Amy Fiedler

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CTSNet President’s Series With Mara Antonoff | Program Highlights for the WTS Annual Meeting

October 15, 2025 | Mara AntonoffSilver Contributor…

In this new CTSNet President’s Series, Dr. Mara Antonoff, president of WTS, shares insights about the upcoming WTS Annual Meeting. Watch for more videos in this series coming soon. Dr. Mara Antonoff, president of Women...

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How to Succeed as an Early Career Cardiac Surgeon: An Interview With Amy Fiedler

March 20, 2024 | Amy Fiedler…

At the 2024 STS Annual Meeting, CTSNet Editor in Chief Joel Dunning and CTSNet senior editors set out to interview the most knowledgeable CT surgeons from around the world. Stay...

JANS Article

Innovations in implantation techniques of ventricular assist devices

May 25, 2022 | Amy Fiedler

The authors describe recent innovations as they relate to LVAD technical advances and alternative surgical approaches that have been developed and refined.

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Emerging Technology for Implantable Durable LVAD—Webinar Recording

February 18, 2022 | Mark Slaughter…

On February 17, 2022, CTSNet and ASAIO Journal hosted a live event on the future of durable implantable left ventricular assist devices (LVADs), featuring notable surgeons in the industry. This...

JANS Article

The Impact of Frailty on Mortality After Heart Transplantation

April 28, 2021 | Amy Fiedler

This study assessed the impact of frailty in patients with advanced heart failure on clinical outcomes after heart transplantation (HTx).

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Heart Transplantation in 2021 and Beyond: Expanded Donor Criteria, DCD Donation, and Normothermic Regional Perfusion

March 22, 2021 | Amy Fiedler…

On Friday, March 19, CTSNet hosted a live event on the new heart organ allocation system and how that has impacted transplant programs across the country. Moderated by Amy Fiedler,...

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CTSNet To Go Podcast Episode: Innovative Curriculum Design: What Are Programs Doing to Keep Graduates Relevant?

February 10, 2021 | David Cooke…

In this CTSNet To Go episode, David Tom Cooke moderates a discussion on innovative curriculum design in cardiothoracic surgery. He is joined by Rishindra M. Reddy of the University of...

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Innovative Curriculum Design: What Are Programs Doing to Keep Graduates Relevant?

August 6, 2020 | David Cooke…

Filmed at the 2020 STS Annual Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana, David Tom Cooke of the University of California Davis Medical Center moderates a discussion on innovative curriculum design in...

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COVID-19 Resources

April 28, 2020 | Jo ChikweSilver Contributor…

We welcome submissions to continuously update this COVID-19 resource list. Please use the Index in the right column to quickly access a subject area. Submit Resource COVID-19, the novel coronavirus,...

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Podcast Episode: How to Survive Residency

February 25, 2020 | Amy Fiedler…

Drs Amy Fiedler, Elizabeth Stephens, Hugh Auchincloss, Gregory Pattakos, and Kristin Sell-Dottin share their tips and tricks for thriving during residency and fellowship, and discuss the different training pathways available...

JANS Article

What Number Are We? Donor Sequence and Outcomes of Heart Transplantation

May 21, 2019 | Amy Fiedler

The authors utilized a retrospective review of the UNOS database from 2007-2014 to evaluate the impact of donor sequence number (DSN) on outcomes. Specifically, they interestingly identified that survival is...

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Residency Training and Transition to Practice

February 14, 2018 | Amy Fiedler…

Filmed at the 2017 STS Annual Meeting in Houston, Texas, Amy Fiedler of Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston moderates a discussion on the transition from residency training to practice. Dr...

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How to Survive Residency

July 12, 2017 | Amy Fiedler…

In a discussion filmed at the 2017 STS Annual Meeting in Houston, Texas, a panel of current cardiothoracic surgery residents share their tips and tricks for thriving during residency and...

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