Aortic Universe: From Birth to Adulthood

Schedule subject to change. This is a ticketed, pre-meeting event. Registration for the STS Annual Meeting is not required for attendance at this symposium, but a discount is available for attendees of STS 2025. Register for this course.

Sessions take place at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

Aortic Universe: From Birth to Adulthood

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Thursday, January 23, 2025
11:45am – 12:45pm PT
Thoraflex™ Hybrid – Conforming Arch Surgery to the Gold Standard
Location: 403A
Industry Speaker: Aung Oo, MBBS, FRCSEd(CTh), MD(Res) – St Bartholomew's Hospital
Industry Speaker: Derek R. Brinster, MD – Northwell Health - Lenox Hill
Industry Speaker: Malakh Shrestha, MBBS, PhD – Mayo Clinic
Industry Speaker: J. Alexander Weston, MD – UT Southwestern, Dallas
Industry Moderator: Fernando Fleischman, MD (he/him/his) – Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California
Industry SymposiumPreCon - Aortic
1:00pm – 1:05pm PT
Opening Remarks and Welcome
Location: 403B
Invited Speaker: Jennifer C. Romano, MD, MS (she/her/hers) – University of Michigan
Invited Speaker: Ibrahim Sultan, MD – University Of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Invited Speaker: George John Arnaoutakis, MD – University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School
Invited Speaker: Karen M. Kim, MD – UT Health Austin / Dell Medical School
PreCon - Aortic
1:05pm – 1:55pm PT
Session I: Inherited Aortic Disease: From Diagnosis to Lifelong Management
Location: 403B
Moderator: Thomas E. MacGillivray, MD – MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Moderator: Tracy R. Geoffrion, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Children's Wisconsin & Medical College of Wisconsin
Moderator: Edward P. Chen, MD – Duke University Medical Center
PreCon - Aortic
1:55pm – 2:45pm PT
Session II: Getting to the Root of the Problem
Location: 403B
Moderator: Karen M. Kim, MD – UT Health Austin / Dell Medical School
Moderator: S. Chris Malaisrie, MD – Northwestern Medicine/Northwestern University
Moderator: Joseph Bavaria, MD, FACS, FRCS (Edin) ad hom – Jefferson Health
PreCon - Aortic
2:45pm – 3:15pm PT
Break—Visit Pre-Conference Exhibits
Location: 403B
PreCon - Aortic
3:15pm – 4:00pm PT
Session III: Arch Disease: Be Bold?
Location: 403B
Moderator: Davide Pacini, MD, PhD – S. Orsola Hospital, University of Bologna
Moderator: T. Brett Reece, MD, MBA (he/him/his) – University of Colorado
PreCon - Aortic
4:00pm – 5:00pm PT
Session IV: Descending/TAAA
Location: 403B
Moderator: Maral Ouzounian, MD, PhD – Toronto General Hospital, University of Toronto
Moderator: Thomas M. Beaver, MD, MPH – University of Florida
PreCon - Aortic