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  • Sunday, January 30, 2022
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM ET
    Strategies for the Aortic Arch; Unique Approaches for Open Surgical, TEVAR, and Debranching

    S. Chris Malaisrie, MD – Northwestern Medicine/Northwestern University

    Joseph Bavaria, MD – Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

    Wilson Y. Szeto, MD – University of Pennsylvania

    Fernando Fleischman, MD – USC Comprehensive Aortic Center


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  • 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM ET
    Adult Cardiac Top Abstracts

    Joseph F. Sabik, III, MD – University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

    Thomas E. MacGillivray, MD – Houston Methodist

    Adult Cardiac

  • 10:00 AM – 10:02 AM ET
    Introduction

    Joseph F. Sabik, III, MD – University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

    Thomas E. MacGillivray, MD – Houston Methodist

    Adult Cardiac

  • 10:02 AM – 10:10 AM ET
    J. Maxwell Chamberlain Memorial Paper for Adult Cardiac Surgery: Does total arterial coronary artery bypass grafting provide a significant long-term survival (20 years) benefit compared to Single Internal Mammary Artery and Radial artery.

    Aziz Momin, MBBS FRCS CT – St Georges Hospital

    Adult Cardiac

  • 10:10 AM – 10:13 AM ET
    Discussant for the J. Maxwell Chamberlain Memorial Paper for Adult Cardiac Surgery

    Marc Ruel, MD, MPH – University of Ottawa Heart Institute

    Adult Cardiac

  • 10:13 AM – 10:22 AM ET
    Audience Q&A

    Adult Cardiac

  • 10:22 AM – 10:30 AM ET
    Richard E. Clark Memorial Paper for Adult Cardiac Surgery: Benchmarking Outcomes of Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement for Aortic Stenosis in Patients with Bicuspid Aortic Valves: An Analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database

    Sameer A. Hirji, MD MPH – Brigham and Women's Hospital

    Adult Cardiac

  • 10:30 AM – 10:33 AM ET
    Discussant for the Richard E. Clark Memorial Paper for Adult Cardiac Surgery

    Tom C. Nguyen, MD – University of California

    Adult Cardiac

  • 10:33 AM – 10:42 AM ET
    Audience Q&A

    Adult Cardiac

  • 10:42 AM – 10:57 AM ET
    A Year in Review: Summary of the Top 10 Cardiac Surgery Manuscripts

    Eugene A. Grossi, MD – New York University Langone Health

    Adult Cardiac

  • 10:57 AM – 11:12 AM ET
    Patterns of Presentation and Operative Outcomes of Acute Type A Aortic Dissection During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Analysis of the STS Adult Cardiac Surgery Database (ACSD)

    Tyler J. Wallen, DO – University of Florida College of Medicine, Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America

    Adult Cardiac

  • 11:12 AM – 11:27 AM ET
    PROACT Mitral: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Anticoagulation Regimen After On-X Mechanical Mitral Valve Replacement

    Michael W A Chu, MD, FRCSC – Western University, London Health Sciences Centre

    Adult Cardiac

  • 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM ET
    Cardiopulmonary Failure Top Abstracts

    Ahmet Kilic, MD – The Johns Hopkins Hospital

    J. W. Awori Hayanga, MD, MPH, MHL – West Virginia University Medicine

    Cardiopulmonary Failure

  • 10:00 AM – 10:02 AM ET
    Introduction

    Ahmet Kilic, MD – The Johns Hopkins Hospital

    J. W. Awori Hayanga, MD, MPH, MHL – West Virginia University Medicine

    Cardiopulmonary Failure

  • 10:02 AM – 10:10 AM ET
    J. Maxwell Chamberlain Memorial Paper for Cardiopulmonary Failure: Do Weekends, Holidays, and Thoracic Conferences Impact Acceptance of Heart Transplant Offers?

    Jason W. Greenberg, MD – Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

    Cardiopulmonary Failure

  • 10:10 AM – 10:13 AM ET
    Discussant for the J. Maxwell Chamberlain Memorial Paper for Cardiopulmonary Failure

    Vivek Rao, MD PhD – University of Toronto

    Cardiopulmonary Failure

  • 10:13 AM – 10:22 AM ET
    Audience Q&A

    Cardiopulmonary Failure

  • 10:22 AM – 10:30 AM ET
    Richard E. Clark Memorial Paper for Cardiopulmonary Failure: Advancing Quality Metrics for Durable Left Ventricular Assist Device Implant: An Analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Intermacs Database

    Michael J. Pienta, MD MS – University of Michigan

    Cardiopulmonary Failure

  • 10:30 AM – 10:33 AM ET
    Discussant for the Richard E. Clark Memorial Paper for Cardiopulmonary Failure

    Pavan Atluri, MD – University of Pennsylvania

    Cardiopulmonary Failure

  • 10:33 AM – 10:42 AM ET
    Audience Q&A

    Cardiopulmonary Failure

  • 10:42 AM – 10:57 AM ET
    Heart Transplants From Donation After Circulatory Death Donors in Australia: Outcomes And Lessons Learned - Comparing The Early Vs Recent Experience

    Yashutosh Joshi, MBBS – St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney & Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, Sydney

    Cardiopulmonary Failure

  • 10:57 AM – 11:12 AM ET
    Association Between Case Volume, Failure to Rescue, and Mortality in Patients Undergoing Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation

    Jean-Luc A. Maigrot – Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic

    Cardiopulmonary Failure

  • 11:12 AM – 11:30 AM ET
    Genetically Modified Xenotransplantation: The Future is Now

    Bartley P. Griffith, MD – University of Maryland School of Medicine, Department of Surgery

    Cardiopulmonary Failure

  • 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM ET
    Congenital Top Abstracts

    Carl L. Backer, MD – UK HealthCare Kentucky Children's Hospital

    Joseph A. Dearani, MD – Mayo Clinic

    Congenital

  • 10:00 AM – 10:02 AM ET
    Introduction

    Joseph A. Dearani, MD – Mayo Clinic

    Carl L. Backer, MD – UK HealthCare Kentucky Children's Hospital

    Congenital

  • 10:02 AM – 10:10 AM ET
    J. Maxwell Chamberlain Memorial Paper for Congenital Surgery: Presence of Cross-Volume Effect Between Pediatric and Adult Congenital Cardiac Operations in the US

    Catherine G. Williamson, BS – University of California, Los Angeles

    Congenital

  • 10:10 AM – 10:13 AM ET
    Discussant for the J. Maxwell Chamberlain Memorial Paper for Congenital Surgery

    Stephanie Fuller, MD – The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

    Congenital

  • 10:13 AM – 10:22 AM ET
    Audience Q&A

    Congenital

  • 10:22 AM – 10:30 AM ET
    Richard E. Clark Memorial Paper for Congenital Heart Surgery: Mortality Prediction Following Cardiac Surgery in Children – An STS CHSD Analysis

    John E. Mayer, Jr., MD – Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School

    Congenital

  • 10:30 AM – 10:33 AM ET
    Discussant for the Richard E. Clark Memorial Paper for Congenital Heart Surgery

    S. Adil Husain, MD – University of Utah School of Medicine

    Congenital

  • 10:33 AM – 10:42 AM ET
    Audience Q&A

    Congenital

  • 10:42 AM – 10:57 AM ET
    Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome with Low Birth Weight and Prematurity: What is the Optimal Management?

    Horacio G. Carvajal, MD – Washington University in St. Louis

    Congenital

  • 10:57 AM – 11:12 AM ET
    Long-Term Outcomes of Konno Procedure Versus Ross Procedure in Children with Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Anomaly; Single Center Study

    Takuya Maeda, MD. – Tokyo Women's Medical University

    Congenital

  • 11:12 AM – 11:27 AM ET
    Volume should not be used as the sole criterion in designing regionalization of care systems in Congenital Cardiac Surgery

    Petros V. Anagnostopoulos, MD, MBA – University of Wisconsin

    Congenital

  • 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM ET
    General Thoracic Top Abstracts

    John D. Mitchell, MD – University of Colorado School of Medicine

    Jessica S. Donington, MD – University of Chicago

    General Thoracic

  • 10:00 AM – 10:02 AM ET
    Introduction

    John D. Mitchell, MD – University of Colorado School of Medicine

    Jessica S. Donington, MD – University of Chicago

    General Thoracic

  • 10:02 AM – 10:10 AM ET
    J. Maxwell Chamberlain Memorial Paper for General Thoracic Surgery: Understanding Racial Differences in Lung Cancer Surgery Through A Statewide Quality Collaborative

    Sidra Bonner, MD MPH – University of Michigan

    General Thoracic

  • 10:10 AM – 10:13 AM ET
    Discussant for the J. Maxwell Chamberlain Memorial Paper for General Thoracic Surgery

    Melanie Edwards, MD – IHA/St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor

    General Thoracic

  • 10:13 AM – 10:22 AM ET
    Audience Q&A

    General Thoracic

  • 10:22 AM – 10:30 AM ET
    Richard E. Clark Memorial Paper for General Thoracic Surgery: The 5-Factor Modified Frailty Index is an Independent Predictor of Outcomes after Lung Resection

    Andy Chao Hsuan Lee, MD – University of Illinois at Chicago

    General Thoracic

  • 10:30 AM – 10:33 AM ET
    Discussant for the Richard E. Clark Memorial Paper for General Thoracic Surgery

    Thomas K. Varghese, Jr., MD, MS, FACS – University of Utah School of Medicine

    General Thoracic

  • 10:33 AM – 10:42 AM ET
    Audience Q&A

    General Thoracic

  • 10:42 AM – 10:57 AM ET
    Access to Care Metrics in Clinical Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Improved Access Is Associated With Improved Survival

    Brendan T. Heiden, MD, MPHS – Washington University in St. Louis

    General Thoracic

  • 10:57 AM – 11:12 AM ET
    Identifying Barriers to Annual Lung Cancer Screening in an Underserved Population

    Mark M. Lee – Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

    General Thoracic

  • 11:12 AM – 11:27 AM ET
    Patterns and Predictors of Recurrence Following Complete Resection of Stage I-II Non-small-cell Lung Cancer: Results from the National Lung Screening Trial

    Christina L. Costantino, MD – Massachusetts General Hospital

    General Thoracic

  • 11:30 AM – 11:45 AM ET
    Break/Visit Exhibits
  • 11:45 AM – 1:00 PM ET
    Plenary: Presidential Address: Sean C. Grondin, MD, MPH, FRCSC

    Plenary

  • 11:45 AM – 12:00 PM ET
    Introduction of the President

    John H. Calhoon, MD – UTHSCSA

    Plenary

  • 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET
    Presidential Address

    Sean Grondin, MD MPH FACS FRCSC – University of Calgary

    Plenary

  • 12:40 PM – 2:00 PM ET
    Break/Industry Symposia/Visit Exhibits
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM ET
    Can the Addition of Immunotherapy to Multimodal Management of Stage I-III NSCLC Help Break the Stalled Cycle of Poor Outcomes?

    Jonathan David Spicer, MD, PhD, FRCSC – Division of Thoracic Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada

    Nasser K. Altorki, MD – Weill Cornell Medicine


    Sponsored By Genentech, Bristol Myers Squibb, Merck & Co., Inc.
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM ET
    Clinical Evidence and Real World Experience – the Avalus Valve

    A. P. Kappetein, MD, PhD – Medtronic

    Joseph F. Sabik, III, MD – University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

    Jorg Kempfert, MD – German Heart Center

    Bart Meuris, MD, PhD – UZ Gasthuisberg Leuven, University Hospital

    Shinichi Fukuhara, MD – University of Michigan


    Sponsored By 
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM ET
    Optimizing Treatment Plans in Patients with Resectable NSCLC

    Marcelo DaSilva, MD, FACS – Thoracic and Foregut Surgery Celebration Hospital and AdventHealth Hospital Network System


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  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM ET
    Transesophageal Echocardiography Assessment for LAA Exclusion: Rationale & Best Practices of a Novel TEE Protocol

    Tim Carpenter, MD – Hoag Hospital

    Atizaz Mansoor, MD, FACC – UPMC Pinnacle Health


    Sponsored By 
  • 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET
    Advancements in Pediatric Heart Failure and Transplantation

    Charles B. Huddleston, MD – Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital

    Cynthia S. Herrington, MD – Children's Hospital Los Angeles

    Congenital

  • 2:00 PM – 2:12 PM ET
    Associated Factors And Impact Of Persistent Renal Dysfunction In Children Listed For Heart Transplantation

    Bahaaldin Alsoufi – University of Louisville

    Congenital

  • 2:12 PM – 2:24 PM ET
    Cardiac Transplantation in Patients with Congenital Heart Disease: The Impact of High Panel-Reactive Antibody

    Mark S. Bleiweis, MD – University of Florida

    Congenital

  • 2:24 PM – 2:36 PM ET
    Cardiac Transplantation in Pediatric Patients with Heterotaxy Syndrome

    Jason W. Greenberg, MD – Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

    Congenital

  • 2:36 PM – 2:48 PM ET
    Re-intervention for Superior Vena Caval Obstruction After Pediatric Heart Transplantation

    Danielle Aronowitz, MD – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

    Congenital

  • 2:48 PM – 3:00 PM ET
    Implantation and Outcomes for SVAD -> Transplant

    Eric R. Griffiths, MD – University of Utah and Primary Children's Hospital

    Congenital

  • 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET
    ERAS: The New Normal

    J. Michael DiMaio, MD – Baylor Scott & White Health, The Heart Hospital Plano

    Linda W. Martin, MD, MPH – University of Virginia

    Cardiopulmonary Failure

  • 2:00 PM – 2:12 PM ET
    Establishing Evidence-Based Opioid Prescribing Guidelines after Thoracic Surgery for Lung Cancer: A Prospective, Multicenter Analysis

    Jarred R. Mondonedo, MD, PhD – University of Michigan

    Cardiopulmonary Failure

  • 2:12 PM – 2:24 PM ET
    Erector Spinae Plane Block Reduces the Incidence of Atrial Fibrillation in Patients undergoing Cardiac Surgery

    Aidan Sharkey, MD – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

    Cardiopulmonary Failure

  • 2:24 PM – 2:36 PM ET
    Cutting Cost, Not Quality: Enhanced Recovery ICU-Bypass for Robotic-Assisted Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG)

    J. Kirk Edwards, MD – Emory University

    Cardiopulmonary Failure

  • 2:36 PM – 2:48 PM ET
    The Impact of Multimodal Prehabilitation Strategy on Perioperative Outcomes in Frail Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

    Serdar Gunaydin, MD, PhD – University of Health Sciences

    Cardiopulmonary Failure

  • 2:48 PM – 3:00 PM ET
    Bundle Up: Preventing Surgical Wound Infections in Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery

    Jeremy R. Harman, MPAS PA-C – Primary Children's Hospital, Intermountain Healthcare

    Cardiopulmonary Failure

  • 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET
    Making an Irregular Heart Rhythm Normal Again

    Niv Ad, MD – Adventist White Oak Medical Center / University of Maryland Medical Center

    Husam H. Balkhy, MD – University of Chicago Medicine

    Adult Cardiac

  • 2:00 PM – 2:12 PM ET
    Hybrid Minimally Invasive Afib Surgery - How I Do It?

    Armin Kiankhooy, MD – St Helena Hospital

    Adult Cardiac

  • 2:12 PM – 2:24 PM ET
    Surgical Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation during Aortic and Mitral Valve Surgery: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study

    Ho Jin Kim – Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine

    Adult Cardiac

  • 2:24 PM – 2:36 PM ET
    Impact of Left Atrial Appendage Clipping and Ligament of Marshall Ligation on Resolution of Atrial Fibrillation Post-Hybrid Ablation

    Aneel Maini – Georgetown University School of Medicine

    Adult Cardiac

  • 2:36 PM – 2:48 PM ET
    Thoracoscopic surgical ablation of lone atrial fibrillation: long-term outcomes at 7 years

    Claudio Muneretto, MD – Department of Cardiac Surgery, Spedali Civili di Brescia, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy

    Adult Cardiac

  • 2:48 PM – 3:00 PM ET
    Concomitant MAZE: Tips and Tricks

    Lawrence S. Lee, MD, MBA – Indiana University

    Adult Cardiac

  • 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET
    STS/ESTS: Immunotherapy in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

    Boris Sepesi, MD – MD Anderson Cancer Center

    Alper Toker, MD – Department of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery West Virginia University

    General Thoracic

  • 2:00 PM – 2:10 PM ET
    Early results and outcomes from NADIM 2 Trial

    Nuria M. Novoa, MD, PhD, FEBTS – University Hospital of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain.

    General Thoracic

  • 2:10 PM – 2:20 PM ET
    Outcomes of salvage surgery for locally advanced lung cancer after Immunotherapy

    Daniel J. Boffa, MD – Yale University School of Medicine

    General Thoracic

  • 2:20 PM – 2:30 PM ET
    Prediction of response to treatment with immunotherapy before surgery. What should a surgeon expect from lymph nodes and margins

    Jonathan David Spicer, MD, PhD, FRCSC – Division of Thoracic Surgery, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada

    General Thoracic

  • 2:30 PM – 2:40 PM ET
    Immunotherapy after surgery in Stage IB to IIIA patients

    Isabelle Opitz, MD – University Hospital Zurich, Department of Thoracic Surgery

    General Thoracic

  • 2:40 PM – 3:00 PM ET
    Panel Discussion

    General Thoracic

  • 3:00 PM – 3:15 PM ET
    Break/Visit Exhibits
  • 3:15 PM – 4:15 PM ET
    Congenital Basic Science Innovation / Data and Associated Implications in Programmatic Classification

    Jonathan M. Chen, MD – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

    Tara Karamlou, MD, MSc – Cleveland Clinic Foundation

    Congenital

  • 3:15 PM – 3:27 PM ET
    The Dose-effect of Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Delivery through Cardiopulmonary Bypass in a Juvenile Porcine Model

    Kei Kobayashi, MD, PhD – Children's National Medical Center

    Congenital

  • 3:27 PM – 3:39 PM ET
    A Murine Model of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

    Mousa Kharnaf, MBBS – Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

    Congenital

  • 3:39 PM – 3:51 PM ET
    Mechanical and Structural Changes of the Pulmonary Graft After a Ross Operation in a Rodent Model

    Claudia Cattapan – Pediatric and Congenital Cardiac Surgery Unit, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, Padua, Italy

    Congenital

  • 3:51 PM – 4:03 PM ET
    Impact of USNWR on Hospital / Heart Center – How we do it? Mod program and high ranking

    Robert D.B. Jaquiss, MD – UT Southwestern

    Congenital

  • 4:03 PM – 4:15 PM ET
    CHSS – Classification of Programs ? Regionalization

    Carl L. Backer, MD – UK HealthCare Kentucky Children's Hospital

    Congenital

  • 3:15 PM – 4:15 PM ET
    Esophageal Surgery Disasters: Leaks, Fistulas, Dead and Dysfunctional Conduits

    Bryan F. Meyers, MD, MPH – Washington University School of Medicine

    Rishindra M. Reddy, MD – University of Michigan

    Frank A. Baciewicz, Jr., MD – Wayne State University Harper Hospital

    Neil A. Christie, MD FRCS(C) FACS – University of Pittsburgh

    Wayne Hofstetter, MD – MD Anderson Cancer Center - University of Texas

    Daniela Molena, MD – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

    General Thoracic

  • 3:15 PM – 4:15 PM ET
    Lung Transplant: Focus on COVID

    Errol L. Bush, MD – Johns Hopkins

    Bryan A. Whitson, MD, PhD – The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

    Cardiopulmonary Failure

  • 3:15 PM – 3:22 PM ET
    Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Support in Patients with Covid-19: A Historical Control Propensity Score Matched Study

    Alexey Abramov, MD – Columbia University Irving Medical Center

    Cardiopulmonary Failure

  • 3:22 PM – 3:29 PM ET
    Early Initiation of Veno-Venous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Support for COVID-19 Improves Survival

    Eric Krause, MD, JD – University of Maryland Medical Center

    Cardiopulmonary Failure

  • 3:29 PM – 3:36 PM ET
    Ethical Dilemmas Regarding DNR, DNI and Comfort Measures in Cardiothoracic Surgery

    John P. Nabagiez, MD – Albany Medical College

    Cardiopulmonary Failure

  • 3:36 PM – 3:46 PM ET
    Impact of covid positivity on recipient donor and surgeon

    Jules Lin, MD – University of Michigan Medical Center

    Cardiopulmonary Failure

  • 3:46 PM – 4:15 PM ET
    Panel Discussion

    Cardiopulmonary Failure

  • 3:15 PM – 4:15 PM ET
    Structural Heart Disease

    Gorav Ailawadi, MD, MBA – University of Michigan

    Joanna Chikwe, MD – Department of Cardiac Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

    Adult Cardiac

  • 3:15 PM – 3:27 PM ET
    Impact of Hospital Volume of Outcome of Septal Myectomy for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

    Kimberly A. Holst, MD – Mayo Clinic

    Adult Cardiac

  • 3:27 PM – 3:39 PM ET
    Association of patient factors and bioprosthesis size with hemodynamic change over 5 years following RESILIA-based aortic valve replacement

    Mubashir A. Mumtaz, MD – UPMC Pinnacle

    Adult Cardiac

  • 3:39 PM – 3:51 PM ET
    Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status Independently Predicts Outcomes After Mitral Valve Surgery: A STS National Database Study

    Amit Iyengar, MD, MS – University of Pennsylvania

    Adult Cardiac

  • 3:51 PM – 4:03 PM ET
    Edge-to-edge technique for Mitral Valve Repair compared to Mitral Replacement for Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation

    Alex Nantsios, MD – University of Ottawa Heart Institute

    Adult Cardiac

  • 4:03 PM – 4:15 PM ET
    Impact of Tricuspid Valve Regurgitation on Late Outcomes of Surgery for Degenerative Mitral Valve Disease

    Irsa Hasan, MD – Mayo Clinic

    Adult Cardiac

  • 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM ET
    Business Meeting (STS Members Only)