On September 26 and 27, 1998, the first annual meeting of CATS was held in Toronto, and Dr. Griff Pearson presented the first F. Griffin Pearson Lectureship on the The History of Esophageal Surgery in Canada. Continuing the tradition, the Pearson Lecture is given at the CATS annual meeting in September.
| Year | Pearson Lecturer | Talk Title |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Altorki, Nasser K | Immunotherapy in the Treatment of Esophageal Cancer |
| 2022 | Waddell, Thomas | Multimodality of Management of Pulmonary Metastases |
| 2021 | Rusch, Valerie | Advances in Lung Cancer Care |
| 2020 | Walsh, Garrett | Paying homage to my Canadian surgical training and mentors after 30 years of a thoracic oncology practice |
| 2019 | Keshavjee, Shaf | State of the Art in Lung Transplantation |
| 2018 | Dunning, Joel | The new era of thoracic surgery |
| 2017 | Mitchell, John | Surgery for Mycobacterial Disease |
| 2016 | Naunheim, K | Thoracoscopic Sublobar Resections |
| 2015 | Rocco, G | An Algorithm for Chest Wall Reconstruction |
| 2014 | Duranceau, A | The Achalasia Myotomy |
| 2013 | Deschamps, C | Quality and Safety in the Surgical Practice at the Mayo Clinic |
| 2012 | Luketich, J | The Evolution of MIS Esophagectomy |
| 2011 | D’Amico, T | Thorascopic Lobectomy: Management of Locally Advanced Lung Cancer |
| 2010 | Patterson, A | Surgeons, Are We Being Left Behind? |
| 2009 | DeMeester, Tom | The Therapy Gap in Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease |
| 2008 | Goldstraw, Peter | History of TNM Staging in Cancer |
| 2007 | Cooper, Joel | History of Lung Transplantation |
| 2006 | Mathisen, Doug | Tracheal Surgery |
| 2005 | Wong, John | Esophagectomy for Cancer: A Proposal for International Best Practice |
| 2004 | Orringer, Mark | Transhiatal Esophagectomy – Evolution and Refinements |
| 2003 | Wood, Doug | Lung Volume Reduction Surgery: Results from the NETT and Outlook for the Future |
| 2002 | Ginsberg, Robert | Educating the Thoracic Surgeon: Past, Present and Future |
| 2001 | Mulder, David | Thoracic Trauma |
| 2000 | Dartevelle, Philippe | Surgery for Pulmonary Hypertension |
| 1999 | Deslauriers, Jean | Tracheo-Bronchoplasty in the Management of Lung Cancer |
| 1998 | Pearson, F Griffith | The History of Esophageal Surgery in Canada |