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Dr. Fortich Wins Awards at ECTSS

Oct 19, 2023, 09:47 AM by John Carstens

Dr. Susana Fortich (PGY-2) was awarded the best oral thoracic surgery presentation at the Eastern Cardiothoracic Surgical Society (ECTSS) annual meeting with her project "A Pilot Protocol For Same Day Discharge After Robotic Hiatal Hernia Repair." Additionally, Dr. Fortich and her team won the meeting case bowl competition.

John Sealy School of Medicine 2021 graduate Dr. Sadia Tasnim won a JEDI committee scholarship from ECTSS. 

A message from Dr. Fortich:

"I am genuinely thankful for the support provided by my residency program, which enabled us to share our research at this esteemed event. I also want to express my deep appreciation for Dr. Petrov's guidance throughout the meeting."

 

Congratulations Dr. Susana Fortich and Dr. Tasnim!