Conference Sessions

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SCTS 2026 | Surgery on the Thymus Gland

June 5, 2026 | Dionisios Stavroulias…

At the Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain and Ireland Annual Meeting, leading surgeons presented on surgery on the thymus gland. Dr. Rebecca Duerden, a consultant thoracic radiologist at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, Stockport,...

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ISMICS 2026 | Updates on Complex Cardiac Surgical Interventions

August 20, 2026 | Danny Ramzy…

This cardiac session features leading surgeons providing updates on complex cardiac surgical interventions at the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery Annual Scientific Meeting 2026. To begin, Danny Ramzy,...

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ISMICS 2026 | Advancements in Robotic and Complex Thoracic Surgery

August 14, 2026 | Desmond D'Souza…

This thoracic session features leading surgeons presenting on advancements in robotic and complex thoracic surgery at the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery Annual Scientific Meeting 2026. To begin,...

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ISMICS 2026 | Cardiac Session—Intraoperative Pearls and Pitfalls

August 7, 2026 | Mario Castillo-Sang

This cardiac session features leading surgeon Mario Castillo-Sang presenting on intraoperative pearls and pitfalls at the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery Annual Scientific Meeting 2026. CTSNet Senior Editor—Cardiac...

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THVGreece 2026 | Tricuspid Valve

August 6, 2026 | Evangelos Leontiadis…

This session features leading surgeons discussing the tricuspid valve at the Transcatheter Heart Valves Greece (THVGreece) 2026 conference. Moderators Vassilis Voudris, Director of the Cardiology/Interventional Cardiology Division, Onassis Cardiac Surgery...

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How Has the International Thymic Malignancy Interest Group Changed the Management of Thymoma?

November 14, 2019 | Joseph Shrager

Joseph Shrager of Stanford University in California presents a discussion on the International Thymic Malignancy Interest Group’s influence on the management of thymoma. He discusses the background and goals of...

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Lung Cancer: Current Therapies and New Targeted Treatments

October 31, 2019 | John Butler

Sanjay Popat of the Royal Marsden Hospital in London, England, presents a discussion on current therapies and treatments for lung cancer. He focuses on drug therapy, including chemotherapy, molecular targeted...

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Surgery for Stage IIIA Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

October 21, 2019 | Keith Naunheim

Keith S. Naunheim of St Louis University in Missouri, USA, presents a discussion on surgery for stage IIIA non-small cell lung cancer. He discusses practice guidelines for the treatment of...

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Aortic Regurgitation: Surgical Repair Options

October 10, 2019 | Marc Moon

Marc R. Moon of the Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis, Missouri, USA, presents a discussion on the surgical repair options for aortic regurgitation. He discusses the anatomy...

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Genetic Origin of Thoracic Aortic Disease

October 3, 2019 | John Butler

Diane Barker of University Hospitals of North Midlands in the United Kingdom presents a discussion on genetic testing for those at risk of thoracic aortic disease. She discusses the importance...

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New Valve Sparing Technique

September 26, 2019 | Thomas Modine

Thomas Modine of the Regional University Hospital of Lille in France presents a discussion and demonstration of his modified valve sparing technique for aortic valve replacement that employs the 3f...

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Surgery for Invasive Lung Cancer

September 19, 2019 | Federico Venuta

Federico Venuta of the University of Rome in Italy presents a discussion on surgery for invasive lung cancer. He discusses T4 lung cancer, superior vena cava involvement and reconstruction, carinal...

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The Influence of Imaging on the Timing of Mitral Valve Repair

September 18, 2019 | Jo Chikwe

Marta Sitges of the Hospital Clinic at the University of Barcelona and Joanna Chikwe of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center debate the influence of imaging on the timing of degenerative mitral valve...