Four programs were offered on different days of the STS 2024 Annual Meeting, representing general thoracic, adult cardiac, and congenital topics. Registration for STS 2024 was required.

All of the relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals have been mitigated. Unless otherwise noted, speakers have nothing to disclose.

Course Directors

Steven F. Bolling, MD
Disclosure(s): Abbott: Consultant (Ongoing); Edwards: Consultant (Ongoing); Medtronics: Consultant (Ongoing)

Joanna Chikwe, MD

Faculty

Ralph Damiano, Jr., MD
Disclosure(s): Medtronic: Consultant (Ongoing), Research Grant (includes principal investigator, collaborator or consultant and pending grants as well as grants already received) (Ongoing); AtriCure: Research Grant (includes principal investigator, collaborator or consultant and pending grants as well as grants already received) (Ongoing), Speaker (Ongoing); Edwards Life Science: Advisory Board (Ongoing), Speaker (Ongoing)

Ahmad Y. Sheikh, MD

Serguei Melnitchouk, MD
Disclosure(s): Medtronic: Advisory Board (Ongoing)

Gerald M. Lawrie, MD (he/him/his)

Arnar Geirsson, MD 
Disclosure(s): Medtronic: Consultant (Ongoing), Speaker (Ongoing); Edwards Life Science: Consultant (Ongoing), Speaker (Ongoing)

T. Sloane Guy, IV, MD, MBA
Disclosure(s): Edwards Life Science: Consultant (Terminated, October 18, 2023); Intuitive Surgical: Consultant (Ongoing); Johnson & Johnson Ethicon: Consultant (Ongoing)

Tom C. Nguyen, MD

Matthew Romano, MD

Patrick M. McCarthy, MD

Michael E. Halkos, MD
Disclosure(s): Edwards Life Science: Consultant (Ongoing); Medtronic Inc: Advisory Board (Ongoing)

Brittany A. Zwischenberger, MD, MHSc

Dominic Emerson, MD, FACS

Danny Ramzy, MD PhD

Thuy Le, PA-C

Jeffrey Schneider, PA-C

Moritz C. Wyler von Ballmoos, MD, PhD, MPH
Disclosure(s): Medtronic: Consultant (Ongoing); Boston Scientific Corporation: Consultant (Ongoing)

Tirone E. David, MD

Michael A. Acker, MD
Disclosure(s): Fineheart: Advisory Board (Ongoing); Iota Biosciences: Consultant (Ongoing)

Vinay Badhwar, MD

Francis D. Pagani, MD, PhD

Lindsay J. Nitsche, BS

Kirsten Young, PA-C

Sabet W. Hashim, MD

Alexander A. Brescia, MD, MSc