Women in Cardiac Surgery Roundtable

The CSCS is pleased to share the Women in Cardiac Surgery Roundtable recording. An outstanding panel of Canadian surgeons and trainees discuss their experiences as women in the field of cardiac surgery.  

Read More

Longterm Mechanical Circulatory Support

CSCS Virtual Lecture Series Presented by Dr. Roderick MacArthur from the University of Alberta. He has been the director of the MCS program at the University of Alberta since the induction in 2005. An expert aortic and heart failure surgeon. Presented December 7, 2022

Read More

Canadian Women in Cardiac Surgery

The CSCS founded the Canadian Women in Cardiac Surgery working group in October 2021. This important initiative seeks to provide a forum that supports female medical students and residents in the cardiac surgery community through education, mentorship, sponsorship, and scholarship. This initiative is being led by Dr. Lynn Fedoruk. Our inaugural women in cardiac surgery…

Read More

Management of the INTERMACS I

CSCS Virtual Lecture Series CSCS brings to you surgical management of the acute shock patient by Dr. Roderick MacArthur from University of Alberta. He walks us through everything from patient presentation to device selection for this extremely diverse patients population. Presented April 12, 2022

Read More

Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair

CSCS Educational series - Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair (TEVAR) video click below to watch the full seminar

CSCS Virtual Lecture Series Dr. Gianluigi Bisleri provides us with his clinical pearls on the transcatheter approach to the mitral valve. Objectives: Presented February 24, 2022.

Read More

Less Invasive CABG

lorem ipsum

CSCS Virtual Lecture Series Another excellent lecture from an Ottawa Heart Institute surgeon as part of the CSCS lecture series. None other than Dr. Marc Ruel providing his tips and tricks on minimally invasive CABG. Objectives: Presented August 12, 2021

Read More

Arterial Grafting in 2021

CSCS Educational series - Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair (TEVAR) video click below to watch the full seminar

CSCS Virtual Lecture Series Dr. David Glineur provides us all the tips and tricks on arterial grafting. A cardiac surgeon from the Ottawa Heart Institute, we were pleased to have him participate in the CSCS lecture series! Objectives: Presented May 26, 2021.

Read More

The Ross Procedure

Canadian cardiac surgery

CSCS Virtual Lecture Series Dr. Ismail El-Hamamsy from the Mount Sinai Health System in New York City, NY speaks on the subject of the Ross procedure – its role in the treatment of non-elderly patients with aortic stenosis and the technical nuances associated with improved long-term outcomes in patients undergoing this procedure. Presented March 23,…

Read More

Arch in Acute Type A Aortic Dissection

CSCS Virtual Lecture Series Dr. Maral Ouzounian from the University of Toronto presents on the approach to the aortic arch in patients presenting with an acute type A aortic dissection. Specifically, she explores the indications for extended arch repair in these patients and compares arch management strategies (hemiarch vs. AMDS vs. frozen elephant trunk). Presented…

Read More