Tags: cardiac  cardiology  cardiothoracic  disease  donor  heart  orthotopic  surgeon  surgery  transplant  
Channel: News & Politics
Uploaded: December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm
Author: ORLivedotcom
Length: 01:47
Rating: 4.81
Views: 64821
On September 19th, 2007 at 7:00 pm EDT, The Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the Montefiore-Einstein Heart Center in New York will present an OR-Live.com webcast of a panel discussion on an orthotopic heart transplant. This transplant procedure was performed on April 17, 2007 by Dr. David D'Alessandro, Cardiothoracic Surgeon at the Center. The panel discussion will be moderated by Dr. Daniel Goldstein, Surgical Director of Cardiac Transplantation, Montefiore-Einstein Heart Center. They will be joined by a live audience of surgeon-colleagues and cardiologists. The webcast will feature video portions of the procedure as well as detailed descriptions of the techniques used.