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
Jacob Abraham, MD
Claudia Baratto, MD, PhD
Claudia Baratto, MD, PhD
Section Head, Advanced Heart Failure, Providence Heart Institute
Portland, OR
Claudia Baratto, MD, PhD
Claudia Baratto, MD, PhD
Claudia Baratto, MD, PhD
Medical Director, Cardiology
Auxologico, Milan, Italy
Barry A. Borlaug, MD
Claudia Baratto, MD, PhD
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
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
Consultant
Division of Advanced Heart Failure and Transplation
Mayo Clinic Florida
Jacksonville, Florida
Finn Gustaffson, MD, PhD
Susanna Mak, MD, PhD, FRCP
Finn Gustaffson, MD, PhD
Chief Medical Officer
Abbott Heart Failure
Pleasanton, CA
Gregory Lewis, MD
Susanna Mak, MD, PhD, FRCP
Finn Gustaffson, MD, PhD
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, Massachusetts
Susanna Mak, MD, PhD, FRCP
Susanna Mak, MD, PhD, FRCP
Mandeep R. Mehra, MBBS, MSc, 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
Robert J. Mentz, MD
Mandeep R. Mehra, MBBS, MSc, FRCP
Jonathan D. Paul, MD
Chief, Heart Failure Section - Duke University School of Medicine, Co-Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Cardiac Failure
Duke University School of Medicine
Durham, NC
Jonathan D. Paul, MD
Mandeep R. Mehra, MBBS, MSc, FRCP
Jonathan D. Paul, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Director, Pulmonary Embolism Response Team
University of Chicago Medicine
Chicago, IL
Marc R. Pritzker, MD
Marc R. Pritzker, MD
Marc R. Pritzker, MD
Professor of Medicine
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN
Farhan Raza, MD
Marc R. Pritzker, MD
Marc R. Pritzker, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine University of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, WI
Yogesh Reddy, MBBS
Marc R. Pritzker, MD
Yogesh Reddy, MBBS
Consultant, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota
Gabriel Sayer, MD
Farooq H. Sheikh, MD, FACC
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, New York
Kavita Sharma, MD
Farooq H. Sheikh, MD, FACC
Farooq H. Sheikh, MD, FACC
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, New York
Farooq H. Sheikh, MD, FACC
Farooq H. Sheikh, MD, FACC
Farooq H. Sheikh, MD, FACC
Medical Director
Advanced Heart Failure Program
Medstar Heart and Vascular Institute
Georgetown University School of Medicine
Washington, DC
Shashank S. Sinha, MD, MSc, FACC, FAHA, FHFSA
Shashank S. Sinha, MD, MSc, FACC, FAHA, FHFSA
Shashank S. Sinha, MD, MSc, FACC, FAHA, FHFSA
Assistant Professor of Medical Education, University of Virginia School of Medicine
Medical Director, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, Cardiology
Director, Inova Cardiogenic Shock Program
Director, Cardiovascular Critical Care Research Program
Advanced Heart Failure, Mechanical Circulatory Support, and Transplant Cardiologist
Inova Schar Heart and Vascular
Inova Fairfax Medical Campus
Falls Church, Virginia
Jennifer Thibodeau, MD, MSCS
Shashank S. Sinha, MD, MSc, FACC, FAHA, FHFSA
Shashank S. Sinha, MD, MSc, FACC, FAHA, FHFSA
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
Gaurav A. Upadhyay, MD, FACC, FHRS
Seymour, Paul and Gloria Milstein Professor of Medicine
Director of NYP Heart Failure, Heart Transplant & Mechanical Circulatory Support Programs
Columbia University
New York, New York
