Work/life balance and good rhythm are possible in cardiothoracic surgery! Faculty members from the University of Washington show off their moves at a recent WTSA event.
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Residents
July 1, 2015
This video presents a single-port VATS right upper lobe sleeve lobectomy for a stage I carcinoid tumor in a 52-year-old patient. Sleeve lobectomy is a challenging and complex procedure. Typical carcinoids occluding the right upper lobe bronchus present an ideal opportunity for sleeve upper lobectomy due to their indolent nature and excellent oncologic outcomes.
June 22, 2015
This video demonstrates several tips for the superior septal approach to mitral valve surgery.
June 17, 2015
Robert Sade moderates a debate with Richard Ohye and James Jaggers regarding the performance of surgery by cardiothoracic surgery residents.
June 11, 2015
Douglas Wood, Fawwaz Shaw, Emily Farkas, and Nahush Mokadam discuss work-life balance within the cardiothoracic surgery specialty.
June 9, 2015
This video depicts the surgical correction of a complex congenital arterial venous coronary fistula in a 49-year-old male patient, who presented with a three-day history of palpitations and a continuous murmur.
June 8, 2015
The authors report a case of tracheal ring resection with crico-tracheal anastomosis performed under endoscopic assistance.
June 4, 2015
This roundtable discussion, filmed at the 2015 STS Annual Meeting, focuses on the different training paths open to cardiothoracic surgery residents in the United States.
June 2, 2015
This video shows a uniportal VATS surgery to evacuate a hematoma in a 78-year-old woman.
May 26, 2015
This video demonstrates the performance of a VATS anatomic sublobar resection on a patient with an apparently benign central mass.