Department research and clinical expertise showcased at the
2021 Society of Thoracic Surgeons Annual Meeting

Speakers

Induction Chemotherapy Does Not Improve Survival in cT4N0 (Stage IIIA) Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients with Tumor Size >7 cm

Authors

Joseph Shrager, MD
Professor & Division Chief
Thoracic Surgery

Mark Berry, MD
Mylavarapu Rogers Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Thoracic Surgery

Leah Backhus, MD, MPH, FACS
Associate Professor
Thoracic Surgery

Natalie Lui, MD
Assistant Professor
Thoracic Surgery

Douglas Liou, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Thoracic Surgery

Beatrice J. Sun, MD
Resident

Plenary: Vivien T. Thomas Lecture:
The Long Shadow of Racism and Racial Bias in the Lack of Diversity

Moderator

Leah Backhus, MD, MPH, FACS
Associate Professor
Thoracic Surgery

Ask the Experts: Understanding Healthcare Disparities in Cardiothoracic Surgery

Moderator

Natalie Lui, MD
Assistant Professor
Thoracic Surgery

Panelist

Leah Backhus, MD, MPH, FACS, Associate Professor, Thoracic Surgery

A Multi-Variable Score To Predict Success Of Valve-Sparing Strategy For Repair In Infants With Tetralogy Of Fallot

Presenting Author

Manan H. Desai, MD
Clinical Instructor
Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery

The Impact of Extended Delayed Surgery for Indolent Lung Cancer or Part-solid Ground Glass Nodules: Lessons for the COVID-19 Pandemic

Author

Douglas Liou, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Thoracic Surgery

Author

Holly Elser
MD Student
Stanford School of Medicine

Esophageal Surgery

Moderator

Douglas Liou, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Thoracic Surgery

Evolution of Big-Data in Aortic Surgery: First Report from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Aortic Surgery Task Force

Author

Michael Fischbein, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
Adult Cardiac Surgery

Outcomes Following Direct Reimplantation for Anomalous Aortic Origin of a Coronary Artery

Frank Hanley, MD
Lawrence Crowley, MD, Endowed Professor in Child Health, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery

Richard Mainwaring, MD
Clinical Professor
Pediatric Cardiac Surgery

Doff McElhinney, MD
Professor
Pediatric Cardiac Surgery

Michael Ma, MD
Assistant Professor
Pediatric Cardiac Surgery

Sumanth Kidambi, MD
Resident
Cardiothoracic Surgery

To Unifocalize or not to Unifocalize? A Comparison of Retro-Esophageal Versus Anterior Major Aortopulmonary Collateral Arteries

Frank Hanley, MD
Lawrence Crowley, MD, Endowed Professor in Child Health, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery

Richard Mainwaring, MD
Clinical Professor
Pediatric Cardiac Surgery

TSF Replogle Fellowship Update: My Experience Teaching Management of TOF/MAPCAs

Presenter

Michael Ma, MD
Assistant Professor
Pediatric Cardiac Surgery

Ask the Expert Session: Mitral Valve Repair: A Lifetime Journey of Two Master Surgeons

Expert

D. Craig Miller, MD
Thelma and Henry Doelger Professor
Adult Cardiac Surgery

Poster Presenters

Natalie Lui, MD

Assistant Professor
Thoracic Surgery

Devan Patel, MD

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Stanford University

Impact of Esophageal Cancer Location on Perioperative Outcomes after Esophagectomy

Hanjay Wang, MD

Resident
Stanford University

Rohan Shad, MD

Postdoctoral Fellow
Stanford University

Long-term survival in patients with post-LVAD right ventricular failure: multi-state modelling with competing outcomes of heart transplant

Michael Ma, MD

Assistant Professor
Pediatric Cardiac Surgery

Yuanjia Zhu, MD

Resident Physician
Stanford University