STS Wellness institute

Event
2025-26 STS Wellness Institute

Performing as our best selves as cardiothoracic surgeons both inside and outside of the workplace
Dec 9, 2025 – Apr 28, 2026
Virtual
STS IG Live Series

Event
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
STS Webinar Series

Webinar
STS South Asian Webinar: Surgical Management of Infectious Lung Diseases

The STS South Asian Webinar: Surgical Management of Infectious Lung Diseases features expert talks on open and minimally invasive surgical approaches to infectious lung diseases, including tuberculosis sequelae, by leading thoracic surgeons from South Asia, Europe, and the United States.

8 a.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

Event
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
STS/SCA Webinar

Webinar
STS/SCA Webinar Series: Across the Drapes: Multidisciplinary Management in Esophagectomy

Plan to attend the third installment of the STS/SCA Webinar Series: Across the Drapes: Multidisciplinary Management in Esophagectomy. Leaders in both surgery and anesthesiology will discuss preoperative and intraoperative management of esophagectomy and its complications, with the goal of optimizing intraoperative management between surgeons and anesthesiologists.  

A collaborative series presented by the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) and the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists (SCA).

 

7 p.m. ET
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

Event
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 19, 2026 – Jan 27, 2027
Virtual, Chicago, and San Diego

Past Events and Webinars

STS Webinar Series

Webinar
Latin Heart Round Series: Rounds on Patient with Tetralogy of Fallot Undergoing Surgical Palliation

Experts provide insight on the management of patients born with Tetralogy of Fallot.
1 hr. 32 min.
2023 STS Advocacy Conference

Event
2023 STS Advocacy Conference

Be the voice of the cardiothoracic surgery specialty in Washington, DC
Oct 17–18, 2023
Washington, D.C.
Webinar Series

Webinar
The Real Cost of Patient Safety

A panel of leaders in cardiothoracic surgery will explore the cost of patient safety relative to the effects on education, how public reporting of patient safety is often confusing to patients, and how expected patient safety results may lead to disproportionate investments and difficult prioritization decisions.

Topics will include: 

1 hr. 2 min.
AQO 2023

Event
2023 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 26–29, 2023
Virtual
The Taming of the Aortic Valves

Event
Heart Valve Disease Forum 2023

The annual meeting of the Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, presented jointly with STS
Sep 15–16, 2023
Seoul Dragon City, Seoul, Korea
early career journey webinars

Webinar
Early Career Journey: Growing and Learning from Bad Outcomes

This webinar aims to help early career surgeons navigate their way through challenging procedures that do not yield the optimum outcome for the patient, support their OR team during these difficult experiences, and process the death of a patient.

This is the first event in a quarterly webinar series for early career surgeons. 


Moderators

Reilly D. Hobbs, MD, MBS
University of Utah/Primary Children's Medical Center
Salt Lake City, UT

Brian A. Mitzman, MD
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT

1 hr.