Annals of Thoracic Surgery Podcast - Beyond the Abstract

Podcast
#40: Beyond the Abstract: Understanding and remediating lapses in professionalism

When physicians regularly exhibit a lack of civility and respect, patient safety and quality of care are compromised.
19 min.

Press Release
STS Statement on Recent Left Main Randomized Trials

CHICAGO (January 14, 2020) — The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) has been monitoring with keen interest the controversy in the medical literature and the lay press regarding recently published studies evaluating results of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) in patients with left main disease. 

Jan 14, 2020

News
News Briefs: Winter 2020

Jan 3, 2020
1 min read

News
Washington Scene: STS Members Mobilize to Fight Reimbursement Cuts

Jan 3, 2020
1 min read

News
Fellowship Aims to Advance Women Surgeons

Monisha Sudarshan, MD, MPH, FRCSC
Jan 3, 2020
1 min read

News
LatAm Conference Engages, Enlightens, Challenges

Steven Bolling, MD
Jan 2, 2020
1 min read

News
Practice Management: What Surgeons Need to Know about Financial Arrangements with Hospitals

Jan 2, 2020
1 min read

News
President's Column: The Value and Impact of Collaboration

Jan 2, 2020
1 min read

News
Annual Meeting Provides Strategies to Enhance Patient Care

Jan 2, 2020
1 min read

News
Your Next Generation STS National Database Is Almost Here

Vinay Badhwar, MD
Jan 2, 2020
1 min read
Career Development Blog

Blog
Resilience and Overcoming Adversity

On the surface, cardiothoracic surgeons are the embodiments of resilience. But how easily do we really bounce back from the inevitable catastrophes?
4 min read
Melanie A. Edwards, MD
In the News: A Surgeon's View

Blog
The ISCHEMIA Trial

Dr. Thomas E. MacGillivray explains how the ISCHEMIA trial does not negate or even contradict the multiple previous clinical trials demonstrating the superiority of surgical revascularization over medical therapy (or PCI) in patients with specific anatomic patterns of coronary artery disease.
5 min read
Thomas E. MacGillivray, MD