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Mentorship in Cardiothoracic Surgery

Mentorship is an important component to success for many up-and-coming cardiothoracic surgeons. For established surgeons, being a good mentor is equally as important. Vinay Badhwar, MD (West Virginia University) moderates a discussion that includes Shanda H. Blackmon, MD, MPH (Mayo Clinic), Melanie A. Edwards, MD (Saint Louis University), and David D. Odell, MD, MMSc (Northwestern University) talking about how mentorship is critical to the future of the specialty and what STS is doing to promote mentorship for early career surgeons.

Podcast
#1 S1: 2024 World Conference on Lung Cancer Key Takeaways

In this first episode of Thinking Thoracic, podcast host Dr. Erin Gillaspie talks with Dr. Wade Iams about notable takeaways on key clinical trials presented at the 2024 World Conference on Lung Cancer and how these findings will help shape the thoracic surgery landscape. They share proactive steps on enhancing relationships within a multidisciplinary lung cancer care team and improving handoffs between specialties like surgery, medical oncology, and radiation.

40 mins

Blog
Advocacy Highlights for Lung Cancer Awareness Month

As Lung Cancer Awareness Month begins, it’s important to reflect on the significant efforts made by STS over the past year to advocate for improved lung cancer outcomes and raise awareness. Key initiatives have included: 

Nov 1, 2024

2 min read

Derek Brandt, JD, STS Advocacy

Webinar
STS-PAC Webinar: A Post-Election Conversation

Zoom credentials will be shared with registrants closer to the event date.

Join STS-PAC Chair Keith S. Naunheim, MD, and STS Council on Health Policy and Relationships Chair Joseph C. Cleveland Jr., MD, for a conversation about the outcome of the 2024 election and how it will affect cardiothoracic surgeons, their practices, and their patients.

Discussion topics include:

Nov 13, 2024

6 p.m. ET

November Is Lung Cancer Awareness Month

Blog
Global Differences in Managing Patients with Aortic Valve Disease

It is time to reconsider the management of Aortic valve Disease (AVD) across the world. In South Asian and Sub-Saharan African nations, in low-income countries, AVD is treated with surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR). Patients receive mechanical valves. The population is younger than in high-income countries and the disease is different, mostly of rheumatic origin.

Oct 24, 2024

4 min read

Dr. A. Sampath Kumar

Podcast
#170, S4: A Surgeon's Leadership Journey

Dr. Steven Gerndt is a cardiothoracic surgeon, speaker, and leadership mentor who developed the concept “Civilitas,” a system-wide cultural transformation focused on psychological safety and fostering of leadership by example. In this episode, Dr. Gerndt talks about his work dedicated to helping organizations and people navigate personal crises through counseling, affirmation, and empathy. He emphasizes the critical importance of allowing people in crisis to be heard.

51 min.

Press Release from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Press Release
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Launches Two New Thoracic Surgery Risk Calculators

CHICAGO, IL – October 17, 2024 – The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) announces the release of two new risk calculators to inform physician-patient decision-making in thoracic surgery. Engineered using contemporary data from the STS General Thoracic Surgery Database, these interactive tools provide surgeons with accurate, preoperative risk estimations for outcomes of esophagectomy for cancer and pulmonary resection for lung cancer.

Oct 23, 2024

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STS-PAC Donor List, Fall 2024

Thank you to our 2024 STS-PAC Contributors
January 1 to October 9, 2024

Platinum Level ($2,500-$5,000)

Vinay Badhwar, MD
Joseph Bavaria, MD
Edward Bove, MD
Joanna Chikwe, MD
Joseph Cleveland Jr., MD
Anthony L. Estrera, MD
Robert Headrick, MD
Dawn Hui, MD
Karen Kim, MD
Samuel Kim, MD
Thomas MacGillivray, MD
Cullen Morris, MD
Wilson Szeto, MD
Jess Thompson III, MD
Vinod Thourani, MD
Eric Vallieres, MD

STS Risk Calculators

Blog
STS Gains Ground on Key Issues While Congress Finalizes Funding Agreement

Congress recently passed a continuing resolution to fund the government through Dec. 20, providing a reprieve before another potential budget showdown. Despite the urgency of keeping the government running, significant progress has been made on key STS advocacy priorities in the House of Representatives. 

Oct 4, 2024