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Vamsi Aribindi
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Surgeon. Proud @UCSDSurgery Cardiothoracic Surgery and @BCM_Surgery grad. Prev @UCSFSurgInnov, @MIT '12 Aero-Astro, @KeckMedUSC '16 MD. All tweets my own.
San Diego, CA
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    Vamsi Aribindi
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    Aug 30, 2020
    Perhaps unpopular opinion- it's time to bring back visitors in hospitals for all non-COVID+ patients. Have them wear masks and eye protection, and be screened like everyone else. But pts simply do so much worse without their loved ones to support them through their worst times.
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    Vamsi Aribindi
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    Mar 14, 2020
    Latest tweetorial: ICU vent management for dummies. #FOAMed #medtwitter @RASACS In light of all the corona-craziness, lets talk about the basics of how to manage a vent for ARDS patients.
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    Vamsi Aribindi
    @aribindi
    Jan 19, 2021
    Applying for my Texas Medical License now, and seriously, why can't we just have one national medical license application again? This is absurd...
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    Vamsi Aribindi
    @aribindi
    Nov 30, 2022
    Replying to @deedydas and @debarghya_das
    The IIT entrance exam and Indian/Asian test taking system as a whole is very good at selecting for determination, hard work, and some kinds of intelligence. But it is actually terrible at selecting for "genius", because it actively selects against curiosity, wonder, and passion.
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    Vamsi Aribindi
    @aribindi
    Jun 27, 2024
    Knowing anatomy and being able to apply it when you're under stress on clerkships, being questioned and evaluated, are two very different things. I never judged my med students for not knowing something- I only asked that they work hard and hide their desire to be anywhere else.
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    Vamsi Aribindi
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    Aug 12, 2025
    Spicy take: medical credentialing/priviliging in 2025 wastes $ billions and doesn't protect anyone. We should have single, nationwide priviliging for every provider (and national med licenses while we're at it) run by some neutral consortium that every hospital has to follow.
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    Vamsi Aribindi
    @aribindi
    Jan 5, 2024
    Replying to @ArmandDoma
    Harvard Extension isn't a scam- I went to MIT, added on pre-med my junior year, so I took some biology requirements through Harvard Extension over the summer. The classes were thorough and good. Maybe people are taking it for the prestige, but the product isn't inherently bad.
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    Vamsi Aribindi
    @aribindi
    Sep 18, 2020
    I know a LOT of MS4s out there need honest match advice, especially in this era. So time for some of the MOST honest advice I can give for General Surgery Applicants. (Full disclosure, I'm a proud @BCM_Surgery resident, and will shamelessly plug my program.) #MedTwitter
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    Vamsi Aribindi
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    Aug 21, 2025
    We live in a time of miracles. GBM is 100% fatal. No known survivors, ever. All the horrific, fatal cancers and diseases I learned about in medical school are being tamed, one by one: Cystic fibrosis, Spinal muscular atrophy, many lymphomas, HIV, hepatitis C, and more...
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    James Tate
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    Aug 20, 2025
    Scientists at the University of Florida have created a breakthrough mRNA cancer vaccine that erased deadly brain tumors in early human trials without chemo or radiation. Tested on four glioblastoma patients, the vaccine reprogrammed their immune systems within 48 hours to attack
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    Vamsi Aribindi
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    Jan 3, 2024
    Something that many med students don't really consider when applying to specialties is whether their future job will require them to shape their life around the job, or whether it will let them shape a job into their life. #MedTwitter
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    Vamsi Aribindi
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    May 11, 2022
    Happy to say that I matched at @UCSDsurgery for my Cardiothoracic Fellowship in 2023! (Because General Surgery wasn't painful or long enough for me) Grateful for all my mentors and training @BCM_Surgery and @Texas_Heart, and looking forward to a few years back on the West Coast-
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    Vamsi Aribindi
    @aribindi
    Mar 19, 2023
    Congratulations to all the newly matched medical students going into general surgery! You truly are joining the best field in medicine. (Integrated CT is cool too😎) Here's my advice on how to set yourselves up for success in residency.
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    Vamsi Aribindi
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    Dec 25, 2023
    My mom used to tell me how every Dec 25th the hallways in American hospitals were filled with Hindu and Muslim doctors earnestly wishing Merry Christmas to bemused Jewish ones. Much of what is great about this country is found in that IMO-
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    Vamsi Aribindi
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    Nov 30, 2022
    Replying to @aribindi and @debarghya_das
    Would Steve Jobs ever have arisen out of IIT? Would a passion for calligraphy been encouraged? entrepreneur.com/leadership/why… There is a lot the US gets wrong, but our education system's focus on creativity, understanding, and critical thinking over rote memorization is a strength
    Why Steve Jobs's Passion for Calligraphy Is an Important Example for You
    From entrepreneur.com