Panel Discussion | Innovations in the Cath Lab

Sunday, March 8, 2026

4:36 PM - 4:55 PM EST

Location: International Ballroom West

Moderator(s)

Sam Chitsaz, MD FACC FSCAI

Interventional Cardiologist
Sutter Health

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Chaim Shaul Lotan, MD

Chief Innovation Officer
Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center
Jerusalem, Israel

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Panel Discussant(s)

Takashi Akasaka, MD, PhD

Senior Consultant
Nishinomiya Watanabe Cardiovascular Cerebral Center
Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan

Disclosure(s): Abbott Medical: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Terminated, December 18, 2025)
Dominic Allocco, MD, MS

Associate Chief Medical Officer
Shockwave/Johnson & Johnson, Minnesota, United States

Disclosure information not submitted.
Tim A. Fischell, MD, FACC, MSCAI

Director of Cardiovascular Research
Borgesd Heart Institute
Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States

Disclosure(s): Balosmark, Inc.: Owner/Co-Owner Founder/Co-Founder (Ongoing), Stock-privately held company (Ongoing); VivaCath, Inc.: Owner/Co-Owner Founder/Co-Founder (Ongoing), Stock-privately held company (Ongoing)
Ryan D. Madder, MD

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

Disclosure information not submitted.
Jay Mohan, DO

Interventional Cardiologist
McLaren Medical Group
Troy, Michigan, United States

Disclosure information not submitted.
Jean-Michel Paradis, MD

Structural and Interventional Cardiologist
Quebec Heart and Lung Institute
Quebec, Quebec, Canada

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Venkatesh Ramaiah, MD, FACS

Co Founder and Chief PULSE CARDIOVASCULAR INSTITUTE CHAIRMAN TEDCONGRESS CONSULTANT ARIZONA HEART INSTITUTE OSBORN MEDICAL CENTER
Pulse Cardiovascular Institute
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

Disclosure information not submitted.

Disclosure(s):

Sam Chitsaz, MD FACC FSCAI: No financial relationships to disclose

Chaim Shaul Lotan, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

Takashi Akasaka, MD, PhD: Abbott Medical: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Terminated, December 18, 2025)

Richard Casazza, MAS: Tesslagra Design Solutions llc: Owner/Co-Owner Founder/Co-Founder (Ongoing)

Tim A. Fischell, MD, FACC, MSCAI: Balosmark, Inc.: Owner/Co-Owner Founder/Co-Founder (Ongoing), Stock-privately held company (Ongoing); VivaCath, Inc.: Owner/Co-Owner Founder/Co-Founder (Ongoing), Stock-privately held company (Ongoing)

Jean-Michel Paradis, MD: No financial relationships to disclose