title: Pathway for surgeons and programs to establish and maintain a successful robot-assisted adult cardiac surgery program.
authors.affiliation: Saint Thomas Heart Hospital, Nashville, Tenn. Electronic address: evelio.rodriguez@sth.org.
authors.forename: Evelio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rodriguez
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, East Carolina Heart Institute, Greenville, NC.
authors.forename: L Wiley
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Nifong
authors.affiliation: Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi Heart and Vascular Institute, United Arab Emirates.
authors.forename: Johannes
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bonatti
authors.affiliation: Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St. Mary's Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Casula
authors.affiliation: Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin, Charite Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: Volkmar
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Falk
authors.affiliation: Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire Brabois ILCV, Vandoeuvre les Nancy, France.
authors.forename: Thierry A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Folliguet
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Bob B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Kiaii
authors.affiliation: Baylor Health Care System, The Heart Hospital, Baylor, Plano, Tex.
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Mack
authors.affiliation: Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
authors.forename: Tomislav
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mihaljevic
authors.affiliation: Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio.
authors.forename: J Michael
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.affiliation: Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio.
authors.forename: Rakesh M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Suri
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa.
authors.forename: Joseph E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Bavaria
authors.affiliation: Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass.
authors.forename: Thomas E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: MacGillivray
authors.affiliation: Vidant Medical Center and East Carolina University, Greenville, NC.
authors.forename: W Randolph
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Chitwood
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000193:education* / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D065287:Robotic Surgical Procedures / Q000193:education*; D013903:Thoracic Surgery / Q000193:education*