UCLA CORE Lab @CoreLabUCLA
The Cardiovascular Outcomes Research Laboratories (CORE) are dedicated to defining clinical outcomes & improving processes of care in cardiovascular surgery. uclahealth.org/departments/su… Los Angeles, CA Joined October 2018-
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Out now in @AnnalsofSurgery Single vs Bilateral Lung Transplantation 🫁 Strong work by @SaraSakowitz & @CoreLabUCLA
Check out these new fellowship opportunities within our amazing UCLA Division of Cardiac Surgery 🫀!! ECMO & Advanced Cardiac Surgery Openings jobs.ctsnet.org/jobseeker/job/… jobs.ctsnet.org/jobs/?keywords… Exciting times ahead! @UCLASurgery @dgsomucla @ELSOOrg @APDSurgery @STS_CTsurgery
Truly honored and grateful! Thank you to Dr. Tara Karamlou (@karamlou) and the TSMA for their incredible support of trainees, and to Dr. Peyman Benharash (@CoreLabUCLA) for his invaluable mentorship. I'm looking forward to a great meeting at WTSA.
Congratulations to Kevin Tabibian of Boston University on being named the 2026 Tara Karamlou Conference Scholarship recipient! Kevin’s dedication, leadership, and commitment to the future of cardiothoracic surgery embody the spirit of this award. We are proud to recognize his
Our work on Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy (CAV) & DCD Heart Transplant! Out now in this month’s @annalsthorsurg Isn’t she beautiful 😍 @SaraSakowitz @CoreLabUCLA @STS_CTsurgery
Our one and only @melissarjusto representing at #SSO2026 !! 🔥Congratulations to all presenters!🎉 @SocSurgOnc
We are deeply saddened by the passing of Dominique Vervoort, a talented young cardiothoracic surgeon whose impact far exceeded his years in training. Dominique was a PhD candidate in Health Systems Research and Vanier Scholar at the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto. His doctoral work focused on disparities in the care of thoracic aortic disease, reflecting his profound commitment to equity in healthcare. A passionate advocate for global surgery and public health, he was also an extraordinary social media ambassador for the EACTS Annual Meeting and other initiatives, generously donating his time to amplify science, live-tweet our sessions and help extend the reach of our Annual Meeting worldwide. Our thoughts are with Dominique’s family, friends and colleagues. He will be greatly missed.
Aloha from #PCSA2026!! 🌸 As our wonderful conference season comes to an end, we would like to give a huge congratulations to our amazing PCSA presenters!!✨ It has been an awesome run for our team!! @SaraSakowitz @melissarjusto @PCSAsurg @dgsomucla @UCLASurgeryRes @UCLA
With 48 presentations, our team has closed off another successful ASC!! ⭐️ We cannot wait for next year in DC! Congratulations to all of our presenters ✨#ASC2026 @dgsomucla @UCLA @UCLASurgeryRes
And one more… see you at 3pm for an absolutely 🔥 session on AI in (and out) of the OR! Come learn about how AI is being integrated in surgical practice, consider ethics, and debate what the future looks like - only at #ASC2026 @AcademicSurgery @UnivSurg @CarlaPughMDPhD
Congratulations to all our oral presenters!! Our STS stars 🌟#STS2026 @STS_CTsurgery @UCLA @dgsomucla @UCLASurgeryRes
Congratulations to all poster presenters!!🎉#STS2026 @STS_CTsurgery @amulyavad @dgsomucla @UCLASurgeryRes @UCLA
Our Team had an amazing time at the STS! ⭐️Congratulations to all our oral and poster presenters!! #STS2026 @STS_CTsurgery @UCLASurgeryRes @UCLA @dgsomucla
Our AMAZING CoreLab team is ready to go for another exciting year!! 💎✨ We cannot wait to see all the incredible things they will accomplish!🌟💫@UCLA @UCLASurgeryRes @dgsomucla @UCLASurgery
Just wrapped up an AMAZING weekend at #SCCACS2026. Thank you @SoCalSurgeons for a wonderful meeting! @dgsomucla @UCLASurgeryRes
Kicking it off #SCCACS2026 @SoCalSurgeons. Check out our amazing talks by our @dgsom @ucla @uclaSurgeryRes trainees across GI, Trauma, and vascular surgery! @uclaSurgery
🔥The 25 Hottest Articles of 2025🔥 Thromboembolism prophylaxis timing is associated with center mortality in traumatic brain injury: A Trauma Quality Improvement Program retrospective analysis @CoreLabUCLA #JoTACS #TraumaSurg #SurgTwitter #SoMe4Surgery #MedTwitter #MedEd #EmergencyMedicine journals.lww.com/jtrauma/abstra…
@CoreLabUCLA @HCAFLHealthcare Thank you so much to my CORE Lab family. Incredibly grateful for the mentorship and support over the years, especially from the best mentor, Dr. Peyman Benharash. Proud to be a CORELAB alum. 🙏🫀 (PGY-3 IM resident)
Huge congratulations to CORELAB alum and @HCAFLHealthcare chief resident @nameerascandar for matching into cardiology fellowship! We are so proud of you Nameer! 👏🫀🔥
Excited to share this honor of matching into Cardiovascular Disease fellowship at HCA Healthcare/USF Morsani College of Medicine GME: Trinity Hospital. Grateful to my family, mentors, and colleagues for their on-going support. Looking forward to the next chapter in cardiology
This holiday season, we are grateful for the CORELAB family, near and far! More than any one project, our team is defined by our people- we are so proud of them and everything they've accomplished. And we are lucky to have a growing CORELAB alumni team working @UCLAHealth! 🎄🎉
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