Skip to main content
2026 CRT Conference Main banner

CRT 2026

Spotlight

Session:: Spotlight Session | Challenges in Clinical Trial Designs

Panel Discussion | Challenges in Clinical Trials Design

Monday, March 9, 2026
9:33 AM - 9:50 AM EST
Location: Spotlight Theater

    Moderator(s)

  • Donald E. Cutlip, MD, FACC

    Vice Chair, Department of Medicine
    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
    Boston, Massachusetts, United States

    Disclosure information not submitted.

  • Andrew Farb, MD

    Chief Medical Officer, Office of Cardiovascular Devices
    U.S. Food and Drug Administration
    Silver Spring, Maryland, United States

    Disclosure information not submitted.

    • Panel Discussant(s)

  • Jodi J. Akin, MS

    Chairwoman, BOD
    CoreMedic
    Alamo, California, United States

    Disclosure information not submitted.

  • Andrew D. Althouse, PhD

    Senior Principal Statistician
    Medtronic

    Disclosure(s): Medtronic, Inc.: Employee (Ongoing), Stock-publicly held company (excluding mutual/index funds) (Ongoing)

  • Wayne Batchelor, MD, MHS

    Director, Interventional Cardiology and Interventional Research and Innovation
    Inova Heart & Vascular Institute
    Falls Church, Virginia, United States

    Disclosure information not submitted.

  • Jan Tijssen, PhD

    Emeritus Professor of Clinical Biostatistics
    Amsterdam University Medical Centers - University of Amsterdam
    Naarden, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

    Disclosure information not submitted.

Disclosure(s):
Andrew D. Althouse, PhD: Medtronic, Inc.: Employee (Ongoing), Stock-publicly held company (excluding mutual/index funds) (Ongoing)