Calendar of Events

Event
2025-26 STS Wellness Institute

Performing as our best selves as cardiothoracic surgeons both inside and outside of the workplace

Dec 9, 2025 – Apr 28, 2026

Virtual

Webinar
Industry Spotlight Webinar: Ultrasensitive MRD Testing for Post-Surgical Management in NSCLC

Join Drs. Leonidas Tapias and Michael Krainock as they review the latest clinical data supporting the use of ctDNA for molecular residual disease (MRD) assessment in resectable NSCLC. Learn how MRD helps identify NSCLC patients who remain at high recurrence risk after surgery and detects recurrence before radiographic imaging. The webinar will conclude with a review of real-world case studies, practical considerations for implementing MRD testing in routine practice, and future directions for research.  

Event
STS Leadership Institute 2025-26

An opportunity for early and mid-career STS surgeon members to learn how to lead in and out of the OR.

Jan 28, 2026

Zoom, Chicago, and New Orleans

STS 2026 Teaching for Tomorrow Together Jan. 28 - Feb 1, New Orleans

Event
62nd STS Annual Meeting

Our theme, Teaching for Tomorrow Together, honors STS’s dedication to innovation, training the next generation of cardiothoracic surgeons, and moving the specialty forward through collaboration and community.

Jan 29 – Feb 1, 2026

New Orleans, LA

Event
2026 STS Coding Workshop

Best Practices for Cardiothoracic Surgery is a 2-day virtual event that provides coders, surgeons, and billing professionals with the latest updates to CPT and physician coding and reimbursement, which affect cardiothoracic surgical practices.

Feb 27–28, 2026

Virtual

Event
2026 STS Advocacy Conference

Be the voice of the cardiothoracic surgery specialty in Washington, DC.

Mar 9–10, 2026

Washington, DC

Event
2026-27 Leadership Institute

An opportunity for early and mid-career STS surgeon members to learn how to lead in and out of the OR.

Mar 19, 2026 – Jan 27, 2027

Virtual, Chicago, and San Diego

Webinar
STS/ISTST/IACTS Webinar: Complex Airway Surgery

A webinar series focused on topics relevant to general thoracic surgeons in the South Asian region, co-presented by the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, the Indian Society of Thoracic Surgeons & Trust (ISTST), and the Indian Association of Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgeons (IACTS)

Jun 14, 2025

1 hr. 11 mins.

Event
2025 STS Coronary Conference

Groundbreaking science for cardiothoracic surgeons and heart team members who perform coronary surgery

Jun 12–14, 2025

Chicago, IL

Webinar
Latin Heart Rounds Series: Current Outcomes of the Norwood Operation

During this webinar, a panel of top surgeons and pediatric cardiologists will review current outcomes of the challenging Norwood operation, including cases found in the STS National Database. Topics will include:

May 30, 2025

1 hr. 44 mins.

Webinar
Robotic MIDCABG: Indications, Innovations, and Multidisciplinary Strategies

In this one-hour webinar, experts in robotic cardiac surgery will discuss robotic CABG and hybrid revascularization, how to start a hybrid program, and where hybrid revascularization stands in the current arena of treatment for coronary artery disease.