Robotic Aortic Valve Replacement: Innovation Update with Dr. Badhwar

Robotic aortic valve replacement (RAVR) is emerging as an exciting minimally invasive option for patients who need aortic valve surgery. In this special conference interview from the Endoscopic Cardiac Surgeons Club meeting, Adam Pick speaks with Dr. Vinay Badhwar, Executive Chair of the WVU Heart & Vascular Institute, about how robotic aortic valve replacement has evolved since the first cases were performed in 2020 and why this approach may offer another surgical option beyond traditional sternotomy and transcatheter therapy.

Dr. Badhwar also shares important updates about the growing experience with RAVR, including its use with both tissue and mechanical valves, its potential role in treating patients with multiple valve conditions, and the international collaboration helping make the procedure safer, more standardized and reproducible. Watch the video to learn how robotic aortic valve replacement is advancing and what these developments could mean for the future of minimally invasive heart valve surgery. (Video posted on August 8, 2026)