
The Aortic Boot Camp
November 3-4, 2025
Atlanta, GA
Program Overview
The Aortic Boot Camp provides a unique educational opportunity for fellows and senior residents focusing on the surgical anatomy and various procedures of the aortic valve, root and arch. During the two-day program, fellows and residents will rotate through five separate training modules including:
- Aortic Valve Replacement
- Aortic Valve Repair/Sparing
- Aortic Root Replacement
- Ross Procedure
- Aortic Dissection
Each module is taught by acknowledged surgical experts, who facilitate the unique opportunity for the fellows and residents to learn and practice the various surgical steps required with each of these procedures, employing risk-free biological “simulators”.
Registration will open on Tuesday, August 19.
Please note:
- Only one fellow/senior resident will be allowed per institution to allow representation of the majority of the teaching institutions across the US and Canada.
- All expenses, including airfare, meals, lodging and transportation are supported by Artivion.
- Courses are limited to surgeons practicing or training in the United States or Canada at the time of the registered course date.
Key Learning Outcomes
- Aortic root setup
- Suture management
- Annuloplasty techniques
- Coronary artery button development and reimplantation
- Pulmonary autograft harvest
Intended Audience
This program is designed for cardiovascular surgery fellows and senior residents from the official U.S. and Canadian training programs.
- Cardiac Fellow
- Senior Resident (PGY-6)
- Senior Resident (PGY-5)
Course Directors

Ismail El-Hamamsy, MD, PhD
New York, NY
Mount Sinai Medical Center

William F. Northrup III, MD
Minneapolis, MN
Faculty
Muhammad Aftab, MD, FACS, FACC
University of Colorado
Aurora, CO
Jordan Bloom, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
Chris Burke, MD
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
Nimesh Desai, MD, PhD
Penn Medicine
Philadelphia, PA
Shinichi Fukuhara, MD
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
Michael Ibrahim, MD, PhD
Penn Medicine
Philadelphia, PA
Ashok Coimbatore Jeyakumar, MD
University of Mississippi
Jackson, MS
Puja Kachroo, MD
Washington University
St. Louis, MO
Peter Knight, MD
University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, NY
Michael Moon, MD
University of Alberta
Edmonton, AB
Mark Peterson, MD, PhD
NYU Langone Health
New York, NY
Paul E. Stelzer, MD
Mount Sinai Medical Center
New York, NY
Hiroo Takayama, MD
Columbia University
New York, NY
Shinya Unai, MD
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, OH
J. Alexander Weston, MD
UT Southwestern
Dallas, TX
Elbert Williams, MD
Mount Sinai Medical Center
New York, NY
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