Presbyterian
Medical
Center
Department
of
Cardiothoracic
Surgery
· 4500
Walnut
Street
,
Philadelphia
,
PA
19104
Phone
: (215) 555-0192 ·
Fax
: (215) 555-0193 ·
thoracic
@
pmchealth
.
org
June
12, 2025
Members
of
the
Fellowship
Selection
Committee
Advanced
Cardiothoracic
Surgery
Program
University
of
Pennsylvania
Health
System
Philadelphia
,
PA
19104
Re
:
Letter
of
Recommendation
for
Dr
.
Elena
Vasquez
,
MD
Dear
Members
of
the
Selection
Committee
,
It
is
with
genuine
enthusiasm
that
I
write
to
recommend
Dr
.
Elena
Vasquez
for
the
Advanced
Cardiothoracic
Fellowship
at
your
institution
.
I
have
served
as
her
attending
physician
and
mentor
for
the
past
three
years
during
her
residency
at
Presbyterian
Medical
Center
,
where
I
am
Chief
of
Cardiothoracic
Surgery
.
I
have
watched
her
develop
from
a
capable
intern
into
an
exceptional
senior
resident
who
consistently
exceeds
expectations
in
every
domain
of
clinical
practice
.
Her
commitment
to
academic
medicine
is
equally
impressive
.
She
is
first
author
on
two
peer
-
reviewed
articles
and
contributing
author
on
four
additional
manuscripts
,
with
publications
in
The
Journal
of
Thoracic
and
Cardiovascular
Surgery
and
Annals
of
Surgery
.
She
is
a
gifted
teacher
,
formally
mentoring
two
junior
residents
and
delivering
five
invited
lectures
at
our
institutional
grand
rounds
.
Her
research
on
postoperative
atrial
fibrillation
prophylaxis
is
currently
being
incorporated
into
a
departmental
clinical
pathway
.
In
summary
,
Dr
.
Vasquez
ranks
in
the
top
two
percent
of
residents
I
have
trained
during
my
eighteen
-
year
career
.
I
recommend
her
to
your
program
without
reservation
and
with
absolute
confidence
that
she
will
become
an
outstanding
cardiothoracic
surgeon
,
researcher
,
and
educator
.
Please
do
not
hesitate
to
contact
me
if
you
require
any
additional
information
.
Sincerely
,
Samuel
R
.
Whitman
,
MD
,
FACS
Chief
,
Division
of
Cardiothoracic
Surgery
Presbyterian
Medical
Center
4500
Walnut
Street
,
Philadelphia
,
PA
19104
Phone
: (215) 555-0192
Email
:
samuel
.
whitman
@
pmchealth
.
org
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