Course Directors:
Ibrahim Sultan, MD
Partha Thirumala, MD

Faculty
Katherine Anetakis, MD – University of Pittsburgh Department of Neurological Surgery
George Arnaoutakis, MD – University of Florida Department of Cardiovascular Surgery
Jeffrey Balzer, PhD – University of Pittsburgh Department of Neurological Surgery
Elissa Castor, PA-C – UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute
Vaughn Cooper, PhD - University of Pittsburgh Department of Microbiology
Donald Crammond, PhD - University of Pittsburgh Department of Neurological Surgery
Joshua Grimm, MD – Pennsylvania University Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Bradley Gross, MD - University of Pittsburgh Department of Neurological Surgery
Arminder Jassar, MD – Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
David J. Kaczorowski, MD - University of Pittsburgh Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Dustin Kliner, MD - University of Pittsburgh Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Bradley Molyneaux, MD, PhD – Brigham and Women’s Hospital Department of Neurology
Sandra Narayanan, MD - University of Pittsburgh Department of Neurology and Neurological Surgery
Brett Reece, MD – University of Colorado Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
AnneMarie Scekeres, MSN, RN, CPHQ – UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute
Katie Scollon, PA-C – UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute
Derek Serna-Gallegos, MD - University of Pittsburgh Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Varun Shandal, MD - University of Pittsburgh Department of Neurological Surgery
Joe Squire, MSN, RN - UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute
Ibrahim Sultan, MD – University of Pittsburgh Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Erin Sullivan, MD - University of Pittsburgh Department of Anesthesiology
R. Joshua Sunderlin, MS, CNIM – Procirca Center for Clinical Neurophysiology
Partha Thirumala, MD - University of Pittsburgh Department of Neurological Surgery
Sarah Yousef, MD - University of Pittsburgh Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Faculty Disclosure
All individuals in a position to control the content of this education activity including members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, and/or content reviewers have disclosed all relevant financial relationships with any proprietary entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services, used on, or consumed by, patients.

The following relevant financial relationships were disclosed:

George Arnaoutakis, MD: Consultant – Terumo Aortic
Vaughn Cooper, PhD: Founder and Equity Holder – Microbial Genome Sequencing Center, LLC
Joshua Grimm, MD: Consultant – Ethicon
Bradley Gross, MD: Consultant – Medtronic & Microvention
David Kaczorowski, MD: Consultant – Abiomed & Medtronic. CE Speaker’s Bureau – Abiomed
Bradley Molyneaux, MD: Grant/Research Support - Biogen
Ibrahim Sultan, MD: Grant Research Support – Abbott, Atricure, Artivion, Boston Scientific, Medtronic, Z Medica

No other planners, members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships to disclose.