GREAT DEBATE 1 - AORTIC LEAFLET MODIFICATION

Monday, March 9, 2026

2:05 PM - 2:35 PM EST

Location: Lincoln

Moderator(s)

Toby Rogers, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) and Scientific Lead for Structural Heart Disease
Georgetown University and MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Disclosure information not submitted.
Stephanie Sellers, PhD

Assistant Professor
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Disclosure(s): Abbott Labs: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Anteris: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); BDC Labs: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Corcym: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Edwards Lifesciences LLC: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Excision Medical: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing), Stock Options [in privately held companies] (Ongoing); Medtronic: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Vivitro Labs: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)

Panel Discussant(s)

Isida Byku, MD

Associate Professor, Structural/Interventional Cardiology
Emory University Hospital

Disclosure(s): Edward Lifesciences: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)
Rim Halaby, MD

Interventional Cardiologist/Staff Clinician
National Institutes of Health/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Disclosure information not submitted.
Jaffar M. Khan, MD, PhD

Director of Cardiovascular Innovation and Director of Interventional Electrosurgery
St Francis Hospital and Heart Center
Roslyn, New York, United States

Disclosure information not submitted.
Amar Krishnaswamy, MD

Section Head, Interventional Cardiology
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Hussam Suradi, MD

Cath lab director
Rush University Medical Center
chicago, Illinois, United States

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Disclosure(s):

Stephanie Sellers, PhD: Abbott Labs: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Anteris: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); BDC Labs: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Corcym: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Edwards Lifesciences LLC: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Excision Medical: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing), Stock Options [in privately held companies] (Ongoing); Medtronic: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Vivitro Labs: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)

Isida Byku, MD: Edward Lifesciences: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)

Amar Krishnaswamy, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

Hussam Suradi, MD: No financial relationships to disclose