NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE EXPERTS AT AATS 2026
The American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) will host its 106th Annual Meeting at the McCormick Place Lakeside Center in Chicago, Illinois from May 2 through May 5.
At AATS, physicians can grow their expertise, network and help advance thoracic surgery. We encourage you to visit the presentations below, given by several of our distinguished cardiovascular physicians.
At AATS, physicians can grow their expertise, network and help advance thoracic surgery. We encourage you to visit the presentations below, given by several of our distinguished cardiovascular physicians.
NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE PRESENTATION HIGHLIGHTS
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Date
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Time
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Session
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Presentation Title
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Presenter
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Saturday, May 2nd
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8:15 am CDT
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Top Cited Paper in 2025 - JAMA Cardiology
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AATS Journal Fair: Top Cited Cardiac Papers in 2025
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8:30 am CDT
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Adult Cardiac Scientific Session: Hot Topics in CABG Coronary
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Robotic Totally Endoscopic Coronary Bypass using a Third-Generation Robot with Endowrist Stabilizer: Insights from 1,000 Consecutive Cases
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9:45 am CDT
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How to Publish in a High Impact Journal? Hear It From the Editors
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Panelist
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12:00 – 1:00 pm CDT
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Lunch Symposia
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Expanding the Aortic Surgeon's Toolkit from the Valve to the Arch
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1:30 – 3:00 pm CDT
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Adult Cardiac Masterclass: Case Based Discussions: Aortic Root Challenges
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Topic 3: Aortic Valve Repair With or Without Aneurysm, Tricuspid, Bicuspid and Topic 4: Managing the Root in Acute Aortic Valve Endocarditis
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1:30 – 3:00 pm CDT
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Adult Cardiac Masterclass: Case Based Discussions: Mitral Valve Challenges
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Topic 3: Dealing with Mitral Annular Calcification (MAC) When Repairing the Mitral Valve - Decalcification or Not? and Topic 4: Re-repairing the Mitral Valve
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1:30 pm CDT
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Structural Heart Masterclass: Mitral Valve
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Will Surgeons Embrace Transcatheter TV: Yes I need to Know It vs Let Someone Do It, I am Too Busy
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1:30 pm CDT
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Structural Heart Masterclass: Mitral Valve
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Functional Mitral Regurgitation (FMR) Surgery: A New Awakening for Surgery vs. Keep Dreaming
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1:30 pm CDT
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AATS/ERAS Perioperative Care Scientific Session: How Can Technology Enhance Recovery?
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Invited Discussion #1: Teaching and Quantifying ERAS Reliability
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4:00 pm CDT
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Case Videos On Demand
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Achieving circulatory arrest with minimal aortic manipulation – An interesting case of hemiarch replacement for ascending aortic thrombus
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Sunday, May 3rd
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7:30 am CDT
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Perioperative Care Scientific Session: Five Things You May Have Missed in Perioperative Care
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Moderator
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7:30 am CDT
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Adult Cardiac Scientific Session: All About Aortic Valve
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Comparative Outcomes of the Ozaki Procedure Using Autologous Versus Bovine Pericardium
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7:30 am CDT
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Perioperative Care Scientific Session: Five Things You May Have Missed in Perioperative Care
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Post-op 20% albumin infusion and AKI after high-risk cardiac surgery (ALBICS-AKI) — JAMA Surgery
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9:00 am CDT
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Adult Cardiac Poster Session I
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PancreAgent: A Reinforcement Learning–Driven Closed-Loop Insulin Control System for Perioperative Glucose Management
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Bilal Khan Mohammed
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9:00 am CDT
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Perioperative Care Poster Session I
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PancreAgent: A Reinforcement Learning–Driven Closed-Loop Insulin Control System for Perioperative Glucose Management
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1:30 pm CDT
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Adult Cardiac Scientific Session: All About Niche Operations
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Total Pericardiectomy - How I Do It
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2:30 pm CDT
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Adult Cardiac Scientific Session: All About Niche Operations
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Risk Factors for Recurrent Tricuspid Regurgitation and Early Mortality after Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy for Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
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Kevin W. Jin
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4:15 – 5:30 pm CDT
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Structural Heart Scientific Session: New Technology - Mitral and TV
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Debate: Why TV Surgery will Fade Away vs TV Surgery is Essential
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Monday, May 4th
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9:00 am CDT
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Adult Cardiac Poster Session II
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Segmental Left Ventricular Strain Changes and Mortality Risk After Septal Myectomy for Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy
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1:30 – 3:30 pm CDT
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Adult Cardiac Scientific Session: All About Atrio-Ventricular Valves and Arrhythmia
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Moderator
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1:30 – 3:30 pm CDT
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Perioperative Care Scientific Session: MythBusters
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Early Mobilization Within Two Hours Is Impossible
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1:45 pm CDT
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Structural Heart Scientific Session: Challenging Patients in Structural Heart
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140. Hybrid transcatheter aortic valve replacement with surgical excision of leaflets
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4:00 – 5:00 pm CDT
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Best of Cardiac and Structural Heart
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Moderator
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Tuesday, May 5th
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9:45 am – 12:00 pm CDT
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Cardiac Complex and High Risk Case Discussions
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50 Year-Old with Severe AS. Coumadin Not an Option
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9:45 am – 12:00 pm CDT
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Cardiac Complex and High Risk Case Discussions
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Radiation Heart At Its Worst
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