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Tuesday May 27, 2025
Tuesday May 27, 2025
In this special one-year anniversary episode of The Atrium, host Dr. Alice Copperwheat speaks with Dr. Michael Mack, medical director of cardiothoracic surgery at Baylor Scott and White Health System and chairman of the Baylor Plano Research Center in Texas, about the future of valve surgery.
Chapters
00:00 Introductions
01:18 Dr. Mack Background
03:41 Becoming a CT Surgeon
07:53 Path to Academic Surgery
10:19 Unconventional Thinking
11:30 TAVR vs SAVR
21:54 Surgical Replacement Future
25:59 Minimally Invasive Preference
27:27 Long-Term Data Impact
30:58 Aortic Valve Research Status
35:35 Mitral Clip vs Repair, Tricuspid
41:40 Mitral Robotic
44:38 Artificial Intelligence
48:43 Specializing Your Career
52:53 Three Career Tips
They discuss transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR), MitraClips, the mitral valve, and the tricuspid valve. They also explore future research, the role of artificial intelligence (AI) and Dr. Mack provides advice for trainees.
The Atrium is a monthly podcast presenting clinical and career-focused topics for residents and early career professionals across all cardiothoracic surgery subspecialties. Watch for next month’s episode on radial artery harvesting with Dr. Faisal Bakaeen of the Cleveland Clinic.
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