An opportunity for early and mid-career STS surgeon members to learn how to lead in and out of the OR.
Event dates
Oct 16, 2025 – Jan 30, 2026
Location
Zoom, Chicago, and New Orleans
Performing as our best selves as cardiothoracic surgeons both inside and outside of the workplace
Event dates
Oct 28, 2025 – Apr 28, 2026
Location
Virtual
A collaborative series presented by the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) and the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists (SCA).
Date
7 p.m. ET
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.
Event dates
Jan 29 – Feb 1, 2026
Location
New Orleans, LA
Be the voice of the cardiothoracic surgery specialty in Washington, DC.
Event dates
Mar 9–10, 2026
Location
Washington, DC
Event dates
Dec 5–7, 2024
Location
Buenos Aires, Argentina
In Spanish with English subtitles. 
Date
Duration
1 hr. 37 min.
An STS collaboration with the Asian Society for Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
Event dates
Nov 14–16, 2024
Location
Tokyo, Japan

Zoom credentials will be shared with registrants closer to the event date.

Join STS-PAC Chair Keith S. Naunheim, MD, and STS Council on Health Policy and Relationships Chair Joseph C. Cleveland Jr., MD, for a conversation about the outcome of the 2024 election and how it will affect cardiothoracic surgeons, their practices, and their patients. 

Discussion topics include: 

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The first session of the South Asia webinar series delves into valve repair strategies for rheumatic mitral valve disease. Expert panelists will provide an overview of the current state of rheumatic heart disease in South Asia’s developing countries, along with best practices for case selection tailored to early career surgeons. The webinar will also feature discussions on proven repair techniques for managing rheumatic mitral stenosis and regurgitation.

 

Moderators

Vinod H. Thourani, MD 
Piedmont Heart Institute
Atlanta, GA 

Date
Duration
1 hr. 18 min.

Early career surgeons should plan to attend this webinar on effective financial management of student loans, presented by an expert speaker from the White Coat Investor. The presentation will examine a variety of student loan considerations:  loan repayment plans (IBR, SAVE, PAYE), loan forgiveness (Public Service Loan Forgiveness), refinancing, and making a personal loan management plan.

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