Join us for an interactive demonstration of CORA, the STS Cardiothoracic Online Resource Assistant—an AI-powered tool designed to help you quickly access trusted cardiothoracic surgery resources. CORA integrates content from key STS platforms, including The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, the STS Cardiothoracic Surgery E-Book, the STS Learning Center, and clinical practice documents.

Date
7pm ET
An opportunity for early and mid-career STS surgeon members to learn how to lead in and out of the OR.
Event dates
Apr 1, 2025 – Jan 30, 2026
Location
Zoom, Chicago, and New Orleans
Demystify the Oral Board Exam with STS Prep
Event dates
Apr 22 – May 8, 2025
Location
Virtual
Hear didactic lectures and case demonstrations from expert faculty, then practice in a realistic, general thoracic robotics simulation environment.
Event dates
May 15–16, 2025
Location
Norcross, GA
Groundbreaking science for cardiothoracic surgeons and heart team members who perform coronary surgery
Event dates
Jun 12–14, 2025
Location
Chicago, IL
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
Discussions on valuable research and important clinical findings with the goal of improving data collection and patient outcomes.
Event dates
Oct 2–3, 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 30 – Feb 1, 2026
Location
New Orleans, LA

In this webinar, experts discuss insights into the management of adult patients with congenital heart disease (ACHD). The panelists will discuss the current management landscape for these patients, as well as provide a broad glimpse into how the field is evolving. Topics include: common lesions encountered by both adult and pediatric cardiac surgeons, how ACHD cases are reported, and how critical care issues may impact the management of this patient population.  

 

Moderators

Hani K. Najm, MD, MSc
Cleveland Clinic 
Cleveland, OH 

Date
Duration
1 hr. 2 min.
Discussions on valuable research and important clinical findings with the goal of improving data collection and patient outcomes.
Event dates
Sep 11–13, 2024
Location
Loews Vanderbilt Hotel, Nashville
Up-to-date insights on the management of children with congenital heart disease requiring VA ECMO
Date
Duration
1 hr. 30 min.
KTCVS-STS Asia Symposium on Valvular Heart Disease
Event dates
Aug 30–31, 2024
Location
Seoul, Korea
An experiential foundation and hands-on practice in basic cardiothoracic operating skills for first-year residents.
Event dates
Aug 22–25, 2024
Location
Chicago, IL

With the emerging evidence, the use of SAVR in the era of TAVR expansion has been heavily debated. This webinar focuses on the latest science showing the benefit of SAVR over TAVR and will cover several key scenarios that could benefit from SAVR.

 

Moderators

George Arnaoutakis, MD
University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School
Austin, TX

Puja Kachroo, MD
Washington University Physicians
St. Louis, MO

 

Panelists

Tsuyoshi Kaneko, MD
Washington University Physicians
St. Louis, MO

Date
Duration
1 hr. 3 min.