Faaz Ashraf

Cardiac surgery I6 resident at Pitt @UPMC_CTSurgery. Currently postdoc at @regenbio Carnegie Mellon University #3DBioprinting

[Faaz Ashraf @faazash]

We're CT surgery residents who built what we wished we had for board prep. I'm the one building this, so if anything breaks or you have ideas, shoot me a message: [email protected] 4/4

[Faaz Ashraf @faazash]

The TSRA app is now available on iOS. No more carrying six thick textbooks — everything's on my phone now. Search any topic in clinic and pull up the chapter instantly.
1/4 🧵 https://t.co/wQzi3duWIh

[Faaz Ashraf @faazash]

Podcast playlists for the drive in, Anki-style flashcards for indications & guidelines, and 1000+ QBank questions with detailed explanations. It tracks your weak areas and recommends what to review next. More questions coming soon. 3/4

[TSRA @TSRA_official]

TSRA WebApp Update: We have added General Thoracic and Critical Care courses, consolidating textbook chapters, podcasts, and quizzes into one view.
https://t.co/wEiZ3TB71M
Premium Membership is $50/year. Join now to lock in this rate before the 2026 price increase. The upcoming Indications and Guidelines book will be included for members later this year.
#TSRA #ThoracicSurgery #MedEd

[Pitt Cardiothoracic Surgery Department @UPMC_CTSurgery]

Dr. Faaz Ashraf presents: Evaluation of 3D Bioprinted Pulsatile Conduits Engineered Using Human Stem-Cell Derived Cardiomyocytes in a Murine Model at #AATS2025
Seattle Convention Center | Summit, Room 443-444
Saturday 5/3/25 @ 12pm
@AATSHQ @HviUpmc @UPMCPhysicianEd @faazash

[Pitt Cardiothoracic Surgery Department @UPMC_CTSurgery]

Case report of 17-month old with presence of an Ebstein anomaly variant with apical displacement of anterior and inferior leaflets
🔗/📽️: https://t.co/x7ziRJOcwS
@faazash @Irsa_Hasan @ChildrensPgh @AATSHQ
#JTCVS #Ebstein #EbsteinAnomaly #casereport

[AATS @AATSHQ]

#TechniquesTuesday: Surgeons at @ChildrensPgh published a case report on a 17-month-old female with Ebstein anomaly variant with anterior leaflet displacement. Read more in #JTCVS Techniques: https://t.co/g8t7RuhWTC

@LFonsecaDaSilva @Irsa_Hasan @UPMC_CTSurgery

[Faaz Ashraf @faazash]

@drbypass @sloaneguy @LauraSeese_MD @HviUpmc @UPMC_CTSurgery @Irsa_Hasan

[Faaz Ashraf @faazash]

Check out our low-cost simulation model to practice IMA harvest for MIDCAB/TECAB. Now part of the STS Robotics Workshop curriculum. Build yours for just ~$130 with step-by-step video instructions. https://t.co/8BPAkN0FYG

[Pitt Cardiothoracic Surgery Department @UPMC_CTSurgery]

Affordable simulation model to practice internal mammary artery harvest serves as a valuable training tool for future cardiac surgeons
🔗: https://t.co/FIUWlKEpKx
@faazash @LauraSeese_MD @Irsa_Hasan @Innovationsjour #CoronaryArteryBypass #MinimallyInvasive

[Pitt Cardiothoracic Surgery Department @UPMC_CTSurgery]

Exposure technique for the circumflex artery territory in robotic totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass grafting
Click here for 📽️: https://t.co/TSqAC5iMmf
@faazash @LauraSeese_MD @CatalinPToma @HviUpmc #AnnalsCTS #MinimallyInvasive #CABG

[AATS @AATSHQ]

Syed Faaz Ashraf, @LFonsecaDaSilva @ChildrensPgh et al found that the cone repair allows right ventricle rehabilitation with excellent tricuspid valve function following the Starnes procedure. The article is currently open to all in #JTCVS: https://t.co/GtcIcxVqqJ

[Pitt Cardiothoracic Surgery Department @UPMC_CTSurgery]

Following the #Starnes procedure, the #Conerepair allows for the competency of the #tricuspidvalve and functionalization of the #rightventricle sustained at midterm follow-up
🔗: https://t.co/lxevKCBOtU
@faazash @LauraSeese_MD @AlsaiedTarek @ChildrensPgh @HviUpmc @AATSHQ #JTCVS

[UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute @HviUpmc]

Recently Published! 📢
The Cone repair Allows Right Ventricle Rehabilitation with Excellent Tricuspid Valve Function Following the Starnes Procedure. @AlsaiedTarek @LauraSeese_MD

https://t.co/GZsbMTNQ3q

[TSRA @TSRA_official]

Welcome to the new TSRA Executive Committee for 2024-2025!

@Hirji1987 @irbaz_hameed @Anna_Olds @R_Strobes @AlexNissen89 @chichidonguyen @faazash @jtkennedyiii @RohunBhagat @DavidBlitzer1 @JA_RobiMD @ Eliza Hompe @ Jay Patel

[Caner Dikyol @CanerDikyol]

I had a great time while presenting our novel Light-Pipe FRESH 3D bioprinting technology to the scientific community at #TERMIS2024.

Many thanks to the organizers @nasimannabi and @cosgriffhernan, and also to my PI @RegenBio for the opportunity to share our research.

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Sign up to be an author for our next publication "Indications and Guidelines in Cardiothoracic Surgery"! We are looking for a few more trainee/faculty author pairs.

More information: https://t.co/DfETPeIzeM

Chapter Sign-Ups: https://t.co/PbRTjuGG1q

Trainee authors must be in an ACGME cardiothoracic/general surgery program.

[Pitt Cardiothoracic Surgery Department @UPMC_CTSurgery]

I6 resident Faaz Ashraf presents: ‘The Cone repair Allows Right Ventricle Rehabilitation with Excellent Tricuspid Valve Function Following the Starnes Procedure’ at #AATS2024 this morning. @faazash @HviUpmc

[Pitt Cardiothoracic Surgery Department @UPMC_CTSurgery]

Dr Luciana Da Foseca Da Silva and i6 resident Faaz Ashraf present “Ebsteins Anomaly Variant With Anterior Leaflet Displacement” at #STS2024 @HviUpmc @faazash