Agenda Subject to Change
Day 1 – Friday, November 1, 2024
7:00 – 7:40 Breakfast and Registration
7:40 – 7:50 CME Announcements
7:50 – 8:00 Introduction and Welcome | Joseph S. Coselli, MD, and Marc R. Moon, MD
SESSION I: Ascending Aorta and Root
Joseph S. Coselli, MD | Todd K. Rosengart, MD (Moderators)
8:00 – 8:12 Fate of the Unoperated Ascending Aortic Aneurysm | John A. Elefteriades, MD
8:12 – 8:24 Anatomy and Function of the Aortic Root: Implications for Reconstruction | D. Craig Miller, MD
8:24 – 8:36 Aortic Valve Repair: Tips and Tricks | Ismail El-Hamamsy, MD, PhD
8:36 – 8:48 Root Enlargement vs. Root Replacement: How to Deal with a Small Annulus | Bo Yang, MD, PhD
8:48 – 9:00 VSRR: How I Did It Then, How I Do It Now | Tirone E. David, MD
9:00 – 9:12 Redo Root Surgery: Results and Technical Pearls | Joseph E. Bavaria, MD
9:12 – 9:24 My Journey Through Five Decades of Aortic Surgery | Nicholas T. Kouchoukos, MD
9:24 – 9:50 Panel Discussion
9:50 – 10:10 Break and Exhibits
SESSION II: Coronary Revascularization Update (Concurrent Session)
Mario F.L. Gaudino, MD, PhD | Ravi K. Ghanta, MD (Moderators)
10:10 – 10:22 Functional Assessment of Ventricular Function: Assessing Operability | Juan Carlos Plana Gomez, MD
10:22 – 10:34 Medical Therapy of the Post-CABG Patient | Alan C. Braverman, MD
10:34 – 10:46 PCI vs. CABG in Multivessel Disease: Where Do We Stand in 2024? | Jennifer S. Lawton, MD
10:46 – 10:58 Treatment of Left Main Disease: Digging Deeper into EXCEL and NOBEL | Joseph F. Sabik, III, MD
10:58 – 11:10 Predicting Long-term Patency Preop and Intraop | John D. Puskas, MD
11:10 – 11:22 CABG in Patients with Ischemic Cardiomyopathy: Mechanical Support Options | Scott C. Silvestry, MD
11:22 – 11:45 Panel Discussion
SESSION III: Contemporary Treatment of Aortic Dissection (Concurrent Session)
Duke E. Cameron, MD | Vicente Orozco-Sevilla, MD (Moderators)
10:10 – 10:22 Heritable Connective Tissue Disorders: What We Know in 2024 | Dianna M. Milewicz, MD, PhD
10:22 – 10:34 Biology of Dissection vs. Aneurysm: Similarities and Differences | Scott A. LeMaire, MD
10:34 – 10:46 Cannulation Strategy and Temperature Management: How I Do It | Edward P. Chen, MD
10:46 – 10:58 Type A Dissection: Extent of Proximal and Distal Resection | S. Chris Malaisrie, MD
10:58 – 11:10 Extended Repair in Type A Dissection: B-SAFER | Eric E. Roselli, MD
11:10 – 11:22 Frozen Elephant Trunk in Europe: Is It Standard in Dissection? | Roberto Di Bartolomeo, MD
11:22 – 11:45 Panel Discussion
KEYNOTE
11:50 – 11:55 Introduction | Marc R. Moon, MD
11:55 – 12:30 Economics of Cardiac and Aortic Surgery: Understanding Your Worth | Joseph E. Bavaria, MD
LUNCH WITH BUD
12:30 – 12:40 Lunch Buffet Pick-Up in Foyer
12:40 – 12:45 Introduction | Joseph S. Coselli, MD, and Scott A. LeMaire, MD
12:45 – 1:10 50 Years with Drs. Cooley and DeBakey: Lessons Learned | O.H. “Bud” Frazier, MD
SESSION IV: Mitral / Tricuspid Update (Concurrent Session)
Ralph J. Damiano, Jr., MD | Gabriel Loor, MD (Moderators)
1:15 – 1:27 Understanding the Mitral Valve: From Bench to Bedside | Marc R. Moon, MD
1:27 – 1:39 Echocardiography in Mitral and Tricuspid Disease: Defining the Lesions | Randy Martin, MD
1:39 – 1:51 Degenerative Valve Repair: How to Make an Average Surgeon Great | Matthew A. Romano, MD
1:51 – 2:03 Ischemic MR: Should We Really Be Replacing All These Valves? | Michael A. Acker, MD
2:03 – 2:15 Tricuspid Regurgitation: Fix It, or Forget It? | Hartzell V. Schaff, MD
2:15 – 2:27 Surgical Approach to a Hostile Aortic or Mitral Annulus | Tirone E. David, MD
2:27 – 2:50 Panel Discussion
SESSION V: Coronary Revascularization Deep Dive (Concurrent Session)
John D. Puskas, MD | Alexis E. Shafii, MD (Moderators)
1:15 – 1:27 Designing the CABG Operation of the Future | Marc Ruel, MD, MPH
1:27 – 1:39 What is the Best Second Conduit? | Brittany A. Zwischenberger, MD
1:39 – 1:51 Hybrid Coronary Revascularization in Multivessel Disease | Michael E. Halkos, MD, MSc
1:51 – 2:03 Robotic CABG: Technical Tips and Tricks | Kenneth K. Liao, MD, PhD
2:03 – 2:15 Bilateral Mammary Grafting: How I Do It | John D. Puskas, MD
2:15 – 2:27 Management of Adults with Anomalous Coronary Arteries | Mario F.L. Gaudino, MD, PhD
2:27 – 2:50 Panel Discussion
2:50 – 3:10 Break and Exhibits
SESSION VI: Ross Procedure Deep Dive (Concurrent Session)
D. Craig Miller, MD | Alex Schutz, MD (Moderators)
3:10 – 3:22 Ross Renaissance – How to Build a Successful Program | Ismail El-Hamamsy, MD, PhD
3:22 – 3:34 Ross Procedure: How I Do It | William H. Ryan, MD
3:34 – 3:46 When Not to Perform the Ross Procedure | Maral Ouzounian, MD, PhD
3:46 – 3:58 Bentall Procedure for Root Disease | Duke E. Cameron, MD
3:58 – 4:10 Homograft Root Replacement: Still a Viable Option | Faisal G. Bakaeen, MD
4:10 – 4:22 When a Valve Cannot Be Repaired: Biologic or Mechanical? | Ani Anyanwu, MD
4:22 – 4:45 Panel Discussion
SESSION VII: Mitral / Tricuspid Master Class (Concurrent Session)
Michael A. Acker, MD | James J. Livesay, MD (Moderators)
3:10 – 3:22 Endocarditis of the Fibrous Trigone: To Spare or Not Spare the Mitral Valve | Piroze M. Davierwala, MCh, DNB, MD
3:22 – 3:34 Transcatheter Valve in MAC: When and How | Isaac George, MD
3:34 – 3:46 TEER: When I Do It, and When I Don’t | Gorav Ailawadi, MD
3:46 – 3:58 Guidelines vs. Practice in Mitral Valve Replacement | Matthew A. Romano, MD
3:58 – 4:10 Surgical Treatment of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Continuing to Evolve | Hartzell V. Schaff, MD
4:10 – 4:22 Cox-Maze Procedure: Who, When, and How? | Ralph J. Damiano, Jr., MD
4:22 – 4:45 Panel Discussion
FIRESIDE CHAT
4:50 – 5:15 From Curitiba to Toronto: A Fireside Chat with Tirone David | Tirone E. David, MD
Randy Martin, MD (Moderator)
5:15 – 5:30 Closing Remarks
Reception and Faculty Dinner to follow
