Department research and clinical expertise showcased
at the 2021 AATS Meeting
The virtual AATS 101st Annual Meeting, held April 30 - May 2, 2021, featured the Aortic Symposium and Mitral Conclave, where experts spoke about how they optimize and even revolutionize exceptional treatment. Surgeons are the creators and disseminators of new knowledge—and with their leadership and medical teams have the tools they need to advance patient care.
Joseph Woo, MD
Norman E. Shumway Professor and Chair, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Professor, by courtesy, of Bioengineering
Bicuspid and Tricuspid Aortic Valve Cusp Repair Techniques
D. Craig Miller, MD
Thelma and Henry Doelger Professor
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Custom-tailored sinus graft for T. David-V Smod V-SARR
Michael Fischbein, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
Cardiothoracic Surgery
When Are Bentall and Total Arch Indicated in Type A Dissection?
Leah Backhus, MD, MPH, FACS
Associate Professor
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Unconscious Bias and Communication in the OR
Jack Boyd, MD
Clinical Associate Professor
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Indications and Techniques for Surgical Unroofing of Myocardial Bridges
Edward Bender, MD
Clinical Professor
Cardiothoracic Surgery
App-Based Residency Tools
William Hiesinger, MD
Assistant Professor
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Minimally Invasive LVAD Implantation Tips
Anson Lee, MD
Assistant Professor
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Hybrid VATS Maze (Does Not Exist)
Yasuhiro Shudo, MD, PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Extended Applications for Heart-Lung Transplantation
Hanjay Wang, MD
Resident in Stanford's Integrated Cardiothoracic Surgery Training Program
Enhancing R01 Grant Renewal for Cardiothoracic Surgeons: The Importance of Publication Count and Research Impact During the Grant Funding Cycle
Hanjay Wang, Simar S. Bajaj, Joseph C. Heiler, Aravind Krishnan, Kiah M. Williams, Y. Joseph Woo, Jack H. Boyd
Invited Discussant: Frank W. Sellke
Yuanjia Zhu, MD
Resident in Stanford’s Integrated Cardiothoracic Surgery Training Program
Ex Vivo Biomechanical Analysis of the Ross Procedure Using the Modified Inclusion Technique in a 3D-Printed Left Heart Simulator
Yuanjia Zhu, Mateo Marin-Cuartas, Matthew H. Park, Annabel M. Imbrie-Moore, Robert J. Wilkerson, Sarah Madira, Danielle M. Mullis, Y. Joseph Woo
Invited Discussant: Pedro J. del Nido
Sumanth Kidambi, MD
Resident in Stanford's Integrated Cardiothoracic Surgery Training Program
Force Profiles of Single Ventricle Atrioventricular Leaflets in Response to Annular Dilation
Sumanth Kidambi, Stephen Moye, Edward Brandon Strong, Teaghan Cowles, Annabel Imbrie-Moore, Rob Wilkerson, Michael Paulsen, Y. Joseph Woo, Michael Ma
Invited Discussant: Tain-Yen Hsia
Catherine Byrd, MD
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Leah Backhus/Mark Berry Lab
PET/CT Effectively Differentiates Resectable Thymoma from Anterior Mediastinal Lymphoma
Catherine T. Byrd, Winston L. Trope, Prasha Bhandari, Harrison B. Konsker, Natalie S. Lui, Douglas Liou, Leah M. Backhus, Mark F. Berry, Joseph B. Shrager
Invited Discussant: James Huang
Mateo Marin-Cuartas, MD
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Joseph Woo Lab
Biomechanical Engineering Analysis of Interrupted, Running, and Loop Neochord Mitral Valve Repair Techniques
Mateo Marin-Cuartas, Annabel M. Imbrie-Moore, Yuanjia Zhu, Matthew H. Park, Robert Wilkerson, Michael A. Borger, Y. Joseph Woo
Invited Discussant: Matthew A. Romano