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Since its founding in 2009, the Mitral Foundation has been a driving force in advancing the understanding of mitral valve disease and promoting mitral valve repair techniques. The Mitral Foundation Center is the educational cornerstone of the Mitral Foundation.
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Reference Center Award Program
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The Mitral Foundation leads a national initiative to identify and promote Mitral Valve Repair Reference Centers in the United States through a recognition award program. The Mitral Valve Repair Reference Center Award enables patients to make informed choices about the team they are trusting to perform their procedure.
Mitral Valve Repair Reference Center Award Overview
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Our medical missions do more than just help people. By working with local teams, the Mitral Foundation also helps develop regional expertise around the world.
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Dominican Republic
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Advancing Physician Education
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Learn about our work developing realistic, interactive 3D computer generated models, along with synthetic valves for hands-on training. Our series of physician roundtables are the focus of visiting professorships. Over 500 surgeons from 50 countries have taken part in our reconstructive valve surgery workshops. Named after Stanley Schlesinger, the scholarship has helped advance physician training in the developing world.
AATS Mitral Conclave Thought Leaders Interviews
Visiting Professor Education Series
Innovation and Surgical Simulation
Roundtable Discussions
Teaching Library
Reconstructive Valve Surgery Workshops
Stanley Schlesinger Scholarship
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AATS Mitral Conclave Thought Leaders Interviews
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2023 AATS Mitral Conclave Thought Leaders
2019 AATS Mitral Conclave Thought Leaders
2017 AATS Mitral Conclave Thought Leaders
2015 AATS Mitral Conclave Thought Leaders
2013 AATS Mitral Conclave Thought Leaders
2011 AATS Mitral Conclave Thought Leaders
Visiting Professor Education Series
Innovation and Surgical Simulation
Roundtable Discussions
Teaching Library
Reconstructive Valve Surgery Workshops
Stanley Schlesinger Scholarship
2011 AATS Mitral Conclave Thought Leaders
David Adams: The Origin of the Mitral Conclave
David Adams: The Advantages of Mitral Valve Repair
Alain Carpentier: The Changing Field of Mitral Valve Disease
Alain Carpentier: The Non-thrombogenic Valve
Alain Carpentier: The Future of Mitral Valve Repair
Michael Mack: Should I Send My Patient to A Reference Surgeon?
Michael Mack: How to Become a Mitral Valve Repair Super-Specialist?
Michael Mack: How Do We Improve Long-Term Outcomes?
Adam Pick: Adam's Story
Adam Pick: Key Steps for Patients
Adam Pick: The Top Things Patients Should Think About
Hugo Vanerman: Status of Minimally Invasive Mitral Surgery
Hugo Vanerman: Training A Minimally Invasive Mitral Surgeon
Hugo Vanerman: Contraindications to Minimally Invasive Mitral Surgery
Fred Mohr: Developing Expertise in Mitral Valve Repair
Fred Mohr: Best Practices in Training A Mitral Valve Surgeon
Fred Mohr: The Future of Mitral Valve Repair
