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Friday, January 26, 2024
6:00 AM – 6:00 PM CT
Registration

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM CT
Welcome
Moderator: Yoshiya Toyoda, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Temple University Hospital
Lung Transplant Symposium

8:20 AM – 9:50 AM CT
Session 1: Recipient Selection
Moderator: Norihisa Shigemura, MD (he/him/his) – Temple University Hospital
Moderator: Michael S. Mulligan, MD (he/him/his) – University of Washington Medical Center
Lung Transplant Symposium

9:50 AM – 10:20 AM CT
Break

10:20 AM – 11:50 AM CT
Session 2: Donor Selection
Moderator: Jasleen Kukreja, MD – University of California, San Francisco
Moderator: Matthew Hartwig, MD – Duke University Medical Center
Lung Transplant Symposium

11:50 AM – 12:50 PM CT
Lunch

12:50 PM – 2:05 PM CT
Session 3: Intraoperative Management
Moderator: Kewal Krishan, MD – Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia
Moderator: Errol L. Bush, MD (he/him/his) – Johns Hopkins
Lung Transplant Symposium

2:05 PM – 2:20 PM CT
Break

2:20 PM – 3:50 PM CT
Session 4: Postoperative Management
Moderator: Kenneth R. McCurry, MD (he/him/his) – Cleveland Clinic
Moderator: Aaron M. Cheng, MD (he/him/his) – University of Washington Medical Center
Lung Transplant Symposium

3:50 PM – 4:30 PM CT
Session 5: Challenging Situations
Moderator: Shaf Keshavjee, MD MSc FRCSC FACS – University Health Network, University of Toronto
Moderator: Yoshiya Toyoda, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Temple University Hospital
Lung Transplant Symposium

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM CT
Lung Transplant Reception

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM CT
Looking to the Future Scholarship Reception (Invitation Only)

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM CT
STS Journals Editorial Board Reception (Invitation Only)

7:00 PM – 10:00 PM CT
STS Past Presidents Dinner

Saturday, January 27, 2024
6:00 AM – 6:00 PM CT
Registration

6:30 AM – 7:30 AM CT
Extraordinary Women in Cardiothoracic Surgery Awards Breakfast

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM CT
Plenary: Welcome & C. Walton Lillehei Lecture from Mortimer J. Buckley, Chairman & CEO, Vanguard
Moderator: Thomas E. MacGillivray, MD – MedStar Washington Hospital Center
PlenaryEarly CareerTrainee

9:00 AM – 9:45 AM CT
Coffee Break & Exhibit Viewing

9:00 AM – 9:45 AM CT
Mock Oral Exam Course

9:00 AM – 6:00 PM CT
Exhibit Hall Open

9:45 AM – 11:15 AM CT
Cardiac Center in Evolution: Management of Single Ventricle
Moderator: Yves d'Udekem – Children's National Hospital
Moderator: Ram Kumar Subramanyan, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Nebraska Medical Center
Congenital

9:45 AM – 11:15 AM CT
Current Strategies for Vasoplegic Shock
Moderator: Subhasis Chatterjee, MD – Baylor College of Medicine
Moderator: Alison Ward, MD – Emory University/Grady Memorial Hospital
Critical Care and Perioperative Management

9:45 AM – 11:15 AM CT
Key Lung Cancer Multidisciplinary Trials: Highlights from 2023 and What's Coming in 2024
Moderator: Jessica S. Donington, MD (she/her/hers) – University of Chicago
Moderator: Luis F. Tapias, MD – Mayo Clinic
General Thoracic

9:45 AM – 11:15 AM CT
Leaving Money on the Table: Benefits of Ablation and Left Atrial Appendage Management in Atrial Fibrillation
Moderator: Stefano Schena, MD, PhD – Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery - Medical College of Wisconsin
Moderator: HelenMari Merritt, DO (she/her/hers) – Nebraska Methodist Hospital
Adult CardiacLate-Breaking

9:45 AM – 11:15 AM CT
Trends and Research from the STS ACSD
Moderator: Vinay Badhwar, MD – West Virginia University
Moderator: Francis D. Pagani, MD, PhD – University of Michigan
Adult CardiacLate-Breaking

9:45 AM – 11:15 AM CT
Updates on Quality
Moderator: Jeffrey Phillip Jacobs, MD, FACS, FACC, FCCP (he/him/his) – University of Florida
Moderator: Gaetano Paone, MD – Emory University School of Medicine
Education/Quality/Wellness

9:45 AM – 11:15 AM CT
Vivien T. Thomas Symposium: The 2nd STS Achieving Equity in Clinical Care and Education Summit
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

11:15 AM – 12:30 PM CT
Break

11:15 AM – 12:30 PM CT
Trainee Luncheon

11:25 AM – 12:30 PM CT
Moderated Poster Presentations

12:30 PM – 1:00 PM CT
Plenary: Illya M. Yemets, MD, PhD
Moderator: Thomas E. MacGillivray, MD – MedStar Washington Hospital Center
PlenaryEarly CareerTrainee

1:15 PM – 2:45 PM CT
Advances in Thoracic Donor Organ Preservation
Moderator: Yasir Abu-Omar, MD PhD FRCS – University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Moderator: Hannah Copeland, MD (she/her/hers) – Lutheran Hospital
Adult Cardiac

1:15 PM – 2:45 PM CT
Bring SAVR Back!
Moderator: Tsuyoshi Kaneko, MD – Washington University in St. Louis
Moderator: Sara Pereira, MD (she/her/hers) – University of Utah
Adult Cardiac

1:15 PM – 2:45 PM CT
Essential Skills and Critical Discussions for Surgeon Leaders
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

1:15 PM – 2:45 PM CT
Hands-On Course: Complex Central Airway Reconstruction
Course Director: Douglas Mathisen, MD (he/him/his) – Massachusetts General Hospital
Course Director: Michael Lanuti, MD (he/him/his) – Massachusetts Genearl Hospital
Faculty: Pierre de Delva, MD, FACS – University of Mississippi Medical Center
Faculty: Smita Sihag, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Faculty: Henning A. Gaissert, MD (he/him/his) – Massachusetts General Hospital
Faculty: Jules Lin, MD (he/him/his) – University of Michigan Medical Center
Faculty: Samuel Kim, MD – Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Faculty: Kiran Lagisetty, MD – University of Michigan
Faculty: Joseph D. Phillips, MD – Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Faculty: Stephanie G. Worrell, MD – University of Arizona
Faculty: Onkar V. Khullar, MD, MSc (he/him/his) – Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine
Faculty: John D. Mitchell, MD – University of Colorado School of Medicine
Faculty: Andrea Wolf, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Faculty: John C. Wain, MD (he/him/his) – Brigham and Women" Hospital
Faculty: Andrea L. Axtell, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – University of Wisconsin
Faculty: Luis F. Tapias, MD – Mayo Clinic
Faculty: Leonidas Tapias, MD – University Hospitals - Case Western Reserve University
Faculty: Natalie S. Lui, MD – Stanford University
Faculty: Douglas Wood, MD, FACS, FRCSEd – University of Washington
Faculty: Nikhil Panda, MD MPH – Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
Faculty: Christina L. Costantino, MD – Massachusetts General Hospital
Faculty: Mohsen Ibrahim, Md, PhD (he/him/his) – Sapienza University of Rome, Sant Andrea Hospital, Rome
Faculty: Brett Brousard, MD – Banner Health/Banner MD Anderson
Faculty: Philicia Moonsamy, MD MPH – Massachusetts General Hospital
Faculty: Lindsay J. Nitsche, BS – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Faculty: Kirsten Young, PA-C – Children's Hosptial of Philadelphia
General Thoracic

1:15 PM – 2:45 PM CT
STS/ESTS: Advances in Treatment of Resectable Esophageal Cancer
Moderator: Hasan F. Batirel, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Marmara University Faculty of Medicine
Moderator: Virginia R. Litle, MD – St. Elizabeth's Medical Center
General Thoracic

1:15 PM – 2:45 PM CT
STS/SCA: How to Achieve a 0% Transfusion Rate after CABG
Moderator: Andrew D. Shaw, MD – Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Moderator: Wanda M. Popescu, MD (she/her/hers) – Yale University School of Medicine
Critical Care and Perioperative Management

1:15 PM – 2:45 PM CT
Surgical Treatment of Coronary Artery Disease: What Has Changed?
Moderator: Marc Ruel, MD, MPH – University of Ottawa Heart Institute
Moderator: Elaine Tseng, MD (she/her/hers) – University of California San Francisco and San Francisco VA Medical Centers
Adult CardiacLate-Breaking

1:15 PM – 2:45 PM CT
The Modern Era of Heart Failure
Moderator: Iki Adachi, MD – Texas Children's Hospital
Moderator: Joseph Turek, MD, PhD, MBA – Duke University Medical Center
Congenital

2:45 PM – 3:00 PM CT
Break

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT
Late-Breaking Science: Adult Cardiac
Moderator: Ourania Preventza, MD – University of Virginia
Moderator: Kyung Hwan Kim, MD, PhD – Seoul National University Hospital
Adult CardiacLate-Breaking

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT
Late-Breaking Science: Congenital
Moderator: Stephanie M. Fuller, MD (she/her/hers) – The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Moderator: Elizabeth H. Stephens, MD, PhD – Mayo Clinic
CongenitalLate-Breaking

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT
Late-Breaking Science: General Thoracic
Moderator: Carolyn E. Jones, MD FACS (she/her/hers) – University of Rochester
Moderator: Ara Vaporciyan, MD – The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
General ThoracicLate-Breaking

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT
Military Matters
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

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons First Annual Survey on Surgeon Compensation
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

4:00 PM – 4:15 PM CT
Break

4:15 PM – 5:00 PM CT
Plenary: Vivien T. Thomas Lecture from Edward M. Barksdale, Jr, MD, FACS, FAAP
Moderator: Thomas E. MacGillivray, MD – MedStar Washington Hospital Center
PlenaryEarly CareerTrainee

5:00 PM – 6:15 PM CT
CT Surgery Resident Showdown

5:00 PM – 6:15 PM CT
Exhibit Hall Opening Reception

5:15 PM – 6:15 PM CT
Moderated Poster Presentations

6:15 PM – 8:00 PM CT
STS-PAC Reception

6:15 PM – 8:00 PM CT
The Thoracic Surgery Foundation VIP & Awards Reception

Sunday, January 28, 2024
6:00 AM – 6:00 PM CT
Registration

6:30 AM – 7:00 AM CT
Mock Oral Exam Course

7:00 AM – 8:00 AM CT
Ask the Experts: Beyond the OR: Leadership and Administration in Congenital Heart Surgery
Moderator: S Adil Husain, MD – University of Utah Health / Intermountain Primary Childrens Medical Center
Congenital

7:00 AM – 8:00 AM CT
Ask the Experts: Clinical Trial Design
Moderator: Joseph F. Sabik, III, MD – University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University
Moderator: Joanna Chikwe, MD – Department of Cardiac Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Health System
Adult Cardiac

7:00 AM – 8:00 AM CT
Ask the Experts: Difficult ERAS Cardiac Surgery Cases
Moderator: Vicki Morton-Bailey, DNP, AGNP-BC – Providence Anesthesiology Associates
Moderator: Nathalie Roy, MD (she/her/hers) – Boston Children's Hospital
Critical Care and Perioperative Management

7:00 AM – 8:00 AM CT
Ask the Experts: How Do I Get This Out?
Moderator: Wilson Szeto, MD – University of Pennsylvania
Moderator: Joshua Grimm, MD – Dell Medical School
Adult Cardiac

7:00 AM – 8:00 AM CT
Ask The Experts: How I Succeeded as an Early Career Surgeon
Moderator: Brian Mitzman, MD MS – University of Utah
Moderator: Jessica Y. Rove, MD – University of Colorado
Education/Quality/WellnessEarly CareerTrainee

7:00 AM – 8:00 AM CT
Ask the Experts: Lessons Learned in My Career: Insights from STS Past Presidents
Moderator: Karen M. Kim, MD – UT Health Austin/Dell Medical School
Moderator: Thomas E. MacGillivray, MD – MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Education/Quality/WellnessEarly Career

7:00 AM – 8:00 AM CT
Ask the Experts: Mastering Airway Surgery
Moderator: Allan Pickens, MD – Vanderbilt University
Moderator: John D. Mitchell, MD – University of Colorado School of Medicine
General Thoracic

8:00 AM – 8:15 AM CT
Break

8:15 AM – 9:45 AM CT
Plenary: J. Maxwell Chamberlain and James S. Tweddell Memorial Papers
Moderator: Wilson Szeto, MD – University of Pennsylvania
Moderator: Thomas E. MacGillivray, MD – MedStar Washington Hospital Center
PlenaryEarly CareerTrainee

9:30 AM – 4:30 PM CT
Exhibit Hall Open

9:45 AM – 10:30 AM CT
Coffee Break: Visit Exhibit Hall

9:45 AM – 10:30 AM CT
Latin Heart Rounds: Live from the STS Annual Meeting
Moderator: Victor Bautista-Hernandez, MD, PhD. (he/him/his) – Baylor College of Medicine/Christus Health
Panelist: Rafael Sadaba, MD PhD FRCS CTh (he/him/his) – Hospital Universitario de Navarra
Panelist: Jose L. Pomar, Sr., MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Hospital Clinic, Barcelona
Panelist: Vicente Orozco-Sevilla, MD – Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Heart Institute
Panelist: Juan Crestanello, MD – Mayo Clinic

9:45 AM – 10:30 AM CT
Mock Oral Exam Course

9:55 AM – 10:30 AM CT
Early Career Roundtable: STS: Your Career Journey Partner
Early CareerTrainee

9:55 AM – 10:30 AM CT
Early Career Roundtable: Trade Secrets for a Successful Career Journey
Early CareerTrainee

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
Plenary: Presidential Address: Thomas E. MacGillivray
Invited Speaker: Thomas E. MacGillivray, MD – MedStar Washington Hospital Center
PlenaryEarly CareerTrainee

11:30 AM – 12:45 PM CT
Break

11:30 AM – 12:45 PM CT
Deep Dive: SAVR, TAVR, and All Combinations of the Two
Moderator: Tsuyoshi Kaneko, MD – Washington University in St. Louis
Moderator: Ourania Preventza, MD – University of Virginia

11:30 AM – 12:45 PM CT
TSRA Luncheon

11:30 AM – 1:00 PM CT
President's Luncheon (Invitation Only)

12:45 PM – 2:15 PM CT
CABG In Ischemic Cardiomyopathy: How Low Is Too Low and How Dead Is Too Dead?
Moderator: Joseph Cleveland, Jr., MD – University of Colorado - Division of CT Surgery
Moderator: Leora Yarboro, MD – University of Virginia Medical Center
Adult Cardiac

12:45 PM – 2:15 PM CT
Ergonomics in Cardiothoracic Surgery: Come Stretch with Us!
Moderator: Edward Chan, MD (he/him/his) – Houston Methodist Hospital
Moderator: Barbara C. S. Hamilton, MD, MAS – University of Michigan
Education/Quality/WellnessEarly CareerTrainee

12:45 PM – 2:15 PM CT
Hands-On Course: Mustard and Senning: How to Prevent Pathway Obstruction
Course Director: Glen Van Arsdell, MD – UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center
Course Director: Hani K. Najm, MD, MSc – Cleveland Clinic
Faculty: Richard G. Ohye, MD (he/him/his) – University of Michigan
Faculty: Victor Morell, MD – University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Faculty: David S. Winlaw, MBBS MD FRACS (he/him/his) – Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Faculty: Lindsay J. Nitsche, BS – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Faculty: Kirsten Young, PA-C – Children's Hosptial of Philadelphia
Congenital

12:45 PM – 2:15 PM CT
Lung Cancer Screening: High Hopes, Hard Realities -- How to Move Forward
Moderator: Jeffrey B. Velotta, MD FACS – Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center
Moderator: Cherie Erkmen, MD (she/her/hers) – Temple University Hospital, Lewis Katz School of Medicine
General Thoracic

12:45 PM – 2:15 PM CT
Perioperative Care in Cardiac Surgery: A Joint Expert Consensus Document
Moderator: Daniel T. Engelman, MD – Baystate Medical Center
Moderator: Moritz C. Wyler von Ballmoos, MD, PhD, MPH – Texas Health Resources
Critical Care and Perioperative Management

12:45 PM – 2:15 PM CT
Science and Innovation in Congenital Heart Surgery
Moderator: Danielle Gottlieb Sen, MS, MD, MPH – Johns Hopkins Medicine
Moderator: Mark Rodefeld, Faculty Physician – Indiana University School of Medicine
Congenital

12:45 PM – 2:15 PM CT
STS/ASCVTS Joint Session on General Thoracic Surgery: Sublobar Resection
Moderator: Jules Lin, MD (he/him/his) – University of Michigan Medical Center
Moderator: Sanghoon Jheon, MD, PhD – Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
General Thoracic

12:45 PM – 2:15 PM CT
What Do I Do with a Small Aortic Annulus?
Moderator: Dawn Hui, MD – University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Moderator: Fernando Fleischman, MD (he/him/his) – USC Comprehensive Aortic Center
Adult Cardiac

2:15 PM – 2:30 PM CT
Break

2:30 PM – 4:00 PM CT
At the Cutting Edge: Emerging Technologies in Lung Cancer
Moderator: Janani S. Reisenauer, MD – Mayo Clinic
Moderator: David Tom Cooke, MD (he/him/his) – University of California, Davis Medical Center
General Thoracic

2:30 PM – 4:00 PM CT
Automated New World: AI Changing the Future of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Moderator: Ravi K. Ghanta, MD (he/him/his) – Baylor College of Medicine
Moderator: Shanda H. Blackmon, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Mayo Clinic
Education/Quality/Wellness

2:30 PM – 4:00 PM CT
Evolution of Mechanical Circulatory Support in Everyday Cardiac Surgery
Moderator: Ezequiel J. Molina, MD – Piedmont Health
Moderator: Amy E. Hackmann, MD (she/her/hers) – Brigham and Women's Hospital
Adult Cardiac

2:30 PM – 4:00 PM CT
How Do We Educate the Cardiothoracic Surgeons of the Future?
Moderator: Stephen C. Yang, MD FACS MAMSE – The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
Moderator: Rita Milewski, MD, PhD – Yale University
Education/Quality/WellnessEarly CareerTrainee

2:30 PM – 4:00 PM CT
Multidisciplinary Teamwork and Communication Focused on Improving Patient Safety
Moderator: Amanda Rhee, MD, MS – Mount Sinai Health System
Moderator: Susan Moffat-Bruce, MD, PhD, MBA (she/her/hers) – Lahey Hospital and Medical Center
Critical Care and Perioperative ManagementEarly CareerTrainee

2:30 PM – 4:00 PM CT
Outcomes and Quality: Big Data in Congenital Cardiac Surgery
Moderator: John E. Mayer, Jr., MD (he/him/his) – Boston Children's Hospital
Moderator: Bahaaldin Alsoufi (he/him/his) – University of Louisville
Congenital

2:30 PM – 4:00 PM CT
STS/EACTS: Beyond SAVR and TAVR: An Odyssey Through the Advanced Aortic Root Universe
Moderator: Joseph Bavaria, MD, FACS, FRCS (Edin) ad hom – Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Dept. of Cardiovascular S
Moderator: Rafael Sadaba, MD PhD FRCS CTh (he/him/his) – Hospital Universitario de Navarra
Adult Cardiac

4:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT
Coffee Break

4:30 PM – 6:00 PM CT
All Aboard! Don't Miss the Tricuspid Train
Moderator: Mark Slaughter, MD – University of Louisville
Moderator: Kendra J. Grubb, MD, MHA, FACC – Emory University
Adult Cardiac

4:30 PM – 6:00 PM CT
Beyond ECMO: The Shock Team and Mechanical Circulatory Support in the Cardiothoracic ICU
Moderator: Rita Milewski, MD, PhD – Yale University
Moderator: Jeffrey Javidfar, MD – Emory School of Medicine
Moderator: Nicholas R. Teman, MD – University of Virginia Health System
Critical Care and Perioperative Management

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
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

4:30 PM – 6:00 PM CT
Hands-On Course: Annular Enlargement
Course Director: Bo Yang, MD, PhD – University of Michigan / Michigan Medicine
Course Director: Michael J. Reardon, MD – Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center
Course Director: Karen M. Kim, MD – UT Health Austin/Dell Medical School
Faculty: Luis J. Castro, MD (he/him/his) – CommonSpirit
Faculty: Daniel Tang, MD – Inova Heart and Vascular Institute
Faculty: Muhammad Aftab, MD (he/him/his) – University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Center, Aurora, CO
Faculty: Tsuyoshi Kaneko, MD – Washington University in St. Louis
Faculty: Hiroo Takayama, MD, PhD – Columbia University
Faculty: Puja Kachroo, MD (she/her/hers) – Washington University School of Medicine
Faculty: Derek R. Brinster, MD – Northwell Health Lenox Hill Hospital
Faculty: George Arnaoutakis, MD – University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School
Faculty: Joshua Grimm, MD – Dell Medical School
Faculty: Barbara C. S. Hamilton, MD, MAS – University of Michigan
Faculty: Thuy Le, PA-C – University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Faculty: Jeffrey Schneider, PA-C – Michigan Medicine
Faculty: Joshua Baker, MD (he/him/his) – Missouri Baptist Medical Center
Faculty: Joshua Goldberg, MD – Weill Cornell Medicine/New York Presbyterian Hospital
Faculty: Sarah T. Palmer, MD – Minneapolis Heart Institute
Faculty: Alexander A. Brescia, MD, MSc – Washington University in St. Louis
Faculty: Francis D. Pagani, MD, PhD – University of Michigan
Faculty: Ibrahim Sultan, MD – University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Faculty: Stefano Schena, MD, PhD – Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery - Medical College of Wisconsin
Faculty: Marvin D. Atkins, Jr., MD – Houston Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Associates
Faculty: Prashanth Vallabhajosyula, MD MS – Yale University School of Medicine
Faculty: S. Chris Malaisrie, MD – Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Faculty: Woodrow Farrington, II, MD – Emory University
Faculty: Thomas Caranasos, MD – University of North Carolina
Faculty: Juan B. Grau, MD (he/him/his) – The Valley Health Care System
Faculty: William Shi, MD PhD – Northwell Health System, New York, USA
Faculty: Bradley Leshnower, MD – Emory University School of Medicine
Faculty: Kenneth Hassler, DO – University of Michigan
Faculty: Lindsay J. Nitsche, BS – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Faculty: Kirsten Young, PA-C – Children's Hosptial of Philadelphia
Adult Cardiac

4:30 PM – 6:00 PM CT
How I Do It: General Thoracic Video Session
Moderator: Franca M. A Melfi, Sr., MD, PhD (she/her/hers) – Prof of Thoracic Surgery Department of Surgery, Critical Care , Medicine and Pathology. University of Pisa. Head of Robotic/MIS Thoracic Surgery and Head of Robotic Center for Surgery University Hospital of Pisa
Moderator: Andrea Wolf, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
General Thoracic

4:30 PM – 6:00 PM CT
Late Breaker: All Aorta All the Time
Moderator: John R. Frederick, MD – Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute
Moderator: A. Claire Watkins, MD (she/her/hers) – Stanford University School of Medicine
Adult CardiacLate-Breaking

4:30 PM – 6:00 PM CT
Robotic Cardiac Surgery: Coronary, Mitral, and Beyond
Moderator: Arnar Geirsson, MD (he/him/his) – Columbia University Medical Center
Moderator: Arman Arghami, MD, MPH (he/him/his) – Mayo Clinic
Adult Cardiac

4:30 PM – 6:00 PM CT
Sourcing Solutions to Common Problems
Moderator: Kristine J. Guleserian, MD – Medical City Children's Hospital Dallas
Moderator: Aaron W. Eckhauser, MD (he/him/his) – University of Utah and Primary Children's Hospital
Congenital

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM CT
Looking to the Future and Women in Thoracic Surgery (Invitation Only)

7:00 PM – 9:30 PM CT

President's Reception - The Witte Museum

Immerse yourself in the history, culture, and natural artifacts of Texas at a special event honoring the STS presidency of Thomas E. MacGillivray, MD. The President's Reception takes place Sunday evening, January 28, at The Witte Museum, a beautiful and immersive venue "where nature, science, and culture meet." Complimentary shuttles will transport attendees from STS hotels and the convention center.

Monday, January 29, 2024
5:45 AM – 3:00 PM CT
Registration

6:00 AM – 7:00 AM CT
Business Meeting/Distinguished Service Award

7:00 AM – 7:15 AM CT
Break

7:15 AM – 8:45 AM CT
Advanced Mitral Techniques
Moderator: Joanna Chikwe, MD – Department of Cardiac Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Health System
Moderator: Tirone E. David, MD (he/him/his) – University of Toronto
Adult Cardiac

7:15 AM – 8:45 AM CT
Controversies in Complex Aortic Arch Dissection Management: Reversing the Paradigm?
Moderator: Joshua Goldberg, MD – Weill Cornell Medicine/New York Presbyterian Hospital
Moderator: Maral Ouzounian, MD, PhD – Toronto General Hospital, University of Toronto
Adult Cardiac

7:15 AM – 8:45 AM CT
Ethics Symposium: AI and Machine Learning in CT Surgery -- Future Prospects and Ethical Issues
Moderator: Robert M. Sade, MD (he/him/his) – Medical University of South Carolina
Education/Quality/Wellness

7:15 AM – 8:45 AM CT
Late Breaker: SAVR vs. TAVR in Low Risk Patients...What's the Data So Far?
Moderator: Thomas E. MacGillivray, MD – MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Moderator: Elaine Tseng, MD (she/her/hers) – University of California San Francisco and San Francisco VA Medical Centers
Adult CardiacLate-Breaking

7:15 AM – 8:45 AM CT
Learning from Legends and Luminaries in Congenital Heart Surgery
Moderator: Robert J. Dabal, MD (he/him/his) – University of Alabama at Birmingham/Children's of Alabama
Moderator: Stephanie M. Fuller, MD (she/her/hers) – The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
CongenitalEarly Career

7:15 AM – 8:45 AM CT
Standards for Lung Cancer Surgery
Moderator: Linda W. Martin, MD, MPH – University of Virginia
Moderator: Michael A. Archer, DO (he/him/his) – SUNY- Upstate Medical University
General Thoracic

7:15 AM – 8:45 AM CT
STS Trainee Symposium: Professionalism Puzzles You May Encounter During Residency: How to Piece Together a Resolution
Moderator: Elisabeth Dexter, MD – Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
Moderator: Amber E. Duda, DO (she/her/hers) – University of Nebraska Medical Center
Trainee

7:15 AM – 8:45 AM CT
STS/AmSECT: Pay No Attention to the Perfusionist Behind the Curtain
Moderator: Mark Martin, CCP – Redline Perfusion & Consulting
Moderator: J.W. Awori Hayanga, MD, MPH, FACS – WVU Medicine
Critical Care and Perioperative Management

8:00 AM – 11:15 AM CT
Exhibit Hall Open

8:30 AM – 9:00 AM CT
Break

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM CT
Advocacy in Action: Skills to Take to the Hill
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

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM CT
Complex Neonatal Surgery and Neurologic Outcomes
Moderator: Eric N. Feins, MD – Boston Children's Hospital
Moderator: Carlos Mery, MD, MPH – Texas Center for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease, Dell Medical School, University of Texas at Austin
Congenital

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM CT
Failure to Rescue (FTR): Definition, Measurement, Causes, Relationship to STS Quality Metrics, and How to Improve Your Institution’s FTR
Moderator: Frank A. Baciewicz, Jr., MD – Wayne State University Harper Hospital
Moderator: Nicholas R. Teman, MD – University of Virginia Health System
Critical Care and Perioperative Management

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM CT
Hands-On Course: Mitral Valve Repair
Course Director: Steven F. Bolling, MD – University of Michigan Hospital
Course Director: Joanna Chikwe, MD – Department of Cardiac Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Health System
Faculty: Ralph Damiano, Jr., MD (he/him/his) – Washington University School of Medicine
Faculty: Ahmad Y. Sheikh, MD – Kaiser Permanente
Faculty: Serguei Melnitchouk, MD – Massachusetts General Hospital
Faculty: Gerald M. Lawrie, MD (he/him/his) – Houston Methodist Hospital Specialty Physician Group
Faculty: Arnar Geirsson, MD (he/him/his) – Columbia University Medical Center
Faculty: T. Sloane Guy, IV, MD, MBA – Georgia Heart Institute, Northeast Georgia Medical Center
Faculty: Tom C. Nguyen, MD – Baptist Health
Faculty: Matthew Romano, MD – University of Michigan Medical Center
Faculty: Patrick M. McCarthy, MD – Northwestern Medicine, Division of Cardiac Surgery
Faculty: Michael E. Halkos, MD – Emory University
Faculty: Brittany A. Zwischenberger, MD, MHSc – Duke University
Faculty: Dominic Emerson, MD, FACS – Cedars Sinai
Faculty: Danny Ramzy, MD PhD (he/him/his) – UT Health Houston McGovern School of Medicine
Faculty: Thuy Le, PA-C – University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Faculty: Jeffrey Schneider, PA-C – Michigan Medicine
Faculty: Moritz C. Wyler von Ballmoos, MD, PhD, MPH – Texas Health Resources
Faculty: Tirone E. David, MD (he/him/his) – University of Toronto
Faculty: Michael A. Acker, MD – University of Pennsylvania Medical Center
Faculty: Vinay Badhwar, MD – West Virginia University
Faculty: Francis D. Pagani, MD, PhD – University of Michigan
Faculty: Lindsay J. Nitsche, BS – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Faculty: Kirsten Young, PA-C – Children's Hosptial of Philadelphia
Faculty: Sabet W. Hashim, MD – Hartford HealthCare
Faculty: Alexander A. Brescia, MD, MSc – Washington University in St. Louis
Adult Cardiac

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM CT
Presentations of Thoracic Surgery Foundation Research Award Recipients
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

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM CT
STS/EACTS: Important Trials Every Surgeon Should Know About
Moderator: Vinod H. Thourani, MD – Piedmont Heart Institute and Piedmont Healthcare
Moderator: Patrick Myers, MD (he/him/his) – CHUV
Adult Cardiac

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM CT
They Did What?! Adult Cardiac Video Session
Moderator: Ourania Preventza, MD – University of Virginia
Moderator: Michael P. Robich, MD – Johns Hopkins
Adult Cardiac

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM CT
VATS vs Robotic Lung Surgery: Is There an Ideal Minimally Invasive Approach?
Moderator: Joseph B. Shrager, MD – Stanford University School of Medicine
Moderator: Lana Schumacher, MD (she/her/hers) – Massachusetts General Hospital - Thoracic Surgery
General ThoracicEarly CareerTrainee

10:30 AM – 11:15 AM CT
Coffee Break

10:40 AM – 11:15 AM CT
Early Career Roundtable: My Approach to Wellness
Early CareerTrainee

11:15 AM – 12:00 PM CT
Plenary: Thomas B. Ferguson Lecture from Rochelle Walensky, MD
Moderator: Thomas E. MacGillivray, MD – MedStar Washington Hospital Center
PlenaryEarly Career

12:00 PM – 1:15 PM CT
Break

12:00 PM – 1:15 PM CT
Mock Oral Exam Course

1:15 PM – 2:45 PM CT
Adult Cardiac S.O.S.
Moderator: Ibrahim Sultan, MD – University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Moderator: George Arnaoutakis, MD – University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School
Adult CardiacEarly CareerTrainee

1:15 PM – 2:45 PM CT
Right or Left? Switch it!
Moderator: David S. Winlaw, MBBS MD FRACS (he/him/his) – Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Moderator: Glen Van Arsdell, MD – UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center
Congenital

1:15 PM – 2:45 PM CT
STS/EACTS: Challenging Cases in Cardiac and Thoracic Transplantation
Moderator: Michael S. Mulligan, MD (he/him/his) – University of Washington Medical Center
Moderator: Gloria Färber, MD – University Hospital Jena, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Critical Care and Perioperative Management

1:15 PM – 2:45 PM CT
The Future of Cardiothoracic Research, Scholarship, and Clinical Investigation
Moderator: Elaine Tseng, MD (she/her/hers) – University of California San Francisco and San Francisco VA Medical Centers
Moderator: Shanda H. Blackmon, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Mayo Clinic
Education/Quality/WellnessEarly CareerTrainee

1:15 PM – 2:45 PM CT
Top Adult Cardiac Abstracts
Moderator: S. Chris Malaisrie, MD – Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Moderator: Puja Kachroo, MD (she/her/hers) – Washington University School of Medicine
Adult Cardiac

1:15 PM – 2:45 PM CT
Top General Thoracic Abstracts
Moderator: Joe B. Putnam, Jr., MD (he/him/his) – Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center
Moderator: Yvonne M. Carter, MD (she/her/hers) – UNLV Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine
General Thoracic

2:45 PM – 3:00 PM CT
Break

3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT
Expanding the Donor Pool: Utilization of Non Brain-Dead Donors
Moderator: Keki Balsara, MD, MBA – Medstar Health/Georgetown University School of Medicine
Moderator: Jasleen Kukreja, MD – University of California, San Francisco
Adult Cardiac

3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT
Frailty in Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery: It's Time We Get Up and Go!
Moderator: James Edgerton, MD, FACS, FACC, FHRS – Washington University at St Louis
Moderator: J.W. Awori Hayanga, MD, MPH, FACS – WVU Medicine

3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT
How I Do It: Congenital
Moderator: Bahaaldin Alsoufi (he/him/his) – University of Louisville
Moderator: Elizabeth H. Stephens, MD, PhD – Mayo Clinic
Congenital

3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT
Let's Make a Deal: Finding a Job and Securing a Favorable Contract
Moderator: J. Michael DiMaio, MD – Baylor Scott & White Health
Moderator: David Spurlock, MD (he/him/his) – Advent Health
Education/Quality/WellnessEarly CareerTrainee

3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT
New Technology and Innovation in Cardiac Surgery
Moderator: Johannes Bonatti, MD (he/him/his) – UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute
Moderator: G. Chad Hughes, MD – Duke University Medical Center
Adult CardiacEarly CareerTrainee

3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT
Novel Endoscopic Therapies for Benign Gastro-Esophageal Disease
Moderator: Ryan Levy, MD, FACS (he/him/his) – University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Moderator: Biniam Kidane, MD, MSc, FRCSC (he/him/his) – Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
General Thoracic