In this exceptional interview, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning speaks with Dr. Robert Cerfolio, Chief of the Division of Thoracic Surgery at NYU Langone Health, about NYU Langone Health’s rise in hospital rankings.
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Thoracic
August 28, 2025
A retrospective study using the US Medicare database compared outcomes for patients with advanced emphysema who underwent endobronchial valve (EBV) therapy vs lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS).
August 28, 2025
Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) is the preferred management for pathology of the descending thoracic aorta, including penetrating aortic ulcers, dissections, and blunt trauma. TEVAR often requires exclusion of the left subclavian artery to establish an adequate proximal landing zone.
August 28, 2025
This video demonstrates the surgical technique of pneumopexy to prevent lung torsion after open right upper lobectomy in a patient with adenocarcinoma, highlighting the intraoperative steps, postoperative recovery, and the rationale for addressing a gap in the published literature.
August 27, 2025
This case illustrates key steps in robotic left lower lobectomy with bronchoplasty, including adhesiolysis, mediastinal lymphadenectomy, anatomic resection of the left lower lobe, and bronchial reconstruction with airway preservation.
August 26, 2025
In this episode of The Atrium, host Dr. Alice Copperwheat speaks with Dr. Agathe Seguin-Givelet, a thoracic surgeon at Ambroise Pare-Hartmann Hospital in France, about segmentectomy.
August 22, 2025
This video highlights Dr. Ludwig Mueller’s acceptance speech for the Lifetime Achievement Award presented at the Endoscopic Cardiac Surgeons Club Meeting 2024.
August 21, 2025
This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning speaks with Dr. Kenneth Liao, professor of surgery and chief of the Division of Cardiothoracic Transplantation and Circulatory Support at Baylor College of Medicine, about performing the world’s first adult robotic heart surgery in the United States using a subxiphoid approach.
August 21, 2025
The U.S. healthcare system faces significant challenges, including staff shortages and reimbursement cuts, impacting physician compensation and leading to a decline in independent practices. In 2024, average physician compensation increased by 3.7 percent, with greater disparities noted between genders and between adult and pediatric specialists.
August 21, 2025
This preclinical study explores the surgical technique and advantages of selective pulmonary artery perfusion with blood flow occlusion (SPAP-BFO) for targeted lung therapy.