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🔜Penn I6 via @PennMedicine || @Cambridge_Uni '22 || @ASU '21

Philadelphia, PA
Joined January 2023
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Thank you so much @slusom for seeing the strength in my story. From moments that tried to break me to standing here today, this is only the beginning of my journey to CT surgery Resilience is built in the moments no one sees.
And through all of it, we made it #MedX #MATCH2026
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Beyond thrilled to match at @ColumbiaCTSurg for Cardiothoracic Surgery!! This is an absolute dream come true, and I am so grateful for all my mentors who have supported me on this journey! @ArnarGeirssonMD @mori_md @MarcPPelletier @YaleCardiacSurg
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An absolute dream come true! I couldn't imagine a better team or place to train with! Unbelievably grateful and excited! @pennsurgery #MatchDay2026 ❤️🫀
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Can't wait to officially join the team! Grateful for all of my time so far 💙❤️
Huge congratulations and Happy Match Day to all of our Categorical and Integrated Interns! Your hard work, resilience, and dedication have paid off-welcome to the next chapter and to The Family!!! #MatchDay #FutureSurgeons #MedEd #ResidencyBound
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So thankful for the opportunity to present our work! Bivalirudin use in Impella patients has led to demonstrated improvements in clinical management and device biocompatibility! @iyengaramit @pennsurgery
.@asher_michaela presents research proving anticoagulation with bivalirudin is associated with reduced post-surgical thrombocytopenia in patients supported on micro-axial flow pumps at #MechSummit2025.
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Important study led by @MaxamillionShin, highlighting that patients waitlisted for DCD hearts experience shorter waitlist duration and improved rates of transplant - further data that demonstrate the benefit of expanding the donor pool with DCD organs. jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jchf.…
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Our study finds no sex-based differences in Impella 5.5 placement, outcomes, or complications! Both men and women can be successfully bridged with similar mortality. A win for equitable cardiac care! jhltopen.org/article/S2950-1…
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ICYMI, in a single, intense 24-hour period, pediatric heart surgeons @ColumbiaMed took on a surgical feat rarely performed—a split domino heart transplant. A donor's heart is transplanted into a child, and the healthy parts of that child’s explanted heart are used to save two additional lives. Here's how the surgical timeline played out, hour by hour: columbiasurgery.org/news/loo…
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Fantastic first day at @ISHLT! So amazing to hear from so many incredible speakers and so grateful to share our team's work!
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Day2! Advanced age (>65) DCD recipients and advanced age (>45) DCD donors!
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Dr. M. Shin analyzes heart transplant outcomes in patients ≥65 yrs 🧓🫀. DCD listing vs DBD: ✔️ Shorter waitlist time (24 vs 31 days) ✔️ ↑ likelihood of transplant ✔️ ↓ waitlist mortality 📈 1-yr post-Tx survival: DCD = DBD (90% vs 88%) #ISHLT2025
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Congratulations to #MarisaCevascoMD & @AdityaParikhMD 🩺 on leading the @PennMedicine's Heart Transplant Program as the new surgical director and medical director. 🎉 #HeartTransplant #HeartFailure
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What an incredible experience! Thank you so much to everyone who made this possible!
Congratulations to the 2025 WTS-STS Scholarship Program recipients! We hope you had an educational and inspirational experience at the STS 61st Annual Meeting in Los Angeles, CA. #STS2025   Thank you to STS for your continued support of this program and #WTS! @STS_CTsurgery
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Congratulations to @asher_michaela, Alexandra Marenco, and Shady Mina on winning the first #PCC poster competition. We hope to see you all next year!
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