Extremely humbled to receive the Enrique Gongora Resident Achievement Award for the 2nd year. Thanks to our @UABCTSResidency faculty for fantastic teaching inside and outside the OR @KyleEudaileyMD @RootGal210 @BenjaminWeiUAB @RobSorabellaMD @FixingPedHearts @UABHeersink

Thank you to @BavariaMd for the scholarship to attend @AVRS2026 and return to the City of Brotherly Love. A fantastic conference, and great to reconnect with colleagues and friends here. @MarviTariq @PurabDKothari @John_J_Kelly_MD @UscCardiac

Incredible start to #AVRS2026 with technical talks on AV repair/VSARR/Ross by 🌍 experts. So nice to have an unexpected mini-@UABCTSResidency reunion with my chiefs. Thanks for the scholarship to attend @AVRS2026 @UABSurgery #AortaEd

👀🤔 If only there was some kind of fundamental (or ‘general’) surgical training people could get so that, depending on the exigencies of the day, they could fall back upon and adjust their practices according to changing demands. #dont_shorten_residency_too_much

“I train like I’ve never won, and I compete like I’ve never lost.” — Eileen Gu 🎙️: On Purpose with Jay Shetty

Coronary Anastomosis Skills Lab today was a huge success and enjoyed by all (fellows, residents @UABSurgery, med students @UABHeersink). Thanks @RootGal210 @RobSorabellaMD for teaching and Ethicon for supporting! 🫀🔪

3 weeks left to the @STS_CTsurgery CABG Academy in beautiful Chicago. Promising an immersive and dynamic educational experience, the Academy has limited spots available. Register now: sts.org/calendar-of-events/2… @MichaelHalkos @JoeSabik @ChaseBrown_MD @BobbyYanagawa @MarviTariq @irbaz_hameed @TheHub_STS @ThoracicStudent

CTSNet Global Educational Series: Cardiothoracic Surgery Skills Lab~Join us at the CSIA Conference in Cape Town for an immersive hands-on cardiothoracic surgery training experience designed for students and trainees💓 #CSIA #SkillsLab #HandsOnTraining #GlobalSurgBox @EACTS @ctsnetorg @STS_CTsurgery

Thanks for the scholarship @AVRS2026. Looking forward to fantastic learning + seeing co-fellows/friends from across the country @HannahLMcMullen @AndrewKalra23 @BusraCangutMD @UABCTSResidency

🚨 Applications are OPEN for UAB’s Advanced Interventional & Structural Cardiology Fellowship (2026–2027)! One-year, high-volume, mentored training designed to turn strong interventionists into true structural+ advanced coronary leaders. @MustafaAhmedMD Thread 🧵 1/6

I’ve enjoyed reading all the responses to this provocative post since Sean tagged me from the start. I deliberately stayed quiet. I’ve been “at the table” for all of these discussions at the ABS and at the ACGME/RRC for it seems, like, forever. I often tell our housestaff that the sky has always been falling, and yet our outcomes are better than ever. There are things that senior (pre-duty hours) surgeons know and have experienced that midcareer and younger surgeons and trainees do not and will not. But the reality is that many/most of those things are probably obsolete and no longer relevant. So much has changed over the decades to make surgery (and care in general) safer and more effective. Training paradigms have changed with the times and have become more flexible. They have always been, and still are, imperfect. There is no perfect fix — if you try to solve for one type of problem in the way we train residents, you create other problems. There are lots of strong opinions about what needs to be done, but nobody agrees. The fact is that the “younger generations” are pretty darn outstanding at what they do, and they are deeply committed to excellence. I am glad they will be there to take care of me and my family.

Register now for the @STS_CTsurgery CABG Academy. Fantastic agenda including hands-on workshops and sessions on advanced grafting and minimally invasive/🤖 approaches by leaders in the field @MichaelHalkos @JoeSabik @ChaseBrown_MD @BobbyYanagawa @irbaz_hameed @TheHub_STS @ThoracicStudent Link: sts.org/calendar-of-events/2…

Submit a scientific abstract or case video for the North American Aortic Valve Repair Symposium (AVRS) today!  @AVRS2026 is a two-day meeting designed to enhance learners’ understanding of aortic valve repair. Experts from North America, Europe, and around the world will describe repair techniques, highlight outcomes, and identify areas for improvement. The program includes videos of surgical procedures, presentations of clinical data and outcomes, panel discussions with experts in the field, as well as hands-on and interactive sessions. For more information, visit aovalverepairsymposium.com/.   @John_J_Kelly_MD @NimeshDesaiMD @BavariaMd @OuzounianMD @IHamamsy @ThoracicStudent @TheHub_STS @WomenInThoracic

Fantastic initiative by @TSRA_official @faazash. Happy to serve as section editor along with @irbaz_hameed. We are making publishing accessible for students and trainees via our open-access, peer-reviewed journal (with zero submission fee) #TSRAEd @UABCTSResidency @UABSurgery

📣 Trainees: Scholarships (up to $1000) are available to attend the 8th Aortic Valve Repair Symposium @AVRS2026. Learn the latest techniques and evidence from leaders in the field @BavariaMd @NimeshDesaiMD @IHamamsy @OuzounianMD @John_J_Kelly_MD Register and apply for scholarships here: aovalverepairsymposium.com/

New residents: The best assistants make the best surgeons - if you are upset that you are “just holding hook” realize that if you understand the procedure and how to do it you can convey that through assisting and build trust.

Rising chief @MarviTariq representing @UABCTSResidency @UABSurgery @UABCVI on the @TSRA_official executive committee. The TSRA is a leading resident-led organization that works closely with @STS_CTsurgery @AATSHQ @WomenInThoracic to promote resident education #whyUABCT

We are thrilled to announce the TSRA Executive Committee 2026-2027. With @irbaz_hameed leading the organization with support from @RohunBhagat @faazash @JA_RobiMD, and new committee chairs @MarviTariq @MMubashirMD @HannahLMcMullen @Neel_Prabhu, we are looking forward to an incredible year. Welcome to the new TSRA EC members Marlena Sabatino @AndrewDVogel @BrianTillMD @sikandar_raza. Thanks to @Anna_Olds for an amazing past year and for continuing to help lead the organization. @STS_CTsurgery @AATSHQ @ThoracicStudent @TheHub_STS

Fantastic skills lab this AM thanks to Johnson&Johnson and led by our very own Dr. Gleason, with medical students stapling parenchyma, residents dissecting and stapling for a lobectomy and fellows suturing a sleeve resection 🫁 @BenjaminWeiUAB

We are thrilled to welcome some of the best and brightest residents to our Cardiothoracic Surgery fellowship! @EzraKoh2 @WendelynOslock @BenjaminWeiUAB @RootGal210 @RobSorabellaMD @herbchen @UABSurgery