In recent years, minimally invasive cardiac surgery, or MICS, has revolutionized the cardiac surgery field, offering opportunities to minimize patient trauma and speed up recovery times for a variety of cardiac interventions. We gathered a group of MICS experts to give us a primer on MICS for cardiovascular healthcare professionals. They’ll go into what qualifies as minimally invasive cardiac surgery, how MICS has evolved over time, differences from traditional cardiac surgery, training considerations, the role of professional societies, and more.
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Speakers on this episode:
Mahesh Ramchandani, MD, FRCS, FACS
Chief, Section of Cardiac Surgery, Director of Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center
Houston Methodist Hospital
Nirav C. Patel, MD
Director of Robotic Cardiac Surgery, Northwell Health
Vice Chairman of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Lenox Hill Hospital
Steven J. Hoff, MD
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Group, Orlando Health Heart Institute
Moritz C. Wyler von Ballmoos, MD, PhD, MPH
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center
Houston Methodist Hospital
Aaron J. Spooner, MD
Thoracic Surgery
Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center