32nd Postgraduate Program
January 24, 1999

SUNDAY MORNING SESSION
January 24,1999

7:45 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.
Welcome and Introduction to the 1999 Postgraduate Course

Robert B. Karp, Chicago, IL, and
Rodney J. Landreneau, Pittsburgh, PA, Co-Chairs, Committee on Postgraduate Education

Moderators: Robert B. Karp, Chicago, IL and Rodney J. Landreneau, Pittsburgh, PA

8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Mechanical Support of the Failing Lung

Joseph B. Zwischenberger, Galveston, TX

8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Ventricular Assist: What, When and How

William L. Holman, Birmingham AL

9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Bronchoplasty Resections - Indications and Techniques

Jean Deslauriers, Ste. Foy, Quebec, Canada

9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Newer Xenograft Valves
Medtronic Freestyle - Donald B. Doty, Salt Lake City, UT Toronto SPV

Christopher M. Feindel, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Coffee Break: Visit Exhibits

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
CCCETS BASIC SCIENCE LECTURE**
Introduction

L. Henry Edmunds, Jr., Philadelphia, PA Chairman, Coordinating Committee for Continuing Education in Thoracic Surgery

Cardiovascular Angiogenesis

Judah Folkman, Senior Associate in Surgery, Director, Surgical Research Laboratory, Children's Hospital, Boston, MA

12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Luncheon

Luncheon Address: Survival on Everest-A Personal Account
Beck Weathers, Dallas, TX

SUNDAY AFTERNOON SESSION
January 24,1999

Moderators: Robert B. Karp, Chicago, IL and Rodney J. Landreneau, Pittsburgh, PA

1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Short Term Results of Surgical Ventricular Reduction

Patrick M. McCarthy, Cleveland, OH

2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Approaching the Apical Sulcus Tumor: Patient Selection and Approach Strategies

G. Alexander Patterson, St. Louis, MO

2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Surgery of Congenital Heart Disease in the Adolescent and Adult

John J. Lamberti, San Diego, CA

3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Coffee Break: Visit Exhibits

3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Non-Cardiac Thoracic Congenital Abnormalities

Claude Deschamps, Rochester, MN

4:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Palliative Management of Malignant Esophageal/Airway Obstruction

Peter F. Ferson, Pittsburgh, PA

4:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Surgical Coronary Revascularization Off Pump

Tomas A. Salerno, Buffalo, NY

5:00 p.m. Closing Remarks

**Open Session

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SPOUSE/GUEST POSTGRADUATE PROGRAM

SUNDAY
January 24, 1999
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Spouses and guests should be sure to consider attending the 15th Annual STS Spouse Postgraduate Program to be held Sunday, January 24, in San Antonio, TX. This program features Drs. Miles F. Shore and Paul Uhlig addressing ¨Leadership and Empowerment for the New Millenium: Making a Significant Personal Difference in your Community¨.

[STS 1999 Annual Meeting]