Dr. Adel Aminian
Dr Aminian is active in clinical research in the field of the intervention and treatment of coronary cardiac diseases and in the field of structural heart disease. He has a particular interest in innovative technologies related to the transradial approach.
CERTIFICATIONS AND SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY
Specialist in Cardiology (MD), Free University of Brussels, 2007
Fellowship in interventional cardiology in University Hospital of Lausanne (CHUV), 2008
Board Member of the BWGIC (Belgian Working Group on Interventional Cardiology)
Consultant and Proctor for Saint-Jude Medical
Consultant for Terumo Medical.
ADMINISTRATIVE AND ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
Interventional Cardiologist
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Charleroi (CHU Charleroi)
Division of Cardiology
Dr. Bernadette Speiser
Dr. Hitoshi Matsuo
Dr. Ian C Gilchrist
Dr. Gilchrist has been active in >150 multi-centered clinical trials over the last 20 years. These have included many of the pivotal trials of thrombolytic therapy, antiplatelet and antithrombin agents that define standard and future care in interventional cardiology.
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ABIM Certifications in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease, Interventional Cardiology, and Critical Care Medicine
Fellow (FAHA) American Heart Association
Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology
Fellow (FSCAI) Society of Cardiac Angiography & Intervention
Fellow (FCCM) Society for Critical Care Medicine
ADMINISTRATIVE AND ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
Interventional Cardiologist, Penn State Hershey Medical Center
Professor of Medicine.
Dr. Ivo Bernat
Dr. Bernat is active in clinical research in interventional cardiology and treatment of coronary artery disease. He is principal investigator or co-investigator of clinical trials. He is initiator of national multicenter trial comparing radial and femoral approach.
CERTIFICATIONS AND SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY
Doctor of Medicine (MD), Charles University Prague
Board certifications, Internal Medicine, Cardiology, Interventional Cardiology
Czech Society of Cardiology, Member
Working Group of Interventional Cardiology, Czech Society of Cardiology, Board Member
European Society of Cardiology (ESC), Member
European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions, Member
ADMINISTRATIVE AND ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
Interventional Cardiologist
Associate Chief Cardiology, University Hospital Pilsen
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Medicine Pilsen, Charles University Prague
Dr. Mladen I Vidovich
Dr. Vidovich is director of the Cardiology Clinical Trials Unit with experience in interventional cardiology pharmaceutical and device trials. He is active in national radial coronary angiography / intervention and percutaneous left ventricular device education efforts.
CERTIFICATIONS AND SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY
American Heart Association
American Society of Anesthesiologists
Council on Cardiovascular Radiology and Intervention (AHA)
Interdisciplinary Working Group on Quality of Care & Outcomes Research (AHA)
European Society of Cardiology (ESC)
European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI)
Society for Cardiolovascular Angiography and Intervention (SCAI)
ADMINISTRATIVE AND ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
Interventional Cardiologist, University of Illinois Medical Center, Jesse Brown VA Medical Center
Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Illinois Medical Center
Chief, Section of Cardiology, Jesse Brown VA Medical Center
Director, Cardiology Clinical Trials Unit, University of Illinois and Jesse Brown VA.
Dr. Olivier Bertrand
Dr. Bertrand is active in clinical research in particular in the field of the intervention and treatment of coronary cardiac diseases. He acts as principal investigator of clinical trials and is also the initiator of several original projects of clinical research (investigator initiated trials) on a worldwide scale.
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Specialist in cardiology (MD), State University of Liege (Belgium)
PhD in experimental medicine, McGill University, Montreal
Chercheur-boursier clinicien junior level 2, Fonds de la Recherche en Santé du Québec (FRSQ)
Canadian Association of Interventional Cardiology – Member, executive
Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) – Member, scientific committee
American Heart Association (AHA) – Member
Society of Cardiac Angiography and Interventions (FSCAI) – Fellow
ADMINISTRATIVE AND ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
Interventional Cardiologist, Interventional Cardiology Laboratory, Cardiology Department, Quebec Heart-Lung Institute, affiliated to Laval University
Director EASY Program for the research and education of the transradial approach
Professeur agrégé, Faculty of Medicine, Laval University, Quebec
Adjunct-Professor, Dept of Mechanical Engineering, McGill University, Montreal.
Dr. Sunil V RAO
Dr. Rao’s research interests revolve around new therapies for ischemic heart disease, including PCI and ST-elevation myocardial infarction. He also is interested in bleeding and blood transfusion issues as they apply to antithrombotic therapy, and quality improvement for the treatment of acute coronary syndrome and PCI. His research is through prospective randomized clinical trials as well as involvement in large multicenter registries.
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Bachelor of Arts, Zoology, Miami University, Oxford, OH
Doctor of Medicine (MD), The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH
Board certifications – Internal Medicine, Cardiology, Interventional Cardiology
Fellow, American College of Cardiology (ACC)
Fellow, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI), Voting Member, Simulation Committee, Transradial Committee, Quality Committee
SCAI Representative to National Quality Forum
Executive Committee, VA Cardiovascular Assessment, Reporting, and Tracking for Cath Labs (CART-CL)
Member, Research and Publications Committee, VA CART-CL
ADMINISTRATIVE AND ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
Associate Professor of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center
Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories, Durham VA Medical Center.
Dr. Tak W Kwan
Dr. Kwan is active in clinical research in particular the field of transradial approach to coronary intervention. He is also active in many clinical studies in bifurcation stenting, and recently transpedal approach for peripheral vascular diseases.
CERTIFICATIONS AND SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY
Fellow, American Heart Association (FAHA)
Fellow, American College of Physicians (FACP)
Fellow, American College of Cardiology (FACC)
Fellow, Society of Coronary Angiography and Intervention (FSCAI)
ADMINISTRATIVE AND ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
Interventional Cardiologist,
Mount Sinai and Mount Sinai Beth Israel Hospitals, New York, NY
Senior Associate Director of Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory and Interventional Cardiology,
Mount Sinai Beth Israel, New York, NY
Professor of Medicine,
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
Dr. Victor Alfaro
Dr. Alfaro is active in the development of radial interventional field and researches.
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Specialist in Internal Medicine (MD), University of Costa Rica
Specialist in Cardiology (MD), University of Costa Rica
Sub-specialist in Interventional Cardiology, Instituto Dante Pazzanese, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Latino-american Interventional Cardiology Society (SOLACI), Member
ADMINISTRATIVE AND ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
Interventional cardiologist
Chief Interventional Cardiology Laboratory, Cardiology Dept
Hospital San Juan de Dios, affiliated to University of Costa Rica
Dr. Vincent Dangoisse
PI Current (OASIS 7) study, Appraise Study.
Initiator and main investigator of the CRASOC (« compression de la radiale sans occlusion ») study.
Former TIMI PI (TIMI III, IV, VII, X, XIV,… and XXIII), PI HART II, IMAGINE, SYNERGY, CART II studies.
CERTIFICATIONS AND SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY
Professor, Clin Univ UCL de Mont-Godinne
CSPQ in Cardiology, Canada
Former (full) Professor Faculty of Medicine, University of Sherbrooke, Canada
Former Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Mc Gill University, Canada
Member of the Canadian Society of Cardiology and of the Belgian Society of Cardiology
ADMINISTRATIVE AND ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
Interventional Cardiologist, Cliniques Universitaires UCL de Mont-Godinne, Yvoir
Dr. Zoltán Ruzsa
Dr. Ruzsa is active in clinical research in particular in the field of the intervention and treatment of coronary cardiac diseases. He acts as principal investigator of clinical trials and is also the initiator of several original projects of clinical research (investigator initiated trials).
CERTIFICATIONS AND SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY
Paramedic degree (University of Szeged, Faculty of Medicine)
Medical degree (University of Szeged, Faculty of Medicine)
Specialist in Internal Medicine (University of Szeged, Faculty of Medicine)
Specialist in Cardiology (University of Szeged, Faculty of Medicine)
Specialist in Angiology (University of Szeged, Faculty of Medicine)
Member: ESC, EAPCI, SCAI, CIRSE, International Union of Angiology
Member: MACIRT (Hungarian association of angiology and vascular surgery)
Vice-president: Hungarian Society of Cardiology, Interventional Cardiology Working Group
ADMINISTRATIVE AND ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
Interventional Cardiologist,
Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratory, Cardiac and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University
Invasive Cardiology, Bács-Kiskun County Hospital, Teaching Hospital of University of Szeged, Faculty of Medicine
Assistant Professor,
Semmelweis University, Cardiac and Vascular Center
Head of Invasive Cardiology,
Bács-Kinkun County Hospital
