Cardiac surgeon
CSCS
Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Dre Forcillo is a cardiac surgeon who works at the University of Montreal Hospital Centre (CHUM). Her main interests are valvular heart surgery and aortic surgery. She is the first formerly trained cardiac surgeon in Canada in surgery and percutaneous valve procedures as she did a 2-year fellowship in one of the highest volume Centre in the USA (Emory University Hospitals) in transcatheter valve therapies. Research is also a big part of Dr Forcillo's career. She has a PhD in Biomedical Sciences and a Master in Public Health. She is part of a research team at CapeTown (South Africa) that works with the African Union in order to scale up cardiac surgery programs in Africa and mainly access to heart valve therapies. Dr Forcillo is eager to participate in the development of new technologies especially heart valve and aortic endovascular therapies. She also has a special interest in women's cardiovascular health as she is one of the co-founder of the CardioF clinic which is at the Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM) and opened in January 2021.
Thursday, October 27, 2022
9:45 AM – 10:45 AM EDT
Thursday, October 27, 2022
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT
Friday, October 28, 2022
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
Friday, October 28, 2022
3:15 PM – 4:15 PM EDT
Saturday, October 29, 2022
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT
Sunday, October 30, 2022
8:30 AM – 9:15 AM EDT