CTSNet hosted a webinar on September 15, 2026, titled “The TAVR Heart Team in 2026: Navigating the CMS Decision,” featuring leading surgeons Tom B. Nguyen, Michael Mack, and Tsuyoshi Kaneko, and cardiologist Martin B. Leon. The panel discussed the US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) decision on the mandatory dual-operator requirement for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). This webinar analyzed the new ruling and its direct impact on clinical practice and the TAVR Heart Team.
Throughout the presentations, the live audience submitted questions to the faculty, and the session concluded with a Q&A. Watch the full webinar to hear the panelists discuss this crucial decision in greater detail and answer audience questions.
Moderator:
- Tom C. Nguyen, MD, Chief Medical Executive, Director of Minimally Invasive Valve Surgery, Baptist Health Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute, Miami, Florida, USA
Panelists:
- Michael Mack, MD, Medical Director, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Baylor Scott & White Health, Dallas, Texas, USA
- Martin B. Leon, MD, Professor of Medicine, Interventional Cardiology, Director of the Cardiovascular Data Science Center, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
- Tsuyoshi Kaneko, MD, Chair, Cardiovascular Disease, Chief, Section of Cardiac Surgery, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Washington University in St. Louis Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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