2023 UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute and the Heart Institute at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh’s Lifetime Management of the Aorta: A Multidisciplinary Journey

The 2023 UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute Lifetime Management of the Aorta brought together experts in pediatric and adult cardiology and cardiac surgery, adult congenital heart disease, genetics, cardiovascular imaging, vascular surgery and subspecialists in orthopedics and ophthalmology to explore current gold standard management techniques, strategies for overcoming complex medical management issues, technical pearls for challenging surgical interventions, and the importance of the provision of support resources for treatment of the aortic patient across the lifespan. Importantly, this course explored the critical programmatic elements needed to facilitate truly integrated and comprehensive aortic care.

View the presentations focusing on a multidisciplinary journey here.

For more information or to refer a patient, please email HVIReferral@upmc.edu.

Section 3: A Multidisciplinary Journey: Moderated by Rachel Torok, MD, Nathan Liang, MD, and Derek Serna Gallegos, MD

• Acute Aortic Dissection—Lessons Learned Over the Past 25 Years
  • Presented by: Kim A. Eagle, MD

   2023 Aorta Conference | Acute Aortic syndromes Lessons from IRAD | Kim A. Eagle, MD

   

• Pectus Management: Patients with Familial Aortopathy
  • Presented by: Mario Castro Medina, MD

   2023 Aorta Conference | Pectus Management Patients with Familiar Aortopathies | Mario Castro Medina, MD

   

• Orthopedic Considerations in Patients with Familial Aortopathies

  Presented by: Mark E. Lavallee, MD, CSCS., FACSM, FAMSSM

   2023 Aorta Conference | Ehlers-Danlos, Aorta, Exercise and the Athlete | Mark E. Lavallee, MD, CSCS, FACSM, FAMSSM

   

• Ophthalmological Considerations in Patients with Familial Aortopathies
  • Presented by: Andrew Eller, MD

     2023 Aorta Conference | Ophthalmic Considerations in Familial Aortopathies | Andrew W. Eller, MD

     

• Complex Case Discussion: The UPMC Approach to Integrated Aortic Care
  • Presented by: James A. Brown, MD, MS, and Elizabeth Andraska, MD, MS

     2023 Aorta Conference | Complex Cases Discussion The UPMC Approach to Integrated Aortic Care | James A. Brown, MD, MS and Elizabeth Andraska, MD, MS

     

• The Importance of Support Networks for Patients with New and Lifelong Aortic Disease
  • Presented by: Elissa Castor, PA-C

     2023 Aorta Conference | Comprehensive Care and Support of the Patient with New and Lifelong Aortic Disease | Elissa Castor, PAC

     

• Lifelong Surveillance of the Aortic Patient
  • Presented by: Natasha K. Wolfe, MD

     2023 Aorta Conference | Lifelong Survelillance of the Familial Aortic Patient | Natasha K. Wolfe, MD

     

• Final Panel Discussion

 2023 Aorta Conference | Panel Discussion 3