Your Cardiac Surgery Team Member Section and Leadership Council is a unique blend of forum and network that strives to strengthen and enhance the cardiac surgery team perspective within the College by creating and implementing initiatives related to all parts of the cardiac surgery heart team. Explore the "About Us" pages to find out how we do it and who we are.

Serve as a voice and make a difference in the community and become a part of the Cardiac Surgery Team Member Section today! To join, opt in on your member profile at any time, call ACC Member Care at (800) 253-4636, ext. 5603 or check the box on your dues statement each fall.

Section Mission and Objectives

The Cardiac Surgery Team Member Section and Leadership Council is working to develop mentoring and career development opportunities and relationships with other organizations that support all members involved in the care of cardiothoracic and vascular surgery patients – including surgeons, cardiologists, imaging specialists, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants.

The Section is also encouraging productive collaborations between surgeons and cardiologists and other cardiovascular professionals. Along with that, the Section is continuously working to establish a strategy for coordinating and assessing surgeon involvement in College initiatives.

Section Initiatives

The Cardiac Surgery Team Member Section is dedicated to enhancing the cardiac surgery team perspective within the College and supporting activities to promote the importance of collaboration between all members of the cardiac surgery heart team.

Section initiatives include:

  • Enhancing cardiac surgery team perspective in educational programming at ACC's Annual Scientific Session
  • Develop content for the ACC.org Cardiothoracic Surgeon Clinical Collection
  • Identify and establish collaborations with relevant member sections including Adult Congenital and Pediatric Cardiology, Interventional, Heart Failure and Transplant, Electrophysiology, and the ACC FIT and Early Career Sections
  • Provide mentoring activities and opportunities throughout cardiac surgery disciplines with ACC's Mentoring Program

Contact ACC Staff

Contact Michael Phillips at mphillips@acc.org with any questions or comments regarding the Cardiac Surgery Team Section.