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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.
Oct 16, 2025 – Jan 30, 2026
Zoom, Chicago, and New Orleans
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
Oct 28, 2025 – Apr 28, 2026
Virtual
STS/SCA Webinar

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

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

Past Events and Webinars

STS Webinar Series

Webinar
Latin Heart Rounds: Intricacies of Cardiac Surgery for Women

A program in Spanish (with English subtitles) on the features and challenges associated with cardiac surgery in women.
1 hr. 43 mins.
webinar

Webinar
STS/ISTST/IACTS Webinar: Complex Airway Surgery

A webinar series focused on topics relevant to general thoracic surgeons in the South Asian region, co-presented by the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, the Indian Society of Thoracic Surgeons & Trust (ISTST), and the Indian Association of Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgeons (IACTS)
1 hr. 11 mins.
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 Webinar Series

Webinar
Latin Heart Rounds Series: Current Outcomes of the Norwood Operation

During this webinar, a panel of top surgeons and pediatric cardiologists will review current outcomes of the challenging Norwood operation, including cases found in the STS National Database. Topics will include:  

1 hr. 44 mins.
STS Webinar Series

Webinar
Robotic MIDCABG: Indications, Innovations, and Multidisciplinary Strategies

In this one-hour webinar, experts in robotic cardiac surgery will discuss robotic CABG and hybrid revascularization, how to start a hybrid program, and where hybrid revascularization stands in the current arena of treatment for coronary artery disease.

 

Moderators

Arman Arghami, MD
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN

Gianluca Torregrossa, MD
Lankenau Medical Center
Wynnewood, PA
 

1 hr. 2 mins.
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