🫁 doc! #lungtransplantation #ild #ARDS,history buff, tweets are personal views only,🇮🇳🇺🇸 Editor of https://xitter.cf/t.co/ZVjKqnCcca
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Inviting everyone to our upcoming Pulmonary & Critical Care Summit! Incredible speakers and the most important topics in our field. Looking forward to great learning, collaboration, and conversations. Join us! #Pulmonary #CriticalCare #MedTwitter #MedEd #PCCM#lungtransplant
Honored to receive the 2025 Excellence Award for Physicians from the University of Minnesota. This recognition truly belongs to our amazing team, whose dedication and compassion for our patients make this work meaningful each day. @umnmedschool @umn_dom
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Lynn Grace, 68, was out of options for her pulmonary fibrosis and signing up for hospice & end-of-life care, when Dr. Anupam Kumar (@umn_dom) and the @MHealthFairview transplant team stepped in.
Just two weeks later, on Christmas Day 2023, Lynn received the life-saving call she’d prayed for. Read more: bit.ly/3EQ9Am5.
🚨 Join Our Growing Lung Transplant Program! 🚨Are you a 🫁 doc with lung transplant experience looking to advance your career? We’re expanding at the @umn_dom and want you on our team!
🔹 High-volume program with excellent outcomes
🔹 Diverse & complex cases in a large catchment area
🔹 Strong ILD, CF & Interventional Pulmonology collaboration
🔹 Busiest ECMO center in the region** Robust research & data science support
Ready to make an impact? **Apply now or DM me!** #LungTransplant #medtwitter @accpchest @atscommunity @ISHLT
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The radon level in Minnesota is more than three times higher than the average U.S. radon level and is the second-leading cause of lung cancer nationwide.
Learn more from Abbie Begnaud, MD, from @umn_dom and @MHealthFairview ➡️: bit.ly/3ZJxQfE.
#RadonActionMonth
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The University of Minnesota continues to lead in interdisciplinary research, earning the top spot among U.S. public universities and sixth overall in the Times Higher Education Interdisciplinary Science Rankings. With innovative programs and collaborative initiatives, the U of M is tackling society’s most complex challenges, from sustainability and healthcare to data science and community resilience. These efforts showcase the power of breaking down academic silos to create impactful solutions for a better future. 👏 z.umn.edu/a2gq
ALT A U of M student (above) sets out on Lake Superior to collect data for a calculus lesson on how math applies to real-world science. The Large Lakes Observatory hosts scientists, Duluth campus students and the public on the research vessel Blue Heron, part of the University National Oceanographic Laboratory System.
🌟 **Milestone Achieved!** 🌟
In 2024, our team at the University of Minnesota completed **66 lung transplants**—our highest since the program began in 1986! This year also saw:
✅ Record clinic visits
✅ Longest ECMO bridge to transplant
✅ Most evaluations ever
Thank you to our incredible team, supportive programs (ILD, CF, PH, IP), and our patients for trusting us. Together, we've touched **66 lives**. 💙
#TeamWork #MedicalMilestones #LungTransplant #PatientCare #UMNProud @umnmedschool @umn_dom
🎉 In 2024, teams at @MHealthFairview University of Minnesota Medical Center completed 66 lung transplants—the highest number of transplants completed by the Lung Transplantation Program since its inception in 1986!
#LungTransplant | #DonateLife
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So, AI can analyze X-rays and estimate spirometry! It’s not just reading between the lines—it’s taking deep breaths too! #AI #HealthTech #DeepLearning" A deep learning-based model to estimate pulmonary function from chest x-rays! Interesting times! 🫁 thelancet.com/journals/landi…
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These are the blackened lungs of a 52-year-old man who smoked a pack of cigarettes a day for 30 years. 🫁🚬Wild...
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“Perfection is impossible.” Many of us are perfectionists and dwell on our failures, but by learning and moving on, only can we fully commit to the next case with “intensity, clarity, and focus.” Words of wisdom from @rogerfederer 🙇🏻♂️🤯
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"...doctors who are no longer practicing medicine who've been turned into businessmen" - A good reminder to make sure you have submitted your complaint to the FTC, DOJ and HHS: healthycompetition.gov
These Med Board Execs Make Triple a Practicing Doc's Salary medpagetoday.com/special-rep…
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Here's a glimpse of the incredible individuals who contribute to the heart of CHEST. Celebrating #VolunteerAppreciationWeek with gratitude for all those (pictured or not) who give their time to advance medicine and improve patient care. Thank you! hubs.la/Q02twftk0
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Very exciting to see! Always need more well trained transplant pulmonologists! They will be learning from the best @kumaranupammd
📣 @umn_dom 🫁 transplant fellowship is now live! > 1250 🫁 transplants since 1986, high volume center, complex patients, ECMO bridge ✅ - everything you can ask for to be trained comprehensively! @UMNews @erhandincermd @ISHLT @atscommunity @accpchest @umnmedschool – at Woodbury, MN
📣 The Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine is excited to offer a 1-year Lung Transplant Fellowship! If you're ready for the next step in your career, apply today!
Learn More:
Internal: z.umn.edu/LungFellowInt
External: z.umn.edu/LungFellowExt
To be able to discuss advancements in lung transplantation was truly an honor- especially the role of rehab for 🫁 transplant recipients, pre and post txp. Excellent agenda, discussion and questions! @AACVPR @MNACVPR1 @umn_dom @FairviewHealth @umnmedschool @PFFORG @accpchest – at Woodbury, MN
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SIPAT score did not predict lung transplant outcomes, suggesting unfavorable psychosocial variables are modifiable.
🔗 jhltonline.org/article/S1053…
Our editorial venture “Rare Lung Diseases: A Comprehensive Clinical Guide to Diagnosis and Management” was one of the top sellers in the field for 2023-contributions from an international panel of authors. Thank you all for the suport!
amazon.com/Rare-Lung-Disease… @sujith_cherian – at Woodbury, MN
@ACM_LTx_Bronch @sameepsehgal9 @LauraFryeDrL @ParijatSen11 @schaaba1 @sfaiz212 @drtishawang amongst several others! – at Woodbury, MN