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Aortic Dissection Awareness Day UK 2022 - London

  • Start Date & Time: Monday 31st October 2022 at 9:00am
  • Location: BMA House, Tavistock Square, London

Aortic Dissection Awareness Day UK 2022 was hosted by UCL at BMA House in central London. The theme was 'Engineering the Future of Aortic Surgery', keynote speaker Prof. Aung Oo and hosts Prof. Vanessa Diaz & Prof. Stavroula Balabani.

Aortic Dissection Awareness Day UK 2022 - London

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  • Start Date & Time: 31st October 2022 at 9:00am
  • End Date & Time: 31st October 2022 at 5:00pm
  • Location: BMA House, Tavistock Square, London
  • Host: Professor Vanessa Diaz & Professor Stavroula Balabani
  • Theme: Engineering the Future of Aortic Surgery
  • Sponsor: Terumo Aortic
  • Price: FREE
Aortic Dissection Awareness Day UK 2022 - London

Highlights of the 7th annual Aortic Dissection Awareness Day UK 2022, hosted by UCL at BMA House on 31st October 2022 & generously sponsored by Terumo Aortic. Theme: Engineering the Future of Aortic Surgery. Keynote speaker: Prof. Aung Oo, Clinical Lead for Complex Aortovascular Surgery at Barts Health NHS Trust.

A short highlights video from Aortic Dissection Awareness Day UK 2022, hosted by UCL at BMA House in central London.

Aortic Dissection survivors Anne Cotton and Simon Jones share their different experiences of surviving this life-threatening disease at AD Awareness Day UK 2023, hosted by UCL at The BMA in London. Anne had an acute Type A Aortic Dissection, with a subsequent total aortic replacement in three stages. Simon had an acute Type B dissection, diagnosed by a Dr who had seen a THINK AORTA poster, and is medically-managed.

Launch of Aortic Dissection Awareness Day UK 2022 at UCL in London.