Hemal Gada, MD, president of UPMC Pinnacle’s Heart and Vascular Institute and medical director of the structural heart program, will conduct transcatheter aortic valve replacement procedures during a series of live broadcasts over the next few months.
Dr. Gada is using a technology platform from ExplORer Surgical to broadcast the procedures. He is also joining the company’s team as a strategic and operational adviser.
“TAVR procedures are extremely complex and require a step-by-step technique that cannot be taught via a traditional video technology such as Skype or Zoom,” Dr. Gada said in a news release emailed to Becker’s. “This technology is the next best thing to in-person training and has the added benefits of reaching thousands of physicians simultaneously across the globe.”
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