Dr. Tara Mastracci is a highly accomplished vascular surgeon with an interest in complex aortic repair and is currently Clinical Lead, Complex Aortic Surgery, at the Royal Free Hospital in London UK. Dr. Mastracci is a clinical epidemiologist by training and focuses most of her research in clinical outcomes related to disease of the aorta. She has a specific interest in endovascular aneurysm repair, stent graft design and development, the genetics of aortic disease, and the advancement of new intraoperative imaging techniques. Recently Dr Mastracci has partnered with the radiation physics department at the Royal Free Hospital to improve radiation safety in the field of vascular surgery. Dr. Mastracci's lectureship will foster interactive discourse on complex aortic repair, genetics and advanced imaging techniques with the membership at the Annual Scientific Meeting in Hamilton, ON.