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Education/Quality/Wellness

Present and Future of Artificial Intelligence in Cardiothoracic Surgery

Saturday, January 25, 2025
3:30pm - 5:15pm PT
Location: 404AB

    Moderator(s)

  • Danny Ramzy, MD PhD (he/him/his)

    Professor and Chief of Cardiac Surgery
    UT Health Houston McGovern School of Medicine
    Houston, Texas, United States

    Disclosure(s): Abbot: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)

  • Joseph Dearani, MD

    Professor of Surgery
    Mayo Clinic
    Rochester, Minnesota, United States

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Disclosure(s):
Danny Ramzy, MD PhD: Abbot: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)
Joseph A. Dearani, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

Presentations:

  • 3:30pm - 3:40pm PT
    AI 101 for Cardiothoracic Surgeons

    Invited Speaker: Arman Arghami, MD MPH – Mayo Clinic

  • 3:40pm - 3:50pm PT
    State of AI in the Tech World

    Invited Speaker: Mostafa Toloui, PhD – Nvidia

  • 3:50pm - 4:00pm PT
    Surgeon Perception of Artificial Intelligence in Thoracic Surgery

    Presenting Author: Joseph J. Platz, MD (he/him/his) – Saint Louis University

  • 4:00pm - 4:10pm PT
    Deep Learning Model Produces a Highly Accurate Prediction of Outcomes from Time of Implant to Ten-Years Post Pediatric Heart Transplantation

    Presenting Author: Hosam F. Ahmed, MD, PhD – Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

  • 4:10pm - 4:25pm PT
    AI and the STS National Database

    Invited Speaker: David Shahian, MD – Massachusetts General Hospital

    Invited Speaker: Agni Orfanoudaki, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Oxford

  • 4:25pm - 4:35pm PT
    Adapt or Perish: Job Security in the AI Era

    Invited Speaker: Juan Crestanello, MD – Mayo Clinic

  • 4:35pm - 4:45pm PT
    AI and Robotics in Surgery

    Invited Speaker: T. Sloane Guy, MD – Georgia Heart Institute

  • 4:45pm - 4:55pm PT
    Ethical and Practical Considerations in AI Integration

    Invited Speaker: Shanda H. Blackmon, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Baylor College of Medicine

  • 4:55pm - 5:15pm PT
    Panel Discussion