Anelechi Anyanwu and Gilles Dreyfus: 40 Year Anniversary of the French Correction

Randolph Martin, MD, Anelechi Anyanwu, MD, and Gilles Dreyfus, MD, discuss the impact of Alain Carpentier, MD, PhD’s, milestone paper “The French Correction” 40 years after its publication, and the legacy of Dr. Carpentier in the field of mitral valve repair.

Gilles Dreyfus, MD
Professor, Hospital Européen Georges Pompidou

Anelechi “Ani” Anyanwu, MD
Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery
Surgical Director of Heart Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
The Mount Sinai Hospital

Randolph P. Martin, MD
Clinical Professor, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

About the AATS Mitral Conclave:
David H. Adams, MD, and Anelechi C. Anyanwu, MD, serve as the Program Directors of the AATS Mitral Conclave – a meeting that Dr. Adams created with the American Association for Thoracic Surgery in 2011. The biennial meeting brings the world’s leading experts together to examine all aspects of mitral valve disease, associated conditions, and treatment. The meeting featured more than 350 presentations, 40 focused breakout or lunch sessions, combined with four main plenary sessions – with over 900 attendees from 52 countries.