WashU Medicine Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery (@WashU

WashU Medicine Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery

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WashU Medicine Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery

@WashU_CT

WashU Medicine Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery Delivering the highest quality care to patients with heart & lung disease. @WashUSurgery

St. Louis, MO

cardiothoracicsurgery.wustl.edu

Joined September 2021

WashU Medicine Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
@WashU_CT
Oct 3, 2022
It is our honor to welcome #WashUCardiac's new Section Chief Tsuyoshi Kaneko, MD, to our division and the @WashUSurgery family. Learn more about the leading cardiac surgeon with expertise in transcatheter therapies and minimally invasive techniques: bit.ly/3E4qFWZ
WashU Medicine Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
@WashU_CT
May 6, 2022
#FlashbackFriday: In 1983, Alec Patterson, MD, his colleague, Joel Cooper, MD, and their team performed the first-ever successful single-lung transplant in Toronto. In 1991, Patterson arrived at @WashUSurgery and helped direct one of the first lung transplant programs in the U.S.
WashU Medicine Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
@WashU_CT
Nov 11, 2021
We're so proud to see two of our #WashUCardiothoracic alumni working and thriving together at @CUDeptSurg! On this special day, Jessica Rove, MD, (left) performed a heart transplant while Simran Randhawa, MBBS, (right) performed a bilateral lung transplant.
WashU Medicine Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
@WashU_CT
Apr 30, 2025
Meet our 2026 Thoracic Surgery Fellowship Class! We can't wait to see all the amazing things they'll accomplish! Congrats Drs. McGilvray and Shepherd from @washusurgres and Dr. Ruck from @hopkinssurgery #WashUMedicine #WashUSurgery #MatchDay
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WashU Medicine Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
@WashU_CT
Jun 19, 2023
A round of applause for our graduating clinical fellows Whitney Brandt, MD, Linda Schulte, MD, Tara Semenkovich, MD, MPHS, and Erin Schumer, MD, MPH! We are thrilled to see these female cardiothoracic surgeons impact the field and revolutionize patient care. Congratulations!
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WashU Medicine Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
@WashU_CT
May 21, 2025
Dr. Tsuyoshi Kaneko has been named the new Division Director of Cardiothoracic Surgery effective May 1, 2025. Join us in welcoming him and thanking Dr. Ralph Damiano Jr. for his incredible leadership! #WashUMedicine #WashUSurgery
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WashU Medicine Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
@WashU_CT
Jan 3, 2025
Congrats to Dr. Stephanie Chang on the world's first fully robotic double lung transplant! Dr. Chang completed her general and thoracic surgery training in our Division of CT Surgery. Read more about the transplant here: bit.ly/4g4n37a #WashUSurgery #WashUMedicine
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WashU Medicine Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
@WashU_CT
Jul 9, 2022
#WashUCardiac fellow Linda Schulte, MD, joined the #WashUPediatricCT team to present a technique for a complete, combined Tetralogy of Fallot/complete atrioventricular septal defect repair. Read in @wjpchs: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/21…
WashU Medicine Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
@WashU_CT
May 23, 2025
Drs. Sophia Pyeatte (PGY-3) and Louisa Bai (PGY-3) have been selected for the prestigious 4+3 Cardiothoracic Surgery Early Specialization Program! This pathway includes 4 years of general surgery residency combined with 3 years of CT surgery fellowship training. #WashUMedicine
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WashU Medicine Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
@WashU_CT
Jan 25, 2023
A brief statement from #WashUCardiothoracic Chief Ralph J. Damiano, Jr., MD, regarding the Presidential Address at #STS2023:
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WashU Medicine Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
@WashU_CT
May 19, 2022
We are still so thrilled about last week's Thoracic Surgery Fellowship Match Day news. We can't wait to welcome Rodrigo Zea, MD, (@BCM_Surgery) and Michael Napolitano, MD, (@GWHospital) to the next chapter of their training in St. Louis!
WashU Medicine Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
@WashU_CT
Feb 14, 2023
#WashUCardiothoracic is incredibly happy to formally celebrate Dr. Kaneko's establishment as the John M. Shoenberg Chair in Cardiovascular Disease!
WashU Medicine Department of Surgery
@WashUSurgery
Feb 14, 2023
Yesterday, @WashU_CT and The Foundation for @BarnesJewish celebrated the establishment of Tsuyoshi Kaneko, MD, as the John M. Shoenberg Chair in Cardiovascular Disease. Congratulations, Dr. Kaneko and thanks to all who attended the event!
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WashU Medicine Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
@WashU_CT
Sep 5, 2023
The Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery is thrilled to welcome our newest addition to the team... Please welcome Whitney Brandt, MD, to the Section of Thoracic Surgery! Read more about Dr. Brandt. bit.ly/3R01efG
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WashU Medicine Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
@WashU_CT
Jun 24, 2025
Congratulations to our 2025 CT surgery fellowship graduates! Drs. Kelly, Napolitano, Wada and Kelly all have remarkably bright futures ahead of them. Please join us in congratulating our fellows! bit.ly/3FXfLG7 #WashUMedicine #WashUSurgery @TsuyoshiKaneko1
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