HAROLD GENE ROBERTS, JR., M.D., F.A.C.S.
4724 North Federal Highway, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308
Tel: (954) 267-6770, Fax: (954) 267-6769
hgrmd@aol.com
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Born
September 16, 1955 Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Citizenship
United States
EDUCATION
Pre-Medical
Hendrix College, Conway, AR, B.A., 1973-1977
Medical
University of Arkansas College of Medicine Little Rock, AR, M.D., 1977-1981
Internship
General Surgery, University of Maryland Hospital Baltimore, MD, 1981-1982
Residency in Surgery
Junior Assistant Resident in Surgery, University of Maryland Hospital, Baltimore,
MD, 1982-1984
Senior Assistant Resident in Surgery, University of Maryland Hospital, Baltimore,
MD, 1984-1985
Chief Resident in Surgery, University of Maryland Hospital, Baltimore, MD, 1985-1986
Residency in Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery
Resident in Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, University of Illinois College of Medicine,
Chicago, IL, 7/1/867/31/88
Fellowship
Adult Cardiac Surgery, Beth Israel Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston,
MA, 7/1/89 – 6/30/90
PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE
2011 – Present
Affiliated Assistant Professor of Surgery
University of Miami, Miller School o Medicine, Miami, FL
2010 – Present
Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeon
Holy Cross Hospital, Fort Lauderdale, FL
2009 – Present
President
Aegis Cardiovascular Research Foundation, Fort Lauderdale, FL
2006 – Present
Reviewer
Surgical Innovations Journal: Technology and Techniques in
Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery.
1990 – 2010
Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeon
South Florida Cardiovascular Surgical Associates, P.A.,
Plantation, FL
BOARD CERTIFICATIONS
May 1987
American Board of Surgery (#32349)
92nd percentile
May 1990
American Board of Thoracic Surgery (#5005)
94th percentile
2008
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Recertification
MEDICAL LICENSURE
License Number ME58312
State of Florida (active)
License Number 36-073161
State of Illinois (inactive)
License Number C-5978
State of Arkansas (inactive)
License Number 70781
State of Massachusetts (inactive)
License Number D-29715
State of Maryland (inactive)
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
1993
American College of Surgeons
1994
Society of Thoracic Surgeons
2008
Southern Thoracic Surgical Association
2006
International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery
2007
Society of Heart Valve Disease
HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS
1990-present
Broward General Medical Center, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
1990-present
Coral Springs Medical Center, Coral Springs, FL
1990-present
Florida Medical Center, Lauderhill, FL
1990-present
Holy Cross Hospital, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
1998-present
Northwest Medical Center, Margate, FL
1992-present
University Hospital and Medical Center, Tamarac, FL
1990-present
Westside Regional Medical Center, Plantation, FL
AWARDS
1984
Baltimore Academy of Surgery, Surgical Research Award.
PUBLICATIONS
GRANTS:
•
Grant:
Year:
Project:
Award Amount:
Role:
Edwards Lifesciences, Irvine, CA
2011
MC3 Band in Tricuspid Regurgitation – A Long Term Clinical Follow Up Study
Submitted – $40,000/Co-Investigator (Aegis Cardiovascular Research Foundation)
•
Grant:
Year:
Project:
HCH, FL, USA
2009-2014
Establishment of Clinical Research Program: Infrastructure support grant for
Aegis Cardiovascular Research Foundation
U.S. $700,000/Co-Principal Investigator (Aegis Cardiovascular Research Foundation)
Award Amount:
Role:
•
Grant:
Year:
Project:
Award Amount:
Role:
ATS Medical, USA
2009-10
Incidence of Coronary Artery Injury In Patients With Atrial Fibrillation
Undergoing Cryomaze
U.S. $80,000/Co-Investigator (Aegis Cardiovascular Research Foundation)
BOOK CHAPTERS:
• Book: Robotic Cardiothoracic Surgery: Atlas and Guide. 1st Edition [2010 – In-press]
Authors: Cheema F.H., Roberts H.G.
Chapter: Robotic Cryomaze for Atrial Fibrillation
Editors: W. Randolph Chitwood and Kemp Kernstine
Publisher: Springer, NY
ABSTRACTS AND FULL TEXT PUBLICATIONS:
1. Cheema FH, Weisberg JS, Khalid I, Roberts HG. Warm Beating Heart Robotic Endoscopic Cox-Cryomaze:
An Approach for Treating Atrial Fibrillation. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2008
2. Smoot RT, Roberts HG. Stone HH. Partial splenectomy with a tourniquet of falciform ligament. Surgery.
Gynecology and Obstetrics 163 (3); 280-1,1986.
3. Nagle WA, Moss AJ, Roberts HG. Baker ML. Effects of 5-Thio-D-Gfucose on cellular adenosine triphosphate
levels and deoxyribonucleic acid rejoining in hypoxic and aerobic Chinese hamster cells Radiology 137:203-211 1980
4. Cheema F.H., Weisberg JS, Khalid I, Roberts HG. Warm Beating Heart Robotic Endoscopic Cox-Cryomaze:
An Approach for Treating Atrial Fibrillation. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2009 Mar;87(3):966-8
5. Abstract Book: 1st Heart Surgery Forum Meeting, September 7-9, 2010, Savudrija, Croatia. Page 55.
Ligation of Left Main Coronary Artery to Right Pulmonary Artery Fistula by Robotic Endoscopic Approach.
Cheema F.H., Siddiqui O., Ashraf Z., Pervez M.B., Khan Z.S., Roberts H.G.
6. Abstract Book: 1st Heart Surgery Forum Meeting, September 7-9, 2010, Savudrija, Croatia. Page 81.
Expanding the Horizons of Outcomes Research Beyond the Walls of Academic Institutions: An Innovative Model.
Cheema F.H., Pervez M.B., Roberts H.G.
7. Abstract Book: 2010 Annual Scientific Meeting International Society for Minimally Invasive
Cardiothoracic Surgery. Concomitant Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation Using a Full Set of Argon-Based
Cryolesions in a Patient Undergoing Robotic Endoscopic Mitral Valvuloplasty with A New Semi-Rigid Flexible Ring
Using U-Clips. Cheema F.H., Pervez M.B., Weisberg J.S., Roberts H.G.
8. 4th Congress of Update in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, September 2008. Does impaired
left ventricular function increase the operative risk of concomitant cox-cryomaze. Cheema FH, Ghulam M, Kimbro
B, NasirM, Mehmood M, Green RA, Crowe B, Brezing RA, Roberts HG.
9. Abstract Book: 2010 Annual Scientific Meeting International Society for Minimally Invasive
Cardiothoracic Surgery. Totally Endoscopic Robotic Cox-cryomaze: An Initial Experience with Twenty One
Consecutive Patients from a Single Center. Cheema F.H., Pervez M.B., Jan A., Weisberg J.S., Kimbro B.,
Roberts H.G.
10. Abstract Book: 2010 Annual Scientific Meeting International Society for Minimally Invasive
Cardiothoracic Surgery. Robotic Endoscopic Radical Mitral Valvuloplasty with Concomitant Cryomaze. Cheema
F.H., Pervez M.B., Weisberg J.S., Roberts H.G.
11. Abstract Book: 4th Congress of Update in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, Antalya,
Turkey. December 2008 Success of Argon-based Cryo-Maze in Treating Atrial Fibrillation in High Risk
Patients. Cheema F.H, Murtaza G., Kimbro B., Malik N., Mehmood M., Green R.A., Crowe B., Brezing
R.A., Roberts, Jr. H.G.
12. Abstract Book: 4th Congress of Update in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, Antalya,
Turkey. December 2008 Short Term Outcomes Of Asymmetric Etlogix Ring For Geometric Correction Of Mitral
Annulus In High Risk Patient. Roberts Jr. H.G., Cheema F.H., Murtaza G., Mehmood M., Green A.B.,
Crowe B.C., Kimbro B., Brezing R.A.
13. Abstract Book: 2008 Annual Scientific Meeting International Society for Minimally Invasive
Cardiothoracic Surgery. Short-Term Outcomes Confirm The Effectiveness and Safety of Cryo-Maze in Patients
Undergoing Concomitant Cardiac Surgeries. Roberts Jr. H.G., Cheema F.H., Murtaza G., Kimbro B., Green
R.A., Crowe B., Brezing R.A.
14. Abstract Book (V-12): 2008 Annual Scientific Meeting International Society for Minimally
Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery. Robotic Endoscopic Cox-CryoMaze: A Minimally Invasive Cure of
Continuous Atrial Fibrillation. Roberts Jr. H.G., Cheema F.H., Khalid I., Crowe B., Green R., Brezing R.
15. Annual Scientific Meeting of The International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic
Surgery, June 8-10, 2011, Washington, DC. Robotic Endoscopic Installation Of Physio-II For Annular
Dilatation: Perfect Results Often Require More Than Simple Ring Annuloplasty. Cheema F.H., Cheung S., Jiang J.,
Roberts H.G. [ePoster]
16. Annual Scientific Meeting of The International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic
Surgery, June 8-10, 2011, Washington, DC & Mitral Conclave 2011 (AATS), May 5-6, 2011, New
York, NY. Robotic Endoscopic Multisegment Triangular Resections for Advanced Barlow's Disease of the Mitral
Valve: An Effective, Simple Alternative to Sliding Leaflet Plasty. Cheema F.H., Roberts H.G. [ePoster]
17. Does Cryomaze Injure the Circumflex Artery? A preliminary search for occult Post-Procedure Stenoses. Cheema F.H.,
Pervez M.B., Mehmood M., Khan Z.S., Munir M.B., Ayala I.L., Cox J.L., Roberts HG. [In-preparation]
18. Mitral Conclave 2011 (AATS), May 5-6, 2011, New York, NY. Warm, Beating Heart Tricuspid Repair
Eliminates Clamp Time Concerns. Cheema F.H., Roberts H.G. [In-preparation]
19. 26th Annual Society University Surgeons Resident's Conference. Effects of high frequency ventilation on
porcine hepatic inflow Roberts HG, Smooth RT, McKenzie CF, Takeda J, Hoff BH, Johnston GS, Hill JL.
February 1984
20. American Society of Anesthesiologists. Liver blood flow during high frequency oscillation and conventional
mechanical ventilation. Mackenzie CF, Roberts HG, Takeda J, Hoff BH, Johnston GF, Helrich M, Hill JL.
April 1984.
21. Takeda J, Mackenzie CF, Roberts HG, Hoff BH, Johnston GF, Hill JL, Helrich M. Difference in xenon
washout from occluded lung segments with conventional ventilation and high frequency oscillation in dogs and pigs. Critical
Care Medicine 12 (3): 323, 1984.
22. Mackenzie CF, Roberts HG. Takeda J, Smoot RT, Hoff BH, Johnston GS, Helrich M, Hill JL. Liver
blood flow during high frequency oscillation and conventional mechanical ventilation. Anesthesiology 61,1984
23. Annual Scientific Meeting of The International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic
Surgery, 30 May – 2 June, 2012, Los Angeles, CA. Does Cryomaze Injure The Circumflex Artery? A
Preliminary Search For Occult Post-Procedure Stenoses. Faisal H. Cheema, Mohammad B. Pervez, Mansoor
Mahmood, Muhammad J. Younus, Mohammad B. Munir, Gianluigi Bisleri, Fabio Barili, Ivan L. Ayala,
Niv Ad, James L. Cox, Harold G. Roberts, Jr. [Oral Presentation]
24. Fourth Annual Joint Scientific Session of the Heart Valve Society of America and Society for
Heart Valve Disease, Valves in the Heart of the Big Apple VII, April 12-14, 2012, New York, NY.
An Effective Modification To Simplify The Right Atrial Lesion Set of the Cox CryoMaze. Harold G. Roberts,
Muhammad J. Younus, Muhammad A. Mahmood, Robert Dickson, Douglas Seith, James L. Cox, Faisal
H. Cheema. [Oral Presentation]
25. Fourth Annual Joint Scientific Session of the Heart Valve Society of America and Society for
Heart Valve Disease, Valves in the Heart of the Big Apple VII, April 12-14, 2012, New York, NY.
Carpentier-Edwards Physio Tricuspid Annuloplasty Ring: Preliminary Results of A New Selectively Flexible Three
Dimensional Ring for Tricuspid Valve Repair. Faisal H. Cheema, Muhammad J. Younus, Muhammad A.
Mahmood, Belinda Kimbro, Ammar H. Khan, Irving B. David, Imad F. Tabry, Harold G. Roberts, Jr.
[Oral Presentation]
26. Fourth Annual Joint Scientific Session of the Heart Valve Society of America and Society for
Heart Valve Disease, Valves in the Heart of the Big Apple VII, April 12-14, 2012, New York, NY.
Discharge Patterns for Patients Undergoing Totally Endoscopic Robotic Mitral Valvuloplasty: Does Surgeon Experience
Translate into Early Discharge? Faisal H. Cheema, Muhammad J. Younus, Muhammad A. Mahmood,
Harold G. Roberts, Jr. [Oral Presentation]
27. Annual Scientific Meeting of The International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic
Surgery, 30 May – 2 June, 2012, Los Angeles, CA. Implantation Of Annuloplasty Band With A SemiAutomated Suture Fastener: Enabling Technology For Complex Robotic Endoscopic Mitral Reconstruction.
Muhammad J. Younus, Faisal H. Cheema, Karen Calcano, Irving David, Harold G. Roberts, Jr.
[Poster]
28. Faisal H Cheema, MD, Muhammad J. Younus, MD, Roberts HG,. Repairing the Posterior Postinfarction
Ventricular Septal Defect: A left ventricular Approach with a Sealant Reinforced Multipatch Technique. Seminars In
Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 24 (1): 63-66, 2012.
INVITED TALKS
Jan 30, 2012
The 18 minute Beating Heart Tricuspid Repair: A low Risk, Durable Technique for
Treating “ The Forgotten Valve”
STS – Edwards Lifesciences Educational Symposium, Ft. Laudedale, FL
Nov 3-5, 2011
Argentine Congress of Cardiovascular Surgeons and Endovascular
“Safety and Efficacy of Robotic Endoscopic Cryomaze”
“Surgical Management of Tricuspid Regurgitation”
Buenos Aires, Argentina
May 4-5, 2011
Advanced Cardiac Techniques Symposium
“Safety and Efficacy of Robotic Endoscopic Cryomaze”
New York, NY
April 7-9, 2011
Advanced Intracardiac Robotic Surgery: Complete Team Development
“Surgical Management of Tricuspid Regurgitation”
Atlanta, Georgia
March 19-20, 2010
Mitral and Tricuspid Valve Therapies: Imaging and Patient Management
Moderated by David H. Adams and Harold G. Roberts
Tricuspid Valve Repair – Wet Lab
Global Valve Summit – New York, NY
June 7, 2009
Robotic Endoscopic Cardiac Surgery
Wet Lab Proctor
Intuitive Surgical Headquarters – Sunnyvale, CA
June 12-13, 2009
The 15 Minute, Beating Heart Tricuspid Repair
Wet Lab Implantation of Edwards MC3 Annuloplasty Ring
Global Valve Summit – Chicago, IL
November 14-16, 2008
Robotic Endoscopic Cox-Cryomaze
Invited by International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
Winter Workshop, Okinawa, Japan
November 5-8, 2008
More Lesions for Atrial Fibrillation at the Time of Surgery May Mean Fewer Treatments in
Follow-Up [Senior Author: Patrick McCarthy]
Invited Discussant by Southern Thoracic Surgical Association
55th Annual Meeting of STSA, Austin, TX
June 11-14, 2008
International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery Annual Meeting Boston, Massachusetts
May, 2008
Robotic Endoscopic Cox-Cryomaze Evolving Towards Ideal Surgical Solution for Atrial
Fibrillation
American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS)
88th Annual Meeting of AATS, San Diego, CA
February 2008
"Cryomaze Using Argon-based Cryoablation is Highly Effective Therapy During Complex
Valve Procedures."
ATS Medical National Sales Meeting, Dallas, Texas
December 2-3, 2007
Demonstration of Complex Techniques of Mitral Reconstruction
University of Dubravya, Zagreb, Croatia
December 7, 2007
Robotic Endoscopic Cox-Cryomaze Highly Effective Surgical Cure of Continuous Atrial
Fibrillation
Latest Techniques in Cardiac Surgery
Heart Center University, Leipzig, Germany
November 28-30, 2007
“Robotic Endoscopic Cox-Cryomaze”
LXIX Congresso Medico Nacional Costa Rica
San Jose, Costa Rica
June 11-13, 2007
Harold Roberts, M.D. and Doulgas Murphy, M.D. - Live demonstration of robotic
endoscopic mitral valvuloplasty
Program
Chairman:
Hugo
Vanerman,
M.D.
OLV-College,
The 7,h Annual Endoscopic Techniques Course-Master of Valve Repair
Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Clinic, Department of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery
January 28, 2007
Current Trends in the Surgical Management of Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation
HSF Dinner Meeting, San Diego, CA
CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION
1990
Beth Israel Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Department of Surgery, Radiology Meeting
2 hours
September 10-13, 1989
Society of Thoracic Surgeons, 25th Anniversary Meeting Baltimore, MD
24 hours
March 30-31, 1990
Texas Heart Institute, Cardiovascular Patient-State of Art Surgery and Current
Antibiotic Management, Houston, TX
8 hours
February 17-20, 1991
Society of Thoracic Surgeons, 27th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA
24 hours
July 19-20, 1991
Kendall Regional Medical Center, Endoscopic Thoracoscopy, Miami, FL
16 hours
October 5, 1991
Florida Medical Center, Risk Management Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, FL
5 hours
October 17, 1991
Florida Medical Center, Clinical Implications from the VII International
Conference on AIDS, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
1 hour
April 1992
Le Club Mitrale, Paris, France
Course Director: Dr. Alain F. Carpentier
1 week
February 12, 1992
University of Minnesota, "Algorithm for Wound Healing", Miami, Florida
16.25 hours
February 12-14, 1992
Florida Medical Center, Curative Technologies, Inc., Fort Lauderdale, Florida
24 hours
November 17, 1992
EMSA, New Advances in the Healing of Chronic Wounds, Fort Lauderdale,
Florida
1 hour
January 27, 1993
EMSA, Acute M.I./Thrombolytic Therapy, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
1 hour
April 19, 1993
Holy Cross Hospital, AIDS Conference, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
2 hours
April 25-28, 1993
American Association Thoracic Surgery, Blood Transfusion Practices in Cardiac
Surgery, Chicago, Illinois
17 hours
July 29, 1993
EMSA, The End of the Ice Age in Cardiac Surgery, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
1 hour
October 18-22, 1993
American College of Surgeons, 79th Annual Clinical Congress, Chicago, Illinois
November 6, 1993
EMSA, Risk Management for Physicians, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
5 hours
November 16, 1993
EMSA, New Advances in the Healing of Chronic Wounds, Fort Lauderdale,
Florida
5 hours
October 9-14, 1994
American College of Surgeon, 80th Annual Clinical Congress, Chicago, Illinois
29 hours
April 6, 1995
Holy Cross Hospital, AIDS Conference, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
4 hours
April 23-26, 1995
American Association for Thoracic Surgery, 75th Annual Meeting, Boston,
Massachusetts
17 hours
September 9, 1995
North Broward Hospital District, Risk Management, Coral Springs, Florida
5 hours
September 21,1995
Pompano Beach Medical Center, Domestic Violence, Pompano Beach, Florida
1 hour
January 1996
Orlando Regional, Alain Carpentier, M.D., Mitral Valve Repair V, Orlando, FL
March 28-30, 1996
Saint Thomas Hospital, Symposium on Advances in Valve Surgery and the Maze
Procedure, Nashville, TN
19 hours
May 4-7, 1997
American Association for Thoracic Surgery, 77th Annual Meeting, Washington,
DC
17 hours
May 4, 1997
American Association for Thoracic Surgery, Adult Cardiac Surgery Symposium,
Washington, DC
6.5 hours
October 29, 1997
University Hospital, Physicians Annual Requirements, Plantation, Florida
3 hours
October 12-17, 1997
American College of Surgeons, 83rd Clinical Congress, Chicago, Illinois
30 hours
February 20-22, 1998
American College of Surgeons, Annual Meeting, Naples, Florida
11.5 hours
August 10, 1998
Guidant, Endoscopic Vessel Harvesting, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
January 22-23,1999
Cardiothoracic Techniques and Technologies, Minimally Invasive Cardiac
Surgery, San Antonio, Texas
10 hours
January 29, 1999
PLC Medical Systems, Inc., Transmyocardial Laser Revascularization, RushPresbyterian Hospital, Chicago, Illinois
April 23, 1999
Tenet Health systems, Mitral Valve Prolapse Symposium, Hollywood, Florida
6 hours
August 13-15, 1999
University of Buffalo School of Medicine, Cardiac Surgery for the New
Millennium
9.75 hours
December 4, 1998
Florida Medical Center, Revascularization On The Beating Heart, Fort
Lauderdale, Florida
2 hours
October 11, 1999
Saint Thomas Health Services, "Stentless Valves and The Maze Procedures",
Nashville, TN
19 hours
October 28, 1999
Florida Medical Center, Domestic Violence, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
1 hour
October 29, 1999
Florida Medical Center, HIV/AIDS Update, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
1 hour
January 27-29, 2000
The 6th Annual Cardiothoracic Techniques and Training Meeting, Bal Harbour,
Florida
15 hours
February 24-27, 2000
Florida Society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons Annual Meeting, Boca
Raton, Florida
7.5 hours
November 1, 2001
University Medical Center, HIV/AIDS Update, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
1 hour
November 1, 2001
University Medical Center, Domestic Violence, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
1 hour
April 30- May 1, 2002
The First Annual Postgraduate Course on Techniques in Mitral Valve
Echocardiography, New York, New York
5 hours
April 30- May 1, 2002
Lenox Hill Hospital, Mitral Valve Repair XI, New York, New York
22 hours
May 2-3, 2002
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Aortic Symposium VIII
15 hours
March 9-14, 2003
North Ridge Medical Center, interdisciplinary Winter Update, Fort Lauderdale,
Florida
12 hours
June 10, 2003
University of Minnesota, Neuroscience Grand Rounds 2003; Antipsychotic
Therapy
1 hour
June27-29, 2003
Westside Regional Medical Center, Chest Pain/Cardiac Diseases, Plantation,
Florida
6 hours
November 20, 2003
North Ridge Medical Center, Domestic Violence & HIV/AIDS Update, Fort
Lauderdale, Florida
1 hour
November 25, 2003
North Ridge Medical Center, Medical Errors, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
1 hour
April 22-23, 2004
The Page and William Black Post Graduate School, Mount Sinai School of
Medicine, Post Graduate Course Aortic Surgery Symposium IX, New York, NY
15.00 hours Credits hours in category D
December 10-12, 2004
American College of Chest Physician, Cardiac & General Thoracic Surgery
Update 2004, Scottsdale, AZ,
10.5 hours
May 7, 2004
Innovations in Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Repair, Duke University Medical
Center Durham, NC
2004
Carolina Valve Symposium, Greenville Convention Center, Greenville, North Carolina
Program Chair: Randolph Chitwood
December 7-9, 2004
Heart Valve Club Live Surgery Conference, Paris, France
December 10-22 2004
Cardiac and General Thoracic Surgery, Scottsdale, AZ
AMA 13.75 category 1 credit(s) toward AMA
April 15-16, 2005
Northwestern University, First Annual Heart Valve Summit, Fairmont Hotel
Chicago, IL
13 Hours
April 10-13, 2005
AATS 85th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA
September 8-9, 2005
Atrial Fibrillation: Challenges and Opportunities 2005 Review, Drake Hotel
Chicago, IL
14 hours
October 27-28, 2005
Harvard Medical School - Brigham Cardiac Valve Symposium Boston,
Massachusetts
Awarded 13.00 Credits
November 15, 2005
University Hospital and Medical Center-Stroke Care-Angiology 2006
1 category towards AMA
December 1-2, 2005
Pioneering Techniques in Cardiac Surgery: The 4th in the series, Leipzig,
Germany
Awarded 19.75 Credits
February 20, 2006
Team Health Fort Lauderdale, FL Advanced Cardiac Life Support Course
4 credit hours in category 1
April 24-25, 2006
Advanced Techniques in Surgery (ACTS) - Latest surgical and interventional
therapies for heart valve diseases, left ventricular failure, New York, NY
Awarded 18.5 credits
April 27-28, 2006
Aortic Surgery Symposium X, New York, NY
Awarded 15.3 Credits
June 7-10, 2006
International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery, 6 th Annual
scientific meeting, San Francisco, CA
Awarded 24.75 Credits
June 9th 2006
Post Graduate Institute of Medicine (PIM): Controversies in Surgical Treatment
of Atrial Fibrillation, San Francisco, CA
Awarded 1.0 category credit AMA PRA category 1 credit
October 13-14, 2006
Heart Valve Club at Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY
Awarded 15.25 Credits
January 27-28, 2007
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons - STS/AATS 2007 Tech-Con San Diego, CA
Awarded 10.25 Category 1 Credits
January 27, 2009
Advanced Mitral Valve Repair Course: "Moving Toward 100% Reparability" with
Gerald Lawrie, M.D.
Jan 28 - Feb 1, 2007
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons - 43rd annual meeting in San Diego, CA
Awarded 16.50 Category 1 credits
February 23-24, 2007
"A Symposium on the Lateral Approach to Robotic Mitral Valve Repair" by
Douglas Murphy, M.D. St. Joseph Hospital, Red Rock Hotel and Casino, Las
Vegas, Nevada.
April 16, 2007
Dade County Medical Association and VITAS Innovative Hospice Care present
"Pain Management," Florida Medical Center
Awarded 1.0 Category 1 Credit
May 2-3, 2007
ACTS-Advanced Cardiac techniques in Surgery, The sixth in series, Lenox Hill
Hospital New York, NY
Awarded 15.5 Credits
June 6-9, 2007
American College of Surgeons; International Society for Minimally Invasive
Cardiothoracic Surgery, General Sessions, Rome, Italy
22.25 AMA PRA category 1 credit
September 27- 28, 2007
Basic Endovascular Skills Training, B.E.S.T. Program for the Cardiac Surgeon
October 10, 2007
Atrial Fibrillation: State of the Art treatment, Westside Regional Medical Center
Awarded 1.5 Category 1 Credits
December 6-7, 2007
University of Leipzig, "Latest Techniques in Cardiac Surgery", Leipzig, Germany
January 26-30 2008
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons - 44th STS/AATS Tech-Con 2008 Annual
Meeting, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Awarded 25 Credits
February 2008
American Thoracic Society (ATS) Medical National Sales Meeting, Dallas, Texas
May 2008
Aortic Symposium, New York, NY
May 10-14, 2008
American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) 88 th Annual Meeting,
Scientific Symposium, San Diego, California
May 08th, 2008
HIV/AIDS, Domestic Violence, and Medical Errors, Jacksonville, FL
Awarded 3.0 Category 1
May 1st, 2008
Blood Management Opportunities, Westside Regional Medical Center, FL
Awarded 1.0 Category 1
June 11-14, 2008
International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery - Annual
Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts
24.5 hours
2008
AATS Heart Valve Summit - Chicago, Illinois
November 2008
SESATS-American Board of Thoracic Surgery Recertification Examination
33 CME Credit Hours
November 6-8, 2008
Southern Thoracic Surgical Association, 551h Annual Meeting, Austin, Texas
November 14-16, 2008
ISMICS 2008 Winter Workshop, Okinawa, Japan
December 8-10, 2008
Heart Valve Club Live Surgery Conference, Paris, France
January 27, 2009
Advanced Mitral Valve Repair Course: "Moving Toward 100% Reparability"
with Gerald Lawrie, MD
January 24-28, 2009
Society of Thoracic Surgeons, 45th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California
March 6-8, 2009
Heart to Heart Foundation, New Horizons in Cardiology 2009, Holy Cross
Hospital, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
March 20-21, 2009
Edwards Life Sciences Global Heart Valve Summit, Atlanta, Georgia
April 23-25, 2009
Dallas-Leipzig International Valve Conference, Dallas, Texas
June 3-6, 2009
International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery - Annual
Scientific Meeting, San Francisco, California
September 10-12, 2009
Heart Valve Summit, Chicago, Illinois
December 3-4
Pioneering Techniques in Cardiac Surgery, Leipzig, Germany
December 7-9, 2009
Heart Valve Club, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Paris, France
January 17-19
May 1-5, 2010
Annual Meeting International College of Robotic Surgery, Atlanta, Georgia
American Association for Thoracic Surgery, 90th Annual Meeting, Toronto,
Canada
September 21- 25 2010
Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics, Washington, DC
October 7 - 9 2010
Heart Valve summit, Chicago, Illinois
December 9-10, 2010
Dallas-Leipzig International Valve Conference, Dallas, Texas
January 30-February 2
Socitety of Thoracic Surgeons, 47 th Annual Meeting, San Diego, California
June 8 – 11 2011
International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery
2011 Annual Scientific Meeting 19.75 CME Credit hours.
Washington, DC.
September 8 – 9, 2011
ECHI-ISMICS Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery Summit 2011
Greenville, North Carolina
December 1- 3, 2011
7th International Live Case Meeting – Latest Techniques in Cardiac Surgery
Leipzig, Germany
December 11-12, 2011
Edwards Life Sciences Global Heart Valve Club, Paris, France
April 11 – 15, 2012
Heart Valve Society Conference, New York, New York
April 26-27, 2012
AATS – Aortic Symposium, New York, New York
May 3-4 2012
Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Implantation Techniques, Chicago, IL
September 6 – 8, 2012
ECHI-ISMICS Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery Summit 2012
Greenville, North Carolina