Society of Thoracic Surgeons

A professional society of cardiothoracic surgeons that operates the STS National Database, a benchmark clinical registry for quality improvement, publishes The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, issues evidence based clinical practice guidelines, and advocates for the specialty across cardiac, thoracic, congenital, and critical care practice.

  • www.sts.org
  • Citadel
  • Chicago, IL
  • Professional and scientific society
  • Read from public sources, Jul 2026
65named by STS
233named by peers

Financial profile

Society of Thoracic Surgeons · EIN 36-3022713 · 501(c)(6)

Fiscal yearTotal revenueContributionsProgram servicesTotal expensesNet assetsYear end
FY2023$37,623,250$1,401,537$26,997,348$35,531,177$65,924,665Dec 2023
FY2022$32,055,717$1,277,819$22,675,193$31,839,675$55,443,900Dec 2022
FY2021$30,556,358$993,994$21,679,074$28,901,749$65,627,180Dec 2021
FY2020$35,419,706$1,064,334$22,212,068$28,938,987$56,976,823Dec 2020
FY2019$34,526,959$1,007,698$23,608,253$31,007,249$52,851,822Dec 2019
FY2018$27,766,010$1,484,633$20,704,209$25,452,687$44,504,346Dec 2018

Figures exactly as reported. A blank cell was blank on the form. The fiscal year links to the filing.

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Peer societies

Five societies Society of Thoracic Surgeons is read alongside.

Who backs STS

Every company Society of Thoracic Surgeons names publicly as a supporter, exactly as published. Companies also named by other associations on Sociogene come first.

CompanySupport as publishedAlso named by
AbbottExhibitorAND AAEM AAFP AAPA AACR +3
Arthrex, Inc.ExhibitorACS ASCA AAFPR AAPMR AATS +3
BDExhibitorACS ASCA AASLD AAGL ACCP +3
Cook MedicalExhibitorAATS ACCP ACG ASGE FAH +3
DePuy SynthesExhibitorASCA AAFPR AAOS AAPMR AAST +3
IntuitiveExhibitorAATS AAGL ACCP ACHE ASTS +3
MedtronicExhibitorAMSN ACS ASCA AAFP AAPMR +3
MERCK & CO INCExhibitorAAFP AAO AAP AAPA AAM +3
OctapharmaExhibitorAAN AAST AANEM ACR AOA +3
StrykerExhibitorACS ASCA AAOS AAOHN AAST +3
Zimmer BiometExhibitorASCA AAOS AAST AATS AAHKS +3
Designs for Vision, Inc.ExhibitorACS AAPD AATS APMA ASBS +2
Edwards LifesciencesExhibitorAATS ACC NHNPA PCNA SCAI +1
LocumTenens.comExhibitorACS AAPMR ACG APSA RSNA +1
Gore & AssociatesExhibitorADA ASMBS ASPS GFCC SVM
4DMedicalExhibitorAATS ACCP ATS RSNA
KLS MartinExhibitorACS AAST AAOMS CNS
Ronin Surgical Corp.ExhibitorACS AAST ASBS CNS
Scanlan International, Inc.ExhibitorACS AATS CNS IASLC
SurgiTel/General Scientific CorpExhibitorAGD AAPD CNS FDA
Synapse BiomedicalExhibitorAAPMR AAST AATS ACCP
BFW IncExhibitorASCA AATS CNS
Q-Optics & Quality Aspirators IncExhibitorAGD AAPD FDA
R&D Surgical USA IncExhibitorACS AATS CNS
CSLExhibitorASTCT AST
Nadia InternationalExhibitorACS CNS
Sontec InstrumentsExhibitorAATS ACVS
Sunoptic TechnologiesExhibitorASCA AATS
Thompson RetractorExhibitorAATS ASBS
Vascular Technology IncExhibitorAATS ACG
Wexler Surgical, IncExhibitorACS AATS
Able Medical DevicesExhibitorAATS
ArtivionExhibitorAATS
AtriCure Inc.ExhibitorAATS
Berlin Heart Inc.ExhibitorAATS
CenteseExhibitorAATS
Chase MedicalExhibitorAATS
CircumFix Solutions, Inc.ExhibitorAATS
Corcym Inc.ExhibitorAATS
enableCVExhibitorAATS
Essential PharmaceuticalsExhibitorAATS
Fehling Surgical InstrumentsExhibitorAATS
Front1 Health PartnersExhibitorAATS
Galvanize Therapeutics, Inc.,ExhibitorAATS
Genesee BioMedicalExhibitorAATS
LSI SolutionsExhibitorAATS
LungpacerExhibitorAATS
MedistimExhibitorAATS
Nordson MEDICALExhibitorAATS
Pinnacle Biologics, Inc.ExhibitorACCP
Terumo AorticExhibitorAATS
Thoragenix Innovations, IncExhibitorAATS
TransonicExhibitorCNS
Abyrx, INC.ExhibitorOnly Society of Thoracic Surgeons, so far
DELACROIX-CHEVALIERExhibitorOnly Society of Thoracic Surgeons, so far
EMR Operative Illustrations, Inc.ExhibitorOnly Society of Thoracic Surgeons, so far
EVONOS MEDICAL LPExhibitorOnly Society of Thoracic Surgeons, so far
HemostasisExhibitorOnly Society of Thoracic Surgeons, so far
Kapp SurgicalExhibitorOnly Society of Thoracic Surgeons, so far
Medical Instruments USAExhibitorOnly Society of Thoracic Surgeons, so far
NEOS SURGERYExhibitorOnly Society of Thoracic Surgeons, so far
ProCure On-DemandExhibitorOnly Society of Thoracic Surgeons, so far
Rultract Inc.ExhibitorOnly Society of Thoracic Surgeons, so far
Thoracic InnovationsExhibitorOnly Society of Thoracic Surgeons, so far
Xinhua Surgical Instrument Co.,Ltd.ExhibitorOnly Society of Thoracic Surgeons, so far
Sources: 1 published list, read September 2026

STS 2027 Annual Meeting exhibitors. Read September 27, 2026. Exhibitors booked so far for the 63rd Annual Meeting (January 2027); STS's own booth and a nonprofit tissue bank omitted. The Distinguished Partners page shows logos only as composite images with no readable names.

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Who backs Society of Thoracic Surgeons's peers, but not Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Companies named publicly by at least one of Society of Thoracic Surgeons's five peer societies, and not found in Society of Thoracic Surgeons's reviewed public records.

CompanyAATSASTSASPSAAOMSCNSPeers
AZPremier PlatinumNamed2 of 5
BMSBronzeFriend Circle2 of 5
IntegraNamedEmerald2 of 5
NateraGoldAssociate Circle2 of 5
SYLKE INC.NamedNamed2 of 5
TransmedicsSilverFounders Circle2 of 5
A. Fassano & CompanyNamed1 of 5
ACE Medical CompanyNamed1 of 5
Acera SurgicalNamed1 of 5
acesouthernDiamond1 of 5
Ad-Tech Medical Instrument Corp.Named1 of 5
Aegis MediTech, IncNamed1 of 5
AesculapPartner1 of 5
Alexion PharmaceuticalsNamed1 of 5
AllerganLegacy1 of 5
American Surgical CompanyNamed1 of 5
Applied MedicalNamed1 of 5
ASSIEmerald1 of 5
Avatar MedicalNamed1 of 5
AvitaEmerald1 of 5
BaltNamed1 of 5
BarricaidNamed1 of 5
Beijing Honghugaoxiang Science and Technology Development Co., LtdNamed1 of 5
Beijing Puhui Biomedical Engineering Co., Ltd.Named1 of 5
BimedisNamed1 of 5
Biocomposites Inc.Named1 of 5
Black Forest Medical GroupNamed1 of 5
Boss Instruments Ltd.Named1 of 5
BR SurgicalNamed1 of 5
brain4careNamed1 of 5
BrainlabNamed1 of 5
bridge to lifeFriend Circle1 of 5
CarboFix SpineNamed1 of 5
CareCreditLegacy1 of 5
caredx (1)Founders Circle1 of 5
Carl Zeiss MeditecPartner1 of 5
Carlsmed, incNamed1 of 5
CeevraNamed1 of 5
CerapedicsNamed1 of 5
Changzhou Junhua Medical Technology CO., LTDNamed1 of 5
Clarus Medical, LLCNamed1 of 5
ClearFlow, IncNamed1 of 5
ClearPoint Neuro, Inc.Named1 of 5
CosmetAssureRuby1 of 5
CTL AmedicaNamed1 of 5
Delacroix-Chevalier Surgical InstrumentsNamed1 of 5
DiaPharma GroupNamed1 of 5
DiscGenicsNamed1 of 5
DIXI MedicalNamed1 of 5
Double Medical Technology Inc.Named1 of 5
EBiNamed1 of 5
EDDA Technology, Inc.Named1 of 5
Eli Lilly & CompanyNamed1 of 5
elliquence, LLC.Named1 of 5
ElsevierNamed1 of 5
EnovisNamed1 of 5
EthiconNamed1 of 5
Ethicon ChinaNamed1 of 5
EvergenRuby1 of 5
evonos GmbH & Co. KGNamed1 of 5
FHC, Inc.Named1 of 5
Fujifilm Healthcare Americas Corp.Named1 of 5
FUJIFILM Healthcare Americas CorporationNamed1 of 5
Fusion Innovations LLCNamed1 of 5
g.tec medical engineering GmbHNamed1 of 5
GammaTileCollaborator1 of 5
GE HealthcareCollaborator1 of 5
GEM-SynovisRuby1 of 5
GetingeNamed1 of 5
Globus MedicalPartner1 of 5
Gore & AssociatesNamed1 of 5
Grena LtdNamed1 of 5
Grifols USA, LLCNamed1 of 5
GS Medical Co., Ltd.Named1 of 5
GUNZE INTERNATIONAL USA, INCNamed1 of 5
Haemonetics Corp.Named1 of 5
healthfirstAnnual Meeting Contributors1 of 5
HeartWorksNamed1 of 5
HemerionNamed1 of 5
Hemostasis BioMedicalNamed1 of 5
HighFiveAnnual Meeting Contributors1 of 5
HoloRay Inc.Named1 of 5
Hubly SurgicalNamed1 of 5
HyperfineNamed1 of 5
icotec Medical, Inc.Named1 of 5
Induce BiologicsNamed1 of 5
Innoviva Specialty TherapeuticsNamed1 of 5
Integra LifeSciencesCollaborator1 of 5
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.Named1 of 5
JenaValveNamed1 of 5
JJGold1 of 5
Johnson & Johnson Heart RecoveryNamed1 of 5
JTS SurgicalNamed1 of 5
KanduNamed1 of 5
Kapp Surgical Instrument Co.Named1 of 5
KARL STORZ EndoscopyNamed1 of 5
KelyniamNamed1 of 5
KerecisRuby1 of 5
Kirwan Surgical ProductsNamed1 of 5
Koh Young TechnologyNamed1 of 5
Kuros BiosciencesNamed1 of 5
Leica MicrosystemsCollaborator1 of 5
LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.Named1 of 5
Lenoss Medical, Inc.Named1 of 5
Life Instrument CorporationNamed1 of 5
LivaNovaNamed1 of 5
Long Island Coin - Christopher Imperato, Inc.Named1 of 5
Longeviti Neuro SolutionsCollaborator1 of 5
Lung BioengineeringSilver1 of 5
MagvationBronze1 of 5
MastheadNamed1 of 5
Materialise HQNamed1 of 5
MBS Locums LLCNamed1 of 5
MCI USANamed1 of 5
Mectron North AmericaNamed1 of 5
Medability USANamed1 of 5
MedactaNamed1 of 5
MedelaBronze1 of 5
Mediqus Asset Advisors, IncNamed1 of 5
MedivisNamed1 of 5
MentorPresident's Circle1 of 5
MeticulyNamed1 of 5
MiMedx Group, IncNamed1 of 5
Mitaka USA, Inc.Named1 of 5
Mizuho America, Inc.Named1 of 5
MMINamed1 of 5
Mobia MedicalNamed1 of 5
Momentum HealthNamed1 of 5
Monteris / Zimmer BiometNamed1 of 5
MotivaEmerald1 of 5
MPOWERHealthNamed1 of 5
MUTOHNamed1 of 5
Nanjing Devin Medical Technology Co., LtdNamed1 of 5
NatusNamed1 of 5
Neurona TherapeuticsNamed1 of 5
NeuroOne Medical TechnologiesNamed1 of 5
NeurOpticsNamed1 of 5
Nexsis BiosciencesNamed1 of 5
nobelbiocarePlatinum1 of 5
NovaradNamed1 of 5
NSK America Corp.Named1 of 5
Nuwellis, Inc.Named1 of 5
NX Development Corp.Named1 of 5
Oak Productions, Inc.Named1 of 5
Olympus AmericaCollaborator1 of 5
Olympus America, Inc.Named1 of 5
Omniscient NeurotechnologyNamed1 of 5
omsnicTitanium1 of 5
On Target Laboratories, Inc.Named1 of 5
OpInstruments GmbHNamed1 of 5
OptellumNamed1 of 5
Oral-Surgery-PartnersAnnual Meeting Supporters1 of 5
organ recovery systemsFriend Circle1 of 5
OrganogenesisEmerald1 of 5
organoxFriend Circle1 of 5
Ossium HealthNamed1 of 5
Osypka AGNamed1 of 5
PaciraRuby1 of 5
paragonixAssociate Circle1 of 5
PenumbraCollaborator1 of 5
Personalis, Inc.Named1 of 5
Peter Lazic U.S. Inc.Named1 of 5
Peters Surgical USA (Vitalitec International Inc.)Named1 of 5
PhasorCollaborator1 of 5
Phasor Health LLCNamed1 of 5
pirche (2)Friend Circle1 of 5
PMT CorporationNamed1 of 5
Premia SpineNamed1 of 5
PRRI CardiothoracicNamed1 of 5
Pulmera – CBeamNamed1 of 5
Pulse Biosciences, IncNamed1 of 5
Q-OpticsNamed1 of 5
QuantalXNamed1 of 5
Qure.aiNamed1 of 5
Radical Catheter TechnologiesNamed1 of 5
RapidAICollaborator1 of 5
RaumedicNamed1 of 5
Razor GenomicsNamed1 of 5
Remex Medical Corp.Named1 of 5
RenibusNamed1 of 5
Renovo Concepts, Inc.Named1 of 5
Robeauté IncNamed1 of 5
Rose Micro Solutions LLCNamed1 of 5
RosmanSearch, Inc.Named1 of 5
Rultract/Pemco Inc.Named1 of 5
sanofi newSponsor Circle1 of 5
ScanlanNamed1 of 5
Seemine International Medical CompanyNamed1 of 5
Shukla MedicalNamed1 of 5
SI-BONECollaborator1 of 5
Siemens HealthineersPartner1 of 5
SolventumDiamond1 of 5
SophysaNamed1 of 5
spargotestNamed1 of 5
Specialty1PartnersAnnual Meeting Supporters1 of 5
SpecialtyCareNamed1 of 5
Spine WaveNamed1 of 5
SpineartNamed1 of 5
Spineology, Inc.Named1 of 5
SpinTech MRINamed1 of 5
straumannDiamond1 of 5
Sunoptic SurgicalNamed1 of 5
Surgeons Capital ManagementNamed1 of 5
Surgical RealityNamed1 of 5
Surgical TheaterNamed1 of 5
Surgify MedicalNamed1 of 5
Surgitel/General Scientific CorpNamed1 of 5
Sutter Medical Technologies USANamed1 of 5
takedaSponsor Circle1 of 5
TDCPresident's Circle1 of 5
TELA-BioRuby1 of 5
Terumo NeuroCollaborator1 of 5
TheragenNamed1 of 5
Thieme PublishersNamed1 of 5
Thompson Surgical Instruments, Inc.Named1 of 5
Thoracent, a Maverix companyNamed1 of 5
TigerEmerald1 of 5
Tisgenx, Inc.Named1 of 5
Transonic Systems Inc.Named1 of 5
treloaronlineDiamond1 of 5
UpSurgeOnNamed1 of 5
USB Medical, Ltd.Named1 of 5
usosmPlatinum1 of 5
VB SpineNamed1 of 5
Veloxis (1)Sponsor Circle1 of 5
VertexRuby1 of 5
VivexNamed1 of 5
VPIX MedicalNamed1 of 5
Waston MedicalNamed1 of 5
xvivoFriend Circle1 of 5
ZAP Surgical Systems, Inc.Named1 of 5
ZEISSNamed1 of 5
ZiosoftNamed1 of 5

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The outside view

A professional society of cardiothoracic surgeons that operates the STS National Database, a benchmark clinical registry for quality improvement, publishes The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, issues evidence based clinical practice guidelines, and advocates for the specialty across cardiac, thoracic, congenital, and critical care practice.

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Their shape

The Citadel

Led from the center, built to endure.

The Citadel runs on clarity and decisiveness, its direction held by a strong center the whole organization moves behind. Its gift is speed and coherence, its challenge is leaning too heavily on the few at the middle.

Also reads toward The Republic and The Guild.

Strengths

→Decisions are clear and rarely second-guessed.
→Members trust that the institution will still be standing tomorrow.
→Strong operations keep the core running without drama.

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