2010 Cardiovascular Track

Date: April 23, 2010 - April 25, 2010 (3 days)

Location:  Held at the University of Cincinnati Center for Surgical Innovation and the Marriott Kingsgate Hotel & Conference Center April 23-25, 2010. The 2010 CT Symposium will feature both a Cardiothoracic and a Cardiovascular Track to better tailor the program to the career interests of the participants.

Course Participants: The course is limited to 40 Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellows from across North America

Note: An accompanying letter of support from your program director is required. 

Friday, April 23, 2010

6:30 am - 7:30 am

Registration & Continental breakfast

Kingsgate - Lobby Level outside of Salon B

7:30 am - 8:00 am

Welcome

Kingsgate Grand Ballroom

MIS Valve Surgery

John Mehall, MD; Penrose Hospital

8:00 am - 9:30 am

Cardiac Surgery

Concomitant AF Ablation

John R. Doty, MD; Intermountain Medical Center

Percutaneous Valve Update

Vinod Thourani, MD; Crawford Long Hospital

9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Cardiac Surgery Simulator Experience

Center for Surgical Innovation (CSI) - University of Cincinnati Medical Campus 

9:30 am - 10:00 am

Sponsor Break

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

General Thoracic

Management of Esophageal Perforations

Richard K. Freeman, MD, MBA, FACS, FCCP; St Vincent Hospital

Robotic Thymectomy

Richard K. Freeman, MD, MBA, FACS, FCCP; St Vincent Hospital

Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy

Lyall A. Gorenstein, M.D.; New York Presbyterian Hospital

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Lunch

Caminetto - Kingsgate Lobby Level

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Aortic Valve

Aortic Valve Surgery & Aortic Valve Wet-Lab

Jacob DeLarosa, MD; Idaho State University

3:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Sponsor Break

3:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Mitral Valve

Mitral Valve Wet-Lab

J. Michael Smith, MD; Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeons, Inc.

6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Reception with Industry Sponsors

Caminetto - Oustide Terrace

7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Dinner with Industry Sponsors

Caminetto

Saturday, April 24, 2010

7:00 am - 7:30 am

Continental Breakfast (Kingsgate Lower Level)

Break Area – Kingsgate Lower Level

7:30 am - 8:30 am

Off Pump

Amphitheater - Kingsgate Lower Level

Off Pump Coronary By-pass

Michael Halkos, MD; Emory University

8:30 am - 12:00 pm

Cardiac Lab

Center for Surgical Innovation (CSI) - University of Cincinnati Medical Campus

9:00 am - 6:00 pm

Cardiac Surgery Simulator Experience

Center for Surgical Innovation (CSI) - University of Cincinnati Medical Campus

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Lunch

Caminetto – Kingsgate Lobby Level

1:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Endovascular Overview

Amphitheater – Kingsgate Lower Level

Endovascular Session Lecture & Hands-On

Wilson Szeto, MD; Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Endovascular Session Lecture & Hands-On

Ali Khoynezhad, MD; Creighton University Medical Center

3:30 pm - 4:00 pm

Break

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Pig Heart Lab

3F Valve Implant

James Cox, MD; Washington University in St. Louis

Sunday, April 25, 2010

7:00 am - 7:30 am

Continental Breakfast

Break Area – Kingsgate Lower Level

7:30 am - 11:30 am

Aortic Root

Amphitheater – Kingsgate Lower Level

Aortic Root Replacement Techniques

William F. Northrup, III, MD; CryoLife, Inc.