Panel Discussion | Keeping the Cath Lab Safe and Functioning Robustly

Sunday, March 8, 2026

9:53 AM - 10:10 AM EST

Location: International Ballroom Center

Moderator(s)

Nicolas Foin, MSc, PhD

Founder/ Adj Associate Professor
Dhenin/ Duke-NUS Medical School
Brussels, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, Belgium

Disclosure information not submitted.
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
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

Panel Discussant(s)

Cathleen Biga, RN, MSN, MACC

President & CEO
Cardiovascular Management of Illinois
Darien, Illinois, United States

Disclosure information not submitted.
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
Sundar Chidambaram, MD DNB DM FNB

CONSULTANT INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGIST AND ENDOVASCULAR. SPECIALIST
KAUVERY HOSPITAL, Tamil Nadu, India

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Jeff Davis, RRT, RCIS

Program Director, Cardiovascular Technology
Florida SouthWestern State College
Bonita Springs, Florida, United States

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Clifford L. DeBruce, RN, LNC

Chest Pain Accreditation Coordinator; Cardiology Educator
Mercy Hospital Fort Smith, AR
Alma, Arkansas, United States

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Elizabeth Perpetua, DNP, ACNP-BC, APHN-BC, FACC

Founder/CEO/Nurse Practitioner
Empath Health Services LLC, Washington, United States

Disclosure(s): Edwards Lifesciences LLC: Grant/Research Support (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)