SYMPOSIUM DIRECTORS
Mark N. Belkin, MD
Jonathan Grinstein, MD, FACC
Jonathan Grinstein, MD, FACC
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Director, Hemodynamic Laboratory
Associate Program Director, Advanced Heart Failure Fellowship
University of Chicago Medicine
Chicago, IL
Jonathan Grinstein, MD, FACC
Jonathan Grinstein, MD, FACC
Jonathan Grinstein, MD, FACC
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Associate Professor of Medicine
Director, Mechanical Circulatory Support
University of Chicago Medicine
Chicago, IL
PLANNING COMMITTEE
Jennifer A. Cowger, MD, MS, FACC
Jennifer A. Cowger, MD, MS, FACC
Jennifer A. Cowger, MD, MS, FACC
Section Head of Advanced Heart Failure, Transplant, and Mechanical Circulatory Support
Member of the Shock, Sarcoid and Amyloid Programs
Henry Ford Hospital
Detroit, Michigan
Marat Fudim, MD, MHS
Jennifer A. Cowger, MD, MS, FACC
Jennifer A. Cowger, MD, MS, FACC
Associate Professor of Medicine
Duke Health
Durham, North Carolina
Manreet K. Kanwar, MD, FACC
Ryan J. Tedford, MD, FACC, FAHA, FHFSA
Ryan J. Tedford, MD, FACC, FAHA, FHFSA
Professor of Medicine
Director, Advanced Heart Failure and Pulmonary Hypertension
University of Chicago Medicine
Chicago, IL
Ryan J. Tedford, MD, FACC, FAHA, FHFSA
Ryan J. Tedford, MD, FACC, FAHA, FHFSA
Ryan J. Tedford, MD, FACC, FAHA, FHFSA
Dr. Peter C. Gazes Endowed Chair in Heart Failure
Professor of Medicine/Cardiology
Section Chief, Heart Failure
Medical Director, Cardiac Transplantation
Director, Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant Fellowship Training Program
Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)
Charleston, South Carolina
2025 SYMPOSIUM FACULTY
Mohammed Imran Aslam, MD
Mohammed Imran Aslam, MD
Mohammed Imran Aslam, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Director of Acute Mechanical Circulatory Support
Director of the Robert Kung Interventional Heart Failure Clinical & Research Fellowship Program
Tufts Medical Center
Boston, MA
Claudia Baratto, MD, PhD
Mohammed Imran Aslam, MD
Mohammed Imran Aslam, MD
Medical Director, Cardiology
Auxologico, Milan, Italy
Barry A. Borlaug, MD
Mohammed Imran Aslam, MD
Barry A. Borlaug, MD
Consultant and Research Vice Chair
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
Kevin Bourque
Anthony P. Carnicelli, MD, FACC
Barry A. Borlaug, MD
Borque Solutions, LLC
Reading, MA
Dan Burkhoff, MD, PhD
Anthony P. Carnicelli, MD, FACC
Anthony P. Carnicelli, MD, FACC
Director: Heart Failure, Hemodynamics and MCS Research
Cardiac Research Foundation
New York, NY
Anthony P. Carnicelli, MD, FACC
Anthony P. Carnicelli, MD, FACC
Anthony P. Carnicelli, MD, FACC
Director, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
Assistant Professor of Medicine/Cardiology
Medical University of South Carolina Health (MUSC)
Charleston, SC
Thomas Cascino, MD, MSc
Stavros G. Drakos, MD, PhD, FACC
Stavros G. Drakos, MD, PhD, FACC
Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Michigan Health
Ann Arbor, MI
Stavros G. Drakos, MD, PhD, FACC
Stavros G. Drakos, MD, PhD, FACC
Stavros G. Drakos, MD, PhD, FACC
Edna Benning Professor of Medicine
Director Cardiovascular, Renal & Metabolism Center (CRMC)
Co-Chief Heart Failure & Transplant and Director Circulatory Support
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
James C. Fang, MD
Stavros G. Drakos, MD, PhD, FACC
Omid Forouzan, PhD
Professor of Medicine, John and June B. Hartman Presidential Endowed Chair, Chief of Cardiovascular Medicine, Director of the Cardiovascular Service Line
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
Omid Forouzan, PhD
Mardi Gomberg-Maitland, MD, MSc
Omid Forouzan, PhD
Vice President, Clinical Affairs
Synchron, Inc.
Brooklyn, NY
Mardi Gomberg-Maitland, MD, MSc
Mardi Gomberg-Maitland, MD, MSc
Mardi Gomberg-Maitland, MD, MSc
Walter G. Ross Professor of Clinical Research
Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology
Chief Clinical Research Officer, OCR
Director of Pulmonary Hypertension
GWU School of Medicine
Washington, D.C.
Rohan Goswami, MD
Mardi Gomberg-Maitland, MD, MSc
Mardi Gomberg-Maitland, MD, MSc
Director of Heart Transplant and Innovation
Division of Advanced Heart Failure and Transplantation
Mayo Clinic Florida
Jacksonville, FL
Steven Hsu, MD, FACC
Steven Hsu, MD, FACC
Steven Hsu, MD, FACC
Associate Professor of Medicine
Medical Director, Mechanical Circulatory Support
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Sara Kalantari, MD
Steven Hsu, MD, FACC
Steven Hsu, MD, FACC
Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Chicago Medicine
Chicago, IL
Gregory Lewis, MD
Steven Hsu, MD, FACC
Susanna Mak, MD, PhD, FRCP
Jeffrey and Mary Ellen Jay Chair and Section Head, Heart Failure
Medical Director, Heart Transplant Program
Director, Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing Laboratory
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
Susanna Mak, MD, PhD, FRCP
Mandeep R. Mehra, MBBS, MSc, FRCP
Susanna Mak, MD, PhD, FRCP
Professor of Medicine
Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology
University of Toronto
Director, Harold and Esther Mecklinger and the Posluns Families Cardiac Catheterization Clinical Research Laboratory
Anna Prosserman Heart Function Clinic
Deputy Director for Clinical Research, Sinai Health
Lunenfeld-Tannenbaum Research Institute
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Mandeep R. Mehra, MBBS, MSc, FRCP
Mandeep R. Mehra, MBBS, MSc, FRCP
Mandeep R. Mehra, MBBS, MSc, FRCP
The William Harvey Chair in Advanced Cardiovascular Medicine
Executive Director, Center for Advanced Heart Disease, Brigham Health
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
Nikhil Narang, MD
Mandeep R. Mehra, MBBS, MSc, FRCP
Mandeep R. Mehra, MBBS, MSc, FRCP
Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Chicago Medicine
Medical Director of Mechanical Circulatory Support at Endeavor Health
Chicago, IL
Jonathan D. Paul, MD
Jonathan D. Paul, MD
Jonathan D. Paul, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Director, Pulmonary Embolism Response Team
University of Chicago Medicine
Chicago, IL
Marc R. Pritzker, MD
Jonathan D. Paul, MD
Jonathan D. Paul, MD
Professor of Medicine
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN
Farhan Raza, MD
Jonathan D. Paul, MD
Farhan Raza, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine University of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, WI
Yogesh Reddy, MBBS
Sanjiv J. Shah, MD, FAHA, FACC, FASE
Yogesh Reddy, MBBS
Consultant, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
Gabriel Sayer, MD
Sanjiv J. Shah, MD, FAHA, FACC, FASE
Yogesh Reddy, MBBS
Associate Professor of Medicine
Associate Director, NYP Heart Failure Program
Medical Director, Heart Transplant
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Weill Cornell Medicine
New York, NY
Sanjiv J. Shah, MD, FAHA, FACC, FASE
Sanjiv J. Shah, MD, FAHA, FACC, FASE
Sanjiv J. Shah, MD, FAHA, FACC, FASE
Stone Endowed Professor of Medicine
Director of Research
Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute at
Northwestern University
Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, IL
Kavita Sharma, MD
Farooq H. Sheikh, MD, FACC
Sanjiv J. Shah, MD, FAHA, FACC, FASE
Associate Professor of Medicine Director, Heart Failure & Cardiac Transplantation, Director, JHU Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction Program
John Hopkins University School of Medicine
New York, NY
Farooq H. Sheikh, MD, FACC
Farooq H. Sheikh, MD, FACC
Farooq H. Sheikh, MD, FACC
Associate Professor of Medicine Director, Heart Failure & Cardiac Transplantation, Medical Director
Advanced Heart Failure Program
Medstar Heart and Vascular Institute
Georgetown University School of Medicine
Washington, DC
Stanley Swat, MD
Farooq H. Sheikh, MD, FACC
Farooq H. Sheikh, MD, FACC
Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Chicago Medicine
Chicago, IL
Jennifer Thibodeau, MD, MSCS
Gaurav A. Upadhyay, MD, FACC, FHRS
Gaurav A. Upadhyay, MD, FACC, FHRS
Professor of Internal Medicine
Medical Director of Heart Failure
Medical Director of ECMO
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, TX
Gaurav A. Upadhyay, MD, FACC, FHRS
Gaurav A. Upadhyay, MD, FACC, FHRS
Gaurav A. Upadhyay, MD, FACC, FHRS
Associate Professor of Medicine
Vice Chief of Cardiology, Promotions & Appointments
Interim Director, Cardiac Electrophysiology
Director, Pacing & Defibrillation Device Clinic
Director, Heart Station, Center for Arrhythmia Care | Section of Cardiology
University of Chicago Medicine
Chicago, IL
Nir Uriel, MD, MSc, FACC
Gaurav A. Upadhyay, MD, FACC, FHRS
Nir Uriel, MD, MSc, FACC
Seymour, Paul and Gloria Milstein Professor of Medicine
Director of NYP Heart Failure, Heart Transplant & Mechanical Circulatory Support Programs
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Weill Cornell Medicine
New York, NY
NON-CME FACULTY
Jacob Abraham, MD
Finn Gustaffson, MD, PhD
Jacob Abraham, MD
Senior Vice President
Implantable Heart Failure Management
Edwards Lifesciences
Kasper Bourdette
Finn Gustaffson, MD, PhD
Jacob Abraham, MD
Co-Founder and COO
Acorai
Helsingborg, Sweden
Finn Gustaffson, MD, PhD
Finn Gustaffson, MD, PhD
Finn Gustaffson, MD, PhD
Chief Medical Officer
Abbott Heart Failure
Pleasanton, CA
Navin Kapur
Brien Neudeck, Pharm. D.
Finn Gustaffson, MD, PhD
J&J Medtech Heart Recovery
John Lipman
Brien Neudeck, Pharm. D.
Brien Neudeck, Pharm. D.
Bodyport
Brien Neudeck, Pharm. D.
Brien Neudeck, Pharm. D.
Brien Neudeck, Pharm. D.
Vice President of Clinical Research
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