Welcome to ACC's Cardiac Surgery Team Member Section!

Tsuyoshi Kaneko, MD, FACC

Tsuyoshi Kaneko, MD, FACC
Chair

As I begin my term as Chair of ACC's Cardiac Surgery Member Section, I am honored to represent cardiac surgeons' team within the broader cardiovascular community. Our Section serves as a vital platform to strengthen collaboration between surgeons and cardiologists, ensuring that surgical perspectives help shape education, research and clinical standards across the College. I strongly encourage cardiac surgeons to join the Section and actively participate in advancing our shared mission.

We are practicing in an era defined by transcatheter valve therapies, advanced coronary interventions, heart failure (HF) surgery and evolving treatments for hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy. These advances demand a fully integrated Heart Team where surgeons, interventional cardiologists, HF specialists and imaging experts work together to determine the best strategy for each patient. The future of cardiovascular care depends on collaboration!

By maintaining a strong, visible presence in the cardiology community, we can ensure that innovation, collaboration, and surgical excellence remain central to delivering the highest-quality care to patients with cardiovascular disease.

Sincerely,

Tsuyoshi Kaneko, MD, FACC
Section Chair

Join the Cardiac Surgery Team Member Section — Today!

The Cardiac Surgery Team Member Section is only able to accomplish its mission through support from members. Members can join online by clicking here or by contacting ACC Member Care at (800) 253-4636, ext. 5603; or direct dial (202) 375-6000.

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As our membership grows, so does the Cardiac Surgery Team Member Section's opportunities to impact College policies and provide additional member benefits.

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Deadline Extended: Douglas P. Zipes Distinguished Young Scientist Award Nominations Due June 4

May 18, 2026

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The deadline has been extended to submit a nomination for the Douglas P. Zipes Distinguished Young Scientist Award, which recognizes early career scientists who have made outstanding contributions to the field of cardiovascular disease and our scientific literature. The award winner will receive a $1,000 prize and an invitation to present their scientific work during ACC.27 Together With WCC in Houston, TX – all expenses paid. Nominations are due by Thursday, June 4. Learn more and nominate here.

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ACC Joins Multi-Society Statement on AVR Decision-Making

May 4, 2026

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Last week, the ACC joined with the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions and The Society of Thoracic Surgeons on a multi-society statement regarding aortic valve replacement (AVR) decision-making. The statement, issued in response to recent media coverage of TAVR and SAVR, emphasizes the collaborative, multidisciplinary nature that is the standard of care when it comes to AVR. It also reaffirms the societies’ shared commitment to the multidisciplinary heart team approach and patient-centered decision-making, as well as the “ongoing generation of evidence on the safety and efficacy of TAVR, including its expanded use across additional indications.” Read the full message.

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