Visiting Lectures
The Johns Hopkins Cardiothoracic Residency Program has welcomed international and national cardiac and thoracic surgeons across nations to provide a unique insight into the field of cardiothoracic surgery, continuing our tradition of fostering innovation and expertise.
Learn more about our past guest lectures:
- The Alfred Blalock Lecture
- Evelyn Grollman-Glick Thoracic Surgery Lecture
- Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Guest Lecture
- Susan and Milton Miller Lecture
- Lynn Van Praag Lecture
- Special Cardiac Surgery Guest Lecture
- Dana and Albert “Cubby” Broccoli Lecture in Aortic Disease
- The Levi Watkins, Jr. M.D. Memorial Lectureship
The Alfred Blalock Lecture
| Year | Guest Lecturer | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Professor Sir Magdi Yacoub | Cyanotic Heart Disease, An Evolutionary Tale |
| 2018 | Dr. David Fullerton | Is Aortic Stenosis a Curable Disease |
| 2017 | Dr. Tirone David | Creativity in Surgery |
| 2016 | Sir Bruce Keogh | Medical Care for All: Lessons Learned from the NHS |
| 2015 | Dr. Martin Elliott | Managing Tracheal Stenosis in Children: From Repair to Replacement |
| 2014 | Dr. Hartzell Schaf | New Developments in Surgical Management of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy |
| 2013 | Dr. Bruce Lytle | How Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery Created the Modern World |
| 2012 | Dr. Joseph Coselli | Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair—The Mentor’s Imprint |
| 2011 | Dr. Edward L. Bove | Innovation and Regulation—Can They Both Exist in Today’s Medical Environment? |
| 2010 | Dr. Craig R. Smith | Transcatheter Valve Implantation |
Evelyn Grollman-Glick Thoracic Surgery Lecture
| Year | Guest Lecturer | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | David R. Jones, M.D. | Moving Beyond TNM: Can Tumor Genomics Help Predict Recurrence Following Complete Resection of Lung Adenocarcinoma? |
| 2018 | Dr. Edward Verrier | The Elite Athlete: The Master Surgeon |
| 2017 | Dr. Douglas E. Wood | Lung Cancer Screening Guidelines, Policy Development and Access |
| 2016 | Dr. Thomas A. D’Amico | Thorascopic Lobectomy: Now and Beyond the First 20 Years |
| 2015 | Dr. Joseph Zwischenberger | Innovation Is Never Evidence Based |
| 2014 | Dr. Gail Darling | Esophageal Cancer: Evolution in Care |
| 2013 | Dr. James Luketich | Evolution of Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy |
| 2012 | Dr. Claude Deschamps | Esophagectomy: A Score Card |
| 2011 | Dr. Richard Feins | Delibrate Practice to Surgical Practice—The Training of the Elite Surgeon |
| 2010 | Dr. Mark Orringer | Transhiatal Esophagectomy—The Hopkins Connection |
Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Guest Lecture
| Year | Guest Lecturer | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Dr. Richard G. Ohye | Surgical Management of the Borderline Left Ventricle in Neonates and Infants |
| 2016 | Dr. Sunji Sano | The Norwood Procedure and Beyond: From the “Sano Modification” to Stem Cells |
| 2015 | Dr. Carl Backer | Vascular Rings: The Chicago Contribution |
| 2014 | Dr. Charles D. Fraser | CCHS Evolution Through 10,000 Surgeries |
| 2013 | Dr. John W. Brown | The Ross Procedure: Lessons Learned and Outcomes of 350+ Children and Adults |
| 2012 | Dr. Christopher Caldarone | New Treatments for Pulmonary Venous Stenosis and TAPVC |
| 2012 | Dr. Bob Anderson | AVSDs and DORV |
| 2012 | Dr. Marshall Jacobs | Anomalous Aortic Origin of a Coronary Artery: A Surgical Disease |
| 2011 | Dr. Constantine Mavroudis | Fontan Conversion |
| 2011 | Dr. Joseph A. Dearani | Ebstein’s Anomaly |
| 2011 | Dr. Jeffrey Jacobs | Outcomes Analysis and Quality Improvement for the Treatment of Patients with Congenital Heart Disease |
| 2011 | Dr. James Quintessenza | Surgical Strategies for Reconstruction of the Pulmonary Valve |
| 2011 | Dr. Emile A. Bacha | Hybrid and Fetal Procedures in Congenital Heart Surgery |
| 2011 | Dr. Giovanni Stellin | Transatrial-Transpulmonary Repair of Tetralogy of Fallot |
Susan and Milton Miller Lecture
| Year | Guest Lecturer | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Dr. Todd K. Rosengart | Initiating Academic Productivity: Push and Pull |
| 2017 | Dr. Joseph L. Mills | Limb Threatening Ischemia and the Diabetic Foot Ulcer: Classification Driven Management |
| 2016 | Dr. John Elefteriades | Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms: Reading the Enemy’s Handbook |
| 2015 | Dr. Daniel G. Clair | Research Strategies for Practicing Vascular Surgeons |
| 2014 | Dr. Charles Fraser | CCHS Evolution through 10,000 Surgeries |
| 2013 | Dr. Vivian Gahtan | Thrombospondin-1 and Intimal Hyperplasia—A Role for Statins |
| 2012 | Dr. Keith Horvath | Innovations in Cardiac Surgery—From the Files of the NHLBI |
| 2011 | Dr. Richard Cambria | Thoracic/Thoracoabdominal Aortic Surgery: Perspectives and Progress with Spinal Cord Ischemia |
| 2010 | Dr. David Yuh | Can Technology Create Better Surgeons? Confessions of a Washed-Up Video Game Programmer |
Lynn Van Praag Lecture
| Year | Guest Lecturer | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Dr. Rakesh C. Arora | Resuscitation After Cardiac Surgery—The Rules Have Changed |
| 2018 | Dr. Mary Beth Brady and Dr. Rani K. Hasan | Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Transforming Teams to Transform Treatment |
| 2017 | Dr. Hitoshi Yokoyama | The Fukushima Disaster: Dealing Simultaneously with a Tsunami and Nuclear Meltdown |
| 2016 | Dr. Michael Mack | The Changing World of Valvular Heart Disease Treatment |
| 2015 | Dr. Robert H. Bartlett | Extracorporeal Life Support: Past, Present and Future |
| 2014 | Dr. David Fullerton | Perioperative Management of Pulmonary Hypertension |
| 2013 | Dr. Alden Harken | The Past, Present and Future of Cardiac Surgery |
| 2012 | Dr. Gerald Levy | Anticoagulation in Cardiac Surgery |
Special Cardiac Surgery Guest Lecture
| Year | Guest Lecturer | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Dr. Ralph J. Damiano Jr. | Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation: Current State of the Art |
| 2018 | Dr. Kenton J. Zehr | What Can a Global Positioning System Tell Us About Permanent Atrial Fibrillation? What Does it Mean for Cardiac Surgery? |
| 2017 | Dr. Richard L. Prager | Evolution of Operative Therapy for Coronary Artery Disease |
| 2015 | Dr. Alfred Casale | Creating Value by Re-Engineering Health Care Delivery |
| 2015 | Dr. Vincent L. Gott | The Roles of Luck, Opportunity and Serendipity in Scientific Discovery: A Cardiac Surgeon Looks Back and to the Future |
| 2013 | Dr. Jonathan W. Haft | Temporary Circulatory Support for Cardiogenic Shock |
| 2012 | Dr. Nahush A. Mokadam | LVADs: Primary Therapy for Heart Failure |
| 2010 | Dr. Thierry Carrel | Innovative Prostheses for Aortic Valve and Root Replacements |
Dana and Albert “Cubby” Broccoli Lecture in Aortic Disease
| Year | Guest Lecturer | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Dr. Thoralf M. Sundt, III | The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, But in ourselves: Randomized trials in cardiac surgery |
| 2018 | Dr. Scott Le Maire | Are We Causing Aortic Catastrophes with Antibiotics? |
| 2017 | Dr. Joseph Bavaria | Type A Dissection: New and Evolving Conceptual Adjustments to a Classically Inspired Operation |
| 2016 | Prof. Marjan Jahangiri | Functional Assessment of the Thoracic Aorta: The Future of Risk Prediction |
The Levi Watkins, Jr. M.D. Memorial Lectureship
| Year | Guest Lecturer | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Dr. George C. Hill | Masters of Surgical Techniques: Levi Watkins, Jr. MD and Vivien Thomas Their Distinguished Journeys of Service |
| 2017 | Dr. Selwyn M. Vickers | The 3rd Annual Levi Watkins, Jr, MD Memorial Lectureship “Levi Watkins A Life Committed to Facing Challenges: Lessons for us Today.” |
| 2016 | Dr. Levi Watkins | The 2nd Annual Levi Watkins Jr, MD Memorial Lectureship “Surgeon Innovator, Agent of Change, Statesman, Colleague, and Friend.” |
| 2015 | Dr. Edward E. Cornwell | The Inaugural Annual Levi Watkins, Jr, MD Memorial Lectureship “Levi’s Legacy: The Inspiration to Address Outcomes Disparities In Trauma Care.” |