Experts in Shock

Sophia

Airhart, MD, FACC

Medical Director of Heart Failure, Mechanical Circulatory Support, Pulmonary Hypertension Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Utah School of Medicine Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center

Mehmet

Akay, MD

Heart & Lung Transplant Surgeon Houston Methodist Cardiovascular Surgery Associates

Bindu

Akkanti, MD

Associate Professor, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston Heart & Vascular

Ahmed

Al-Mustafa, MD, FACC, FHFSA

Physician, Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology Fellowship Program Director, Cardiology King Faisal Specialist Hosptial & Research Centre Saudi Arabia

Tamas

Alexy, MD, PhD, FACC, FAFSA

Associate Professor of Medicine University of Minnesota

Jennifer

Avari Silva, MD, FHRS

Jennifer N. Avari Silva, MD, FHRS Director, Pediatric Electrophysiology Professor, Pediatrics and Biomedical Engineering Faculty Fellow in Entrepreneurship Washington University SOM

Carrie

Bakunas, MD

Medical Director of Emergency Services, Memorial Hermann Hospital - TMC Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine Ultrasound Section McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston

David

Baran, MD

Section Head, Advanced Heart Failure, Transplant and MCS, Cleveland Clinic

Sukhdeep

Basra, MD

Assistant Professor, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston Heart & Vascular

Arvind

Bhimaraj, MD

Associate Professor of Clinical Cardiology, Academic Institute, Associate Clinical Member, Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medical College and Houston Methodist

Phyllis

Billia, MD, PhD, FRCPC

Assistant Professor, Director of Research, Medical Director of the Mechanical Circulatory Support Program, Co-director of the Peter Munk Cardiovascular Biobank University of Toronto

Bobbi

Bogaev Chapman, MD, FACP, FACC,FHFSA

Vice President, Heart Failure Abiomed

James

Burke, MD, PhD, MS

Associate Chief, Division of Cardiology, Lehigh Valley Health Network

Daniel

Burkhoff, MD, PhD

Director of Heart Failure, Hemodynamics and Circulatory Support in the CRF Clinical Trials Center (CTC) Cardiovascular Research Foundation

Konstantinos

Charitakis, MD, FACC, FSCAI

Associate Professor, Cardiovascular Medicine Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Subhasis

Chatterjee, MD, FACS, FACC, FCCP

Associate Professor of Surgery (tenured) Divisions of Trauma/Acute Care Surgery & Cardiothoracic Surgery Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine Director Thoracic Surgical ICU & ECMO Program Texas Heart Institute at CHI Baylor St. Lukes

Andrew

Civitello, MD, FACC

Associate Professor, Baylor College of Medicine Medical Director, Heart Transplant Program Co-Director, Advanced Heart Failure Center Director, Advanced Heart Failure Fellowship Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center / Texas Heart Institute

Jeff

Closs

President & CEO Ancora Heart

Johanna

Contreras, MD, MSc, FACC, FAHA, FASE, FHFSA

Associate Professor, Cardiology Mount Sinai

Harish

Devineni, MD

Assistant Professor, UTHealth Houston Heart & Vascular

Kha

Dinh, MD

Assistant Professor, UTHealth Houston Heart & Vascular

Stavros

Drakos, MD, PhD, FACC

Professor, Cardiology and Physiology H.A & Edna Benning Presidential Endowed Chair, Medical Director, MCS/Heart Program Co-Director, Heart Failure & Transplant Section Director of Research, Division of Cardiology Uhealth, University of Utah

Aly

El Banayosy, MD

Executive Director, Acute Circulatory Support and Advanced Critical Care Integris Health

Jerry

Estep, MD, FACC, FASE

Division Chair, Cardiovascular Medicine Cleveland Clinic Florida

Nadeen

Faza, MD, FACC, FASE, FSCAI

Assistant Professor, Weill Cornell Medicine Associate Program Director, Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Program Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center

David

Feldman, MD

RWJ Barnabas Health

Amy

Fiedler. MD

Assistant Professor of Cardiac Surgery Medical Director of Quality & Safety, Cardiac Surgery Co-Director, Cardiothoracic Surgery Intensive Care Units University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)

Igor

Gregoric, MD

Professor and Chief, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston Heart & Vascular

Maya

Guglin, MD, PhD

Director, Heart Failure/Heart Transplantation/MCS Services Professor, Indiana University School of Medicine Krannert Institute of Cardiology

Alexander

Hajduczok, MD

PGY-6 Thomas Jefferson Cardiology Fellowship Program Penn State Hershey Internal Medicine, 2021 University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry, 2018

Ramesh

Hariharan, MD

Professor, Chief, Cardiac Electrophysiology, UTHeath McGovern Medical School at Houston

Tarek

Helmy, MD, FACC, MSCAI

Chief, Division of Cardiovascular Disease Co-Director of the Heart & Vascular Institute Professor of Medicine LSU Shreveport School of Medicine | Ochsner LSU Health Center

Tim

Henry, MD

Lindner Family Distinguished Chair, Medical Director, The Carl & Edyth Lindner Center for Research The Christ Hospital Health Network

Benjamin

Hibbert, MD, PhD

Interventional Cardiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester

Danielle

Holland, MD

Cardiac Anesthesia & Critical Care UCI Department of Anesthesiology

Steve

Hollenberg, MD

Professor of Cardiology, Critical Care Medicine Emory Healthcare

Shadid

Husam, MD

Cardiovascular Disease Fellow PGY-5 UTHealth | McGovern Medical School

Rahat

Hussain, MD

Associate Professor, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston Heart & Vascular

Cezar

Iliescu, MD

Interventional Cardiologist, Department of Cardiology, MD Anderson Cancer Center

Wissam A.

Jaber, MD

Professor of Medicine Director, Cardiac Cath Lab, Emory University Hospital Program Director, Interventional Cardiology Fellowship

Mariell

Jessup, MD

Emeritus Professor of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

Maan

Jokhadar, MD

Senior Associate Consultant, Cardiology Mayo Clinic, Rochester

Marwan

Jumean, MD

Associate Professor, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston Heart & Vascular, President of the Houston Shock Symposium

Navin

Kapur, MD FAHA, FACC, FSCAI, FHFSA

Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology Interventional Cardiology and Advanced Heart Failure Executive Director, The CardioVascular Center for Research and Innovation (CVCRI) Executive Director, The Cardiogenic Shock Working Group (CSWG) Director, Acute Circulatory Support Program Director, Interventional Research Laboratories Investigator, The Molecular Cardiology Research Institute Tufts University School of Medicine & Tufts Medicine - Boston, MA

Biswajit

Kar, MD

Professor and Chief, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston Heart & Vascular

Mahir

Karakas, MD, MBA

Full Professor, Translational Research and Innovative Clinical Trials Else Kroner Clinician Scientist Professor University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf

Rachna

Kataria, MD

Asst Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) | The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist | Lifespan Cardiovascular Institute

Jason

Katz,MD, MHS, FACC, FAHA

Associate Professor of Medicine Director of Cardiovascular Critical Care, Duke University Health System & Duke Heart Co-Director, Duke Mechanical Circulatory Support Program Co-Director, Duke Cardiac Intensive Care Unit Duke University Medical Center

Rola

Khedraki, MD

Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Mechanical Circulatory Support Program Cardiac Amyloidosis Program Scripps Clinic, Anderson Medical Pavilion

Michael

Kiernan, MD, MS, MBA

Associate Chief, Division of Cardiology; Medical Director, VAD Program; Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine

Robert

Kormos, MD, FACS, FRCS, FAHA

Divisional Vice President Global Medical Affairs Heart Failure Abbott

Chandra

Kunavarapu, MD

Medical Director Advanced Cardiopulmonary Therapies and Transplantation Methodist Hospital Associate Clinical Professor, UT Health Sciences San Antonio

Elann

Kuriakose, M.S, RRT-ACCS, RRT-NPS

Cardiogenic shock coordinator|Clinical Program Manager Baylor Scott and White, Temple

Alexandra

Lansky, MD

Professor of Medicine, Yale School of Medicine Director Heart and Vascular Center Clinical Research Program Director Yale Cardiovascular Research Center Board of Trustees, Society of Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) Editor in Chief, Journal of the Society of Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (JSCAI)

Pierluca

Lombardi, MD

Corporate Medical Officer GETINGE

Carlos

Manrique, MD

Assistant Professor, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston Heart & Vascular

Juan

Marcano, MD

Assistant Professor, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston Heart & Vascular

Cindy

Martin, MD

Chief - Advanced Heart Failure, Heart Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support C. and L. Davis Chair in Cardiac Function Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center J.C. Walter Jr. Transplant Center Houston Methodist Hospital

Faisal

Masud, MD, FCCP, FCCM

Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology & Critical Care, Academic Institute, Medical Director, Center for Critical Care, Mary A. and M. Samuel Daffin, Sr. Centennial Chair in Anesthesia and Critical Care, Houston Methodist, Weill Cornell Medical College

Jagat

Narula, MD, PhD

Executive Vice President and Chief Academic Officer, UTHealth Houston

Angelo

Nascimbene, MD

Associate Professor, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston Heart & Vascular

Sriram

Nathan, MD

Professor, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston Heart & Vascular

Petr

Ostadal, MD, PhD, FESC

President, Czech Society of Cardiology Head, Department of Cardiology 2nd Faculty of Medicine, Charles University University Hospital Motol

Gurusher

Panjrath, MD, FACC, FAHA, FHFSA

Professor of Medicine Director, GW Heart and Vascular Institute George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences Director, Heart Failure and Mechanical Circulatory Support Program George Washington University Hospital

Maria

Patarroyo Aponte, MD

Assistant Professor, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston Heart & Vascular

Maulin

Patel, MD

Assistant Professor, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston Heart & Vascular

Jayeshkumar

Patel, MD

Assistant Professor, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston Heart & Vascular

Bela

Patel, MD, CMQ, FCCP

Professor Graham Distinguished University Chair Vice Dean, Healthcare Quality Director, Division of Critical Care Medicine Interim Division Director, Pulmonary & Sleep Medicine Distinguished Teaching Professor, The University of Texas System

Ileana

Pina, MD, MPH, FAHA, FACC, FHFSA

Professor of Medicine/Cardiology Thomas Jefferson University Quality Officer for the Cardiovascular Line Clinical Professor of Medicine, Central Michigan University Medical Officer FDA, CDRH

Indranee

Rajapreyar, MD

Associate Professor Director, Mechanical Circulatory Support Program Director, Advance Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Fellowship Thomas Jefferson University

Jesus Eduardo

Rame, MD, Mphil

Director, Advanced Heart Failure & Cardiac Transplant Louis R. Dinon MD Professor of Medicine and Surgery Enterprise Chief of Advanced Cardiac and Pulmonary Vascular Disease Thomas Jefferson University

Danny

Ramzy, MD

Professor and Chief, Division of Cardiac Surgery Chair, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston Heart & Vascular

Rachel

Rosovsky, P., MD, MPH

Director, Thrombosis Research, Division of Hematology, Massachusetts General Hospital Co-Chair of Thrombosis Committee, Massachusetts General Hospital Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School

Ayaaz

Sachedina, MD, FRCPC

Interventional Cardiology, TAVI, and Mechanical Circulatory Support Lead, Percutaneous Mechanical Circulatory Support Program (Cardiac Catheterization Lab) Assistant Program Director, Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Clinical Assistant Professor Foothills Medical Centre, Libin Cardiovascular Institute, University of Calgary

Ismael

Salas de Armas, MD

Associate Professor, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston Heart & Vascular

Muhamed

Saric, MD, PhD

Director, Noninvasive Cardiology

Mourad

Senussi, MD, MS

Assistant Professor, Medicine - Cardiology & Critical Care Medicine, Medical Director of CICU Cardiology, Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center

Jonathan

Sevransky, MD

Professor of Medicine, Director of Medical ICU, Emory Healthcare

Shashank

Sinha, MD, MSc, FACC, FAHA

Assistant Professor of Medical Education, University of Virginia School of Medicine Medical Director, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, Cardiology Director, Cardiovascular Critical Care Research Program Advanced Heart Failure, Mechanical Circulatory Support, and Transplant Cardiologist Inova Schar Heart and Vascular Inova Fairfax Medical Campus Associate Editor, Journal of Cardiac Failurev

Mark

Slaughter, MD

Professor and Chair Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery CII Medical Director and Jewish Hospital Distinguished Chair in Cardiovascular Surgery Editor-in-Chief ASAIO Journal Impact Factor 3.826 University of Louisville

Marvin

Slepian, MD

Regents Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson

Richard

Smalling, MD, PhD

Professor, Cardiovascular Medicine Director, Interventional Cardiovascular Medicine James D. Woods Distinguished Chair in Cardiovascular Medicine, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston Heart & Vascular

Kenneth

Stein, MD, FACC, FHRS

Senior Vice President and Global Chief Medical Officer Boston Scientific

Victor

Test, MD, FCCP

Professor & Division Chief Pulmonary/Critical Care Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Esther

Vorovich, MD, MSCE

Associate Professor, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Joyce

Wald, DO, FACC

Professor of Clinical Medicine Medical Director, Shock Team Director, Practice Development Heart Failure, Transplant and MCS Programs University of Pennsylvania

John

Waller-Delarosa, MD

Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine LBJ EC Assistant Medical Director UT EM Director of Quality McGovern Medical School

Joseph

Zwischenberger, MD, FACS

Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics University of Kentucky