Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Annual Meeting 2021
January 29-31
Embracing Innovation
Johns Hopkins cardiac surgeons recap sessions from the 2021 virtual STS Annual Meeting.
Recovery from Clinical Disasters and Bad Outcomes
Chief of cardiac surgery Jennifer Lawton recaps the STS session focusing on recovery from clinical disasters and bad outcomes, noting the stakes are often high in cardiac surgery and the risk of something going wrong is elevated in some cases.
Chief, Division of Cardiac Surgery
Professor of Surgery
Professor of Surgery
Dealing with Calcified Vessels in CABG
Chief of cardiac surgery Jennifer Lawton discusses the technical challenges and surgical techniques to address calcified vessels in coronary artery bypass graft surgery.
Chief, Division of Cardiac Surgery
Professor of Surgery
Professor of Surgery
Sex Differences in CABG Techniques
Chief of cardiac surgery Jennifer Lawton discusses a study showing that although arterial grafts prolong survival when compared to vein grafts from the leg, the technique is used less in women than in men.
Chief, Division of Cardiac Surgery
Professor of Surgery
Professor of Surgery
STS Recap: Heart Transplant Allocation and Mechanical Circulatory Support
Cardiac surgeon Ahmet Kilic recaps STS discussions on heart transplant allocation and mechanical circulatory support and talks about his role in the STS Looking to the Future Scholarship Program.
Director, Heart Transplantation
Associate Professor of Surgery
Associate Professor of Surgery
Johns Hopkins chief of surgery Robert Higgins reflects on key takeaways from Dr. Quinn Capers’ Vivien T. Thomas lecture focusing on racism and racial bias in the lack of diversity in the medical field.