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The Beat With Joel Dunning Ep. 155: Aortic Surgery and Long-Term Patient Follow-Up

May 7, 2026 | Andrea Steely…

This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Dr. Andrea Steely, an Assistant Professor of Cardiac Surgery in the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the University of Utah Health, Salt Lake City,...

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The Beat With Joel Dunning Ep. 170: 2026 Expert Consensus on the Multimodal Treatment of Pleural Mesothelioma

August 20, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor…

This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Jeffrey Velotta, Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery at the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine in San...

Video

Off-Pump Extracardiac Completion Fontan

August 18, 2026 | Sameh SaidGold ContributorSilver Commentor…

A five-year-old girl, weighing 15.8 kg, with a functional single ventricle (hypoplastic left heart syndrome secondary to aortic and mitral valvular atresia), was referred for a completion Fontan procedure. Her...

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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...

JANS Article

Up to an Hour of Donor Resuscitation Does Not Affect Pediatric Heart Transplantation Survival

March 14, 2024 | Jo Chikwe

Between 2001 and 2021, 51 percent (n = 28,012) of US pediatric heart donors underwent cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Donor acceptance was lower after CPR (54 percent versus 66 percent; P...

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World’s Best United States: An Interview With Joel Dunning and Mujtaba Mubashir

March 12, 2024 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor…

CTSNet Editor in Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Cleveland Clinic cardiothoracic surgery resident Dr. Mujtaba Mubashir. They discussed the upcoming interviews and surgical videos in the series, important news in...

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World’s Best Centers for Cardiothoracic Surgery: United States

March 11, 2024 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor

CTSNet is shining the spotlight on the best centers for cardiothoracic surgery around the world. First up, Editor in Chief Joel Dunning visited Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio. Over the...

Podcast

The Beat With Joel Dunning Ep. 46

March 7, 2024 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor

This week on CTSNet’s flagship podcast, Editor in Chief Joel Dunning focuses on the importance of guidelines in cardiothoracic surgery, highlighting the recent aortic arch surgery guidelines. He speaks on...

JANS Article

Endovascular Aortic Repair in Patients With Marfan and Loeys-Dietz Syndrome

March 7, 2024 | Mateo Marin-Cuartas

In this article the authors aimed to report the midterm outcomes after endovascular aortic repair in patients with Marfan or Loeys-Dietz syndrome. Patients were analyzed based on the timing of...

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Women in CT Surgery and the Impact on Partners, Co-Parents, and Children: An Interview With Busra Cangut

March 6, 2024 | Busra Cangut…

At the 2024 STS Annual Meeting, CTSNet Editor in Chief Joel Dunning and CTSNet senior editors set out to interview the most knowledgeable CT surgeons from around the world. Stay...

Video

Hybrid Management of Atrial Fibrillation: An Interview With Patrick Myers

March 1, 2024 | Patrick MyersBronze Contributor…

At the 2024 STS Annual Meeting, CTSNet Editor in Chief Joel Dunning and CTSNet senior editors set out to interview the most knowledgeable CT surgeons from around the world. Stay...

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The Beat With Joel Dunning Ep. 45

March 1, 2024 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor

This week on CTSNet’s flagship podcast, Editor in Chief Joel Dunning focuses on the problems with the peer review system in cardiothoracic surgery. He ponders how the community can go...

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