Atrium Health
Adult Cardiac
Member Since: 2012
Biography:
Dr. Lobdell is board certified in thoracic surgery and has special qualifications in surgical critical care. His research interests include digital health, telemedicine, risk models, assessment, and mitigation strategies, acute kidney injury, goal-directed therapy, metabolic response to injury and sepsis, early extubation, effects of BMI on CV outcomes, euglycemia, and aortic dissection. He has authored & co-authored ~100 peer-reviewed articles & chapters on quality, safety, and various clinical subjects and presented > 190 times at regional, national, and international forums. He led the Perfect Care initiative (a $1.11 million grant from the Duke Endowment) and is a reviewer and editor for various journals and societies.
Dr. Lobdell was Chair of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Workforce on Research Development and the Council on Quality, Research, and Patient Safety and continues to serve on various boards and leadership of various professional societies, to include the ERAS-Cardiac Board, the research committee for the Thoracic Surgery Foundation, and as a Section Editor of SESATS for the American Board of Thoracic Surgery. Dr. Lobdell also serves as a Lieutenant Colonel in the US Army Reserves with a special interest in prolonged field care.
What Does the AATS Mean to You:
The AATS is our professions oldest society and has maintained the highest standards for membership and academic excellence. It was a great honor to be selected as a member in 2012.
My First Experience with AATS:
While a resident in Cardiothoracic Surgery, I was honored to attend the annual meeting and was in awe of the legends in our field.
Why I became an AATS member:
Highest honor in our profession.
The most impactful presentation I have seen at an AATS meeting:
Selfishly, it would be our experience with remote monitoring in the perioperative period. Incredible journey, impact, and opportunity to share with the participants at AATS.
The first presentation I gave is:
First AATS presentation was 2014, combined STS/AATS critical care symposium: Essential Elements for Successful Establishment of a CTICU
The first paper I had published is:
“Quality Improvement Program Decreases Mortality After Cardiac Surgery”
I plan on becoming more involved in the organization through:
Annual meetings and committee efforts.
My career in CT Surgery was inspired by:
It was the most fascinating specialty in medicine, combining knowledge, decision making in time delimited situations, and precision psychomotor skills."
My career in CT Surgery was inspired by:
It was the most fascinating specialty in medicine, combining knowledge, decision making in time delimited situations, and precision psychomotor skills.
A significant case/patient interaction that impacted my career is:
First heart transplant, 1986, as an intern at the University of Minnesota. The patient was a retired Navy service member from Alaska. Surgeon was W. Steves Ring. Awesome!
The biggest impact my mentor had on my career is:
Walt Lillehei, Stuart Jamieson, Bill Norwood, Marshall Jacobs, Tom Spray were all icons and inspired me to pursue cardiac surgery.
The topic most important to advancing the field of CT Surgery is:
Training and technology.
The most pressing issues impacting CT surgery are:
Reducing risk of adverse outcomes and variation in care.
Advice for Trainees:
Work hard. Learn quickly. Continuously improve. Never give in.