Tirone David
Symposium On Operative Techniques
AATS Foundation Honoring Our Mentors Program
Symposium Agenda
Ritz-Carlton, Toronto
Tirone David
Symposium on Operative Techniques
AATS Foundation Honoring Our Mentors Program
Ritz-Carlton – Toronto
FRIDAY JUNE 6, 2025
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07h00 – 07h30 |
BREAKFAST Main Ballroom |
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07h30 – 07h35 |
Opening Remarks |
Maral Ouzounian MD David Adams MD |
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07h35 – 07h45 |
Tribute Tirone David: Leadership and Legacy |
David Adams MD |
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07h45 – 08h00 |
Keynote Beyond Dogma and Data: What I Have Learned About Treating Patients with Mitral Valve Disease |
Tirone David MD |
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FRIDAY 08h00 – 10h10 SESSION 5: ESSENTIALS OF DEGENERATIVE MITRAL REPAIR MODERATORS: Marc Gillinov MD & Joseph Woo MD |
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08h00- 08h20 |
State of the Art Lecture: From valve analysis to reconstruction |
David Adams MD |
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08h20 – 08h30 |
Video Technique: Measure Twice, Cut Once: Chord Transposition |
Pat McCarthy MD |
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08h30 – 08h40 |
Video Technique: Artificial Neochordae |
Michael Chu MD |
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08h40 – 08h50 |
Video Technique: Respect and Resect |
Denis Bouchard MD |
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08h50 – 09h10 |
Panel discussion on operative techniques
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Audience + panel |
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09h10 – 09h30 |
Case Based Learning: Degenerative MV Repair Case 1: Decision Making in Patients over 65 Years of Age Expert Panel: Joanna Chikwe, Michael Halkos, Marc Moon, Michel Pellerin |
Case presenters: David Adams MD Ani Anyanwu MD |
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09h30 – 09h50 |
Case Based Learning: Degenerative MV Repair Case 2: Residual and Recurrent MR Expert Panel: Piroze Davierwala, Juan Pablo Umana, Denis Bouchard |
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09h50 – 10h10 |
Case Based Learning: Degenerative MV Repair Case 3: Complex Scenarios Expert Panel: Michael Borger, Gebrine El-Khoury, Tirone David |
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10h10 – 10h30 |
Session break |
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FRIDAY 10h30 – 12h15 SESSION 6: COMPLEX MITRAL VALVE PATHOLOGY MODERATORS: Pat McCarthy MD & Michael Borger MD |
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10h30 – 10h50 |
State of the Art Lecture: Reconstructive techniques in mitral valve endocarditis |
Gebrine El-Khoury MD |
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10h50 – 11h00 |
Video technique: How to perform an effective septal myectomy |
Tony Ralph-Edwards MD |
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11h00 – 11h10 |
Video technique: Surgical strategies in mitral annular calcification |
Ahmed El-Eshmawi MD |
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11h10 – 11h20 |
Video technique: Dealing with bileaflet prolapse |
Joanna Chikwe MD |
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11h20 – 11h45 |
Panel discussion on operative techniques Expert Panel: Gebrine El-Khoury, Tony Ralph-Edwards, Ahmed El-Eshmawi, Joanna Chikwe |
Audience + panel |
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11h45 – 12h15 |
Case Scenarios: How would you repair this valve? Choosing the best approach to treat mitral valve disease Expert Panel: Joanna Chikwe, Gilbert Tang, Joseph Woo, Michel Pellerin |
Case Presenters: Marc Gillinov MD Michael Halkos MD |
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12h15 – 13h00 |
BUFFET LUNCH Main ballroom |
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FRIDAY 13h00 – 14h40 SESSION 7: SPECIAL TOPICS MODERATORS: Joanna Chikwe MD and Marc Moon MD |
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13h00 – 13h15 |
State of the Art Lecture: Arrhythmogenic mitral valve disease |
David Adams MD |
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13h15 – 13h25 |
Video Technique: When and How I Perform an Effective Concomitant Maze Procedure |
James Cox MD |
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13h25 – 13h35 |
Hot Topic: Taking care of patients with severe MR and LV dysfunction: when to do what |
Vivek Rao MD |
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13h35 – 13h45 |
Hot Topic: Mitral valve surgery in severe LV dysfunction |
Ani Anyanwu MD |
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13h45 – 14h00 |
Hot Topic: How to keep the heart alive during complex operations |
Pedro Del Nido MD |
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14h00 – 14h20 |
Panel discussion on operative techniques Expert Panel: James Cox, Ani Anyanwu, Vivek Rao, Pedro Del Nido |
Audience + panel |
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14h20 – 14h40 |
Battle of Titans: Concomitant Tricuspid Valve Repair: Is the water still different in New York vs. Toronto? |
Moderator: Joanna Chikwe MD Discussants: David Adams MD Tirone David MD |
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14h40 – 15h00 |
Session break |
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FRIDAY 15h00 – 16h30 SESSION 8: COMPLEX PATHOLOGY IN VALVULAR HEART DISEASE MODERATORS: Tirone David MD and Craig Miller MD |
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15h00 – 15h20 |
State of the Art Lecture: Mitral Valve Repair and Valve Sparing Root for Syndromic Patients |
Tirone David MD |
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15h20 – 15h30 |
Video technique: The Commando Procedure with reconstruction of the mitral annulus: When and How I Do It |
Piroze Davierwala MD |
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15h30 – 15h40 |
Video Technique: Homograft for aortic and mitral endocarditis |
Juan-Pablo Umana MD |
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15h40 – 15h50 |
Video Technique: The Redo Root |
Mark Peterson MD |
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15h50 – 16h00 |
Hot Topic: Tumors with valve involvement |
RJ Cusimano MD |
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16h00 – 16h30 |
Panel discussion on operative techniques Expert Panel: Piroze Davierwala, Juan-Pablo Umana, Mark Peterson, RJ Cusimano |
Audience + panel |
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16h30 |
Day 1 ADJOURNS |
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18h00 – 20h00 |
COCKTAIL RECEPTION TBA |
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SATURDAY JUNE 7, 2025
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07h00 – 07h30 |
BREAKFAST Main Ballroom |
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07h30 – 07h35 |
Opening Remarks |
Maral Ouzounian MD David Adams MD |
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07h35 – 07h45 |
Tribute Tirone David: Leadership and Legacy |
Craig Miller MD |
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07h45 – 8h05 |
Keynote Beyond Dogma and Data: What I Have Learned About Treating Patients with Aortic Disease |
Tirone David MD |
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SATURDAY 08h10 – 10h00 SESSION 1: AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT MODERATORS: Maral Ouzounian MD & Marc Moon MD |
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08h10 – 08h25 |
State of the Art Lecture: Choosing the best aortic valve substitute: Mechanical, Tissue, or Ross – why and how |
Joseph Woo MD |
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08h25 – 08h35 |
Video Technique: Patch enlargement of the aortic annulus |
Bo Yang MD |
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08h35 – 08h45 |
Video Technique: Stentless root replacement for small aortic annulus |
Ed Chen MD |
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08h45 – 08h55 |
Video Technique: TAVI explant |
Brad Leshnower MD |
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08h55 – 09h20 |
Panel discussion on operative techniques Expert Panel: Joseph Woo, Bo Yang, Ed Chen, Brad Leshnower |
Audience + panel |
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09h20 – 09h35 |
Hot Topic: Promise and pitfalls of VIV TAVI |
Isaac George MD |
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09h35 – 10h00 |
Complex Case Scenario: Failing bioprosthetic aortic valve Expert Panel: Puja Kachroo, Joseph Woo, Gilbert Tang, Issac George |
Case Presenter: Michael Borger MD |
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10h00 – 10h30 |
Session break |
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SATURDAY 10h30 – 12h30 SESSION 2: ROSS PROCEDURE MODERATORS: Joe Bavaria MD & Ismail El-Hamamsy MD |
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10h30 – 10h50 |
State of the Art Lecture: The Ross Renaissance: lessons learned from history |
Maral Ouzounian MD |
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10h50 – 11h00 |
Video technique: Full root replacement |
Jordan Bloom MD |
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11h00 – 11h10 |
Video technique: Autograft inside a conduit |
Gebrine El Khoury MD |
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11h10 – 11h20 |
Video technique: Intraoperative residual AI after Ross |
Bert Williams MD |
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11h20 – 11h45 |
Panel discussion on operative techniques Expert Panel: Maral Quzounian, Jordan Bloom, Gebrine El-Khoury, Bert Williams |
Audience +panel |
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11h45 – 12h00 |
Hot Topic: Reoperations after the Ross procedure |
Elizabeth Stephens MD |
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12h00 – 12h30 |
Case scenario: Ross for isolated AI with dilated annulus Expert Panel: Gebrine El Khoury, Chris Burke, Mark Peterson |
Case Presenter: Ismail El-Hamamsy MD |
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12h30 – 13h15 |
BUFFET LUNCH Main ballroom |
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SATURDAY 13h15 – 15h15 SESSION 3: AORTIC VALVE & ROOT REPAIR MODERATORS: Tirone David MD & Joseph Woo MD |
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13h15 – 13h35 |
State of the Art Lecture: Repairing the Aortic Valve |
Laurent De Kerchove MD |
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13h35 – 13h45 |
Video Technique: Reimplantation of a tricuspid valve into a tubular Dacron graft |
Jennifer Chung MD |
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13h45 – 13h55 |
Video Technique: How I repair cusp prolapse and fenestrations |
Gebrine El-Khoury MD |
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13h55 – 14h05 |
Video Technique: Remodeling of the root for BAV with severe AI and root aneurysm |
Ismail El-Hamamsy MD |
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14h05 – 14h15 |
Video Technique: Asymmetric BAV repair |
Munir Boodhwani MD |
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14h15 – 14h25 |
Hot Topic: Residual AI after Root Repair: practical tips |
Hiroo Takayama MD |
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14h25 – 14h50 |
Panel discussion on operative techniques Expert Panel: Jennifer Chung, Gebrine El-Khoury, Ismail El-Hamamsy, Munir Boodhwani, Hiroo Takayama |
Audience + panel |
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14h50 – 15h15 |
Case Scenarios: How would you repair this valve? Intraoperative valve analysis Expert Panel: Ed Chen, Michael Chu, Laurent De Kerchove |
Case Presenter: Joe Bavaria MD |
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15h15 – 15h30 |
Session break |
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SATURDAY 15h30 – 17h15 SESSION 4: AORTA MODERATORS: Joseph Coselli MD & Eric Roselli MD |
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15h30 – 15h50 |
State of the Art Lecture: Evolving management of complex chronic dissections |
Joe Coselli MD |
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15h50 – 16h00 |
Video Technique: FET for Type A dissection |
Eric Roselli MD |
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16h00 – 16h10 |
Video Technique: Type A dissection with malperfusion |
Chad Hughes MD |
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16h10 – 16h20 |
Video Technique: Aortic arch repair |
Himanshu Patel MD |
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16h20 – 16h30 |
Video Technique: FET for chronic dissection |
Malakh Shrestha MD |
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16h30 – 16h50 |
Panel discussion on operative techniques Expert Panel: Chad Hughes, Himanshu Patel, Malakh Shrestha |
Audience + panel |
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16h50 – 17h15 |
Case Scenarios: How Would You Fix This Aorta? Residual arch and distal dissection after previous Type A repair Expert Panel: Stephen Lansman, David Spielvogel, Tom Gleason, Rania Preventza, Mark Peterson |
Case Presenter: Nimesh Desai MD |
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17h15-17h20 |
Closing Remarks – Adams / Ouzounian |
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17h20 |
Day 2 ADJOURNS |
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