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 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
AQO 2025

Event
2025 Advances in Quality & Outcomes: A Data Managers Meeting

Discussions on valuable research and important clinical findings with the goal of improving data collection and patient outcomes.
Sep 25–26, 2025
San Antonio, TX
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 Leadership Institute banner

Event
STS Leadership Institute 2025-26

An opportunity for early and mid-career STS surgeon members to learn how to lead in and out of the OR.
Oct 16, 2025 – Jan 30, 2026
Zoom, Chicago, and New Orleans
Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference

Event
2025 STS/EACTS/LACES Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference

Dec 4–6, 2025
Lima, Peru
STS 2026 Teaching for Tomorrow Together Jan. 28 - Feb 1, New Orleans

Event
62nd STS Annual Meeting

The premier annual event in cardiothoracic surgery, unveiling never-before-seen science, techniques, and technology, and creating a forum to build lasting connections with colleagues.
Jan 29 – Feb 1, 2026
New Orleans, LA

Past Events and Webinars

early career journey webinars

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

1 hr.
2023 STS Boot Camp

Event
2023 STS Boot Camp

An experiential foundation and hands-on practice in basic cardiothoracic operating skills for first-year residents.
Aug 24–27, 2023
Marriott Chicago O’Hare Hotel
STS Webinar Series

Webinar
Robotic Aortic Valve Replacement (RAVR): A New Alternative for Aortic Valve Disease

In this episode of the STS Webinar Series, expert panelists present a global update on a potential new alternative approach to the surgical management of aortic valve disease: robotic aortic valve replacement (RAVR). Discussions will also focus on how aortic valve disease is managed with transcatheter or surgical aortic valve replacement.

1 hr. 14 min.
2023 STS Coronary Conference. June 3-4, Miami, Florida, USA

Event
2023 STS Coronary Conference

Groundbreaking science for cardiothoracic surgeons and heart team members who want to take their coronary surgery programs from basic to advanced
Jun 3–4, 2023
Miami, Florida
2023 STS Mock Oral Exam Course

Event
STS Mock Oral Exam Course

Demystify the Oral Board Exam with STS Prep
Apr 29 – May 2, 2023
Virtual
2023 STS Workshop on Robotic Thoracic Surgery

Event
2023 STS Workshop on Robotic Thoracic Surgery

Hear didactic lectures and case demonstrations from expert faculty, then spend 6+ hours in hands-on sessions in a realistic, general thoracic robotics simulation environment.
Apr 20–21, 2023
Norcross, GA