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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.
Apr 4, 2025 – Jan 30, 2026
Zoom, Chicago, and New Orleans
sts webinar series

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Conduits for CABG—Where Do We Stand?

Join a group of expert faculty for an in-depth discussion on the latest advances, controversies, and best practices in conduit strategies for CABG. The panelists will discuss: 

  • State-of-the-Art CABG Conduits – Beyond the Basics
  • Arterial Grafts: What’s the Gold Standard Today?
  • Challenges in Everyday Cases – What Would You Do?

Moderators

Mario Gaudino, MD, PhD
Weill Cornell Medical College
New York, NY

Irbaz Hameed, MD
Yale University 
New Haven, CT

7 p.m. ET
Mock Oral Exam

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2025 STS Mock Oral Exam Course

Demystify the Oral Board Exam with STS Prep
Apr 22 – May 8, 2025
Virtual
TORAX 2025 - logo of Congress of the Brazilian Society of Thoracic Surgery

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2025 STS/EACTS/ESTS Latin America Thoracic Surgery Conference

A full-day symposium in association with TÓRAX 2025 – XXIV Congress of the Brazilian Society of Thoracic Surgery
May 10, 2025
Recife Expo Center, Brazil
33rd Annual Meeting of the Asian Society for Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

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ASCVTS 2025

The 33rd Annual Meeting of the Asian Society for Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
May 14–17, 2025
Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre
Robotic Thoracic Surgery workshop

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2025 STS Workshop on Robotic Thoracic Surgery

Hear didactic lectures and case demonstrations from expert faculty, then practice in a realistic, general thoracic robotics simulation environment.
May 15–16, 2025
Norcross, GA
Coronary Conference

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2025 STS Coronary Conference

Groundbreaking science for cardiothoracic surgeons and heart team members who perform coronary surgery
Jun 12–14, 2025
Chicago, IL
STS 2025 Boot Camp

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2025 STS Boot Camp

An experiential foundation and hands-on practice in basic cardiothoracic operating skills for first-year residents.
Aug 21–24, 2025
Chicago, IL
Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (blue background, computer-generated heart)

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Heart Valve Disease Forum 2025

KTCVS-STS Asia Symposium on Valvular Heart Disease
Sep 12–13, 2025
Seoul, Korea
AQO

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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.
Oct 2–3, 2025
San Antonio, TX
Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference

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2025 STS/EACTS/LACES Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference

Dec 4–6, 2025
Lima, Peru
STS 2026 Jan. 30 - Feb. 1, New Orleans, LA

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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 30 – Feb 1, 2026
New Orleans, LA

Past Events and Webinars

STS Webinar Series

Webinar
The Future of SAVR

With the emerging evidence, the use of SAVR in the era of TAVR expansion has been heavily debated. This webinar focuses on the latest science showing the benefit of SAVR over TAVR and will cover several key scenarios that could benefit from SAVR.

 

Moderators

George Arnaoutakis, MD
University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School
Austin, TX

Puja Kachroo, MD
Washington University Physicians
St. Louis, MO

 

Panelists

Tsuyoshi Kaneko, MD
Washington University Physicians
St. Louis, MO

1 hr. 3 min.
2024 STS Coronary Conference

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2024 STS Coronary Conference

Advance your skills in coronary artery surgery with the latest research and techniques.
Jun 7–8, 2024
early career journey webinars

Webinar
Early Career Journey: Pathway to STS Involvement and Leadership

Hear about the invaluable benefits of becoming an active and involved member of STS, your career journey partner. Involvement opportunities to be discussed include joining a task force or workforce, becoming an advocate on healthcare policy, and developing new tools and resources to improve patient care.

Webinar Series

Webinar
Latin Heart Rounds: Rounds on a Patient with Prosthetic Aortic Endocarditis

A Spanish-language webinar on current guidelines, indications, and preoperative imaging studies on patients with prosthetic aortic endocarditis
1 hr. 31 min.
2024 STS Workshop on Robotic Cardiac Surgery

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2024 STS Workshop on Robotic Cardiac Surgery

Hands-on team training in robotic mitral valve repair, coronary bypass, and more.
May 9–10, 2024
Peachtree Corners, GA
Webinar Series

Webinar
Robotic Bronchoscopy: Managing Sub-Centimeter Lung Cancer Tumors Together

In part two of the Robotic Thoracic Surgery webinar series, experts will discuss how a collaborative thoracic and pulmonary robotic approach is expanding thoracic oncology. Through increased lung cancer screening and incidental pulmonary nodule programs, the management of 8-10 mm pulmonary nodules in high-risk patients has come to the forefront, especially with the growing adoption of robotic navigational bronchoscopy and its associated greater precision. This webinar will explore best practices and current technology in the pulmonary and thoracic fields, as well as emerging therapies.

1 hr. 10 min.