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

Fee Information

The registration fee includes continental breakfasts, refreshment breaks, lunches, the syllabus and an CD-ROM/online educational product entitled ValveSAP.

Cancellations

Cancellation, substitution or transfer to another course is allowed if written cancellation is received four weeks before a scheduled course. A full refund minus a $100 processing fee will be given for written cancellations received fewer than four weeks before the first day of the program. No refund will be given for no-shows.

In the unlikely event that the program is cancelled, the College will refund the registration fee in full but is not responsible for any travel or hotel costs you may incur.

Please Note

Smoking is prohibited in all ACCF meeting rooms.

Videotaping and still photography are prohibited in all ACCF meeting rooms. Audiotaping is permitted.

We encourage participation by all individuals. If you have a disability, advance notification of any special needs will help us serve you better.

Acknowledgement

At the time of printing, a complete listing of industry supporters was not available. Appropriate acknowledgment will be given to all supporters at the time of the program.

Appreciation is expressed to the following company for major program support:


Appreciation is also expressed to the following companies for program support:
AtriCure, Inc.
CarboMedics

ETHICON
Medtronic, Inc.
St. Jude Medical, Inc.


 

ACCF reserves the right to modify faculty and program without notice. The views expressed in this program are those of the individual speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views of the ACCF.

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