Panel Discussion | Patent Foramen Ovale and Left Atrial Appendage Occluders

Tuesday, March 10, 2026

10:04 AM - 10:25 AM EST

Location: International Ballroom West

Moderator(s)

Steven L. Goldberg, MD, FSCAI, FACC

Interventional Cardiologist
Three Crosses Regional Medical Center, Las Cruces, New Mexico
Monterey, California, United States

Disclosure(s): Abbott Labs: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Proctor (Ongoing); Cardiac Dimensions.: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Stock Options [in privately held companies] (Ongoing)
Andrew M. Goldsweig, MD, MS

Director, Cardiovascular Clinical Research
Baystate Medical Center
West Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Disclosure(s): Abbott: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Boston Scientific: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Conformal Medical: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing); Philips: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)

Panel Discussant(s)

Hans R. Figulla, MD, PhD

Full Professor emeritus
Universitätsklinikum Jena
Jena, Thuringen, Germany

Disclosure(s): ,Occlutech: Owner/Co-Owner Founder/Co-Founder (Ongoing), Stock Options [in privately held companies] (Ongoing); devie medical GmbH: Owner/Co-Owner Founder/Co-Founder (Ongoing), Stock Options [in privately held companies] (Ongoing); JenaValve Technology Inc: Owner/Co-Owner Founder/Co-Founder (Ongoing), Stock Options [in privately held companies] (Ongoing)
Gary Gershony, MD, FACC, FSCAI, FAHA, FRCPC

Interventional Cardiologist
John Muir Health Cardiovascular Institute
San Francisco, California, United States

Disclosure(s): AtaCor: Stock Options [in privately held companies] (Ongoing)
Aaron V. Kaplan, MD, FSCAI, FACC, FNAI

Professor of Medicine
Dartmouth Health Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States

Disclosure information not submitted.

Disclosure(s):

Steven L. Goldberg, MD, FSCAI, FACC: Abbott Labs: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Proctor (Ongoing); Cardiac Dimensions.: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Stock Options [in privately held companies] (Ongoing)

Andrew M. Goldsweig, MD, MS: Abbott: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Boston Scientific: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Conformal Medical: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing); Philips: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)

Hans R. Figulla, MD, PhD: ,Occlutech: Owner/Co-Owner Founder/Co-Founder (Ongoing), Stock Options [in privately held companies] (Ongoing); devie medical GmbH: Owner/Co-Owner Founder/Co-Founder (Ongoing), Stock Options [in privately held companies] (Ongoing); JenaValve Technology Inc: Owner/Co-Owner Founder/Co-Founder (Ongoing), Stock Options [in privately held companies] (Ongoing)

Gary Gershony, MD, FACC, FSCAI, FAHA, FRCPC: AtaCor: Stock Options [in privately held companies] (Ongoing)