Editor’s Note: Was chilling- and on call in PA, looked at my FB and saw a link my wife, Kashmir left on my Time Line. A nice reminder of why I started this blog to begin with, and an inspiring video that places what we do in perspective: We do this so that people have […]
Editor’s Note: I took the above picture on my way into work this morning. I think at times we dwell on the things we need to be able to do to save or improve lives, at the expense of not recognizing the merits of our own surroundings and condition. It’s a sad day, if you […]
Editor’s Note: I do a lot of “why we do this” posts, not because it is rhetorical or thought provoking, but because we as a profession are pioneers as well. In the past 40 years, the technological achievements in cardiac medicine defy belief at times, in that we have come so far- so very quickly. […]
Editor’s Note: Well I got a quick message (see above) from my friend Paul DiGregorio from the Northern Indiana area where I come by and help out once in awhile. Looks like he and I are dealing with to separate storms. His is obviously clinical- (ECMO-Land), and mine is of the the other kind… 8-10 inches […]
Editor’s Note: I think most of us have dealt with and observed the fluctuations of moods during heart ops. Things can get tense, then critical, then over the hump during an iffy part of the operation. Music seems to play a role with us in the OR. It is something that can’t be ignored… The […]
Editor’s Note: I was driving through town the other day- and I heard a radio ad for our hospital’s TAVR program, and endovascular stent procedures. It highlighted a 95 year old man we had done a TAVR on (one of our first), who used to be a Jazz musician, and how after getting his aortic valve […]
Editor’s Note: This is a a video of people that choose to live and interact. One of the many reasons that we as perfusionists do what we do- preserve and commit to lives we may not be familiar with- but lives that are to be cherished. Thanks for all you do 🙂 My best friend’s daughter- […]
Make 2016 COUNT ! Editor’s Note: Every once in awhile something comes across your desk (or screen) that is thought provoking and inspiring enough- to detach for a minute from out of our medicine clustered lives- and recognize the human spirit for what it is. -Magnificent! It is because of because of inspiration that live’s are worth […]
A Magical Song from Saudi Arabia Editor’s Note: Every once in awhile something comes across your desk (or screen) that is thought provoking and inspiring enough- to detach for a minute from out medicine clustered life- and recognize the human spirit for what it is. -Magnificent! It is because of because of inspiration that live’s are worth […]
It’s Saturday- Time to live and check out Life 🙂 = Just a taste of Life & Surf in New Zealand- A very FUN Video!
Click to view Editor’s Note: Time to chill and watch an inspiring song for our inspired lives 🙂 Peace Out … Frank
Click HERE to view entire series 🙂 Editor’s Note: This is part 2 of what is a 3-part series- these first two posts presented by a young, soon-to-be medical professional who job shadowed for two days with me. He is soon to graduate from a very prestigious university here in Texas, and has more than established […]
Editor’s Note: I got this message in the comments section. I don’t know exactly what the question is: Looking to get into school- or just graduated and looking for a position? What is clear to me is that this was a very compelling narrative about our profession- So let’s help him / her out shall […]
Well, it was one of those days… Unspoken Silence: When everyone worries… We Look to get past this morning’s -double-or-triple-valve-something, one step at a time. And they were hard steps. The double-valve-something reemerged as it had been canceled a couple of days prior. The unspoken, shared concern- was that this was a case that had the […]
Editor’s Note: Well, my family has been on vacation for the last two weeks, and I have been working the entire time- either doing hearts / clinical, or managing our STS database. So today, as I wait for them to fly home- just wanted to step back and forget about sick hearts, and think about […]
Giorgiarobertandrea Isidoro COMING SOON Editors Note: Giorgiarobertandrea Isidoro is a student I met on FB a couple of years ago. She has completed her perfusion training in Italy, and is going to do a perfusion internship in Rome. She will pe submitting a picture diary of her life as a Roman perfusion intern, and all […]
Editor’s Note: This is a Thai video with English subtitles. The story is very poignant, and a reminder of why we do the things we do- and how the LITTLE THINGS Matter ! Thanks for all you do 🙂 Helping Others = =
A Perfusion Conference, Turkey Editor’s Note: I was on FB and got a message from Mehmet Çetintaş, a Turkish perfusionist that I have seen online for quite awhile. He asked me to post some pictures he took of his life as a perfusionist in Istanbul Turkey. By his count they perform (or have performed) : 142 […]
Click on image above to visit Malaysian Pefrusion Group FB page… Editor’s Note: I was surfing some Perfusion FB groups, and I came upon the pictures below and a post from a Malaysian perfusionist. The FB perfusion group is named Malaysian Perfusionist, and it has 95 members. It is another example of how similar our […]
Editor’s Note: I did three cases yesterday, the first a slam dunk CABG x 2, all vein; the second, a full-on-salvage, where when I told the patient “You have a lot of people watching out for you” … He replied with a very serene look: “I already have someone watching over me- ” So what […]