Boston - American Association for Thoracic Surgery

89 TH ANNUAL MEETING MAY 9–MAY 13, 2009BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTSMONDAY MORNINGMAY 11, 20097:30 a.m. BUSINESS SESSION(AATS Members Only)Ballroom A–C, Hynes Convention Center7:45 a.m. PLENARY SCIENTIFIC SESSIONBallroom A–C, Hynes Convention Center(8 minutes presentation, 12 minutes discussion)1. A Formidable Task: Population Analysis Predicts a Deficit of 2,000Cardiothoracic Surgeons by 2030Thomas E. Williams, * Benjamin Sun, Patrick Ross, Andrew M. ThomasSurgery, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USAInvited Discussant: Irving L. Kron2. Single Center Experience in Treatment of Cardiogenic Shock ofAny Etiology in Children by Pediatric Ventricular Assist DevicesRoland Hetzer, * Evgenij V. Potapov, Oliver Miera, Yu-Guo Weng, Michael Hübler,Felix BergerDHZB, Berlin, GermanyInvited Discussant: Charles Fraser, Jr.3. Long-Term Results of Aortic Valve Sparing Operations in Patientswith Marfan SyndromeTirone E. David, * Susan Armstrong, Manjula Maganti, Jack Colman,Timothy BradleyCardiovascular Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, ON, CanadaInvited Discussant: Lars G. Svensson4. Outcomes After Laparoscopic Giant Paraesophageal Hernia Repairin 636 PatientsJames D. Luketich, * Katie S. Nason, Rodney J. Landreneau, * Samuel Keeley,Omar Awais, Manisha Shende, Matthew J. Schuchert, Ghulam Abbas,Blair A. Jobe, Arjun PennathurThe Heart, Lung and Esophageal Surgery Institute, University of Pittsburgh MedicalCenter, Pittsburgh, PA, USAInvited Discussant: Antoon Lerut* AATS Member24