- Earn up to 39.5 CME credits | ABS | ABIM
Leading-edge Cardiac Surgery CME
Comprehensive Review of Cardiac Surgery is an online video CME program that takes a thorough look at this uniquely skilled, highly complex field. Authoritative and clinically skilled international speakers provide leading-edge lectures on surgical treatment of the heart and structures of the thoracic aorta while covering a broad spectrum of surgical interventions and procedures.
Cardiac surgeons, cardiothoracic surgeons, cardiologists, and cardiac anesthesiologists will gain an effective interpersonal management approach while discovering innovative procedures through evidence-based continuing medical education presentations on open, off-pump, minimally invasive, and robotic-assisted heart surgery.
Topics / Speakers
Applied Science
Surgical Anatomy of the Heart – Christopher Lau, MD
Cardiac Surgery Physiology – Lisa Qia Rong, MD
Cardiac Surgery Pharmacology – Lisa Qia Rong, MD
Perioperative/Intraoperative Care
CT of the Cardiac Surgery Patient – Principles and Practice – Piero Farina, MD
Preoperative Evaluation – Kevin An, MD
Anesthesia – Lisa Qia Rong, MD
Transesophageal Echocardiography for Cardiac Surgery – Lisa Qia Rong, MD
Extracorporeal Circulation – Piero Farina, MD
Myocardial Protection – Kevin An, MD
Postoperative Care – Kevin An, MD
Surgical Management of Complications – Irbaz Hameed, MD
Coronary Artery Disease
Myocardial Revascularization with Percutaneous Devices – Bjorn Redfors, MD
Myocardial Revascularization with Cardiopulmonary Bypass – Irbaz Hameed, MD
Myocardial Revascularization without Cardiopulmonary Bypass – Irbaz Hameed, MD
Minimally Invasive Myocardial Revascularization – Irbaz Hameed, MD
Re-Operative Coronary Artery Surgery – Arnaldo Dimagli, MD
Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting – Arnaldo Dimagli, MD
Aortic Valve Disease
Aortic Valve Replacement with a Mechanical Cardiac Valve Prosthesis – Arnaldo Dimagli, MD
Stented Bioprosthetic Aortic Valve Replacement – Christopher Lau, MD
Stentless Aortic Valve and Root Replacement – Christopher Lau, MD
Surgical Management of Aortic Valve Endocarditis – Christopher Lau, MD
Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Surgery – Christopher Lau, MD
Ross and Homograft Operation – Christopher Lau, MD
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) – Joshua B. Goldberg, MD
Mitral Valve Disease
Mitral Valve Repair – Sigrid E. Sandner, MD
Surgery for Functional Mitral Regurgitation – Piero Farina, MD
Surgical Management of Mitral Valve Endocarditis – Sigrid E. Sandner, MD
Minimally Invasive and Robotic Mitral and Tricuspid Valve Surgery – Piero Farina, MD
Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement (TMVR) – Joshua B. Goldberg, MD
Mitral Valve Replacement – Sigrid E. Sandner, MD
Other Valvular Disease
Tricuspid Valve Disease Surgery – Sigrid E. Sandner, MD
Multiple Valve Disease Surgery – Sigrid E. Sandner, MD
Re-Operative Valve Surgery – Sigrid E. Sandner, MD
The Great Vessels
Aortic Dissection – Christopher Lau, MD
Root, Ascending, and Arch Aortic Aneurysms – Christopher Lau, MD
Descending and Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms – Christopher Lau, MD
Trauma to the Great Vessels – Christopher Lau, MD
Pulmonary Embolism – Joshua B. Goldberg, MD
Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair (TEVAR) – Joshua B. Goldberg, MD
Cardiac Arrhythmias
Surgical Implantation of Pacemakers and Automatic Defibrillators – Piero Farina, MD
Surgery for Atrial Fibrillation and Left Atrial Appendage Ablation – Piero Farina, MD
Other Cardiac Disorders/Conditions
Surgery for Adult Congenital Heart Disease – Piero Farina, MD
Pericardial Disease – Sigrid E. Sandner, MD
Cardiac Neoplasms – Sigrid E. Sandner, MD
Heart Transplantation – Sigrid E. Sandner, MD
Heart-Lung Transplantation – Sigrid E. Sandner, MD
ECMO – Joshua B. Goldberg, MD
Faculty
Course Director
Mario F.L. Gaudino, MD, PhD
Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Weill Cornell Medicine/New York Presbyterian Hospital
New York, NY
Speakers
Kevin R. An, MD
Cardiac Surgery Resident (PGY-6)
University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Arnaldo Dimagli, MD
Physician-Resident
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
New York, NY
Piero Farina, MD, FEBCTS
Department of Cardiac Surgery
Villa Verde Hospital
Taranto, Italy
Joshua Goldberg, MD
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Weill Cornell Medicine
New York, NY
Irbaz Hameed, MD
Division of Cardiac Surgery
Department of Surgery
Yale University School of Medicine
New Haven, CT
Christopher Lau, MD
Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Weill Cornell Medicine
New York Presbyterian Hospital
New York, NY
Björn Redfors, MD
Weill Cornell Medicine
New York, NY
Lisa Q. Rong, MD, MSCE, FASE, FACC
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
Cardiothoracic Division
Department of Anesthesiology
Weill Cornell Medicine
New York, NY
Sigrid Sandner, MD
Medical University of Vienna
Vienna, Austria
Accreditation / Pass Guarantee
Accreditation
Oakstone Publishing is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Designation
Oakstone Publishing designates this enduring material for a maximum of 39.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME and Self-Assessment requirements of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 39.5 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
Date of Original Release: May 31, 2025
Date Credits Expire: May 30, 2028
CME credit is awarded upon successful completion of an online course evaluation and post-test.
Learning Objectives
At the completion of this course, you should be able to:
- List the considerations necessary for a thorough preoperative evaluation
- Explain the key differences between myocardial revascularization with cardiopulmonary bypass and myocardial revascularization without cardiopulmonary bypass
- Describe the basics of surgical management of aortic valve endocarditis
- Discuss the benefits of minimally invasive aortic valve surgery
- Recognize the implications of and reasons for re-operative valve surgery
- Explain the complexities of trauma to the great vessels
- Assess the efficacy of surgery for adult congenital heart disease
- Identify the best possible candidates for heart-lung transplantation
Intended Audience
This educational activity was designed for cardiac surgeons, cardiothoracic surgeons, cardiologists, and cardiac anesthesiologists.
Board Pass Guarantee
We’re Committed to Your Success. Oakstone stands behind the quality of its board review programs. If you complete a course and do not pass your board examination, we will provide extended access to the content or credit toward the purchase of a future board review program in accordance with our CME Board Pass Guarantee policy.
This pass guarantee is a product policy offered by Oakstone and is independent of CME accreditation. Accreditation pertains only to the educational activity and does not guarantee examination outcomes.
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