Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
Pigs, Cows, Rings, Balloons and Clips: Transformation of the Cardiac Surgical Landscape by Interventional Echocardiography
Speaker
Dave Rubenson, M.D.
Coordinator
Michael Lipman
Since the mid-twentieth century, open heart surgery
has had a rapid evolution in techniques, the range
of patients treated and improvement in patient
outcomes. Previously, surgical treatment of patients
with heart valve conditions, using replacement valves
with various prostheses had been the most widely
used procedure. This presentation will highlight the
advances in surgical methods and the technologies
that enabled less invasive surgical techniques. The
presentation will focus on the current era practice of
using echocardiography to permit non-surgical valve
implantation and repair.
has had a rapid evolution in techniques, the range
of patients treated and improvement in patient
outcomes. Previously, surgical treatment of patients
with heart valve conditions, using replacement valves
with various prostheses had been the most widely
used procedure. This presentation will highlight the
advances in surgical methods and the technologies
that enabled less invasive surgical techniques. The
presentation will focus on the current era practice of
using echocardiography to permit non-surgical valve
implantation and repair.
Speaker Bio
Presenter: Dr. Rubenson is a graduate of
UCLA School of Medicine. As a cardiologist,
Dr. Rubenson practiced 39 years at Scripps
Clinic in La Jolla. His special clinical interests
involve valvular heart disease, new techniques in
echocardiography and cardiac disease in athletes.
He is the Founding Director of the Cardiac Non-
Invasive Laboratory at Scripps. In that role, he
oversaw the application of echocardiography in
the cardiac operating room and catheterization
laboratories enabling new modes of treating
valvular heart conditions.
UCLA School of Medicine. As a cardiologist,
Dr. Rubenson practiced 39 years at Scripps
Clinic in La Jolla. His special clinical interests
involve valvular heart disease, new techniques in
echocardiography and cardiac disease in athletes.
He is the Founding Director of the Cardiac Non-
Invasive Laboratory at Scripps. In that role, he
oversaw the application of echocardiography in
the cardiac operating room and catheterization
laboratories enabling new modes of treating
valvular heart conditions.
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