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Full Schedule

  • Friday, January 24, 2025
  • 6:00am – 6:30pm PT
    Registration
  • 6:30am – 7:45am PT
    Nina Starr Braunwald Extraordinary Women in CT Surgery Awards Breakfast
  • 8:00am – 9:00am PT
    Nina Starr Braunwald Lecture: Dr. Jennifer Doudna
    PlenaryTraineesEarly Career Surgeons
  • 9:00am – 9:30am PT
    Job Interview Prep
  • 9:00am – 9:45am PT
    Break—Visit Exhibit Hall & The Hub
  • 9:00am – 9:45am PT
    CT Surgery Resident Showdown (North American Semi-Finals)
  • 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)
  • 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
  • 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
  • 11:55am – 12:55pm PT
    A Treatment Option for Certain Patients With Resectable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)
  • 11:55am – 12:55pm PT
    Paradigm Shift: Heart Recovery with Impella 5.5 with Smart Assist
  • 11:55am – 12:55pm PT
    Revolutionary Clinical Trials in Arrhythmia and LAA Management Results and Impact on Practice - CME note provided by STS
  • 11:55am – 12:55pm PT
    Revolutionizing Mitral Valve Replacement with EPIC Plus: Delivering Durability, Implantability, and a Path for Future Interventions
  • 11:55am – 12:55pm PT
    TEVAR Innovations for Arch Applications
  • 12:00pm – 12:45pm PT
    Glimpse into the Future: Pioneering Breakthroughs in Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy
  • 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
    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
  • 5:15pm – 6:00pm PT
    CT Surgery Resident Showdown Finals
  • 6:15pm – 7:45pm PT
    Disrupting the Status Quo in Cardiac and Thoracic Perioperative Care
  • 6:15pm – 7:45pm PT
    Intuitive Surgical Industry Symposium, Non-CME
  • 6:15pm – 8:00pm PT
    The Thoracic Surgery Foundation VIP & Awards Reception
  • 6:15pm – 8:30pm PT
    Integrating Surgery and Systemic Therapy for Resectable NSCLC