About ESTS HistoryInteractive History TimelineConstitutionBoard of DirectorsCommitteesESTS Board of DirectorsESTS Database CommitteeESTS International CommitteeESTS Learning Affairs CommitteeESTS Membership CommitteeNominating CommitteeESTS RegentsESTS Women in General Thoracic SurgeryESTS Annual Meeting Committee Milano 2023ESTS Annual Meeting Committee The Hague 2022ESTS Annual Meeting Committee 2021ESTS Annual Meeting Committee The Hague 2020ESTS Annual Meeting Committee Dublin 2019ESTS Annual Meeting Committee Ljubljana 2018ESTS Annual Meeting Committee Innsbruck 2017ESTS Annual Meeting Committee Naples 2016ESTS Annual Meeting Committee Istanbul 2016ESTS Annual Meeting Committee Lisbon 2015Lisbon 2015 Abstract ReviewersESTS Annual Meeting Committee Copenhagen 2014Copenhagen 2014 Abstract ReviewersESTS Annual Meeting Committee Birmingham 2013Birmingham 2013 Abstract ReviewersESTS RegentsPast PresidentsHonorary MembersPatient Information (Patient Centered Working Group)What is Thoracic SurgeryTypes of surgical incisions or skin wounds for pulmonary and mediastinal surgery Other alternative approaches: rigid and flexible bronchoscopy; cervical incisionsDiseasesCOPD and the pulmonary surgeryWhy is COPD important to your surgeryCOPD treatmentPulmonary nodules and lung cancerRisk factors: smokingLung cancerTypes of Lung cancerDiagnosisStagingTreatmentTypes of Pulmonary resectionsChest traumaDiagnosis and initial managementTypes of chest injuries according to their locationTreatment of the most frequent lesionsPneumothoraxChest wall tumorsThymic tumors: thymoma, thymic carcinomaRespiratory insufficiency and lung transplantWhat is a Lung Transplant? Preoperative evaluation and optimization The surgical process of lung transplantWhat to expect during recovery and possible complicationsThe surgical processAt the outpatient clinicPreparation for admissionAdmission one day or more before Admission the same day of the surgery The day of the surgeryThe postoperative period: Expected recovery after surgery.Once at homeGeneral instructions Standard Wound CareReasons for seeking medical attentionFrequently asked questions after surgerySummary of recommendations of what NOT to do after surgery CounsellingStop smokingChest physiotherapyBasic exercisesExercises lying downExercises sitting downUseful appsWomen in General Thoracic SurgeryAimsMembersResourcesWomen in GTS AcademyWorking Groups (multiple)Working Groups: General Information & MembersRegulationsLive ActivitiesOutputFeedbackAnnual ReportCollaborationJob OpportunitiesOrganogram of GovernanceIndustry PartnershipsGeneral AssemblyContactAbout ESTS Share via: Home About ESTS Interactive History Timeline Please interact with our Historic Timeline below by moving the slider, selecting the arrows and clicking a year to reveal links to more information: Explore Our History 1993 President Ingolf Vogt-Moykopf 1993 - 1994 Secretary-General Detlev Branscheid 1993 - 2000 1st European Conference on General Thoracic Surgery Heidelberg, Germany November 18 - 20, 1993 1994 President Ingolf Vogt-Moykopf 1993 - 1994 Secretary-General Detlev Branscheid 1993 - 2000 2nd European Conference on General Thoracic Surgery Siena, Italy October 13 - 15, 1994 1995 President Peter Goldstraw 1994 - 1995 Secretary-General Detlev Branscheid 1993 - 2000 3rd European Conference on General Thoracic Surgery Lausanne, Switzerland October 11 - 14, 1995 1996 President Giovanni Ferrante 1995 - 1996 Secretary-General Detlev Branscheid 1993 - 2000 4th European Conference on General Thoracic Surgery Cordoba, Spain October, 1996 1997 President Francisco Paris 1996 - 1997 Secretary-General Detlev Branscheid 1993 - 2000 5th European Conference on General Thoracic Surgery Wrocław, Poland September 24 - 27, 1997 1998 President Philippe Levasseur 1997 - 1998 Secretary-General Detlev Branscheid 1993 - 2000 6th European Conference on General Thoracic Surgery Portorož, Slovenia October 22 - 24, 1998 1999 President Tadeusz Orlowski 1998 - 1999 Secretary-General Detlev Branscheid 1993 - 2000 7th European Conference on General Thoracic Surgery Nancy, France October 21 - 23, 1999 2000 President Toni Lerut 1999 - 2000 Secretary-General Richard Berrisford 2000 - 2006 7th European Conference on General Thoracic Surgery London, United Kingdom November 1 - 3, 2000 2001 President Heiki Toomes 2000 - 2001 Secretary-General Richard Berrisford 2000 - 2006 9th European Conference on General Thoracic Surgery Lisbon, Portugal September 16 - 19, 2001 2002 President Pierre Fuentes 2001 - 2002 Secretary-General Richard Berrisford 2000 - 2006 10th European Conference on General Thoracic Surgery Istanbul, Turkey October 26 - 28, 2002 2003 President Ion Bellenis 2002 - 2003 Secretary-General Richard Berrisford 2000 - 2006 2nd EACTS / ESTS JOINT MEETING Vienna, Austria October 12 - 15, 2003 2004 President Tomasz Grodzki 2003 - 2004 Secretary-General Richard Berrisford 2000 - 2006 11th European Conference on General Thoracic Surgery Zurich, Switzerland March 26 - 27, 2004 2005 President Walter Weder 2004 - 2005 Secretary-General Richard Berrisford 2000 - 2006 2nd Spring Meeting of the European Society of Thoracic Surgery Athens, Greece April 1 - 2, 2005 2006 President Semih Halezeroglu 2005 - 2006 Secretary-General Dirk Van Raemdonck 2006 - 2012 3rd Spring Meeting of the ESTS Cluj-Napoca, Romania May 12 - 13, 2006 2007 President Richard Berrisford 2006 - 2007 Secretary-General Dirk Van Raemdonck 2006 - 2012 15th European Conference on General Thoracic Surgery Leuven, Belgium June 3 - 6, 2007 2008 President Gaetano Rocco 2007 - 2008 Secretary-General Dirk Van Raemdonck 2006 - 2012 16th European Conference on General Thoracic Surgery Bologna, Italy June 8 - 11, 2008 2009 President Laureano Molins 2008 - 2009 Secretary-General Dirk Van Raemdonck 2006 - 2012 17th European Conference on General Thoracic Surgery Krakow, Poland May 31 - June 3, 2009 2010 President Michael Mueller 2009 - 2010 Secretary-General Dirk Van Raemdonck 2006 - 2012 18th European Conference on General Thoracic Surgery Valladolid, Spain May 30 - June 2, 2010 2011 President Gunda Leschber 2010 - 2011 Secretary-General Dirk Van Raemdonck 2006 - 2012 19th European Conference on General Thoracic Surgery Marseille, France June 05 - 08, 2011 2012 President Pascal Thomas 2011 - 2012 Secretary-General Alessandro Brunelli 2012 - 2021 20th European Conference on General Thoracic Surgery Essen, Germany June 10 - 13, 2012 2013 President Dirk Van Raemdonck 2012 - 2013 Secretary-General Alessandro Brunelli 2012 - 2021 21st European Conference on General Thoracic Surgery Birmingham, United Kingdom May 26 - 29, 2013 2014 President Federico Venuta 2013 - 2014 Secretary-General Alessandro Brunelli 2012 - 2021 22nd European Conference on General Thoracic Surgery Copenhagen, Denmark June 15 - 18, 2014 2015 President Alper Toker 2014 - 2015 Secretary-General Alessandro Brunelli 2012 - 2021 23rd European Conference on General Thoracic Surgery Lisbon, Portugal May 31 - June 3, 2015 2016 President Gonzalo Varela 2015 - 2016 Secretary-General Alessandro Brunelli 2012 - 2021 24th European Conference on General Thoracic Surgery Naples, Italy May 29 - June 1, 2016 2017 President Jaroslaw Kuzdzal 2016 - 2017 Secretary-General Alessandro Brunelli 2012 - 2021 25th European Conference on General Thoracic Surgery Innsbruck, Austria May 28 - 31, 2017 2018 President Konstantinos Papagiannopoulos 2017- 2018 Secretary-General Alessandro Brunelli 2012 - 2021 26th European Conference on General Thoracic Surgery Ljubljana, Slovenia May 27 - 30, 2018 2019 President Gilbert Massard 2018- 2019 Secretary-General Alessandro Brunelli 2012 - 2021 27th European Conference on General Thoracic Surgery Dublin, Ireland June 9 - 12, 2019 2020 President Enrico Ruffini 2019 - 2020 Secretary-General Alessandro Brunelli 2012 - 2021 1st ESTS Virtual Conference October 2 - 3, 2020 2021 President Enrico Ruffini 2019 - 2021 Secretary-General Alessandro Brunelli 2012 - 2021 29th European Conference on General Thoracic Surgery – Virtual Meeting June 20 - 22, 2021 2022 President Alessandro Brunelli 2022 - 2023 Secretary-General Hasan Batirel 2022 - 2023 30th European Conference on General Thoracic Surgery June 19 - 21, 2022 Want to contribute to the timeline? 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