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July 17, 2026

Stay at the forefront of cardiothoracic surgery with exclusive access to one of the field’s most prestigious events. The 40th EACTS Annual Meeting brings together global leaders, groundbreaking research, and...

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April 30, 2026 | Erica CurcioGold Contributor

Change is hard, so for those who are looking for guidance on where to find specific features or further explanation about the redesigned CTSNet, you’ve come to the right place!...

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September 16, 2022 | Michael Mitchell

Dr. James S. Tweddell was a thoughtful and technically outstanding congenital heart surgeon and an internationally renowned leader, innovator, teacher, and friend. He passed away at the young age of...

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August 19, 2022 | Srilakshmi Adhyapak

Internationally acclaimed cardiac surgeon and respected leader of cardiac surgeons in India, Dr. V. Rao Parachuri, passed away on June 30, 2022. He was an accomplished cardiac surgeon who had...

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August 16, 2022 | Dominique Vervoort

Background Six billion people lack access to safe, timely, and affordable cardiac surgical care (1). More than thirty million people live with rheumatic heart disease (RHD) worldwide (2). Congenital heart...

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July 14, 2022 | Frank Tamru

Internationally acclaimed heart surgeon and highly respected leader in the Australasian cardiac surgery community, Professor Brian Buxton passed away at age eighty-two in May in Melbourne, Australia. Buxton was known...

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March 31, 2022 | Frank Tamru

Dr. David Charles Johnson, former chief of cardiothoracic surgery at Westmead Hospital in Sydney, Australia, passed away on February 16, 2022 of unknown causes. David, who was eighty-three at the...

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November 25, 2021 | Eric Vinck

Global Variation in Training Accreditation Cardiac surgery training is subject to vast global variation in pathways and scope as reflected by differences in terminology (i.e., cardiac surgery, cardiovascular surgery, and...

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July 19, 2021 | John Murala
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June 27, 2021 | Emily FarkasBronze Contributor

Welcome to the new CTSNet Global portal! Formerly known as CTSNet’s Surgical Volunteerism portal, the new CTSNet Global portal has been expanded to provide a wider range of information regarding...