Engage with pioneers in the specialty

The Aortic Forum will also celebrate the lifetime contributions from two of the masters, Professor El Khoury and Professor Schäfers.

Ruggero De Paulis, Aortic Forum Taskforce Chairman, said, “My colleagues on the Aortic Forum Taskforce and I have worked tirelessly to create a programme that we are confident will fulfill the expectations of our community, from young colleagues to experienced surgeons.

“We are bringing together all the topics that we have traditionally offered during the Aortic Valve Repair Summit with the key aspects of major aortic surgery. You can expect world class education with globally renowned experts covering aortic valve sparing surgery and aortic valve repair – as well as open, hybrid, transcatheter and endovascular techniques used in aortic surgery.”

Live surgery will be an important feature of this year’s Aortic Forum as well as interactive sessions that will explore the recent aortic guidelines. Renowned experts will discuss the most controversial aspects of the guidance with a special focus on applying the guidelines in everyday practice to improve outcomes for patients.

Professor El Khoury, a pioneer in aortic valve repair surgery, will share his expertise and techniques that have made him a renowned expert around the world. There will also be an invaluable opportunity to learn from Professor Schäfers, whose dedicated approach to the collection of sound scientific data has been instrumental in the standardisation and reproducibility of aortic valve repair.

A special session will take place to celebrate their careers and will also feature two giants in our specialty: Sir Magdi Yacoub and Professor Tirone David who paved the way for this type of surgery more than thirty years ago.