Guest Interviews
In this panel discussion, surgeons Leanne Ashrafian and Andrea Bille, both consultant thoracic surgeons in the Department of Thoracic Surgery at Guy’s St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, join Ammara Watkins, Associate Professor of Surgery in...
This interview focuses on advice for trainees and residents who are interested in the congenital route of cardiothoracic surgery. At the 2026 American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) Annual Meeting,...
This interview centers on a research paper titled “Mortality Risk and Cause of Death Associated With Removal of the Adult Thymus: Analysis of the U.S. Thymoma Population.” At the 2026...
This interview focuses on basic science research in cardiothoracic (CT) surgery. At the 2026 American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) Annual Meeting, CTSNet JANS Editor Mujtaba Mubashir, a cardiothoracic fellow...
In this noteworthy interview, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning speaks with Jeffrey Velotta, Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery at the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine in San Francisco,...
This interview focuses on establishing a sustainable pediatric cardiac surgical program in Georgetown, Guyana. At the 2026 American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) Annual Meeting, CTSNet JANS Editor Ali Mashadi,...
In this insightful interview, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning speaks with CTSNet Senior Editor—Global Emily Farkas, Associate Director of Global Health in Surgery at the Indiana University School of Medicine, about...
This interview focuses on systemic tricuspid valve surgery in congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries (ccTGA). At the 2026 American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) Annual Meeting, Sameh Said,...
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....
CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning speaks with Drs. Michael Mack and Tom Nguyen about the proposed US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services changes to how cardiologists and cardiac surgeons interact...
This interview highlights the history and evolution of robotic cardiac surgery. At the 2026 American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) Annual Meeting, CTSNet JANS Editor Dr. Mateo Marin-Cuartas, a cardiac...
This interview centers around improving and evaluating surgical programs. At the 2026 American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) Annual Meeting, CTSNet Senior Editor—Congenital, Dr. Sameh Said, Chief of the Division...
This interview focuses on intraoperative molecular imaging. At the 2026 American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) Annual Meeting CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Dr. Robert Meguid, Professor of Surgery...
