352 - CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY

Saturday, October 26, 2024

3:15 PM – 4:15 PM PT

Room:116-117

Target Audience: Cardiac surgeons, Cardiac surgical trainees, Cardiologists

Co-Chair(s)

BL

BK Lam (he/him/his)

Cardiac Surgeon
University of Ottawa Heart Institute
University of Ottawa
Michel Pellerin (he/him/his)

CARDIAC SURGEON
Institut de Cardiologie de Montréal
Université de Montréal

This session will review the latest in minimally invasive technologies

At the end of this session participants will be able to:

Appreciating what is required to develop a successful minimally invasive program
Understanding when it is appropriate to intervene on the tricuspid valve
Determining where robotic approaches are reasonable in patients undergoing cardiac surgery

3:15 PM – 3:30 PM PT

MINIMALLY INVASIVE VALVE SURGERY: NEWYORK-PRESBYTERIAN/COLUMBIA EXPERIENCE
Special Invited Guest: Arnar Geirsson – New York Presbyterian-Columbia University Irving Medical Center
3:30 PM – 3:45 PM PT

TRICUSPID VALVE: THE NOW LESS FORGOTTEN VALVE FOR SURGEONS AND CARDIOLOGISTS
Special Invited Guest: Gilbert Tang, MD, MSc, MBA – Mount Sinai Health System
3:45 PM – 4:00 PM PT

ROBOTIC VALVE SURGERY: A MAINSTREAM OPTION
Special Invited Guest: Michael Halkos – Emory University
4:00 PM – 4:15 PM PT

DISCUSSANT
Presenter: Ansar Hassan, MD – CCS, CANCARE, CSCS