej62N7gGzx