UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute at the Society of Thoracic Surgeons 62nd Annual Meeting

The STS Annual Meeting is the leading educational event in cardiothoracic surgery, bringing together experts to share the latest science, techniques, and technology. This year’s theme, Teaching for Tomorrow Together, highlights innovation and collaboration to advance patient care. Faculty from the UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute are honored to present research and clinical insights that shape the future of cardiothoracic surgery. See the schedule below for sessions.

Thursday, January 29

Advanced Prediction Models for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Explant in the US

• Presenter: Xander Jacquemyn, MD

Age-Based Survival Benefit of Right Internal Mammary Artery in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

• Presenter: Takuya Ogami, MD

Left to Our Own Devices II: Emerging Valve Options

• Moderator: Victor Morell, MD

Friday, January 30

General Thoracic Surgical Videos #2

• Moderator: Ryan Levy, MD

Outcome Differences Between Partial Arch Replacement and Total Arch Replacement

• Presenter: Takuya Ogami, MD

Anatomic Position and Durability of 10-16 mm Polytetrafluoroethylene Conduits: A Single Center Experience

• Presenter: Beau Bequeaith, MD

Prosthesis-Patient Mismatch in All-Comer Patients After Current Generation Self-Expandable Transcatheter Aortic Valves

• Presenter: Xander Jacquemyn, MD

How I do it. Robotic Mitral Valve Repair for Barlow’s Disease Using Free Hand Gore-Tex Neo Cords

• Presenter: Manuel Giraldo-Grueso, MD

Impact of Circulatory Arrest Duration on Perioperative Mortality: Insights

• Presenter: Xander Jacquemyn, MD

How I Simplify a Total Arch Replacement

• Speaker: Ibrahim Sultan, MD

Hand On Course: TEVAR 101 for Aneurysm and 201 for Dissection

• Course Director: Ibrahim Sultan, MD

Faculty: Derek Serna Gallegos, MD

• Faculty: Isra Hasan, MD

Robotically Assisted Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Adoption, Safety, and Factors Influencing Long Term Survival

• Presenter: Johannes Bonatti, MD

Disasters & Rescues: Aortic Edition

• Digital Moderator: Manuel Giraldo-Grueso, MD

Saturday, January 31

Structural Heart Symposium: Aortic Valve

• Moderator: Ibrahim Sultan, MD

Live Recorded Case: Self Expanding TAVR

• Speaker: Ibrahim Sultan, MD

Structural Heart Symposium: Breaking Science

• Moderator: Derek Serna Gallegos, MD

When to Reinforce? Influence of Autograft Size and Body Surface Area in the Pediatric Ross Procedure

• Presenter: Kei Kobayashi, MD

National Trends in Utilization of ECMO Supported Donors for Lung Transplantation: A UNOS Database Analysis

• Presenter: Amer Al-Zahrani, MD

Mid-term clinical outcomes of Lung Transplantation Following Bridge with Percutaneous Veno-Pulmonary ECMO: A comparative Analysis with Veno- Venous and Veno Arterial ECMO

• Presenter: Ryo Fujimoto, MD

Impact of an Interdisciplinary Screen Protocol on Atrial Fibrillation Ablation During Concomitant Cardiac Surgery

• Presenter: Xander Jacquemyn, MD

Impact of GLP-1 Treatment on Post-Operative Atrial Fibrillation

• Presenter: Isra Hasan, MD

mTEER/ TMVR Gone Bad: SOS!

• Presenter: Isra Hasan, MD

Complex Connections

• Moderator: Evan Alicuben, MD

CABG 2.0: The Cutting Edge III- Controversies

• Digital Moderator: Bryant Fisher, MD

Macrosystem Factors and Perioperative Outcomes in Adult Congenital Heart Surgery: An Analysis of the STS Databases

• Presenter: Carlos Diaz-Castrillon, MD

Sunday, February 1

Hands-On Course: Robotic Cardiac Training Reimagined: An Interactive Experience with Intuitive

• Faculty: Johannes Bonatti, MD

Impact of Aortic Annular Enlargement in Patients with Small Aortic Annuli Undergoing Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement

• Presenter: Takuya Ogami, MD

Impact of SGLT2 Inhibitors on Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement Bypass Grafting

• Presenter: Xander Jacquemyn, MD

Predicting Mortality After Aortic Valve Replacement Using Deep Learning-Derived Built Environment Features

• Presenter: Xander Jacquemyn, MD