An Educational Program

Program Directors:
Robert O. Bonow, M.D., F.A.C.C.
Co-Director, Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute of Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chief, Division of Cardiology
Goldberg Distinguished Professor of Cardiology, Northwestern Universiy Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, Ill.

Patrick M. McCarthy, M.D., F.A.C.C.
Co-Director, Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute of Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chief, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Ill.

David H. Adams, MD
Marie Josee and Henry R. Kravis Professor, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Chairman, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY

Patrick T. O'Gara, M.D., F.A.C.C.
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Director, Clinical Cardiology
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, Mass.

Faculty:
Keynote Speaker
Alain Carpentier, M.D., Ph.D.
Hospital Europeen Georges Pompidou, Paris,  France

Philipp Bonhoeffer, M.D., F.A.C.C.
Chief of Cardiology
Director of the Cardiac Cathiterizaton Laboratory, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, U.K.

Jeffrey S. Borer, M.D., F.A.C.C.
Gladys and Roland Harriman Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, Chief, Division of Cardiovascular Pathophysiology and Chairman, The Howard Gilman Institute for Valvular Heart Diseases, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, N.Y.

Blase Anthony Carabello, M.D., F.A.C.C.
Vice-Chairman, Department of Medicine, DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, Texas

Tirone E. David, M.D., F.A.C.C.
Head, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network
MD, Professor of Surgery, Toronto, Canada

Ted Feldman, M.D., F.A.C.C.
Professor of Medicine
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Director, Cardiac Catherization Laboratory, Evanston Northwestern Healthcare, Evanston, Ill.

A. Marc Gillinov, M.D., F.A.C.C.
Surgical Director for the Center for Atrial Fibrilation, The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio

Thomas Gleason, M.D., F.A.C.C.
Director, Thoracic Aortic Surgery Program, Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute of Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Assistant Professor of Surgery
Northwestern University
Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, Ill.

Catherine Otto, M.D., F.A.C.C.
Director, Training Programs in Cardiovascular Disease
University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, Wash.

Nalini M. Rajamannan, M.D., F.A.C.C.
Director, Center for Heart Valve Disease, Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute of Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Northwestern Universtiy
Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, Ill.

Pravin Shah, M.D.,F.A.C.C.
Chair, Heart Valve Center, Hoag Heart and Vascular Institute, Newport Beach, CA

2006 Heart Valve Summit

Directed by Robert O. Bonow, M.D., F.A.C.C, Patrick M. McCarthy, M.D., F.A.C.C., David H. Adams, M.D., F.A.C.C., and Patrick T. O'Gara, M.D., F.A.C.C

June 15-17, 2006
Renaissance Chicago Hotel

Credit
The American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The ACCF takes responsibility for the content, quality and scientific integrity of this CME activity.

The ACCF designates this educational activity for a maximum of 19.75 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity."

The ACCF is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. This program will offer up to 23.7 contact hours of nursing education.

While offering the CME/CE credits noted above, the program is not intended to provide extensive training or certification in the field.

Location
All sessions will be held at the Renaissance Chicago Hotel, One West Wacker Drive, located at the corner of State Street and Wacker Drive, at the edge of "The Loop" in the heart of Chicago. Meeting site telephone number is (312) 372-7200.

Accomodations:
To reserve your room at the Renaissance Chicago Hotel, please call (800) 228-9290 or register online at www.renaissancechicagodowntown.com. Identify yourself as a participant in the American College of Cardiology Foundation program — 2006 Heart Valve Summit.

Room Rates
The room rate is $239 single/double per night plus state and local taxes (currently 15.4 percent). The hotel room block is scheduled to be held until May 17, but may sell out prior to this date. We advise you to register for the program and reserve your lodging as soon as possible. When you make your reservation, please be sure to ask about early departure fees or cancellation penalties.

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