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Full Schedule

  • Friday, January 26, 2024
  • 6:00 AM – 6:00 PM CT
    Registration
  • 7:00 AM – 7:45 AM CT
    Unlocking the Potential of EVLP: Direct and Indirect Gains
  • 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
  • 12:00 PM – 12:45 PM CT
    Navigating the Changing Landscape of Lung Transplant
  • 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

    Plenary

    Early Career

    Trainee

  • 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
  • 9:10 AM – 9:30 AM CT
    Early Career insights with Dr. Leah Backhus sponsored by AstraZeneca
  • 9:10 AM – 9:40 AM CT
    Making Minimally Invasive Surgery Maximally Beneficial: Mitral Valve Replacement Using an Intra-Aortic Occlusion Device
  • 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 Cardiac

    Late-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 Cardiac

    Late-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/Wellness

    Early Career

    Trainee

  • 11:15 AM – 12:30 PM CT
    Break
  • 11:15 AM – 12:30 PM CT
    Trainee Luncheon
  • 11:25 AM – 12:25 PM CT
    A Treatment Option for Certain Patients With Resectable Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer
  • 11:25 AM – 12:25 PM CT
    Driving Quality and Innovation in High-Risk Cardiothoracic Surgical Procedures Using Temporary MCS
  • 11:25 AM – 12:25 PM CT
    How Low Can You Go? Should MVR Age Guidelines Be Lowered Due to Better Bioprosthetic Mitral Valve Durability?
  • 11:25 AM – 12:25 PM CT
    Innovation, Evidence & Outcomes: Penditure™ LAA Exclusion System and Avalus ™ Bioprosthesis
  • 11:25 AM – 12:25 PM CT
    TEVAR Innovations for Arch Applications
  • 11:25 AM – 12:25 PM CT
    The Need for Arrhythmia Surgeons
  • 11:25 AM – 12:30 PM CT
    Moderated Poster Presentations
  • 11:30 AM – 12:15 PM CT
    The Early US Experience with Epic Max™ Aortic Valve
  • 12:30 PM – 1:00 PM CT
    Plenary: Illya M. Yemets, MD, PhD

    Moderator: Thomas E. MacGillivray, MD – MedStar Washington Hospital Center

    Plenary

    Early Career

    Trainee

  • 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/Wellness

    Early Career

    Trainee

  • 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 Cardiac

    Late-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 Cardiac

    Late-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

    Congenital

    Late-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 Thoracic

    Late-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

    Plenary

    Early Career

    Trainee

  • 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
  • 5:45 PM – 7:15 PM CT
    Lung Cancer Tumor Board: Dialogues with the Surgeon on Integration of Systemic Therapies in Perioperative Settings for NSCLC: What Do Current Data for IO- and ALK- Targeted Strategies Tell Us?
  • 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM CT
    Enhancing Patient Recovery: A Reception with Dr. Keith Allen on Advances in Sternal Closure
  • 6:15 PM – 8:00 PM CT
    STS-PAC Reception
  • 6:15 PM – 8:00 PM CT
    The Thoracic Surgery Foundation VIP & Awards Reception
  • 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM CT
    Know Your Worth: Economic Contribution of Thoracic Surgeons and the Value of da Vinci Surgery
  • Sunday, January 28, 2024
  • 5:55 AM – 6:55 AM CT
    CME/MOC/CC/AAPA Credit: A Practical Guide for Making Multidisciplinary Decisions About Neoadjuvant and/or Adjuvant Immunotherapy in Resectable NSCLC
  • 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/Wellness

    Early Career

    Trainee

  • 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/Wellness

    Early 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

    Plenary

    Early Career

    Trainee

  • 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 – 10:25 AM CT
    Maximizing EOAi’s with Epic Max –The Importance of Hemodynamics with Valve Choice and Lifetime Management
  • 9:55 AM – 10:30 AM CT
    Early Career Roundtable: STS: Your Career Journey Partner

    Early Career

    Trainee

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

    Early Career

    Trainee

  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    Plenary: Presidential Address: Thomas E. MacGillivray

    Invited Speaker: Thomas E. MacGillivray, MD – MedStar Washington Hospital Center

    Plenary

    Early Career

    Trainee

  • 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)
  • 11:40 AM – 12:40 PM CT
    CME/MOC Credit: Building Multidisciplinary Partnerships to Facilitate Genomic Testing and Master the Integration of EGFR-Targeted Therapy in Resectable Stage I-III NSCLC
  • 11:40 AM – 12:40 PM CT
    The Value of Preserving Neo LVOT and The Role of the Heart Team with Lifetime Management for Mitral Valve Disease
  • 11:45 AM – 12:30 PM CT
    The Power of RESILIA Tissue in Bicuspid Anatomy: COMMENCE Trial 7-year BAV Sub-Analysis
  • 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/Wellness

    Early Career

    Trainee

  • 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/Wellness

    Early Career

    Trainee

  • 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 Management

    Early Career

    Trainee

  • 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/Wellness

    Early Career

    Trainee

  • 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 Cardiac

    Late-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 Cardiac

    Late-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

    Congenital

    Early 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/Wellness

    Early Career

    Trainee

  • 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/Wellness

    Early Career

    Trainee

  • 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 Thoracic

    Early Career

    Trainee

  • 10:30 AM – 11:15 AM CT
    Coffee Break
  • 10:40 AM – 11:15 AM CT
    Early Career Roundtable: My Approach to Wellness

    Early Career

    Trainee

  • 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

    Plenary

    Early 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 Cardiac

    Early Career

    Trainee

  • 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/Wellness

    Early Career

    Trainee

  • 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/Wellness

    Early Career

    Trainee

  • 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 Cardiac

    Early Career

    Trainee

  • 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