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

Moderators

Elaine Tseng, MD
Disclosure(s): Amgen Inc.: Research Grant (includes principal investigator, collaborator or consultant and pending grants as well as grants already received) (Ongoing); Artivion,: Research Grant (includes principal investigator, collaborator or consultant and pending grants as well as grants already received) (Terminated); Avania/Cellphire: Research Grant (includes principal investigator, collaborator or consultant and pending grants as well as grants already received) (Ongoing); Portrero Med Inc: Research Grant (includes principal investigator, collaborator or consultant and pending grants as well as grants already received) (Terminated, October 28, 2022)

Shanda Blackmon, MD, MPH
Disclosure(s): Medtronic: Speaker (Ongoing); Astra Zeneca: Speaker (Ongoing); Scanlan Inc: Royalties (Ongoing); Steris: Research Grant (includes principal investigator, collaborator or consultant and pending grants as well as grants already received) (Ongoing)

Presentations

1. Annals Academy: Peer Review and How an Editorial Board Works
   Joanna Chikwe, MD
    
2. Debate: NIH Funded Research Remains the Gold Standard
   Richard Weisel, MD
    
3. Debate: Industry Is at the Forefront of Cardiothoracic Surgery Innovation
   Joseph Bavaria, MD, FACS, FRCS
   Disclosure(s): Medtronic: Research Grant (includes principal investigator, collaborator or consultant and pending grants as well as grants already received) (Ongoing); Corcym: Research Grant (includes principal investigator, collaborator or consultant and pending grants as well as grants already received) (Ongoing)
    
4. Putting Cardiothoracic Surgeons at the Forefront of Cutting Edge Clinical Trials
   Vinod H. Thourani, MD
   Disclosure(s): Abbott Vascular: Consultant (Ongoing), Research Grant (includes principal investigator, collaborator or consultant and pending grants as well as grants already received) (Ongoing); Artivion: Consultant (Ongoing), Research Grant (includes principal investigator, collaborator or consultant and pending grants as well as grants already received) (Ongoing); AtriCure: Consultant (Ongoing), Research Grant (includes principal investigator, collaborator or consultant and pending grants as well as grants already received) (Ongoing); Boston Scientific: Consultant (Ongoing), Research Grant (includes principal investigator, collaborator or consultant and pending grants as well as grants already received) (Ongoing); dasi simulations: Advisory Board (Ongoing); Edwards Life Science: Consultant (Ongoing), Research Grant (includes principal investigator, collaborator or consultant and pending grants as well as grants already received) (Ongoing); Jenavalve: Research Grant (includes principal investigator, collaborator or consultant and pending grants as well as grants already received) (Ongoing); Medtronic: Research Grant (includes principal investigator, collaborator or consultant and pending grants as well as grants already received) (Ongoing)
    
5. Novel Ways Institutions Can Incentivize Research and Scholarship in the Modern wRVU Era
   Danny Ramzy, MD PhD
    
6. So You Want to Be a Prolific Surgeon Scientist?: Tips for Inspiring Investigators
   Elaine Tseng, MD
   Disclosure(s): Amgen Inc.: Research Grant (includes principal investigator, collaborator or consultant and pending grants as well as grants already received) (Ongoing); Artivion,: Research Grant (includes principal investigator, collaborator or consultant and pending grants as well as grants already received) (Terminated); Avania/Cellphire: Research Grant (includes principal investigator, collaborator or consultant and pending grants as well as grants already received) (Ongoing); Portrero Med Inc: Research Grant (includes principal investigator, collaborator or consultant and pending grants as well as grants already received) (Terminated, October 28, 2022)
    
7. Breaking Barriers and Fostering Inclusivity: The Upward Trend of Female Representation at the Society of Thoracic Surgery Annual Meeting
   Rajika Jindani, MD MPH MS
    
8. The Fate of Abstracts Presented at Annual Meetings of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons from 2015 to 2019
   Carlos Alberto Valdes, BS
    
9. Invited Discussant
   Heidi Reich, MD
   Disclosure(s): Abiomed: Speaker (Ongoing)