The Ross Summit 2008
Program Agenda

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Program Agenda

Thursday, October 9, 2008
18:00 - 22:00 Welcome Reception
Renaissance Waverly Hotel
Friday, October 10, 2008
07:00 Bus Departs for CryoLife
Meet at Hotel Main Entrance
07:30 - 08:00 Breakfast and Facility Tours
CryoLife Café
08:00 - 08:20 Ross Summit 2008 Introduction:
Welcome and Overview of the Day

William F. Northrup III, M.D.; Steve Anderson, CEO, CryoLife
08:20 - 08:35 The Ross Procedure:
Rationale for a Survival Advantage

Prof. Sir Magdi Yacoub, FRCS, FRS
08:35 - 08:50 The Ross Procedure:
Data Supporting a Survival Advantage

Hanneke Takkenberg, M.D., Ph.D.
08:50 - 09:00 Discussion
Sir Magdi Yacoub, Hanneke Takkenberg, William F. Northrup
09:00 - 09:10 The Ross Procedure e-Learning Tool:
Toward a Consensus

Menno van Gameren, M.D.
09:10 - 09:15 Discussion
Menno van Gameren, Hanneke Takkenberg, William F. Northrup
09:15 - 09:30 Ross Procedure in 208 Adults and Children with a 15 Year Follow-up: The Indiana University Experience
Prof. John W. Brown, M.D.
09:30 - 09:40 Discussion
John W. Brown, William F. Northrup
09:40 - 09:55 Ross Operation with the Root Replacement Technique: Long-term (13 Years) Autograft Function
Prof. Francisco da Costa, M.D.
09:55 - 10:05 Video: Ross Operation with the Root Replacement Technique
Prof. Francisco da Costa, M.D.
10:05 - 10:15 Discussion
Prof. Francisco da Costa, William F. Northrup
10:15 - 10:35 Break and Facility Tours
CryoLife Café
10:35 - 10:55 Video: Technical Elements of the Pediatric Ross Procedure
Emile A. Bacha, M.D.
10:55 11:10 Pediatric Ross Procedure:
Indications and Technical Aspects

Emile A. Bacha, M.D.
11:10 - 11:20 Discussion
Emile A. Bacha, William F. Northrup
11:20 - 11:35 Mitral Valve Replacement Using the Ross II Technique
Prof. John W. Brown, M.D.
11:35 - 11:45 Discussion
John W. Brown, William F. Northrup
Invited Discussant: Ismail El-Hamamsy, M.D., MSc, FRCSC
9 Year Follow-up of Ross II in an Infant
11:45 - 12:20 Video: Technical Elements of the Ross Procedure
Prof. Sir Magdi Yacoub, FRCS, FRS
12:20 - 12:30 Discussion
Prof. Sir Magdi Yacoub, William F. Northrup
12:30 13:00 Lunch and Facility Tours
CryoLife Café
13:00 13:15 Group Photograph
CryoLife Atrium
13:15 - 13:30 Shape and Function of the Pulmonary Autograft 10 or More Years Following the Root Technique
Ismail El-Hamamsy, M.D., MSc, FRCSC
13:30 - 13:35 Discussion
Sir Magdi Yacoub, Ismail El-Hamamsy, William F. Northrup
13:35 - 13:50 German Dutch Ross Registry
Prof. Hans Sievers, M.D., FETCS
13:50 - 14:00 Discussion
Hans Sievers, William F. Northrup
14:00 - 14:10 Decellularization Technologies for Dummies
Steven Goldstein, Ph.D.
14:10 - 14:20 Mid-term Performance of the CryoValve SG Human Decellularized Pulmonary valve in 342 Patients Compared to the Conventional CryoValve
Prof. John W. Brown, M.D.
14:20 - 14:25 Discussion
John W. Brown, William F. Northrup
14:25 - 14:45 Coronary Button Technique: Perils and Pearls
Prof. Neal Kon, M.D.
14:45 - 14:55 Discussion
Neal Kon, William F. Northrup
14:55 - 15:10 A Cardiologist’s View of the Ross Procedure over 20 Years from the University of Oklahoma Series
Kent E. Ward, M.D.
15:10 - 15:15 Discussion
Kent E. Ward, William F. Northrup
15:15 - 15:35 Video: The Subcoronary Ross Operation
Prof. Hans Sievers, M.D., FETCS
15:35 - 15:45 Discussion
Hans Sievers, William F. Northrup
15:45 - 16:15 Break and Facility Tours
CryoLife Café
16:15 - 17:45 Wet Lab: The Subcoronary Ross Operation
Prof. Hans Sievers, M.D., FETCS; William F. Northrup III, M.D.; & Faculty
CryoLife Atrium
17:45 - 18:15 Champagne Reception and Pictures with Faculty
CryoLife Café
18:15 Bus Departs for Hotel
18:30 - 19:00 Free Period
19:00 Bus Departs for Buckhead Club
19:30 - 21:30 Dinner and Pictures with Faculty
Buckhead Club
21:30

Bus Departs for Hotel

Saturday, October 11, 2008
07:00 Bus Departs for CryoLife
Meet at Hotel Main Entrance
07:30 - 08:00 Breakfast and Facility Tours
CryoLife Café
08:00 - 08:15 Ross Summit 2008:
Review Progress with Objectives and Questions

Welcome and Overview of the Day

William F. Northrup III, M.D.
08:15 - 08:45 21 Years: Coming of Age of the Ross Procedure
Paul Stelzer, M.D.
08:45 - 08:55 Discussion
Paul Stelzer, William F. Northrup
08:55 - 09:25 A Modification of the Ross Procedure that May Eliminate Autograft Dilatation: a 4 Year Follow-Up
Prof. Ross Ungerleider, M.D.
09:25 - 09:35 Discussion
Ross Ungerleider, William F. Northrup
09:35 - 09:55 An Evaluation of the Ross Operation in Adults
Prof. Sir Magdi Yacoub, FRCS, FRS
09:55 - 10:05 Discussion
Sir Magdi Yacoub, William F. Northrup
10:05 - 10:35 Break and Facility Tours
CryoLife Café
10:35 - 10:55 Autograft Root Remodeling After the Ross Procedure and Relevance of Arterial Switch Operation to the Ross Procedure
Giovanni Battista Luciani, M.D.
10:55 - 11:05 Discussion
Giovanni Battista Luciani, William F. Northrup
11:05 - 11:35 Case Selection and Problem Outcomes with the Pediatric Ross Procedure
Michael F. Teodori, M.D.
11:35 - 11:45 Discussion
Michael F. Teodori, William F. Northrup
11:45 - 12:05 Pulmonary Autograft versus Aortic Homograft for Aortic Valve Replacement: Current Results from a Prospective Randomized Trial
Ismail El-Hamamsy, M.D., MSc, FRCSC
12:05 - 12:15 Discussion
Ismail El-Hamamsy, Sir Magdi Yacoub, William F. Northrup
12:15 - 13:15 Lunch and Facility Tours
CryoLife Café
13:15 - 13:25 Pulmonary Homograft Muscle Resection
Prof. Hans Sievers, M.D., FETCS
13:25 - 13:35 Discussion
Hans Sievers, William F. Northrup
13:35 - 13:50 Decellularized Pulmonary Homografts in the University of Oklahoma Ross Series
Kent E. Ward, M.D.
13:50 - 14:00 Discussion
Kent E. Ward, William F. Northrup
14:00 - 14:15 Decellularized Allografts for the RVOT Reconstruction During the Ross Operation
Prof. Francisco da Costa, M.D.
14:15 - 14:25 Discussion
Francisco da Costa, William F. Northrup
14:25 - 14:40 What Would a Cardiologist Require in Order to Refer a Patient for a Ross Procedure?
Kent E. Ward, M.D.
14:40 - 14:50 Discussion
Kent E. Ward, William F. Northrup
14:50 - 15:10 The Ross Procedure e-Learning:
Are We Any Closer to a Consensus?

Hanneke Takkenberg, M.D., Ph.D.
15:10 - 15:20 Discussion
Hanneke Takkenberg, William F. Northrup
15:20 - 15:35 RAMSES: A Prospective Randomized Trial Between Pulmonary Autograft, Stentless Bioprosthesis, and Mechanical Prosthesis
Prof. Sir Magdi Yacoub, FRCS, FRS
15:35 - 15:50 Ross Summit 2008: Summarize Progress with Objectives, Consensus and Future Directions
William F. Northrup III, M.D., Faculty, & Audience
15:50 - 16:10 Break and Facility Tours
CryoLife Café
16:10 - 17:40 Wet Lab: Ross Procedure with the Root Technique
Prof. Sir Magdi Yacoub, FRCS, FRS;
William F. Northrup III, M.D.; & Faculty
CryoLife Atrium
17:40 - 18:10 Champagne Reception and Pictures with Faculty
CryoLife Café
18:10 Bus Departs for Hotel
18:30 - 19:00 Free Period
19:00 Bus Departs for Steve Anderson’s Residence
19:30 - 21:30 Dinner and Pictures with Faculty
Steve and Ann Anderson’s Home
21:30 Bus Departs for Hotel
Registration
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