NEWS
400th Robotic Mitral
Valve Surgery
During the second Cardiac Master Class on Friday, June 20, 2008, Dr. Chitwood and his team performed the 400th Mitral Valve Surgery case using the Intuitive SurgicalŪ da VinciŪ Surgical System.
Robotic Mitral Valve Repair Using the Haircut Technique
Smith donation to fund $2 million chair at East Carolina Heart Institute. Read the full article here.
View a Virtual Patient Seminar on Mitral Valve Repair
View a Presentation on Mitral Valve Repair for Anterior Leaflet Bacterial Endocarditis
AGENDA
DOWNLOAD OR PRINT THE FULL AGENDA HERE [PDF]
Thursday, August 14, 2008:
| 6:45 am | Breakfast (Hilton will direct you to private dining room) | Hilton Hotel |
| 7:30 am | Depart in front of Hilton by bus | Ed Warren Life Sciences Bldg |
| 8:00 am | Welcome | Dr. W. Randolph Chitwood, Jr. |
| 8:15 am | “Anesthesiology Related to Robotic MVS” | Dr. Jason Ryan or Dr. Don Duncan |
| 9:00 am to 12:00 | Interactive Live Robotic Case Demonstration - Robtic MV | Dr. W. Randolph Chitwood, Jr. |
| 10:00 am | Break | |
| 12:00 to 1:00 pm | Lunch with Faculty | |
| 12:00 to 12:30 pm | "Team Building for Robotic Mitral Valve Surgery" | Dr. Wiley Nifong |
| 1:00 pm | “Surgery for Atrial Fibrillation: Physiologic Basis and Future Approaches” | Dr. James L. Cox |
| 1:30 pm | “Perfusion Issues Related to Robotic MVS” | Dr. Alan Kypson |
| 2:00 to 4:30 pm | Interactive Live Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Case Demonstration | Dr. W. Randolph Chitwood, Jr. |
| 3:00 pm | Break | |
| 4:30 pm | Wet Lab | Dr. Wiley Nifong |
| 5:30 pm | Depart by bus for Hilton | |
| 6:45 pm | Depart in front of Hilton by bus for Dinner | |
| 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Dinner and Fire-Side Chat The Open Arms | The Open Arms (Chitwood Home) |
Friday, August 15, 2008:
| 6:45 am | Breakfast (Hilton will direct you to private dining room) | Hilton Hotel |
| 7:30 am | Depart in front of Hilton by bus | Ed Warren Life Sciences Bldg |
| 8:00 am | “Concomitant A Fib Ablation” | Dr. Evelio Rodriguez |
| 8:30 am | Wet Lab | Dr. Wiley Nifong |
| 9:30 am to 12:00 | Interactive Live Robotic Case Demonstration - Robotic MV | Dr. W. Randolph Chitwood, Jr. |
| 10:00 am | Break | |
| 12:00 to 1:00 pm | Lunch and Question-Answer Session with Faculty | |
| 1:00 pm | Adjourn – Depart for Airport |
DOWNLOAD OR PRINT THE FULL AGENDA HERE [PDF]