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Vamsi Aribindi
@aribindi
@UCSDSurgery Cardiothoracic Fellow. Proud @BCM_Surgery grad. Prev @UCSFSurgInnov, @MIT '12 Aero-Astro, @KeckMedUSC '16 MD. All tweets my own.
Jan 30, 2023 • 24 tweets • 9 min read
🌶️take: surgeons often are criticized for being arrogant, stubborn, aggressive, "malignant", etc.

But I'm going to talk about why the same traits that give rise to those stereotypes can be valuable, why the field is changing, and why all trainees should consider it
#MedTwitter amazon.com/Heart-Healers-…

This story is from one of my favorite books, Heart Healers, which inspired me to pursue cardiac surgery fellowship.

It starts in 1945. At the time, getting strep throat could be a death sentence from rheumatic heart disease.