Since 1989 an annual meeting has been hosted in Geilo, Norway originally focusing on research relating to cardiothoracic surgery under SSRCTS (Scandinavian Society for Research in Cardiothoracic Surgery).

The meeting has now been re-branded simply as the Geilo Meeting on Cardiovascular and Thoracic Research to emphasize that we welcome all researchers from different clinical specialties and backgrounds sharing the same passion on our common research field.

Along with this re-branding we have also changed the conference venue to the historical Dr. Holms Hotel.

We invite all interdisciplinary researchers within this domain, including cardiothoracic and vascular surgeons, cardiologists, engineers, physiologists etc. to attend this meeting. 

Clinical and experimental results are encouraged to be submitted for presentation. Both results finished for publication and preliminary results are welcome. In return we can promise a meeting with a relaxed synergetic atmosphere bridging different types of researchers with fruitful discussions during and after the scientific sessions, and with the potential of establishing collaborative consortia from networking.

The meeting is an excellent opportunity to share your latest scientific steps with your peers in the field of cardiac, vascular, or thoracic research, and to learn from experts in the field as well as to interact with the Scandinavian scientific network.

The Geilo Meeting is supported by the Scandinavian Association of Thoracic Surgery (SATS).