Aldo R. Castañeda Lecture at 8th Scientific Meeting

Aldo R. Castañeda Lecture
at 8th Scientific Meeting of the WSPCHS
Washington Aug 26–Sept 1, 2023

Dear Colleagues,

As you know, the 2023 8th World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery is also the 8th Scientific Meeting of World Society for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery (WSPCHS).

A highlight of every scientific meeting of the WSPCHS is the Aldo R. Castañeda Lecture.

dearani joe At the 2023 World Congress, the Landmark Lecture by Joe Dearani on Monday morning August 28, 2023 will be the 8th Aldo R. Castañeda Lecture of World Society for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery.

Past Aldo R. Castañeda Lectures have been presented by:

Aldo R. Castañeda
Roger B.B. Mee
Robin H. Kinsley
Constantine Mavroudis
Sir Magdi Yacoub
William Norwood
Giovanni Stellin

World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery’s scientific program is interdisciplinary and has been developed by leaders in pediatric cardiology, cardiac surgery, cardiac nursing, cardiac anesthesia, cardiac intensive care, perfusion and other experts from around the globe. They have developed a program of unparalleled breadth and depth featuring 22 subspecialty tracks, including the WSPCHS for the surgical track.

If you have not already decided to join us in Washington, DC, August 26–September 1, 2023, check out the program. You don’t want to miss out on education, networking, and baseball!

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WSPCHS’s Program Committee

Track Chairs

Jim Kirklin, USA
Giovani Stellin, Italy
Christo Tchervenkov, Canada

Committee Members

Zohair Al-Halees, Saudi Arabia
Emile Bacha, USA
Drissi Boumzebra, Morocco
John Calhoon, USA
Jorge Cervantes, Mexico
Sertaç Çiçek, Turkey
Yves D’Udekem, USA
Joseph Dearani, USA
Frank Edwin, Ghana
Adel Eigamal, Egypt
Sitaram Emani, USA
Kirsten Finucane, New Zealand
Joe Forbess, USA
Jose Fragata, Portugal
Hani Hajm, USA
Jürgen Hörer, Germany
Krishna Iyer, India
Jeffrey Jacobs, USA
Marcelo Jatene, Brazil
Christian Kreutzer, Argentina
Bret Mettler, USA
Jennifer Romano, USA
Kisaburo Sakamoto, Japan
Nestor Sandoval, Colombia
George Sarris, Greece
James Tweddell, USA
Susan Vosloo, South Africa
Hao Zhang, China