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Congratulations to 2016 “Honoring Our Mentors” Fellows
Winners of the F. Griffith Pearson Fellowships and the Mark R. de Leval Fellowship announced.
F. Griffith Pearson Fellowship
Nestor Villamizar Ortiz, MD
Institution: University of Miami
Host Sponsor: Mark Onaitis, MD
Host Institution: Duke University Medical Center
Fellowship Focus: Robotic Surgery for Malignant and Benign Esophageal Pathology
Xiao Li, MD
Institution: Peking University People’s Hospital, Beijing, China
Host Sponsor: Mark K. Ferguson, MD
Host Institution: Department of Thoracic Surgery, University of Chicago
Fellowship Focus: Advanced Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery and Robotic Thoracic Surgery
Marc R. de Leval Fellowship
Jeremy Herrmann, MD
Institution: The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Host Sponsor: David Barron, MD
Host Institution: Birmingham Children’s Hospital, UK
Fellowship Focus: Management of ccTGA
Winners of the F. Griffith Pearson Fellowships and the Mark R. de Leval Fellowship announced.
F. Griffith Pearson Fellowship
Nestor Villamizar Ortiz, MD
Institution: University of Miami
Host Sponsor: Mark Onaitis, MD
Host Institution: Duke University Medical Center
Fellowship Focus: Robotic Surgery for Malignant and Benign Esophageal Pathology
Xiao Li, MD
Institution: Peking University People’s Hospital, Beijing, China
Host Sponsor: Mark K. Ferguson, MD
Host Institution: Department of Thoracic Surgery, University of Chicago
Fellowship Focus: Advanced Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery and Robotic Thoracic Surgery
Marc R. de Leval Fellowship
Jeremy Herrmann, MD
Institution: The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Host Sponsor: David Barron, MD
Host Institution: Birmingham Children’s Hospital, UK
Fellowship Focus: Management of ccTGA
Winners of the F. Griffith Pearson Fellowships and the Mark R. de Leval Fellowship announced.
F. Griffith Pearson Fellowship
Nestor Villamizar Ortiz, MD
Institution: University of Miami
Host Sponsor: Mark Onaitis, MD
Host Institution: Duke University Medical Center
Fellowship Focus: Robotic Surgery for Malignant and Benign Esophageal Pathology
Xiao Li, MD
Institution: Peking University People’s Hospital, Beijing, China
Host Sponsor: Mark K. Ferguson, MD
Host Institution: Department of Thoracic Surgery, University of Chicago
Fellowship Focus: Advanced Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery and Robotic Thoracic Surgery
Marc R. de Leval Fellowship
Jeremy Herrmann, MD
Institution: The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Host Sponsor: David Barron, MD
Host Institution: Birmingham Children’s Hospital, UK
Fellowship Focus: Management of ccTGA
Current Award Openings – April Deadlines
Ethicon Fellowship for Advanced Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery
The Ethicon Fellowship for Advanced Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery offers an educational experience for North American young thoracic and/or cardiothoracic surgeons and their surgical teams (up to three members) to enhance their skills in thoracic minimally invasive surgery by spending a one- or two-day period at clinical sites.
Deadline: April 15, 2016
Surgical Robotics Fellowship
The Surgical Robotics Fellowship provides an advanced educational experience for 20 North American general thoracic awardees and their attending surgeons to spend a two-day period at an Intuitive Surgical facility to experience an advanced training course on its Da Vinci System. Successful applicants will receive a mixture of didactic and hands-on lectures to maximize the value of the Fellowship. Includes a $2,500 grant to defray airfare and accommodations.
Deadline: April 15, 2016
Ethicon Fellowship for Advanced Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery
The Ethicon Fellowship for Advanced Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery offers an educational experience for North American young thoracic and/or cardiothoracic surgeons and their surgical teams (up to three members) to enhance their skills in thoracic minimally invasive surgery by spending a one- or two-day period at clinical sites.
Deadline: April 15, 2016
Surgical Robotics Fellowship
The Surgical Robotics Fellowship provides an advanced educational experience for 20 North American general thoracic awardees and their attending surgeons to spend a two-day period at an Intuitive Surgical facility to experience an advanced training course on its Da Vinci System. Successful applicants will receive a mixture of didactic and hands-on lectures to maximize the value of the Fellowship. Includes a $2,500 grant to defray airfare and accommodations.
Deadline: April 15, 2016
Ethicon Fellowship for Advanced Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery
The Ethicon Fellowship for Advanced Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery offers an educational experience for North American young thoracic and/or cardiothoracic surgeons and their surgical teams (up to three members) to enhance their skills in thoracic minimally invasive surgery by spending a one- or two-day period at clinical sites.
Deadline: April 15, 2016
Surgical Robotics Fellowship
The Surgical Robotics Fellowship provides an advanced educational experience for 20 North American general thoracic awardees and their attending surgeons to spend a two-day period at an Intuitive Surgical facility to experience an advanced training course on its Da Vinci System. Successful applicants will receive a mixture of didactic and hands-on lectures to maximize the value of the Fellowship. Includes a $2,500 grant to defray airfare and accommodations.
Deadline: April 15, 2016
AATS 96th Annual Meeting
May 14-18, 2016
Baltimore, MD
President & Annual Meeting Chair
Joseph S. Coselli
Annual Meeting Co-Chairs
Charles D. Fraser
David R. Jones
View Preliminary Program, Speakers, Presentations and Full Abstracts
The 96th Annual Meeting is a five-day program of state-of-the-art presentations by renowned experts. Attendees will enhance their knowledge and skills in a wide-range of subjects including general and specialized cardiac surgery, emerging technologies, congenital heart disease, critical care and aortic/endovascular surgery.
Don’t miss this year’s exciting program including:
Saturday Skills Courses featuring Combined Luncheon Speaker: Denton A. Cooley, followed by Hands-On Sessions
Sunday Postgraduate Symposia with Legends Luncheons featuring Joel D. Cooper and John L. Ochsner
New: Survival Guide for the Cardiothoracic Surgical Team course following by a Hands-On Session (Available to Residents, Fellows and Health Care Professionals Only)
Presidential Address: Competition: Perspiration to Inspiration “Aut viam inveniam aut faciam”, Joseph S. Coselli, Baylor College of Medicine
Basic Science Lecture: Stopping Incurable Cancers through Eliminating their Anti-Oxidative Defenses, James D. Watson, a Nobel Prize-winning biophysicist and researcher who is credited with co-discovering the double-helix structure of DNA.
Honored Guest Lecture: Brian Kelly, Notre Dame Head Football Coach and a veteran of 23 seasons as a collegiate head coach. Brian Kelly brings a championship tradition to his fifth year as the 29th head football coach at the University of Notre Dame.
Emerging Technologies & Techniques For: Adult Cardiac and General Thoracic
VAD/ECMO SessionMasters of Surgery: Video Sessions
AATS Learning Center: Featuring cutting-edge case videos of novel procedures and surgical techniques.
May 14-18, 2016
Baltimore, MD
President & Annual Meeting Chair
Joseph S. Coselli
Annual Meeting Co-Chairs
Charles D. Fraser
David R. Jones
View Preliminary Program, Speakers, Presentations and Full Abstracts
The 96th Annual Meeting is a five-day program of state-of-the-art presentations by renowned experts. Attendees will enhance their knowledge and skills in a wide-range of subjects including general and specialized cardiac surgery, emerging technologies, congenital heart disease, critical care and aortic/endovascular surgery.
Don’t miss this year’s exciting program including:
Saturday Skills Courses featuring Combined Luncheon Speaker: Denton A. Cooley, followed by Hands-On Sessions
Sunday Postgraduate Symposia with Legends Luncheons featuring Joel D. Cooper and John L. Ochsner
New: Survival Guide for the Cardiothoracic Surgical Team course following by a Hands-On Session (Available to Residents, Fellows and Health Care Professionals Only)
Presidential Address: Competition: Perspiration to Inspiration “Aut viam inveniam aut faciam”, Joseph S. Coselli, Baylor College of Medicine
Basic Science Lecture: Stopping Incurable Cancers through Eliminating their Anti-Oxidative Defenses, James D. Watson, a Nobel Prize-winning biophysicist and researcher who is credited with co-discovering the double-helix structure of DNA.
Honored Guest Lecture: Brian Kelly, Notre Dame Head Football Coach and a veteran of 23 seasons as a collegiate head coach. Brian Kelly brings a championship tradition to his fifth year as the 29th head football coach at the University of Notre Dame.
Emerging Technologies & Techniques For: Adult Cardiac and General Thoracic
VAD/ECMO SessionMasters of Surgery: Video Sessions
AATS Learning Center: Featuring cutting-edge case videos of novel procedures and surgical techniques.
May 14-18, 2016
Baltimore, MD
President & Annual Meeting Chair
Joseph S. Coselli
Annual Meeting Co-Chairs
Charles D. Fraser
David R. Jones
View Preliminary Program, Speakers, Presentations and Full Abstracts
The 96th Annual Meeting is a five-day program of state-of-the-art presentations by renowned experts. Attendees will enhance their knowledge and skills in a wide-range of subjects including general and specialized cardiac surgery, emerging technologies, congenital heart disease, critical care and aortic/endovascular surgery.
Don’t miss this year’s exciting program including:
Saturday Skills Courses featuring Combined Luncheon Speaker: Denton A. Cooley, followed by Hands-On Sessions
Sunday Postgraduate Symposia with Legends Luncheons featuring Joel D. Cooper and John L. Ochsner
New: Survival Guide for the Cardiothoracic Surgical Team course following by a Hands-On Session (Available to Residents, Fellows and Health Care Professionals Only)
Presidential Address: Competition: Perspiration to Inspiration “Aut viam inveniam aut faciam”, Joseph S. Coselli, Baylor College of Medicine
Basic Science Lecture: Stopping Incurable Cancers through Eliminating their Anti-Oxidative Defenses, James D. Watson, a Nobel Prize-winning biophysicist and researcher who is credited with co-discovering the double-helix structure of DNA.
Honored Guest Lecture: Brian Kelly, Notre Dame Head Football Coach and a veteran of 23 seasons as a collegiate head coach. Brian Kelly brings a championship tradition to his fifth year as the 29th head football coach at the University of Notre Dame.
Emerging Technologies & Techniques For: Adult Cardiac and General Thoracic
VAD/ECMO SessionMasters of Surgery: Video Sessions
AATS Learning Center: Featuring cutting-edge case videos of novel procedures and surgical techniques.
AATS Aortic Symposium
May 12–13, 2016
New York, NY
Course Directors
Joseph S. Coselli
Steven L. Lansman
The 2016 AATS Aortic Symposium is a two-day symposium focused on the pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of aortic aneurysms and dissections. The conference is designed for cardiovascular and thoracic surgeons, residents, perfusionists, ICU and OR nurses and others involved in aortic disease patient care. Faculty members include world leaders in the field who will share their experiences treating difficult aortic disease cases.
May 12–13, 2016
New York, NY
Course Directors
Joseph S. Coselli
Steven L. Lansman
The 2016 AATS Aortic Symposium is a two-day symposium focused on the pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of aortic aneurysms and dissections. The conference is designed for cardiovascular and thoracic surgeons, residents, perfusionists, ICU and OR nurses and others involved in aortic disease patient care. Faculty members include world leaders in the field who will share their experiences treating difficult aortic disease cases.
May 12–13, 2016
New York, NY
Course Directors
Joseph S. Coselli
Steven L. Lansman
The 2016 AATS Aortic Symposium is a two-day symposium focused on the pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of aortic aneurysms and dissections. The conference is designed for cardiovascular and thoracic surgeons, residents, perfusionists, ICU and OR nurses and others involved in aortic disease patient care. Faculty members include world leaders in the field who will share their experiences treating difficult aortic disease cases.
Take Advantage of AATS Annual Meeting Registration Packages
Health Care Professional Package: Includes Saturday Courses, Sunday Symposia and the 96th Annual Meeting (Monday-Wednesday). Register before March 25, 2016 for only $400 — a savings of $300.
Resident/Fellow and Medical Student Package: Includes Saturday Courses, Sunday Symposia and the 96th Annual Meeting (Monday-Wednesday). Register before March 25, 2016 and attend for no charge. After that date, the fee is $300 — a savings of $300.
Saturday Courses and Sunday Symposia Registration: Register for a Saturday course and/or a Sunday symposium and have access to all other courses/symposia taking place that same day. Note: Registration for the Saturday courses and/or Sunday symposium is separate from the Annual Meeting fee.
Health Care Professional Package: Includes Saturday Courses, Sunday Symposia and the 96th Annual Meeting (Monday-Wednesday). Register before March 25, 2016 for only $400 — a savings of $300.
Resident/Fellow and Medical Student Package: Includes Saturday Courses, Sunday Symposia and the 96th Annual Meeting (Monday-Wednesday). Register before March 25, 2016 and attend for no charge. After that date, the fee is $300 — a savings of $300.
Saturday Courses and Sunday Symposia Registration: Register for a Saturday course and/or a Sunday symposium and have access to all other courses/symposia taking place that same day. Note: Registration for the Saturday courses and/or Sunday symposium is separate from the Annual Meeting fee.
Health Care Professional Package: Includes Saturday Courses, Sunday Symposia and the 96th Annual Meeting (Monday-Wednesday). Register before March 25, 2016 for only $400 — a savings of $300.
Resident/Fellow and Medical Student Package: Includes Saturday Courses, Sunday Symposia and the 96th Annual Meeting (Monday-Wednesday). Register before March 25, 2016 and attend for no charge. After that date, the fee is $300 — a savings of $300.
Saturday Courses and Sunday Symposia Registration: Register for a Saturday course and/or a Sunday symposium and have access to all other courses/symposia taking place that same day. Note: Registration for the Saturday courses and/or Sunday symposium is separate from the Annual Meeting fee.
AATS Week 2016 Registration & Housing Open!
AATS Week 2016 includes Two Terrific Events
Aortic Symposium
May 12–13, 2016
New York, NY
96th Annual Meeting
May 14-18, 2016
Baltimore, MD
Register for AATS Week 2016 today & receive a $100 discount off the AATS Aortic Symposium registration fee
AATS Week 2016 includes Two Terrific Events
Aortic Symposium
May 12–13, 2016
New York, NY
96th Annual Meeting
May 14-18, 2016
Baltimore, MD
Register for AATS Week 2016 today & receive a $100 discount off the AATS Aortic Symposium registration fee
AATS Week 2016 includes Two Terrific Events
Aortic Symposium
May 12–13, 2016
New York, NY
96th Annual Meeting
May 14-18, 2016
Baltimore, MD
Register for AATS Week 2016 today & receive a $100 discount off the AATS Aortic Symposium registration fee
Exciting Program Set for AATS Week 2016, Register Today!
Be a part of an extraordinary week of science, sharing the latest advances in cardiothoracic surgery with colleagues from around the world -- AATS Week 2016. The week starts off with the two-day Aortic Symposium (May 12–13/New York City) followed by the 96th AATS Annual Meeting (May 14-18/Baltimore, MD). Register now!
Be a part of an extraordinary week of science, sharing the latest advances in cardiothoracic surgery with colleagues from around the world -- AATS Week 2016. The week starts off with the two-day Aortic Symposium (May 12–13/New York City) followed by the 96th AATS Annual Meeting (May 14-18/Baltimore, MD). Register now!
Be a part of an extraordinary week of science, sharing the latest advances in cardiothoracic surgery with colleagues from around the world -- AATS Week 2016. The week starts off with the two-day Aortic Symposium (May 12–13/New York City) followed by the 96th AATS Annual Meeting (May 14-18/Baltimore, MD). Register now!
Don’t Miss AATS Week
AATS Week 2016 Registration & Housing Open!
AATS Week 2016 includes Two Terrific Events
Aortic Symposium
May 12–13, 2016
New York, NY
96th Annual Meeting
May 14-18, 2016
Baltimore, MD
Register for AATS Week 2016 today & receive a $100 discount off the AATS Aortic Symposium registration fee
Registration & Housing Now Open: Register online or via phone or mail/fax.
Online
Phone: Customer Service Desk: (US) 800- 424-5249; (International) 847-996-5829
Mail/fax: Get the registration form online. By mail: AATS/Experient, 5202 Presidents Court, Frederick, MD 21705 with check and credit card information. By fax: 301-694-5124.
Take Advantage of These AATS Annual Meeting Opportunities
Annual Meeting Registration Packages
Health Care Professional Package: Includes registration for the Saturday Courses, Sunday Symposium and the 96th Annual Meeting (Monday-Wednesday). Register before March 25, 2016 for only $400, after which the fee goes up to $500 — a savings of $300.
Resident/Fellow and Medical Student Package: Includes registration for the Saturday Courses, Sunday Symposium and the 96th Annual Meeting (Monday-Wednesday). Register before March 25, 2016 and attend for no charge. After that date, the fee is $300 — a savings of $300.
Saturday Courses and Sunday Symposium Registration: Register for a Saturday course and/or a Sunday symposium and have access to all other courses/symposia taking place that same day. Note: Registration for the Saturday courses and/or Sunday symposium is separate from the Annual Meeting fee.
AATS Aortic Symposium
May 12–13, 2016
New York, NY
Course Directors
Joseph S. Coselli
Steven L. Lansman
The 2016 AATS Aortic Symposium is a two-day symposium focused on the pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of aortic aneurysms and dissections. The conference is designed for cardiovascular and thoracic surgeons, residents, perfusionists, ICU and OR nurses and others involved in aortic disease patient care. Faculty members include world leaders in the field who will share their experiences treating difficult aortic disease cases.
View Preliminary Program, Speakers, Presentations & Full Abstracts
AATS 96th Annual Meeting
May 14-18, 2016
Baltimore, MD
President & Annual Meeting ChaiR
Joseph S. Coselli
Annual Meeting Co-Chairs
Charles D. Fraser
David R. Jones
View Preliminary Program, Speakers, Presentations and Full Abstracts
The 96th Annual Meeting is a five-day program of state-of-the-art presentations by renowned experts. Attendees will enhance their knowledge and skills in a wide-range of subjects including general and specialized cardiac surgery, emerging technologies, congenital heart disease, critical care and aortic/endovascular surgery.
Don’t miss this year’s exciting program including:
Saturday Skills Courses featuring Combined Luncheon Speaker: Denton A. Cooley, followed by Hands-On Sessions
Sunday Postgraduate Symposia with Legends Luncheons featuring Joel D. Cooper and John L. Ochsner
New: Survival Guide for the Cardiothoracic Surgical Team course following by a Hands-On Session (Available to Residents, Fellows and Health Care Professionals Only)
Presidential Address: Competition: Perspiration to Inspiration “Aut viam inveniam aut faciam”, Joseph S. Coselli, Baylor College of Medicine
Basic Science Lecture: Stopping Incurable Cancers through Eliminating their Anti-Oxidative Defenses, James D. Watson, a Nobel Prize-winning biophysicist and researcher who is credited with co-discovering the double-helix structure of DNA.
Honored Guest Lecture: Brian Kelly, Notre Dame Head Football Coach and a veteran of 23 seasons as a collegiate head coach. Brian Kelly brings a championship tradition to his fifth year as the 29th head football coach at the University of Notre Dame.
Emerging Technologies & Techniques Fora: Adult Cardiac and General Thoracic
VAD/ECMO Session
Masters of Surgery: Video Sessions
AATS Learning Center: Featuring cutting-edge case videos of novel procedures and surgical techniques.
AATS Week 2016 Registration & Housing Open!
AATS Week 2016 includes Two Terrific Events
Aortic Symposium
May 12–13, 2016
New York, NY
96th Annual Meeting
May 14-18, 2016
Baltimore, MD
Register for AATS Week 2016 today & receive a $100 discount off the AATS Aortic Symposium registration fee
Registration & Housing Now Open: Register online or via phone or mail/fax.
Online
Phone: Customer Service Desk: (US) 800- 424-5249; (International) 847-996-5829
Mail/fax: Get the registration form online. By mail: AATS/Experient, 5202 Presidents Court, Frederick, MD 21705 with check and credit card information. By fax: 301-694-5124.
Take Advantage of These AATS Annual Meeting Opportunities
Annual Meeting Registration Packages
Health Care Professional Package: Includes registration for the Saturday Courses, Sunday Symposium and the 96th Annual Meeting (Monday-Wednesday). Register before March 25, 2016 for only $400, after which the fee goes up to $500 — a savings of $300.
Resident/Fellow and Medical Student Package: Includes registration for the Saturday Courses, Sunday Symposium and the 96th Annual Meeting (Monday-Wednesday). Register before March 25, 2016 and attend for no charge. After that date, the fee is $300 — a savings of $300.
Saturday Courses and Sunday Symposium Registration: Register for a Saturday course and/or a Sunday symposium and have access to all other courses/symposia taking place that same day. Note: Registration for the Saturday courses and/or Sunday symposium is separate from the Annual Meeting fee.
AATS Aortic Symposium
May 12–13, 2016
New York, NY
Course Directors
Joseph S. Coselli
Steven L. Lansman
The 2016 AATS Aortic Symposium is a two-day symposium focused on the pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of aortic aneurysms and dissections. The conference is designed for cardiovascular and thoracic surgeons, residents, perfusionists, ICU and OR nurses and others involved in aortic disease patient care. Faculty members include world leaders in the field who will share their experiences treating difficult aortic disease cases.
View Preliminary Program, Speakers, Presentations & Full Abstracts
AATS 96th Annual Meeting
May 14-18, 2016
Baltimore, MD
President & Annual Meeting ChaiR
Joseph S. Coselli
Annual Meeting Co-Chairs
Charles D. Fraser
David R. Jones
View Preliminary Program, Speakers, Presentations and Full Abstracts
The 96th Annual Meeting is a five-day program of state-of-the-art presentations by renowned experts. Attendees will enhance their knowledge and skills in a wide-range of subjects including general and specialized cardiac surgery, emerging technologies, congenital heart disease, critical care and aortic/endovascular surgery.
Don’t miss this year’s exciting program including:
Saturday Skills Courses featuring Combined Luncheon Speaker: Denton A. Cooley, followed by Hands-On Sessions
Sunday Postgraduate Symposia with Legends Luncheons featuring Joel D. Cooper and John L. Ochsner
New: Survival Guide for the Cardiothoracic Surgical Team course following by a Hands-On Session (Available to Residents, Fellows and Health Care Professionals Only)
Presidential Address: Competition: Perspiration to Inspiration “Aut viam inveniam aut faciam”, Joseph S. Coselli, Baylor College of Medicine
Basic Science Lecture: Stopping Incurable Cancers through Eliminating their Anti-Oxidative Defenses, James D. Watson, a Nobel Prize-winning biophysicist and researcher who is credited with co-discovering the double-helix structure of DNA.
Honored Guest Lecture: Brian Kelly, Notre Dame Head Football Coach and a veteran of 23 seasons as a collegiate head coach. Brian Kelly brings a championship tradition to his fifth year as the 29th head football coach at the University of Notre Dame.
Emerging Technologies & Techniques Fora: Adult Cardiac and General Thoracic
VAD/ECMO Session
Masters of Surgery: Video Sessions
AATS Learning Center: Featuring cutting-edge case videos of novel procedures and surgical techniques.
AATS Week 2016 Registration & Housing Open!
AATS Week 2016 includes Two Terrific Events
Aortic Symposium
May 12–13, 2016
New York, NY
96th Annual Meeting
May 14-18, 2016
Baltimore, MD
Register for AATS Week 2016 today & receive a $100 discount off the AATS Aortic Symposium registration fee
Registration & Housing Now Open: Register online or via phone or mail/fax.
Online
Phone: Customer Service Desk: (US) 800- 424-5249; (International) 847-996-5829
Mail/fax: Get the registration form online. By mail: AATS/Experient, 5202 Presidents Court, Frederick, MD 21705 with check and credit card information. By fax: 301-694-5124.
Take Advantage of These AATS Annual Meeting Opportunities
Annual Meeting Registration Packages
Health Care Professional Package: Includes registration for the Saturday Courses, Sunday Symposium and the 96th Annual Meeting (Monday-Wednesday). Register before March 25, 2016 for only $400, after which the fee goes up to $500 — a savings of $300.
Resident/Fellow and Medical Student Package: Includes registration for the Saturday Courses, Sunday Symposium and the 96th Annual Meeting (Monday-Wednesday). Register before March 25, 2016 and attend for no charge. After that date, the fee is $300 — a savings of $300.
Saturday Courses and Sunday Symposium Registration: Register for a Saturday course and/or a Sunday symposium and have access to all other courses/symposia taking place that same day. Note: Registration for the Saturday courses and/or Sunday symposium is separate from the Annual Meeting fee.
AATS Aortic Symposium
May 12–13, 2016
New York, NY
Course Directors
Joseph S. Coselli
Steven L. Lansman
The 2016 AATS Aortic Symposium is a two-day symposium focused on the pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of aortic aneurysms and dissections. The conference is designed for cardiovascular and thoracic surgeons, residents, perfusionists, ICU and OR nurses and others involved in aortic disease patient care. Faculty members include world leaders in the field who will share their experiences treating difficult aortic disease cases.
View Preliminary Program, Speakers, Presentations & Full Abstracts
AATS 96th Annual Meeting
May 14-18, 2016
Baltimore, MD
President & Annual Meeting ChaiR
Joseph S. Coselli
Annual Meeting Co-Chairs
Charles D. Fraser
David R. Jones
View Preliminary Program, Speakers, Presentations and Full Abstracts
The 96th Annual Meeting is a five-day program of state-of-the-art presentations by renowned experts. Attendees will enhance their knowledge and skills in a wide-range of subjects including general and specialized cardiac surgery, emerging technologies, congenital heart disease, critical care and aortic/endovascular surgery.
Don’t miss this year’s exciting program including:
Saturday Skills Courses featuring Combined Luncheon Speaker: Denton A. Cooley, followed by Hands-On Sessions
Sunday Postgraduate Symposia with Legends Luncheons featuring Joel D. Cooper and John L. Ochsner
New: Survival Guide for the Cardiothoracic Surgical Team course following by a Hands-On Session (Available to Residents, Fellows and Health Care Professionals Only)
Presidential Address: Competition: Perspiration to Inspiration “Aut viam inveniam aut faciam”, Joseph S. Coselli, Baylor College of Medicine
Basic Science Lecture: Stopping Incurable Cancers through Eliminating their Anti-Oxidative Defenses, James D. Watson, a Nobel Prize-winning biophysicist and researcher who is credited with co-discovering the double-helix structure of DNA.
Honored Guest Lecture: Brian Kelly, Notre Dame Head Football Coach and a veteran of 23 seasons as a collegiate head coach. Brian Kelly brings a championship tradition to his fifth year as the 29th head football coach at the University of Notre Dame.
Emerging Technologies & Techniques Fora: Adult Cardiac and General Thoracic
VAD/ECMO Session
Masters of Surgery: Video Sessions
AATS Learning Center: Featuring cutting-edge case videos of novel procedures and surgical techniques.
AATS Graham Foundation Awards Deadline: February 15!
Applications are now open for...
Every Heartbeat Matters Valve Disease Fellowship
Applications for the second award cycle of the Every Heartbeat Matters Valve Fellowship — a joint project of the AATS Graham and Edwards Lifesciences Foundation — are now open. The mission of Every Heartbeat Matters is to impact the global burden of heart valve disease by serving one million people by 2020.
The fellowship’s goal is to enhance the knowledge and skills of practicing cardiothoracic surgeons who are already treating or committed to treating underserved patients worldwide. It provides up to three months of advanced heart valve disease training and education at a host institution.
More information/application
Deadline: February 15, 2016
2016 Graham Surgical Investigator Program
The Graham Surgical Investigator Program supports innovative clinical or translational research for young cardiothoracic surgeons. Topics include, but are not limited to, topics related to outcomes research, as well as robotically assisted surgery, minimally invasive surgery or other applications of new and innovative technologies in cardiothoracic surgery.
Up to four proposals will be funded in 2016.
Thanks to the generosity of Ethicon, Intuitive Surgical, Dr. Mehmet Oz and AATS.
More information/application
Deadline: February 15, 2016
Applications are now open for...
Every Heartbeat Matters Valve Disease Fellowship
Applications for the second award cycle of the Every Heartbeat Matters Valve Fellowship — a joint project of the AATS Graham and Edwards Lifesciences Foundation — are now open. The mission of Every Heartbeat Matters is to impact the global burden of heart valve disease by serving one million people by 2020.
The fellowship’s goal is to enhance the knowledge and skills of practicing cardiothoracic surgeons who are already treating or committed to treating underserved patients worldwide. It provides up to three months of advanced heart valve disease training and education at a host institution.
More information/application
Deadline: February 15, 2016
2016 Graham Surgical Investigator Program
The Graham Surgical Investigator Program supports innovative clinical or translational research for young cardiothoracic surgeons. Topics include, but are not limited to, topics related to outcomes research, as well as robotically assisted surgery, minimally invasive surgery or other applications of new and innovative technologies in cardiothoracic surgery.
Up to four proposals will be funded in 2016.
Thanks to the generosity of Ethicon, Intuitive Surgical, Dr. Mehmet Oz and AATS.
More information/application
Deadline: February 15, 2016
Applications are now open for...
Every Heartbeat Matters Valve Disease Fellowship
Applications for the second award cycle of the Every Heartbeat Matters Valve Fellowship — a joint project of the AATS Graham and Edwards Lifesciences Foundation — are now open. The mission of Every Heartbeat Matters is to impact the global burden of heart valve disease by serving one million people by 2020.
The fellowship’s goal is to enhance the knowledge and skills of practicing cardiothoracic surgeons who are already treating or committed to treating underserved patients worldwide. It provides up to three months of advanced heart valve disease training and education at a host institution.
More information/application
Deadline: February 15, 2016
2016 Graham Surgical Investigator Program
The Graham Surgical Investigator Program supports innovative clinical or translational research for young cardiothoracic surgeons. Topics include, but are not limited to, topics related to outcomes research, as well as robotically assisted surgery, minimally invasive surgery or other applications of new and innovative technologies in cardiothoracic surgery.
Up to four proposals will be funded in 2016.
Thanks to the generosity of Ethicon, Intuitive Surgical, Dr. Mehmet Oz and AATS.
More information/application
Deadline: February 15, 2016
Save the Date: AATS Surgical Patient Safety Course, June 2016
June 24-25, 2016
Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel
Boston, MA
Co-Directors
Thoralf M. Sundt, III, MD
Steven Yule, PhD
Program Committee
David J. Bunnell, PA-C, APACVS
David C. Fitzgerald, CCP, AMSECT
Jake Jaquiss, MD
M. Blair Marshall, MD
Shannon Pengel, RN
Kenneth Shann, CCP, LP, AMSECT
Marco Zenati, MD
Improving patient care remains a constant mission for all members of the surgical team. The AATS Surgical Patient Safety Course has been designed to promote a culture of safety and reduce preventable patient harm by engaging, educating, and equipping members of the cardiothoracic surgical team in the multidimensional approach to patient safety.
The course — which features didactic and interactive presentations and focused workshops — will provide attendees with essential patient safety knowledge, skills, and attitudes aimed at improving care in the present and future.
Preliminary Program Now Online
The Patient Safety program includes team training and simulaltion experiences.
Surgical Team Registration
Register three or more members from the same institution and receive one complimentary Healthcare Professional registration. We encourage you to send the entire team to Boston this June for this important course.
June 24-25, 2016
Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel
Boston, MA
Co-Directors
Thoralf M. Sundt, III, MD
Steven Yule, PhD
Program Committee
David J. Bunnell, PA-C, APACVS
David C. Fitzgerald, CCP, AMSECT
Jake Jaquiss, MD
M. Blair Marshall, MD
Shannon Pengel, RN
Kenneth Shann, CCP, LP, AMSECT
Marco Zenati, MD
Improving patient care remains a constant mission for all members of the surgical team. The AATS Surgical Patient Safety Course has been designed to promote a culture of safety and reduce preventable patient harm by engaging, educating, and equipping members of the cardiothoracic surgical team in the multidimensional approach to patient safety.
The course — which features didactic and interactive presentations and focused workshops — will provide attendees with essential patient safety knowledge, skills, and attitudes aimed at improving care in the present and future.
Preliminary Program Now Online
The Patient Safety program includes team training and simulaltion experiences.
Surgical Team Registration
Register three or more members from the same institution and receive one complimentary Healthcare Professional registration. We encourage you to send the entire team to Boston this June for this important course.
June 24-25, 2016
Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel
Boston, MA
Co-Directors
Thoralf M. Sundt, III, MD
Steven Yule, PhD
Program Committee
David J. Bunnell, PA-C, APACVS
David C. Fitzgerald, CCP, AMSECT
Jake Jaquiss, MD
M. Blair Marshall, MD
Shannon Pengel, RN
Kenneth Shann, CCP, LP, AMSECT
Marco Zenati, MD
Improving patient care remains a constant mission for all members of the surgical team. The AATS Surgical Patient Safety Course has been designed to promote a culture of safety and reduce preventable patient harm by engaging, educating, and equipping members of the cardiothoracic surgical team in the multidimensional approach to patient safety.
The course — which features didactic and interactive presentations and focused workshops — will provide attendees with essential patient safety knowledge, skills, and attitudes aimed at improving care in the present and future.
Preliminary Program Now Online
The Patient Safety program includes team training and simulaltion experiences.
Surgical Team Registration
Register three or more members from the same institution and receive one complimentary Healthcare Professional registration. We encourage you to send the entire team to Boston this June for this important course.
