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)
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

Program Director, Interventional Cardiology Fellowship
Corewell Health East/William Beaumont University Hospital
Northville, Michigan, United States

Disclosure(s): Abbott Vascular: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Angiowave Imaging: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Boston Scientific: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Corindus Vascular Robotics: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Terminated), Grant/Research Support (Terminated), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Terminated); Gentuity: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing); Medtronic: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing); Microbot Medical: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); MiRus: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing); Nanoflex Robotics: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Orchestra Biomed: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing); RapidAI: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing); Spectrawave: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing)
Jay Mohan, DO

Interventional Cardiologist
McLaren Medical Group
Troy, Michigan, United States

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
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)

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)

Ryan D. Madder, MD: Abbott Vascular: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Angiowave Imaging: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Boston Scientific: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Corindus Vascular Robotics: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Terminated), Grant/Research Support (Terminated), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Terminated); Gentuity: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing); Medtronic: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing); Microbot Medical: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); MiRus: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing); Nanoflex Robotics: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Orchestra Biomed: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing); RapidAI: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing); Spectrawave: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing)

Jay Mohan, DO: No financial relationships to disclose

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