Cardiothoracic surgeons from the US and Italy receive practice-changing funding support
CHICAGO (January 19, 2022)—Through a collaborative effort between The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) and the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS), two standout young surgeons recently each received $20,000 in fellowship grants to learn new techniques used by institutions across the world.
Cardiac surgery chair at Cedars-Sinai takes the helm of STS journals
CHICAGO (December 13, 2021) — The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) has appointed Joanna Chikwe, MD, FRCS, as the new Editor-in-Chief of The Annals of Thoracic Surgery and its soon-to-be-launched open access journal, Annals Short Reports. She will step into this role on January 1, 2022.
Congress must reform Medicare’s broken payment system in 2022 to prevent future issues year after year
WASHINGTON, DC (December 9, 2021) — The U.S. Senate passed legislation today to protect Medicare patients’ access to surgical care by mitigating the cuts surgeons were set to face in less than four weeks, according to the Surgical Care Coalition. The bill now heads to the President’s desk for signature.
WASHINGTON (November 2, 2021) — The Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) final rule released today by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) doubles down on the harmful 3.75% cut to surgeons and surgical practices that will harm patient access to care, which has already been significantly impacted by the pandemic, argues the Surgical Care Coalition.
Dr. Alan Speir joins Dr. Tom Varghese to discuss “easily one of the biggest issues that impacts the care of cardiothoracic surgical patients today”—the Medicare reimbursement cuts.
Michael A. Maddaus, MD, moderates a panel of game changers in the high-performance and wellness space, including a cardiothoracic surgeon, a former Navy Seal, and a clinical psychologist.
Network Answers Call to Be ‘Good Citizens’ During Public Health Emergency
CHICAGO (April 14, 2021) — After dramatically changing its scope of work and mobilizing resources in record time, the Cardiothoracic Surgical Trials Network (CTSN) became a major contributor to life-changing COVID-19 research and has been recognized as the gold standard for performance across all of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)-sponsored research networks.
