“Anatomy is the cheapest way to be safe”
Aortic arch and supra-aortci arteries
9-10th April 2026
Brain Institute. Pitié-Salpêtrière
Paris - FRANCE
Dedicated to all people interested in neurovascular anatomy
Courtesy of Prof. Alain Chédotal, Vision Institute, Paris
Professor and Vice-Chairman of Neurosurgery at the State University of New York at Buffalo. He is a dual trained cerebrovascular and endovascular neurosurgeon and is the Program Director for the Neuroendovascular Fellowship at Buffalo. He serves as the Director of the Neurosurgical Stroke Service at Kaleida Health's Gates Vascular Institute and as the Director of Toshiba Stroke and Vascular Research Center at University at Buffalo as well as Director of Training and Education at Jacobs Institute.
Head of the “Development, Evolution and Function of Commissural systems” research team, Vision Institute in Paris, France.
Coordinator of the INSERM HuDeCa consortium
Professor of Cellular Biology, Lyon University Hospital
Associate Scientist at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, and Graduate Faculty with the Integrative Biology and Development, Regeneration & Stem Cell Biology programs at the University of Chicago. He is a comparative embryologist, with expertise in craniofacial development, pharyngeal arch patterning and the neural crest.
Interventional Neuroradiologist. MD PhD. Interventional Neuroradiology Department, University Hospital of Montpellier. Cerebrovascular Mechanisms of Brain Disorders, Functional Genomic Institute, Montpellier, France
Interventional Neuroradiology Department, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France.
PhD student, Alain Chédotal Laboratory, Vision Institute in Paris, France.
INR - NYU - New-York City USA
Associate Professor, Department of Neurosurgery at NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Associate Professor, Department of Radiology at NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Director, Neuro-Interventional Service, Bellevue Hospital
Head of the Interventional Neuroradiology Department, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France
Professor of Radiology, Sorbonne University
GRC BioFast
Head of the of INSERM U970 Team “Immuno-metabolic mechanisms of cardiovascular diseases”, Paris Cardiovascular Research Center, Professor of Cardiology, Intensive Care Department, Saint Antoine Hospital
Senior interventional Neuroradiologist at the University Hospital of Padova, ITALY, focused on cerebral and spinal interventions.
Vascular Surgeon at Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris. FRANCE. Expert in aortic aneurysm repair and carotid artery surgery.
Pr Matt Gounis is a biomedical engineer and tenured Professor of the Department of Radiology, University of Massachusetts Medical School. He co-founded the New England Center for Stroke Research at UMASS in 2006 where the team works to bring new imaging and medical device technology from the bench to the clinic.
Neurosurgeon. Professor of Neurosurgery - Dijon University Hospital. France Panel Member of the European Vascular Neurosurgery Section European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS)
John Hopkins Hospital. Interventional Neuroradiology. Associate Professor of Radiology and Radiological Science
Interventional Neuroradiology Department, Fondation Adolphe de Rothschild Hospital, Paris, France. Co-founder and President of Basecamp Vascular.
Visiting Professorial Fellow, Newcastle University; Emeritus Professor, University College London; Honorary Consultant, Brimingham Children's Hospital.
The theme of the third Master Class of Neurovascular Anatomy is the aortic arch and supra-aortic arteries, focusing on the complex vascular pathways that supply the brain and head from their thoracic origins.
All aspects of their embryological development, adult radiological anatomy, and surgical relevance will be covered. Particular attention will be given to anatomical variations of the aortic arch, the branching patterns of supra-aortic arteries, and their implications for endovascular navigation and stroke management.
Principles of vascular segmentation, embryologic remodeling, and morphologic variants will be discussed in depth. Two interactive sessions will offer participants the opportunity to share notable anatomical cases and challenging angiographic observations, fostering active engagement and dialogue with the faculty and among peers.
The third Master Class of Neurovascular Anatomy will be hosted at the heart of Paris, France, at Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, a historic beacon of patient care in neurological diseases, in the Brain Institute, a leading institution in Neuroscience Research.
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