An opportunity for early and mid-career STS surgeon members to learn how to lead in and out of the OR.
Event dates
Oct 22, 2026 – Jan 27, 2027
Location
Virtual, Chicago, and San Diego
An opportunity for cardiothoracic surgeons, trainees, and allied cardiovascular professionals across South Asia to learn from experienced international faculty, discuss challenging cases, and gain insights into contemporary surgical techniques and decision-making.
Date
8 a.m. ET

This webinar will explore how circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) and minimal residual disease (MRD) can inform care across perioperative lung cancer care. Faculty will discuss practical approaches to ctDNA sampling before and after surgery, including its integration with imaging, and examine how MRD findings may guide conversations about treatment escalation, de-escalation, and clinical trial referral.

Date
7 p.m. ET
An STS collaboration with the Asian Society for Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery.
Event dates
Nov 13–14, 2026
Location
Tokyo, Japan
A world-class, international event that will explore the latest developments and best practices in coronary artery disease, congenital heart disease, thoracic aortic disease, atrial fibrillation, and the surgical management of heart failure
Event dates
Dec 3–5, 2026
Location
Santiago, Chile

Join the next installment of the STS/SCA webinar series, Across the Drapes: Intraoperative Disasters and Crises in Cardiac Surgery. Surgery and anesthesiology leaders will discuss strategies to improve collaborative intraoperative management. This second webinar in the series will focus on pulmonary artery catheter (PAC) rupture, cardiac arrest during induction, and TAVR rupture.

A collaborative series presented by the Society of Thoracic Surgeons and the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists  
 

Date
7 p.m. ET
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 28–31, 2027
Location
San Diego, California

Join the fourth installment of the STS/SCA Webinar Series: Across the Drapes. Leaders in both surgery and anesthesiology will discuss preoperative and intraoperative management of Low Ejection Fraction (EF) CABG and its complications, with the goal of optimizing intraoperative management between surgeons and anesthesiologists.  

Learning Objectives:

Date
Duration
1 hr. 1 min.
Hear didactic lectures and case demonstrations from expert faculty, then practice in a realistic, cardiac robotic simulation environment.
Event dates
May 14–15, 2026
Location
Norcross, GA
Practical intra-operative decision algorithms for experienced cardiac surgeons managing high-risk patients.
Date
Duration
1 hr. 6 mins.
Performing as our best selves as cardiothoracic surgeons both inside and outside of the workplace
Event dates
Apr 28, 2026
Location
Virtual
Be the voice of the cardiothoracic surgery specialty in Washington, DC.
Event dates
Mar 23–24, 2026
Location
Washington, DC
Best Practices for Cardiothoracic Surgery is a two-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.
Event dates
Feb 27–28, 2026
Location
Virtual