early surgeons

Early Career Surgeons

A collection of resources, programs, and advice for cardiothoracic surgeons in their first seven years of practice.
mitzman

Blog
Should I Do "That Case" Open?

You’ve finished the marathon of training, landed your first job, and now you’re standing at the operating room door, about to start building your career. The patient is on the table, the team is looking at you, and you start to have doubts: “Should I be doing this case open?”

5 min read
Brian Mitzman, MD
STS Webinar Series

Webinar
Latin Lung Rounds: Infectious Thoracic Diseases

This webinar will review significant lung infections such as costicercosis, tuberculosis and hidatidosis. Our expert panel with US and LATAM speakers will go over controversial topics on these 3 diseases, including state-of-the-art management and different options in surgical approach.
1 p.m. ET
STS Webinar Series

Webinar
STS Webinar Series: Updates to the Treatment Landscape in NSCLC — Adjuvant and Neoadjuvant

This webinar will explore the evolving landscape of neoadjuvant and adjuvant treatment for lung cancer. Oncologists and surgeon experts will highlight the latest data, including immunotherapy and targeted mutation strategies from ASCO and WCLC, and examine how these advances impact surgical decision-making, techniques, and patient outcomes. A live discussion will address key controversies, including the role of radiation and adjuvant therapy choices. 

Supported by AstraZeneca

Moderator

Joseph Shrager, MD
Stanford University 
Palo Alto, CA

7 p.m. ET
STS IG Live Series

Event
The First Five Years in Practice

Sep 16, 2025
Virtual
STS Webinar Series

Webinar
STS Webinar Series: Mobile Lung Cancer Screenings

This 30-minute session expands on the STS Roadmap to Mobile Lung Cancer Screenings and examines the intricacies of mobile cancer screening units and how they operate. The event is open to all interested in creating or expanding a mobile cancer screening initiative at their institution.
 

Moderator 

Elliot L. Servais, MD
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center
Burlington, MA

 

7 p.m. ET
STS Coronary Conference

Video
2025 STS Coronary Conference Wrap-Up

More than 200 cardiac surgeons gathered in Chicago for a successful STS Coronary Conference, June 12-14, 2025. Attendees enjoyed a hands-on Training Village, two days of didactic lectures, original abstracts, scientific posters, plus networking and mentorship.

2 min. 6 sec.
STS Webinar Series

Webinar
STS Webinar Series: Demystifying Robotic Mitral Valve Repair of the Posterior Leaflet

Please fill out this short survey to share your thoughts on the webinar and how we can improve future sessions.

1 hr. 2 mins.
STS Webinar Series

Webinar
STS Webinar Series: Appropriate Lung Cancer Staging and Diagnosis

A multidisciplinary approach to lung cancer staging and diagnosis from medical oncology, pulmonology, and cardiothoracic surgery perspectives
1 hr. 3 mins.
servais

Podcast
#12, S1 Cutting Edge: Robotic 1st Rib Resection

In this episode of Thinking Thoracic, Dr. Elliot Servais, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, joins host Dr. Erin Gillaspie to share how he developed a robotic 1st rib resection program. Initially trained in the traditional transaxillary open approach, Dr. Servais was candid about his early reluctance to take on these technically challenging cases. That changed when he saw the potential of a minimally invasive, robotic technique that aligned with his existing surgical skill set. Recognizing an unmet need at his institution, he seized the opportunity to build a dedicated program.

1 hr
STS/SCA Webinar

Webinar
STS/SCA Webinar Series: Across the Drapes: Multidisciplinary Management in Thoracic Aortic Surgery

Please fill out this short survey to share your thoughts on the webinar and how we can improve future sessions.

1 hr. 2 min.
STS Webinar Series

Webinar
Latin Heart Rounds: Intricacies of Cardiac Surgery for Women

A program in Spanish (with English subtitles) on the features and challenges associated with cardiac surgery in women.
1 hr. 43 mins.
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