Panel Discussion | The Fundamental Concepts: Testing CMD

Sunday, March 8, 2026

9:04 AM - 9:30 AM EST

Location: Lincoln

Moderator(s)

Killian McCarthy, MD

Interventional Cardiologist
Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute/Atrium Health

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Odayme Quesada, MD, MHS, FACC, FAHA, FESC

Medical Director, Women’s Heart Center; Ginger Warner Endowed Chair in Women’s Cardiovascular Health; Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati
The Christ Hospital
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Disclosure(s): Abbott Vascular: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Philips Medical: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)
Janet Wei, MD

Associate Professor, Cardiology and Biomedical Sciences
Cedars-Sinai Smidt Heart Institute

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Panel Discussant(s)

Sukhdeep S. Bhogal, MD

Interventional Cardiologist
Sovah Health
Roanoke, Virginia, United States

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
William F. Fearon, MD

Professor of Medicine Director, Interventional Cardiology
Stanford University School of Medicine
Stanford, California, United States

Disclosure(s): Abbott Cardiovascular Systems: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); CathWorks: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Edwards Lifesciences LLC: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing); Medtronic: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA

Interventional Cardiologist
VA Long Beach Health Care System
Long Beach, California, United States

Disclosure(s): Abbott: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Abbott Vascular, Abiomed, ACIST medical, Boston Scientific, Cardialysis BV, CardiacBooster, Kaminari Medical, ReCor Medical, PulseCath, Pie Medical, Sanofi, Siemens Health Care and Medtronic.: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)
Nathaniel R. Smilowitz, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine
NYU Langone Health
New York, New York, United States

Disclosure(s): Abbott Vascular,: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing); AngioInsight: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing); Boston Scientific: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing)
Pieter C. Smits, PhD, FESC

Chief Medical Director
CERC (Cardiovascular European Research Center)
Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

Disclosure(s): Abbott Vascular: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Terminated, October 1, 2025), Grant/Research Support (Terminated, October 1, 2025); CERC ( centre european of cardiovascular research): Employee (Ongoing), Stock-privately held company (Ongoing); MicroPort Medical: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing); SMT: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Terminated, October 1, 2025)
Todd C. Villines, MD

Vice-Chair, Clinical Services and Professor of Medicine
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

Disclosure(s): Abcentra: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing); Cleerly Health: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing); Heartflow, Inc: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing); Milestone Pharmaceuticals: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing)
Robert J. Widmer, MD, PhD

Chief, The Heart Group, McKinney, TX
Baylor Scott & White Health
Fairview, Texas, United States

Disclosure(s): AngioInsight: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing)

Disclosure(s):

Killian McCarthy, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

Odayme Quesada, MD, MHS, FACC, FAHA, FESC: Abbott Vascular: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Philips Medical: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)

Janet Wei, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

Sukhdeep S. Bhogal, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

William F. Fearon, MD: Abbott Cardiovascular Systems: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); CathWorks: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Edwards Lifesciences LLC: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing); Medtronic: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)

Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA: Abbott: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Abbott Vascular, Abiomed, ACIST medical, Boston Scientific, Cardialysis BV, CardiacBooster, Kaminari Medical, ReCor Medical, PulseCath, Pie Medical, Sanofi, Siemens Health Care and Medtronic.: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)

Nathaniel R. Smilowitz, MD: Abbott Vascular,: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing); AngioInsight: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing); Boston Scientific: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing)

Pieter C. Smits, PhD, FESC: Abbott Vascular: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Terminated, October 1, 2025), Grant/Research Support (Terminated, October 1, 2025); CERC ( centre european of cardiovascular research): Employee (Ongoing), Stock-privately held company (Ongoing); MicroPort Medical: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing); SMT: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Terminated, October 1, 2025)

Todd C. Villines, MD: Abcentra: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing); Cleerly Health: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing); Heartflow, Inc: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing); Milestone Pharmaceuticals: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing)

Robert J. Widmer, MD, PhD: AngioInsight: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing)