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Full Schedule

  • 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.