This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning speaks with Dr. Daniel Goldstein, professor and vice chairman of Montefiore Health System in New York, USA, about the importance of mentorship.

Chapters

00:00 Intro

03:24 JANS 1, Cardiac

05:42 JANS 2, General

08:40 JANS 3, Cardiac

12:17 JANS 4, General

13:45 JANS 5, Cardiac

14:53 Video 1, Cardiac

16:48 Video 2, Thoracic

18:53 Video 3, Cardiac

20:29 Dr. Goldstein Interview

33:06 Closing

They explore how to be an effective mentor, outlining essential steps in mentoring and the process of developing great surgeons. They also discuss the significance of volunteering and contributing to advance within the field. Additionally, they cover the incentives of being a good mentor, provide advice for trainees currently seeing to join a program, and delve into how and why Dr. Goldstein was selected by the ISHLT Foundation to receive the 2025 Francis D. Pagani, MD, Endowed Mentorship Award. In a separate segment, Joel addresses minimally invasive surgery in Europe.  

Joel also highlights recent JANS articles on lifetime management of heart valve disease, social media use among cardiothoracic surgeons, a surgeon’s tool kit for mitral valve-induced left ventricular outflow tract obstruction with minimal septal hypertrophy, transatlantic analysis of gender representation in general thoracic surgery, and extent of coronary artery disease and clinical outcomes with ticagrelor monotherapy vs aspirin after coronary artery bypass grafting. 

In addition, Joel explores an infarct exclusion technique for posterior ischemic ventricular septal defect in a patient with Impella 5.5 support, mastering robotic lung resection using the French lobectomy technique for standardized surgical education, and assessment, debridement, and annular support for valve replacement in a case of mitral annular calcification. Before closing, Joel highlights upcoming events in CT surgery.   

JANS Items Mentioned 

1.) Lifetime Management of Heart Valve Disease—Treat It Early and Treat It Right, First Time 

2.) Social Media Use Among Cardiothoracic Surgeons: The Online Landscape and Comparisons Between Subgroups 

3.) A Surgeon’s Toolkit for Mitral Valve-Induced Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction With Minimal Septal Hypertrophy 

4.) Trans-Atlantic Analysis of Gender Representation in General Thoracic Surgery: Challenges Permeate the Academic Community 

5.) Extent of Coronary Artery Disease and Clinical Outcomes With Ticagrelor Monotherapy Versus Aspirin After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Insights From the TiCAB Trial 

CTSNET Content Mentioned 

1.) Infarct Exclusion Technique for Posterior Ischemic Ventricular Septal Defect in a Patient With Impella 5.5 Support 

2.) Mastering Robotic Lung Resection: The French Lobectomy Technique for Standardized Surgical Education 

3.) Mitral Annular Calcification: Assessment, Debridement, and Annular Support for Valve Replacement 

Other Items Mentioned 

1.) Cardiac Surgical Arrest—An International Conversation, Part 3 

2.) Career Center  

3.) CTSNet Events Calendar 

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