CTSNet’s mission is to connect the global cardiothoracic community, fostering collaboration and knowledge sharing to enhance surgical practice. #CTSNet

Chicago, IL
Joined March 2012
The Oral Board AI Simulator is available now on CTSNet. In just 30 minutes, create an account, choose a specialty and topic area, complete a timed examination with a realistic AI examiner, work through the case, and receive graded feedback. #ECLIME 🔗ow.ly/JUZJ50ZZqJq
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This excellent video demonstrates hybrid repair of a distal aortic arch and left subclavian artery aneurysm in a 38-year-old female patient. 🔗ctsnet.org/article-video/hyb… #arch #artery #aorta
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This superb video aims to demonstrate how the robotic platform provides the best chance to maintain a minimally invasive approach in neoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy lung resection. 🔗ow.ly/8pNu50ZZ5ho #thoracic #lung #robotic
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This CTSNet Guest Editor Series features clinical videos on stepwise surgical rheumatic mitral valve repair, led by Tianyang Yang. The live webinar will take place on November 18, 2026. Register today! 🔗ow.ly/1c5F50ZZ5o2 #series #webinar #rheumatic
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Dr. Alice Copperwheat reviews foundational surgical procedures for residents and trainees with expert guest guidance every month on The Atrium, a CTSNet podcast. Practical, worthwhile, useful. 🔗ow.ly/XSAb50ZYxX6 #TheAtrium #Podcast #CTSNet
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Every other week, Dr. Joel Dunning interviews top CT surgery colleagues, discusses CT surgery topics, and summarizes the latest journal and news articles and events on his podcast The Beat. Tune in now! 🔗ow.ly/5Tkr50ZYxRb #podcast #CTSNet #biweekly
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This talk features Jae Suk Yoo speaking on “Endoscopic TAVR Explantation” at the Endoscopic Cardiac Surgeons Club Meeting 2025. 🔗ow.ly/4Gxt50ZYyyu #cardiac #endoscopic #TAVR
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Join Medtronic for the upcoming webinar, “Keep Pace With Innovation: Surgical Ablation and Next-Gen LAA Closure,” on Thursday, October 22, on CTSNet. Register now! 🔗ow.ly/W1gm50ZYxoY
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In this episode of The Beat, CTSNet EIC @joeldunning speaks with David Waller about the EACTS expert consensus document on lung volume reduction for emphysema. #thebeat #podcast #biweekly 🎧 📺 ow.ly/ovup50ZYbP4
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This session features George M. Pantalos and Joseph Zwischenberger presenting on “Remembering Dr. Robert Bartlett—So Much More Than ECMO!” at the 72nd ASAIO Annual Conference. 🔗ow.ly/ZURH50ZY8Es #presentation #ECMO
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This week in JANS, researchers examine the EACTS expert consensus document on lung volume reduction for emphysema. Explore this week’s JANS articles for more! 🔗ow.ly/Ganw50ZY4wt #JANS #newsletter #weekly
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In this edition of the CTSNet podcast, The Lifeline, host Jill Ley speaks with Lakhmir Chawla about the science behind new therapies for vasoplegia and potential treatment algorithms to rapidly restore vascular tone and hemodynamic stability. #podcast 🔗ow.ly/1kKy50ZXOqE
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This talk features CTSNet Senior Editor—Cardiac Mario Castillo-Sang presenting on “Premeasure Neochords: How I Do It—The MACS Approach” at the Endoscopic Cardiac Surgeons Club Meeting 2025. 🔗ow.ly/EOpc50ZXNij #cardiac #approach #minimallyinvasive
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Surgical trainees and residents: share your expertise by entering the 12th Annual CTSNet Resident Video competition. Showcase techniques and compete for the top prize! #submit Deadline: January 8, 2027, at 12:00 p.m. CST (UTC-6). 🔗ow.ly/gAcN50ZXMQA
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Register now for the 2026 CTSNet Virtual Career Fair on October 29, from 4-7 PM ET. Meet recruiters one-on-one, learn about programs, and share your career goals. Secure your spot today! 🔗ow.ly/UKUl50ZXMO5 #career #register
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This excellent video demonstrates the successful procedure performed on a 9-year-old girl who presented with right-sided chest pain and progressive dyspnea and was found to have complete opacification of the right hemithorax. 🔗ow.ly/eLyc50ZXjqw #thoracic #robotic #cancer
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This incredible video demonstrates the repair of a post-myocardial infarction ventricular pseudoaneurysm with MVR and coronary revascularization performed through a minimally invasive left anterior minithoracotomy via the fourth intercostal space. 🔗ctsnet.org/article-video/pos…
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Use the Oral Board AI Simulator to build the skills oral board examinations actually test. OBAS offers users unlimited mock exams and useful feedback that identifies strengths and specific areas for improvement. It’s free for the CTSNet community. 🔗 ow.ly/w7tY50ZXiUJ
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Contribute to the global CT surgery community by submitting content from any subspeciality to CTSNet. Submissions from all aspects of cardiothoracic surgery and from all those in the field, including nurses, healthcare professionals, etc., are welcome. 🔗ow.ly/gmlY50ZWmRp
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Watch for CTSNet interviews with top surgeons in the cardiothoracic field, as they discuss groundbreaking advances in cardiothoracic surgery. 🔗ow.ly/ywmT50ZWmO7 #Interview #CTSNet #TopSurgeons
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