Join us for an engaging look at the four vital valves that serve as your heart's one-way doors, keeping blood flowing perfectly with every single beat. You will learn how these delicate structures are built, how pressure changes make them snap shut, and what happens when they leak or narrow. Perfect for anyone curious about how the human body keeps us alive!
About our presenter
Oscar Maitas, MD, MS is an interventional and structural cardiologist, board certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular medicine, interventional cardiology, and nuclear cardiology. He specializes in advanced catheter-based therapies, including transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), MitraClip and transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR). Originally from Venezuela, Dr. Maitas earned his medical degree from the Universidad de Oriente before completing his internal medicine residency at John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County in Chicago. He then pursued cardiology and interventional cardiology fellowships at Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans, followed by a structural heart disease fellowship at the University of Washington in Seattle. Prior to his subspecialty training, he worked as a hospitalist at Rogue Regional Medical Center, an experience that gave him a unique perspective on patient care across the continuum.
