The 61st STS Annual Meeting kicked off with the inaugural Nina Starr Braunwald Lecture, featuring an engaging conversation between STS President Jennifer C. Romano, MD, MS, and Nobel Prize Laureate Jennifer Doudna, PhD. They explored the transformative potential of scientific innovation and its profound impact on the future of medicine.
Co-sponsored by STS and Women in Thoracic Surgery, the 2025 Nina Starr Braunwald Extraordinary Women in Cardiothoracic Surgery Awards were given to Aya Saito, MD; Jessica Donington, MD; and Stephanie Fuller, MD.
STS President Jennifer C. Romano, MD, MS, the first woman surgeon in the Society’s history to deliver the address, reflected on her career, key highlights of her presidency, and the profound importance of "extending grace to others and ourselves."
Congratulations to the champions of this year's CT Surgery Resident Showdown, representing the University of Iowa!
Check out our day one wrap-up video!