STS Wellness institute

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2025-26 STS Wellness Institute

Performing as our best selves as cardiothoracic surgeons both inside and outside of the workplace
Dec 2, 2025 – Apr 28, 2026
Virtual
Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference

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2025 STS/EACTS/LACES Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference

Dec 4–6, 2025
Lima, Peru
STS Webinar Series

Webinar
STS/SfHFT/IACTS Webinar: VAD Surgery Unplugged—Insights from Global Experts

A cardiothoracic webinar in collaboration with The Society for Heart Failure & Transplantation and The Indian Association of Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgeon
8 a.m. ET
STS IG Live Series

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Preparing for an Impactful Interview Season

Join a live discussion on building the foundation of a strong career.
Dec 9, 2025
Virtual
Industry Spotlight Webinar

Webinar
Industry Spotlight Webinar: Ultrasensitive MRD Testing for Post-Surgical Management in NSCLC

Join Drs. Leonidas Tapias and Michael Krainock as they review the latest clinical data supporting the use of ctDNA for molecular residual disease (MRD) assessment in resectable NSCLC. Learn how MRD helps identify NSCLC patients who remain at high recurrence risk after surgery and detects recurrence before radiographic imaging. The webinar will conclude with a review of real-world case studies, practical considerations for implementing MRD testing in routine practice, and future directions for research.  

Sponsored by Natera, Inc.

8 p.m. ET
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STS Leadership Institute 2025-26

An opportunity for early and mid-career STS surgeon members to learn how to lead in and out of the OR.
Jan 28, 2026
Zoom, Chicago, and New Orleans
STS 2026 Teaching for Tomorrow Together Jan. 28 - Feb 1, New Orleans

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62nd STS Annual Meeting

Our theme, Teaching for Tomorrow Together, honors STS’s dedication to innovation, training the next generation of cardiothoracic surgeons, and moving the specialty forward through collaboration and community.
Jan 29 – Feb 1, 2026
New Orleans, LA
2026 Coding Workshop

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2026 STS Coding Workshop

Best Practices for Cardiothoracic Surgery is a 2-day virtual event that provides coders, surgeons, and billing professionals with the latest updates to CPT and physician coding and reimbursement, which affect cardiothoracic surgical practices.
Feb 27–28, 2026
Virtual
2026 Advocacy Conference

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2026 STS Advocacy Conference

Be the voice of the cardiothoracic surgery specialty in Washington, DC.
Mar 9–10, 2026
Washington, DC
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2026-27 Leadership Institute

An opportunity for early and mid-career STS surgeon members to learn how to lead in and out of the OR.
Mar 20, 2026 – Jan 27, 2027
Virtual, Chicago, and San Diego

Past Events and Webinars

STS/SCA Webinar

Webinar
STS/SCA Webinar Series: Across the Drapes: Multidisciplinary Management in Mitral Valve Repair

A collaborative series presented by the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) and the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists (SCA).
1 hr. 3 mins.
STS Webinar Series

Webinar
Latin Heart Rounds: Perioperative Management of Complex Neonatal Surgery

In this webinar, a diverse panel of surgeons from Latin America and the United States will analyze in a multidisciplinary manner the surgical, physiological, and life-support challenges in the management of the neonate with complex congenital heart disease. The panel will emphasize intraoperative decision-making and early postoperative hemodynamic and respiratory management, including the role of neonatal ECMO as a rescue strategy and bridge to stability.

1 p.m. ET
STS Webinar Series

Webinar
STS/IACTS Webinar: Optimal Outcomes in Acute Type A Aortic Dissection

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1 hr. 14 mins.
STS Webinar Series

Webinar
STS Webinar Series: Updates to the Treatment Landscape in NSCLC — Adjuvant and Neoadjuvant

This webinar reviews significant lung infections such as mucormycosis, tuberculosis, and hydatidosis. Our expert panel of speakers from the United States and Latin America will discuss controversial topics on these three diseases, state-of-the-art management, and different options in surgical approach.
1 hr. 2 mins.
AQO 2025

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2025 Advances in Quality & Outcomes: A Data Managers Meeting

Discussions on valuable research and important clinical findings with the goal of improving data collection and patient outcomes.
Sep 25–26, 2025
San Antonio, TX
STS Webinar Series

Webinar
Latin Lung Rounds: Infectious Thoracic Diseases

This webinar reviews significant lung infections such as mucormycosis, tuberculosis, and hydatidosis. Our expert panel of speakers from the United States and Latin America will discuss controversial topics on these three diseases, state-of-the-art management, and different options in surgical approach.
1 hr. 30 min.