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  • Thursday, January 23, 2025
  • 9:30am – 5:30pm PT
    Registration
    Location: West Hall Lobby
  • 11:30am – 1:00pm PT
    Pre-Conference Session Lunch
  • 11:45am – 12:45pm PT
    Thoraflex™ Hybrid – Conforming Arch Surgery to the Gold Standard
    Location: 403A
    Industry Speaker: Aung Oo, MBBS, FRCSEd(CTh), MD(Res) – St Bartholomew's Hospital
    Industry Speaker: Derek R. Brinster, MD – Northwell Health - Lenox Hill
    Industry Speaker: Malakh Shrestha, MBBS, PhD – Mayo Clinic
    Industry Speaker: J. Alexander Weston, MD – UT Southwestern, Dallas
    Industry Moderator: Fernando Fleischman, MD (he/him/his) – Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California
    Industry SymposiumPreCon - Aortic
  • 11:45am – 12:45pm PT
    Treatment Options for Patients with Resectable NSCLC
    Location: 408A
    Industry Speaker: David Tom Cooke, MD (he/him/his) – University of California, Davis Health
    Industry SymposiumPreCon - Lung Cancer
  • 1:00pm – 1:05pm PT
    Opening Remarks and Welcome
    Location: 403B
    Invited Speaker: Jennifer C. Romano, MD, MS (she/her/hers) – University of Michigan
    Invited Speaker: Ibrahim Sultan, MD – University Of Pittsburgh Medical Center
    Invited Speaker: George John Arnaoutakis, MD – University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School
    Invited Speaker: Karen M. Kim, MD – UT Health Austin / Dell Medical School
    PreCon - Aortic
  • 1:00pm – 1:50pm PT
    Professional Development - Strategies for Achieving Success
    Moderator: Pinki Patel, DNP, CRNP (she/her/hers) – Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
    Moderator: Stephanie M. Fuller, MD (she/her/hers) – The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
    PreCon - APP
  • 1:00pm – 3:10pm PT
    Part I: The Lung Cancer Classroom
    Moderator: Brendon Stiles, MD – Montefiore Health System / Albert Einstein School of Medicine
    Moderator: John D. Mitchell, MD – University of Colorado School of Medicine
    PreCon - Lung Cancer
  • 1:05pm – 1:55pm PT
    Session I: Inherited Aortic Disease: From Diagnosis to Lifelong Management
    Moderator: Thomas E. MacGillivray, MD – MedStar Washington Hospital Center
    Moderator: Tracy R. Geoffrion, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Children's Wisconsin & Medical College of Wisconsin
    Moderator: Edward P. Chen, MD – Duke University Medical Center
    PreCon - Aortic
  • 1:50pm – 3:00pm PT
    Clinical Session 1: Current Practices For Cardiothoracic Intraoperative Care
    Moderator: Menaka Ponnambalam, MN NP-Adult – University of Ottawa Heart Institute
    Moderator: Julian Guitron, MD (he/him/his) – The Christ Hospital Health Network
    PreCon - APP
  • 1:55pm – 2:45pm PT
    Session II: Getting to the Root of the Problem
    Moderator: Karen M. Kim, MD – UT Health Austin / Dell Medical School
    Moderator: S. Chris Malaisrie, MD – Northwestern Medicine/Northwestern University
    Moderator: Joseph Bavaria, MD, FACS, FRCS (Edin) ad hom – Jefferson Health
    PreCon - Aortic
  • 2:45pm – 3:15pm PT
    Break—Visit Pre-Conference Exhibits
    Location: 403B
    PreCon - Aortic
  • 3:00pm – 3:20pm PT
    Break—Visit Pre-Conference Exhibits
    Location: 406AB
    PreCon - APP
  • 3:10pm – 3:30pm PT
    Break—Visit Pre-Conference Exhibits
    Location: 408B
    PreCon - Lung Cancer
  • 3:15pm – 4:00pm PT
    Session III: Arch Disease: Be Bold?
    Moderator: Davide Pacini, MD, PhD – S. Orsola Hospital, University of Bologna
    Moderator: T. Brett Reece, MD, MBA (he/him/his) – University of Colorado
    PreCon - Aortic
  • 3:20pm – 4:20pm PT
    Clinical Session 2: Carrying the Torch - Panoramic Care
    Moderator: Marc Ruel, MD, MPH – University of Ottawa Heart Institute
    Moderator: Sarah D. Schettle, PA-C, MS, MBA – Mayo Clinic
    PreCon - APP
  • 3:30pm – 4:35pm PT
    Part II: The Lung Cancer Workroom
    Moderator: Mara B. Antonoff, MD (she/her/hers) – UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Moderator: Jessica S. Donington, MD (she/her/hers) – University of Chicago
    Team 1: Drew Moghanaki, MD, MPH – UCLA Dept of Oncology
    Team 1: Karen Reckamp, MD (she/her/hers) – Cedars Sinai
    Team 1: Dan J. Raz, MD MAS (he/him/his) – City of Hope
    Team 1: David Tom Cooke, MD (he/him/his) – University of California, Davis Health
    Team 2: Percy Lee, MD (he/him/his) – City of Hope National Medical Center
    Team 2: Kiran Lagisetty, MD – University of Michigan
    Team 2: Loretta Erhunmwunsee, MD (she/her/hers) – City of Hope Medical Center
    PreCon - Lung Cancer
  • 4:00pm – 5:00pm PT
    Session IV: Descending/TAAA
    Moderator: Maral Ouzounian, MD, PhD – Toronto General Hospital, University of Toronto
    Moderator: Thomas M. Beaver, MD, MPH – University of Florida
    PreCon - Aortic
  • 4:20pm – 5:15pm PT
    Redesigning the Future of APP Practice Together
    Moderator: Angela Lee, MS (she/her/hers) – Stanford Hospital and clinics
    Moderator: Wilson Y. Szeto, MD – University of Pennsylvania
    PreCon - APP
  • 4:35pm – 5:15pm PT
    Part III: Interactive Tumor Board
    Moderator: Mara B. Antonoff, MD (she/her/hers) – UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Moderator: Kiran Lagisetty, MD – University of Michigan
    Panelist: Scott Oh, DO (he/him/his) – UCLA
    Panelist: Percy Lee, MD (he/him/his) – City of Hope National Medical Center
    Panelist: David Tom Cooke, MD (he/him/his) – University of California, Davis Health
    Panelist: Karen Reckamp, MD (she/her/hers) – Cedars Sinai
    PreCon - Lung Cancer
  • 5:15pm – 6:00pm PT
    Pre-Conference Sessions Joint Reception
    Location: Foyer - 400 Rooms
  • 6:00pm – 8:00pm PT
    Looking to the Future Scholarship Reception (Invite Only)
    Location: JW Marriott L.A. LIVE, Atrium III
  • 7:00pm – 10:00pm PT
    STS Past Presidents Dinner (Invite Only)
    Location: The California Club
  • Friday, January 24, 2025
  • 6:00am – 6:30pm PT
    Registration
    Location: West Hall Lobby
  • 6:30am – 7:45am PT
    Nina Starr Braunwald Extraordinary Women in CT Surgery Awards Breakfast
    Location: Concourse Hall 152-153
    TraineesEarly Career Surgeons
  • 8:00am – 9:00am PT
    Nina Starr Braunwald Lecture: Dr. Jennifer Doudna
    PlenaryTraineesEarly Career Surgeons
  • 9:00am – 9:30am PT
    Job Interview Prep
    Location: The Hub
    Early Career SurgeonsTrainees
  • 9:00am – 9:45am PT
    Break—Visit Exhibit Hall & The Hub
  • 9:00am – 9:45am PT
    CT Surgery Resident Showdown (North American Semi-Finals)
    Location: Exhibit Hall Theater 1
    Trainees
  • 9:00am – 9:45am PT
    Education/Quality/Wellness Rapid Fire Orals
    Moderator: Erin A. Gillaspie, MD, MPH – Creighton University Medical Center
    Moderator: Sharon Ben-Or, MD (she/her/hers) – Florida Atlantic University
    Education/Quality/WellnessTrainees
  • 9:00am – 4:00pm PT
    The Hub Open
  • 9:00am – 6:15pm PT
    Exhibit Hall Open
  • 9:30am – 10:45am PT
    Looking to the Future Medical Student Scholar Program (Invite Only)
    Location: The Hub - Small Theater
  • 9:45am – 10:45am PT
    Brace for Impact: A New Era – Structuring Novel Team Models to Impact Cardiac Emergency Outcomes
    Moderator: Rita Milewski, MD, PhD – Yale University
    Moderator: Danny Ramzy, MD PhD (he/him/his) – UT Health Houston McGovern School of Medicine
    Critical Care and Perioperative Management
  • 9:45am – 11:00am PT
    Heartfelt Dilemma: To Operate or Wait—Navigating Congenital Heart Disease in Premature Newborns
    Moderator: Eric R. Griffiths, MD – University of Utah and Primary Children's Hospital
    Moderator: David M. Overman, MD (he/him/his) – Children's Minnesota, The Children's Heart Clinic, Mayo Clinic-Children's Minnesota Cardiovascular Collaborative
    Congenital
  • 9:45am – 11:15am PT
    Vulnerability Makes Us Whole
    Moderator: Jennifer C. Romano, MD, MS (she/her/hers) – University of Michigan
    Moderator: Tom C. Nguyen, MD – Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute
    Keynote Speaker: Carrie E. Cunningham, MD MPH (she/her/hers) – Mass General Hospital
    Education/Quality/WellnessTraineesEarly Career Surgeons
  • 9:45am – 11:45am PT
    Coronary Conundrums!
    Moderator: Sigrid E. Sandner, MD – Medical University Vienna
    Moderator: HelenMari Merritt, DO – Methodist Physician's Clinic
    Adult Cardiac
  • 9:45am – 11:45am PT
    Esophageal Cancer: Current Advances and Controversies
    Moderator: Sandra L. Starnes, MD (she/her/hers) – University of Cincinnati Medical Center
    Moderator: Inderpal Sarkaria, MD – UT Southwestern Medical Center
    General ThoracicEarly Career Surgeons
  • 9:45am – 11:45am PT
    Lifetime Strategy for Thoracic Aortic Dissection
    Moderator: Elaine Tseng, MD (she/her/hers) – University of California San Francisco and San Francisco VA Medical Centers
    Moderator: Bradley S. Taylor, MD, MPH (he/him/his) – University of Maryland School of Medicine
    Adult Cardiac
  • 9:45am – 11:45am PT
    Thoracic Oncologic Surgery in 2025: Innovation and Re-Appraisal of Dogma
    Moderator: Cecilia Pompili, MD, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Hull
    Moderator: Loretta Erhunmwunsee, MD (she/her/hers) – City of Hope Medical Center
    General Thoracic
  • 10:45am – 11:45am PT
    Strategy is an Asset, Execution is an Art: Establishing Multidisciplinary ECMO, PERT, and Shock Institutional Programs
    Moderator: Kevin Koomalsingh, MD – Providence Heart Institute
    Moderator: Menaka Ponnambalam, MN NP-Adult – University of Ottawa Heart Institute
    Critical Care and Perioperative ManagementEarly Career Surgeons
  • 11:00am – 11:45am PT
    Congenital Rapid Fire Orals I
    Moderator: Elizabeth Stephens, MD, PhD – Mayo Clinic
    Moderator: Mohamad Alaeddine, MD – Phoenix Children's Hospital
    Congenital
  • 11:45am – 12:45pm PT
    Mock Oral Exams
    Location: The Hub
    Trainees
  • 11:45am – 1:00pm PT
    Adult Cardiac Rapid Fire Orals I
    Moderator: James Mehaffey, MD – West Virginia University
    Moderator: Derek R. Serna-Gallegos, MD – University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
    Adult Cardiac
  • 11:45am – 1:00pm PT
    Congenital Rapid Fire Orals II
    Moderator: Robert Jaquiss, MD (he/him/his) – Children's Hospital Dallas
    Moderator: Robert A. Sorabella, MD – University of Alabama at Birmingham/Children's of Alabama
    Congenital
  • 11:45am – 1:00pm PT
    Lunch Break—Visit Exhibit Hall & The Hub
  • 11:45am – 1:00pm PT
    Trainee Luncheon
    Location: The Hub - Large Theater
    Trainees
  • 11:55am – 12:55pm PT
    A Treatment Option for Certain Patients With Resectable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)
    Location: 515B
    Industry Speaker: Hari B. Keshava, MD MS FACS – University of California, Irvine
    Industry Symposium
  • 11:55am – 12:55pm PT
    Paradigm Shift: Heart Recovery with Impella 5.5 with Smart Assist
    Location: 150
    Industry Speaker: Edward G. Soltesz, MD – Cleveland Clinic Foundation
    Industry Speaker: Julia C. Swanson, MD (she/her/hers) – Oregon Health & Science University
    Industry Speaker: Raymond C. Lee, MD – USC Keck School of Medicine
    Industry Symposium
  • 11:55am – 12:55pm PT
    Revolutionary Clinical Trials in Arrhythmia and LAA Management Results and Impact on Practice (CME not provided by STS)
    Location: 502A
    Industry Speaker: Armin Kiankhooy, MD – Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Industry Speaker: Gregory D. Rushing, MD – University Hospitals, Case Western Reserve University
    Industry Speaker: Andrew J. Sherman, MD – St. Joseph’s Hospital
    Industry Speaker: Ibrahim Sultan, MD – University Of Pittsburgh Medical Center
    Industry Speaker: Richard Whitlock, MD PhD FRCSC (he/him/his) – McMaster University
    Industry Symposium
  • 11:55am – 12:55pm PT
    Revolutionizing Mitral Valve Replacement with EPIC Plus: Delivering Durability, Implantability, and a Path for Future Interventions
    Location: 151
    Industry Moderator: Vinod H. Thourani, MD – Piedmont Heart Institute and Piedmont Healthcare
    Industry Speaker: H. Kenith Fang, MD (he/him/his) – Banner - University Medical Center Phoenix
    Industry Speaker: Tsuyoshi Kaneko, MD (he/him/his) – Washington University in St. Louis
    Industry Speaker: Tom C. Nguyen, MD – Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute
    Industry Symposium
  • 11:55am – 12:55pm PT
    TEVAR Innovations for Arch Applications
    Location: 515A
    Industry Speaker: Joseph Bavaria, MD, FACS, FRCS (Edin) ad hom – Jefferson Health
    Industry Speaker: Eric E. Roselli, MD – Cleveland Clinic
    Industry Symposium
  • 12:00pm – 12:45pm PT
    Glimpse into the Future: Pioneering Breakthroughs in Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy
    Location: Exhibit Hall Theater 3
    Industry Speaker: Raed M. Alnajjar, MD (he/him/his) – Henry Ford Health
    Industry Speaker: Linda W. Martin, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – University of Virginia
    Industry Speaker: Mathew Ninan, MD – HCA Florida Healthcare
    Industry Speaker: Christopher Manley, MD – Fox Chase Cancer Center
    Industry Moderator: Gianluca Casali, MD – Johnson & Johnson MedTech
    Industry Theater
  • 1:00pm – 1:55pm PT
    STS/ASCVTS Joint Session: East Meets West in Innovation
    Moderator: S. Chris Malaisrie, MD – Northwestern Medicine/Northwestern University
    Moderator: Kyung Hwan Kim, MD, PhD – Seoul National University Hospital
    Adult Cardiac
  • 1:00pm – 2:00pm PT
    Standing Your Moral Ground
    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
  • 1:00pm – 2:05pm PT
    2025 Best Science: Improving Outcomes in Congenital Cardiac Surgery
    Moderator: Fawwaz Shaw, MD – Emory University/Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
    Moderator: Christina L. Greene, MD (she/her/hers) – Seattle Children's Hospital
    Congenital
  • 1:00pm – 2:05pm PT
    Cardiac Surgery in Women
    Moderator: Gry Dahle, MD, PhD (she/her/hers) – Oslo University Hospital
    Moderator: Maral Ouzounian, MD, PhD – Toronto General Hospital, University of Toronto
    Adult CardiacEarly Career Surgeons
  • 1:00pm – 2:25pm PT
    RV Failure: The Great Debates
    Moderator: Subhasis Chatterjee, MD – Baylor College of Medicine
    Moderator: Nicholas R. Teman, MD – University of Colorado
    Critical Care and Perioperative Management
  • 1:00pm – 2:25pm PT
    Standardizing Optimal Care in Esophageal Cancer
    Moderator: Marc Vimolratana, MD (he/him/his) – Montefiore Medical Center/ Albert Einstein College of Medicine
    Moderator: Wayne Hofstetter, MD (he/him/his) – MD Anderson Cancer Center - University of Texas
    General Thoracic
  • 1:00pm – 2:30pm PT
    Hands-On Course: Aortic Annular Enlargement
    Location: Exhibit Hall
    Course Director: Karen M. Kim, MD – UT Health Austin / Dell Medical School
    Course Director: Michael J. Reardon, MD – Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center
    Course Director: Bo Yang, MD, PhD – University of Michigan / Michigan Medicine
    Course Director: Marvin D. Atkins, Jr., MD – Houston Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Associates
    Course Director: Marc P. Pelletier, MD, MSc, FRCSC (he/him/his) – University Hospitals Case Western Reserve University
    Faculty: Muhammad Aftab, MD (he/him/his) – University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Center, Aurora, CO
    Faculty: George John Arnaoutakis, MD – University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School
    Faculty: Alexander A. Brescia, MD, MSc – Washington University in St. Louis
    Faculty: Derek R. Brinster, MD – Northwell Health - Lenox Hill
    Faculty: Thomas Caranasos, MD – Naples Comprehensive Health
    Faculty: Luis J. Castro, MD (he/him/his) – CommonSpirit
    Faculty: Woodrow Farrington, II, MD – Emory University
    Faculty: John R. Frederick, MD – Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute
    Faculty: Joshua Goldberg, MD – Weill Cornell Medicine/New York Presbyterian Hospital
    Faculty: Juan B. Grau, MD (he/him/his) – The Valley Health Care System in alliance with Cleveland Clinic Foundation
    Faculty: Joshua Grimm, MD – Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin
    Faculty: Kenneth Hassler, DO – Danbury Hospital - Nuvance Health
    Faculty: Puja Kachroo, MD (she/her/hers) – Washington University School of Medicine
    Faculty: Tsuyoshi Kaneko, MD (he/him/his) – Washington University in St. Louis
    Faculty: Bradley Leshnower, MD – Emory University School of Medicine
    Faculty: Francis D. Pagani, MD, PhD – University of Michigan Hospital
    Faculty: Himanshu Patel, MD (he/him/his) – University of Michigan Medical Center
    Faculty: Stefano Schena, MD, PhD – Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery - Medical College of Wisconsin
    Faculty: William Shi, MD PhD – Northwell Health System, New York, USA
    Faculty: Ibrahim Sultan, MD – University Of Pittsburgh Medical Center
    Faculty: Hiroo Takayama, MD, PhD – Columbia University
    Faculty: Daniel Tang, MD – Inova Heart and Vascular Institute
    Faculty: Prashanth Vallabhajosyula, MD MS – Yale University School of Medicine
    Faculty: Sarah T. Palmer, MD – Minneapolis Heart Institute
    Faculty: Thomas E. MacGillivray, MD – MedStar Washington Hospital Center
    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
    Faculty: Kevin Goodwin, MD, MBA, MS, MA – Cardiac Surgery Associates, Edward Hospital, Naperville, IL
    Faculty: Tessa M. F Watt, MD, MSc (she/her/hers) – University of Minnesota
    Faculty: Douglas R. Johnston, MD – Northwestern Medicine
    Adult Cardiac
  • 1:00pm – 2:30pm PT
    Trainee Symposium: Setting Yourself Up For a Successful Career
    Moderator: Alexis Chidi, MD PhD MSPH (she/her/hers) – Memorial Sloan Kettering
    Moderator: Clauden Louis, MD MHA MPH MS FACC – BayCare Medical System
    Trainees
  • 1:00pm – 3:10pm PT
    Extent of Resection and Quality Metrics in Lung Cancer Care: From the Patient Level to the Programmatic Level
    Moderator: Anna McGuire, MD, MSc, FRCSC – Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, University of British Columbia
    Moderator: Timothy W. Mullett, MD, MBA, FACS – University of Kentucky / Markey Cancer Center
    General ThoracicEarly Career Surgeons
  • 2:00pm – 3:30pm PT
    C. Walton Lillehei Session: Effective Models for Innovation in Cardiothoracic Surgery
    Moderator: Danielle Gottlieb Sen, MS, MD, MPH – Johns Hopkins Medicine
    Moderator: Yolonda L. Colson, MD, PhD (she/her/hers) – Department of Surgery – Massachusetts General Hospital
    Education/Quality/WellnessEarly Career Surgeons
  • 2:15pm – 3:30pm PT
    The Tribulations of Trials: Challenges in CHD Clinical Studies
    Moderator: Aaron W. Eckhauser, MD (he/him/his) – University of Utah and Primary Children's Hospital
    Moderator: Jennifer C. Romano, MD, MS (she/her/hers) – University of Michigan
    Congenital
  • 2:15pm – 3:30pm PT
    The Vivien T. Thomas Symposium – The 3rd STS Achieving Equity in Clinical Care and Education Summit
    Moderator: Cherie Erkmen, MD (she/her/hers) – Temple University Hospital, Lewis Katz School of Medicine
    Moderator: Leah M. Backhus, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Stanford University, Dept. of Cardiothoracic Surgery
    Education/Quality/Wellness
  • 2:25pm – 3:30pm PT
    STS/EACTS: Tricuspid Valve Disease: No Longer the Forgotten Valve
    Moderator: Joseph Bavaria, MD, FACS, FRCS (Edin) ad hom – Jefferson Health
    Moderator: Rafael Sadaba, MD PhD FRCS CTh (he/him/his) – Hospital Universitario de Navarra
    Adult Cardiac
  • 2:30pm – 3:30pm PT
    Failure to Rescue: New Tools for Better Outcomes
    Moderator: Nadia A. Clarizia, MD MSc FRCSC (she/her/hers) – University of Ottawa Heart Institute
    Critical Care and Perioperative ManagementEarly Career Surgeons
  • 2:30pm – 3:30pm PT
    Heart Surgery 101: Concepts Your Faculty Want You to Know
    Moderator: Nicholas R. Teman, MD – University of Colorado
    Education/Quality/WellnessTrainees
  • 2:30pm – 3:30pm PT
    Missing the Boat: Things We Should Do
    Moderator: Marc P. Pelletier, MD, MSc, FRCSC (he/him/his) – University Hospitals Case Western Reserve University
    Moderator: Thomas E. MacGillivray, MD – MedStar Washington Hospital Center
    Adult CardiacEarly Career Surgeons
  • 2:30pm – 3:30pm PT
    Updates in Structural Chest Wall Disease
    Moderator: Dean Donahue, MD (he/him/his) – Massachusetts General Hospital
    General Thoracic
  • 3:30pm – 4:00pm PT
    Break—Visit Exhibit Hall & The Hub
  • 4:00pm – 5:00pm PT
    Plenary: Presidential Address
    Keynote Speaker: Jennifer C. Romano, MD, MS (she/her/hers) – University of Michigan
    Plenary
  • 5:00pm – 6:00pm PT
    General Thoracic Rapid Fire Orals
    Moderator: Nathaniel R. Evans, III, MD (he/him/his) – Thomas Jefferson University
    Moderator: Daniela Molena, MD (she/her/hers) – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
    General Thoracic
  • 5:00pm – 6:00pm PT
    Perioperative Care Rapid Fire Orals
    Moderator: Nicholas R. Teman, MD – University of Colorado
    Critical Care and Perioperative Management
  • 5:00pm – 6:15pm PT
    Exhibit Hall Opening Reception
    Location: Exhibit Hall
  • 5:15pm – 6:00pm PT
    CT Surgery Resident Showdown Finals
    Location: Exhibit Hall Theater 1
    Trainees
  • 6:15pm – 7:45pm PT
    Disrupting the Status Quo in Cardiac and Thoracic Perioperative Care
    Location: JW Marriott L.A. Live, Gold Ballroom 2
    Industry Moderator: Stephen Cassivi, MD, MSc, FRCSC, FACS, FRCS – Mayo Clinic, Division of Thoracic Surgery
    Industry Moderator: Gianluca Torregrossa, MD – Lankenau Heart Institute
    Industry Speaker: Andrew R. Brownlee, MD – Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Industry Speaker: Gloria Färber, MD – University Hospital Jena, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
    Industry Speaker: Mark Peterson – NYU Langone Health
    Industry Speaker: Bernard Park, MD (he/him/his) – Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
    Industry Speaker: Marc Ruel, MD, MPH – University of Ottawa Heart Institute
    Industry Symposium
  • 6:15pm – 7:45pm PT
    Multiport or Single Port?  The choice is yours with da Vinci
    Location: JW Marriott L.A. LIVE, Gold Ballroom 1
    Industry Moderator: Elliot Servais, MD – Lahey Hospital & Medical Center
    Industry Speaker: Desmond D'Souza, MD Division of Thoracic Surgery – The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
    Industry Speaker: Robert E. Merritt, MD, MBA (he/him/his) – The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
    Industry Symposium
  • 6:15pm – 8:00pm PT
    The Thoracic Surgery Foundation VIP & Awards Reception
    Location: JW Marriott L.A. LIVE, Gold Ballroom 4
  • 6:15pm – 7:45pm PT
    Integrating Surgery and Systemic Therapy for Resectable NSCLC
    Location: JW Marriott L.A. Live, Plaza II-III
    Industry Speaker: Gavitt A. Woodard, MD (she/her/hers) – Yale School of Medicine
    Industry Speaker: Edward Kim, MD – City of Hope
    Industry Symposium
  • Saturday, January 25, 2025
  • 6:00am – 7:00am PT
    ALECENSA: The First and Only Adjuvant Treatment for Patients with Resectable ALK + NSCLC
    Location: 515A
    Industry Speaker: Mark Socinski, MD – Advent Health | Cancer Institute
    Industry Symposium
  • 6:00am – 7:00am PT
    What you need to know for mitral valve lifetime management. Durability, hemodynamics and the MITRIS RESILIA valve.
    Location: 502A
    Industry Speaker: Michael A. Acker, MD – University of Pennsylvania Medical Center
    Industry Speaker: Thomas Caranasos, MD – Naples Comprehensive Health
    Industry Speaker: Matthew Romano, MD – University of Michigan Medical Center
    Industry Symposium
  • 6:00am – 7:00am PT
    When Every Second Counts: The Latest Data and Expert Guidance on Antiplatelet Therapy Reversal for Surgical Professionals
    Location: 515B
    Industry Symposium
  • 6:00am – 6:00pm PT
    Registration
    Location: West Hall Lobby
  • 7:15am – 8:15am PT
    Adult Cardiac Surgical Matinee
    Moderator: Gorav Ailawadi, MD, MBA – The University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center
    Moderator: Rosemary F. Kelly, MD (she/her/hers) – University of Minnesota
    Adult Cardiac
  • 7:15am – 8:15am PT
    Endoluminal Innovations: Addressing the Esophagus from the Inside Out
    Moderator: Stephanie G. Worrell, MD – University of Arizona
    Moderator: Roman Petrov, MD, PhD, FACS, MBA (he/him/his) – University of Texas Medical Branch
    General Thoracic
  • 7:15am – 8:15am PT
    Rise and Thrive: The Power of Getting Up and Feeding for Enhanced Recovery
    Moderator: Courtney Maxey-Jones, MD – CNY Medical Services, PLLC
    Moderator: Rakesh C. Arora, MD, PhD, FRCSC (he/him/his) – University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
    Critical Care and Perioperative Management
  • 7:15am – 8:15am PT
    STS Evidence-Based Guidelines: 2025 Updates for Best Practices in General Thoracic Surgery
    Moderator: Thomas K. Varghese, Jr., MD, MS, MBA, FACS, MAMSE – University of Utah School of Medicine
    Moderator: Elizabeth A. David, MD – University of Colorado
    General Thoracic
  • 7:15am – 8:15am PT
    Surgical Management of Atrial Fibrillation: Is Anyone Listening?
    Moderator: Stefano Schena, MD, PhD – Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery - Medical College of Wisconsin
    Moderator: Jessica Y. Rove, MD – University of Colorado
    Adult Cardiac
  • 7:15am – 8:15am PT
    Thoracic ICU Disasters: What Every Intensivist Should Know
    Moderator: John D. Mitchell, MD – University of Colorado School of Medicine
    Moderator: Jessica S. Donington, MD (she/her/hers) – University of Chicago
    Critical Care and Perioperative Management
  • 7:15am – 8:15am PT
    Thoracic Surgery Residents Association (TSRA) Breakfast
    Location: The Hub - Large Theater
    Trainees
  • 7:15am – 8:15am PT
    Triumphant Advances in Truncal Valve Surgery: Pioneering Techniques and Outcomes
    Moderator: Elizabeth Stephens, MD, PhD – Mayo Clinic
    Moderator: Elisabeth Martin, MD, MPH – Stanford University
    Congenital
  • 7:15am – 8:15am PT
    Understanding Quality Metrics Beyond the STS Database
    Moderator: Jeffrey Jacobs, MD, FACS, FACC, FCCP – University of Florida
    Moderator: Felix G. Fernandez, MD, MSc – Emory University
    Education/Quality/Wellness
  • 7:15am – 5:15pm PT
    The Hub Open
  • 8:15am – 8:30am PT
    Break—Visit The Hub
  • 8:30am – 9:30am PT
    Vivien T. Thomas Lecture: Ami Vitale
    Plenary
  • 9:00am – 4:00pm PT
    Exhibit Hall Open
  • 9:30am – 10:15am PT
    Behind the Lens: A Conversation with Ami Vitale
    Location: Exhibit Hall Theater 1
  • 9:30am – 10:15am PT
    Break—Visit Exhibit Hall & The Hub
  • 9:30am – 10:15am PT
    CORA in Action
    Location: Exhibit Hall Theater 2
    Invited Speaker: Brian Mitzman, MD, MS – University of Utah
    Invited Speaker: Alexander P. Nissen, MD – Emory University
  • 9:30am – 10:15am PT
    How Medical Providers Can Build Wealth, Pay Off Debt, and Reduce Burnout
    Location: The Hub - Small Theater
    Presenter: James Dahle, MD
    Early Career SurgeonsTrainees
  • 9:30am – 10:15am PT
    Mock Oral Exams
    Location: The Hub
    Trainees
  • 10:00am – 11:30am PT
    Hands-On Course: TEVAR 101 for Aneurysm and 201 for Dissection
    Location: Exhibit Hall
    Course Director: Ibrahim Sultan, MD – University Of Pittsburgh Medical Center
    Course Director: George John Arnaoutakis, MD – University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School
    Faculty: Derek R. Serna-Gallegos, MD – University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
    Faculty: Joshua Grimm, MD – Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin
    Faculty: Fernando Fleischman, MD (he/him/his) – Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California
    Faculty: Derek R. Brinster, MD – Northwell Health - Lenox Hill
    Faculty: Kyle W. Eudailey, MD (he/him/his) – University of Alabama Birmingham
    Faculty: Arminder S. Jassar, MBBS, FRCS – Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
    Faculty: Irsa Hasan, MD – University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
    Faculty: A. Claire Watkins, MD (she/her/hers) – Stanford University School of Medicine
    Faculty: Michel Pompeu Sá – University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
    Faculty: Puja Kachroo, MD (she/her/hers) – Washington University School of Medicine
    Faculty: Bradley S. Taylor, MD, MPH (he/him/his) – University of Maryland School of Medicine
    Faculty: Ourania Preventza, MD, MBA – University of Virginia
    Faculty: Shinichi Fukuhara, MD – University of Michigan
    Faculty: Takuya Ogami – University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
    Faculty: Augusto D'Onofrio, MD PhD (he/him/his) – University of Rome Tor vergata
    Faculty: John R. Frederick, MD – Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute
    Faculty: Lindsay J. Nitsche, BS – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
    Faculty: Sarah Bond, MS, PA-C – The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
    Adult Cardiac
  • 10:15am – 11:15am PT
    STS/ESTS: Research After Training: Jumpstarting Your Academic Career While Starting a Surgical Practice
    Moderator: Alison H. Mungo, MD (she/her/hers) – University of Colorado
    Moderator: Hasan F. Batirel, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Marmara University Faculty of Medicine
    General Thoracic
  • 10:15am – 11:30am PT
    Empowering Solutions: Technology of Modern Problem-Solving and Planning
    Moderator: Danielle Gottlieb Sen, MS, MD, MPH – Johns Hopkins Medicine
    Moderator: Jonathan M. Chen, MD (he/him/his) – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
    Congenital
  • 10:15am – 11:45am PT
    Challenging ICU Dogma: What Really Matters?
    Moderator: V. Seenu Reddy, MD MBA FACS – TriStar Cardiovascular Surgery
    Moderator: Alison Ward, MD – Emory University/Grady Memorial Hospital
    Critical Care and Perioperative Management
  • 10:15am – 11:45am PT
    Multimodal Treatment of Pleural Mesothelioma after the MARS-2 trial: Will We Change Our Ways?
    Moderator: Boris Sepesi, MD – Sarah Cannon Cancer Network at Swedish Medical Center, Englewood, Colorado
    Moderator: Ian C. Bostock, MD MS – Miami Cancer Institute
    General Thoracic
  • 10:15am – 11:45am PT
    New Frontiers in Heart Failure
    Moderator: Ashish Shah, MD – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Moderator: Leora T. Yarboro, MD – University of Virginia Medical Center
    Adult Cardiac
  • 10:15am – 11:45am PT
    Post-Certification School: Being a New Attending
    Moderator: Brian Mitzman, MD, MS – University of Utah
    Moderator: Olugbenga Tokunbo Okusanya, MD (he/him/his) – Thomas Jefferson University
    Education/Quality/Wellness
  • 10:15am – 11:45am PT
    Surgery for Stage IV Lung Cancer: Getting Surgeons in the Game for Advanced Disease
    Moderator: Alexis Chidi, MD PhD MSPH (she/her/hers) – Memorial Sloan Kettering
    Moderator: Thomas A. D'Amico, MD (he/him/his) – Department of Surgery – Duke University
    General Thoracic
  • 10:15am – 11:45am PT
    Updates in Structural Heart: Surgeons Are Still in the Game
    Moderator: Tsuyoshi Kaneko, MD (he/him/his) – Washington University in St. Louis
    Moderator: Sara Pereira, MD (she/her/hers) – University of Utah
    Adult Cardiac
  • 10:30am – 11:30am PT
    Challenges and Successes of Parental Policies for Cardiothoracic Trainees
    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
  • 11:45am – 12:20pm PT
    Thinking Thoracic Podcast Live!
    Location: Exhibit Hall Theater 1
    Invited Speaker: Erin A. Gillaspie, MD, MPH – Creighton University Medical Center
    Invited Speaker: Hari B. Keshava, MD MS FACS – University of California, Irvine
    Invited Speaker: Jane Yanagawa, MD (she/her/hers) – UCLA, David Geffen School of Medicine
    Invited Speaker: Chi-Fu Jeffrey Yang, MD – Massachusetts General Hospital - Thoracic Surgery
  • 11:45am – 12:35pm PT
    APP Rapid Fire Orals
    Moderator: Pinki Patel, DNP, CRNP (she/her/hers) – Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
    Moderator: Angela Lee, MS (she/her/hers) – Stanford Hospital and clinics
    Advanced Practice Provider (APP)
  • 11:45am – 1:00pm PT
    Lunch Break—Visit Exhibit Hall & The Hub
  • 11:50am – 12:45pm PT
    Winning Research: Presentations by TSF Awardees
    Moderator: Farhood Farjah, MD – University of Washington, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
    Panelist: Paul Tang, MD, PhD – Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
    Panelist: Castigliano M. Bhamidipati, DO, PhD, MSc, FACS (he/him/his) – Oregon Health and Science University
    Panelist: Hiroo Takayama, MD, PhD – Columbia University
    Panelist: Feiran Lou, MD – University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
    Panelist: Kathryn Engelhardt, MD MS – Medical University of South Carolina
    Panelist: Gorav Ailawadi, MD, MBA – The University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center
    Panelist: Yvonne M. Carter, MD (she/her/hers) – UNLV Department of Surgery
    TraineesEarly Career Surgeons
  • 11:55am – 12:55pm PT
    The Next Generation of ATAD Repair: AMDS Hybrid Prosthesis World-wide Experience and Update on PERSEVERE IDE Study Results
    Location: 150
    Industry Speaker: Fernando Fleischman, MD (he/him/his) – Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California
    Industry Speaker: Wilson Y. Szeto, MD – University of Pennsylvania
    Industry Speaker: Jorg Kempfert, MD (he/him/his) – German Heart Center BErlin
    Industry Speaker: William T. Brinkman, MD (he/him/his) – The Heart Hospital Baylor Scott and White Plano
    Industry Symposium
  • 11:55am – 12:55pm PT
    Connecting the latest data to the first pre-assembled aortic valve conduit. KONECT device. Ready to implant. Learn the techniques.
    Location: 502A
    Industry Speaker: Joseph Bavaria, MD, FACS, FRCS (Edin) ad hom – Jefferson Health
    Industry Speaker: Nimesh D. Desai, MD, PhD – University of Pennsylvania
    Industry Speaker: Eric E. Roselli, MD – Cleveland Clinic
    Industry Speaker: Prashanth Vallabhajosyula, MD MS – Yale University School of Medicine
    Industry Symposium
  • 11:55am – 12:55pm PT
    Optimizing The Care Pathway For Younger Patients – The Role of Mechanical Valves in the TAVR Era
    Location: 151
    Industry Speaker: Evelio Rodriguez, MD – Ascension Saint Thomas
    Industry Moderator: Ibrahim Sultan, MD – University Of Pittsburgh Medical Center
    Industry Speaker: Danny Ramzy, MD PhD (he/him/his) – UT Health Houston McGovern School of Medicine
    Industry Speaker: Vinod H. Thourani, MD – Piedmont Heart Institute and Piedmont Healthcare
    Industry Symposium
  • 11:55am – 12:55pm PT
    Perioperative Immunotherapy + Neoadjuvant Platinum-Containing Chemotherapy for the Treatment of Resectable NSCLC
    Location: 515B
    Industry Speaker: Boris Sepesi, MD – Sarah Cannon Cancer Network at Swedish Medical Center, Englewood, Colorado
    Industry Symposium
  • 11:55am – 12:55pm PT
    Targeting Higher Standards in Resectable NSCLC: The Surgery-Oncology Coalition for Tailoring Care in EGFR & ALK TKI Therapy
    Location: 502B
    Industry Speaker: Mara B. Antonoff, MD (she/her/hers) – UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Industry Speaker: Karen Reckamp, MD (she/her/hers) – Cedars Sinai
    Industry Symposium
  • 12:00pm – 12:45pm PT
    Mock Oral Exams
    Location: The Hub
    Trainees
  • 12:25pm – 1:00pm PT
    Same Surgeon, Different Light Podcast Live!
    Location: Exhibit Hall Theater 1
    Invited Speaker: Cherie Erkmen, MD (she/her/hers) – Temple University Hospital, Lewis Katz School of Medicine
    Invited Speaker: Sara Pereira, MD (she/her/hers) – University of Utah
  • 1:00pm – 2:45pm PT
    Plenary: Research in Focus: Distinguished Abstracts
    Moderator: Jennifer C. Romano, MD, MS (she/her/hers) – University of Michigan
    Moderator: Wilson Y. Szeto, MD – University of Pennsylvania
    Plenary
  • 2:45pm – 3:15pm PT
    Job Interview Prep
    Location: The Hub
    Early Career SurgeonsTrainees
  • 2:45pm – 3:30pm PT
    Break—Visit Exhibit Hall & The Hub
  • 2:45pm – 3:30pm PT
    Early Career Surgeon Roundtable Discussions
    Location: The Hub - Large Theater
    Early Career Surgeons
  • 2:45pm – 3:30pm PT
    Instant Replay and Highlight of STS 2025 Adult Cardiac Presentations: SAVR/TAVR Saga Continues
    Moderator: Tsuyoshi Kaneko, MD (he/him/his) – Washington University in St. Louis
    Moderator: Ibrahim Sultan, MD – University Of Pittsburgh Medical Center
    Adult Cardiac
  • 2:45pm – 3:30pm PT
    Latin Heart Rounds: Live from the STS Annual Meeting
    Location: Exhibit Hall Theater 1
    Moderator: Victor Bautista-Hernandez, MD, PhD. (he/him/his) – Baylor College of Medicine/Christus Health
    Panelist: Rafael Sadaba, MD PhD FRCS CTh (he/him/his) – Hospital Universitario de Navarra
    Panelist: Christian Pizarro, MD (he/him/his) – Alfred I. Dupont Hospital for Children
    Panelist: Vadim Kotowitcz, MBA (he/him/his) – Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires
    Panelist: Juan Crestanello, MD – Mayo Clinic
  • 3:00pm – 4:00pm PT
    Looking to the Future General Surgery Resident Scholar Program (Invite Only)
    Location: The Hub - Small Theater
  • 3:30pm – 4:15pm PT
    How Failures in Congenital Heart Disease Lead to Insight
    Moderator: Stephanie M. Fuller, MD (she/her/hers) – The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
    Moderator: Tracy R. Geoffrion, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Children's Wisconsin & Medical College of Wisconsin
    Congenital
  • 3:30pm – 4:30pm PT
    Systemic Therapy Fundamentals: Back to the Basics... and Beyond
    Moderator: Sudish Murthy, MD, PhD – Cleveland Clinic
    Moderator: Jessica S. Donington, MD (she/her/hers) – University of Chicago
    General Thoracic
  • 3:30pm – 4:50pm PT
    General Thoracic Video Session: Highlights and Innovations I
    Moderator: Madhuri Rao, MD – University of Minnesota
    Moderator: Hugh G. Auchincloss, MD, MPH – Massachusetts General Hospital
    General Thoracic
  • 3:30pm – 5:10pm PT
    STS/SCA Session: Best Practice in the Management of Postcardiotomy Low Cardiac Output State
    Moderator: Osamudiamen Obanor, MD (he/him/his) – University of Texas Health Sciences- Houston
    Critical Care and Perioperative Management
  • 3:30pm – 5:15pm PT
    Aortic Valve Surgery: What Do Our Patients Need to Know?
    Moderator: Katherine B. Harrington, MD – Baylor Scott & White - The Heart Hospital Plano
    Adult Cardiac
  • 3:30pm – 5:15pm PT
    Mitral Valve: Focus on Future Therapies
    Moderator: Tom C. Nguyen, MD – Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute
    Moderator: Joanna Chikwe, MD, FRCS – Cedars-Sinai
    Adult Cardiac
  • 3:30pm – 5:15pm PT
    Present and Future of Artificial Intelligence in Cardiothoracic Surgery
    Moderator: Danny Ramzy, MD PhD (he/him/his) – UT Health Houston McGovern School of Medicine
    Moderator: Joseph A. Dearani, MD – Mayo Clinic
    Education/Quality/Wellness
  • 3:30pm – 5:15pm PT
    The Future of Lung Cancer Screening: Implementing, Expanding, and Innovating
    Moderator: Chi-Fu Jeffrey Yang, MD – Massachusetts General Hospital - Thoracic Surgery
    Moderator: Ammara A. Watkins, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Lahey Hospital and Medical Center
    General Thoracic
  • 4:15pm – 5:15pm PT
    Fiscal Issues Surrounding Modern Healthcare
    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
  • 4:15pm – 5:15pm PT
    Heart Center Dynamics: Unveiling the Secret Sauce of Structure and Function
    Moderator: David Michael McMullan, MD – Seattle Children's Hospital
    Moderator: Robert Jaquiss, MD (he/him/his) – Children's Hospital Dallas
    Congenital
  • 5:15pm – 6:30pm PT
    Comprehensive Solution for Cardiac Procedures
    Location: Mastro Room, Mastro's Ocean Club
    Industry Symposium
  • 5:30pm – 6:30pm PT
    Business Meeting (Members Only)
    Location: Concourse Hall 152-153
  • 5:45pm – 6:45pm PT
    Mastering the Integration of Immunotherapy in Resectable NSCLC: Practical Considerations for Real-World Practice
    Location: JW Marriott LA Live, Gold Ballroom 3
    Industry Speaker: Stephen Broderick, MD, MPHS – Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
    Industry Speaker: Jessica S. Donington, MD (she/her/hers) – University of Chicago
    Industry Speaker: Sandip Patel, MD – UC San Diego
    Industry Symposium
  • 7:00pm – 9:30pm PT
    President's Reception
    Location: Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
  • Sunday, January 26, 2025
  • 6:30am – 1:00pm PT
    Registration
    Location: West Hall Lobby
  • 7:00am – 8:30am PT
    Hands-On Course: Complex Central Airway Reconstruction
    Location: Exhibit Hall
    Course Director: Michael Lanuti, MD – Massachusetts General Hospital
    Course Director: Douglas Mathisen, MD (he/him/his) – Massachusetts General Hospital
    Course Director: Robert E. Merritt, MD, MBA (he/him/his) – The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
    Course Director: Christina L. Costantino, MD – Massachusetts General Hospital
    Faculty: Andrea L. Axtell, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – University of Wisconsin
    Faculty: Pierre de Delva, MD, FACS – University of Mississippi Medical Center
    Faculty: Paul W. Furlow, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Massachusetts General Hospital
    Faculty: Samuel S. Kim, MD – Northwestern University
    Faculty: Jules Lin, MD (he/him/his) – University of Michigan Medical Center
    Faculty: Natalie Lui, MD – Stanford University
    Faculty: Philicia Moonsamy, MD MPH – Cedars Sinai Medical Center
    Faculty: Joseph D. Phillips, MD – Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
    Faculty: Luis F. Tapias, MD – Mayo Clinic
    Faculty: John C. Wain, MD (he/him/his) – Brigham and Women" Hospital
    Faculty: Andrea Wolf, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    Faculty: Stephanie G. Worrell, MD – University of Arizona
    Faculty: Douglas E. Wood, MD, FACS, FRCSEd – University of Washington
    Faculty: Jarrod Predina, MD – University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
    Faculty: Nikhil Panda, MD MPH – Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
    Faculty: Varun Puri, MD, MSCI – Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
    Faculty: Leonidas Tapias, MD – University Hospitals - Case Western Reserve University
    Faculty: Henning A. Gaissert, MD (he/him/his) – Massachusetts General Hospital
    Faculty: John D. Mitchell, MD – University of Colorado School of Medicine
    Faculty: Smita Sihag, MD – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
    Faculty: Nathaniel R. Evans, III, MD (he/him/his) – Thomas Jefferson University
    Faculty: Harald C. Ott, MD – Massachusetts General Hospital
    Faculty: Sidhu P. Gangadharan, MD, MHCM – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
    Faculty: Mohsen Ibrahim, Md, PhD (he/him/his) – Sapienza University of Rome, Sant Andrea Hospital, Rome
    Faculty: Lindsay J. Nitsche, BS – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
    Faculty: Sarah Bond, MS, PA-C – The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
    General ThoracicEarly Career Surgeons
  • 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 – Georgia Heart Institute
    Faculty: Michael E. Halkos, MD – Emory University
    Faculty: Gerald M. Lawrie, MD (he/him/his) – Houston Methodist Hospital Specialty Physician Group
    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: Barbara C. S. Hamilton, MD, MS – University of Michigan
    Faculty: Tessa M. F Watt, MD, MSc (she/her/hers) – University of Minnesota
    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
  • 7:00am – 8:30am PT
    Hands-On Course: The Ross Procedure
    Location: Exhibit Hall
    Course Director: Ismail El-Hamamsy, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – The Mount Sinai Hospital
    Course Director: Vaughn A. Starnes, MD (he/him/his) – Keck School of Medicine, USC
    Faculty: Craig Baker, MD – University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine
    Faculty: Luke Wiggins, MD – Children's Hospital Los Angeles
    Faculty: Yakov Elgudin, MD PhD (he/him/his) – University Hospitals Cleveland
    Faculty: Cristian R. Baeza, MD – University Hospitals
    Faculty: Marc P. Pelletier, MD, MSc, FRCSC (he/him/his) – University Hospitals Case Western Reserve University
    Faculty: Cynthia S. Herrington, MD – Children's Hospital Los Angeles/USC
    Faculty: Demetrios N. Mallios, MD (he/him/his) – CHLA/Univeristy of Southern California
    Faculty: Elbert Williams, MD – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    Faculty: Michael Ibrahim, MBBS, PhD – University of Pennsylvania
    Faculty: Christopher R. Burke, MD – University of Washington Hospital
    Faculty: Jordan P. Bloom, MD, MPH – Corrigan Minehan Heart Center, Division of Cardiac Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital
    Faculty: Shinichi Fukuhara, MD – University of Michigan
    Faculty: Katherine B. Harrington, MD – Baylor Scott & White - The Heart Hospital Plano
    Faculty: William T. Brinkman, MD (he/him/his) – The Heart Hospital Baylor Scott and White Plano
    Faculty: Marko Boskovski, MD, MHS, MPH – University of California San Francisco
    Faculty: Maral Ouzounian, MD, PhD – Toronto General Hospital, University of Toronto
    Faculty: Eric Smith, PA-C – University of Michigan
    Faculty: Lindsay J. Nitsche, BS – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
    Faculty: Sarah Bond, MS, PA-C – The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
    CongenitalEarly Career Surgeons
  • 7:00am – 10:15am PT
    The Hub Open
  • 8:00am – 9:00am PT
    Growing up Strong: Current Issues in ACHD
    Moderator: Castigliano M. Bhamidipati, DO, PhD, MSc, FACS (he/him/his) – Oregon Health and Science University
    Moderator: Joseph A. Dearani, MD – Mayo Clinic
    Congenital
  • 8:00am – 9:20am PT
    General Thoracic Video Session: Highlights and Innovations II
    Moderator: Alessandro W. Mariani, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – InCor Hospital das Clinicas Faculdade de Medicina de São Paulo
    Moderator: Dan J. Raz, MD MAS (he/him/his) – City of Hope
    General Thoracic
  • 8:00am – 9:30am PT
    Adult Cardiac Surgical Matinee: Part II
    Moderator: Karen M. Kim, MD – UT Health Austin / Dell Medical School
    Moderator: Kevin D. Accola, MD – Adventhealth CardioThoracic Surgery
    Adult Cardiac
  • 8:00am – 9:30am PT
    Controversies in Anticoagulation and HIT After Cardiac Surgery
    Moderator: Milan Milojevic, MD, PhD, MSCE, FESC – Dedinje Cardiovascular Institute Belgrade
    Moderator: Ahmet Kilic, MD (he/him/his) – The Johns Hopkins Hospital
    Critical Care and Perioperative ManagementEarly Career Surgeons
  • 8:00am – 9:30am PT
    Global Issues in Cardiac Surgery: Strategic Partnerships for Global Capacity Building
    Moderator: Emily A. Farkas, MD – Indiana University
    Moderator: Kathleen Fenton, MD – National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
    Education/Quality/Wellness
  • 8:00am – 9:30am PT
    Modernized Solutions for Lung Failure, From Bench to Bedside
    Moderator: Matthew Hartwig, MD (he/him/his) – Duke University Medical Center
    Moderator: Errol L. Bush, MD (he/him/his) – Johns Hopkins
    General ThoracicEarly Career Surgeons
  • 8:00am – 9:30am PT
    Top Adult Cardiac Surgery Abstracts
    Moderator: Brittany Zwischenberger, MD – Duke University
    Moderator: Michael E. Bowdish, MD, MS (he/him/his) – Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Adult CardiacTraineesEarly Career Surgeons
  • 8:00am – 10:30am PT
    Exhibit Hall Open
  • 9:30am – 10:15am PT
    Adult Cardiac Rapid Fire Orals II
    Moderator: Irsa Hasan, MD – University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
    Moderator: Kimberly A. Holst, MD (she/her/hers) – Mayo Clinic
    Adult Cardiac
  • 9:30am – 10:15am PT
    Break—Visit Exhibit Hall & The Hub
  • 9:30am – 10:15am PT
    Early Career Surgeon Roundtable Discussions
    Location: The Hub - Large Theater
    Early Career Surgeons
  • 9:30am – 10:15am PT
    Mock Oral Exams
    Location: The Hub
    Trainees
  • 10:15am – 11:15am PT
    2024 STS Compensation and Member Practice Survey Update
    Moderator: Jennifer C. Romano, MD, MS (she/her/hers) – University of Michigan
    Moderator: Cherie Erkmen, MD (she/her/hers) – Temple University Hospital, Lewis Katz School of Medicine
    Education/Quality/WellnessEarly Career Surgeons
  • 10:15am – 11:15am PT
    Bridge to Nowhere: Can ECMO Be Withdrawn Over Patient/Family Objections?
    Moderator: John W. Entwistle, III, MD PhD (he/him/his) – Thomas Jefferson University
    Education/Quality/Wellness
  • 10:15am – 11:15am PT
    FDA Recalls: What’s Left?
    Moderator: Courtney Maxey-Jones, MD – CNY Medical Services, PLLC
    Moderator: Jeffrey Javidfar, MD – Emory School of Medicine
    Critical Care and Perioperative Management
  • 10:15am – 11:15am PT
    Taking it to the Limit: Resilience and Burnout
    Moderator: Alexander J. Gregory, MD, FRCPC – Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary
    Moderator: Aaron W. Eckhauser, MD (he/him/his) – University of Utah and Primary Children's Hospital
    Education/Quality/WellnessEarly Career Surgeons
  • 10:15am – 11:15am PT
    Thoracic Oncology for the Cardiothoracic Surgeon: What You Really Need to Know in 2025
    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
  • 11:15am – 11:30am PT
    Break
  • 11:30am – 12:30pm PT
    Adult Cardiac SOS: Managing Difficult Situations
    Moderator: Ibrahim Sultan, MD – University Of Pittsburgh Medical Center
    Moderator: George John Arnaoutakis, MD – University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School
    Adult CardiacEarly Career Surgeons
  • 11:30am – 1:00pm PT
    It Takes a Village—The Role of Multidisciplinary Team Members in Cardiothoracic Residency Training
    Moderator: Rita Milewski, MD, PhD – Yale University
    Moderator: Wanda M. Popescu, MD – Yale University School of Medicine
    Education/Quality/Wellness
  • 11:30am – 1:00pm PT
    Lung Cancer Challenges in Resectable Disease: It's a Whole New World
    Moderator: Kyle G. Mitchell, MD, MSc – University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
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