A novel social networking group has been formed and is entitled, “The Thoracic Surgery Social Media Network.” It is represented on Twitter by the handle, @TSSMN. In addition, tweets are tagged with the #TSSMN hashtag. This network is a collaboration among the major cardiothoracic surgery journals as well as delegates from each cardiothoracic surgery subspecialty, as listed below:
Adult cardiac surgery
Edward Bender @ebender001
Arie Blitz @ArieBlitzMD
William Harris @wharrismd
Maral Ouzounian @OuzounianMD
Congenital cardiac surgery
Jeff Jacobs @jeffjacobs215
Paul Kirshbom @PaulKirshbomMD
General thoracic surgery
Mara Antonoff @maraantonoff
David Cooke @UCD_ChestHealth
Brendon Stiles @BrendonStilesMD
Tom Varghese @TomVargheseJr
CTSNet members are encouraged to subscribe to @TSSMN as well as to those delegates representing their subspecialty interests. The tweets are open to all and participation is encouraged.
