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  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    12:15 PM - 1:30 PM EST
    CRT | ISCTR 2026 Session | Opportunities for Cardiovascular Translational Research in 2026 | What Changed? [Non-CME]
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Joint Session
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    12:15 PM - 12:16 PM EST
    Welcome and Introduction
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Spencer B. King, III, MD, MACC, MSCAI – Emory University
    Joint Session
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    12:15 PM - 1:30 PM EST
    CRT | ISCTR 2026 SESSION | OPPORTUNITIES FOR CARDIOVASCULAR TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH IN 2026 | WHAT CHANGED?
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Moderator: Charles A. Simonton, MD, FACC, FSCAI – Abiomed a Johnson + Johnson MedTech Company
    Moderator: Spencer B. King, III, MD, MACC, MSCAI – Emory University
    Panel Discussant: Anthony DeMaria, MD – University of California, San Diego
    Panel Discussant: Nabil Dib, MD, MSc, FACC – Mercy Gilbert Medical Center/Dignity Health
    Panel Discussant: Chip Hance, BS, MBA – Regatta Medical
    Panel Discussant: Tamara Syrek Jensen, JD
    Panel Discussant: Joon Lee, MD
    Panel Discussant: Stanton J. Rowe, PhD – Nidus Biomedical
    Panel Discussant: John B. Simpson, MD
    Panel Discussant: Ken Stein, MD – Boston Scientific
    Panel Discussant: Bram Zuckerman, MD – U.S. Food and Drug Administration
    Joint Session
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    12:16 PM - 12:19 PM EST
    Goals of the ISCTR
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Nabil Dib, MD, MSc, FACC – Mercy Gilbert Medical Center/Dignity Health
    Joint Session
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    12:19 PM - 12:23 PM EST
    ISCTR John Simpson Award for Major Contributions to Innovation and Translation in Cardiovascular Devices
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Awardee: Charles A. Simonton, MD, FACC, FSCAI – Abiomed a Johnson + Johnson MedTech Company
    Joint Session
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    12:23 PM - 12:35 PM EST
    Keynote Address | Academic Perspective
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Joon Lee, MD
    Joint Session
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    12:35 PM - 12:42 PM EST
    Industry Perspective
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Charles A. Simonton, MD, FACC, FSCAI – Abiomed a Johnson + Johnson MedTech Company
    Joint Session
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    12:42 PM - 12:49 PM EST
    Venture Capitalist Perspective
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Chip Hance, BS, MBA – Regatta Medical
    Joint Session
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    12:49 PM - 12:56 PM EST
    Reimbursement Perspective
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Joint Session
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    12:56 PM - 1:03 PM EST
    Regulatory Perspective
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Speaker: Bram Zuckerman, MD – U.S. Food and Drug Administration
    Joint Session
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    1:03 PM - 1:30 PM EST
    Panel Discussion
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Moderator: Spencer B. King, III, MD, MACC, MSCAI – Emory University
    Moderator: Charles A. Simonton, MD, FACC, FSCAI – Abiomed a Johnson + Johnson MedTech Company
    Panel Discussant: Anthony DeMaria, MD – University of California, San Diego
    Panel Discussant: Nabil Dib, MD, MSc, FACC – Mercy Gilbert Medical Center/Dignity Health
    Panel Discussant: Chip Hance, BS, MBA – Regatta Medical
    Panel Discussant: Tamara Syrek Jensen, JD
    Panel Discussant: Joon Lee, MD
    Panel Discussant: Stanton J. Rowe, PhD – Nidus Biomedical
    Panel Discussant: Ken Stein, MD – Boston Scientific
    Panel Discussant: John B. Simpson, MD
    Panel Discussant: Bram Zuckerman, MD – U.S. Food and Drug Administration
    Joint Session
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    1:25 PM - 1:30 PM EST
    Closing Remarks
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Joint Session
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    1:30 PM EST
    Adjourn
    Location: International Ballroom West
    Joint Session