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9:30AM - 10:30AM GMT+3 Susesi Convention Center
Cardiac Session I: Coronary Challenges and Future Directions
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9:30AM - 10:30AM GMT+3 Susesi Convention Center
Congenital Session I: Ebstein
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9:30AM - 10:30AM GMT+3 Susesi Convention Center
Thoracic Session I: Innovative Paradigms for Early Stage Lung Cancer
Haiquan Chen, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center
Dr. Chen holds the position of chairman and professor in the Department of Thoracic Surgery at the Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center. Additionally, he serves as the director of the Institute of Thoracic Oncology and the Lung Cancer Center. He holds the role of vice chief editor for the Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology and JTO Clinical and Research Reports. He is a member of the editorial board for several SCI journals, including the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. Dr. Chen is the leading principal investigator for more than 10 research programs, including two major programs funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China. He has published over 250 papers in academic journals, including Cancer Cell, JCO, and CCR. Notably, his innovative discoveries in 33 of his papers have been referenced in 17 international guidelines for 41 times, such as guidelines from ASCO, ESMO, ACCP, and IASLC.
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10:30AM - 11:00AM GMT+3 Susesi Convention Center
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11:00AM - 12:00PM GMT+3 Susesi Convention Center
Cardiac Session II: Aortic Dissections and Roots
Edward Chen, Sidney Kimmel Medical College/Thomas Jefferson University
Edward P. Chen, MD is Professor of Surgery at Duke University. He is a graduate of Stanford University, Duke Medical School, University of California San Francisco General Surgery, Emory Cardiothoracic Residency and the UT Houston Aortic Surgery Fellowship. He is internationally visible for his clinical expertise in reoperative thoracic aortic procedures, high-risk and complex adult cardiac surgery. He has published over 250 peer-review articles and his research has focused cerebral protection for aortic arch reconstruction, aortic root operations and valve-sparing aortic root replacement. He has been a PI and co-PI on numerous clinical trials focused on thoracic aortic surgery and structural heart disease. He has won awards for both his research and commitment to teaching including the Thoracic Surgery Residents Association (TSRA) Socrates Award in 2019, European Association for Cardiothoracic Surgery (EACTS) at Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Research Award 4 times in 2017, 2018, 2020 and 2021 American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) Aortic Symposium 2018 Griepp Research Award and Outstanding Teacher in Cardiothoracic Surgery at Emory in 2007, 2009 and 2010. Dr. Chen serves in several leadership positions in the AATS including the Cardiothoracic Residents Committee, Annual Meeting Didactic Committee, Chair of the Adult Cardiac Skills Course, Ethics Committee, Chair of the AATS Foundation Travel Award Committee, Advisory Council on Education, Aortic Symposium Program Committee, AATS Cardiac Clinical Practice Writing Group of Acute Aortic Type A Dissection, and Co-Chair of the Online Committee.
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11:00AM - 12:00PM GMT+3 Susesi Convention Center
Congenital Session II: Heart Valve Transplant
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11:00AM - 12:00PM GMT+3 Susesi Convention Center
Thoracic Session II: Beyond Screening: AI, Risk Prediction, and the Future of Early Lung Cancer Detection
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12:00PM - 1:00PM GMT+3 Susesi Convention Center
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1:00PM - 2:00PM GMT+3 Susesi Convention Center
Cardiac Session III: Mitral and Tricuspid Valve State of the Art
Song Wan, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Song Wan graduated from Beijing Medical University (current Peking University Health Science Center), one of the oldest medical schools in China. He was a Clinical Fellow (1994–1998) at Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Erasme, Université Libre de Bruxelles, in Brussels, Belgium, where he also obtained his Doctor of Medical Science degree with Plus Grande Distinction in 1997. He received a Young Investigators Award of American College of Chest Physicians in 1996. He joined the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) in April 1998 and had been Professor and Honorary Advisor in Cardiothoracic Surgery at Prince of Wales Hospital, CUHK, Hong Kong (2008 - 2024). He is a Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons of England, American College of Cardiology, Hong Kong College of Cardiology, and College of Surgeons of Hong Kong. Being a senior Consultant cardiac surgeon over the past 2 decades, his major clinical interests include reconstructive valve surgery and surgical septal reduction therapy for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. To date, he has published more than 250 peer reviewed articles and 18 book chapters. Currently he is Professor of Surgery and Director, Institute of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology in Wuhan, China.
Professor Wan is a Councilor of Asian Society for Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery. He is member of 12 learned professional bodies, such as American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) and Society of Thoracic Surgeons. He has been awarded Visiting Professorship at 11 leading medical schools. Professor Wan is an Assistant Editor of Heart Surgery Forum and an editorial board member of 14 international referred journals, including Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery and Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals. Currently, he also serves as one of the AATS Directors of the Board (since 2025) as well as the International Chair of AATS Membership Committee.
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1:00PM - 2:00PM GMT+3 Susesi Convention Center
Congenital Session III: Challenges in SV Repair
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1:00PM - 2:00PM GMT+3 Susesi Convention Center
Thoracic Session III: From Trial Insights to Clinical Practice: Controversial Management Strategies
Bryan Burt, University of California Los Angeles
Dr. Burt is Professor and Chief of the Division of Thoracic Surgery at UCLA. Dr. Burt is a robotic surgeon, a surgeon-scientist and clinical trialist, an editor, and an innovator and entrepreneur. Dr. Burt completed his undergraduate education at New York University and then pursued his medical degree at Weill Medical College of Cornell University. He completed residencies in general surgery and thoracic surgery at the Brigham & Women’s Hospital of Harvard Medical School. He is board-certified in both Surgery and Thoracic Surgery and has advanced expertise in robotic thoracic surgery. Dr. Burt leads an NIH-funded research laboratory and has completed several investigator-initiated clinical trials of novel immunotherapeutic strategies for patients with thoracic malignancies. His contributions to the field of thoracic surgery are extended through his role as Feature Editor at the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. Dr. Burt is recipient of numerous honors and awards but at the end of the day, Dr. Burt is most passionate about elevating the outstanding care of the patients served at UCLA, personally caring for these individuals, and investigating solutions for the problems that affect them.
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2:00PM - 3:00PM GMT+3 Susesi Convention Center
Cardiac Session IV: Aortic Valve in 2026
S. Chris Malaisrie, Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Dr. S. Chris Malaisrie is a Professor of Surgery in the Division of Cardiac Surgery at Northwestern University and Attending Cardiac Surgeon at Northwestern Medicine. Within the Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute, he directs the Comphrehensive Aortic Center. He specializes in cardiovascular surgery for valvular heart disease, the aorta, and pulmonary artery and the procedures he performs are minimally invasive valve repair, valve-sparing aortic root replacement, Ross procedure, and pulmonary thromboendarterectomy. His research focus is on transcatheter and endovascular therapies for heart valves and aorta.
Dr. Malaisrie serves as the Program Director for Thoracic Surgery Residency (Integrated and Traditional) at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. As Chairman of the Blood Transfusion Committee, he seeks to advance patient blood management and responsible blood transfusion practices at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. He is a Medical Advisory Board Member of NUVention Medical Innovation Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and a member of the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science, Kellogg’s School of Management, and Northwestern University School of Law. Outside of Northwestern Medicine, he co-chairs the AATS Cardiac Clinical Practice Standards Committee, chairs the STS Taskforce for International Meetings, and is chair for the ACC Cardiac Surgery Team Section Council.
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2:00PM - 3:00PM GMT+3 Susesi Convention Center
Congenital Session IV: Congenitally Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries (ccTGA)
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2:00PM - 3:00PM GMT+3 Susesi Convention Center
Thoracic Session IV: Pioneering Uniportal Robotics in Thoracic Oncology: Outcomes, Extended Procedures, and Mediastinal Approaches
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3:00PM - 3:30PM GMT+3 Susesi Convention Center
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3:30PM - 4:30PM GMT+3 Susesi Convention Center
Cardiac Session V: Niche and Unusual Cases
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3:30PM - 4:30PM GMT+3 Susesi Convention Center
Congenital Session V: Complex and Innovative Cases
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3:30PM - 4:30PM GMT+3 Susesi Convention Center
Thoracic Session V: Advanced Robotic Techniques in Thoracic Surgery
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4:30PM - 4:35PM GMT+3
Thoracic: Closing Remarks