Clinical Cardiology and Cardiovascular Disease

Pedro A. Jose completed his MD, magna cum laude, at the age of 22 years from The University of Santo Tomas, Philippines and his PhD from Georgetown University School at the age of 34 years. He received his training in Pediatric Nephrology and Cardiovascular Research from Georgetown University. He is Professor of Medicine at The George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences. Dr. Jose and his associates discovered genes that cause high blood pressure when sodium intake is excessive and more importantly, genes that cause high blood pressure when sodium intake is too low. He has published >380 papers in reputed journals and has been serving as an editorial board member of repute. Dr. Jose has received research awards, e.g., 2003 Lewis K. Dahl Memorial Lecture (American Heart Association), 2007 Ernest H. Starling Distinguished Lecture (American Physiological Society), and 2015 Excellence Award for Hypertension Research (American Heart Association).

Cardiovascular Research, Hypertension

He began his career as a resident at the University Hospital in Giessen in 1978. In 1990 he turned into a full educator for cardiovascular medical procedure at the University in Bonn and vice chairman of the particular office. In 1989 and 1990 he spent through two semesters at the Carolinas Heart Institute in Charlotte/NC as a researcher and clinical individual. Since 1994,He is working at the University Hospital in Marburg as a full professor for cardiovascular medical procedure and director of the division. In the vicinity of 2001 and 2011 he likewise held the position of the vice medical director and since 2006 the medicinal chief of the University Hospital in Marburg. The main specialties inside cardiovascular medical procedure are laser-and arrhythmia medical procedure, endovascular strategies including TAVI's and endovascular recreations of the aortic curve and reconstructive medical procedure of the coronaries. As the chairman of the leading group of "Medical Network Hessen" he is an official illustrative of the State of Hessen in the field of clinical medication and medicinal instruction.

Endovascular Surgery, TAVI, Advanced Coronary Surgery, Arrhythmia Surgery, Pericardial Diseases

Gustav Steinhoff is known since several years as an expert in the medical field of stem cell therapies. He was the first clinician in 2001 to treat patients with intramyocardial transplantation of purified stem cells and is one of the pioneers of these new therapies. Besides his medical study at the Erasmus University Rotterdam Gustav Steinhoff performed research at the Baylor College in Houston, Texas. He completed his thesis in 1987 and worked as a surgeon at the University of Kiel and the Medical School Hannover, where he was appointed as an Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery in 1998. In 2000 he moved to the University of Rostock as a Director and Chairman of the Department of Cardiac Surgery. There he continued his research on cardiac stem cell therapies and tissue engineering. Publications:>300 Pubmed listed, Textbook: Regenerative Medicine – from Protocol to Patient.

Heart Diseases , Cardiac Regeneration

Laurence S. Sperling is the Founder and Director of Preventive Cardiology at the Emory Clinic and Co-Director of the Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Program at Emory. He is currently Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) at the Emory University School of Medicine. He was awarded The American College of Cardiology Harry B. Graf Career Development Award for Heart Disease Prevention and The American Heart Association Council on Clinical Cardiology Scholarship for Physical Activity and Public Health in 2001.He received his undergraduate degree from Emory College where he was accepted into Emory University School of Medicine Early Acceptance Program as a college sophomore. He graduated with his M.D. in 1989, and subsequently completed 8 additional years of training at Emory including a residency in internal medicine, chief resident year at Emory University Hospital, an NIH-supported research fellowship in molecular and vascular medicine, and a clinical fellowship in cardiovascular diseases.He is co-editor for the Diabetes Self Assessment Program, was a member of the American College of Cardiology Prevention Committee, and currently serves as Chairman of the American College of Cardiology and Cardiometabolic Working group and National Cardiometabolic Alliance. In addition, he is treasurer for The American Society of Preventive Cardiology.

Preventive Cardiology,Cardiovascular Diseases

Walid Saber MD, FACC, FSCAI, RPVI Chief of Cardiology at Landmark Medical Center, specializes in cardiovascular and interventional cardiovascular medicine, as well as venous disease management. A diplomat of the American Board of Venous and Lymphatic medicine, Dr. Saber provides advanced treatment for his patients suffering with pain from varicose veins. Dr. Saber is also a Clinical Assistant Professor at Brown University, Warren Alpert Medical School.

Interventional Cardiovascular Medicine and Venous Disease Management

Miguel Garber has over 32 years of experience in Internal Medicine and Cardiology, in addition to training, research, and development expertise in Regenerative Medicine. Over the past 12 years, he has made a significant contribution to stem cell research, specializing in the exploration and development of stem cell therapies for cardiac disorders, osteoarthritis, and neurological and autoimmune diseases. Formerly the Director of American Medical Information Group, he now serves as the Medical Director of Regenerative Medicine Madrid and the President of the Spanish Society of Regenerative Medicine and Cell Therapy (SEMERETEC). He also teaches a Masters degree program in Regenerative Medicine and edits a number of scholarly journals on the subject

Cardiology, Regenerative medicine

The Dr. Gregorietti is currently President of the Cardiology Society of Buenos Aires, Deputy Chief of Cardiac Transplant, and coordinates the area of ​​Pulmonary Hypertension at El Cruce Hospital and Sagrado Corazon Sanatorium. She works in the area of ​​Heart Failure and Pulmonary Hypertension at the Argentine Institute of Diagnosis and Treatment. She received her medical degree in the Faculty of Medicine of the Favaloro University of Buenos Aires. Then, she specialized in Cardiology in the Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery Service of Fundacion Favaloro. The doctor completed her training in advanced cardiorespiratory failure and intrathoracic transplantation in Transplant Services Favaloro Foundation, Stanford University - California - USA and De La Pitie Hospital in Paris France, Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid Spain. She has also acted in various Institutions and Hospitals including the Italian Hospital of Mendoza, Trinidad Mitre Sanatorium. She is a member of the editorial board of the Journal Insuficiencia Cardíaca dedicated to the publication of relevant topics related to heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, intrathoracic transplantation and cardiometabolism. Dr. Gregorietti has participated and participates in numerous national and international scientific societies among which are: member of the Council of Heart Failure of the Argentine Society of Cardiology, member of the committee of heart failure and pulmonary hypertension of the Argentine Federation of Cardiology, Society Argentina de Transplante (in which she serves as a member of the cardiac transplant advisory committee; Sociedad de Cardiología de Buenos Aires (of which he is president); International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation(member), Society of Cardioncology of the Republic of Argentina (vice president)

Cardio-Oncology

Dr. Fumihiro Tomoda is a Professor of Fukui Health Science University. He belongs to Japanese Society of Internal Medicine, Japanese Society of Nephrology, Japanese Society of Hypertension, Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy and Japanese Circulatory Society. Currently, he is also in the position of Editor-In-Chief for the Journal of Insights in Blood Pressure. He got Specialist in clinical nephrology and cardiology, Medicine Doctor's degree (Ph.D., Thesis: systemic and renal hemodynamics in essential hypertension) and several awards at Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University. His researches focus on sympatho-adrenal system and its association with cardiovascular risk factors such as cardiovascular structural remodeling, platelet activation, hemorheologic abnormalities and metabolic disorder in hypertension.

Systemic and Renal Hemodynamics in Essential Hypertension, Cardiovascular Risk factors, Cardiovascular Structural Remodeling

Rene Acuti during medicine faculty in Parma Cardiology service Niguarda ca granda during specialization in Cardiology and hemodynamics of Marseilles during the first years of office of the Hospital of Mantova Director of Cardiology Nterventistic of Parma since 2007

Invasive Cardiology

Dean of Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon, Portugal; Head of Cardiology Dpt, University Hospital Sta Maria/CHLN; Immediate Past-President of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). Graduated at Lisbon University Medical School in 1984. Cardiology fellowship at Santa Maria University Hospital and Stanford University Medical School (CA, USA), where he was a Post-Doctoral Fellow and Clinical Attending in the Echocardiography laboratory. He did an Interventional Cardiology Fellowship at the same institution. Full Professor of Cardiology at Lisbon University Medical School, Lisbon. Director of Lisbon Cardiovascular Institute since 1999 and Coordinator/President of Cardiovascular Center of Lisbon University (Centro Cardiovascular da Universidade de Lisboa, CCUL). President of the Association for Research and Development of the Faculty of Medicine in Lisbon (2003-2015). President and founder of the European Association of Echocardiography (2002-04);. Chairman of the CPC (Congress Program Committee) of ESC (2008-10), Vice-President of ESC for National Societies and Affiliates (2010-12) ESC President (2014-16). Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology (FESC), American College of Cardiology (FACC), American Society of Angiology (FASA), Society for Cardiac Angiography and Interventions (FSCAI), American Society of Echocardiography (FASE) and a Senior Fellow of New Westminster College. Full Member of the Portuguese Academy of Medicine.

Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging; Intracoronary Ultrasound; Echocardiography; Heart failure; Diastology and Hypertension; Anticoagulation.

Abdulla Shehab is President of the Emirates Society of Cardiology, Chairman of the Arab board cardiology fellowship training and examination committee in Arab countries 2010-¬till present and Associate Professor of Medicine at the United Arab Emirates (UAE) University, Al Ain, UAE, and a Consultant Interventional Cardiologist at the Al Ain and Al Noor Hospitals. Abdulla Shehab is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology, the European Society of Cardiology, Royal college of physicians UK, American college of physician, Society of Cardiac of angiography and intervention, society of cardiac CT and Gulf Heart Association Professor Shehab has published numerous articles within the area of acute coronary syndrome, type 2 diabetes, dyslipidemia, heart failure and atrial fibrillation.

Interventional Cardiology , Coronary Artery Disease

Dr Jonathan Behar is a senior electrophysiology and devices fellow at Barts Heart Center in London. He qualified from the Royal Free and University College London Medical School in 2006 and undertook post graduate training in internal medicine, acquiring Membership of the Royal College of Physicians. He is currently leading a number of innovative projects at the new Cardiovascular Devices Hub at Barts, Queen Mary University of London.

Cardiac Imaging and Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy