CRT 2026

Panel Discussion | How can we Promote Understanding and Awareness of the Global Regulatory and Clinical Landscape?

Moderator(s)

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  Fumiaki Ikeno, MD

  Researcher
  Stanford University
  Stanford, California, United States

  Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
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  Mitchell Krucoff, MD, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI

  Professor Medicine/Cardiology
  Duke University Medical Center/Duke Clinical Research Institute
  Durham, North Carolina, 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); Abiomed / Johnson & Johnson: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Boston Scientific: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Getinge: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Medtronic: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Nipro Corporation: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Shockwave/Johnson&Johnson: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Terumo Corporation: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)
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  Kiyohito Nakai, Ph, D.

  Chief Safety Officer
  Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Administration
  Kita-ku, Tokyo, Japan

  Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Panel Discussant(s)

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  Akihiro Ishiguro

  Head
  PMDA Washington D.C. Office
  Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States

  Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
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  Margaret Kayo, PhD, MBA

  Regulatory Affairs
  HighLife / Margaret Inc
  St Augustine, Florida, United States

  Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
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  Aaron Lottes, PhD

  Assistant Dean of Engineering
  Purdue University
  WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, United States

  Disclosure(s): Merit Medical Systems Inc: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing)
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  Misti Malone, PhD

  Assistant Director, Office of Cardiovascular Devices
  FDA
  Silver Spring, Maryland, United States

  Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
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  Kazuhisa Senshu, PhD

  Executive advisor
  Terumo Corporation
  Tokyo, Japan

  Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
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  Riku Yamamoto

  administrative assistant
  Pharmaceuticals and medical devices agency(PMDA)

  Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose