cardiothoracic and vascular surgery

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 59th Annual Meeting – January 20-23, San Diego

January 12, 2023 sarah JonasAnnouncement

Credentialed press representatives are invited to attend The Society of Thoracic Surgeons’ 59th Annual Meeting and Exhibition, which will include late-breaking scientific research, thought-provoking lectures, cutting-edge technologies, and innovative cardiothoracic surgery products. This meeting is the preeminent educational event in cardiothoracic surgery.

When: Saturday, January 21, to Monday, January 23, 2023
Where: San Diego Convention Center – Press office is Room 27A

Northwestern Medicine Taps Douglas R. Johnston, MD, to Lead Cardiac Surgery

October 13, 2022 sarah JonasAnnouncement

Nationally recognized cardiothoracic surgeon, Douglas R. Johnston, MD, has been named surgical director of Northwestern Medicine’s Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute and chief of the division of cardiac surgery at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

UCSF Performs First Robotic Cardiac Surgery in San Francisco

July 14, 2022 sarah JonasFeature

Cardiothoracic surgeons at UC San Francisco have performed the first robotically assisted mitral value surgery in San Francisco. The surgery was recently performed on a 63-year-old patient who had mitral valve prolapse.

Prominent Cardiac Surgeons Join UCSF’s Advanced Heart Failure Comprehensive Care Center

June 6, 2022 sarah JonasAnnouncement

UC San Francisco’s Cardiovascular team is welcoming two highly regarded cardiac surgeons to its renowned program. The specialists will join the newly formed Advanced Heart Failure Comprehensive Care Center (AHF CCC).