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
Stand-Alone Left Atrial Appendage Management: Catheter-Based vs Surgical Approach
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
Stand-Alone Left Atrial Appendage Management: Catheter-Based vs Surgical Approach
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
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
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
Status of TAVR
AVR Panel
Ruby Satpathy, MD FACC FSCAI
Baptist Health Structural Heart Program
Jacksonville, Florida