An opportunity for early and mid-career STS surgeon members to learn how to lead in and out of the OR.
Event dates
Jul 10, 2025 – Jan 30, 2026
Location
Zoom, Chicago, and New Orleans
An experiential foundation and hands-on practice in basic cardiothoracic operating skills for first-year residents.
Event dates
Aug 21–24, 2025
Location
Chicago, IL
KTCVS-STS Asia Symposium on Valvular Heart Disease
Event dates
Sep 12–13, 2025
Location
Seoul, Korea
Discussions on valuable research and important clinical findings with the goal of improving data collection and patient outcomes.
Event dates
Sep 25–26, 2025
Location
San Antonio, TX
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.
Event dates
Jan 29 – Feb 1, 2026
Location
New Orleans, LA
Hear didactic lectures and case demonstrations from expert faculty, then spend 6+ hours in hands-on sessions in a realistic, general thoracic robotics simulation environment.
Event dates
Apr 20–21, 2023
Location
Norcross, GA

Cardiothoracic surgeons and trainees who are underrepresented in medicine (URiM) will discuss challenges and successes they’ve experienced throughout their careers. Additionally, the panel will share what they have learned from these experiences and how to apply those lessons toward supporting other surgeons from underrepresented groups.

Date
1 hr. 1 min.
The STS Leadership Institute helps members in their first 15 years of practice to develop the skills necessary to lead teams in and out of the OR, strategize personal and professional goals, negotiate a career path, and influence change in the workplace.
Event dates
Mar 23, 2023 – Jan 26, 2024
Location
Hybrid

Diversity in the physician workforce is a key component of delivering the best care to our increasingly heterogeneous patient population. The experience of Asians in cardiothoracic surgery is not well known. With a paucity of published evidence, the webinar panel will introduce the topic through the lived experience of Asians in the specialty. The discussion will explore: 

Date
Duration
1 hr.

Aortic regurgitation is an undertreated condition, often because patients are not referred in a timely fashion for intervention. During this STS webinar, attendees will hear from an expert panel on the evidence base for timing of intervention as well as evolving treatment options. Conventional surgical aortic valve repair can be considered alongside the Ross procedure and transcatheter interventions with dedicated devices. Webinar participants will be better informed on how to treat this patient population.

Sponsored by JenaValve Technology, Inc. 

Date
Duration
1 hr. 3 min.
The latest coding and reimbursement updates affecting cardiothoracic surgical practices.
Event dates
Feb 10–11, 2023
Location
Virtual