HAD2019 | Surgery on the Distal Aorta

Dr. Maral Ouzounian
Surgery on the Distal Aorta
2019 Heritable Aortic Disorders Symposium
CHU Sainte-Justine, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Maral Ouzounian, MD PhD FRCSC (Toronto)
Dr Ouzounian is a cardiac and aortic surgeon at the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, and Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University of Toronto, she received her MDCM degree from the McGill University and her PhD from the University of Toronto. Following her cardiac surgery training, she completed a fellowship at the Texas Heart Institute under the mentorship of renowned aortic surgeon Dr. Joseph Coselli. Her clinical and academic interests are in the understanding and management of aortic diseases, including heritable aortopathies and complex aneurysms and dissections. She is the co-founder of the Toronto Aortopathy Clinic at the Toronto General Hospital, a multidisciplinary clinic focused on the care of patients with heritable aortic disorders.
Dr Ouzounian est chirurgienne cardiaque et aortique au Peter Munk Cardiac Centre et professeure adjointe en chirurgie à l’Université de Toronto, elle a obtenu son diplôme en MDCM de l’Université McGill et son doctorat de l’Université de Toronto. Après sa formation en chirurgie cardiaque, elle a effectué une formation au Texas Heart Institute sous le mentorat du Dr. Joseph Coselli, chirurgien aortique de renom. Ses intérêts cliniques et universitaires portent sur la compréhension et la gestion des maladies aortiques, y compris les aortopathies héréditaires et les anévrismes et dissections complexes. Elle est cofondatrice de la Toronto Aortopathy Clinic au Toronto General Hospital, une clinique multidisciplinaire axée sur la prise en charge des patients atteints de troubles aortiques héréditaires.
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The 2019 Heritable Aortic Disorders symposium (HAD) was held in Montréal at the CHU Sainte-Justine and brings experts in the field from across Canada and internationally to discuss new developments in the genetics, diagnosis, and management of hereditary aortic disorders.
GADA Canada (Genetic Aortic Disorders Association Canada) and the Loeys-Dietz Syndrome Foundation of Canada (LDSF) sponsored the event to bring the most up to date information on the assessment and management of patients with heritable aortic disorders to you.
What is the Heritable Aortic Disorders Symposium?
Established in 2018 in Toronto, our objective is to provide healthcare professionals as well as patients and their families with the tools needed to ensure early and accurate diagnosis, proper surveillance and medical & surgical treatment.
What is GADA Canada?
GADA Canada is dedicated to saving lives and enabling a promising future for individuals living with all genetic aortic disorders through awareness, education, support, and research. Identifying the specific genetic cause for aortic dissections can help predict the timing for preventive aortic surgery, further reducing the high morbidity associated with undiagnosed aortic dissections. For more information or to get in touch:
www.gadacanada.ca
Facebook: @GeneticAorticDisordersAssociationCanada
Twitter: @Aorticdisorders