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The STS Leadership Institute: A Year of Growth

One attendee's reflection on the STS Leadership Institute and his invaluable discoveries from the year-long course.

Sep 7, 2023

4 min read

Dr. Hassan A. Tetteh

2024 Lung Transplant Symposium

A pre-meeting symposium on surgical and medical insights for transplant assessment and management

2023 STS/EACTS/ESTS Latin America Thoracic Surgery Conference - Agenda

Webinar
Early Career Journey: Growing and Learning from Bad Outcomes

This webinar aims to help early career surgeons navigate their way through challenging procedures that do not yield the optimum outcome for the patient, support their OR team during these difficult experiences, and process the death of a patient.

This is the first event in a quarterly webinar series for early career surgeons.

Moderators

Reilly D. Hobbs, MD, MBS
University of Utah/Primary Children's Medical Center
Salt Lake City, UT

Brian A. Mitzman, MD
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT

Sep 7, 2023

1 hr.

8 in 8 Critical Care Series: Perioperative Antibiotics in Cardiothoracic Surgery

Video
8 in 8 Series: Perioperative Antibiotics in Cardiothoracic Surgery

In this 8 in 8 video, presenters give an overview of perioperative antibiotics in cardiothoracic surgery; including topics such as preoperative antibiotic selection and duration, when to cover pseudomonas, and the data on antibiotics in special situations such as chest tubes, ECMO, and delayed sternal closure after OR.

Presenters:

Lea M. Monday, MD, PharmD
Wayne State University School of Medicine
Division of Infectious Diseases

Sorabh Dhar, MD
Wayne State University School of Medicine
Division of Infectious Diseases

11 min.

Event
Heart Valve Disease Forum 2023

The annual meeting of the Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, presented jointly with STS

Sep 15–16, 2023

Seoul Dragon City, Seoul, Korea

Blog
Finding and Cultivating a Niche

Insights on choosing a niche in cardiothoracic surgery and how it can help you advance your career.

Jun 12, 2023

5 min read

Mara Antonoff, MD & Olugbenga Okusanya, MD

Blog
How Can I Get the Latest, Greatest Tech at My Institution?

Understand and embrace a hospital's decision-making process to get the products you need to perform at your best.

May 17, 2023

4 min read

Elisabeth Dexter, MD

Event
2023 STS/EACTS/ESTS Latin America Thoracic Surgery Conference

Dec 1–2, 2023

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Video
2023 STS Coronary Conference, June 3-4

The 2023 STS Coronary Conference returns for a second year of innovative, international, and groundbreaking science taking place June 3-4 at the Loews Miami Beach Hotel. Conference attendees will learn how to take their coronary surgery programs to the next level from a basic to an advanced program. Experts from around the world will share the latest techniques and outcomes.

1 min. 26 sec.

Same Surgeon, Different Light - STS podcast

Podcast
#150: Same Surgeon, Different Light S3: Dr. Bartley P. Griffith

Dr. Griffith discusses the first animal-to-human heart transplant, the work he and his team did in preparation, and how they shattered the barriers around xenotransplantation.

43 min.

Blog
Teaching Old Dogs Some New Tricks

As CT surgery continues to innovate, new faculty may have trained in emerging techniques and can bring these new skills to the group.

Apr 14, 2023

2 min read

Olugbenga T. Okusanya, MD

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