Cardiothoracic Surgery Professional Community
Cardiothoracic Surgery Professional Community Representatives 
Each year, ISHLT members elect representatives from their primary Professional Community to serve on relevant Interdisciplinary Network Steering Committees and the Early Career and Trainee Committee.
On this page, view what's new in Cardiothoracic Surgery, including upcoming events and the latest publications.
- Get in touch with your Professional Community representatives
- Learn more about the role of the Professional Communities in ISHLT
- Reach the Cardiothoracic Surgery community on our online discussion forum, ISHLTconnect
Both ISHLT members and nonmembers can now access the Professional Communities on ISHLTconnect.
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The 2018 ISHLT/APM/AST/ICCAC/STSW Recommendations for the Psychosocial Evaluation of Adult Cardiothoracic Transplant Candidates and Candidates for Long-Term Mechanical Circulatory Support
27 April 2018
This joint consensus document from international experts provides recommendations for the content of … -
The 2015 ISHLT Guidelines for the Management of Fungal Infections in Mechanical Circulatory Support and Cardiothoracic Organ Transplant Recipients: Executive Summary
19 January 2016
Developed by a panel convened by the ISHLT Infectious Diseases Council, this document summarizes the … -
The 2016 ISHLT Listing Criteria for Heart Transplantation: A 10-year Update
1 January 2016
This focused update concentrates on evolving areas of importance that were not fully addressed in the …
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ISHLT members who list their primary Professional Community as Cardiothoracic Surgery will automatically be members of the Cardiothoracic Surgery Professional Community.
Cardiothoracic Surgery Professional Community members will engage and share knowledge and information with each other via the online Cardiothoracic Surgery Community in ISHLTConnect and will help ISHLT maintain its vibrant and unique multidisciplinary character by:
- Electing cardiothoracic surgery representatives to the relevant Interdisciplinary Networks (AHFTX, MCS, PVD, ALFTX)
- Electing a cardiothoracic surgery representative to the Early Career and Trainee Committee
- Providing a cardiothoracic surgery professional's voice in the Leadership Advisory Forum
- Providing cardiothoracic surgery content experts to participate in developing and delivering ISHLT’s programs and services and serving in other volunteer capacities
- Networking with colleagues and engage with each other regarding issues of interest in CT surgery
- Mentoring surgeons in the early stages of their career
- Welcoming new surgeons into the Society
- Identifying cardiothoracic surgery interests and bringing them to the Interdisciplinary Networks and the Leadership Advisory Forum for consideration