Videos

The STS Looking to the Future Scholarship program is a best-in-class education and workforce development program that helps general surgery residents and medical students pursue careers in cardiothoracic surgery. The primary goal of the scholarship is to provide mentorship and exposure for medical students and general surgery residents interested in pursuing careers in cardiothoracic surgery.

Since 2006, 946 aspiring cardiothoracic surgeons have received LTTF scholarships. The Society celebrated 20 years of the program during the 2026 STS Annual Meeting in New Orleans. 

Fifty STS delegates gathered in Washington DC, March 23-24, to help influence healthcare policy and champion causes important to CT surgeons and their patients. Learn how you can get involved with STS advocacy. 

Susan Moffatt-Bruce, MD, PhD, MBA, Chair, STS Council on Health Policy and Relationships, shares how STS advocacy delivers real impact for members and patients alike – and how you can get involved. Elliot Servais, MD, discusses mobile lung cancer screening and how STS is influencing key policy decisions. 

Dr. Joseph Sabik, 2025-26 STS president, delivered his outgoing presidential address on January 30, 2026, in New Orleans, LA. Titled "Teaching for Tomorrow Together," the speech celebrated the Society's progress and reinforced a proactive commitment to courage, curiosity, and change.

More than 200 cardiac surgeons gathered in Chicago for a successful STS Coronary Conference, June 12-14, 2025. Attendees enjoyed a hands-on Training Village, two days of didactic lectures, original abstracts, scientific posters, plus networking and mentorship.

STS President Dr. Jennifer Romano presented at the 2024 STS and Asian Society for Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Aortic Summit in Tokyo (November 16, 2024) on adults with congenital heart disease.

This video is based on the Latin Heart Rounds webinar series on the current management of patients with tetralogy of Fallot, including neonates and on the current short and long term outcomes for this congenital heart disease. The entire webinar is available here. 

The content is presented in Spanish. 

This 8 in 8 session focuses on fast-tracking in CABG patients. The presentation examines incorporating elements of ERAS and other fast track principles, data regarding the safety and efficacy of fast tracking, and a real-world patient case.

Speaker
Alison F. Ward, MD, Emory University, Atlanta, GA

In this video in the 8 in 8 Series, Dr. Dwight Owen (Ohio State University) discussed advances in biomarker testing and neoadjuvant immunotherapy for resectable non-small cell lung cancer. The talk includes a look at the role of PD-L1 testing, peri-operative chemo-immunotherapy, and the importance of NGS testing for patients with actionable mutations.

Supported by AstraZeneca.