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  • Saturday, January 25, 2025
  • 6:00am – 7:00am PT
    ALECENSA: The First and Only Adjuvant Treatment for Patients with Resectable ALK + NSCLC
  • 6:00am – 7:00am PT
    What you need to know for mitral valve lifetime management. Durability, hemodynamics and the MITRIS RESILIA valve.
  • 6:00am – 7:00am PT
    When Every Second Counts: The Latest Data and Expert Guidance on Antiplatelet Therapy Reversal for Surgical Professionals
  • 6:00am – 6:00pm PT
    Registration
  • 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
  • 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
  • 9:30am – 10:15am PT
    Break—Visit Exhibit Hall & The Hub
  • 9:30am – 10:15am PT
    CORA in Action
    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
    Presenter: James Dahle, MD
    Early Career SurgeonsTrainees
  • 9:30am – 10:15am PT
    Mock Oral Exams
  • 10:00am – 11:30am PT
    Hands-On Course: TEVAR 101 for Aneurysm and 201 for Dissection
    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!
    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
    Artivion Industry Symposium, Non-CME
  • 11:55am – 12:55pm PT
    Edwards Lifesciences Industry Symposium, Non-CME
  • 11:55am – 12:55pm PT
    Optimizing The Care Pathway For Younger Patients – The Role of Mechanical Valves in the TAVR Era
  • 11:55am – 12:55pm PT
    Perioperative Immunotherapy + Neoadjuvant Platinum-Containing Chemotherapy for the Treatment of Resectable NSCLC
  • 11:55am – 12:55pm PT
    Targeting Higher Standards in Resectable NSCLC: The Surgery-Oncology Coalition for Tailoring Care in EGFR & ALK TKI Therapy
  • 12:00pm – 12:45pm PT
    Mock Oral Exams
  • 12:25pm – 1:00pm PT
    Same Surgeon, Different Light Podcast Live!
    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
  • 2:45pm – 3:30pm PT
    Break—Visit Exhibit Hall & The Hub
  • 2:45pm – 3:30pm PT
    Early Career Surgeon Roundtable Discussions
    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
    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)
  • 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
  • 5:00pm – 6:30pm PT
    Comprehensive Solution for Cardiac Procedures
  • 5:30pm – 6:30pm PT
    Business Meeting
  • 5:45pm – 6:45pm PT
    Mastering the Integration of Immunotherapy in Resectable NSCLC: Practical Considerations for Real-World Practice
  • 7:00pm – 9:30pm PT
    President's Reception