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  • Saturday, Jan 27th
    9:45 AM – 11:15 AM CT
    Updates on Quality
    Location: 304ABC
    Moderator: Gaetano Paone, MD – Emory University School of Medicine
    Education/Quality/Wellness
  • Saturday, Jan 27th
    9:45 AM – 11:15 AM CT
    Vivien T. Thomas Symposium: The 2nd STS Achieving Equity in Clinical Care and Education Summit
    Location: Stars at Night Ballroom 2&3
    Moderator: David Tom Cooke, MD (he/him/his) – University of California, Davis Medical Center
    Moderator: Sara Pereira, MD (she/her/hers) – University of Utah
    Education/Quality/WellnessEarly CareerTrainee
  • Saturday, Jan 27th
    1:15 PM – 2:45 PM CT
    Essential Skills and Critical Discussions for Surgeon Leaders
    Location: 302ABC
    Moderator: Richard L. Prager, MD – Michigan Medicine
    Moderator: Yolonda L. Colson, MD, PhD (she/her/hers) – Department of Surgery – Massachusetts General Hospital
    Education/Quality/WellnessEarly CareerTrainee
  • Saturday, Jan 27th
    3:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT
    Military Matters
    Location: 302ABC
    Moderator: T. Sloane Guy, IV, MD, MBA – Georgia Heart Institute, Northeast Georgia Medical Center
    Moderator: Lindsey M. Prescher, DO – Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
    Education/Quality/Wellness
  • Saturday, Jan 27th
    3:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT
    The Society of Thoracic Surgeons First Annual Survey on Surgeon Compensation
    Location: 301ABC
    Moderator: Michael Mack, MD – Baylor Scott & White Health
    Moderator: Cherie Erkmen, MD (she/her/hers) – Temple University Hospital, Lewis Katz School of Medicine
    Education/Quality/Wellness
  • Sunday, Jan 28th
    7:00 AM – 8:00 AM CT
    Ask The Experts: How I Succeeded as an Early Career Surgeon
    Location: The Hub - Large Theater
    Moderator: Brian Mitzman, MD MS – University of Utah
    Moderator: Jessica Y. Rove, MD – University of Colorado
    Education/Quality/WellnessEarly CareerTrainee
  • Sunday, Jan 28th
    7:00 AM – 8:00 AM CT
    Ask the Experts: Lessons Learned in My Career: Insights from STS Past Presidents
    Location: 302ABC
    Moderator: Karen M. Kim, MD – UT Health Austin/Dell Medical School
    Moderator: Thomas E. MacGillivray, MD – MedStar Washington Hospital Center
    Education/Quality/WellnessEarly Career
  • Sunday, Jan 28th
    12:45 PM – 2:15 PM CT
    Ergonomics in Cardiothoracic Surgery: Come Stretch with Us!
    Location: Stars at Night Ballroom 1
    Moderator: Edward Chan, MD (he/him/his) – Houston Methodist Hospital
    Moderator: Barbara C. S. Hamilton, MD, MAS – University of Michigan
    Education/Quality/WellnessEarly CareerTrainee
  • Sunday, Jan 28th
    2:30 PM – 4:00 PM CT
    Automated New World: AI Changing the Future of Cardiothoracic Surgery
    Location: 304ABC
    Moderator: Ravi K. Ghanta, MD (he/him/his) – Baylor College of Medicine
    Education/Quality/Wellness
  • Sunday, Jan 28th
    2:30 PM – 4:00 PM CT
    How Do We Educate the Cardiothoracic Surgeons of the Future?
    Location: 301ABC
    Moderator: Stephen C. Yang, MD FACS MAMSE – The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
    Moderator: Rita Milewski, MD, PhD – Yale University
    Education/Quality/WellnessEarly CareerTrainee
  • Sunday, Jan 28th
    4:30 PM – 6:00 PM CT
    Family or Career, A Choice We Shouldn’t Have to Make: Supporting Cardiothoracic Surgeons and Trainees in Growing Their Families
    Location: 302ABC
    Moderator: Jennifer C. Romano, MD, MS (she/her/hers) – University of Michigan Congenital Heart Center
    Moderator: Cynthia Herrington, MD (she/her/hers) – Children's Hospital Los Angeles/USC
    Education/Quality/WellnessEarly CareerTrainee
  • Monday, Jan 29th
    7:15 AM – 8:45 AM CT
    Ethics Symposium: AI and Machine Learning in CT Surgery -- Future Prospects and Ethical Issues
    Location: 303ABC
    Moderator: Robert M. Sade, MD (he/him/his) – Medical University of South Carolina
    Education/Quality/Wellness
  • Monday, Jan 29th
    9:00 AM – 10:30 AM CT
    Advocacy in Action: Skills to Take to the Hill
    Location: 301ABC
    Moderator: Joseph Cleveland, Jr., MD – University of Colorado - Division of CT Surgery
    Moderator: Keith S. Naunheim, MD (he/him/his) – St Louis University School of Medicine
    Education/Quality/WellnessEarly CareerTrainee
  • Monday, Jan 29th
    9:00 AM – 10:30 AM CT
    Presentations of Thoracic Surgery Foundation Research Award Recipients
    Location: The Hub - Large Theater
    Moderator: Farhood Farjah, MD – University of Washington
    Panelist: Prashanth Vallabhajosyula, MD MS – Yale University School of Medicine
    Panelist: Paul Tang, MD, PhD – Mayo Clinic
    Panelist: Ram Kumar Subramanyan, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Nebraska Medical Center
    Panelist: Danielle Gottlieb Sen, MS, MD, MPH – Johns Hopkins Medicine
    Panelist: Patricia A. Thistlethwaite, MD-PhD – University of California, San Diego
    Panelist: Yvonne M. Carter, MD (she/her/hers) – UNLV Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine
    Education/Quality/WellnessEarly CareerTrainee
  • Monday, Jan 29th
    1:15 PM – 2:45 PM CT
    The Future of Cardiothoracic Research, Scholarship, and Clinical Investigation
    Location: 301ABC
    Moderator: Elaine Tseng, MD (she/her/hers) – University of California San Francisco and San Francisco VA Medical Centers
    Education/Quality/WellnessEarly CareerTrainee
  • Monday, Jan 29th
    3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT
    Let's Make a Deal: Finding a Job and Securing a Favorable Contract
    Location: Stars at Night Ballroom 2&3
    Moderator: J. Michael DiMaio, MD – Baylor Scott & White Health
    Moderator: David Spurlock, MD (he/him/his) – Advent Health
    Education/Quality/WellnessEarly CareerTrainee