Check out the new, interactive STS risk calculator for aortic root and ascending aorta surgeries - a decision-making and patient information tool driven by aorta-specific, real-time data from the STS National Database. Try it: https://t.co/NgGdjxqvUi
Save the date! The Austin Regional Symposium: Living Better With Marfan, LDS, and VEDS will take place on Saturday, April 13. The symposium is for individuals affected by #Marfan, #LDS, and #VEDS as well as their loved ones. Learn more or register: https://t.co/Cq4t4v6JEK
Congratulations to MBI researcher and @UFHealth neurosurgeon Dr. Maryam Rahman, who’s been awarded a $738K grant from the Florida Cancer Innovation Fund for preclinical testing of a novel cancer vaccine to treat malignant brain tumors.
Incredible story of @Geoarnaoutakis leading a life-saving surgery! His work illustrates the extraordinary impact of the Institute for Cardiovascular Health and the dream team of providers being assembled by Dr. Charles Fraser at @DellMedSchool & @UTAustin https://t.co/NxSReH3B4w
Today’s Super Bowl LVII referee, Bill Vinovich, is a survivor of aortic dissection. Thanks to Yale surgeon and JRF professional advisory board member Dr. John Elefteriades, Vinovich defied the odds and returned to officiate Super Bowls XLIX, LIV, and LVII. https://t.co/TO0xRGeClF
Susan and I are so proud of the life-saving work that’s being done at the Texas Center for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease at @dellchildrens. Thanks to the close collaboration between Dr. Charles Fraser and his team and @DellMedSchool, the center performed an astonishing 30 pediatric heart transplants in just five years — among other outstanding accomplishments. #ThatsAustinHealth
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We are cementing Austin as a destination for world-class, patient-centered health care. I'm so proud of this work alongside @AscensionSeton to take care of some of Austin's tiniest and most vulnerable hearts — right here in the heart of Texas.
#STS2024 Chair @KarenMKimMD1 hopes you'll join her in San Antonio next month! The STS Annual Meeting will offer groundbreaking research, best practices, hands-on learning, thought leadership & networking. Register now (and book your hotel stay by Jan. 2): https://t.co/D5fC6mUBXu
Grateful for the opportunity to share some of the incredible aortic surgery happening in Austin, TX at @DellMedSchool & @dellchildrens under @geoarnaoutakis & Dr Charles D. Fraser at the @UFSurgery International Aortic Symposium🫀 Looking forward to next year’s meeting!
George J. Arnaoutakis, MD, is a UT Health Austin cardiothoracic surgeon in the Institute for Cardiovascular Health. As an academic leader and scientific investigator, Dr. Arnaoutakis has pioneered several advancements in cardiac care.