AATS: 2009 Program: Saturday, May 9

AATS: American Association for Thoracic Surgery.

2009 Program and Abstracts

Preliminary Program Outline

« 2009 Program Index

SATURDAY, MAY 9, 2009
8:00 am – 12:00 pm		New Technologies and Procedures in Congenital and Acquired Heart Surgery Room 302-306, Hynes Convention Center Chairman: Mark E. Galantowicz, MD Nationwide Children’s Hospital
8:00 am – 8:10 am		Welcome and Introduction
8:10 am – 8:30 am		Overview of Pediatric Heart Assist Devices in Development Tim Baldwin, PhD National Heart Lung and Blood Institute
8:30 am – 8:50 am		A Decision Matrix to Guide Device Selection for Pediatric Circulatory Support Brian W. Duncan, MD Cleveland Clinic Foundation
8:50 am – 9:10 am		A Decision Matrix for Adult Mechanical Circulatory Support Benjamin C. Sun, MD Ohio State University
9:10 am – 9:30 am		Heart Transplantation and High Pulmonary Vascular Resistance: Another Fallen Commandment? Sanjiv K. Gandhi, MD Saint Louis Children’s Hospital
9:30 am – 10:00 am		Pulmonary Assist Devices–Where DoWe Stand? Robert H. Bartlett, MD University of Michigan
10:00 am – 10:30 am		BREAK
10:30 am – 10:50 am		Hybrid Approach to HLHS Mark E. Galantowicz, MD Nationwide Children’s Hospital
10:50 am – 11:10 am		Hybrid Approach to other Congenital Heart Defects Emile A. Bacha, MD Children’s Hospital Boston
11:10 am – 11:30 am		Advanced Imaging in Coronary Surgery and Hybrid Procedures John G. Byrne, MD Vanderbilt Heart Institute
11:30 am – 11:50 am		3-D Image Based Surgical Planning of Aortic Valve Repair Pedro J. del Nido, MD Children’s Hospital Boston
11:50 am – 12:00 pm		Discussion
8:00 am – 12:00 pm		Thoracic Developmental Skills Room 312, Hynes Convention Center Chairman: Raja M. Flores, MD Memorial Sloan- Kettering Cancer Center
8:00 am – 8:05 am		Welcome and Introduction Raja M. Flores, MD Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
8:05 am – 8:25 am		The Thoracic Surgeon and Endobronchial Ultrasound Harvey I. Pass, MD New York University
8:25 am – 8:45 am		VATS Lobectomy: Technical Details of All Five Lobes Raja M. Flores, MD Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
8:45 am – 9:05 am		Robotic Lobectomy Bernard J. Park, MD Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
9:05 am – 9:25 am		Thoracoscopic LVRS and Sympathectomy Robert J. McKenna, MD Cedars Sinai Medical Center
9:25 am – 9:45 am		Resection and Reconstruction of Major Intrathoracic Vascular Structures Erino A. Rendina, MD University La Sapienza
9:45 am – 10:15 am		BREAK
10:15 am – 10:35 am		Ivor Lewis Esophagectomy–Refined, Expeditious and Oncologically Sound Manjit S. Bains, MD Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
10:35 am – 10:55 am		Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy Michael S. Kent, MD Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
10:55 am – 11:15 am		Tracheal Lesions– Initial Management and Subsequent Surgical Treatment Joel D. Cooper, MD University of Pennsylvania
11:15 am – 11:35 am		Chest Wall Resection and Reconstruction Michael J. Weyant, MD University of Colorado
11:35 am – 12:00 pm		Discussion
1:00 pm – 5:00 pm		Developing the Academic Surgeon Room 302-306, Hynes Convention Center Chairman:A. Marc Gillinov, MD Cleveland Clinic Foundation
1:00 pm – 1:10 pm		Introduction and Course Overview A. Marc Gillinov, MD Cleveland Clinic Foundation
1:10 pm – 1:30 pm		Academic Practice in Cardiothoracic Surgery: An Outdated Concept? Irving L. Kron, MD University of Virginia Health System
1:30 pm – 1:50 pm		The Cardiothoracic Surgeon as an Educator Stephen C. Yang, MD Johns Hopkins Medical Institute
1:50 pm – 2:10 pm		Basic Research in Thoracic Surgery David R. Jones, MD University of Virginia Health System
2:10 pm – 2:30 pm		Research and Medical Device Development A. Marc Gillinov, MD Cleveland Clinic Foundation
2:30 pm – 3:00 pm		Cardiothoracic Surgery: A Time of Opportunity James L. Cox, MD Washington University/St. Louis
3:00 pm – 3:20 pm		BREAK
3:20 pm – 3:40 pm		Beyond Clinical Trials: Building an Evidence Basis for Cardiothoracic Surgery of the Future Eugene H. Blackstone, MD Cleveland Clinic Foundation
3:40 pm – 4:00 pm		The NIH–Sponsored Cardiothoracic Surgical Trials Network Timothy J. Gardner, MD Christiana Care Health System
4:00 pm – 4:20 pm		Training for the Future Matthew R. Williams, MD Columbia University
4:20 pm – 4:40 pm		Cardiovascular Disease: An Integrated, Programmatic Approach Bruce W. Lytle, MD Cleveland Clinic Foundation
4:40 pm – 5:00 pm		Discussion

« 2009 Program Index

Policies | Find a Surgeon | About | Contact

We Model Excellence

Copyright © American Association for Thoracic Surgery. All rights reserved.
Read the Privacy Policy.
IMPORTANT REMINDER: The preceding information is intended only to provide
general guidance and not as a definitive basis for diagnosis or treatment in any particular case.
It is very important that you consult a doctor about any specific medical problem or question.