Cardiothoracic, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery | Surgical Researcher | Harvard Scholar | LACES ambassador in Peru | 🇵🇪🇺🇲🇲🇫🇨🇦🇪🇨🇧🇷🇺🇾🇦🇷🇲🇽

Lima, Peru
Joined January 2013
🫀 DOES ANNULOPLASTY RING SIZE AFFECT LONG-TERM MITRAL REPAIR DURABILITY? 📚 Our study found an association between larger annuloplasty ring sizes and an increased risk of late failure following degenerative mitral valve repair. @LHSCCanada @MichaelMwachu @MohsynM @mathieuR.
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📢 New publication! Our meta-analysis of 2,064 patients found comparable long-term outcomes between subcoronary and full-root techniques in the Ross procedure. Grateful to Dr. @MichaelMwachu and all co-authors for this collaboration! @JoacoGundelach @AAlfabeto61437
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🚨 New Publication Pleased to share our latest systematic review and meta-analysis on homografts versus prosthetic valves in destructive aortic endocarditis. Grateful to Drs. @MichaelMwachu, @JonathanHongMD, @AAlfabeto61437 @JoacoGundelach @Satoshi_Arimura @Yasuhiko
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🚀 Excited to share our recent publication: The Evolution of MICS Literature: A 50-Year North American Bibliometric Review and Future Trends. 🙏 Grateful to the @LHSCCanada team 🇨🇦 @MichaelMwachu @AAlfabeto61437 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/… #CardiovascularSurgery #MICS #Research
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💯💥📢New publication: Global bibliometric analysis of the Ross procedure (1967–2025). 2,370 papers, sustained growth, and a strong future trajectory toward 2050. @MichaelMwachu @LHSCCanada @SchulichMedDent 🔗doi.org/10.1177/021849232614… #CardiovascularSurgery #RossProcedure
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Presenting now and newly published in #JTCVS: Machine Learning Predicts Postoperative Mortality in a Latin American Cardiovascular Surgery Multicenter Cohort: Toward Precision Risk Stratification. Michael W A Chu, @WildorSamir, Victor Dayán, et. Al. Read: doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2026…
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You are replaceable at work, but you are NOT replaceable at home. A beautiful and poignant reflection that applies to all clinicians.
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Los Peruanos - new article has been published on Medium medium.com/p/3443d360f21d?po… #math
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The world has lost a shining light. @DVervoort94 walked this world with grace, compassion, and a deep passion for health equity. We are heartbroken to have lost Dom and are grieving with his family and all those around the world who knew him and loved him.
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Honored to serve as a STS 2026 Social Media Ambassador 🫀🇨🇦🇵🇪 📢 2 posters (Mitral Valve & Yang Technique) from our LHSC🇨🇦 team 🎛1 oral presentation-Homografts in destructive aortic endocarditis. Grateful and excited for this outstanding scientific meeting. @STS_CTsurgery – at New Orleans, LA
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STS 2026 Social Media Ambassadors📢. @STS_CTsurgery
We’re excited to announce the STS 2026 Social Media Ambassadors! They’ll be sharing key takeaways, sessions, and moments from the Annual Meeting—so be sure to follow along using #STS2026. @ShandaBlackmon @SinaDaneshMD @WagemakerSofia @wildorsamir @umar_nasir2k
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🔬🫀 Publication Alert🇨🇦🇵🇪🇦🇷 PMEGs vs t-BRANCH device for complex thoracoabdominal/paravisceral aneurysms (2020–2024) 📊 51 patients | Overall mortality 9.8% 🏥 In-hospital mortality: t-BRANCH 23.1% vs PMEGs 5.3% ⚠️ Mortality predictors: ASA IV, prior stroke @RogerCardiaca
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A concise umbrella review on SAVR vs TAVR that highlights how nuanced decision-making has become in aortic stenosis @WildorSamir. Beautiful job!
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STS/EACTS/LACES 2025 🇵🇪 — Honoured to present four abstracts, including our first and impactful global umbrella review on TAVR vs. SAVR (n=526,189 patients/Low-risk). 📊✨ Thanks to my mentors, team, and colleagues 🙏✨
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1️⃣ TAVR’s early edge fades; SAVR favours after ~3.5 years ⏳❤️‍🩹 2️⃣ Industry-funded studies show more positive TAVR results 🔍📚
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🎓 Honoured to have completed the Global Clinical Scholars Research Training (GCSRT) at Harvard Medical School – Class of 2025 🇺🇸. My capstone ranked in the top third, marking a year of research, global networking, and growth. Grateful to my family, friends, and mentors 🌍🙏
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Fantastic @LATAM_LACES 🇵🇪 webinar on “Surgical Approach for Aortic Arch Reconstruction”🫀 Thanks to Dr. @MichaelMwachu 🇨🇦 for the excellent presentation, and to Dr.Ramos 👩‍⚕️ & Dr. @calebriosortega 👨‍⚕️ for their invaluable contributions. @RMSSAA @VictorDayan1 @loremontesvilla
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