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Early Career Surgeons

A collection of resources, programs, and advice for cardiothoracic surgeons in their first seven years of practice.
STS IG Live Series

Event
The First Five Years in Practice

Sep 16, 2025
Virtual
STS Webinar Series

Webinar
STS Webinar Series: Mobile Lung Cancer Screenings

This 30-minute session expands on the STS Roadmap to Mobile Lung Cancer Screenings and examines the intricacies of mobile cancer screening units and how they operate. The event is open to all interested in creating or expanding a mobile cancer screening initiative at their institution.
 

Moderator 

Elliot L. Servais, MD
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center
Burlington, MA

 

7 p.m. ET
STS Coronary Conference

Video
2025 STS Coronary Conference Wrap-Up

More than 200 cardiac surgeons gathered in Chicago for a successful STS Coronary Conference, June 12-14, 2025. Attendees enjoyed a hands-on Training Village, two days of didactic lectures, original abstracts, scientific posters, plus networking and mentorship.

2 min. 6 sec.
STS Webinar Series

Webinar
STS Webinar Series: Demystifying Robotic Mitral Valve Repair of the Posterior Leaflet

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1 hr. 2 mins.
STS Webinar Series

Webinar
STS Webinar Series: Appropriate Lung Cancer Staging and Diagnosis

A multidisciplinary approach to lung cancer staging and diagnosis from medical oncology, pulmonology, and cardiothoracic surgery perspectives
1 hr. 3 mins.
servais

Podcast
#12, S1 Cutting Edge: Robotic 1st Rib Resection

In this episode of Thinking Thoracic, Dr. Elliot Servais, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, joins host Dr. Erin Gillaspie to share how he developed a robotic 1st rib resection program. Initially trained in the traditional transaxillary open approach, Dr. Servais was candid about his early reluctance to take on these technically challenging cases. That changed when he saw the potential of a minimally invasive, robotic technique that aligned with his existing surgical skill set. Recognizing an unmet need at his institution, he seized the opportunity to build a dedicated program.

1 hr
STS/SCA Webinar

Webinar
STS/SCA Webinar Series: Across the Drapes: Multidisciplinary Management in Thoracic Aortic Surgery

Join us for the first installment of the STS/SCA webinar series, Across the Drapes: Multidisciplinary Management in Thoracic Aortic Surgery. In this webinar, the multidisciplinary panel will discuss the management of two cases from the perspective of both cardiac anesthesiologists and cardiothoracic surgeons. The discussion will entail preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative components of the cases and the interdisciplinary team that cares for these complex patients.  

Co-presented with the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists

 

7 p.m. ET
STS Webinar Series

Webinar
Latin Heart Rounds: Intricacies of Cardiac Surgery for Women

A program in Spanish (with English subtitles) on the features and challenges associated with cardiac surgery in women.
1 hr. 43 mins.
halub

Blog
Leading with Safety: Lessons from the 2025 STS Leadership Institute

The 2025 STS Leadership Institute meeting held in Chicago was a fantastic experience that far exceeded my expectations. I was not only able to network and get to know many people in the field, but was also able to take away many lessons that helped me to determine the path I would like to take to become a better leader as I grow and mature as a surgeon.
2 min read
Meghan Halub, MD
seder habib

Podcast
#11, S1 How Risk Calculators Reflect Today's Thoracic Care

In this episode of Thinking Thoracic, hear from Christopher Seder, MD, professor of surgery and chief of the thoracic surgery division at Rush University, and Robert Habib, vice president of research and analytics at STS, about the development of the Society’s short-term risk calculators for pulmonary resection and esophagectomy, powered by the General Thoracic Surgery Database with more than 800,000 pat

40 min
greenleaf

Blog
Finding the Right Fit: A CT Surgeon’s Guide to Evaluating Job Opportunities

Starting your first job, or making your first move, as a cardiothoracic surgeon is a big step. The right decision can shape your professional and personal life for years to come. You would prefer not to be that person who makes the wrong choice and who bounces from wrong job to wrong job for the next 10 years.
4 min read
Christopher Greenleaf, MD
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