Panel Discussion | Is Mitral Valve Repair for all Ready for Prime Time?

Saturday, March 7, 2026

3:58 PM - 4:18 PM EST

Location: Jefferson

Moderator(s)

Chirag Bavishi, MD, MPH

Director, Structural Heart Program
University of Missouri at Columbia

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Molly Szerlip, MD

Associate Medical Director, Education & Reserach and Regional Director, Sturctural Heart Progam
Baylor Scott and White The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano
Richardson, Texas, United States

Disclosure(s): Abbott Vascular, Medtronic, Boston Scientific: Advisory Board (Ongoing); Boston Scientific: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); CVI Foundation: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Edward Lifesciences: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); SCAI: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)
Hendrik Treede, MD

Director
University Heart and Vascular Center Mainz
Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

Disclosure(s): Edwards Lifesciences LLC: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); JenaValve Technology Inc: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); medtronic.: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); TRiCares: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Stock Options [in privately held companies] (Ongoing)

Panel Discussant(s)

Mehmet Cilingiroglu, MD

Professor
University of Hawaii John Burns School of Medicine
San Diego, California, United States

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
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)
Homam Ibrahim, MD

Medical Director- Structural Heart Clinic
Adventist HealthCare White Oak Medical Center
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Stephen H. Little, MD

Structural Heart Director
Houston Methodist Hosptial System
Houston, Texas, United States

Disclosure(s): Abbott Vascular, Edwards, Medtronic: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)
Vlasis Ninios, MD

interventional cardiologist, Director of cardiology department
Interbalkan European Medical center
Thessaloniki , Greece

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Dimosthenis Pandis, MD

Assistant Professor, Cardiovascular Surgery, Assoc. Director, Clinical Research and Education
Ichan School of Medicine at Mount Sinai - The Mount Sinai Health System
New York, New York, United States

Disclosure(s): NIH/NHLBI: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)
Martin Swaans, MD, PhD

Interventional Imager/Cardiologist
St.Antonius Hospital
Nieuwegein, Utrecht, Netherlands

Disclosure(s): AAbbott Vascular, Bioventrix inc., Boston Scientific, Cardiac Dimensions, Edwards Lifesciences, GE Healthcare, Medtronic, Philips Healthcare, P&F, Siemens Healthcare: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)

Disclosure(s):

Chirag Bavishi, MD, MPH: No financial relationships to disclose

Molly Szerlip, MD: Abbott Vascular, Medtronic, Boston Scientific: Advisory Board (Ongoing); Boston Scientific: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); CVI Foundation: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Edward Lifesciences: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); SCAI: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)

Hendrik Treede, MD: Edwards Lifesciences LLC: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); JenaValve Technology Inc: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); medtronic.: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); TRiCares: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Stock Options [in privately held companies] (Ongoing)

Mehmet Cilingiroglu, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

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)

Homam Ibrahim, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

Stephen H. Little, MD: Abbott Vascular, Edwards, Medtronic: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)

Vlasis Ninios, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

Dimosthenis Pandis, MD: NIH/NHLBI: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)

Martin Swaans, MD, PhD: AAbbott Vascular, Bioventrix inc., Boston Scientific, Cardiac Dimensions, Edwards Lifesciences, GE Healthcare, Medtronic, Philips Healthcare, P&F, Siemens Healthcare: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)