MI-AORTA Research and Education Impact

Seminar Series


The Michigan Medicine, MI-AORTA program, hosts a Seminar Series for one hour of educational credit to attendees, bi-weekly related to aortic disease.  The goal of the seminar series is for attendees to gain extensive expertise in understanding and treating thoracic and abdominal aortic aneurysms, aortic dissection, and other pathologies through case study presentations, didactic lectures, and collaboration. Attendees are a multi-disciplinary group that encompasses faculty and staff from Cardiac Imaging, Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Medicine, Interventional Radiology, Medical Genetics and Vascular Surgery. 

MI-AORTA brings out renowned speakers from institutions around the world to share research, insight, and expertise on cutting edge topics and patient cases. 

Our Seminar Series runs September through June. Sessions are from 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM on the second and fourth Fridays of each month. If you're interested in attending these, please email MI-AORTA-Info@med.umich.edu

Upcoming Speakers for Spring 2024

Case Discussion - Minhaj Khaja, MD
David M. William, MD Research Professor
Professor of Radiology & Cardiac Surgery
University of Michigan
Medical School

Talk Title: Endoleak Management Following Thoracic Aortic Interventions

Friday, 5/17/2024
7:00 - 8:00 AM

FCVC Boardroom 5321 or Zoom

For more information, or if you are interested in speaking or you have a speaker you would like to invite, please send an email request to: MI-AORTA-Info@med.umich.edu. 

Past Seminars

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April 19, 2024

"Warm Aortic Arch Repair: Road to Elimination of Hypothermic Circulatory"

Presented by Shinichi Fukuhara, MD

G. Michael Deeb M.D. and Nancy Deeb Research Professor of Cardiac Surgery

Clinical Associate Professor of Cardiac Surgery

Surgical Director of Structural Heart Disease, Frankel Cardiovascular Center

Program Director, Integrated Residency & Thoracic Surgery Fellowship

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March 15, 2024

"IMPROVE-AD Trial"

Presented by Bo Yang, MD, PhD

Frankel Professor of Aortic Surgery
Director of Aortic Surgery
Director of Research
University of Michigan

China Green, MS, CCRC

Clinical Research Manager
Department of Cardiac Surgery
University of Michigan

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February 16, 2024

"Vulnerable Aorta"

Presented by George Tellides, MD, PhD

Professor of Cardiac Surgery
Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Yale School of Medicine

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January 19, 2024

"What Diameter Does (and Does Not) Tell Us About Thoracic Aortic Disease"

Presented by Nicholas Burris, MD

Associate Professor Cardiothoracic Radiology
Director of Aortic & Structural Heart Imagine
University of Michigan

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December 15, 2023 

"Cardiovascular 4D Flow MRI in Aortic Valve Disease"

Presented by Michael Markl, MD, PhD

Professor & Vice Chair for Research
Lester B. and Frances T. Knight Professor of Cardiac Imaging
Departments of Radiology & Biomedical Engineering
Northwestern University 

Gilbert Upchurch, MIAORTA,11.3.23.mp4

November 3, 2023 

"Staged Hybrid for Complex TAAA: Have we really changed the outcomes?"

Presented by Gilbert Upchurch, MD

Edward M. Copeland III and Ann & Ira Horowitz Chair
Professor, Department of Surgery
University of Florida

Stanley Chetcuti, MI-AORTA, 10.20.23.mp4

October 20, 2023 

"Percutaneous Treatment of Aortic Regurgitation: Challenges & Opportunities"

Presented by Stanley Chetcuti, MD

Clinical Professor
Cardiovascular Medicine
Michigan Medicine

Kailey Chilsolm, MIAORTA,10.6.23.mp4

October 6, 2023 

"Insights into MI-AORTA Clinical Program: A collaborative of Aortic Care at the Frankel Cardiovascular Center"

View seminar slides HERE

Presented by Kailey Chisolm,  PA-C
MI-AORTA Outreach APP & Referral Liaison
Frankel Cardiovascular Center
University of Michigan

Cornelia Weyand, MI-AORTA, 9.15.23.mp4

September 15, 2023 

"Immune Pathway of Large Vessel Vasculitis"

Presented by Cornelia M. Weyand, MD, PhD
Research Chair,
Division of Rheumatology,
Department of Internal Medicine,
Mayo Clinic

Stephan Haulon, MIAORTA, 3.17.23.mp4

March 17, 2023

"F-BEVAR for Post Dissection Arch and TAAA Aneurysms"

Presented by Stephan Haulon, MD
Professor of Vascular Sugery, Head of Cardiac and Vascular Surgery,
Hopital Marie Lannelongue,
Groupe Hospitalier St. Joseph,
Paris Saclay Unversity 

Anna Huguenard, MI-AORTA, 2.17.23.mp4

February 17, 2023

"Intracranial aneurysms in patients with Loeys-Dietz Syndrome"

Presented by Anna Huguenard, MD
Resident Physician,
Department of Neurological Surgery,
Barnes-Jewish Hopsital,
Washington University School of Medicine,
St. Louis 

Jim Black, MIAORTA, 1.20.23.mp4

January 20, 2023

"Endovascular Therapies and Connective Tissue Disorders:  Perils of the Past, Present and Future"

Presented by James Black, MD, FACS
Chief of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy,
Johns Hopkins Hospital,
The David Goldfarb, MD Professor of Surgery,
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine,
Visiting Faculty, The McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine

Gebrine El Khoury, MIAORTA, 12.16.22.mp4

December 16, 2022

"Aortic Valve Repair: State of the Art"

Presented by Gebrine El Khoury, MD
Head of the Cliniques universitaires Saint-
Luc's Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
Professor at Universite Catholique de Louvain (UCL)

Marion Hofmann, MI-AORTA, 11.18.22.mp4

November 18, 2022

"2022 Aortic Guidelines:  What is new?"

Presented by Marion Hofmann, MD
Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine,
Medical School