Joel Dunning
This retrospective single-center study from Nara Medical University evaluated en bloc stapling of the pulmonary artery branches, bronchus, and adherent lymph nodes using an auto-stapler as a bailout technique during lobectomy for non-small cell lung...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
This interview features the thoracic winner of the 2025 CTSNet Instructional Video Competition. Watch the winning videos and all other competition entries. CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Dr. Edward...
This interview features the cardiac winner of the 2025 CTSNet Instructional Video Competition. Watch the winning videos and all other competition entries. CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Dr. Anthony...
In this fascinating interview, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning speaks with Dr. Joseph Zacharias, a consultant cardiothoracic surgeon at the Lancashire Cardiac Center in Blackpool, England, discussing lifetime management of heart...
This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning speaks with Dr. Joseph Zacharias, a consultant cardiothoracic surgeon at the Lancashire Cardiac Center in Blackpool, England, about lifetime management of...
This article discusses the Ross procedure in young adults with aortic valve disease, highlighting its excellent long-term outcomes, including a 94 percent survival rate at 10 years and a 70...
This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning speaks with CTSNet Senior Editor Dr. Sameh Said, Chief of the Division of Pediatric and Adult Congenital Cardiac Surgery at Maria...
In this remarkable interview, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning speaks with CTSNet Senior Editor Dr. Sameh Said, Chief of the Division of Pediatric and Adult Congenital Cardiac Surgery at Maria Fareri...
This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning speaks with Dr. Daniel Goldstein, professor and vice chairman of Montefiore Health System in New York, USA, about the importance of...


