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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.
Apr 4, 2025 – Jan 30, 2026
Zoom, Chicago, and New Orleans
sts webinar series

Webinar
Conduits for CABG—Where Do We Stand?

Join a group of expert faculty for an in-depth discussion on the latest advances, controversies, and best practices in conduit strategies for CABG. The panelists will discuss: 

  • State-of-the-Art CABG Conduits – Beyond the Basics
  • Arterial Grafts: What’s the Gold Standard Today?
  • Challenges in Everyday Cases – What Would You Do?

Moderators

Mario Gaudino, MD, PhD
Weill Cornell Medical College
New York, NY

Irbaz Hameed, MD
Yale University 
New Haven, CT

7 p.m. ET
Mock Oral Exam

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2025 STS Mock Oral Exam Course

Demystify the Oral Board Exam with STS Prep
Apr 22 – May 8, 2025
Virtual
TORAX 2025 - logo of Congress of the Brazilian Society of Thoracic Surgery

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2025 STS/EACTS/ESTS Latin America Thoracic Surgery Conference

A full-day symposium in association with TÓRAX 2025 – XXIV Congress of the Brazilian Society of Thoracic Surgery
May 10, 2025
Recife Expo Center, Brazil
33rd Annual Meeting of the Asian Society for Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

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ASCVTS 2025

The 33rd Annual Meeting of the Asian Society for Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
May 14–17, 2025
Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre
Robotic Thoracic Surgery workshop

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2025 STS Workshop on Robotic Thoracic Surgery

Hear didactic lectures and case demonstrations from expert faculty, then practice in a realistic, general thoracic robotics simulation environment.
May 15–16, 2025
Norcross, GA
Coronary Conference

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2025 STS Coronary Conference

Groundbreaking science for cardiothoracic surgeons and heart team members who perform coronary surgery
Jun 12–14, 2025
Chicago, IL
STS 2025 Boot Camp

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2025 STS Boot Camp

An experiential foundation and hands-on practice in basic cardiothoracic operating skills for first-year residents.
Aug 21–24, 2025
Chicago, IL
Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (blue background, computer-generated heart)

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Heart Valve Disease Forum 2025

KTCVS-STS Asia Symposium on Valvular Heart Disease
Sep 12–13, 2025
Seoul, Korea
AQO

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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.
Oct 2–3, 2025
San Antonio, TX
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 2026 Jan. 30 - Feb. 1, New Orleans, LA

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62nd STS Annual Meeting

The premier annual event in cardiothoracic surgery, unveiling never-before-seen science, techniques, and technology, and creating a forum to build lasting connections with colleagues.
Jan 30 – Feb 1, 2026
New Orleans, LA

Past Events and Webinars

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STS Leadership Institute

An opportunity for early and mid-career STS surgeon members to learn how to lead in and out of the OR.
Jan 23, 2025
Los Angeles
early career journey webinars

Webinar
Early Career Journey: Making the Most of the STS Annual Meeting

Learn how to take advantage of everything the STS Annual Meeting has to offer, from educational sessions and networking opportunities. Special focus will be given to trainees and first-time attendees. 

This program is part of the STS series of quarterly Early Career Journey webinars, sponsored by The Hub: Resources and Community for Your Early Career Journey. 

STS/EACTS/LACES Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference

Event
2024 STS/EACTS/LACES Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference

Dec 5–7, 2024
Buenos Aires, Argentina
STS Webinar Series

Webinar
Latin Thoracic Rounds: Rounds on a Patient with Locally Advanced Stage Lung Cancer

In Spanish with English subtitles. 
1 hr. 37 min.
Artistic lithograph of aortic arch wrapped around Tokyo tower, with cityscape and Great Wave of Kanagawa in background

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2024 STS-ASCVTS Aortic Summit

An STS collaboration with the Asian Society for Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
Nov 14–16, 2024
Tokyo, Japan
STS PAC Webinar Series

Webinar
STS-PAC Webinar: A Post-Election Conversation

Zoom credentials will be shared with registrants closer to the event date.

Join STS-PAC Chair Keith S. Naunheim, MD, and STS Council on Health Policy and Relationships Chair Joseph C. Cleveland Jr., MD, for a conversation about the outcome of the 2024 election and how it will affect cardiothoracic surgeons, their practices, and their patients. 

Discussion topics include: