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The History and Evolution of Robotic Cardiac Surgery: An Interview With Dr. Volkmar Falk

July 17, 2026 | Mateo Marin-Cuartas…

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 surgeon at Leipzig Heart Center,...

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The History and Evolution of Robotic Cardiac Surgery: An Interview With Dr. Volkmar Falk

July 17, 2026 | Mateo Marin-Cuartas…

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...

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Cardiovascular Disease Research Priorities in Women: An Interview With Professor Julie Sanders

June 24, 2026 | Cristina Ruiz SegriaBronze Contributor…

In this top-notch interview, Cristina Ruiz Segria, CTSNet Senior Editor—Clinical Care Providers and nurse practitioner at James Cook University Hospital, UK, speaks with Professor Julie Sanders, Professor of Cardiovascular Care...

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First Successful Transplant of Porcine Heart into Adult Human Heart with End-Stage Disease

January 11, 2022 | Wei-Guo Ma

On January 10, 2021, the University of Maryland School of Medicine annnounced that Dr. Bartley P. Griffith and his team successfully transplanted a genetically modified pig heart in a 57-year-old...

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U.S. Man Recovering after ‘Breakthrough’ Pig-Heart Transplant

January 11, 2022 | Wei-Guo Ma

On January 10, 2021, the University of Maryland School of Medicine annnounced that Dr. Bartley P. Griffith and his team successfully transplanted a genetically modified pig heart in a 57-year-old...

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Interview with Dr. Alain Carpentier

April 24, 2015 | William Stoney…

In this oral history interview, filmed in 2000, William Stoney talks with Alain Carpentier. Dr. Carpentier discusses his groundbreaking career, including his work in mitral valve repair and replacement. He...

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Pectus excavatum in relief from Ancient Egypt (dating back to circa 2400 BC)

April 10, 2015 | CTSNet Staff

The authors analysed 621 reliefs, sculptures and paintings from Ancient Egypt looking for anatomical defects of the chest. They found a relief dated back to 2400 BC, depicting a man...

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A History of Thoracic Drainage: From Ancient Greeks to Wound Sucking Drummers to Digital Monitoring

April 9, 2015 | Sarah Walcott-Sapp…

Tube thoracostomy is often the first step in the treatment of pneumothorax, hemothorax, hemopneumothorax, empyema, and pleural effusion. Although tube thoracostomy was not accepted as the standard of care for...

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Osler Almon Abbott: The Man, The Award, and His Legacy

March 10, 2015 | Daniel Miller

In this video, Daniel Miller delivers that 2014 STSA Harold Urschel History Lectureship. Dr. Miller’s topic is Dr. Osler Almon Abbott and his enduring legacy. Dr. Abbott was a founding...

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Interview with Dr. Viking O. Bjork

March 6, 2015 | William Stoney

In this oral history interview, William Stoney talks with Viking O. Bjork. During his innovative career in cardiothoracic surgery, Dr. Bjork was the first to develop a disk oxygenator and...

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History of Cardiac Surgery: Videos of the World’s First MIDCAB and Ambulatory Coronary Surgeries

February 19, 2015 | Federico BenettiBronze Commentor

Federico Benetti shares two pieces of cardiac surgery history: videos of the first MIDCAB and the first ambulatory coronary surgery performed. MIDCAB, Performed in April 1994 A video endoscope was...

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Interview with Dr. Henry T. Bahnson

December 2, 2014 | William Stoney

In this oral history interview, Dr. William Stoney talks with Dr. Henry T. Bahnson. Dr. Bahnson, a past president of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery, discusses his long career...

JANS Article

The Evolution of Surgery: The Story of “Two Poems”

October 25, 2014 | Ruben Osnabrugge

The authors of this piece summarize how surgery has changed over the past decades. They do this using the mnemonic: TWO POEMS: Teamwork, Work hours,Outcomes, Patient-centered care, Outpatient, Expense, Minimally...

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