This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Drs. Michael Lanuti and Leanne Ashrafian about Dr. Lanuti’s thoughts on the JCOG0802 trial and how he believes the wrong parameters were measured.
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Professional Affairs
January 8, 2026
This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Dr. Gavin Wright and CTSNet Senior Editor Leanne Ashrafian about Dr. Wright’s thoughts on the JCOG0802 trial and why he prefers segmentectomy over lobectomy.
December 26, 2025
This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning discusses how to get involved with Pace4Life, a charity he supports that provides reconditioned pacemakers to Ghana.
December 24, 2025
As the year ends, we’re highlighting the top podcast episodes from The Atrium and The Beat. However, be sure to check out the first two episodes of The Cardiac Recovery Room today! Keep reading to find out which episodes made the list, and please contact us if you’re interested in being a guest on any of our incredible podcasts.
MICS and Robotic-Assisted Surgery: A Roundtable Discussion With the Endoscopic Cardiac Surgeons Club
December 20, 2025
In this roundtable, cardiac surgeon and CTSNet Senior Editor Dr. Lorena Montes spoke with the board members of the Endoscopic Cardiac Surgeons Club about minimally invasive endoscopic and robotic surgery.
December 18, 2025
This video demonstrates the technique of using a periareolar incision around the nipple for access to perform endoscopic mitral valve surgery, a method that has been utilized by these authors for 20 years.
December 17, 2025
In this episode of The Cardiac Recovery Room, moderator Vicki Morton spoke with Alexander Gregory and Dr. V. Seenu Reddy about the 10 things they hate about Enhanced Recovery After Surgery.
December 17, 2025
This video demonstrates a complex mitral valve repair in a 41-year-old male patient with P2 and P3 prolapse and severe mitral annular calcification, which was repaired with papillary muscle relocation.
December 16, 2025
This video describes the repair of an anterior mitral leaflet damaged by endocarditis using a periareolar incision.
December 12, 2025
The recent webinar, "Optimizing Myocardial Protection in Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery: Contemporary Strategies and Emerging Techniques," brought together three leading experts in robotic cardiac surgery to share practical insights and review emerging evidence supporting myocardial protection in less invasive procedures.