CTSNet Summarized—Most Popular Content of 2025

This year, CTSNet released more educational content, featuring interviews, clinical videos, webinars, and more than ever. As the end of 2025 approaches, CTSNet editors and staff are reflecting on the most popular content shared across CTSNet’s global platform. Read on to find out which video topped the list, who our leading contributor was, and other highlights.  

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Most Popular Interview  

The World's First Subxiphoid Robotic Heart Transplant: An Interview With Kenneth Liao 

This year, CTSNet published a series of insightful interviews with some of the leading cardiothoracic surgeons in the field, inlcuding an interview with Dr. Kenneth Liao, professor of surgery and chief of the Division of Cardiothoracic Transplantation and Circulatory Support at Baylor College of Medicine. In this interview, he discusses his experience performing the world’s first US adult robotic heart surgery in the using a subxiphoid approach.   

Most Popular Webinar 

Bombshell 10-Year JCOG0802 Results Show Lobectomy Is Superior to Segmentectomy for Lung Cancer 

CTSNet was pleased to host and participate in many webinars this year. The top webinar of 2025 focused on the 10-year JCOG0802 results, which showed that lobectomy is superior to segmentectomy for lung cancer. This session featured CTSNet Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Joel Dunning and experts from the United Kingdom discussing the findings and the path forward. 

Most Viewed Clinical Video  

Robotic Beating-Heart Totally Endoscopic Coronary Bypass (TECAB): LIMA to LAD 

This popular cardiac video features Dr. Husam Balkhy and Dr. Sarah Nisivaco and is part of Dr. Balkhy’s CTSNet President’s Series. It demonstrates a successful robotic beating-heart totally endoscopic coronary bypass procedure involving a single vessel, specifically, the left internal mammary artery to the left anterior descending artery in a 69-year-old patient with left anterior descending artery disease.  

Explore the complete CTSNet library of cardiac videos and articles. We encourage you to share your feedback on how to enhance CTSNet content. Help CTSNet provide the most relevant resources and information by leaving your thoughts as a comment at the end of the article! Join CTSNet and contribute to the global cardiothoracic surgery community by submitting content from any subspeciality. 

Top JANS Article  

First Fully Robotic Heart Transplant in the US Performed Without Opening Patient's Chest 

The most popular article published in JANS in 2025 made headlines by detailing how surgeons at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center in Houston, Texas, successfully performed the first robotic heart transplant in the United States without opening the chest using small abdominal incisions. 

Be sure to browse the full collection of JANS articles for more relevant news in cardiothoracic surgery.   

Most Popular Series  

Perfecting TAVR Removal | Skills Sharpening With Vince Gaudiani 

In this series, Dr. Vince Gaudiani hosted three live learning roundtable discussions focused on the technical aspects of aortic valve replacement after TAVR. It included nine video cases of TAVR removal and left ventricular outflow tract reconstruction. The goal was to share insights and techniques, answer questions, learn from each other, and improve outcomes for this procedure.     

Top CTSNet Contributor  

Vince Gaudiani  

CTSNet’s top contributor in 2025 was Vince Gaudiani, CTSNet Senior Editor—Education. Dr. Gaudiani is a Clinical Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Stanford University. This year, he submitted more than 40 videos, interviewed competition winners, hosted his own series and roundtable, and engaged in multiple expert discussions. CTSNet is grateful to Dr. Gaudiani for his dedication to sharing his knowledge and expertise throughout 2025. Watch for more cardiac surgery videos and learning opportunities from Dr. Gaudiani in 2026.   

View the top content videos from 2024 here.    

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