Dr Ourania Preventza, is full Professor of Surgery with Tenure at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston and Attending Cardiovascular Surgeon at the Texas Heart Institute Baylor St Luke’s Medical Center. Dr Preventza is the current President of the International Society of Endovascular Specialists (ISEVS) a multidisciplinary society, and an MBA holder from Brandeis University, the Heller School for Social Policy and Management in Boston. Dr Preventza is Associate Editor of major journals in the cardiothoracic and cardiovascular field and member of the Editorial Board for others. Health outcomes research, aortic valve and aortic root disease and thoracic aortic surgery (open and endovascular) and percutaneous valve therapy is the area of her vast interest, knowing exactly what it entails to get the best possible outcome and provide the best possible care for her patients.