Stanford Cardiothoracic Surgeons in Congenital Heart Disease
at CATCH Hawai‘i 2025

by Roxanna Van Norman
February 14, 2025

Stanford Medicine physicians and clinical experts, including pediatric cardiothoracic surgeons, recently attended the CATCH Hawai‘i 2025: Caring for Adults and Teens with Congenital Heart Disease conference in Kapolei, Hawaii, from February 13 to 15, 2025.

John J. Lamberti, MD, Clinical Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery (Pediatric Cardiac Surgery), moderated a session on surgical advances in adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) care. He also hosted a lunch talk titled “Tribute to Dr. Louis Capecci and Observations from a PGY58.” Another faculty member, Elisabeth Martin, MD, MPH, Clinical Assistant Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery (Pediatric Cardiac Surgery), presented during the session on “Conotruncal Aortopathy–When to Operate?”

The theme for this year’s event was “State of the Heart: The Future of Adult Congenital Heart Disease,” focusing on new techniques and innovations for the future ACHD care. The conference provided an overview of advances in imaging, surgical, and catheterization treatments and procedures while exploring patients’ perspectives and the lifelong challenges of living with a congenital heart condition.

Currently, it is estimated that about one million children and two million adults in the United States are living with a congenital heart defect. Stanford’s pediatric cardiothoracic surgeons are part of a multidisciplinary team at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health and Stanford Health Care that provides comprehensive care to patients with congenital heart disease.

Learn more about the Adult Congenital Heart Program at Stanford Health Care and Stanford Children’s.