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Cindy Ficorelli
Phone: (810) 606-6270
Fax: (810) 606-6279
caficorelli@genesys.org

02/05/2008

Genesys Heart Institute conducts national cardiac seminar

(GENESEE COUNTY, MI) "New Horizons in Cardiac Care," the fourth annual national heart conference sponsored by Genesys, will take place Saturday, Feb. 9 from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Genesys Conference and Banquet Center in Grand Blanc Township. This forum brings together cardiologists and cardiovascular surgeons from all over the country to learn about the newest treatments and technologies in heart care.
Speakers include:

Bruce Lytle, MD, chairman of the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery from Cleveland Clinic, and an internationally recognized leader in cardiac care, who will discuss the latest treatments in valvular heart disease

John Elefteriades, MD, section chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Yale University School of Medicine and nationally known for his work with thoracic aortic aneurysm, who will present a talk on thoracic aortic aneurysm

Lowell Schmeltz, MD, endocrinologist from William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, who will talk about blood glucose control in hospitalized cardiac patients

Mark Geller, MD, cardiovascular and critical care physician from Western Pennsylvania Hospital who will present new guidelines in acute coronary syndrome

In addition, Genesys cardiovascular and thoracic surgeons Karsten Fliegner, MD, PhD; and Marc Silver, MD; will make presentations along with Thomas Shuster, vascular surgeon at Genesys.

Physicians can obtain continuing education credits. For more information on this forum, call the Genesys Learning Institute at 810-606-7725.

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