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In the News: A Surgeon's View
"If CT surgery is to continue advancing and attracting the brightest, most skilled, and innovative people, we must invite, encourage, and guide qualified individuals from all races, cultures, genders, sexual orientations, and experiences to join us," Dr. Godoy says.
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Luis A. Godoy, MD
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Career Development Blog
The basic elements needed to get started in clinical research.
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Robert M. Van Haren, MD, MsPH
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Career Development Blog

At the time of this post, the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted 188 countries, with 4.5 million confirmed cases worldwide and more than 300,000 deaths. Families are mourning, businesses are filing for bankruptcy, and those who have not yet suffered tangible loss are overwhelmed with fear and unanswered questions.

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Mara B. Antonoff, MD
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Career Development Blog

You’ve been waiting for this moment. After more than 12 years of medical school and training, the operating room is yours for the first time as an attending surgeon. You walk into the OR, expecting the same setup and routine that you used all through fellowship. But wait a second… you see a beanbag and wonder if people even still use those.

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Brian Mitzman, MD
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In the News: A Surgeon's View
Dr. Sara J. Pereira shares her experience in Birmingham, Alabama, describing how the pandemic has created a renewed role for telemedicine and the reality of disease progression in patients whose care has been delayed.
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Sara J. Pereira, MD
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In the News: A Surgeon's View
Dr. Vinod H. Thourani describes how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting cardiothoracic surgeons and their patients and how the specialty is uniquely equipped to handle the high-intensity work of actively managing COVID-19 patients.
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Vinod H. Thourani, MD
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Career Development Blog

There comes a time in every leader’s job where a crisis emerges. In the Oxford English dictionary, the word “crisis” is defined as “a time of great danger, difficulty, or confusion when problems must be solved or important decisions must be made.”

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Thomas K. Varghese Jr., MD, MS
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Career Development Blog

The new decade is off to a dramatic start. Across the globe, Australia was devastated by wildfires, and hitting us much closer to home, Nashville was simultaneously struck by four tornadoes, and Utah was shaken by earthquakes.

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Drs. Erin A. Gillaspie, Gabriel Loor, & Mara B. Antonoff
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In the News: A Surgeon's View
Dr. T. Sloane Guy describes how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting hospitals and patients in the US and what it means for the cardiothoracic surgery specialty.
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T. Sloane Guy, MD, MBA
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In the News: A Surgeon's View
Dr. Alan D. L. Sihoe offers an international perspective on COVID-19 and shares his personal experience and thoughts on how the coronavirus pandemic has affected Hong Kong and what it means for the rest of the world. 
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Alan D. L. Sihoe, MBBChir, MA
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In the News: A Surgeon's View
Dr. Douglas E. Wood describes the findings from the NELSON trial and what they mean for policy and program development for lung cancer early detection through CT screening.
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Douglas E. Wood, MD
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Career Development Blog
On the surface, cardiothoracic surgeons are the embodiments of resilience. But how easily do we really bounce back from the inevitable catastrophes?
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Melanie A. Edwards, MD