Department research and prestigious awards presented at the 2023 Society of Thoracic Surgeons Annual Meeting
February 1, 2023
The Stanford Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery presented the latest research at the Society of Thoracic Surgeons 59th Annual Meeting from January 21 to 23, 2023 in San Diego, Calif.
The three-day STS Annual Meeting featured interactive learning on hot topics, including thought-provoking lectures from renowned faculty and guests, exciting hands-on sessions, and breakthrough poster presentations.
Two awards were given to the department:
Leah Backhus, MD, MPH
Dr. Backhus, associate professor of cardiothoracic surgery, received the inaugural 2023 Extraordinary Women of Cardiothoracic Surgery Award from STS and Women in Thoracic Surgery.
Lye-Yeng Wong, MD
Dr. Wong, a postdoctoral research fellow in the department and a general surgery resident at Oregon Health and Sciences University, was recognized for her abstract entitled, “The Impact of Age and Need for Emergent Surgery in Paraesophageal Hernia Repair Outcomes,” which was awarded the Richard E. Clark Memorial Paper for General Thoracic Surgery.
The following speaker and presentations were showcased at the meeting:
Leah Backhus, MD, MPH
Speaker for session on “Women in Thoracic Surgery: Breaking Down Barriers”
Yihan Lin, MD, MPH
Speaker for session on “Global Health in CT Surgery: Global Cardiac Surgery as a Focus in Early Career: Lessons from Rwanda”
Lye-Yeng Wong, MD
Speaker for session on “Don’t Delay: Urgent Paraesophageal Hernia Repair in the Elderly is Associated with Worse Outcomes”
Michael Fischbein, MD
Moderator for session on “Aorta from Bench to OR to Guidelines “
Natalie Lui, MD
- Faculty participant for hands-on course on “Complex Central Airway Reconstruction “
- Speaker for session on “Innovations in Digital Health Apps for CT Surgeons: Real-Time Symptom Monitoring in Lung Cancer Surgery”