Global Health

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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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April 16, 2026 | Frank TAMRU

This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Frank Tamru, author of Power: A Memoir and owner of Frank Tamru Consultants LLC, about aortic valve technology throughout...

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March 4, 2026 | Jill LeySilver Contributor

In this first edition of the new CTSNet podcast, The Lifeline, host and nurse educator Jill Ley, Clinical Professor at the University of California San Francisco School of Nursing, Founder...

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February 19, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor

This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Dr. Puja Khaitan, thoracic consultant at Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE, and Founder and Congress Chair of...

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January 21, 2026 | Daniel Engelman

In this episode of The Cardiac Recovery Room, moderator Dr. Daniel Engelman, Medical Director of the Cardiac Surgical Critical Care & Inpatient Services at Baystate Health, Professor of Surgery at...

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November 27, 2025 | Lorena Montes

At the 2025 Endoscopic Cardiac Surgeons Club Annual Meeting, CTSNet Senior Editor Dr. Lorena Montes conducted insightful interviews with leading cardiothoracic surgeons from around the world. Stay tuned for more...

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November 14, 2025 | Baffoe Gyan

At the 2025 European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Annual Meeting, CTSNet senior editors set out to interview the most knowledgeable CT surgeons from around the world. Watch for more interviews...

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October 29, 2025 | Zara Shirazi

Background In a field where precision saves lives and innovation shapes futures, every opportunity to learn globally becomes a responsibility to act locally. As a pediatric cardiac surgeon trained in...

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August 8, 2025 | Ramprassath Siddhan

The Endoscopic Cardiac Surgeons Club is dedicated to raising global awareness of the benefits of endoscopic cardiac surgery among patients, surgeons, and industry partners. Stay tuned for more ECSC videos...

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July 21, 2025 | Ahmed Adil Aydrose Essa

Porcelain aorta, characterized by extensive circumferential or near circumferential calcification of the ascending aorta, poses a significant risk for embolic events during conventional cardiac surgery requiring aortic cannulation, cross-clamping, and...

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July 4, 2025 | Bob Kiaii

In May 2025, the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery brought together professionals in the field of cardiothoracic surgery to discuss and share knowledge on minimally invasive techniques. Watch...

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June 27, 2025 | Pedro Catarino

In March 2025, the Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain and Ireland held its annual meeting, bringing together professionals in the field of cardiothoracic surgery to discuss the latest...

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June 9, 2025 | Ahmad Ali AmirghofranBronze ContributorBronze Commentor

Dr. Ahmad Ali Amirghofran was born in Tehran, Iran, and later moved with his family to the historic city of Shiraz, where he lives and practices medicine. His cardiac surgery...