Emily J. Tsai, MD

Physician scientist, RV-centric, HF/Txplt/MCS @NYPHospital @ColumbiaMed & Assoc Prof @ColumbiaPS, via @HarvardMed @MIT_HST | @PennMedicine | @HopkinsHeart

[Emily J. Tsai, MD @ejtsai]

1. Sev #COVID19 is not just ⬇️O2 resp failure. It’s concomitant OR predominantly #myocarditis c/b AKI, AG metab acidosis, ⬆️glycemia (even w/o h/o DM), mixed shock, viral septicemia.
2. #CytokineStorm can occur suddenly, even as pt seems 2 stabilize.
#covid4MDs

[Emily J. Tsai, MD @ejtsai]

Ever wonder what regulates the "fight-or-flight" response of the heart? Check out the latest article in @NatureCVR from the incomparable Dr. Steven O. Marx! https://t.co/ram6KDEjTb Feeling very lucky to get to collaborate with @SMarxLab @ColumbiaMed

[Emily J. Tsai, MD @ejtsai]

@PilarAlcaidePhD @nih_nhlbi @AJPCellPhys @AbeBayer @SashaSmolgovsky @ErinSand54 @TuftsMedSchool Congratulations!!!

[Emily J. Tsai, MD @ejtsai]

@danbbaer Woohoo! Congrats, Dan!!!

[Emily J. Tsai, MD @ejtsai]

@Marc_Halushka Wow. Just wow. Keep on writing, Josephine.

[Bernat Planas @bplanas8]

In-bed cycling with a femoro-femoral VV-ECMO patient. Fighting against acquired weakness. Everything is possible with team effort and participation. @UCI_vhebron @FisioRespiVh @vallhebron @EuroELSO @ECMOHUVH #ECMO #physiotherapy @ColFiCat

[Emily J. Tsai, MD @ejtsai]

@GavHick @manreetkanwar @NavinKapur4 @JHMontfort10 @jelevenson @KBerlacher @MichaelBashline @gmac78 @AndrewJSauer @RyanTedfordMD @MikeMathier @jehahu @yuzefpolskaya @HRRosenblum @DrJennHaythe @VirginiaSHahnMD @KiranKhush1 @VorovichHeartMD Rhondalyn McLean @KSharmaMD @HornEvelyn @MaryjaneFarrMD

[Emily J. Tsai, MD @ejtsai]

@GavHick @manreetkanwar @NavinKapur4 @JHMontfort10 @jelevenson @KBerlacher @MichaelBashline @gmac78 @AndrewJSauer @RyanTedfordMD @MikeMathier @jehahu Do you have a ladies’ cut/fitted version of this T shirt?

[Emily J. Tsai, MD @ejtsai]

@cingolani_oscar @HopkinsMedicine @hopkinsheart Looking good, Oscar! And they keep getting younger…

[Joy Wu, MD, PhD @JoyYWu]

An editorial in @CellCellPress: although women make up ~35-38% of potential senior authors in the US, only 17.4% of manuscripts accepted to Cell in 2021 were submitted by women: https://t.co/bs5CKyqOoK

This should surprise no one. Here are a few reasons why. #WomenInSTEM 1/n

[Vice President Kamala Harris Archived @VP46Archive]

All eyes around our country and the world are on Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

I want to be clear that this is a war of choice. It is unprovoked, it is unwarranted, and it is unjustified.

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

The person who talks the most is the most likely to become the leader.

Data: regardless of intelligence and expertise, groups elevate those who command the most airtime.

It's time to stop rewarding people for dominating the discussion, and start valuing quality over quantity.

[Emily J. Tsai, MD @ejtsai]

@NavinKapur4 @the_asci @TuftsMedicalCtr @TuftsMCResearch @hopkinsheart Congrats, Navin! So well deserved!!!

[Emily J. Tsai, MD @ejtsai]

missing my son & husband. Feeling crappy. Missing out on what should have been some much needed down time with my 2 favorite guys. In case I haven’t been clear —PSA: N95 and goggles are a must at all times, regardless of hosp policy.

[Emily J. Tsai, MD @ejtsai]

Getting Covid now feels like such a personal failure. For the past nearly 2yrs, I’ve been beyond vigilant, taking precautions before any were formally recommended & using higher level of PPE. But I didn’t wear goggles those 1st 2 days back on service in mid Dec. And did I wear

[Emily J. Tsai, MD @ejtsai]

my personal kn95 that 1st day on rounds or had I swapped it out for surgical masks x 2? Hosp policies had been relaxed. But I should have reminded myself — hosp/cdc policies throughout this pandemic have been reactive not proactive. …Now I’m stuck isolating in my bedroom,

[Emily J. Tsai, MD @ejtsai]

2. You can never be too vigilant. I’m so worried I may have exposed my 3y/o son & my husband & other relatives during asymptomatic but infectious period.

3. Get boosted! I’m vaxxed x 3 & otherwise healthy. And I still feel worse than any other pre-covid illness I can recall.

[Emily J. Tsai, MD @ejtsai]

And now I’m wearing an N95 at home.. Symptom onset this AM— cough, lower back pain, head congestion (like my ear drums are going to pop), severe headache, sore throat, fatigue, myalgias. And Home rapid Ag test positive. With plans to see family over holidays, I thought I was

[Emily J. Tsai, MD @ejtsai]

Given NY trends and timing of my tests, this is most likely Omicron.

Lessons to pass on:
1. A neg PCR test couple days beforehand, a neg Ag test on day of event, AND lack of symptoms does not guarantee a “safe” social event.

[Emily J. Tsai, MD @ejtsai]

@rblument1 Congratulations, @WendyPost9! You are such an inspiration!! Happy New Year, indeed!!! 🎆🍾