In this in-depth discussion, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Dr. Joel Dunning and Dr. Jeffrey Velotta, Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery at UCSF School of Medicine and thoracic surgeon at Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center, examine multimodal therapy for mesothelioma.
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September 17, 2025
September 10, 2025
CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Dr. Joel Dunning recently had the opportunity to speak with Dr. Jeffrey Velotta, thoracic surgeon at Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center, regarding his paper, Time to Surgery in Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Defining the Optimal Diagnosis-to-Resection Interval to Reduce Mortality.
August 29, 2025
At the 2024 Birmingham Review Course, Dr. Will Moody, a consultant cardiologist in imaging and inherited cardiovascular conditions at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, delivered a presentation titled “Etiology, Definition, and Assessment of Mitral Regurgitation, Including Evidence for Intervention.”
August 22, 2025
At the American Society for Artificial Internal Organs (ASAIO) 2025 Annual Conference, Andrea Fasbinder, ventricular assist device nurse coordinator at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health, presented on “The VAD Road Map to the ACCU: Improving Clinician and Family Expectations From the CVICU to the ACCU.”
August 21, 2025
This article outlines the Chest Wall Injury Society’s guidelines for the surgical stabilization of rib fractures, detailing the indications for surgery, contraindications, and optimal timing for intervention. It emphasizes the importance of addressing rib fractures to improve patient outcomes and reduce complications related to chest wall injury.
August 14, 2025
This article provides a practical summary of the surgical indications from the 2023 European guidelines for the management of infective endocarditis (IE). IE remains a challenging condition with high morbidity and mortality despite advances in diagnosis and management.
August 7, 2025
This article outlines best practice for achieving safe on-table extubation following cardiac surgery. It focuses on optimizing patient fitness postoperatively and emphasizes the importance of multidisciplinary coordination.
August 1, 2025
At the 2024 Birmingham Review Course, Juliet King, a consultant thoracic surgeon and clinical lead for thoracic surgery at Guy’s Hospital, London, presented a course titled “The Management of Primary and Secondary Pneumothorax.”
July 29, 2025
In this episode of The Atrium, host Dr. Alice Copperwheat speaks with Professor Pieter Kappetein, Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Erasmus Medical Center and Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of Medtronic, about the future of revascularization.
July 18, 2025
At the 2024 Birmingham Review Course, Dr. Richard Milton, consultant thoracic surgeon at The Leeds Teaching Hospitals, presented a course titled “Thoracic Sepsis.”