Annual UK Healthcare CT Surgery Symposium to be held Saturday morning, October 3

The CT Surgery Symposium 2015, co-sponsored by the UK Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery (CT Surgery), UK HealthCare, and CE Central, will feature 10 presentations on advances in the surgical management of cardiothoracic disease on Saturday morning, October 3, in the Pavilion A auditorium of UK Hospital.

The symposium will feature scientific presentations from several members of the UK medical faculty including most of the surgeons and researchers from the Department of Surgery’s Division of CT Surgery.

 The UK College of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 5.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. It is also approved by the Kentucky Board of Nursing for 6.0 continuing education contact hours.

Advanced registration is required, but is free of charge. Participants may register online at CE Central by clicking this link: CT Surgery Symposium 2015.

The Symposium will begin at 7:00 am with registration and a continental breakfast near the entrance to the Pavilion A Auditorium.

The symposium agenda follows:

7:25—7:30 am
Welcome and Introduction
Sibu Saha. MD, MBA

Early Morning Presentations
(Each presentation will be followed by a five-minute discussion)

Moderator - Early Morning Session
Jay Zwischenberger, MD
Professor and Chair, Department of Surgery

7:30—7:55 am
Clinical Trials Network & Screening
Guidelines/UK Updates
Timothy Mullett, MD
Professor, Surgery

8:00 – 8:25 am
Advanced Endobronchial Therapies
EBUS/Radial EBUS/Bronchoscopy
Ashish Maskey, MD
Assistant Professor, Medicine

8:30—8:55 am
Lung Cancer Research at UK
VATS Ultrasound/Metabolism/Hyperthermia
Jeremiah Martin, MB BCh, FRCSI

9:00—9:25 am
Foregut Surgery: Indications and Work-up
Angela Mahan, MD
Assistant Professor, Surgery

9:30 am — 9:55 am
Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy: Updates on UK Program/Benefits/Outcomes
Jeremiah Martin, MB BCh, FRSCI

 10:00—10:20 am – Break

 Late Morning Session
Moderator
Victor Ferraris, MD
Professor, Surgery

10:25—10:50 am
Infective Endocarditis: The Canary and the Coal Mine
Bacteremia/Indications/Prognosis/Results
Michael Sekela, MD
Professor, Surgery

10:55—11:20 am
Percutaneous Approaches to Structural Heart Disease Indications/Patient Selection/Results
John Gurley, MD
Professor, Medicine

11:25—11:50 am
Lung Transplant Indications/Patient Selection/Results
Alexis Shaffi, MD
Associate Professor,  Surgery