Thoracic Surgery Directors Association

The Thoracic Surgery Directors Association (TSDA) was established in 1976 as a membership organization for cardiothoracic surgery residency program directors. TSDA provides resources and networking opportunities for program directors and program coordinators, and supplemental curriculum materials and resources for general surgery and cardiothoracic surgery residents.

Brazilian Society of Cardiovascular Surgery

The Brazilian Society of Cardiovascular Surgery was founded in 1969, initially as a Department of Cardiovascular Surgery of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology (SBC), in São Paulo, with the objective of congregating specialists in Cardiovascular Surgery and to improve the scientific study. The Prof. Euyclides of Jesus Zerbini and Prof. Adib D. Jatene, were the…

CTSNet

CTSNet.org is the most comprehensive, heavily trafficked, and reliable online source of information about cardiothoracic surgery available worldwide, and its online community of cardiothoracic surgeons is the largest in the world. A not-for-profit organization, CTSNet is jointly overseen by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS), the American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS), and the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery…

International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery

The International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery (ISMICS) was founded on May 31, 1997, when participants of the World Congress of Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery convened at the Palais des Congrès in Paris, France. From its earliest days, ISMICS brought together surgical centers and practitioners from every continent united by a common goal: better…