TSDA Weekly Curricula E-mail Archive
Years 1 & 2: 2007-2009
Year 1: 2007-2008
- Week of July 9, 2007
- Coronary Artery Disease, CABG Techniques
- Lung Cancer: Overview and Staging
- Week of July 16, 2007
- Cardiac Radiologic Evaluation
- Diaphragmatic Trauma
- Week of July 23, 2007
- Valve Disease
- Interesting Case Conference
- Week of July 30, 2007
- Congenital: Physiology and Persistent Fetal Circulation
- GERD Work-Up and Medical Treatment
- Week of August 6, 2007
- Thoracoabdominal Aneurysms
- Chest Wall and Diaphragmatic Physiology
- Week of August 13, 2007
- Congenital: Heart Surgery
- Surgical Approaches to the Mediastinum
- Week of August 20, 2007
- Tricuspid Valve Repair Techniques
- Interesting Case Conference
- Week of August 27, 2007
- Cardiac Transplantation
- Corrosive Injuries of the Esophagus
- Week of September 10, 2007
- Echocardiography: Native and Prosthetic Valve Dysfunction
- Pulmonary Metastatic Disease
- Week of September 17, 2007
- Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return
- Esophageal Strictures and Dilalation
- Week of September 24, 2007
- Decision Making in Prosthetic Valve Choice
- Interesting Case Conference
- Week of October 1, 2007
- Mitral Valve Disease: Regurgitation
- Esophagus: Paraesophageal Hernia
- Week of October 8, 2007
- Combined Valve and CABG Operations: Valve Choice
- Lung Neoplasms: T3 and T4 Lesions and Special Situations
- Week of October 15, 2007
- Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) and Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD)
- Esophageal Trauma
- Week of October 22, 2007
- Aortic Disease: Natural History, Indications for Repair
- Interesting Case Conference
- Week of October 29, 2007
- AV Canal
- GERD: Surgical Treatment
- Week of November 5, 2007
- HOCM, IHSS: Diagnosis and Treatment
- Mediastinal Tumors: Neurogenic
- Week of November 12, 2007
- Aortic Disease: Anatomy and Spinal Cord Protection
- Mediastinal Tumors: Malignant
- Weeks of November 19 & November 26, 2007
- Mitral Valve Disease: Mitral Stenosis, Evaluation and Treatment
- Esophageal Foreign Bodies
- Week of December 3, 2007
- Congenital: Tricuspid Atresia, Single Ventricle Physiology
- Lung Infections: Massive Hemoptysis
- Week of December 10, 2007
- Off-Pump Bypass: Clinical Outcomes vs. ONCAB
- Pleural Disease: Malignant Mesothelioma
- Week of December 17, 2007
- Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
- Lung Cancer: Stage I and II, Resections and Trials
- Week of December 24, 2007
- On-Pump vs. Off-Pump CABG Outcomes
- Week of December 31, 2007
- Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation
- Week of January 7, 2008
- Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation: Methods for Repair
- Trachoebronchoplasty
- Week of January 14, 2008
- Cardiac Trauma
- Lung Infections
- Week of January 21, 2008
- Ischemic Mitral Disease
- Interesting Case Conference
- Week of January 28, 2008
- Valve Disease
- Chest Wall Tumors
- Week of February 11, 2008
- Congenital: CPB
- Chest Wall Tumors
- Week of February 18, 2008
- Cardiac Tumors: Overview
- Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy
- Week of February 25, 2008
- LVOTO and the Status of the Ross Operation
- Interesting Case Conference
- Week of March 3, 2008
- Cardiac Transplantation
- Esophageal Motility Disorders: Diagnosis and Treatment
- Week of March 10, 2008
- Transposition and the Ross Operation
- Trachea Surgery
- Week of March 17, 2008
- Mitral Valve Disease: Asymptomatic Mitral Regurgitation
- Esophageal Surgery
- Week of March 24, 2008
- Tetralogy of Fallout
- Week of March 31, 2008
- Mitral Valve Disease: Asymptomatic Mitral Regurgitation
- Esophageal Surgery
- Week of April 7, 2008
- Congestive Heart Failure
- Esophageal Perforation
- Week of April 14, 2008
- Ventricular Septal Defects
- Mediastinum Tumors
- Week of April 21, 2008
- Congestive Heart Failure
- Interesting Case Conference
- Week of April 28, 2008
- Combined Cardiac and Peripheral Vascular Surgery
- Lung Cancer
- Week of May 5, 2008
- Arrhythmia Surgery and Procedures for Atrial Fibrillation
- Risk Management
- Week of May 12, 2008
- Congenital: Aortic and Mitral Disease
- Lung Volume Reduction Surgery, Airway Valve Procedures
- Week of May 19, 2008
- Pacers and Defibrillators
- Interesting Case Conference
- Week of May 26, 2008
- Endocarditis
- Tracheobronchial Trauma
- Week of June 2, 2008
- Congenital: Cardiac Transplantation Children
- Week of June 9, 2008
- LV Aneurysm and Ventricular Resection, Endocardiectomy
- Congenital Anomalies of the Lung
Year 2: 2008-2009
- Week of July 14,
- Physiology and Anatomy: Hemodynamics
- Chest Disease: Radiological Evaluation
- Week of July 21, 2008
- Critical Care: Postoperative Care and Low Cardiac Output
- Stents and Endoscopy
- Week of July 28, 2008
- Coronary Artery Disease: Cardioplegia Myocardial Protection
- Lung Neoplasms: Biology of Disease
- Week of August 4, 2008
- Coronary Artery Disease: CABG
- Malignant Pleural Disease
- Week of August 11, 2008
- Valve Disease: Echocardiography and Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Esophageal Malignancy and Diagnostic Esophagoscopy
- Week of August 18, 2008
- Congenital: Cardiac Evaluation, Catheterization
- Lung Cancer: Staging Techniques
- Week of August 25, 2008
- Aortic Root and Valve Repair: Marfan, Bicuspid Valve and Aortic Dilatation
- Chest Wall Reconstruction After Tumor Resection or Injury
- Week of September 8, 2008
- Congenital: ICU and Postoperative Care
- Congenital: Esophageal Anomalies
- Week of September 15, 2008
- Congenital: Vascular Rings, Slings and Diverticula
- Endoscopy: Upper Airway
- Week of September 22, 2008
- Cardiopulmonary Bypass: Perfusion Pressure and Cerebral Injury
- Tracheobronchoplasty and Sleeve Resection for Benign and Malignant Disease
- Week of September 29, 2008
- Congenital: Coronary Artery Anomalies
- Esophagus: Benign Tumors, Cysts and Duplications
- Week of October 6, 2008
- CAD: Clinical Outcomes, Comparison of CABG, OPCAB, Stents
- Chest Trauma: Flail Chest, Pulmonary Contusion Injury (ICU)
- Week of October 13, 2008
- Cardiac Transplantation: Changing Indications and New Observations
- Esophageal Malignancy: Treatment Options
- Week of October 20, 2008
- Congenital: VSD and AVSD (Part II)
- Parapneumonic Empyema
- Week of October 27, 2008
- Mediastinitis After Cardiac Surgery
- Lung Cancer: Paraneoplastic Syndromes
- Week of November 3, 2008
- Critical Care: Low Output and Intestinal Ischemia (ICU)
- Thoracoscopy: Technical Aspects
- Week of November 10, 2008
- CAD: Cardiac Surgery Resources in the Elderly and Extreme Cases (ICU)
- Lung Cancer: Preoperative Evaluation and Aggressive Staging
- Week of November 17, 2008
- Descending Thoracic Aneurysms and Traumatic Injuries: Endovascular Therapy
- Esophagoscopy and Staging of Esophageal Malignancies
- Week of December 1, 2008
- Congenital: DORV and Truncus Arteriosus
- Nuclear Diagnostic and Staging Studies: PET
- Week of December 8, 2008
- Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms: Surgical Techniques
- Critical Care: Ventilator Management and Unique Problems
- Week of December 15, 2008
- Minimally Invasive Valve Surgery
- Postpneumonectomy Syndrome
- Week of January 5, 2009
- Critical Care: Postoperative Care and Perioperative Neurological Complications
- Bronchopleural Fistula and Postsurgical Empyema
- Week of January 12, 2009
- Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation: Residual MR and Indications for Repair
- Suppurative Lung Infections and Lung Abscess
- Week of January 19, 2009
- Congenital: Interrupted Aortic Arch and Coarctation
- Radiological Evaluation of Chest Disease: CT and MRI
- Week of January 26, 2009
- Reoperative CABG: Indications, Techniques and Alternatives
- Interesting Case Conference
- Week of February 2, 2009
- Acute Pulmonary Embolism and Pulmonary Embolectomy (ICU)
- Pulmonary Function adn Evaluation of Pulmonary Function Tests
- Week of February 9, 2009
- Chronic Pulmonary Embolism and Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy
- Palliative Thoracic Stents
- Week of February 16, 2009
- Perfusion Strategies for Aortic Arch Replacement
- Lung Cancer: The Surprise N2 Node at Surgery
- Week of February 23, 2009
- Complex Mitral Valve Procedures and Complications
- Thoracic Outlet Syndrome and Effort Thrombosis
- Week of March 2, 2009
- Congenital: Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm
- Thoracic Sympathectomy for Hyperhydrosis and Digital Ischemia
- Week of March 9, 2009
- Pulmonary Failure, ECMO, PECLA (ICU)
- Esophageal Replacement: Jejunum
- Week of March 16, 2009
- Aortic Deceleration Injury
- Mediastinal Infections
- Week of March 23, 2009
- Congenital: Cardiac Transplantation
- Pulmonary Metastasectomy (Part II)
- Week of March 30, 2009
- Degenerative Mitral Valve Regurgitation
- Esophageal Replacement: Colon
- Week of April 6, 2009
- Aortic Valve Disease: Stenosis and Bicuspid Valve
- Barrett's Esophagus: Timing and Technique of Surgery
- Week of April 13, 2009
- AVR: Choice of Prosthesis
- Diaphragm: Eventration, Porous Diaphragm Syndrome, and Catamenial Pneumothorax
- Week of April 20, 2009
- Pulmonic Stenosis and RVOTO
- Pulmonary Carcinoid Tumors
- Week of April 27, 2009
- Surgical Options for Heart Failure
- Thymectomy for Myasthenia Gravis
- Week of May 4, 2009
- Arrhythmia Surgery
- Risk Statification for Major Lung Resection
- Week of May 11, 2009
- Post-Infarction VSD and Ventricular Rupture
- Esophageal Motility Disorders: Reoperation
- Week of May 18, 2009
- Complications of MV Repair and Replacement (SAM, Ventricular Rupture,
Circumflex Artery Injury) - Lung Biopsy: Infection and Fibrosis
- Complications of MV Repair and Replacement (SAM, Ventricular Rupture,
- Week of June 1, 2009
- Congenital: Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
- Lung Transplantation
- Week of June 8, 2009
- Chronic Aortic Dissection
- Thoracic Duct and Chylothorax
- Week of June 15, 2009
- Mitral Valve Disease, MVR, A-Fib and Stroke Risk
- Interesting Case Conference
