Picard Medical Launches SynCardia Artificial Heart Training for Four Top Texas Centers
Picard Medical will host an invitation-only ‘SynCardia Total Artificial Heart Training Village’ at Houston Methodist Hospital February 24, bringing teams from four leading Texas transplant centers for hands-on surgical instruction led by Dr. Andre Simon. The initiative aims to standardize implantation techniques, expand regional adoption, and boost future device volumes.
1. Invitation-Only Training Village
On February 24, Picard Medical will bring together surgical and multidisciplinary teams from Houston Methodist, Baylor St. Luke’s, Memorial Hermann Texas Medical Center, and Texas Children’s Hospital at Houston Methodist Hospital for an exclusive SynCardia Total Artificial Heart Training Village.
2. Curriculum and Leadership
Led by Dr. Andre Simon, Vice President of Clinical Affairs at SynCardia, the program combines focused classroom instruction with hands-on surgical sessions covering implantation techniques, patient selection criteria, perioperative management, and clinical best practices to reinforce procedural consistency and optimal outcomes.
3. Strategic Expansion Objective
This training initiative supports Picard Medical’s strategy to develop centers of excellence across key U.S. regions, strengthen clinical capabilities at high-volume transplant programs, expand patient access to the SynCardia Total Artificial Heart, and drive increased implant volumes.