Surgeons At The Table

Directors, Chairs, Deans, Presidents- Surgeons who became leaders! Learn from their wisdom. Be inspired by their stories. 🎙️Hosted by: @Aortologist

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“This article aims to sublimate 5 key qualities that resonated across these conversations…”

Out now in @AnnalsofSurgery

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40 Surgical Leaders, 1600 minutes of conversation, 260,000 words of transcript!

Here are the key insights learned from the Surgeons at The Table Podcast @SurgeonsATT

Out now in @AnnalsofSurgery

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🚨Episode 52🚨

Dr. Norman E. Shumway

The Father of Heart Transplantation!

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https://t.co/KzJ2bdWUCw

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🚨Ep. 51🚨

Dr. Will C. Sealy
The "Father of Arrhythmia Surgery" - first operative cure for an arrhythmia in 1968!

Formerly Chief of Thoracic Surgery, Chair of Surgery, 6th President of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, & Director of the ABTS!

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https://t.co/5HyPwINHVE

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🌟Milestone Episode 50🌟

Dr. C. Walton Lillehei, the Father of Open Heart Surgery!

Listen in on the bubble oxygenator, early days of valve surgery, & innovation across multiple disciplines.

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https://t.co/BL637pykJo

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🚨Episode 49🚨

Dr. James D. Hardy

Performed the World's First Lung Transplant!

⬇️Link Below & Available on @Spotify @ApplePodcasts

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@UnivSurg @AmCollSurgeons @AmerSurg @AATSHQ https://t.co/hggoS7qEuf

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🚨Ep.48🚨

Dr. Henry T. Bahnson
Student of Dr.Blalock, Co-residents w/ Dr.Longmire & Dr.Cooley, recruited Dr. Starzl to Pittsburgh, longest serving Chairman of Surgery. President of @UnivSurg(1965), @AmCollSurgeons(1983), @AmerSurg(1987), @AATSHQ(1976).

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Drawing on 40 in-depth interviews with surgical leaders, this editorial highlights 5 key qualities that define effective leadership in surgery. https://t.co/5bnTfZddAm

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🚨Episode 47🚨

Dr. Francis Robicsek

A masterclass in finding inspiration and innovation at the intersection of disciplines.

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Episode 46! The Father of CABG!

Dr. Rene Favalaro

"Although he was always hesitant to carry the moniker of 'father' of coronary artery bypass surgery, he is the surgeon we should credit with introducing coronary bypass surgery into the clinical arena." - D. Cooley

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Episode 45: Dr. C. Rollins Hanlon!

> Longest serving director of the American College of Surgeons
> First chair of the department of surgery at St. Louis University
> Recipient of the first ACS Lifetime Achievement Award

Not an episode to miss!

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https://t.co/TZ8EkbAQsx

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🚨Episode 44🚨

Dr. Alden H. Harken & Dr. Dwight Harken

The man who introduced the concept of the "Intensive Care Unit", development of the first heart assist device, the birth of valve correction, & the early days of "closed heart surgery."

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https://t.co/3H0kcc3fZP

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🚨Episode 43🚨

Dr. William C. DeVries & the story of the first Total Artificial Heart!

"No man is an Island"

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Love seeing this published in @AnnalsofSurgery April 2026!

My experience interviewing deans, department & division chairs, & society presidents!

Learn from 40 Surgical Leaders, 1600 minutes of conversation, 260,000 words of transcript!

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