The Congenital Heart Surgeons’ Society Center for Research and Quality 2025 Annual Report
The Congenital Heart Surgeons' Society (CHSS) is viewed by many as one of the most prestigious professional societies dedicated to pediatric and congenital cardiac surgery. The CHSS Center for Research and Quality (CRQ) Fall 2025 Work Weekend was held in Chicago on Saturday, October 25, 2025. The purpose of this article is to summarize the proceedings of the CHSS CRQ Fall 2025 Work Weekend and to provide a 2025 Annual Report of the CHSS CRQ. At the CHSS CRQ Fall 2025 Work Weekend, multiple topics were discussed related to ongoing CHSS research and quality initiatives. The CHSS CRQ is evolving to keep pace with the rapid evolution of medical informatics and the ever-evolving regulatory issues of clinical research. This 2025 Annual Report of the CHSS CRQ summarizes some of the ongoing initiatives at CHSS CRQ designed to assure that the CHSS CRQ continues to lead innovative and collaborative clinical research to improve pediatric and congenital cardiac care.
Authors
- Anusha Jegatheeswaran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7586-7526)
- Eugene H. Blackstone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9839-3567)
- Robert D.B. Jaquiss (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4086-6784)
- Osami Honjo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6373-0532)
- William M. DeCampli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6254-225X)
- Tara Karamlou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9315-7821)
- Bahaaldin Alsoufi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6353-7874)
- Lars Georg Svensson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5749-4588)
- Jeffrey Phillip Jacobs (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9916-929X)
- Linda M. Lambert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8572-9874)
- James K. Kirklin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7861-3267)
- Alison J Howell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2798-3831)
- David M. Overman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4321-9382)
- Joseph A. Dearani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2664-1290)
- Hani K. Najm (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-9355-794X)
- Cedric Manlhiot (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9419-7681)
- Christo I. Tchervenkov
- Subramanyan Ram Kumar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1487-4203)
- James D. St. Louis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7389-359X)
- Erle H. Austin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9382-2369)
- William G. Williams
- Marshall Lewis Jacobs
- J. Romano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-7881-3821)
Institutions
- Cleveland Clinic (US)
- Primary Children's Hospital (US)
- Children’s Minnesota - St. Paul Hospital (US)
- University of Louisville (US)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Augusta University (US)
- University of Michigan (US)
- Montreal Children's Hospital (CA)
- Great Ormond Street Hospital (GB)
- Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children (US)
- Hospital for Sick Children (CA)
- McGill University Health Centre (CA)
- University of Florida (US)
- Kosair Children's Hospital (US)
- Mayo Clinic in Arizona (US)
- Children's Minnesota (US)
- Kirklin Clinic (US)
- Mayo Clinic in Florida (US)
- University of Nebraska Medical Center (US)
- University of Cincinnati (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery
- Published
- 2026-10-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/21501351261477040
- Primary Topic
- Congenital Heart Disease Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00