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The Beat With Joel Dunning Ep. 154: The Heart Sapling Program and Minimally Invasive Surgery in China

April 29, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor…

This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Dr. Zhi Lin, Chief Director of Cardiovascular Surgery Division 1 at Xiamen Cardiovascular Hospital of Xiamen University in Xiamen, China, and Dr. Oscar A....

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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...

Video

Challenging Repair of Common Arterial Trunk Type III

February 1, 2024 | Amr Alsalakawy…

This video highlights innovative surgical strategies for repairing common arterial trunk (CAT) type III. Patients with CAT are predisposed to an early, irreversible increase in pulmonary vascular resistance. Hence, early...

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The Beat with Joel Dunning Ep. 40

January 25, 2024 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor

In this episode of CTSNet’s flagship podcast, editor in chief Joel Dunning runs through the latest, most popular content on ctsnet.org—the largest online community of CT surgeons and source of...

JANS Article

Little Owen’s Big Milestone: The Piece of Heart Transplanted to Cure His Heart Failure Has Grown Along with Him

January 24, 2024 | Jason Trevis

This article highlights the first partial heart transplant in a newborn who was born with persistent truncus arteriosus and irreparable truncal valve dysfunction. This condition remains an issue due to...

Video

Alternative Approach for an Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection to the Superior Vena Cava

January 24, 2024 | Roman Sekelyk…

A mildly symptomatic seven-year-old male patient presented with a high partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection of the right upper and middle veins into the superior vena cava high above the...

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Visit the CTSNet Career Center

January 22, 2024 | Cameron LindSilver Contributor

The CTSNet Career Center is the premier resource to connect career opportunities with qualified cardiothoracic professionals. Learn the top three tools to use on the CTSNet Career Center to help...

Podcast

The Beat with Joel Dunning Ep. 39

January 18, 2024 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor

In this episode of CTSNet’s flagship podcast, editor in chief Joel Dunning runs through the latest, most popular content on ctsnet.org—the largest online community of CT surgeons and source of...

JANS Article

Workforce and Training Implications of the 2022 Congenital Heart Surgery Practice Survey

January 17, 2024 | Jo Chikwe

In this Invited Perspective article, the authors address major challenges identified in the 2022 Congenital Heart Surgeon’s Workforce Survey, including saturation of the job market, low individual surgeon case-volume, and...

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The Congenital Cardiac Surgery Resident Experience: An Interview with Viktoria Weixler

January 17, 2024 | Viktoria Weixler…

At the 2023 EACTS 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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