Calendar of Events

2025-26 STS Wellness Institute

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

Mar 10 – Apr 28, 2026

Virtual

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 1 – May 31, 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 Webinar Series: Appropriate Lung Cancer Staging and Diagnosis

A multidisciplinary approach to lung cancer staging and diagnosis from medical oncology, pulmonology, and cardiothoracic surgery perspectives

Aug 14, 2025

1 hr. 3 mins.

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.

Jul 25, 2025

1 hr. 43 mins.

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)

Jun 14, 2025

1 hr. 11 mins.

2025 STS Coronary Conference

Groundbreaking science for cardiothoracic surgeons and heart team members who perform coronary surgery

Jun 12–14, 2025

Chicago, IL

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:

May 30, 2025

1 hr. 44 mins.

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

May 22, 2025

1 hr. 2 mins.

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