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The Beat With Joel Dunning Ep. 167: Insights on Robotic Cardiac Surgery Adoption and Training 

July 30, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor…

This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Dr. Ahmed Ghazy, Head of Minimally Invasive Surgery at Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Germany, about robotic cardiac surgery adoption and training. Dr. Ghazy...

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Establishing a Sustainable Pediatric Cardiac Surgical Program in Guyana: An Interview With Rebekah Boyd

August 14, 2026 | Rebekah Boyd…

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,...

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CSIA Conference and Global Cardiothoracic Surgery: An Interview With Emily Farkas

August 13, 2026 | Emily FarkasBronze Contributor…

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...

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The Beat With Joel Dunning Ep. 169: CSIA Conference and Global Cardiothoracic Surgery

August 13, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor…

This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with CTSNet Senior Editor—Global Emily Farkas, Associate Director of Global Health in Surgery at the Indiana University School of Medicine,...

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Systemic Tricuspid Valve Surgery in ccTGA: An Interview With Edward Buratto

August 7, 2026 | Sameh SaidGold ContributorSilver Commentor…

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,...

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The Beat With Joel Dunning Ep. 147: Updated 5-Year TAVR vs SAVR Outcomes in Low-Risk Patients

March 5, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor…

This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Drs. Mateo Marin-Cuartas, CTSNet JANS Editor and cardiac surgeon at the University Department of Cardiac Surgery at Leipzig Heart...

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The Many Faces of The Konno-Rastan Aortoventriculoplasty

March 3, 2026 | Mohannad Dawary…

This video is part of CTSNet’s 2025 Resident Video Competition. Watch all entries into the competition, including the winning videos. This video demonstrates the many variations of the Konno–Rastan aortoventriculoplasty....

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The Beat With Joel Dunning Ep. 146: Insights Into the Innovations Journal

February 26, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor…

This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Dr. Niv Ad, Editor-in-Chief of the journal Innovations: Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery and professor of...

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Robotic-Assisted Repair of Supracardiac Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return: An Interview With Karan Shekar

February 25, 2026 | Karan Shekar…

This interview features the winner of the 2025 CTSNet Resident Video Competition. Watch the winning video and all other competition entries. CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Dr. Karan Shekar,...

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Social Prescribing: An Interview With Dr. Tara Mastracci

February 20, 2026 | Cristina Ruiz SegriaBronze Contributor

In this extraordinary interview, Cristina Ruiz Segria, CTSNet Senior Editor—Clinical Care Providers, speaks with Dr. Tara Mastracci, a vascular surgeon currently working as a complex aortic surgeon at Barts Heart...

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The Beat With Joel Dunning Ep. 145: Thoracic Surgery in the UAE

February 19, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor…

This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Dr. Puja Khaitan, thoracic consultant at Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE, and Founder and Congress Chair of...

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Assessment of Adverse Effects Attributed to Statin Therapy in Product Labels: A Meta-Analysis of Double-Blind Randomised Controlled Trials

February 19, 2026 | Vincent SierSilver Contributor

This individual participant data meta-analysis included 23 large double-blind randomized trials with a total of 154,664 participants. The authors systematically evaluated 66 adverse effects listed in statin product labels. In...

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The Cardiac Recovery Room: Patient Blood Management

February 18, 2026 | Daniel Engelman…

In this episode of The Cardiac Recovery Room, moderator Dr. Daniel Engelman, Medical Director of the Cardiac Surgical Critical Care & Inpatient Services at Baystate Health, Professor of Surgery at...

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