American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS)

AATS Foundation awards for #thoracic surgeons due July 1:  🔹 F. Griffith Pearson Fellowship  🔹 International Clinical Fellowship in Thoracic Surgery  🔹 Jack A. Roth Fellowship in Thoracic Surgical Oncology Time is ticking! Send in your application soon: https://lnkd.in/dGhdBYRV

Your #thoracic oncology work deserves to be showcased on the international stage. Submit your abstracts and case report videos on esophageal #cancer, #lungcancer, #thoracic surgical #oncology disparities, and more. Hurry! There are less than two weeks left to submit to #ITSOS2024: https://lnkd.in/eJMHrf4r Deadline: June 24

#MedStudents and early career #surgeons: You have less than three weeks to apply for one of the multi-specialty AATS Foundation awards by July 1. See qualifications and details about the Gardner Lectureship, Evarts A. Graham Fellowship, and Student Diversity Scholarship and apply before it's too late:  https://lnkd.in/dGhdBYRV

This week's member spotlight features adult #cardiac surgeon Gregory Trachiotis from Veteran Affairs Healthcare. Read Dr. Trachiotis's bio and hear what AATS presentations impacted him the most: https://lnkd.in/eHQ2HR94

Watch the surgical video of a novel technique for pulmonary artery retraction during uniportal video-assisted bronchial sleeve lobectomy of left upper lobe. See the surgical techniques in #JTCVS Techniques: https://lnkd.in/e45sX8_m Authors: Ye Ning, MD; Lei Zhang, MD; Jiajun Deng, MD; Qiuyuan Li, MD; Wenxin He, MD

#AATS2024 Attendees: Video recording of the Q&A between Lars Svensson and Arnold Schwarzenegger during this year’s Annual Meeting is available until Saturday, June 15. If you missed the session or want to hear Arnold Schwarzenegger’s engaging stories again, you can find the video in the #AATS2024 program.  Note: This recording is only accessible to #AATS2024 attendees.  Watch their conversation before it’s gone: https://lnkd.in/gmYNWCFd 

THREE WEEKS LEFT: Your groundbreaking mechanical support and thoracic transplantation research is due soon. Don't miss out on this opportunity to present and hear abstracts on lung and heart transplant, paracorporeal support, ex vivo heart and ex vivo lung perfusion technology. Submit to #MechSummit2024 to present in Toronto September 20-21: https://lnkd.in/dKdsCxcs

Watch the replay of our webinar on PAIVs this Wednesday at 7pm ET that includes talks on PDA stenting and RF perforation, decision making pathways, and two/one and a half ventricle repairs: https://lnkd.in/dj6kkMwq Moderators: Peter J. Gruber, Yale University School of Medicine and Richard G. Ohye, University of Michigan Frankel Cardiovascular Center Panelists: Audrey Marshall, The Hospital for Sick Children; James O'Brien, Children's Mercy Hospital; David Kalfa, Columbia University, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital; Sitaram Emani, Boston Children's Hospital

Which treatment is recommended for patients with locally advanced clinical stage T3 and N2 (stage IIIB) #lungcancer involving the chest wall - surgery or definitive #chemoradiation? Read what researchers found in #JTCVS Open: https://lnkd.in/eji8Jcf9 Authors: Joseph Zywiciel, BS; Raymond Verm, MD; Wissam Raad MD, FACS, FRCS; Marshall Baker, MD, FACS; Richard Freeman, MD, MBA, FACS; Zaid Abdelsattar, MD, MS, FACS from Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine

The AATS Foundation Spring Awards cycle is coming to a close soon. Mid-career female #cardiothoracic surgeons are encouraged to apply for our research grant created in partnership with Women In Thoracic Surgery. Receive support for your clinical, translational or basic science by sending in your application by July 1: https://lnkd.in/eCDaJpig