AATS strives to promote Scholarship, Innovation, and Leadership for the Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgical community. This mission is made possible by passionate, generous, engaged partners. Industry partners work with AATS to find common strategic goals and to impact patient care in a positive and progressive manner. Following is a menu of ways to engage with AATS and its diverse audience.
Engagement Opportunities
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The American Association for Thoracic Surgery would like to recognize the following companies as members of the AATS President's Circle. This designation reflects dedication to and superior support of the mission of the Association.
AstraZeneca
AtriCure
Edwards Lifesciences
AATS seeks to improve patient care with the latest advances in cardiothoracic surgery and provides real-time insights from world-renown faculty at its educational events. Industry grant support assures AATS will provide premium programming and opportunities, and remains the leading organization for cardiothoracic surgery.
AATS Annual Meeting
The AATS Annual Meeting is the world's most prestigious scientific meeting for the advancement of cardiothoracic surgery featuring more than 2,500 professional attendees from around the globe.
The Mitral Conclave brings together over 1,000 attendees every other year in New York, NY to focus on technical aspects of mitral valve repair and replacement in a variety of complex anatomic and patient settings.
December 11-12, 2025.
The Summit gathers more than 400 multidisciplinary attendees featuring globally recognized experts, and the latest innovative techniques and education in the field of thoracic surgical oncology.
September 26-27, 2025 in Boston, MA.
AATS accepts unrestricted educational grants in support of educational/innovative opportunities at AATS conferences.
The AATS Foundation partners with corporations and organizations to fund select educational programs. Help advance patient care and ensure excellence in cardiothoracic surgery by becoming a distinguished corporate or organizational supporter.
Programs
The AATS Foundation is extremely grateful for the tremendous industry partnerships that help us to achieve our mission of supporting the next generation of thoracic and cardiovascular surgeons. Visit our programs page to learn more about how you can support current programs or work with the AATS Foundation development staff to create a customized program aligning with your company’s mission and objectives.
Do you have educational content that would provide great value to our members and followers? We are here to help you disseminate your content.
Industry Webinars
AATS offers the opportunity to host industry-supported webinars. These webinars can be AATS-produced or supplied by an industry partner. Webinars are part of the AATS resource library and are available for on-demand viewing.
