Dr Kelvin Lau
London

Dr Kelvin Lau read medicine at Oxford University and is Clinical Director and Consultant thoracic surgeon at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London. During his time at Oxford he was awarded a ICRF studentship and PhD to research new cancer treatments targeting tumour vessels. He was awarded the only cardiothoracic surgery national training post in 2006. His training took him to pioneering centres in the world, including the Royal Brompton, Edinburgh, Leicester and Hong Kong. In 2011 he was awarded the Robert Ginsberg lectureship by the IASLC for his work establishing the relationship between having specialist thoracic surgeons and patient outcomes.
On return to the UK, he was appointed the first consultant thoracic surgeon at St Bartholomew’s Hospital to set up the thoracic surgery service. He introduced VATS lobectomy, navigation bronchoscopy, hybrid theatre programmes, and also set up one of the largest emphysema and COPD surgery services and the largest mesothelioma surgery practice in UK and a 24/7 dedicated thoracic robotic surgery programme specialising in lung preserving segmentectomy. The robotic programme at Barts is the largest robotic thoracic surgery programme in the UK, with one in three lung cancer resections are lung preserving segmentectomy.

His passion is in endoscopic incision-free approach to the lung and using image guidance to enhance accuracy in surgery. In November 2015 he led the first team in Europe to successfully use the latest version of navigation bronchoscopy and in 2018 performed the first peripheral lung tumour destruction through navigation bronchoscopy using microwave ablation for which he is invited to speak and teach internationally. He recently presented the long term outcomes of bronchoscopic ablation at the ERS congress. This year, he commenced robotic bronchoscopy as part of the Ion clinical trial.

Dr. Prem Chandran
USA, M.D., F.R.C.P, Nephrology

Medical interests & procedures:
dialysis, hemodialysis, hypertension, kidney diseases, transplantation
Certifications:
American Board of Internal Medicine
American Board of Nephrology, Internal Medicine, Nephrology
Medical School:
Medical College, Trivandrum, Kerala, India
Residency:
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Medical College Hospital, Trivandrum, Kerala, India
Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore, Madras, India
University of British Columbia, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, B.C, Canada
Fellowship(s):
University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
Loyal University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois

Dr. A. Batrinac
Medical Director, Associated Professor of Cardovascular Surgery la Medpark International Hospital, Moldova

Ischemic mitral regurgitation - surgical technique, left ventricular aneurysm repair, papillary muscle approximation, aortic root and valve repair, mitral valve repair, aortic dissection, Auto arterial coronary revascularisation, hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy surgery
Skills and Expertise:
Cardiac Surgery, Aortic Diseases, Heart Failure, Atrial Fibrillation, Cardiac Function, Vascular Surgery, Cardiomyopathies, Myocardial Infarction, Acute Heart Failure, Acute Myocardial Infarction

Sivakumar Sivalingam
MBBS (Ind), M. Med (S’pore), FRCS (Edin), FRCS (Ire), FRCS (C.Th), AM (M’sia)

Sivakumar Sivalingam MBBS (Ind), M. Med (S’pore), FRCS (Edin), FRCS (Ire), FRCS (C.Th), AM (M’sia)
Position
Senior Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon Clinical Director of Peadiatric Surgery, Department of Cardiothoracic Executive Council - Hon Treasurer, Malaysian Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (MATCVS) Visiting Senior Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon, University Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur
Professional Qualification
Fellow of Intercollegiate Specialty Board in Cardiothoracic Surgery (FRCS-C-Th), Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, United Kingdom Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland (FRCSI), Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland, United Kingdom Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (FRCSEd), Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, United Kingdom Degree of Master of Medicine (Surgery) (M. Med), National University of Singapore, Singapore Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS), Mangalore University, Manipal, India
Pediatric Advanced Life Support Provider
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Provider

Dr. Alan D. L. Sihoe


Dr. Alan D. L. Sihoe MBBChir, MA(Cantab), FRCSEd(CTh), FCSHK, FHKAM, FCCP, FACS Consultant, CUHK Medical Centre, Hong Kong Honorary Consultant, Gleneagles Hong Kong Hospital International Director, Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Councillor, Asian Society for Cardio-Vascular and Thoracic Surgery Secretary General, Asia Thoracoscopic Surgery Education Platform Council Member, Hong Kong Society of Minimal Access Surgery

Marc R. Moon
Baylor College of Medicine / Texas Heart Institute

Dr. Moon has been involved in AATS operations for more than a decade, originally as a program committee member for the Annual Meeting beginning in 2009. He has served on the Executive Board from 2012 to the present as Secretary, Vice President, and ultimately President at the 101st Annual Meeting in 2021. Dr. Moons clinical focus in adult cardiac surgery includes aortic surgery and complex reoperative valvular surgery. Dr. Moons educational platform focuses on advancing diversity and inclusion in the cardiothoracic community.

Edward P. Chen
Duke University

Edward P. Chen, MD is the Division Chief for Cardiovascular and Thoracic 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 200 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.

Piroze M. Davierwala
Toronto General Hospital

Dr. Piroze Davierwala has been appointed in the Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiac Surgery as an Associate Professor and Surgeon-Investigator at Toronto General Hospital, UHN. Piroze completed his medical degree and did his General Surgery residency at the University of Pune, India. He then did his Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery residency at the University of Mumbai followed by a 3 year clinical fellowship at the University of Toronto. Piroze is interested in the entire spectrum of minimally invasive surgical procedures including mitral, tricuspid and aortic valve repairs, coronary artery bypass and aortic surgery. He pioneered the development and establishment of the technique of multi-vessel total arterial minimally invasive coronary surgery with the use of bilateral internal thoracic arteries at the institute.

Ismail El-Hamamsy
Mount Sinai Health System

Ismail El-Hamamsy, MD, PhD, FRCSC, is System Director of Aortic Surgery at the Mount Sinai Health System and is honored to serve as Mount Sinai’s inaugural Randall B. Griepp Professor of Surgery. His principal surgical focus is aortic root reconstructive surgery in young adults, including patients with heritable and connective tissue disorders. Before joining Mount Sinai, Dr. El-Hamamsy directed the Montreal Heart Institutes aortic surgery program, one of the busiest complex aortic surgery programs in North America, and was Associate Professor at the University of Montreal. He founded the Montreal Heart Institutes Aortic and Connective Tissue Clinics, and helped establish several Ross programs across North America, Europe and Asia. Altogether, he has performed more than 700 Ross procedures and valve-sparing operations, which are among the worlds most complex and challenging aortic surgeries. Dr. El-Hamamsy completed his medical education and cardiac surgery training at the University of Montreal, followed by a 4-year fellowship in London under the mentorship of Sir Magdi Yacoub. During this period, he completed a PhD entitled The Living Aortic Valve at Imperial College London. He currently leads a research team exploring the natural history of aortic disease, as well as innovative therapeutic approaches to diseases of the aorta and aortic valve. Dr. El-Hamamsy has authored or co-authored several book chapters, as well as more than 150 scientific articles in The Lancet, Circulation, JACC and other leading peer-reviewed journals. He serves on the Editorial Boards of The American Heart Journal, Journal of Heart Valve Disease, Structural Heart and the Canadian Journal of Cardiology, and is an elected member of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery. He also serves on the Heart Valve Society’s Board of Directors, and among other humanitarian projects helped establish the Aswan Heart Center in Egypt.

Sitaram M. Emani
Boston Children’s Hospital

Ismail El-Hamamsy, MD, PhD, FRCSC, is System Director of Aortic Surgery at the Mount Dr. Sitaram Emani is Associate Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School and Director of the Complex Biventricular Repair Program at Boston Childrens Hospital.

Michael Halkos
Emory Healthcare

Ismail El-Hamamsy, MD, PhD, FRCSC, is System Director of Aortic Surgery at the Mount Dr. Halkos is an experienced and productive academic cardiac surgeon-scientist, whose expertise is in minimally invasive cardiac surgery, which includes robotic mitral valve surgery, robotic-assisted coronary artery bypass surgery, and hybrid coronary revascularization. Over 50% of his clinical practice focuses on minimally invasive approaches for cardiac surgical operations. He currently serves as the Chief of the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Emory University School of Medicine overseeing cardiothoracic surgical programs at 4 Emory Healthcare Hospitals and 3 Emory-affiliated programs in and outside of Atlanta, GA. Annual adult cardiac surgical volume in these programs exceeds 3,000 cases per year, thoracic volume exceeds 1,500 cases per year, and congenital cardiac surgical volume exceeds 800 cases per year. He also serves on the Executive Committee of the Emory Heart and Vascular Center and serves as the Director for the Center for Clinical Research for the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery Research at Emory University. He has published over 150 articles in peerreviewed journals and given over 150 invited lectures and abstract presentations at international and national meetings.

Puja Kachroo
Washington University School of Medicine / Barnes Jewish Hospital

Ismail El-Hamamsy, MD, PhD, FRCSC, is System Director of Aortic Surgery at the Mount Dr. Kachroo is an Associate Professor in Cardiac Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine in Saint Louis, MO. She is the Surgical Director of the Center for Thoracic Aortic Disease and also the Co-Director of the Transcatheter Valve Therapies program. Dr. Kachroo’s clinical interests are in complex aortic surgery (including aortic root, arch, descending and thoracoabdominal), multivalvular heart disease, and multi-arterial coronary revascularization.

S. Chris Malaisrie
Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Ismail El-Hamamsy, MD, PhD, FRCSC, is System Director of Aortic Surgery at the Mount 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 Comprehensive 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 focuses 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, Kelloggs School of Management, and Northwestern University School of Law. Outside of Northwestern Medicine, he cochairs 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.

Dr Vipin Zamvar
The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh

Dr Vipin Zamvar is a Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon at the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. Dr Zamvar has a joint cardiac and thoracic surgical practice and his main areas of interest are Coronary Artery Surgery (off-pump surgery, arterial revascularization), Aortic Valve Surgery, Lung Cancer Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery and Robotic Assisted Thoracic Surgery. He takes a keen interest in teaching and education of junior surgeons. He is the author of more than a100 papers published in peer-reviewed journals with a H index of 30 and i10 index of 51. (Total number of citations > 5000). In 2017, he described the “Zamvar Pericardial Fold”. This is a fold of pericardium over the left superior and inferior pulmonary veins, which is an ideal spot to place a deep pericardial retraction suture during off-pump coronary surgery (the Zamvar Pericardial Stitch).

Dr Theo Kofidis
National University Hospital of Singapore

Professor Theo Kofidis is Head of the Department of Cardiac-, Thoracic- and Vascular Surgery, at the National University Hospital of Singapore, Senior Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon, an expert minimally invasive heart surgeon and avid researcher. He is a renowned Cardiac Surgeon and strongly sought-for proctor and surgical teacher around the world. He is Founder and Owner of the Company Kardia Pte Ltd, aiming at the development of disruptive heart valve- and minimally invasive heart surgery technology. He is Chairman of I.R.I.S. (Initiative for Research and Innovation in Surgery), has introduced various new technologies, and launched new types of less invasive surgery. Over the last 12 years in Singapore, he has established the most complete, pioneering and advanced Minimally Invasive and Endoscopic Heart Surgery program in the region and set up the most advanced hemodynamic research laboratory and Cardiovascular Surgical Research Group in Singapore. As an academic teacher, proctor and Consultant for a number of companies in the field-related industry, he is holding events and workshops in various countries around the world, bringing Minimally Invasive know-how to doctors and patients alike.

Dr Narain Moorjani
Royal Papworth Hospital, Cambridge – United Kingdom

Narain Moorjani is a practising cardiac surgeon at Royal Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, where he is Clinical Lead for Cardiac Surgery. He forms part of the structural valve group and specialises in performing complex mitral valve repair surgery and cardiac surgery using minimally invasive techniques. He has been appointed Affiliated Assistant Professor at the University of Cambridge, where he teaches in the Department of Anatomy. He has published several international best-selling, award-winning cardiac surgery textbooks, including 'Key Questions in Cardiac Surgery', 'Cardiac Surgery: Recent Advances and Techniques' and ‘Operative Mitral and Tricuspid Valve Surgery’. From an educational point of view, he has developed a unique portfolio of simulation-based, curriculum-aligned, cardiothoracic surgery training courses, which are run in Great Britain and Europe. He is currently the President of the Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain & Ireland.

Dr Prakash P Punjabi
National Heart and Lung Institute Imperial College London

Professor - National Heart and Lung Institute Imperial College London
Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust Hammersmith Hospital, London W12 0HS
Fellow Royal College of Surgeons: Eng. – FRCS
Fellow Faculty of Surgical Trainers: Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh – FFSTEd Fellow European Society of Cardiology

Dr Davide Pacine
S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital in Bologna

Dr. Davide Pacini graduated from the University of Bologna in 1993. He completed. Cardiac surgery residency training at the same University in 1998. Since 2000, he was a staff surgeon of the Cardiac Surgery Department at the S.Orsola-Malpighi Hospital in Bologna and in 2018 he became Director in the same Department. He is mainly interested in cardiac and aortic surgery as well as in heart transplantation. In 1998. he was recipient of the "C. Walton Lillehei giovani laureati" Award. In 2009, he was recipient of the Hans Borst Award. He was Councilor of the Italian society of Cardiac Surgery and Chair of the Vascular Domain of the European Association for Cardiothoracic Surgery. He serves on the Workforces on New technologies and on International relationships of the Society of Thoracic Surgeon. He is the author or co- author of over 300 scientitic papers. He is Full Protessor of Cardiac Surgery at the Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna and Director of Cardiac Surgery Recidency Program. He is active member of the Italian Society of Cardiac Surgery. European Association of Cardiothoracic Surgery (EACTS), the Society of Thoracici Surgeon and the American Association for Thoracic Surgery. He serves on several editorial boards and he is also reviewer of many scientilic journals.

Mr Sridhar Rathinam
FRCSEd(CSiG), FRCSEd(CTh), FFSTEd
University Hospitals of Leicester with a special interest

Sridhar Rathinam is a Consultant Thoracic Surgeon and Head of service in the University Hospitals of Leicester with a special interest in parenchyma preserving oncological lung resections, chest wall surgery, minimally invasive lung resections and surgery for emphysema. He is the Communication secretary for Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery for Great Britain and Ireland (SCTS), The Chair of the Intercollegiate Specialty Board Examinations (CTh) and Ex-Chair of Cardiothoracic Surgical specialty Board, for the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. He is the Simulation Lead and past Quality Assurance Lead for the Specialist Advisory Committee (CTh). As SCTS Thoracic Surgery Tutor (2013-16), he has co-developed an innovative portfolio of 12 structured simulation-based courses, which mirror the ISCP curriculum and are provided free of charge which is the first of its kind in the world. As Education Secretary, SCTS (2017- 2022) he oversaw the provision of education to all members of SCTS. He is a keen advocate on web based solutions for surgical education to disseminate surgical wisdom.

Dr. Maninder Singh Kalkat
Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon
MBBS, MS, MCh, FRCS (CTh)

Consultant in the regional department of Thoracic Surgery at Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham. Trained at Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Chandigarh in India and West Midlands Cardiothoracic Surgical Training programme in United Kingdom. Introduced videoassisted thorascopic lobectomy procedure for lung cancer in the region. Member of regional multidisciplinary team for management of sarcomas involving chest wall and lungs. Faculty member for various national and international courses. Special interests include airways management, chest wall reconstructions, minimally invasive surgery and clinical audit.

Dr. Cheng-Hon Yap
University Hospital Geelong and St John of God Geelong Hospital

Dr. Cheng-Hon Yap is a Cardiothoracic Surgeon at University Hospital Geelong and St John of God Geelong Hospital, where he is also the Clinical Lead of Cardiac Services. He holds positions as an Affiliate Associate Professor in the School of Medicine at Deakin University and is an Adjunct Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences at Monash University. He trained at The Royal Melbourne Hospital, St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne and the Austin Hospital, completing his fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in 2011. Dr Yap completed Cardiac Surgery Clinical post-fellowship training at the Bristol Heart Institute, UK. He has an interest in off-pump coronary bypass surgery, and minimally invasive CABG, aortic and mitral valve surgery. He frequently travels to South East Asia to share his minimally invasive surgery techniques. He is an Intuitive Surgical proctor for robotic thoracic surgery.

Dr. Aditya Sharma

Dr. Aditya Sharma, specializes in vascular medicine. He currently holds the Tenured Associate Professor of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine) position at the University Of Virginia School Of Medicine. Dr. Sharma is also the Director of the Vascular Medicine Program, the Program Director for the Vascular Medicine Fellowship, and the Director of the Multidisciplinary Pulmonary Embolism Response Team at the University of Virginia. In addition, he serves as a Secretary for the American Society for Vascular Medicine and an Associate Editor for the Vascular Medicine journal. He has published over 100 manuscripts and written multiple book chapters in vascular medicine.

NG Sze Hang Calvin
Professor, Thoracic Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong BSc (Hons), MBBS(Hons)(ICSM), MD(Res)(Lond), FRCSEd, FCCP

NG Sze Hang Calvin Professor, Thoracic Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong BSc (Hons), MBBS(Hons)(ICSM), MD(Res)(Lond), FRCSEd, FCCP 280 indexed international publications , Web of Science ID : L-4429-2016 Programme Director, Cardiothoracic Board, College of Surgeons of Hong Kong co-Editor-in-Chief, Annals of Translational Medicine Associate Editor, Frontiers in Surgery Assistant Editor, European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EJCTS)
Editorial Boards of; Cancers; Innovations; Journal of Thoracic Disease (JTD); Oncology Research and Technology in Cancer Research & Treatment (TCRT); Scientific Reports Board of Directors ISMICS; Committee Member IASLC Board member of Asia-Pacific Thoracic Advisory Board (APTAB); Executive Board member of Asia Thoracoscopic Education Platform (ATEP); Council member of Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia (ATCSA); Council member of IGNITE innovation & LCI

Dr. Amul Sibal
Cardiothoracic Surgeon and Surgical Director, New Zealand Heart and Lung Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand

Dr. Amul Sibal Cardiothoracic Surgeon and Surgical Director, New Zealand Heart and Lung Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand.
Current areas of interest: Ventricular Assist Devices, Heart and Lung Transplantation, Organ preservation strategies for Heart Transplantation, Pulmonary Endarterectomy, Mitral valve repairs, Aortic Dissections.

Dr. James Tatoulis
AM, MBBS, MS, MD, FRACS, FCSANZ, FRCST(Hon)

James Tatoulis is Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery in the University of Melbourne and at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, and past Chief Medical Advisor, National Heart Foundation of Australia.
Together with Prof Brian Buxton, and colleagues in the University of Melbourne Hospitals, he has one of the largest experiences in Bilateral ITA grafting, Radial Artery use, and Total Arterial Revascularization in CABG, and has authored many publications on the use, and patencies of arterial grafts and patient outcomes.
He has also helped train and mentor over 60 young cardiac surgeons from Australia and around the world, including many (39) from India and maintains a close connection with them.
Amongst many awards for his contributions to Cardiac Surgery, he has been honoured with an Order of Australia.

Dr. Siddharth Sarangi

Dr. Sarangi has been in Peoria as a Cardiac and Heart Transplantation Surgeon for around two and a half years now. Presently he is the Surgical Director of ECMO Program and has led OSF Healthcare St Francis Medical Center in getting the Gold Certification for its ECMO Program. He is also appointed as a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Dept of Surgery at University of Illinois College of Medicine in Peoria (UICOMP). His major interests are mechanical circulatory support for the acute cardiogenic shock patient, ventricular assist devices and heart transplantation. Other interests include coronary artery surgery in the low cardiac output patient, and valvular heart surgery.