Joel Dunning
This interview highlights safer sternotomies and reducing wound complications. At the 2026 American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) Annual Meeting, thoracic surgeon and CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Dr. Klaudiusz Stoklosa, third year cardiac...
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 week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning had the opportunity to speak with Dr. Hazem Fallouh about his latest invention for diagnosing cardiac tamponade at the 2024 Birmingham...
At the 2024 European Society of Thoracic Surgeons Meeting, CTSNet Editor-In-Chief Joel Dunning set out to interview the most knowledgeable CT surgeons from around the world. Stay tuned for more...
At the 2024 European Society of Thoracic Surgeons Meeting, CTSNet Editor-In-Chief Joel Dunning set out to interview the most knowledgeable CT surgeons from around the world. Stay tuned for more...
This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning had the opportunity to speak with Dr. Donald Nuss about the NUSS procedure at the 24th Annual Congress: Chest Wall International...
At the 2024 European Society of Thoracic Surgeons Meeting, CTSNet Editor-In-Chief Joel Dunning set out to interview the most knowledgeable CT surgeons from around the world. Stay tuned for more...
This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning explores the value of working together. He discusses the importance of working not only with others in your own specialty but...
This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning discusses the highlights of the 38th EACTS Annual Meeting and reviews several important presentations. He discusses the presentation from engineer Amy...
This study examined whether potassium supplementation at a lower threshold (below 3.6 mEq/L) is as effective as the standard practice (below 4.5 mEq/L) in preventing atrial fibrillation after coronary artery...


