Annual Pool Party and Dr. Yu send off

Dr. Jakraphan Yu completed his one-year research fellowship with our lab in June 2024. We sent him off with our annual pool party and he received a framed certificate from Drs. Damiano and Zemlin. We wish him the best for his work at Vajira Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand.

Drs. Schill and Zemlin receive Pilot grant from the Department of Surgery

Drs. Schill and Zemlin received a Pilot grant from the Department of Surgery. They are principal investigators on the proposal “Endovascular Catheter-Based Application of Electroporation”, which was submitted jointly with Dr. Zayed from Vascular Surgery and Genin from Mechanical Engineering. The award is $50k over one year, with the goal of developing the project to the point at which it can secure federal funding.

STS Annual Meeting

Dr. Jack Yi abstract “Impact of Tricuspid Regurgitation on Outcomes after Cox-Maze IV Procedure “ was accepted for a poster presentation at the STS Annual Meeting from January 24-26th in Los Angeles, California.

Kouchoukos Award

Dr. Jakraphan Yu (center) from our lab receives the Kouchoukos award from Drs. Kouchoukos (left) and Kreisel (right).