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CRT 2026

Innovation and Technology

Session:: Innovation HUB | Best Innovation Competition

FINAL REFERRAL and PANEL DISCUSSION

Monday, March 9, 2026
4:58 PM - 5:20 PM EST
Location: International Ballroom West

    Chair(s)

  • Steven R. Bailey, MD, MSCAI

    Professor of Medicine
    LSU Health Shreveport
    San Antonio, Texas, United States

    Disclosure information not submitted.

    • Co-Chair(s)

  • Israel Barbash, MD

    Interventional Cardiologist
    Leviev Heart Center, Sheba Medical Center
    Shoham, HaMerkaz, Israel

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

    • Judge(s)

  • Yuval Binur, PhD

    Managing Partner
    Arsuf Global Partners
    NEW YORK, New York, United States

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

  • Sam Chitsaz, MD FACC FSCAI

    Interventional Cardiologist
    Sutter Health

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

  • Nabil Dib, MD, MSc, FACC

    Director Cardiovascular Research
    Mercy Gilbert Medical Center/Dignity Health
    Gilbert, Arizona, United States

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

  • Tim A. Fischell, MD, FACC, MSCAI

    Director of Cardiovascular Research
    Borgesd Heart Institute
    Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States

    Disclosure(s): Balosmark, Inc.: Owner/Co-Owner Founder/Co-Founder (Ongoing), Stock-privately held company (Ongoing); VivaCath, Inc.: Owner/Co-Owner Founder/Co-Founder (Ongoing), Stock-privately held company (Ongoing)

  • Chaim Shaul Lotan, MD

    Chief Innovation Officer
    Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center
    Jerusalem, Israel

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

  • Stanton J. Rowe, PhD

    CEO
    Nidus Biomedical
    Irvine, California, United States

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

  • Valavanur A. Subramanian, MD

    Founder and Director Of Board
    HRT- Heart Repair Technologies Inc.
    New York, New York, United States

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

  • Mark A. Turco, MD

    President & CEO
    RI Life Science Hub
    Providence, Rhode Island, United States

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Disclosure(s):
Israel Barbash, MD: No financial relationships to disclose
Yuval Binur, PhD: No financial relationships to disclose
Sam Chitsaz, MD FACC FSCAI: No financial relationships to disclose
Nabil Dib, MD, MSc, FACC: No financial relationships to disclose
Tim A. Fischell, MD, FACC, MSCAI: Balosmark, Inc.: Owner/Co-Owner Founder/Co-Founder (Ongoing), Stock-privately held company (Ongoing); VivaCath, Inc.: Owner/Co-Owner Founder/Co-Founder (Ongoing), Stock-privately held company (Ongoing)
Chaim Shaul Lotan, MD: No financial relationships to disclose
Stanton J. Rowe, PhD: No financial relationships to disclose
Valavanur A. Subramanian, MD: No financial relationships to disclose
Mark A. Turco, MD: No financial relationships to disclose