RACS ASC 2026

Cardiothoracic - Research Papers

Scientific Session

Scientific Session

4:00 pm

03 May 2026

Meeting Room M1

Disciplines

Cardiothoracic Surgery

Chairs

Associate Professor Andrew Cochrane
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth - Australia
Professor Ulrich Stock
Australia

Session Program

4:00 pm

The Feasibility of Utilising a Generic Large Language Model for Endovascular Aneurysm Repair Planning

Dr Bijit Munshi (Tasmania)

4:12 pm

Take a PUNT on PLUNT – incorporating lymphovascular invasion to produce a more robust tool for recurrence risk in node-negative NSCLC patients.

Dr Ayeshmanthe Rathnayake (VICTORIA)

4:24 pm

Impact of acute and chronic glycaemic control on mortality post cardiac surgery

Dr Aniket Nadkarni (SA)

4:36 pm

The role of pre-operative biopsy on surgical timing, pathological upstaging and benign resection rates in lung cancer surgery

Dr Lauren Whearty (Auckland)

4:48 pm

Forged in Steel: The Historical Evolution of Vascular Clamps and the Surgeons Behind Them

Dr Thomas Morgan (Qld)

5:00 pm

Early Outcomes of Inner-Branched Endovascular Aortic Repair (IBEVAR) For Complex Aortic Pathologies: An Australian multicentre experience

Dr Haywood Yeung (NSW)

5:12 pm

Discussion

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