Picard Medical to host ‘SynCardia Total Artificial Heart Training Village’

Picard Medical (PMI) will host an exclusive, invitation-only “SynCardia Total Artificial Heart Training Village” at Houston Methodist Hospital on Tuesday, February 24th, 2026. The “Training Village” will bring together leading cardiac surgeons and multidisciplinary clinical teams from Houston Methodist Hospital, Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center, Memorial Hermann Texas Medical Center, and Texas Children’s Hospital for an advanced program focused on implantation techniques, patient selection, and clinical best practices for the SynCardia Total Artificial Heart. The program will be led by Andre Simon, M.D., Vice President of Clinical Affairs at SynCardia, together with the SynCardia clinical team. Dr. Simon is an internationally recognized cardiac surgeon with extensive experience in mechanical circulatory support and total artificial heart implantation. The curriculum will combine focused classroom instruction with hands on surgical training to reinforce procedural consistency, clinical confidence, and optimal patient outcomes.