Boston - American Association for Thoracic Surgery

89 TH ANNUAL MEETING MAY 9–MAY 13, 2009BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS10:00 a.m. – ABLATION VS. SURGERY FOR ATRIAL12:00 p.m. FIBRILLATION: ANTAGONISM OR SYNERGISM?Jointly Sponsored with the Heart Rhythm SocietyBallroom A–C, Hynes Convention CenterChairmen: Thoralf M. Sundt, III, MDDouglas L. Packer, MD10:00 a.m. The “Classic Maze”: Experimental Origins, SurgicalLesion Sets, Alternative Energy SourcesRalph J. Damiano, Jr., MD, Washington University10:15 a.m. Neurological Approaches to the AF Problem GanglionMappingJames H. McClelland, MD, Oregon Cardiology, PCCervical InterventionsBenjamin J. Scherlag, MD, Cardiac Arrhythmia ResearchInstitute10:35 a.m. Less Invasive Approaches – Critical Step or CriticalMistake?Robotics as Applied to Arrhythmia SurgeryW. Randolph Chitwood, Jr., MD, East Carolina UniversitySchool of MedicineThoracoscopic Arrythmia SurgeryRichard Lee, MD, Northwestern UniversityIntravascular ApproachesVivek Y. Reddy, MD, University of Miami Hospital11:25 a.m. Defining SuccessRichard J. Shemin, MD, University of California, Los Angeles11:40 a.m. Working Together PanelRalph J. Damiano, Jr., MD,Washington UniversityJames H. McClelland, MD, Oregon Cardiology, PCBenjamin J. Scherlag, MD, Cardiac Arrhythmia Research InstituteW. Randoph Chitwood, Jr., MD, East Carolina UniversitySchool of MedicineRichard Lee, MD, Northwestern University12:00 p.m. ADJOURN210