The Sixth Annual Da Silva Center for Ebstein's Anomaly Symposium

Hosted by

The Heart Institute at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh

Who Should Attend

This symposium is designed for pediatric cardiologists, pediatric and adult cardiac surgeons, thoracic surgeons, APPs, and other health care professionals who have an interest in pediatric and adult congenital heart disease.

The Da Silva Center for Ebstein’s Anomaly Symposium

For the sixth consecutive year, the Heart Institute at UPMC Children’s is hosting the Da Silva Center for Ebstein’s Anomaly Symposium.

This educational event is designed to enhance knowledge, skills, and interdisciplinary collaboration in the care of patients with Ebstein's Anomaly. The symposium focuses on advancements in diagnosis, treatment, and patient-centered care, including cone repair and emerging research. Attendees will gain insights into updated clinical practices, patient engagement strategies, and quality improvement initiatives, ensuring a comprehensive approach to managing this congenital heart condition. The event aims to equip healthcare professionals with the tools needed to improve patient outcomes and provide compassionate, effective support to patients and their families.

Learning Objectives

• Plan early care with the Cone procedure in mind to optimize long‑term surgical outcomes.
• Strengthen team communication and coordination across cardiology, surgery, imaging, and nursing.
• Use standardized pathways for early interventions, imaging, and referral decisions.
• Make more informed surgical choices that preserve anatomy and support future Cone repair.
• Improve long‑term patient outcomes by aligning care along the “Road to the Cone Procedure.”

Registration

Register here.

About Ebstein’s Anomaly

Ebstein’s anomaly is a rare, congenital heart defect caused by an abnormality in the tricuspid valve and right ventricle. The tricuspid valve is displaced into the right ventricle and presents variable degrees of insufficiency, often causing the valve to leak blood into the right atrium from the wrong direction.

In 1993, José Pedro da Silva, MD, created the Cone technique as an alternative to tricuspid valve replacement. This procedure uses the patient’s own tissue to reconstruct the tricuspid valve into a cone shape that will grow with the patient, reducing the need for additional surgical intervention. Since then, the Cone technique has become the worldwide standard of surgical treatment for patients with Ebstein’s anomaly. 

About the Da Silva Center for Ebstein’s Anomaly

Founded in 2016, the Da Silva Center for Ebstein’s Anomaly has become a world-renowned facility for treatment. Led by Luciana da Fonseca da Silva, MD, alongside Dr. da Silva, the multidisciplinary team of specialists cares for patients of all ages with Ebstein’s anomaly. 

Dr. da Silva and Dr. da Fonseca da Silva have performed more than 360 Cone procedures to repair a range of anatomical presentations of this congenital heart defect.

Contact Us

To contact the Da Silva Center for Ebstein’s Anomaly or to refer a patient, email DaSilvaCenter@upmc.edu or fill out our online form.