CRT 2026
Valve and Structural
Saibal Kar, MD, FSCAI, FACC
Director of Structural Heart Disease, Interventions and ResearchPhysician Director, Interventional Cardiology, HCA Healthcare
HCA-Los Robles Regional Medical Center, Thousand Oaks, CA
Thousand Oaks, California, United States
Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Joe Aoun, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, Houston Methodist Research Institute
Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center
Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Stamatios Lerakis, MD
Director of Noninvasive Cardiology
Mount Sinai Heart
New York, New York, United States
Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Craig Basman, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Associate Director, Structural and Congenital Heart Disease
Hackensack University Medical Center
Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Sameer A. Gafoor, MD
Medical Director, Structural Heart Disease
Swedish Heart and Vascular
Seattle, Washington, United States
Disclosure(s): Abbott Vascular, Edwards, Boston Scientific: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing)
Bruce J. Rutkin, MD
Director of Structural Heart Disease
Northwell Health
Manhasset, New York, United States
Disclosure(s): Abbott Vascular: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Edwards Lifesciences LLC: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Medtronic: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (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)
Anene Ukaigwe, MD
Interventional and Structural Cardiologist
University Hospitals, Cleveland Medical Center
PepperPike, Ohio, United States
Disclosure(s): Boston Scientific: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Edwards Lifesciences LLC: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)