Young Surgeon Awards
ESCVS 2025 is searching for the most outstanding work from Young Surgeons!
*In the comments section, it is mandatory to include the phrase "Young Surgeon Award"
Award Categories
Young surgeons are invited to compete in the following categories:
- Cardiac Surgery
- Vascular or Endovascular Surgery
Prizes
The best abstracts will be rewarded with a monetary prize:
| Category | 1st Prize | 2nd Prize | 3rd Prize |
|
Cardiac Surgery |
€750 | €500 | €250 |
| Vascular Surgery | €750 | €500 | €250 |
Eligibility Criteria
What are the criteria to apply?
To apply, candidates must meet the following criteria:
- Be 35 years old or younger
- Submit an abstract for oral presentation (case reports are excluded)
- Be registered for the congress
Selection Process
- Applicants selected for the competition must personally present their work during the Young Surgeon Award Session
- The session will be chaired by ESCVS Executive Committee Members
- Presentations must be delivered in English
- The winner will be selected based on the abstract review and oral presentation during the Annual Congress
- The results will be officially announced at the Gala Dinner, where the award recipient will be invited to receive their prize
How to Apply
- Submit your abstract (excluding case reports) by March 23rd, 2025, for the ESCVS 2025 Meeting in Greece
- You must be under 35 years of age (send a copy of your passport to abstracts@conferre.gr)
- In the comments section, it is mandatory to include the phrase "Young Surgeon Award"
If your abstract is accepted for oral presentation, you will be notified if it is also selected for the Award Session
Abstract Topics
CARDIAC
- Adult Congenital
- AF and CABG
- Anesthesia Techniques and New Developments
- AnOPCAB (Anaortic Techniques)
- Aortic Valve and Aortic Root Surgery
- Atrioventricular Valve (Mitral/Tricuspid) Surgery
- Bypass Grafts and Configurations
- Challenging Cases
- Complex Congenital Heart Disease
- Coronary Artery Bypass in Women
- Diffuse Coronary Disease and Endarterectomy
- ERAS and New Techniques and Technologies
- Harvesting Techniques
- Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation
- Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction
- Management of Reoperations
- MICAB (Minimally Invasive Coronary
- Artery Bypass) (Including MIDCAB, MICS-CABG, TCRAT, LAST, MACAB)
- Off-pump CABG
- On-pump CABG
- Pulmonary Valve Intervention
- Quality Control and Graft Patency
- Robotic Techniques
- Role of Heart Team
- Total Arterial Revascularization
VASCULAR AND ENDOVASCULAR
- Abdominal Aorta
- AV Access
- Carotid Disease
- Miscellaneous
- PAOD
- Prosthetic Infections
- Thoracic Aorta
- Venous
- Visceral
INTERDISCIPLINARY
- Aortic dissection & Surgical Treatment (Open and Endovascular)
- Aortic Valve
- Arrhythmia Surgery
- Catheter-based Valve Procedures
- Clinical Trials / Guidelines / Registries
- Comparison of Surgical Versus Catheter Procedures and Complications
- ESC WG Cardiovascular Surgery
- ESC-ESCVS: Gaps in the Guidelines
- Heart Failure
- Heart Transplant and Circulatory Support
- Infective Endocarditis
- Intensive Care
- MCS / ECLS / ECMO
- Miscellaneous
- Mitral Valve
- Multivalve Disease
- Tricuspid Valve
*In the comments section, it is mandatory to include the phrase "Young Surgeon Award"
