Ebstein's Anomaly Symposium

Da Silva Center for Ebstein’s Anomaly Symposium

Since 2021, the Heart Institute at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh has hosted the annual Da Silva Center for Ebstein’s Anomaly Symposium. Each year, attendees from nearly every continent on the globe come together to learn from our leading specialists, including José Pedro da Silva, MD, pioneer of the Cone procedure, and Luciana da Fonseca da Silva, MD.

UPMC Children’s will host the Seventh Annual Da Silva Center for Ebstein’s Anomaly Symposium in 2027. Stay tuned for the official date and registration information.

Throughout the 2026 conference, our team of experts presented comprehensive lectures on Ebstein’s anomaly, the utilization of advanced diagnostic imaging, the Cone repair after Starnes procedure surgical technique, and our program’s approach to patient care for both children and adults.

Watch the presentations from the 2026 event.

About Ebstein’s Anomaly

Ebstein’s anomaly is a rare congenital heart defect. Few institutions have experience regarding a significant number of patients. The clinical presentation of Ebstein’s anomaly is variable, as well the timing for surgical intervention. Many patients still postpone the surgical repair of Ebstein’s anomaly due to the fear of having a tricuspid valve replaced by a prosthesis instead of repaired.

Introduced in 1993 by Dr. Jose Pedro Da Silva, founding director of the Da Silva Center for Ebstein’s Anomaly at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, the cone procedure became the standard surgical repair for this disease. The cone technique is applicable for almost all situations, however, only a few surgeons are familiar with this operation, considering the variability of anatomical presentation of this congenital heart disease.