Dr. William Kent and Dr. Corey Adams presents "Minimally Invasive Mitral Innovations" on April 23, 2024 as part the of Cardiac Sciences Grand Rounds series at University of Calgary.
About the Speakers
Dr. William Kent is a Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery at the Libin Cardiovascular Institute, University of Calgary. He leads the Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery Program and is Surgical Director of Mechanical Circulatory Support. Dr. Kent completed his undergraduate and MSc degrees in Neuroscience at Western University and then obtained his MD at Queen’s University, where he also completed a residency in General Surgery. After training in Cardiac Surgery at the University of Alberta and the University of Calgary, he then pursued fellowship training in complex valve surgery, transplant, and mechanical circulatory support at Northwestern University in Chicago. After joining the Libin Institute in 2013, he was Residency Training Program Director from 2015 to 2020, and he now serves as Deputy Head of Education. He has a keen interest in valve innovation and outcomes research, focusing on qualitative outcomes after minimally invasive cardiac surgery. In his clinical practice, he concentrates on minimally invasive valve surgery, aortic valve repair, and the Ross procedure.
Dr. Corey Adams is an adult cardiac surgeon whose practice focuses on valvular heart surgery at the Foothills Medical Centre. He is a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada and a member of Canadian Cardiovascular Society of Cardiac Surgeons. He has special interest in minimally invasive valve surgeries, infective endocarditis, and transcatheter aortic valve implantation.
Dr. Adams completed his undergraduate degree at Dalhousie University in Halifax, a master’s degree at the University of Calgary, and medical doctorate at Memorial University in Newfoundland. His cardiac surgery residency training was completed in London, Ontario, Canada, with an additional year fellowship in Advanced Management in Valvular Heart Disease at Bristol Heart Institute, England. After his fellowship Dr. Adams worked as a cardiac surgeon in Bristol prior to returning to start an adult cardiac surgery practice in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador. Dr. Adams worked at the Health Sciences Centre as an attending surgeon developing the Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation program. He has also performed several humanitarian cardiac surgery missions to South America and continues to act as a mentor. He has served as a Supervisor for PhD and Master’s graduate level students. Dr. Adams joined the Libin Cardiovascular Institute in April of 2020 as a Clinical Associate Professor and is a team member of the Minimally Invasive Surgery Program and the Structural Heart Program.
30 апр 2024
