Date
January 19–20, 2026
Location and Accommodation
Marriott Hotel
Johanisstrasse 76-80
50668 Cologne
Germany
Accommodation
The official room block for the Aortic Master Class has expired.
Participants may contact the Cologne Marriott Hotel directly and reference the Aortic Master Class. Special rates may be available upon request, subject to availability, and cannot be guaranteed..
Accreditation
The Master Class Aortic Arch Treatment 2026, Cologne, Germany, 19/01/2026 - 20/01/2026, has been accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME®) with 11.0 European CME credits (ECMEC®s). Each medical specialist should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.”
Through an agreement between the Union Européenne des Médecins Spécialistes and the American Medical Association, physicians may convert EACCME® credits to an equivalent number of AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Information on the process to convert EACCME® credit to AMA credit can be found at https://edhub.ama-assn.org/pages/applications .
Live educational activities, occurring outside of Canada, recognised by the UEMS-EACCME® for ECMEC®s are deemed to be Accredited Group Learning Activities (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
Welcome Words
Dear Colleagues
With the Aortic Arch Master Class, we invite you to a unique educational format that combines scientific excellence, technical innovation, and practice-oriented interdisciplinarity.
Complex aortic arch pathologies today require the highest level of diagnostic precision, individualized treatment strategies, and the use of advanced surgical, hybrid, and endovascular techniques. Our goal is to bring together leading experts from all relevant specialties to jointly develop integrated strategies and thereby achieve the best possible patient outcomes. The interactive concept of our interdisciplinary Master Class allows the participants to learn about the latest evidence-based experience in aortic arch treatment and to achieve knowledge about innovative surgical and endovascular techniques.
The Master Class provides the unique opportunity to experience open interdisciplinary mind-exchanges and decision-making within an aortic-team like manner. A key feature is our innovative “Live in a Box” format: real patient cases are analyzed in an interdisciplinary manner, decision-making processes are made transparent and complemented by hands-on simulations that realistically demonstrate complex techniques.
In addition to high-level scientific presentations, you can expect two keynote lectures addressing key issues in aortic surgery:
Aortic Disease and Genetic Syndromes – Current Knowledge
The PADRE Registry – Status, Impact, Next Steps
We look forward to welcoming you to Cologne and sharing with you two days of intensive, practice-oriented, and scientifically grounded exchange.
With collegial regards,
Directors
PD. Dr. med. Konstantinos Tsagakis – Cologne
Prof. Dr. med. Bernhard Dorweiler – Cologne
Prof. Dr. Jürg Schmidli - Bern
Prof. Dr. med. Lenard Conradi – Cologne
Co-Directors
Prof. Dr. med. N. Tsilimparis - Munich
Prof. Robin Heijmen - Nieuwegein
Prof. Dr. Nimesh Desai - Philadelphia
