5:30–9:00 pm • Fee: $25 (includes dinner)

Course Directors: Daniel L. Miller, MD, FACS, Atlanta, GA, James I. Fann, MD, Stanford, CA

5:30–5:35 pm	Welcome and Introductions (D. Miller)
5:35–5:50 pm	Robotic Cardiac Surgery (T. Mihaljevic)
5:50–6:05 pm	VATS Lobectomy (S. Swanson)
6:05–6:20 pm	Integrated 6-Year CTS Curriculum (R. Feins)
6:20–6:30 pm	Wet Lab Orientation and Station Assignments (All)
6:30–9:00 pm	Rotating Hands-On Sessions CARDIAC Percutaneous Valve – Vinod Thourani, Emory University, Atlanta, GA  OPCAB – Robert S.D. Higgins, Rush University, Chicago, IL Vessel Suturing – James Fann, Stanford University Mitral Valve Repair -Tomislav Mihaljevic, Cleveland Clinic THORACIC VATS Lobectomy – Scott Swanson, Brigham & Womens, Boston, MA Endoluminal Esophageal Surgery – Daniel Miller, Emory University, Atlanta, GA EBUS – Armin Ernst, Beth Israel Deaconess, Boston, MA Pulmonary RFA – Arjun Pennathur – University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Course Description: This course will introduce surgery residents and medical students to minimally invasive procedures that are available to cardiothoracic surgeons today and provide additional information about upcoming new technologies and plans for a 6-year integrated cardiothoracic surgery training program. The primary focus of the session will be hands-on experience with specific cardiothoracic surgical procedures. Participants will experience and have the opportunity to perform these surgical procedures using animal tissue. The program will be taught by cardiothoracic surgeons who are leaders in their respective fields of minimally invasive cardiac and general thoracic surgery. Sponsored by the American College of Surgeons, The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, and the American Association for Thoracic Surgery. Please refer to the registration section of the ACS Web site.