Calendar of Events

2026-27 STS 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

2026 STS Advocacy Conference

Be the voice of the cardiothoracic surgery specialty in Washington, DC.

Mar 23–24, 2026

Washington, DC

2026 STS Mock Oral Exam Course

Demystify the Oral Board Exam with STS Prep

Apr 21 – May 28, 2026

Virtual

2025-26 STS Wellness Institute

Performing as our best selves as cardiothoracic surgeons both inside and outside of the workplace

Apr 28, 2026

Virtual

2026 STS Workshop on Robotic Cardiac Surgery

Hear didactic lectures and case demonstrations from expert faculty, then practice in a realistic, cardiac robotic simulation environment.

May 14–15, 2026

Norcross, GA

2026 STS Boot Camp

An experiential foundation and hands-on practice in basic cardiothoracic operating skills for first-year residents.

Aug 20–23, 2026

Chicago, IL

Heart Valve Disease Forum 2026

Sep 10–11, 2026

Seoul, South Korea

2026 STS CABG Academy

Skills development and collaborative learning for cardiothoracic surgeons and their team members who perform coronary surgery.

Sep 17–19, 2026

Chicago, IL

2026 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 30 – Oct 2, 2026

New Orleans, LA

2026 STS Perioperative & Critical Care Conference

The latest techniques and management strategies in cardiovascular and thoracic critical care and enhanced recovery after surgery for the entire care team.

Oct 9–10, 2026

Baltimore, MD

2026 STS-ASCVTS Aortic Summit

An STS collaboration with the Asian Society for Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery.

Nov 13–14, 2026

Tokyo, Japan

2026 STS/EACTS/LACES Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference

Dec 3–5, 2026

Santiago, Chile

STS 58th Annual Meeting

Jan 29–30, 2022

Virtual

Rapid-Fire Patient Safety Rounds: A New Paradigm for Safety Discourse

A panel comprising residents and surgeons shares a novel approach to Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (QIPS) rounds.

Dec 16, 2021

59 min.

Tricuspid Valve Disease Treatment—Surgical or Transcatheter?

A multidisciplinary panel of experts discusses the landscape of transcatheter devices and their place in tricuspid valve disease treatment.

Nov 18, 2021

1 hr. 11 min.

Patient Blood Management Guideline: A Discussion with the Authors

An expert panel discusses findings and recommendations from a new guideline on patient blood management developed by STS and three other medical specialty organizations.

Sep 23, 2021

1 hr. 2 min.