Session 10: The Future is Bright

Saturday, April 5, 2025

11:30 AM – 12:15 PM CST

Location: Main Arena

Moderator(s)

Ileana Pina, MD, MPH

Professor of Medicine
Thomas Jefferson University
Thomas Jefferson Univ
Cleveland Hts, Ohio, United States
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Biswajit Kar, MD

Professor and Chief
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston, Texas, United States

Panelist(s)

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Kenneth Stein, MD, FACC, FHRS

Senior Vice President and Global Chief Medical Officer
Boston Scientific
Jeff Closs, MBA

President & CEO
ANCORA HEART
Menlo Park, California, United States
Roberta Chapman, MD, FACC, FACP, FHFSA

Vice President, Heart Failure
J&J MedTech Heart Recovery Abiomed, Inc.
J&J MedTech
Gloucester, Virginia, United States
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Nir Uriel, MD, MSc, FACC

Seymour, Paul and Gloria Milstein Professor of Medicine
NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
New York Presbyterian
New York, New York, United States
William O'Neill, MD

Medical Director
Henry Ford Health System
Orchard Lake, Michigan, United States
Robert Kormos, MD, FACS, FRCS (C), FAHA

Emeritus Professor Cardio-thoracic Surgery and Biomedical Engineering
Global Medical Affairs, Heart Failure
University of Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh
Austin, Texas, United States

Disclosure(s):

Ileana L. Pina, MD, MPH: No financial relationships to disclose

Kenneth Stein, MD, FACC, FHRS: Boston Scientific: Employee (any industry) (Ongoing), Ownership Interest (stocks, stock options, patent or other intellectual property or other ownership interest excluding diversified mutual funds) (Ongoing)

Jeff Closs, MBA: Ancora Heart, Inc: Employee (any industry) (Ongoing)

Roberta Chapman, MD, FACC, FACP, FHFSA: J&J MedTech: Employee (any industry) (Ongoing)

Nir Uriel, MD, MSc, FACC: Abbott: Research Grant or Support (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Abiomed: Consultant/Advisory Board (Ongoing), Research Grant or Support (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Fire1: Research Grant or Support (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Leviticus: Advisory Committee/Board Member (Ongoing); Live Metric: Advisory Committee/Board Member (Ongoing); Revamp: Advisory Committee/Board Member (Ongoing)

William O'Neill, MD: Abiomed: Consultant/Advisory Board (Ongoing), Research Grant or Support (Ongoing); Zoll: Consultant/Advisory Board (Ongoing), Honorarium (Ongoing), Research Grant or Support (Ongoing)

Robert Kormos, MD, FACS, FRCS (C), FAHA: Abbott: Consultant/Advisory Board (Ongoing)

Presentations:

11:30 AM – 12:15 PM CST

Future of Cardiogenic Shock: Trials, Devices, and Dedications