Vascular surgery reimagined. Aortas, PAD, veins & vision. Trained @TAMU + @Stanford reshaping what’s possible @atriumSHVI. Mentor. Operator. Innovator. 🏃🚴🏌️

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Thank you @GustavoOderich and @AlanLumsdenMD for having me in Houston this week. An excellent @ISEVSonline today
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Couldn’t be prouder of our Lead APP, Leigh Hurt, PA-C, on being named 2026 APP of the Year at Atrium Health Pineville! 👏 I’m incredibly fortunate to work alongside such talented and dedicated APPs. Great patient care is always a team effort. Congratulations, Leigh—well deserved
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You deserve a couple of candles @AlanLumsdenMD Happy Birthday
Happy Birthday @AlanLumsdenMD ! Age hasn't slowed him down a bit - still asking the hard questions, trying new things and keeping the rest of us on our toes to keep pushing #VascularSurgery forward!
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The hospital credentialing process needs a complete overhaul. Creating one standardized process across the US would significantly reduce administration and decrease healthcare costs as a result. There is absolutely no reason, that in 2026, it takes a physician in good standing, 3-6months or more to get credentialed at a hospital…
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Today at Grand Rounds, we were honored to welcome Dr. Joseph Coselli for the 18th Annual DeBakey Lecture. He presented “Cardiac Surgery in Houston and its Contributions to the Specialty.” Watch it here: bit.ly/4AsCJfH #DeBakeyCVEdu #GrandRounds #CardiacSurgery
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Great opportunity to be involved in vascular surgery outcomes research! Our research fellows have presented regionally and nationally and published many manuscripts in renowned peer-reviewed journals.
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We're hiring a Visiting Researcher to join our Vascular Surgery team. Contribute to publications, clinical trials & EHR analysis within a collaborative academic team. Apply: cu.taleo.net/careersection/2… #VascularSurgery #NowHiring #Research
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Stephen A. Black, MD (@aorticsurgeonuk), addresses key challenges across the CVO care continuum, offering insights into better recognition, appropriate intervention, and strategies to support durable outcomes after iliocaval reconstruction.  evtoday.com/articles/2026-au…
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We had a wonderful Paul Baszucki Vascular Surgery Biobank Research Day, bringing together faculty, trainees, and researchers to advance vascular research. Thank you to visiting professor and Stanford Vascular Surgery alumnus Mohamed Zayed, MD, PhD, MBA, for sharing his insights!
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A research paper written by authors from the American Board of Medicine claims its products saves society money. At the same time they take 110 million dollars a year from doctors. Also JAMA IM is a garbage journal and I'm embarrassed to have published in it.
Medicare patients of general internists with higher Longitudinal Knowledge Assessment scores were significantly less likely to receive low-value services, underscoring the role of physician knowledge in reducing unnecessary care. ja.ma/4rhxtat
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I would say worst part of being a doctor these days is seeing patients angry and frustrated for reasons you have no control over. I’m sure that goes for many jobs. It stings more in medicine cause patients lives are at stake.
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Big news - Jehovah’s Witnesses can receive PRBC, platelets FFP etc if they want jw.org/en/global-communicati…
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Such a great time at Eastern Vascular! One of the best parts of these meetings is reconnecting with mentors, colleagues, and former trainees. Proud of Nikhil Pallem, MS4, for his podium presentation during the aortic session #EVS #VascularSurgery #MedEd #aorta
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Case 3: Varicocele can hide when supine. Left renal vein angio with and without Valsalva. @IRcenters @SIRRFS @_backtable
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Proud to see @HCrespoSotoMD turn a small angio club into a powerful CLI program, educating, collaborating, and saving one limb at a time. Proud to have trained you, Hector. Congratulations to you and the entire team! #CLI #LimbSalvage @IrcadNA
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Grateful for @SamTyagiMD leading the way on off-the-shelf branch training (TBE/TAMBE/IBD) with @IRCAD_NA and @GoreMedical 🙌 Education. Innovation. Collaboration. The future of aortic care is bright!
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