2006 Agenda & Speakers

Date: May 19, 2006 - May 21, 2006 (3 days)

Location: University of Cincinnati Center for Surgical Innovation and the Marriott Kingsgate Conference Center

Course Participants: 60 Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellows

Note: Course size will be limited to allow an extensive hands-on lab experience.

Friday, May 19, 2006

12:00 pm

Welcome and Course Overview

The Thoracic Surgery Residents Association and the Thoracic Surgery Directors Association jointly sponsored the Cardiothoracic Technology Symposium

Welcome to the Cardiothoracic Technology Symposium

John R. Mehall, MD; President, Thoracic Surgery Residents Association

12:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Arrhythmia Surgery

Strategies for ablation techniques, lesion sets, and methods of concomitant and stand alone ablation will be discussed.

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Options for Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation

John W. Hammon, MD; Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC

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Energy Sources for Cardiac Ablation

David C. McGiffin, MD; University of Alabama Birmingham

Cryoablation

Robert F. Hebeler, MD; Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas

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Treatment of Lone Atrial Fibrillation

Randall K. Wolf, MD; University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio

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Ablation in Concomitant Coronary and Valve Surgery

John W. Hammon, MD; Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina

2:45 pm - 3:15 pm

Intro to Percutaneous Valve Technology

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Clinical Status of Percutaneous Valve Technology

Vinod H. Thourani, MD; Emory University, Altlanta, Georgia

3:45 pm - 5:00 pm

Port Access and Robotic Cardiac Surgery

Port access and robotic approaches to mitral valve disease will be discussed.

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Port Access Mitral Valve Repair

W. Clark Hargrove, MD; University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Robotic Mitral Valve Repair

J. Michael Smith, MD; Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio

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Robotic Mammary Takedown and TECAB

J. Michael Smith, MD; Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

ABTS Educational Session

A discussion of upcoming changes in requirements of the American Board of Thoracic Surgery

ABTS Presentation and Question and Answer Session

Carolyn E. Reed, MD; Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina

Saturday, May 20, 2006

7:00 am - 9:00 am

General Thoracic Surgery

Advanced Thoracoscopic Approaches the general thoracic surgery will be discussed.

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Advanced Thoracoscopy and Sympathectomy

Daniel L. Miller, MD; Emory University, Altlantal, Georgia

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VATS Lobectomy

Thomas A. D'Amico, MD; Duke University, Durham, North Carolina

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Minimally Invasive Approaches to Esophageal Disease

Mathew J. Schuchert, MD; University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Endovascular Update

Lecture update and hands on sessions with each type of device.

Faculty: Albert Pochettino, MD University of Pennsylvania, Frank Bowen, MD Lahey Clinic, Ali Khoynezhad, MD University of Nebraska.

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Thoracic Endovascular Therapy

Alberto Pochettino, MD; University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

10:00 am - 6:00 pm

Hands on Animal & Cadaver Laboratory

Hands on Animal and Cadaver Laboratory held at the University of Cincinnati Center for Surgical Innovation. Lab experiences include:

1. VATS Lobectomy

2. Port Access Valve Surgery (mitral and aortic)

3. Thoracoscopic TMR

4. Closed Chest A-Fib Ablation

5. Open Chest MAZE Procedure

6. OPCAB Retraction and Stabilization

7. Da Vinci Mitral Valve Repair

1:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Mitral Valve Repair Wet-Lab

J. Michael Smith, MD teaches a variety of repair techniques using leaflet resection and annuloplasty during a hands on porcine heart lab. Al fellows have their own porcine hearts, sutures, and a variety of annuloplasty rings.

7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Reception and Dinner

A reception and dinner for all fellows, faculty, and industry participants.

Sunday, May 21, 2006

7:00 am - 9:00 am

Heart Failure

Established and innovative surgical approaches to heart failure will be discussed.

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Ventricular Assist Devices

Igor D. Gregoric, MD; Texas Heart Institute, Houston, Texas

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High Risk Mitral Valve Repair

Richard Lee, MD; St. Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri

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Ventricular Restoration and Remodeling

Vivek Rao, MD; University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

9:30 am - 11:00 am

New Technology in Cardiac Surgery

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Thoracoscopic Transmyocardial Revascularization (TMR)

Gary S. Allen, MD; Osceola Hospital, Orlando, Florida

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Review of STS Guidelines on Blood Conservation

Victor A. Ferraris, MD; University of Kentucky

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Beating Heart Surgery

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Exposure, stabilization, and intra-operative management for OPCAB

Mitchell J. Magee, MD; Cardiopulmonary Research, Science, and Technology Institute, Dallas, Texas

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Hybrid Revascularization

Ross M. Reul, MD; Texas Heart Institute, Houston, Texas