Panel Discussion | DCB for Coronary Applications

Monday, March 9, 2026

9:04 AM - 9:28 AM EST

Location: International Ballroom West

Moderator(s)

Bernardo Cortese, MD, FESC, FSCAI

Director of Coronary Program
University Hospitals
Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Disclosure(s): Abbott Vascular,: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Boston Scientific: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)
Ricardo A. Costa, MD, PhD

Interventional Cardiologist - Percutaneous Intervention Research Medical Section Chief
Institute Dante Pazzanese of Cardiology
Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Bruno Scheller, MD

Professor of Clinical and Experimental Interventional Cardiology
University of Saarland
Homburg, Saarland, Germany

Disclosure(s): B.Braun: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); InnoRa GmbH: Owner/Co-Owner Founder/Co-Founder (Ongoing); Medtronic: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)

Panel Discussant(s)

George Adams, MD, MHS, MBA, FACC, FSCAI

Chief Medical Officer, Cordis
Cordis, North Carolina, United States

Disclosure(s): Asahi Intecc, Japan: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Education (Ongoing); Cookmedical: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Education (Ongoing); csi cardiovascular systems: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Education (Ongoing); Philips; Abbott: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Education (Ongoing); Shockwave Medical, Inc.: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Education (Ongoing); SoundBite Medical Solutions: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Education (Ongoing); W. L. Gore: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Education (Ongoing)
Fernando Alfonso, MD

Head, Department of Cardiology
Hospital Univeritario La Princesa, Madrid

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Daniela Benedetto, MD, PhD

Interventional Cardiologist
Tor Vergata University Rome
Rome, Lazio, Italy

Disclosure(s): Cardinal Health?Cordis: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)
Aloke V. Finn, MD

President CVPath/Prof. Of Medicine University of Maryland
CVPath
Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States

Disclosure(s): Concept Medical: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Cordis Corporation: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); medtronic.: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)
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Jenny Katsnelson

Disclosure information not submitted.
Ronald J. Solar, PhD, FESC

President
Renaissance Biomedical, Inc.
San Diego, California, United States

Disclosure(s): Micromedical Solutions: Stock Options [in privately held companies] (Ongoing)
Renu Virmani, MD

President
CVPath Institute, Inc.
Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Disclosure(s):

Bernardo Cortese, MD, FESC, FSCAI: Abbott Vascular,: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Boston Scientific: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)

Ricardo A. Costa, MD, PhD: No financial relationships to disclose

Bruno Scheller, MD: B.Braun: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); InnoRa GmbH: Owner/Co-Owner Founder/Co-Founder (Ongoing); Medtronic: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)

George Adams, MD, MHS, MBA, FACC, FSCAI: Asahi Intecc, Japan: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Education (Ongoing); Cookmedical: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Education (Ongoing); csi cardiovascular systems: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Education (Ongoing); Philips; Abbott: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Education (Ongoing); Shockwave Medical, Inc.: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Education (Ongoing); SoundBite Medical Solutions: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Education (Ongoing); W. L. Gore: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Education (Ongoing)

Fernando Alfonso, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

Daniela Benedetto, MD, PhD: Cardinal Health?Cordis: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)

Aloke V. Finn, MD: Concept Medical: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Cordis Corporation: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); medtronic.: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)

Ronald J. Solar, PhD, FESC: Micromedical Solutions: Stock Options [in privately held companies] (Ongoing)

Renu Virmani, MD: No financial relationships to disclose