Course Director Faculty:

Ibrahim Sultan, MD
Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Director, UPMC Center for Thoracic Aortic Disease
Surgical Director, UPMC Center for Heart Valve Disease
UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute

Arvind Hoskoppal, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Director, Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program
Heart Institute at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute

Rachel Torok, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Director, Pediatric Connective Tissue Disease/Aortopathy Clinic
Heart Institute at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute

Michael Singh, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Co-Director, Aortic Center, UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute
Chief, Surgical Services, UPMC Shadyside
UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute

Invited Faculty:
Kim A. Eagle, MD
Albion Walter Hewlett Professor of Internal Medicine
Professor of Health Management and Policy, School of Public Health
Director, Frankel Cardiovascular Center
University of Michigan Health System

Anthony L. Estrera, MD
Professor and Chair
Hazim J. Safi Distinguished Professor
Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery
UTHealth Houston, McGovern Medical School
Memorial Hermann Hospital Heart and Vascular Institute

Thoralf Sundt, MD
Edward D. Churchill Professor of Surgery
Chief, Division of Cardiac Surgery
Director, Corrigan Minehan Heart Center
Co-director, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Program
Massachusetts General Hospital
Harvard Medical School

Josephine Grima, PhD
Chief Science Officer
The Marfan Foundation

University of Pittsburgh Faculty:
Elizabeth Andraska, MD, MS
Integrated Vascular Surgery Resident
UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute

Katie Berlacher, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Director, Magee Women’s Heart Program
Program Director, Adult Cardiology Fellowship
UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute

James Brown, MD
Integrated Thoracic Surgery Resident
UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute

Elissa Castor, PA-C
HVI APP Supervisor, Cardiac Surgery
UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute

Mario Castro, MD
Assistant Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Heart Institute at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute

Rabih A. Chaer, MD
Professor of Surgery
Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery
Co-Director, UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute
Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Andrew Eller, MD
Professor of Ophthalmology
Director, Ocular Trauma Service
Retina and Vitreous Services
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Mohammad H. Eslami, MD, MPH
Professor of Surgery and Bioengineering
Director of Clinical Research, UPMC Division of Vascular Surgery
Chief of Vascular Surgery, UPMC Mercy
Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Megan Gunsaulus, MD
Pediatric Cardiology Fellow
Heart Institute at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute

Joshua Levenson, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery
Director, UPMC Center for Cardio-Oncology
Co-Director, Noninvasive Cardiology, Shadyside Hospital
Associate Director, Cardiology Fellowship Program

Nathan Liang, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute

Victor O. Morell, MD
Eugene S. Wiener Professor and Chair of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery
Vice Chair and Director Cardiovascular Services, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Chief, Divisions of Adult Cardiac and Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery
Surgeon-In-Chief, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Executive Director, UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute
Co-Director, Heart Institute at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

Mousumi Moulik, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Director, Pediatric Cardiovascular Genetics Clinic, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Heart Institute at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute

Julie A. Phillippi, PhD
Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Ronald V. Pellegrini Endowed Chair in Cardiothoracic Surgery
Director, Post-Doctoral Research
Director, Cardiac Surgery Research Laboratory
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Katie Scollon, PA-C
Director, Pediatric Heart and Vascular Services
Heart Institute at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute

Derek Serna Gallegos, MD
Assistant Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute

Natasha Wolfe, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Heart Institute at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute
 

Faculty Disclosure:
All individuals in a position to control the content of this education activity have disclosed all financial relationships with any companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. All relevant financial relationships for the individuals listed below have been mitigated.

Kim Eagle, MD
Grant/Research Support: W.L. Gore

Anthony L. Estrera, MD
Consultant: W.L. Gore, Cryolife, Edwards Lifesciences, Terumo Aortic

Mark E. Lavallee, MD
Volunteer position: USA Weightlifting, Chief Medical Officer and IWF Executive Medical Board member

Laura Olivieri, MD
Grant/Research Support: R33 R21HD090671, NICHD; R01, R01 HL144494-01 NHLBI; R01, R01HL143468-0, NHLBI

Ibrahim Sultan, MD
Grant/Research Support: Abbott, Articure, Artivion, Boston Scientific, Edwards, Medtronic, Z MEDICA

No other 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 with any companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.