Date(s)
Event dates
Jun 12–14, 2025
Location
Location
Chicago, IL
Area of Practice
Groundbreaking science for cardiothoracic surgeons and heart team members who perform coronary surgery

Description

Join us for the 2025 Coronary Conference taking place June 12-14 in Chicago, featuring a comprehensive program on advanced coronary surgery techniques, conduit optimization, and technological innovations. Expert faculty will lead sessions on radial artery and BITA grafting, evidence-based practices, technical pearls, minimally invasive approaches, and academic career development. The three-day event includes interactive case discussions, featured abstracts, keynote lectures on current evidence, and much more.

Don’t miss this opportunity to engage with leaders in the field and enhance your surgical expertise. 

 

Training Village

New this year! Attendees will explore our innovative non-CME Training Village, which will feature hands-on simulations, expert-led demonstrations, and accompanying surgical videos of cutting-edge techniques. Participation in this event (on Thursday, June 12) is included in meeting registration and will feature:

  • Anastomosis Masterclass – Advance your skills with expert-led demonstrations on anastomotic techniques.
  • Flow Measurement & Quality Control – Learn how to optimize graft outcomes with intraoperative assessment tools
  • Atrial Fibrillation Treatment – Clip the LAA and master intraoperative Maze techniques.

Industry Participants (to date): AtriCure, Johnson & Johnson MedTech, Medistim
 

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Coronary Course Directors

Agenda

Day 1 - Thursday, June 12
TimeActivity

1 - 3 p.m.
(Group 1)

3:30 - 5:30 p.m.
(Group 2)

Hands-On Training Village (Non-CME)

Station 1: Anastomosis Masterclass 
Sponsored by Johnson & Johnson

Station 2: Flow Measurement & Quality Control 
Sponsored by Medistim

Station 3: Atrial Fibrillation Treatment 
Sponsored by Atricure

1 - 2 p.m.

Abstract Session
Moderators: Joseph F. Sabik III, Cleveland, OH and Irbaz Hameed, MD, PhD, New Haven, CT

  • (Case Presentation) Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting for ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction in a Patient with Bilateral Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flaps for Breast Reconstruction
    AlleaBelle Bradshaw, Baltimore, MD
  • Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Nonagenarians Undergoing Aortic Valve Replacement: Insights into Survival and Quality of Life
    Sina Danesh, Rochester, MN
  • Effect of Mechanical Circulatory Support on Outcomes in Patients with Cardiogenic Shock Secondary to Acute Myocardial Infarction
    Ahmed Elmahrouk, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
  • A Novel Minimally Invasive Approach Facilitating Concomitant Coronary Artery Bypass and Multiple Valve Surgery
    Sahra Tasdelen, Graz, Austria
  • The Impact of GLP-1 Inhibitors on Patients Undergoing Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: Results from over 4000 Patients
    Irsa Hasan, Pittsburgh, PA
  • Sequential Grafting of the Skeletonized Left Internal Mammary Artery to the Left Coronary Artery System
    Živojin Jonjev, Novi Sad, Serbia
  • Utility of Preoperative P2Y12 Levels in Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery on Bleeding Risk
    Joshua Leibowitz, Baltimore, MD
  • Off-Pump No-Touch Versus On-Pump CABG in Obese Patients with Multivessel Coronary Artery Disease
    Mark Lutz, Syracuse, NY
  • Coronary Endarterectomy Outcomes in Patients Undergoing CABG: Single Center Experience Over the Last Decade
    Samim Azizi, Doha, Qatar
  • Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting with and Without Perioperative Surgically Implanted Microaxial Pumps for High-Risk Patients with Ischemic Cardiomyopathy: A Single-Center STS Analysis
    Fatima Qamar, Houston, TX
2 - 3 p.m.

Abstract Session 
Moderators: Marc Ruel, MD, MPH, Ottawa, ON, Canada and Sigrid Sandner, MD, Vienna, Austria

  • Robotic-Assisted CABG, Left Atrial Appendage Clip and Convergent Procedure: A Minimally Invasive Approach for Combined Disease
    Pablo Ruda Vega, Cleveland, OH
  • Evaluating the Role of Gender in Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery Outcomes
    Lauryn Spinetta, Dallas, TX
  • Clinical Outcomes of the Sushi Technique in Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting for Patients with Aortic Disease: A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis
    Ryohei Ushioda, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan
  • Biomechanical Assessment of Sternal Closure Stability Using and Excluding Demineralized Bone Matrix Graft: A Finite Element Analysis Study
    John Williams, Fort Wayne, IN
  • Long-Term Outcomes of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Using the Pure Internal Thoracic Artery Technique
    Jong Jun Yong, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
  • Mid-Term Outcomes and Graft Patency for Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery with Proximal Inflow from Descending Aorta
    Zhandong Zhou, Syracuse, New York
  • Outcomes of Bloodless Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A Five-Year Single-Center Experience
    Ahmed Hozain, Chicago, IL
  • Platelet Counts Following Cardiac Surgery: Patterns and Clinical Implications
    Joanna Lin, New York, NY
  • (Case Presentation) Surgical Unroofing and Transplantation of a Heart with Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery Bridge
    Aditya Sengupta, New York, NY
  • The Impact of Secondary Graft Choice on Intra-Operative Resource Utilization During Multi-Vessel Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
    Ricky Patil, Ann Arbor, MI
3 - 3:30 p.m.Break
3:30 - 4:30 p.m.

Session 1: Mastering Coronary Surgery: Expert Techniques
Moderators: Brittany Zwischenberger, MD, Durham, NC, and Marc Ruel, MD

  • Direct Vision, Bilateral ITA Harvest and RGEA MIS
    Keita Kikuchi, Xi’an, China
  • Side to Side Anastomosis
    Joseph F. Sabik III
  • LAD Endarterectomy
    John Puskas, Atlanta, GA
  • Endoscopic Coronary Surgery—Bilateral ITA Harvesting from Left Side with Elongation Using the Radial Artery
    Fadhil Alamrani, Dearborn, MI
  • The Composite Anastomosis in MIS—Tips and Tricks
    Piroze Davierwala, North York, ON, Canada
4:30 - 5:30 p.m.

Video Session: Your Cases, Your Skills: Coronary Surgery in Practice
Moderators: Husam H. Balkhy, MD, Chicago, IL, and James Tatoulis, MD, MS, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

  • Surgical Video: Multi-Vessel Robot Assisted Minimally Invasive Direct Coronary Artery Revascularization with Radial Y-Graft
    Connor Barrett, New York, NY
  • Surgical Video: Robotic Off-Pump TECAB to the RCA Using RITA: A Totally Endoscopic Approach
    Yazan AlJamal, Chicago, IL
  • Surgical Video: Revascularization of Patent Left Internal Mammary Artery Graft in the Setting of Subclavian Stenosis
    Connor Barrett
  • Surgical Video: RIMA Made Easy in Minimally Invasive CABG
    Gustavo Orellana, Guayaquil, Ecuador
  • Surgical Video: Totally Endoscopic Myocardial Bridge Unroofing: A Robotic Solution to a Coronary Challenge
    Andrea Amabile, Pittsburgh, PA
5:30 - 6:15 p.m.Reception
Day 2 - Friday, June 13
TimeActivity
7:15 a.m.Visit Exhibits / View Posters
7:30 - 8 a.m.Breakfast
8 - 9 a.m.

Session 1: Making the Most of Your Conduits: How to Use the Radial Artery  
Moderators: Mario Gaudino, MD, PhD, New York, NY and Brittany Zwischenberger, MD, Durham, NC 

  • Video Masterclass: Open and Endoscopic Radial Artery Harvesting
    Christopher Lau, MD, New York, NY
  • Video Masterclass: Surgical Strategy and Techniques
    David Glineur, MD, PhD, Newfoundland, Canada  
  • Prevention and Treatment of Spasm
    James Tatoulis, MD, MS, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
  • Do Women Benefit More Than Men from Use of the Radial Artery?
    Jennifer Lawton, MD, Baltimore, MD
  • Panel Discussion 
9 - 10 a.m.

Session 2: Making the Most of Your Conduits: BITA Grafting 
Moderators: Joseph F. Sabik III, MD, Cleveland, OH and James Tatoulis, MD, MS

  • Skeletonized and Pedicled ITAs: The Pros and Cons
    Marc Ruel, MD, MPH, Ottawa, ON, Canada
  • Video Masterclass: How to Deploy BITA
    Sigrid Sandner, MD, Vienna, Austria
  • Why Experience Matters with BITA Grafting
    John Puskas, MD, Atlanta, GA
  • Video Masterclass: Expanding the Limits – Recycling the ITA
    Giuseppe Tavilla, MD, Temple, TX
  • Panel Discussion 
10 - 10:30 a.m.Break
10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Session 3: State-of-the-Art in Coronary Surgery: What Does the Evidence Say? 
Moderators: Joseph F. Sabik III, MD, and Jennifer Lawton, MD 
Panelists: Mario Gaudino, MD, PhD,  and Joseph B. Zwischenberger, MD, Lexington, KY 

  • Atrial Management in the CABG Patient
    Richard Whitlock, Hamilton, ON, Canada
  • Mechanical Circulatory Support in High-Risk CABG
    TBD
  • FFR – Why It Matters in PCI, But Not in CABG
    Mario Gaudino, MD, PhD
  • Contemporary Secondary Prevention 
    Subodh Verma, MD, PhD, FRCSC, Toronto, ON, Canada 
12 - 1 p.m.Lunch
1 - 2 p.m.

Session 4: Which Kind of Academic Surgeon Do You Want to Be? 
Moderators: Patrick O. Myers, MD, Lausanne, Switzerland and Richard Whitlock, MD, PhD, FRCSC, Hamilton, ON, Canada 

  • Surgeon Scientist: Clinical Research
    Mario Gaudino, MD, PhD
  • Surgeon Scientist: Translational Research
    Jennifer Lawton, MD
  • Surgeon Innovator: Developing a New Idea into an FDA-Approved Device
    Joseph Zwischenberger, MD
  • Maximizing Opportunities in Surgical Societies to Build an Academic Career
    Joseph F. Sabik III, MD
  • Panel Discussion 
2 - 3 p.m.

Session 5: Technical Pearls in Coronary Surgery  
Moderators: Marc Ruel, MD, MPH,  and Husam H. Balkhy, MD, Chicago, IL 
Panelists: James Tatoulis, MD, MS, and Jennifer Lawton, MD

  • Mastering Graft Configurations: Sequential and Composite Grafting
    David Glineur, MD, PhD
  • Mastering Graft Configurations: Baby Y and Elongation Strategies
    Christopher Lau, MD
  • Off-Pump CABG: Achieving Optimal Exposure
    John Puskas, MD
  • Transit Time Flow Measurement: Intraoperative Quality Control 
    Sigrid Sandner, MD
3 - 3:30 p.m.Break
3:30 - 4:30 p.m.

Abstract Session: Strategies and Outcomes in Coronary Surgery
Moderators: Marc Ruel, MD, MPH, and Brittany Zwischenberger, MD 

  • Weekend Effect in Cardiac Surgery: A National Analysis of CABG Outcomes by Operative Day 
    Omar Abdel Kerim, Miami, FL
  • Mid-Term Follow-Up (24 Month) of Concomitant Non-Atriotomy Surgical Ablation (GP-Maze) During Coronary Surgical Revascularization 
    Gregory Rushing, MD, Cleveland, OH
  • Impact of Interhospital Transfer on Early and Late Outcomes after Urgent Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting 
    Sameer Singh, MD, New York, NY
  • Propensity-Matched Comparison of Total and Non-Total Arterial Grafting in Patients with Low Ejection Fraction: Mid-Term Results 
    Dario Petrone, MD
  • Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Versus Repeat Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Management of In-Stent Restenosis – A National Medicare Analysis 
    Michael Catalano, MD, Philadelphia, PA
  • Redo Coronary Bypass Grafting Using a Robotic Totally Endoscopic Approach: Perioperative and Ten-Year Outcomes 
    Sarah Nisivaco, MD, Chicago, IL 
4:30 - 5:30 p.m.

Session 6: Interactive Case Session  
Moderators: Brittany Zwischenberger, MD, and Irbaz Hameed, MD, PhD, New Haven, CT 
Panelists: Joseph F. Sabik III, MD, Jennifer Lawton, MD, David Glineur, MD, PhD, and Giuseppe Tavilla, MD

  • Case 1
    Mario Gaudino, MD, PhD
  • Case 2
    Sigrid Sandner, MD
  • Case 3
    John Puskas, MD
  • Case 4 
    Husam Balkhy, MD
Day 3 - Saturday, June 14
TimeActivity
7 - 7:30 a.m.Breakfast
7:30 - 8:30 a.m.

Abstract Session 
Moderators: David Glineur, MD, PhD, and Piroze Davierwala, MD

  • Applicability of the STS Risk-Adjusted Failure-to-Rescue Model in a Single UK Adult Cardiac Centre: A Step Toward Nationwide Implementation? 
    Augusta Paulikaite, Brighton, England, UK
  • Association Between Preoperative Non-Tobacco Nicotine Dependence and Postoperative Complication Outcomes in Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
  • Teerth Patel, Galveston, TX
  • Making the Most Out of the Internal Mammary Artery: Does Sequential Grafting on the Left Anterior Descending Artery Territory Provide Clinical Benefits in a Bilateral Internal Mammary Artery Grafting Strategy? 
    Nassim Bousmaha, Quebec, QC, Canada
  • Time from STEMI to CABG Impacts Survival Outcomes 
    Joshua Crane, Louisville, KY
  • Age-Based Survival Benefit of Radial Artery in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting 
    Trent Sherman, Erie, PA
  • Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting with Impella 5.5 Assist Device Support in Reduced Ejection Fraction: A Case Series 
    Massimo Baudo, Wynnewood, PA
  • Safety and Efficacy of Veno-Arterial ECMO Support in Robotic-Assisted Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting 
    Syed Peer, Houston, TX
  • Does Robotic TECAB Mitigate the Risks of BITA Grafting in Insulin-Dependent Diabetic Patients? Early and Mid-Term Outcomes Compared to a Non-Diabetic Population 
    Riya Bhasin, Chicago, IL
  • A Promising "Minimal-Volume" Cardioplegic Solution with Excellent Clinical Results 
    Thierry Carrel-Dahinden, Bern, Switzerland 
7:15 a.m.Visit Exhibits / View Posters
8:30 - 10 a.m.

Session 7: Featured Abstracts, Keynote, and Awards   
Moderators: Joseph F. Sabik III, MD, and Marc Ruel, MD, MPH 
Panelists: Joseph Zwischenberger, MD, and David Glineur, MD, PhD   

  • The Assessing and Determining Optimal Targets for CABG (ADOPT-CABG) Study Methodology 
    Alexander Egoavil, Cleveland, OH
  • Socioeconomic Distress Associated with Increased Use of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Over Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting 
    Robert Hawkins, Ann Arbor, MI
  • Non-Atriotomy Surgical Ablation Is Safe and Effective: A Multicenter Study 
    Gregory Rushing, Cleveland, OH
  • Racial Disparities in End Stage Renal Disease Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting with Arterial Grafting 
    Christine Yang, New York, NY
  • Keynote Lecture: What All Surgeons Must Know About Atrial Fibrillation
    James L. Cox, MD, Chicago, IL
  • Awards 
10 - 10:30 a.m.Break 
10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Session 8: Minimally Invasive, Hybrid and Robotic CABG 
Moderators: David Glineur, MD, PhD, and Marc Ruel, MD, MPH 
Panelists: Husam Balkhy, MD, and Piroze Davierwala, North York, Ontario, Canada 

  • Case Presentation: The Robotic-Assisted MIDCAB – Do Women Benefit Most?
    Brittany Zwischenberger, Durham, NC
  • Hybrid Revascularization: Who Benefits and How to Get Started
    Husam Balkhy, Chicago, IL
  • Video Masterclass: Multivessel Minimally Invasive CABG
    Piroze Davierwala, MD, MCh, North York, ON, Canada
  • Case Presentation: Robotic Multivessel Minimally Invasive CABG
    Marc Ruel, MD, MPH
  • Video Masterclass: Fully Robotic Multivessel CABG
    Husam Balkhy, MD
  • Video Masterclass: Minimally Invasive CABG in a Redo Setting Using the Gastroepiploic Artery
    Giuseppe Tavilla, MD 
12 - 1 p.m.

Session 9: Technology and Innovation  
Moderators: Marc Ruel, MD, MPH, and Joseph Sabik III, MD 
Panelists: James Tatoulis, MD, MS, and Joseph Zwischenberger, MD

  • Mitral Regurgitation in CABG Patients: When to Repair and When to Leave It Alone
    Chris S. Malaisrie, MD, Chicago, IL
  • Ischemia After CABG: When to Take the Patient Back to the Cath Lab 
    Marc Ruel, MD, MPH
  • Intraoperative Graft Flow Issues: When to Revise and When to Accept 
    David Glineur, MD, PhD
  • Handling Severe Aortic Calcification: When to Modify Your Surgical Strategy  
    Patrick O. Myers, MD 
1 p.m.Adjourn

 

Housing

A block of rooms has been reserved at the Marriott Marquis Chicago. The special STS group rate is $279, plus state and local taxes, and is guaranteed through Wednesday, May 21, or until the group block is sold out. Guest rooms reserved after the cutoff date or when the room block is sold out are subject to hotel availability. 

How to Reserve a Room in the STS Block:

  • Reserve online.
  • Call 1-877-303-0104 and mention "The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Coronary Conference 2025.” 

 

Pricing

Category

Early Bird 
(by April  15, 2025)

Standard 
(after April 15, 2025)

Physician - STS Member

$900

$1,000

Physician Non-Member

$1,050

$1,150

Allied Health - STS Member

$350

$500

Allied Health Non-Member

$500

$600

Resident/Fellow & Medical Student - STS Member

$250

$350

Resident/Fellow/Medical Student Non-Member

$300

$400

Industry Employee

$1,000

$1,200


 


*An STS Member ID (6 digits) is required to receive the discounted member rate. For help retrieving your STS Member ID, contact Member Services
 

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Accreditation

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.  

The number of available credits will be provided closer to the event dates. 

Exhibitors

View the Exhibitor Prospectus and submit your application today!

Exhibitor List: Arthrex, AtriCure, CardioXtek, Fehling Surgical, Hemostasis, Med Alliance Solutions, Medistim, Medtronic, Scanlan International, Wexler Surgical, Zimmer Biomet

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