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Trainees

Early Career Surgeons

Winning Research: Presentations by TSF Awardees

Saturday, January 25, 2025
11:50am - 12:45pm PT
Location: The Hub - Small Theater

    Moderator(s)

  • Farhood Farjah, MD

    University of Washington, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
    Seattle, Washington, United States

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

    • Panelist(s)

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    Paul Tang, MD, PhD

    Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
    Rochester, Minnesota, United States

    I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests..

  • Castigliano Bhamidipati, DO, PhD, MSc, FACS (he/him/his)

    Associate Professor, Cardiac Surgery
    Oregon Health and Science University
    Portland, Oregon, United States

    I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests..

  • Hiroo Takayama, MD, PhD

    Columbia University
    New York, New York, United States

    I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests..

  • FL

    Feiran Lou, MD

    University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
    Northborough, Massachusetts, United States

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

  • KE

    Kathryn Engelhardt, MD MS

    Medical University of South Carolina
    Charleston, South Carolina, United States

    I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests..

  • Gorav Ailawadi, MD, MBA

    Chair & Professor , Cardiac Surgery
    The University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center
    Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

    I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests..

  • Yvonne Carter, MD (she/her/hers)

    Associate Professor, Section Chief of Thoracic Surgery
    UNLV Department of Surgery
    Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Disclosure(s):
Farhood Farjah, MD: No financial relationships to disclose
Feiran Lou, MD: No financial relationships to disclose
Yvonne M. Carter, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

Presentations:

  • 11:50am - 11:53am PT
    Introduction

    Invited Speaker: Farhood Farjah, MD – University of Washington, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery

  • 11:53am - 12:00pm PT
    Role of LYVE1+ macrophages in the pathogenesis of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension

    Award Recipient : Stephen Chiu, MD – Northwestern Medicine

  • 12:00pm - 12:07pm PT
    AI-based Imaging Biomarkers to Predict Invasion and Recurrence post-surgery in Early-Stage Lung Cancer

    Award Recipient : Mohammadhadi Khorrami

  • 12:07pm - 12:14pm PT
    Disparities in Detection and Treatment of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in Patients with a History of Substance Use Disorder

    Award Recipient : Brooks V. Udelsman, MD, MHS – Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California

  • 12:14pm - 12:21pm PT
    Determining the Optimal Dose of Diazoxide for Cardioprotection

    Award Recipient : AlleaBelle Bradshaw, MD (she/her/hers) – Johns Hopkins

  • 12:21pm - 12:28pm PT
    Immunomodulation therapy for atrial fibrillation

    Award Recipient : Maximilian J. Schloss, MD – Brigham and Women's Hospital

  • 12:28pm - 12:35pm PT
    Ion channel regulation of macrophages mediates inflammation post lung ischemia reperfusion injury

    Award Recipient : Adishesh Narahari, MD, PhD – University of Virginia School of Medicine

  • 12:35pm - 12:42pm PT
    RECHARGE Hybrid: Revascularization of Underrepresented Groups with minimally-invasive CABG plus PCI

    Award Recipient : Brittany Zwischenberger, MD – Duke University

  • 12:42pm - 12:45pm PT
    Closing Comments

    Invited Speaker: Farhood Farjah, MD – University of Washington, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery