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Adult Cardiac

Trainees

Early Career Surgeons

Hands-On Course: Mitral Valve Repair

Sunday, January 26, 2025
7:00am - 8:30am PT
Location: Exhibit Hall

Non-CME Ticket (red)

    Course Director(s)

  • Steven Bolling, MD (he/him/his)

    University of Michigan Hospital
    Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

  • Stephanie Mick, MD (she/her/hers)

    Associate Professor of CT Surgery, Director of Robotic and Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
    New York Presbyterian Weill Cornell
    New York, New York, United States

    Disclosure(s): , Medtronic: Consultant (Ongoing); Abbott, Artivion, Atricure, Medtronic, Edwards, Terumo Aortic: Consultant (Ongoing); Ethicon Johnson & Johnson: Consultant (Ongoing)

    • Faculty(s)

  • Michael Acker, MD

    Julian Johnson Professor of Surgery
    University of Pennsylvania Medical Center
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

    Disclosure(s): BlueRock Therapeutics: Consultant (Ongoing); Edwards Life Science: Consultant (Ongoing)

  • Pavan Atluri, MD

    University of Pennsylvania
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

    Disclosure(s): Edwards Life Science: Advisory Board (Ongoing), Speaker (Ongoing)

  • Vinay Badhwar, MD

    Professor and Chair, Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
    West Virginia University
    Morgantown, West Virginia, United States

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

  • Joanna Chikwe, MD, FRCS

    Editor-in-Chief, The Annals of Thoracic Surgery; Professor & Chairman
    Cedars-Sinai
    Los Angeles, California, United States

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

  • Ralph Damiano, Jr., MD (he/him/his)

    Chief, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
    Washington University School of Medicine
    St. Louis, Missouri, United States

    Disclosure(s): Atricure: Research Grant (includes principal investigator, collaborator or consultant and pending grants as well as grants already received) (Ongoing), Speaker (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Edwards: Advisory Board (Ongoing), Speaker (Ongoing); Medtronic: Consultant (Ongoing), Speaker (Ongoing); Pulse Biosciences: Research Grant (includes principal investigator, collaborator or consultant and pending grants as well as grants already received) (Ongoing)

  • Dominic Emerson, MD, FACS

    Associate Professor
    Cedars Sinai
    Los Angeles, California, United States

    I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests..

  • Arnar Geirsson, MD (he/him/his)

    Professor of Surgery
    Columbia University Medical Center
    New York, New York, United States

    Disclosure(s): , Medtronic: Advisory Board (Ongoing), Consultant (Ongoing); Edwards Life Science: Advisory Board (Ongoing), Consultant (Ongoing)

  • T. Sloane Guy, MD

    Director of Minimally Invasive & Robotic Cardiac Surgery
    Georgia Heart Institute
    Gainesville, Georgia, United States

    Disclosure(s): No relevant disclosure to display

  • Michael Halkos, MD

    Emory University
    Atlanta, Georgia, United States

    Disclosure(s): medtronic: Advisory Board (Ongoing)

  • Gerald Lawrie, MD (he/him/his)

    DeBakey Distingushed Chair of Cardiac Surgery
    Houston Methodist Hospital Specialty Physician Group
    Houston, Texas, United States

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

  • Tom Nguyen, MD

    Professor of Surgery | Chief Medical Executive
    Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute
    Miami, Florida, United States

    Disclosure(s): Abbott: Speaker (Ongoing); Edwards Life Science: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)

  • 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)

  • Matthew Romano, MD

    University of Michigan Medical Center
    Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

  • Ahmad Sheikh, MD (he/him/his)

    Senior Physician Partner
    Kaiser Permanente
    San Francisco, California, United States

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

  • Moritz Wyler von Ballmoos, MD, PhD, MPH

    Professor & Chairman, Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery
    Texas Health Resources
    Fort Worth, Texas, United States

    Disclosure(s): Boston Scientific Corp: Advisory Board (Ongoing), Consultant (Ongoing)

  • Sabet Hashim, MD

    Chairman of Cardiac Surgery, Hartford Hospital|Co-Physician-in-Cheif, Heart & Vascular Institute|Senior Vice President
    Hartford HealthCare
    Hartford, Connecticut, United States

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

  • Alexander Brescia, MD, MSc

    Assistant Professor, Cardiac Surgery
    Washington University in St. Louis
    St. Louis, Missouri, United States

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

  • Barbara C. Hamilton, MD, MS

    Assistant Professor of Adult Cardiac Surgery
    University of Michigan
    Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

    I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests..

  • Tessa Watt, MD, MSc (she/her/hers)

    Assistant Professor of Cardiac Surgery
    University of Minnesota
    Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

    I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests..

  • Jeff Schneider, PA-C

    University of Michigan /Michigan Medicine, Michigan, United States

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

  • Thuy Le, PA-C

    APP Cardiac Surgery OR Manager
    University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, United States

    Disclosure(s): Baxter Pharmaceutical: Consultant (Ongoing); Edwards Life Science: Consultant (Ongoing)

  • Lindsay Nitsche, BS

    Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

    I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests..

  • Sarah Bond, MS, PA-C

    Physician Assistant
    The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Disclosure(s):
Steven F. Bolling, MD: No financial relationships to disclose
Stephanie Mick, MD: , Medtronic: Consultant (Ongoing); Abbott, Artivion, Atricure, Medtronic, Edwards, Terumo Aortic: Consultant (Ongoing); Ethicon Johnson & Johnson: Consultant (Ongoing)
Michael A. Acker, MD: BlueRock Therapeutics: Consultant (Ongoing); Edwards Life Science: Consultant (Ongoing)
Pavan Atluri, MD: Edwards Life Science: Advisory Board (Ongoing), Speaker (Ongoing)
Vinay Badhwar, MD: No financial relationships to disclose
Joanna Chikwe, MD, FRCS: No financial relationships to disclose
Ralph Damiano, MD, Jr.: Atricure: Research Grant (includes principal investigator, collaborator or consultant and pending grants as well as grants already received) (Ongoing), Speaker (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Edwards: Advisory Board (Ongoing), Speaker (Ongoing); Medtronic: Consultant (Ongoing), Speaker (Ongoing); Pulse Biosciences: Research Grant (includes principal investigator, collaborator or consultant and pending grants as well as grants already received) (Ongoing)
Arnar Geirsson, MD: , Medtronic: Advisory Board (Ongoing), Consultant (Ongoing); Edwards Life Science: Advisory Board (Ongoing), Consultant (Ongoing)
T. Sloane Guy, MD: No relevant disclosure to display
Michael E. Halkos, MD: medtronic: Advisory Board (Ongoing)
Gerald M. Lawrie, MD: No financial relationships to disclose
Tom C. Nguyen, MD: Abbott: Speaker (Ongoing); Edwards Life Science: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)
Danny Ramzy, MD PhD: Abbot: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)
Matthew Romano, MD: No financial relationships to disclose
Ahmad Y. Sheikh, MD: No financial relationships to disclose
Moritz C. Wyler von Ballmoos, MD, PhD, MPH: Boston Scientific Corp: Advisory Board (Ongoing), Consultant (Ongoing)
Sabet W. Hashim, MD: No financial relationships to disclose
Alexander A. Brescia, MD, MSc: Edwards Lifesciences: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)
Jeff Schneider, PA-C: No financial relationships to disclose
Thuy Le, PA-C: Baxter Pharmaceutical: Consultant (Ongoing); Edwards Life Science: Consultant (Ongoing)
Sarah Bond, MS, PA-C: No financial relationships to disclose