THE FLORIDA SOCIETY OF THORACIC
& CARDIOVASCULAR SURGEONS
FSTCS 2023 Annual Meeting Agenda

Lead Extraction Debate
Thomas Beaver, MD
University of Florida Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery
Gainesville, Florida

Lead Extraction Debate
Roger Carrillo, MD
Steward Cardiothoracic Surgery Associates Palmetto
Hialeah, Florida

Approaches to Stand-Alone Left Atrial Appendage Management
Christopher R. Ellis, MD FACC
Vanderbilt Health Cardiac Electrophysiology
Nashville, Tennessee

TAVR for AI; AVR Panel
Isaac George, MD
Columbia University Heart Valve Center
New York, New York

Cardiac ERAS
Louis M. Guzzi, MD
AdventHealth Orlando Critical Care Medicine
Orlando, Florida

Approaches to Stand-Alone Left Atrial Appendage Management
Steven J. Hoff, MD
Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute
Miami, Florida

Heart Failure and Ventricular Assist Devices
Eric I. Jeng, MD MBA FACS FACC
University of Florida Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery
Gainesville, Florida

Re-Do AVR; AVR Panel; Radiation Heart Disease
Douglas R. Johnston, MD
Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute of Northwestern
Chicago, Illinois

Mitral Annular Calcification
Patrick Kohtz, MD
University of Florida Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery
Gainesville, Florida

Lung Cancer Screening Programs
Daniel L. Miller, MD
Augusta University Cardiothoracic Surgery
Augusta, Georgia

Legislative Update; Domestic Violence
Christopher L. Nuland, Esq.
Nuland Law
Jacksonville, Florida

Root Enlargement for Future TAVR; AVR Panel
John Ofenloch, MD
Baycare Medical Group Cardiothoracic Surgery
Clearwater, Florida

TAVR Explant; TEVAR for Type A Aortic Dissection; AVR Panel
Himanshu J. Patel, MD
University of Michigan Cardiothoracic Surgery
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Root Enlargement for Future TAVR; AVR Panel
Joshua Rovin, MD
Baycare Medical Group Cardiothoracic Surgery
Clearwater, Florida
TAVR in 2023: Past, Present and Future; AVR Panel
Ruby Satpathy, MD FACC FSCAI
Baptist Health Structural Heart Program
Jacksonville, Florida

Robotic Approach to First Rib Resections
Eric M. Wherley, MD
University of Miami Cardiothoracic Surgery
Miami, Florida