Robotic Aortic Valve Replacement (RAVR): A New Alternative for Aortic Valve Disease

In this episode of the STS Webinar Series, expert panelists present a global update on a potential new alternative approach to the surgical management of aortic valve disease: robotic aortic valve replacement (RAVR). Discussions will also focus on how aortic valve disease is managed with transcatheter or surgical aortic valve replacement.

Agenda

• Open and Welcome
• Background, Rationale, and Development
• TAVR or RAVR: A Structural Cardiologist’s Perspective
• RAVR Advances
• International RAVR Experience
• Panel Discussion  

Moderators

Michael Mack, MD
Baylor Health Care System
Plano, TX

Vinod Thourani, MD
Piedmont Heart Institute
Atlanta, GA

Panelists

Vinay Badhwar, MD
West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV

Ramesh Daggubati, MD, FSCAI
West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV

Arnar Geirsson, MD
Yale University
New Haven, CT

Feras Khaliel, MD
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center
Saudi Arabia