Panel Discussion | Intravascular Imaging - Challenging Cases Session II

Sunday, March 8, 2026

10:31 AM - 10:50 AM EST

Location: CRT East Theater

Moderator(s)

Farouc A. Jaffer, MD, PhD

Director Coronary Intervention and CTO PCI Program
Massachusetts General Hospital / Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Disclosure(s): Boston Scientific, Siemens, Magenta Medical, Philips, Biotronik, Mercator, Terumo, Abiomed, Shockwave, DurVena, i3, Medtronic, FastWave;: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing); Canon, Siemens, Shockwave, Teleflex, Mercator, Boston Scientific, HeartFlow, Neovasc; Orbus Neich: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Fastwave: Stock-privately held company (Ongoing); i3: Owner/Co-Owner Founder/Co-Founder (Ongoing), Stock-privately held company (Ongoing)
Jasvindar Singh, MD

Professor of Medicine, Director, Interventional Cardiology, Medical Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
Washington University School of Medicine/ Barnes Jewish Hospital
St Louis, Missouri, United States

Disclosure information not submitted.
Carlo Di Mario, MD

Professor
University of Florence
Florence, Toscana, Italy

Disclosure(s): Amgen: Grant/Research Support (Terminated, July 1, 2024); BSC: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Novo Nordisk: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)

Panel Discussant(s)

Bernardo Cortese, MD, FESC, FSCAI

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

Disclosure information not submitted.
Jose M. De La Torre Hernandez, MD, PhD

Interventional Cardiologist, Research Unit
Hospital U. Marques de Valdecilla / IDIVAL
Santander, Spain

Disclosure(s): Abbott Vascular, Medtronic, Boston Scientific: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)
Hayder D. Hashim, MD

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

Disclosure information not submitted.
Arnav Kumar, MD, MSCR

Interventional Cardiologist Structural Heart Valve Specialist Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Houston, HCA Medical Center
Houston, Texas, United States

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Luis Augusto Palma Dallan, MD, PhD

Physician
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Ashland, Ohio, United States

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Koki Shishido, MD

Director of Cardiology
Shonan Kamakura General Hospital
Kamakura, Japan

Disclosure(s): Abbott: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Medtronic: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)
Poonam Velagapudi, MD

Structural and Interventional Cardiologist
BJC Cardiology
Demarest, New Jersey, United States

Disclosure(s): ASAHI: Advisor (Ongoing); Medtronic: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Shockwave Medical: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)

Disclosure(s):

Farouc A. Jaffer, MD, PhD: Boston Scientific, Siemens, Magenta Medical, Philips, Biotronik, Mercator, Terumo, Abiomed, Shockwave, DurVena, i3, Medtronic, FastWave;: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing); Canon, Siemens, Shockwave, Teleflex, Mercator, Boston Scientific, HeartFlow, Neovasc; Orbus Neich: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Fastwave: Stock-privately held company (Ongoing); i3: Owner/Co-Owner Founder/Co-Founder (Ongoing), Stock-privately held company (Ongoing)

Carlo Di Mario, MD: Amgen: Grant/Research Support (Terminated, July 1, 2024); BSC: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Novo Nordisk: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)

Jose M. De La Torre Hernandez, MD, PhD: Abbott Vascular, Medtronic, Boston Scientific: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)

Arnav Kumar, MD, MSCR: No financial relationships to disclose

Luis Augusto Palma Dallan, MD, PhD: No financial relationships to disclose

Koki Shishido, MD: Abbott: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Medtronic: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)

Poonam Velagapudi, MD: ASAHI: Advisor (Ongoing); Medtronic: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Shockwave Medical: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)