EACTS
The Early History of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery – The First 30 Years
Journals
The European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery was first published in 1987. Read about how the next 20 years shaped the development and impact that the Journal has today.
EACTS Presidents
| Year | President |
|---|---|
| 2021 – 2022 | Friedhelm Beyersdorf |
| 2020 – 2021 | Mark Hazekamp |
| 2019 – 2020 | Peter Licht |
| 2018 – 2019 | Ruggero de Paulis |
| 2017 – 2018 | Marian Zembala |
| 2016 – 2017 | Miguel Sousa Uva |
| 2015 – 2016 | Friedrich-Wilhelm Mohr |
| 2014 – 2015 | Martin Grabenwöger |
| 2013 – 2014 | Paul Van Schil |
| 2012 – 2013 | Jose Luis Pomar |
| 2011 – 2012 | Ludwig K. von Segesser |
| 2010 – 2011 | Ottavio Alfieri |
| 2009 – 2010 | Pascal Vouhe |
| 2008 – 2009 | Erino A. Rendina |
| 2007 – 2008 | Paul Sergeant |
| 2006 – 2007 | Siegfried Hagl |
| 2005 – 2006 | Tom Treasure |
| 2004 – 2005 | Torkel Aberg |
| 2003 – 2004 | James Monro |
| 2002 – 2003 | Walter Klepetko |
| 2001 – 2002 | Marko Turina |
| 2000 – 2001 | Marcos Murtra |
| 1999 – 2000 | Joachim Hasse |
| 1998 – 1999 | David Wheatley |
| 1997 – 1998 | Eugene Baudet |
| 1996 – 1997 | Ernst Wolner |
| 1995 – 1996 | Toni Lerut |
| 1994 – 1995 | Hans Borst |
| 1993 – 1994 | Armand Piwnica |
| 1992 – 1993 | Jaroslav Stark |
| 1991 – 1992 | Ramiro Rivera |
| 1990 – 1991 | Maurizio Cotrufo |
| 1989 – 1990 | Hans Huysmans |
| 1988 – 1989 | Fritz Sebening |
| 1987 – 1988 | Keyvan Moghissi |
| 1986 – 1987 | Francis Fontan |
Previous Annual Meetings
| Meeting | Year | Dates | City, Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36th | 2022 | October 5-8 | Milan, Italy |
| 35th | 2021 | October 13-16 | Barcelona, Spain |
| 34th | 2020 | October 8-10 | Online only |
| 33rd | 2019 | October 3-5 | Lisbon, Portugal |
| 32nd | 2018 | October 18-20 | Milan, Italy |
| 31st | 2017 | October 7-11 | Vienna, Austria |
| 30th | 2016 | October 1-5 | Barcelona, Spain |
| 29th | 2015 | October 3-7 | Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
| 28th | 2014 | October 11-15 | Milan, Italy |
| 27th | 2013 | October 5-9 | Vienna, Austria |
| 26th | 2012 | October 27-31 | Barcelona, Spain |
| 25th | 2011 | October 1-5 | Lisbon, Portugal |
| 24th | 2010 | September 11-15 | Geneva, Switzerland |
| 23rd | 2009 | October 17-21 | Vienna, Austria |
| 22nd | 2008 | September 13-17 | Lisbon, Portugal |
| 21st | 2007 | September 15-19 | Geneva, Switzerland |
| 20th | 2006 | September 9-13 | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 19th | 2005 | September 24-28 | Barcelona, Spain |
| 18th | 2004 | September 12-15 | Leipzig, Germany |
| 17th | 2003 | September 12-15 | Vienna, Austria |
| 16th | 2002 | September 22-25 | Monte Carlo, Monaco |
| 15th | 2001 | September 16-19 | Lisbon, Portugal |
| 14th | 2000 | September 7-11 | Frankfurt, Germany |
| 13th | 1999 | September 5-8 | Glasgow, Scotland |
| 12th | 1998 | September 19-22 | Brussels, Belgium |
| 11th | 1997 | September 28 – Oct 1 | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 10th | 1996 | September 6-9 | Prague, Czech Republic |
| 9th | 1995 | September 24-27 | Paris, France |
| 8th | 1994 | September 25-28 | The Hague, Netherlands |
| 7th | 1993 | September 20-22 | Barcelona, Spain |
| 6th | 1992 | September 14-15 | Geneva, Switzerland |
| 5th | 1991 | September 22-25 | London, UK |
| 4th | 1990 | September 17-19 | Naples, Italy |
| 3rd | 1989 | October 9-11 | Munich, Germany |
| 2nd | 1988 | September 12-14 | Bordeaux, France |
| 1st | 1987 | September 14-15 | Vienna, Austria |
