05/08/2026
Dr. Joel Price, DCI Director of the Centre for Thoracic Aortic Disease, will be discussing the surgical treatment of the entire spectrum of aortic pathology that affect aortopathy patients. This will include open, hybrid and endovascular therapy and all segments of the aorta from the aortic root to the thoracoabdominal aorta.
Dr. Joel Price is the Director of the Centre for Thoracic Aortic Disease at the Dilawri Cardiovascular Institute as well as the attending cardiac surgeon and a clinical associate professor of surgery in the Division of Cardiology at the University of British Columbia. He also serves as the Medical Lead for the Aortic and Structural Cardiac population group at Cardiac Services of British Columbia. His clinical and research interests include aortic and mitral valve repair (specifically, leaflet reconstruction and valve-sparing root reconstruction and bicuspid repair), open and endovascular aortic surgery, transcatheter aortic valve implantation, epidemiology, and advances in surgical education.
After obtaining his undergraduate degree in medicine from the University of Western Ontario, Dr. Price completed a residency in cardiac surgery at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute. During this time, he also obtained a Master of Public Health from Harvard University. Following his residency, he went on to pursue advanced fellowships in complex valve reconstruction in Brussels, and aortic and endovascular surgery at the Cleveland Clinic. Dr. Price originally served as Attending Cardiac Surgeon and Assistant Professor of Surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital prior to returning to Canada in 2016 and joining the faculty at the University of British Columbia.
Dr. Price has authored over 60 peer-reviewed publications and is the recipient of numerous research and teaching awards.
Join Dr. Price for his discussion "Holistic Aortic Care for the Heritable Aortopathy patient" at the 2026 Symposium in Vancouver, BC, May 22-23, 2026.
đź“ŤRegistration closes May 8, 2026. Register now: https://heritableaorticdisorders.com
