2011 Agenda

Date: April 1, 2011 - April 3, 2011 (3 days)

Location: Held at the Penrose Health Education & Research Center and the Antlers Hilton April 1-3, 2011. The 2011 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 1, 2011

6:00 am - 6:45 am

Registration

Registration in Antlers Hilton Lobby

6:45 am

Bus departs for JPHERC

7:15 am - 7:30 am

Continental Breakfast & Welcome

7:30 am - 9:30 am

Cardiac Surgery Lectures

MIS Valve Surgery

John Mehall, MD; Penrose Hospital

Current Management of Aortic Disease

John Doty, MD; Intermountain Medical Center

Percutaneous Valve Update

Vinod H. Thourani, MD; Emory University

9:30 am - 10:00 am

Industry Sponsor Break

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

General Thoracic Lectures

VATS Lobectomy

John A. Howington, MD, FACS; NorthShore University HealthSystem

Esophageal Perforation

Seth Force, MD; Emory University Healthcare

Stage I Lung Cancer in the Marginal Patient

Matthew G. Blum, MD; Penrose Hospital

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Lunch

1:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Off Pump Coronary Bypass

Off Pump Coronary Bypass

Vinod Thourani, MD; Emory University School of Medicine

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Aortic Valve

Aortic Valve Surgery Wet-Lab

Vinod H. Thourani, MD; Emory University

3:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Industry Sponsor Break

3:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Mitral Valve

Mitral Valve Lecture & Wet-Lab

John R. Doty, MD; Intermountain Medical Center

Saturday, April 2, 2011

7:00 am

Bus Departs for JPHERC

7:30 am - 8:00 am

Continental Breakfast

8:00 am - 8:30 am

Lecture

Blood Conservation and Hemostasis

Joseph C. Cleveland, Jr., MD; University of Colorado Health Sciences Center

8:30 am - 12:00 pm

Cardiovascular Track

Cardiac Hands-on Lab

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8:30 am - 12:00 pm

Cardiothoracic Track

Robotic Thymectomy

John A. Howington, MD, FACS; NorthShore University HealthSystem

Management of Stage 3 Lung Cancer

John D. Mitchell, MD; University of Colorado Denver

Chest Wall Resection and Reconstruction

Seth Force, MD; Emory University Healthcare

Management of Empyema

Matthew G. Blum, MD; Penrose Hospital

High Grade Dysplasia and T1N0 Esophageal Cancer

John D. Mitchell, MD; University of Colorado Denver

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Lunch

1:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Cardiothoracic Track

Thoracic Hands-on Lab

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1:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Cardiovascular Track

Endovascular Session Lecture & Hands-On

Grayson H. Wheatley III, MD; Arizona Heart Institute

Mechanical Circulatory Support

Joseph C. Cleveland, Jr., MD; University of Colorado

Stand Alone AF Ablation

Thomas Beaver, MD, MPH; University of Florida

General Robotics

Eric Lehr, MD, PhD, FRSCS; University of Maryland

Sunday, April 3, 2011

7:00 am - 7:30 am

Continental Breakfast

7:30 am - 11:30 am

Aortic Root

Aortic Root Replacement Techniques Lecture & Wet-lab

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