Aortic Valve Replacement and the Ross Procedure
October 14 - 15, 2022
The Allograft Surgical Techniques Lab provides a unique hands-on opportunity to learn surgical techniques and develop expertise utilizing aortic allografts for AVR and pulmonary valve allografts for the Ross Procedure from a team of world-class surgeons from one of the top-ranked cardiology and heart surgery programs in the U.S., the Cleveland Clinic.
2022 Facilitators:
Eric Roselli, MD |
Chief of Adult Cardiac Surgery Director of the Aorta Center Staff Surgeon in the Cleveland Clinic Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery |
His specialty and clinical interests include adult cardiac surgery, surgery for thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection including endovascular treatment, Aortic valve repair and replacement including minimally invasive and percutaneous treatment, high-risk reoperation surgery, aortic related congenital issues, and surgery for cardiovascular tumors. |
Shinya Unai, MD |
Staff Surgeon in the Cleveland Clinic Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | His specialty and clinical interests include Adult cardiac surgery, complex re-operative heart surgery, surgery of the aorta/root, endocarditis, heart/lung transplantation, ventricular assist device (LVAD and RVAD), extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG), valve repair and replacement and minimally invasive cardiac surgery. |
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Michael Zhen-Yu Tong, MD |
Chief of Adult Cardiac Surgery Director of the Aorta Center Staff Surgeon in the Cleveland Clinic Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery |
His specialty and clinical interests include complex cardiac disease, Ventricular assist devices, Heart transplantation, Aortic surgery, Endovascular and hybrid aortic surgery, Aortic root and valve sparing root operations, Complex valvular disease, Coronary artery disease including total arterial revascularization, Surgical cardiomyopathy, Complex redo operations, Minimally invasive cardiac operations, chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH), pulmonary embolism. |
