Professional Development

Event

Miami Live 2026

December 5, 2026

Saturday, December 5, 2026 @ 8:00 am – 6:00 pm – Miami Live 2026 brings together leading interventional cardiologists for a full day of live case demonstrations, head-to-head debates, and practice-changing data reviews in coronary...

Article

ISMICS 2027 Call for Abstracts—Now Open!

September 14, 2026 | Marianna Mast

ISMICS 2027 Call for Abstracts is officially open — and this year, it means something more. 2027 marks the 30th anniversary of ISMICS. From our founding in Paris in 1997...

Article

Save the Date – SCTS Annual Meeting 2027

August 21, 2026

Join colleagues from across the cardiothoracic community at the SCTS Annual Meeting 2027, taking place March 21-23, 2027, at ICC Birmingham. The meeting will bring together clinicians, researchers, trainees, nurses,...

Video

Basic Science Research in CT Surgery: An Interview With Lauren Levy

August 21, 2026 | Lauren Levy…

This interview focuses on basic science research in cardiothoracic (CT) surgery. At the 2026 American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) Annual Meeting, CTSNet JANS Editor Mujtaba Mubashir, a cardiothoracic fellow...

Event

MAORIAortic 10th Edition

June 22, 2027

Tuesday, June 22, 2027 – Wednesday, June 23, 2027 @ 8:00 am – 5:00 pm – This two-days Symposium is designed for anesthesiologists, cardiovascular surgeons, cardiologists, interventional radiologists, internists, perfusionists,...

Podcast

The Beat With Joel Dunning Ep. 53

April 25, 2024 | Joel Dunning

This week on The Beat, Editor in Chief Joel Dunning focuses on all the latest news and clinical content in cardiothoracic surgery. In addition, Joel discusses outcomes after hybrid chemotherapy...

JANS Article

Gender Representation Among Speaking and Leader Roles at European Cardiothoracic Surgical Annual Meetings

April 24, 2024 | EACTS Staff

This study examined the gender distribution of session leaders and abstract presenters at two international European cardiothoracic meetings from 2017 to 2022. The primary outcome was to evaluate the proportion...

Podcast

The Beat With Joel Dunning Ep. 52

April 19, 2024 | Joel Dunning

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This week on the one-year anniversary of The Beat, Editor in Chief Joel Dunning speaks with Professor Paul Sergeant about the future of education in cardiothoracic surgery. In addition, Joel...

JANS Article

Research Concepts and Opportunities for Early Career Investigators in Cardiac Surgery

April 18, 2024 | Jo Chikwe

An international group of clinicians and investigators with expertise in clinical and translational research provide advice to early career cardiac surgeons and anesthesiologists interested in mechanistic studies, randomized clinical trials,...

Video

Celebrating the Outstanding Career and Retirement of Michael E. Cowen

April 17, 2024 | Michael Cowen…

Dr. Michael Edward Cowen has retired from Castle Hill Hospital, Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust after more than 30 years as a consultant cardiothoracic surgeon. Appointed in the early...

Podcast

The Beat With Joel Dunning Ep. 51

April 11, 2024 | Joel Dunning

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This week on The Beat, Editor in Chief Joel Dunning discusses the recent recall of Abiomed Impella left-sided heart pumps with special guest and heart failure expert Ashraf Abou El...

Video

EACTS Nurses and Allied Health Professionals Fellowship in Partnership With AtriCure: An Interview With Cristina Ruiz Segria and Richard van Valen

April 5, 2024 | Jill Ley

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In an interview with CTSNet Allied Health Editor Jill Ley, Cristina Ruiz Segria and Richard van Valen introduce the EACTS Nurses and Allied Health Professionals Fellowship in partnership with AtriCure....

Podcast

The Beat With Joel Dunning Ep. 50

April 4, 2024 | Joel Dunning

This week, on the 50th episode of The Beat, Editor in Chief Joel Dunning discusses the importance of work–life balance as a cardiothoracic surgeon and how Prof. Shanda Blackmon’s book,...