NURSES AND TECHNOLOGISTS CASE COMPETITION

Sunday, March 8, 2026

8:00 AM - 9:05 AM EST

Location: International Ballroom Center

Moderator(s)

Brian C. Case, MD

Interventional Cardiologist; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Georgetown University; Director of Cath Lab, Chief of Interventional Cardiology, MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital
MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute
Bethesda, Maryland, United States

Disclosure(s): Acist Medical: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Philips: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Zoll Medical: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)
Dionne P. Ross, MSN, RN, NE-BC

Nursing Director
MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Panel Discussant(s)

Lea Ann Carranza, MSN, RN, PCCN, CNML

Nursing Director
MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center
Clinton, Maryland, United States

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Ryan D. Madder, MD

Section Chief of Interventional Cardiology & Director of Cardiac Cath Lab
Corewell Health
Ada, Michigan, United States

Disclosure information not submitted.
Sa'ar Minha, MD

Director, Interventional Cardiology
Shamir Medical Center
Shoham, Israel

Disclosure information not submitted.
Derek Pineda, FNP, CCRN, RCIS, AACC

Nurse Practitioner
Mount Sinai
Paramus, New Jersey, United States

Disclosure(s): AstraZeneca: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); CathWorks: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing); Medtronic: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Shockwave Medical: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)
Arnold H. Seto, MD, MPA

Director of Cardiac Cath Lab
Long Beach Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Long Beach, California, United States

Disclosure(s): Frond Medical: Stock-privately held company (Ongoing); GE Healthcare: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Maquet Getinge Group: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Merit Medical Systems Inc: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Summacor: Stock-privately held company (Ongoing); Terumo Corporation: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)
Julie Straface, MS, PA-C

Interventional Cardiology Physician Assistant
New York Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital
Cortland Manor, New York, United States

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose