Bakulev Readings, November 23, 2015
Joint Meeting – Teleconference
Association of Cardiovascular Surgeons of Russia (ACVSR) and
Russian American Science Association (RASA-USA)
November 23, 2015
A.N. Bakulev Scientific Center for Cardiovascular Surgery, Moscow, Russia – The Russian Cultural Centre, Washington, DC, USA
Moderators: President of the ACVSR Prof. Acad. Leo A. Bockeria, President of the RASA-USA Nikolay V. Vasilyev
9:00 – 9:20 Opening Ceremony. President of the ACVSR Prof. Acad. Leo A. Bockeria, President of the RASA-USA Nikolay V. Vasilyev, Director of the Russian Cultural Centre Oleg S. Zhiganov
9:20 – 9:40 Cooperation between Russian and American Cardiac Surgeons, Decades of Experience – Prof. Acad. Leo A. Bockeria (A.N. Bakulev Scientific Center for Cardiovascular Surgery, Moscow, Russia)
9:40 – 10:00 Russian American Science Association, Joint Projects with the Leading Russian Universities and Scientific Centers – Nikolay V. Vasilyev (Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA)
10:00 – 10:20 Alexander Nikolaevich Bakulev and His Legacy – Sergey P. Glyantsev (A.N. Bakulev Scientific Center for Cardiovascular Surgery, Moscow, Russia)
10:20 – 10:40 Surgical Innovation for Valvular Heart Disease in the Era of Biotechnology – Pedro J. del Nido (Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA)
10:40 – 11:00 Investigation of the Human Heart: Collaboration with the US Organ Procurement Organizations – Igor R. Efimov (George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA)
11:00 – 11:15 – Closing Ceremony