Joel Dunning

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The Society of Thoracic Surgeons / World Society for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery / European Congenital Heart Surgeons Association 2026 Expert Consensus Document on Timing, Indications, and Options for Pulmonary Valve Replacement in Children With Repaired Tetralogy of Fallot

August 27, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor

This 2026 joint expert consensus document from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS), the World Society for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, and the European Congenital Heart Surgeons Association addresses a longstanding gap in pediatric...

Podcast

The Beat With Joel Dunning Ep. 178: Managing the Left Subclavian Artery

October 29, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor…

This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Luca Di Marco, a cardiac surgeon in the Department of Cardiac Surgery at the Bologna University Hospital, Italy, about...

Podcast

The Beat With Joel Dunning Ep. 177: Expert Consensus Document on LVRS for Emphysema

October 15, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor…

This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with David Waller, Chair of the EACTS Emphysema Taskforce and Director of the EACTS Fundamentals Course in Thoracic Surgery, about...

JANS Article

EACTS Expert Consensus Document on Lung Volume Reduction for Emphysema

October 15, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor

This expert consensus document addresses lung volume reduction (LVR) for emphysema, including surgical and endobronchial approaches for appropriately selected patients. It provides guidance on patient selection, techniques, risks, transplantation considerations,...

JANS Article

Pope Leo XIV Undergoes Successful Lung Surgery

October 15, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor

This article summarizes the surgical treatment of Pope Leo XIV, who was recently diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma. Surgeons performed a uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) lobectomy. The surgery team reported...

JANS Article

Expert Opinion: Intensive Care Unit Resternotomy Should Be Practiced in All Facilities That Perform Cardiac Surgery

September 25, 2025 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor

This article argues that emergency resternotomy should be routinely practiced in all cardiac surgery centers, as it is a critical procedure for managing cardiac arrest such as tamponade or refractory...

Video

The First In-Human BiVACOR Total Artificial Heart Implantation: An Interview With Alexis Shafii

September 18, 2025 | Alexis Shafii…

In this remarkable interview, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning speaks with Alexis Shafii, professor of surgery and surgical director of heart transplantation at The Texas Heart Institute at Baylor College of...

Podcast

The Beat With Joel Dunning Ep. 123: First In-Human BiVACOR Total Artificial Heart Implantation

September 18, 2025 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor…

This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning speaks with Alexis Shafii, professor of surgery and surgical director of heart transplantation at The Texas Heart Institute at Baylor College...

Video

Master Class: Multimodal Therapy for Mesothelioma With Jeffrey Velotta and Joel Dunning

September 17, 2025 | Jeffrey Velotta…

In this series, CTSNet invites top cardiothoracic surgeons from around the world to engage in in-depth discussions about important topics in the field of CT surgery by examining specific cases...

Podcast

The Beat With Joel Dunning Ep. 122: The Medical Mission Experience

September 11, 2025 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor…

This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning speaks with Adanna Akujuo, a cardiothoracic surgeon and the surgical director of the Structural Heart Program at UVA Health University Medical...

JANS Article

Segmentectomies Made Easy Series: Robotic-Assisted Left S3 Segmentectomy

September 11, 2025 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor

Robotic-assisted thoracoscopic surgery provides significant advantages for complex pulmonary resections such as high-definition 3D visualization and enhanced precision, resulting in reduced morbidity and quicker recovery compared to open thoracotomy. Although...

Video

How to Correct Asymmetry With a Gigli Saw in the Nuss Procedure

September 10, 2025 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor…

This short video demonstrates how to correct sternum asymmetry in the Nuss procedure using a Gigli saw. It is often very difficult to correct asymmetry, even with costal compression sutures...

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Time to Surgery in Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: An Interview With Jeffrey Velotta

September 10, 2025 | Jeffrey Velotta…

CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Dr. Joel Dunning recently had the opportunity to speak with Dr. Jeffrey Velotta, thoracic surgeon at Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center, regarding his paper, Time to Surgery in...

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