William Kent

Clinical Associate Professor, Cardiac Surgery
University of Calgary, Libin Cardiovascular Institute
University of Calgary
Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Dr. William Kent is Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery at the Libin Cardiovascular Institute, University of Calgary. He is co-Director of the Minimally Invasive Valve Surgery Program and Surgical Director of the Mechanical Circulatory Support Program. Dr. Kent completed his undergraduate and MSc degrees in Neuroscience at Western University, before obtaining his MD and FRCSC in General Surgery at Queen’s University. He completed his Cardiac Surgery residency at the University of Calgary before pursuing fellowship training in complex valve surgery, transplant, and mechanical circulatory support at Northwestern University in Chicago. After joining the Libin Institute in 2013, he was Residency Training Program Director from 2015 to 2020. His clinical practice is focused on minimally invasive mitral surgery, right anterior mini-thoracotomy AVR, aortic valve repair, and the Ross procedure.

Presentation(s):

• 104 - SURGICAL SKILLS 1: HITTING THE PAVEMENT WITH AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT

  Thursday, October 27, 2022
  9:45 AM – 10:45 AM EDT

• 110 - SURGICAL SKILLS 2: STAYING IN THE SADDLE DURING MITRAL VALVE SURGERY

  Thursday, October 27, 2022
  11:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT

• P184 - DIRECT TRANS-ATRIAL IMPLANTATION OF SAPIEN 3 VALVE FOR MITRAL ANNULAR CALCIFICATION: MULTI CENTER EXPERIENCE

  Thursday, October 27, 2022
  3:28 PM – 3:36 PM EDT