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Morning Symposium

Session:: Morning Symposium | Endovascular Treatment of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease & Coronary Treatment of Coronary Artery Disease: A Hands-on Practicum [Non-CME] – Asahi-Intecc USA, Boston Scientific Corporation, Cook Medical, Cordis, Egg Medical, Gore & Associates, IMDS, Johnson & Johnson MedTech | Heart Recovery, Medtronic, Penumbra, Inc., Reflow Medical, Salus Scientific, Shockwave Medical, Teleflex, Terumo Interventional Systems, and Ventiv Scientific

SHEATHS, ACCESS, CLOSE, WIRES AND CROSSING CATHETERS, RADIAL TO PERIPHERAL

Sunday, March 8, 2026
6:30 AM - 8:00 AM EST
Location: CRT Center Stage

    Speaker(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)

    • Facilitator(s)

  • Karim Al-Azizi, MD, FACC, FSCAI, FESC

    Medical Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories
    The Heart Hospital, Baylor Scott & White Health Baylor Scott & White
    Frisco, Texas, United States

    Disclosure information not submitted.

  • Marianne Brodmann, MD

    Head of Divsion of Angiology, Medical University Graz
    Medical University Graz
    Graz, Steiermark, Austria

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

  • George Chrysant, MD

    Chief Medical Officer
    INTEGRIS Cardiovascular Physicians, LLC
    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

    Disclosure(s): Abbott Vascular, Medtronic, Boston Scientific: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing); Acarix: Chief Medical Advisor (Ongoing); philips,shockwave,penumbra: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing)

  • Eric J. Dippel, MD

    Interventional Cardiologist
    Vascular Institute of the Midwest, PC
    Bettendorf, Iowa, United States

    Disclosure information not submitted.

  • Hayder D. Hashim, MD

    Interventional Cardiologist
    Medstar Washington Hospital Center/Georgetown University
    washington, District of Columbia, United States

    Disclosure(s): Penumbra, BD, Boston Scientific, Medtronic, Philips, Shockwave, Gore, r3Vascular, Akura, Cagent Vascular, AcoArt, Contego Medical, InspireMD, AVS, Fastwave, .Cordis, Reva Medical,: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing)

  • Jihad A. Mustapha, MD, FACC, FSCAI

    Interventional Cardiologist
    Lorven Heart & Vascular Institute
    Ada, Michigan, United States

    Disclosure(s): Asahi Intecc, Japan: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing); Cagent Vascular: Stock Options [in privately held companies] (Ongoing); Cardioflow: board member/chief medical officer, equity ownership (Ongoing), Stock-privately held company (Ongoing); Euphrates: Stock Options [in privately held companies] (Ongoing); Glift: Stock Options [in privately held companies] (Ongoing); Iatri: board member/chief medical officer (Ongoing), Stock Options [in privately held companies] (Ongoing); Immertec: Stock Options [in privately held companies] (Ongoing); Levee Medical: Stock Options [in privately held companies] (Ongoing); Micromedical Solutions: board member/chief medical officer (Ongoing), Stock Options [in privately held companies] (Ongoing); Reflow Medical: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing), scientific advisory board (Ongoing), Stock-privately held company (Ongoing); SoundBite Medical: Stock-privately held company (Ongoing); Transit Medical: Stock Options [in privately held companies] (Ongoing); Versono: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing)

  • Zola M. N'Dandu, MD

    Interventional Cardiology and Endovascular Specialist
    MILLU Cardiovascular Wellness
    St Augustine, Florida, United States

    Disclosure(s): Abbott Vascular, Medtronic, Boston Scientific, Terumo: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)

  • Saroj Neupane, MD

    Interventional Cardiologist
    Banner University Medical Center
    Phoenix , Arizona, United States

    Disclosure(s): Shockwave Medial Inc: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Teleflex Inc: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)

  • 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.

  • Kenneth Rosenfield, MD, MHCDS

    section head, vascular medicine and intervention
    Massachusetts General Hospital
    boston, Massachusetts, United States

    Disclosure information not submitted.

  • Fadi Saab, MD

    Director Of Endovascular Therapy and Cardiovascular Research
    Michigan Outpatient Vascular Institute
    Northville, Michigan, United States

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

  • Pratik Sandesara, MD

    Interventional Cardiologist
    Emory Heart and Vascular
    Atlanta, United States

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

  • Peter A. Soukas, MD, FSCAI

    Director, Vascular Medicine & Interventional PV Lab
    Brown University Health Cardiovascular Institute/ Brown Medical School
    Providence, Rhode Island, United States

    Disclosure(s): Abbott Vascular, Medtronic, Boston Scientific, Endologix, Contego Medical: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing); Penumbra, BD, Boston Scientific, Medtronic, Philips, Shockwave, Gore, r3Vascular, Akura, Cagent Vascular, AcoArt, Contego Medical, InspireMD, AVS, Fastwave, .Cordis, Reva Medical,: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)

  • Vinayak Subramanian, MD

    Cardiology Fellow
    UT Southwestern Medical Center
    Dallas, Texas, United States

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Disclosure(s):
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)
Marianne Brodmann, MD: No financial relationships to disclose
George Chrysant, MD: Abbott Vascular, Medtronic, Boston Scientific: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing); Acarix: Chief Medical Advisor (Ongoing); philips,shockwave,penumbra: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing)
Hayder D. Hashim, MD: Penumbra, BD, Boston Scientific, Medtronic, Philips, Shockwave, Gore, r3Vascular, Akura, Cagent Vascular, AcoArt, Contego Medical, InspireMD, AVS, Fastwave, .Cordis, Reva Medical,: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing)
Jihad A. Mustapha, MD, FACC, FSCAI: Asahi Intecc, Japan: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing); Cagent Vascular: Stock Options [in privately held companies] (Ongoing); Cardioflow: board member/chief medical officer, equity ownership (Ongoing), Stock-privately held company (Ongoing); Euphrates: Stock Options [in privately held companies] (Ongoing); Glift: Stock Options [in privately held companies] (Ongoing); Iatri: board member/chief medical officer (Ongoing), Stock Options [in privately held companies] (Ongoing); Immertec: Stock Options [in privately held companies] (Ongoing); Levee Medical: Stock Options [in privately held companies] (Ongoing); Micromedical Solutions: board member/chief medical officer (Ongoing), Stock Options [in privately held companies] (Ongoing); Reflow Medical: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing), scientific advisory board (Ongoing), Stock-privately held company (Ongoing); SoundBite Medical: Stock-privately held company (Ongoing); Transit Medical: Stock Options [in privately held companies] (Ongoing); Versono: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing)
Zola M. N'Dandu, MD: Abbott Vascular, Medtronic, Boston Scientific, Terumo: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)
Saroj Neupane, MD: Shockwave Medial Inc: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Teleflex Inc: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)
Fadi Saab, MD: No financial relationships to disclose
Pratik Sandesara, MD: No financial relationships to disclose
Peter A. Soukas, MD, FSCAI: Abbott Vascular, Medtronic, Boston Scientific, Endologix, Contego Medical: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing); Penumbra, BD, Boston Scientific, Medtronic, Philips, Shockwave, Gore, r3Vascular, Akura, Cagent Vascular, AcoArt, Contego Medical, InspireMD, AVS, Fastwave, .Cordis, Reva Medical,: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)
Vinayak Subramanian, MD: No financial relationships to disclose