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These sessions are suggested for a well-rounded journey through the meeting for medical students and residents, though you may also customize your own schedule.

Trainee Journey

  • Friday, Jan 24th
    6:30am – 7:45am PT
    Extraordinary Women in Cardiothoracic Surgery Awards Breakfast
    Location: Concourse Hall 152-153
    TraineesEarly Career Surgeons
  • Friday, Jan 24th
    8:00am – 9:00am PT
    Nina Starr Braunwald Lecture: Dr. Jennifer Doudna
    Location: Main Stage
    PlenaryTraineesEarly Career Surgeons
  • Friday, Jan 24th
    9:00am – 9:45am PT
    Education/Quality/Wellness Rapid Fire Orals
    Location: Exhibit Hall Theater 2
    Moderator: Erin A. Gillaspie, MD, MPH – Creighton University Medical Center
    Moderator: Sharon Ben-Or, MD (she/her/hers) – Florida Atlantic University
    Education/Quality/WellnessTrainees
  • Friday, Jan 24th
    9:00am – 9:45am PT
    Job Interview Prep
    Location: The Hub
    Early Career SurgeonsTrainees
  • Friday, Jan 24th
    9:00am – 9:45am PT
    CT Surgery Resident Showdown (North American Semi-Finals)
    Location: Exhibit Hall Theater 1
    Trainees
  • Friday, Jan 24th
    9:45am – 11:15am PT
    Vulnerability Makes Us Whole
    Location: 411 Theatre
    Moderator: Jennifer C. Romano, MD, MS (she/her/hers) – University of Michigan
    Moderator: Tom C. Nguyen, MD – Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute
    Education/Quality/WellnessTraineesEarly Career Surgeons
  • Friday, Jan 24th
    11:45am – 12:45pm PT
    Mock Oral Exam Course
    Location: The Hub
    Trainees
  • Friday, Jan 24th
    11:45am – 1:00pm PT
    Trainee Luncheon
    Location: The Hub - Large Theater
    Trainees
  • Friday, Jan 24th
    1:00pm – 2:00pm PT
    Standing Your Moral Ground
    Location: 404AB
    Moderator: Richard I. Whyte, MD, MBA (he/him/his) – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
    Moderator: Sean C. Wightman, MD – Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California
    Education/Quality/WellnessTraineesEarly Career Surgeons
  • Friday, Jan 24th
    1:00pm – 2:30pm PT
    Trainee Symposium: Setting Yourself Up for a Successful Career
    Location: The Hub - Large Theater
    Moderator: Arnar Geirsson, MD (he/him/his) – Columbia University Medical Center
    Moderator: Alexis Chidi, MD PhD MSPH (she/her/hers) – Memorial Sloan Kettering
    Trainees
  • Friday, Jan 24th
    2:30pm – 3:30pm PT
    Heart Surgery 101: Concepts Your Faculty Want You to Know
    Location: The Hub - Small Theater
    Moderator: Nicholas R. Teman, MD – University of Colorado
    Moderator: Michael A. Acker, MD – University of Pennsylvania Medical Center
    Education/Quality/WellnessTrainees
  • Friday, Jan 24th
    5:15pm – 6:00pm PT
    CT Surgery Resident Showdown Finals
    Location: Exhibit Hall Theater 1
    Trainees
  • Saturday, Jan 25th
    7:15am – 8:15am PT
    Thoracic Student Resident Association (TSRA) Breakfast
    Location: The Hub - Large Theater
    Trainees
  • Saturday, Jan 25th
    9:30am – 10:15am PT
    Mock Oral Exam Course
    Location: The Hub
    Trainees
  • Saturday, Jan 25th
    9:30am – 10:15am PT
    How Medical Providers Can Build Wealth, Pay Off Debt, and Reduce Burnout
    Location: The Hub - Small Theater
    Early Career SurgeonsTrainees
  • Saturday, Jan 25th
    10:15am – 11:15am PT
    Challenges and Successes of Parental Policies for Cardiothoracic Trainees
    Location: The Hub - Small Theater
    Moderator: Douglas E. Wood, MD, FACS, FRCSEd – University of Washington
    Moderator: Leah M. Backhus, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Stanford University, Dept. of Cardiothoracic Surgery
    Education/Quality/WellnessTrainees
  • Saturday, Jan 25th
    11:45am – 1:00pm PT
    Winning Research: Presentations by TSF Awardees
    Location: The Hub - Small Theater
    TraineesEarly Career Surgeons
  • Saturday, Jan 25th
    12:00pm – 12:45pm PT
    Mock Oral Exam Course
    Location: The Hub
    Trainees
  • Saturday, Jan 25th
    2:45pm – 3:30pm PT
    Job Interview Prep
    Location: The Hub
    Early Career SurgeonsTrainees
  • Saturday, Jan 25th
    4:15pm – 5:15pm PT
    Fiscal Issues Surrounding Modern Healthcare
    Location: The Hub - Small Theater
    Moderator: Joseph Cleveland, Jr., MD – University of Colorado - Division of CT Surgery
    Moderator: Joseph F. Sabik, III, MD (he/him/his) – University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University
    Education/Quality/WellnessTrainees
  • Sunday, Jan 26th
    7:00am – 8:00am PT
    Job Interview Prep
    Early Career SurgeonsTrainees
  • Sunday, Jan 26th
    7:00am – 8:30am PT
    Hands-On Course: Mitral Valve Repair
    Location: Exhibit Hall
    Course Director: Steven F. Bolling, MD (he/him/his) – University of Michigan Hospital
    Course Director: Stephanie Mick, MD (she/her/hers) – New York Presbyterian Weill Cornell
    Faculty: Michael A. Acker, MD – University of Pennsylvania Medical Center
    Faculty: Pavan Atluri, MD – University of Pennsylvania
    Faculty: Vinay Badhwar, MD – West Virginia University
    Faculty: Joanna Chikwe, MD, FRCS – Cedars-Sinai
    Faculty: Ralph Damiano, Jr., MD (he/him/his) – Washington University School of Medicine
    Faculty: Dominic Emerson, MD, FACS – Cedars Sinai
    Faculty: Arnar Geirsson, MD (he/him/his) – Columbia University Medical Center
    Faculty: T. Sloane Guy, MD – Thomas Jefferson University Sidney Kimmel Medical College
    Faculty: Michael E. Halkos, MD – Emory University
    Faculty: Gerald M. Lawrie, MD (he/him/his) – Houston Methodist Hospital Specialty Physician Group
    Faculty: Serguei Melnitchouk, MD – Massachusetts General Hospital
    Faculty: Tom C. Nguyen, MD – Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute
    Faculty: Danny Ramzy, MD PhD (he/him/his) – UT Health Houston McGovern School of Medicine
    Faculty: Matthew Romano, MD – University of Michigan Medical Center
    Faculty: Ahmad Y. Sheikh, MD (he/him/his) – Kaiser Permanente
    Faculty: Moritz C. Wyler von Ballmoos, MD, PhD, MPH – Texas Health Resources
    Faculty: Sabet W. Hashim, MD – Hartford HealthCare
    Faculty: Alexander A. Brescia, MD, MSc – Washington University in St. Louis
    Faculty: Jeff Schneider, PA-C – University of Michigan /Michigan Medicine
    Faculty: Thuy Le, PA-C – University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
    Faculty: Lindsay J. Nitsche, BS – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
    Faculty: Sarah Bond, MS, PA-C – The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
    Adult CardiacTraineesEarly Career Surgeons
  • Sunday, Jan 26th
    8:00am – 9:30am PT
    Top Adult Cardiac Surgery Abstracts
    Location: 403A
    Moderator: Isaac George, MD – Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Columbia University Irving Medical Center
    Moderator: Brittany Zwischenberger, MD – Duke University
    Adult CardiacTraineesEarly Career Surgeons
  • Sunday, Jan 26th
    9:30am – 10:15am PT
    Mock Oral Exam Course
    Location: The Hub
    Trainees
  • Sunday, Jan 26th
    10:15am – 11:15am PT
    Thoracic Oncology for the Cardiothoracic Surgeon: What You Really Need to Know in 2025
    Location: 408A
    Moderator: Mara B. Antonoff, MD (she/her/hers) – UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Moderator: Brian Mitzman, MD, MS – University of Utah
    General ThoracicTraineesEarly Career Surgeons
  • Sunday, Jan 26th
    11:30am – 1:00pm PT
    Lung Cancer Challenges in Resectable Disease: It's a Whole New World
    Location: 408A
    Moderator: Kyle G. Mitchell, MD, MSc – University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Moderator: Elliot Servais, MD – Lahey Hospital & Medical Center
    General ThoracicTraineesEarly Career Surgeons