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CRT 2026

Nurses and Technologists

Session:: Nurses and Technologists

NURSES AND TECHNOLOGISTS CASE COMPETITION

Sunday, March 8, 2026
8:00 AM - 8:53 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)

  • David L. Fischman, MD

    Director, Intervention Fellowship Program. Co-Director Cardiac Cath Lab
    Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
    Mount Laurel, New Jersey, United States

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

  • Wah Wah Htun, MD

    Chief of Cardiology
    Gundersen Health
    La crosse , Wisconsin, United States

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

  • Micaela Iantorno, MD MHS

    interventional cardiologist
    Mary Washington Hospital
    fairfax station , Virginia, United States

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

  • Derek Pineda, FNP, CCRN, RCIS, FACC

    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)

  • Marianna Sargsyan, MD

    Interventional Cardiologist
    University of Illinois Chicago
    Chicago, Illinois, United States

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

  • Torrey Schmidt, DO

    Director, Pulmonary Embolism Interventional Program
    UPMC Harrisburg
    Enola, Pennsylvania, United States

    Disclosure(s): Boston Scietific: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (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)

  • George W. Vetrovec, MD, MACC, MSCAI

    Professor Emeritus
    VCU Pauley Heart Center
    Richmond, Virginia, United States

    Disclosure(s): Abiomed: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Terminated, December 31, 2025)

Disclosure(s):
Brian C. Case, MD: 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: No financial relationships to disclose
David L. Fischman, MD: No financial relationships to disclose
Wah Wah Htun, MD: No financial relationships to disclose
Micaela Iantorno, MD MHS: No financial relationships to disclose
Derek Pineda, FNP, CCRN, RCIS, FACC: 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)
Marianna Sargsyan, MD: No financial relationships to disclose
Torrey Schmidt, DO: Boston Scietific: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing)
Arnold H. Seto, MD, MPA: 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)
George W. Vetrovec, MD, MACC, MSCAI: Abiomed: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Terminated, December 31, 2025)