Dr. Wenger is Professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology at the Emory University School of Medicine and a consultant to the Emory Heart and Vascular Center.Coronary heart disease in women is one of Dr. Wenger’s major clinical and research interests. She chaired the U.S. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Conference on Cardiovascular Health and Disease in Women. Dr. Wenger has expertise in cardiac rehabilitation. She chaired the World Health Organization Expert Committee on Rehabilitation after Cardiovascular Disease, and co-chaired the Guideline Panel on Cardiac Rehabilitation for the U.S. Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. Dr. Wenger has had a longstanding interest in geriatric cardiology, is a Past President of the Society of Geriatric Cardiology and was Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Geriatric Cardiology for more than 15 years.

Coronary heart disease in women is one of Dr. Wenger’s major clinical and research interests. Dr. Wenger has participated as an author of several American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Clinical Practice Guidelines. She is past Chair, Board of Directors, Society for Women’s Health Research.

H. Biemann Othersen has completed his College of Charleston, Charleston, SC, 1950, B.S.M. Medical College of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, 1953, M.D. Over the past 50 years, H. Biemann Othersen Jr., MD has emerged as one of the most respected and loved physicians in South Carolina. A native of Charleston, Dr. Othersen earned his medical degree from the Medical College of South Carolina in 1953 and spent the next 12 years pursuing his post-graduate surgical training at Philadelphia General Hospital, the University of Pennsylvania

Pediatrics, Surgery

Dr. Eyal Porat is a Professor within the Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery of the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. He serves as the department’s Division Director at St. Joseph Medical Center, Houston, Texas. Prior to his recent arrival to Houston, Porat served for 6 years as the Chairman of the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel. He also headed the Division of Aortic Surgery within that Department. From 2000 until 2006 Dr. Porat served as Director of Minimally Invasive Surgery and Director of the Robotics Program, which he established at the Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery of the University of Texas at Houston. He also founded “The Memorial Hermann Institute for Cardiovascular Research and Robotics Technology” where he served as Medical Director. Porat was born in Haifa, Israel. He attended medical school at Ben Gurion University in Be’er Sheva, Israel. He completed his residency in cardiothoracic surgery Suma Cum Laude at Carmel Medical Center, Haifa, Israel. During his residency, Dr. Porat was involved in clinical research at University Hospital “Vrije Universiteit” in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Porat conducted academic teaching and research within the Tel Aviv University – Sackler School of Medicine and continues this activity at the University of Texas. His research and clinical interests include aortic surgery, robotic surgery as well as minimally invasive and beating heart coronary artery surgery. He is a member of many professional organizations and medical societies and serves on the editorial boards of prestigious professional journals. Porat is married and father of 3 children, the oldest serving as an air-force intelligence officer.

His research and clinical interests include aortic surgery, robotic surgery as well as minimally invasive and beating heart coronary artery surgery.

Dr. Ahmet Kilic, MD is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and is the director of the heart transplant and mechanical circulatory support programs. He completed his undergraduate degree at the Pennsylvania State University followed by his medical degree at the Medical College of Virginia. During his residency in general surgery at the University of Maryland, he took two dedicated years in the lab studying artificial organs and cardiopulmonary failure. He finished his cardiothoracic surgical training at the University of Virginia. Although a recognized leader in the field of heart failure, Dr. Kilic’s expertise runs the spectrum of cardiovascular surgery. He is an active clinical investigator in the field of heart failure and has published numerous peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, abstracts and presented his findings in regional, national and international forums. He is on numerous committees, professional organizations, editorial and review boards and regularly lectures on the topic of heart failure.

Clinical investigator in the field of heart failure, artificial organs and cardiopulmonary failure.

Dr. Ajay Kaul is currently holding the position as Chairman & Head department of Cardio Thoracic & Vascular Surgery at BLK Super Speciality Hospital, Delhi.Dr. Kaul has held several prestigious positions in past at some of the most renowned Heart institutes like - Director of Cardiothoracic surgery at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, New Delhi, Bombay Hospital, Mumbai and BM Birla Heart Research Centre, Kolkata.Visiting Professor at Banaras Hindu University and Guest professor at Hannover Medical School, Germany.Dr. Kaul had his training in adult cardiac surgery from Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia Pediatric cardiac surgery from Royal Melbourne children's Hospital, Melbourne. Training in heart & lung transplant & Aneurysm surgery from Hannover Medical school Germany.Training in minimally invasive cardiac surgery from lipzig heart centre Germany. Training at Berlin Heart Center for Heart transplant. He has a vast surgical experience of over 15000 cardiac operations. He has also performed over 4000 minimally invasive cardiac surgical procedures, 4000 Total arterial Coronary artery bypass surgeries and 2000 Complex congenital heart operations.Dr. Kaul has over 70 publications in national & International Journals.

Cardiothoracic surgery, lung transplant, minimally invasive cardiac surgery, Heart transplant, Aneurysm surgery

Dmitry Giller. Сurrently is the Director of the University Clinic of Phthisiopulmonology. Head of the Department of Phthisiopulmonology and Thoracic Surgery IM Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University. He has completed his PhD at the age of 33 years at the Central Research Institute of Tuberculosis RAMS. In 1997 he received the scientific title of Professor. In 2014 -2015 he was Chairman of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons of Moscow and Moscow region. Dmitry Giller is the author of more than 200 publications, including 35 patents, monographs, and manuals for doctors and students. 32 research works were done under his supervision and most his students are now PhD holders.

Michael Chorny earned his PhD in pharmaceutical sciences at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Since 2009 he is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. His research focuses on development and evaluation of biodegradable nanocarriers for targeted delivery of drugs, gene vectors and cells for cardiovascular disease applications and cancer therapy.

He is Head of Pediatric Cardiac center in scientific Center of Surgery named after M.A. Topchubashov, Azerbaijan. He holds a Master Degree (PhD) from Novosibirsk Research Institute of Circulation Path, Russia in the 2008-2009, followed by a Post-Graduation from Novosibirsk Research Institute of Circulation Path, Russia in the 2006-2008. He is extending his valuable service as a cardiac surgeon in Federal State Institution Academician E.N.Meshalkin Novosibirsk State Research Institute of Circulation Pathology Rusmedtechnology, for 2009-2010 years and has been a recipient of many award and grants. His research experience includes various programs, contributions and participation in different countries for diverse fields of study. His research interests as a cardiac surgeon reflect in his wide range of publications in various international journals.

Cardiology, Pediatric cardiology, Pediatric cardiac surgery, Cardiac Surgery.

Enrico Ferrari, is a graduate of Turin Medical School (MD) in Italy and received Cardiovascular surgery training at University of Padova (Italy), Catharina Hospital of Eindhoven (The Nederland), and at University of Lausanne (Switzerland). He received special training in minimally invasive cardiac surgery and transcatheter heart valve procedures at University Hospital of Lausanne, Switzerland, where he became Associate Professor in 2010. Since 2015, he works as team leader at Cardiocentro Ticino Foundation in Lugano, Switzerland, and continues the academic career at Cardiovascular Research Unit of Lausanne. He is a member of the STS/AATS joint workforce on New Technology (2011-2018) and STS workforce on International Relationship 2011-2018. He is Associate Editor of the Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Journal (ICVTS), member of the Editorial Board of the Archive of Sciences Journal, and member of the Editorial Board of the Multimedia manual of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (MMCTS).

Cardiac Surgery,Cardiovascular surgery,Cardio-Thoracic Surgery.