Case 5 - Aortic PVL closure using the “Tootsie Roll” technique

Dr. Devireddy is an Associate Professor of medicine of Interventional Cardiology at Emory University. He received his medical degree from the University of Michigan in 1998 and completed Internal Medicine training at Duke University in 2001. In 2005, he completed fellowship training in both Cardiovascular Medicine and Interventional Cardiology at Emory University. He proudly joined the faculty upon completion of fellowship. Dr. Devireddy's primary focus is on patient-centered and thoughtful care of those suffering from the effects of cardiovascular disease. As an interventional cardiologist with nearly 15 years of experience, he understands that all patients are unique and require customized care. He is comfortable addressing highly complex cases requiring advanced diagnostic intuition and technical precision that are referred from throughout the Southeast U.S. Dr. Devireddy actively participates in the Interventional Cardiology research department, which has substantially contributed to many groundbreaking clinical trials. His individual research interests include structural heart and valvular disease, minimally invasive therapies to lower blood pressure, and novel solutions for complex cardiovascular disease. His work has led to multiple publications in leading medical journals.

Frederik T. Uttenthal is a medical doctor.

George S. Hanzel, MD has joined Emory Healthcare and Emory University School of Medicine as an Associate Professor of Medicine. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in Cardiovascular Diseases and Interventional Cardiology. A graduate of Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C., Dr. Hanzel completed his internship at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, his residency at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and then his cardiology fellowship at the National Naval Medical Center. Dr. Hanzel then served in the United States Navy, Lieutenant Commander, as a staff cardiologist at the Great Lakes Naval Hospital from 1999 to 2002. He completed an interventional cardiology fellowship in June 2004 at Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan. Dr. Hanzel then joined the Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak cardiology faculty in 2004 serving as Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, Director of Structural Heart Disease, and associate professor at Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine until 2020. Dr. Hanzel's clinical and research interests include transcatheter aortic valve replacement, transcatheter therapies for mitral and tricuspid valve disease, alcohol septal ablation, and septal closure. Dr. Hanzel is a member of the STS/ACC Transcatheter Valve Therapy Registry Steering Committee and the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions Structural Heart Disease Council.

Jaffar is Director of Cardiovascular Innovation and Director of Interventional Electrosurgery at St Francis Hospital and Heart Center, Roslyn, NY. He performs research at the Laboratory of Cardiac Intervention, NHLBI, NIH. He led the invention of transcatheter electrosurgical techniques to cut heart tissue, and together with a team of dedicated physicians and creative thinkers, invented several novel transcatheter procedures and devices that have been translated into clinical practice. He received his undergraduate degree at Cambridge as a Scholar, medical degree at Oxford with merits, and an award-winning PhD in cardiovascular sciences at King’s College London. He completed training in Oxford, London, and Washington DC. He has written over 130 peer-reviewed manuscripts and has given over 50 invited lectures, including 4 late breaking clinical trial presentations. He is a regular live case operator.

Dr. Jason Foerst is an Associate Professor in Cardiology at Virginia Tech-Carilion School of Medicine and Carilion Clinic in Roanoke, VA. He is a structural interventionalist with 12 years of experience in the field. He is actively participating in clinical trials for aortic stenosis, mitral regurgitation, paravalve leak repair, left atrial appendage closure and left ventricular remodeling

Jeremiah Depta is a medical doctor at Rochester General Hospital, Rochester, USA.

Dr. Joe Xie is an Assistant Professor at Emory University / Emory Healthcare, specializing in general non-invasive cardiology. He is part of the Emory Structural Heart and Valve team.

Dr. Patrick T. Gleason is an Assistant Professor at Emory University / Emory Healthcare, specializing in general non-invasive cardiology. He is part of the Emory Structural Heart and Valve team.

Dr. Halaby is an interventional cardiologist. She completed fellowship in general cardiology and interventional cardiology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. She previously completed residency in internal medicine and post-doctoral research fellowship at BIDMC of Harvard Medical School. Her interests are in valvular diseases and structural heart interventions.

Vasilis Babaliaros, MD is Professor of Medicine and Surgery at Emory University School of Medicine, and Co-Director of the Emory Structural Heart and Valve Center. He received his bachelor of science in biomedical engineering, summa cum laude, from Duke University, and his medical degree, magna cum laude, from Emory University. He also completed his training in Internal Medicine, Cardiology and Interventional Cardiology at Emory University. He received advanced training in valvular intervention under the direction of Alain Cribier at the University of Rouen, France before returning to Emory to join the faculty. His research interests include percutaneous cardiac valve repair and replacement as well as treatment of structural and congenital heart disease.