FROM VIRTUAL MODELING TO CLINICAL IMPACT: INNOVATIONS IN STRUCTURAL HEART DISEASE
OVERVIEW
An immersive day of talks and hands-on training bringing together surgeons, engineers, and innovators to explore advances in cardiovascular surgery, biomedical engineering, and medical simulation. Featuring the Living Heart Project, AVaTAR valve system, and LIU’s in silico medicine leadership.
December 15, 2025
AGENDA
8:30 A.M.
9:00 A.M.
9:30 A.M.
10:00 A.M.
10:30 A.M.
Welcome Coffee & Registration
Opening Remarks
11:00 A.M.
11:30 A.M.
12:00 P.M.
8:30 A.M.–4:30 P.M.
Dr. Mohammed Cherkaoui, Long Island University
Keynote Address
Dr. Steven Levine, Dassault Systèmes
Overview of the Living Heart Platform
Dr. Yao Jiang, Dassault Systèmes
Surgical Approaches to Aortic Valve Disease in Pediatric and Adult Patients
Dr. James St. Louis, Children’s Hospital of Georgia
From Bench to Operating Room—AVaTAR valves, in silico studies, and their translation to the surgical setting
Dr. Ignacio Lugones, Long Island University / AVaTAR MedTech
Devices for Heart Failure Treatment and their Clinical Trials. Exploration of in silico simulation applications
Dr. Ajith Nair, Baylor College of Medicine
Electrophysiology, Resynchronization Therapy, Clinical Trials, and Synergy with in silico Models
Dr. Mihail Chelu, Baylor College of Medicine
12:30 P.M.
1:00 P.M.
2:00 P.M.
Long Island University Brooklyn Campus Humanities Hall Kumble Theater (#4 on the Campus Map) 1 University Plaza, Brooklyn, NY 11201 [Directions]
Strategic Vision and Future of Dassault Systèmes in Life Sciences
Dr. Reza Sadeghi, Dassault Systèmes
Lunch
HANDS-ON DEMONSTRATION WORKSHOP
Living Heart Project Platform
Dr. Yao Jiang, Long Island University Interactive demo of the latest virtual heart modeling software.
3:00 P.M.
4:00 P.M.
HANDS-ON DEMONSTRATION WORKSHOP AVaTAR Valve
Dr. Ignacio Lugones, AVaTAR MedTech
Dr. James St. Louis, Children’s Hospital of Georgia Interactive demo of a new medical device to reconstruct the aortic valve.
Closing Remarks
Dr. Mohammed Cherkaoui, Long Island University
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