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Controversies 2026 Program & Faculty

Controversies 2026 will bring together leading experts for dynamic discussions on the most pressing debates in cardiovascular medicine. Through engaging keynote presentations, spirited debates, and interactive panels, thought leaders will tackle cutting-edge topics across the full spectrum of cardiovascular diseases. Participants will gain evidence-based perspectives and practical insights to enhance clinical decision-making and improve patient outcomes.

Join us for deep dives into these key areas. Additional exciting content to be added!

Coronary Artery Disease
Structural Heart Disease
Hypertension
Cardiac Imaging
Atherosclerosis & Dyslipidemia
Clinical Electrophysiology
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Advanced Heart Failure
Practice Changing Trials - Shark Tank Edition
AI in Healthcare

Expert Invited Faculty - additional speakers to be announced!

Al Lamee, Rasha

Rasha Al Lamee, MA, MB, BS, PhD

Imperial College London
London, UK

Ali, Ziad

Ziad Ali, MD, DPhil

St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center
Roslyn, NY

Di Carli, Marcelo

Marcelo DiCarli, MD

Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, MA

Leipsic, Jonathan

Jonathon A. Leipsic, MD

The University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada

Mack, Michael 2

Michael Mack, MD, MACC

Baylor Scott and White Health
Plano, TX

Mehran, Roxana

Roxana Mehran, MD, FACC

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, NY

Oliveira Geraldes, Flavia

Flávia Oliveira Geraldes

The Lancet, Sr Editor & Cardiology Ambassador
London, UK

Packer, Milton

Milton Packer, MD

Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas
Dallas, TX

Prendergast, Bernard

Bernard Prendergast, DM, FRCP, FESC

Cleveland Clinic London
St Thomas’ Hospital
London, United Kingdom

Roubin, Gary

Gary Roubin, MD, PhD

Interventional Cardiac and Vascular Medicine
Birmingham, AL

Stone, Gregg

Gregg W. Stone,
MD, FACC, MSCAI

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, NY

Program Directors

Makkar, Raj

Raj Makkar,
MD, FACC

Raj Makkar,
MD, FACC

Shah, PK

PK Shah,
MD, MACC

Albert, Christine (larger)

Christine Albert,
MD, MPH, FACC

Alfredo Trento MD

Alfredo Trento,
MD, FACC

Chikwe, Jo

Joanna Chikwe,
MD, FACC

Kobashigawa, Jon

Jon Kobashigawa,
MD, FACC

Bairey Merz, Noel

C. Noel Bairey Merz, MD, MACC

Harold, John

John G. Harold,
MD, MACC

Fontana, Gregory

Gregory P. Fontana, MD, FACC

Berman, Daniel

Daniel Berman,
MD, FACC

Jilaihawi, Hasan

Hasan Jilaihawi,
BSc (HONS), MD, MRCP (UK)

Session Chairs & Local Faculty

Dohad, Suhail

Suhail Dohad, MD

Gupta, Aakriti

Aakriti Gupta,
MD, MSc

Kaul, Sanjay

Sanjay Kaul,
MD, MPH

Rader, Florian

Florian Rader, MD

Samuels, Bruce

Bruce Samuels, MD

Michael Shehata, Doctor, MD, cardiology

Michael Shehata, MD

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