Nuclear Cardiology Organizing Committee

Fabiola B Sozzi

Professor of Cardiology
University of Milan
Italy

Biography: Dr. Fabiola Sozzi works as a staff cardiologist at the University Hosp ReadMore...

Research Interest: Cardiac imaging, echocardiography, coronary CT, cardiac MRI

Nilda Espinola-Zavaleta

professor
National Institute of Cardiology
Mexico

Biography: Dr. Nilda is a recognized professor in the field of cardiology and she ReadMore...

Research Interest: cardiology,Echocardiography,Cardiovascular diseases

Robert Skalik

Consultant Cardiology
Medical University of Wroclaw
Poland

Biography: Robert Skalik, MD, PhD, consultant in cardiology, exercise physiologis ReadMore...

Research Interest: Echocardiography, Heart diseases, Cardiac computed tomograph ReadMore...

Jesús E. Millan Nuñez-Cortes

Professor
Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón Universidad Complutense
Spain

Biography: Undergraduate training in the School of Medicine of Universidad Complu ReadMore...

Research Interest: Atherosclerosis

Keiichiro Yoshinaga

Director
National Institute of Radiological Sciences
Japan

Biography: Dr.Yoshinaga received his Medical Degree from the Kagoshima University ReadMore...

Research Interest: Nuclear Cardiology, Radiology, Molecular Imaging

Fabiola Sozzi

Professor of Cardiology
University of Milan
Italy

Biography: Fabiola Sozzi works as a practicing cardiologist at the University Hos ReadMore...

Research Interest: Cardiac imaging, echocardiography, coronary CT, cardiac MRI

Guy Hugues Fontaine

Professor
Université Pierre et Marie Curie
France

Biography: Guy H Fontaine has made 15 original contributions in the design and th ReadMore...

Research Interest: Cardiomyopathies, Right Ventricular Dysfunction, cardiac ima ReadMore...

Krasimira Hristova

Associated Professor
National Heart Hospital
Bulgaria

Biography: Krasimira Hristova is a consultant cardiologist and expert in echocar ReadMore...

Research Interest: Three Dimensional Right Ventricle Function, RV is systemic ReadMore...

Andreas C Petropoulos

Associate Professor
Azerbaijan State Medical University
Azerbaijan

Biography: Andreas Petropoulos graduated from Aristotle University’s Medic ReadMore...

Research Interest: Prevention, CVD imaging techniques, fetal cardiology, heart ReadMore...

Roland Hetzer

Former Medical Director
German Heart Institute, Berlin
Germany

Biography: Roland Hetzer visited the Holbein-Gymnasium Augsburg . After high scho ReadMore...

Research Interest: heart transplant, surgery

Raimund Erbel

Founder
West-German Heart Center
Germany

Biography: Raimund Erbel has completed his MD at the age of 25 years from Düss ReadMore...

Research Interest: Cardiology,Biometry,Epidemiology

Béla Merkely

Past President
Hungarian Society of Cardiology
Hungary

Biography: Prof. Bela Merkely is the director of the Semmelweis University Heart ReadMore...

Research Interest: invasive cardiology, heart diseases,

Jens Frahm

Director
Biomedizinische NMR Forschungs GmbH
Germany

Biography: Jens Frahm is Director of Biomedizinische NMR Forschungs GmbH (non-pro ReadMore...

Research Interest: Magnetic Resonance, cardiology, Echocardiography

Brojendra Agarwala

Professor
University of Chicago Comer Children’s Hospital
USA

Biography: Dr. Brojendra Agarwala has completed his MBBS at the age of 23 years f ReadMore...

Research Interest: pediatric cardiology, pediatrics

Peter P. Karpawich

Professor
Wayne State University School of Medicine, USA
USA

Biography: Peter P Karpawich completed his Masters in Science degree from The Uni ReadMore...

Research Interest: Cardiac Electrophysiology

Ulf Landmesser

Director
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Germany

Biography: Professor Ulf Landmesser acts since October 2014 as Chairman of the De ReadMore...

Research Interest: Acute and interventional cardiology,cardiovascular

Paul Lunkenheimer

Emeritus Professor
University of Munster
Germany

Biography: Paul Peter Lunkenheimer is a Professor of Cardiac Surgery at Universit ReadMore...

Research Interest: Cardiac Surgery, coronary arteries, Myocardial Structure

Klaus-Dieter Schlüter

Professor
Justus-Liebig University Giessen
Germany

Biography: Prof. Dr. Klaus-Dieter Schlüter, born 09.07.1959, studied biology a ReadMore...

Research Interest: cardiomyocytes, hypertensive heart disease, and ischemia/rep ReadMore...

Andreas C Petropoulos

Associate Professor
Azerbaijan State Medical University
Azerbaijan

Biography: Andreas Petropoulos graduated from Aristotle University’s Medic ReadMore...

Research Interest: Prevention, CVD imaging techniques, fetal cardiology, heart ReadMore...

Fabiola Sozzi

Professor
University of Milan
Italy

Biography: Fabiola Sozzi works as a practicing cardiologist at the University Hos ReadMore...

Research Interest: Cardiac imaging, echocardiography, coronary CT, cardiac MRI

Guy Hugues Fontaine

Professor
Université Pierre et Marie Curie
France

Biography: Guy H Fontaine has made 15 original contributions in the design and th ReadMore...

Research Interest: Cardiomyopathies, Right Ventricular Dysfunction, cardiac ima ReadMore...

Bijoy K. Khandheria

Professor
Mayo Clinic
USA

Biography: Bijoy K Khandheria, MD, is the Chair of the Division of Cardiovascular ReadMore...

Research Interest: Cardiovascular Diseases,Echocardiography

Andrea Natale

Medical Director
Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute
USA

Biography: Dr. Andrea Natale received his MD in 1985 from the University of Firen ReadMore...

Research Interest: Arrhythmia,Atrial Fibrillation,Cardiac Electrophysiology,Int ReadMore...

Noémi Császár-Nagy

Head of Department
National Center for Spinal Disorders
Hungary

Biography: Császár Noémi Ph. D., ECP, is the Head of the Education Board ReadMore...

Research Interest: Psychology, Hypnosis, Rehabilitation, Cardiology

Krasimira Hristova

Associated Professor
National Heart Hospital
Bulgaria

Biography: Krasimira Hristova is a consultant cardiologist and expert in echocard ReadMore...

Research Interest: Three Dimensional Right Ventricle Function, RV is systemic p ReadMore...

Aldo Pietro Maggioni

Director
Research Center Italian Association of Hospital Cardiologists
Italy

Biography: Aldo Maggioni received his medical degree from the University of Milan ReadMore...

Research Interest: myocardial infarction, secondary prevention, diabetes, strok ReadMore...

Govindan Vijayaraghavan

Vice Chairman
Kerala Institute of Medical Sciences
India

Biography: Dr. Govindan Vijayaraghavan is a cardiologist from India, credited wit ReadMore...

Research Interest: Echocardiography

Leonard Lee

Professor
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
USA

Biography: Leonard Y. Lee is Professor of Surgery , James W. Mackenzie MD Endowed ReadMore...

Research Interest: Adult cardiac surgery, minimally invasive valve repair and r ReadMore...

Karlheinz Seidl

Professor
Klinikum Ingolstadt GmbH
Germany

Biography: Karlheinz Seidl is a Chief. Div. Of Clinical Electrophysilogy at the D ReadMore...

Research Interest: Cardilogy,Electrophysilogy

Aris Lacis

Professor
University Children’s Hospital
Latvia

Biography: Aris Lacis, cardiac surgeon, professor, MD, PhD graduated Riga Medical ReadMore...

Research Interest: Surgery,Pediatric Cardiology

Xu Jian-Xing

Professor
Institute of Biophysics Chinese Academy of Sciences
China

Biography:

Research Interest:

Flavia Ventriglia

Professor
Sapienza University
Italy

Biography: Flavia Ventriglia, graduated and specialized in Pediatrics and Cardiol ReadMore...

Research Interest: pediatric cardiology, fetal cardiology, echocardiography

Galya N. Atanasova

Assistant Professor
Medical University Pleven
Bulgaria

Biography: Galya Naydenova Atanasova completed her Ph.D. training in Cardiology f ReadMore...

Research Interest: metabolic syndrome and myocardial infarction of heart

Adarsh Kumar

Professor
Government Medical College
India

Biography: Head of the department of Cardiology at Government Medical College,Amr ReadMore...

Research Interest: Heart Failure

Naresh Ranjith

Director
University of KwaZulu Natal
South Africa

Biography: Naresh Ranjith completed his honors in microbiology and physiology at ReadMore...

Research Interest: Cardiac Biomarkers,Heart failure,Acute Coronary Syndromes

Natasa Chrysodonta

Doctor
Hinchingbrooke NHS trust Hospital
United Kingdom

Biography: Dr Natasa Chrysodonta is currently a foundation year 2 doctor in the U ReadMore...

Research Interest: Cardiology,Hypertension,Alagille syndrome

Manjusha Hira

Senior Registrar
Watford General Hopsital
UK

Biography: Manjusha Hira is a Senior Registrar in Paediatric at Watford General H ReadMore...

Research Interest: congenital cataract, cadiomyopathy, paediatric

Yoshiaki Omura

Professor
New York Medical College
USA

Biography: Yoshiaki Omura received Oncological Residency training at Cancer Insti ReadMore...

Research Interest: Single Cardiac Cells, Integrative Oncology, Heart Disease

Charles H. Hennekens

Sir Richard Doll Professor
Florida Atlantic University
USA

Biography: Professor Hennekens is the first Sir Richard Doll Professor and Senior ReadMore...

Research Interest: Introductory and advanced epidemiology, myocardial infarctio ReadMore...

Gary Sweeney

Professor
York University
Canada

Biography: Sweeney obtained his BSc and PhD in Pharmacology at University of Glas ReadMore...

Research Interest: Obesity, diabetes and heart failure

Vincenzo Costigliola

President
European Medical Association
Belgium

Biography: Costigliola graduated in Medicine from the University of Naples in 197 ReadMore...

Research Interest: Rheumatology, Dermatology, Proctology, Oncology, Surgery, Dr ReadMore...

Trudie C. A. Lobban

Founder
Arrhythmia Alliance
United Kingdom

Biography: Trudie C. A. Lobban MBE, FRCP (Edin) is Trustee and Founder of Arrhyth ReadMore...

Research Interest: Coronary Heart Disease, Arrhythmias and Sudden Cardiac Death

Trudie C. A. Lobban

Founder
Arrhythmia Alliance
United Kingdom

Biography: Trudie C. A. Lobban MBE, FRCP (Edin) is Trustee and Founder of Arrhyth ReadMore...

Research Interest: Coronary Heart Disease, Arrhythmias and Sudden Cardiac Death

Robert P Giugliano

Senior Investigator
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
USA

Biography: Giugliano is a Senior Investigator with the TIMI Study Group, Associat ReadMore...

Research Interest: Novel antithrombotic and fibrinolytic agents, lipid-lowering ReadMore...

S Jamal Mustafa

Professor
West Virginia University
USA

Biography: S Jamal Mustafa is the Professor of Physiology and Pharmacology at Wes ReadMore...

Research Interest: AR, β adrenergic receptor KOs, myocardial perfusion imagi ReadMore...

Sergey Suchkov

Professor
I.M.Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University
Russia

Biography: Sergey Suchkov was born in Astrakhan, Russia, in a family of dynasty m ReadMore...

Research Interest: Microbial antigens, epigenomic methylation, Immunobiotechnol ReadMore...

HK Chopra

President
Cardiological Society of India
India

Biography: HK Chopra, a cardiologist working with Moolchand Medcity was elected u ReadMore...

Research Interest: Hypertension, heart attacks and obesity

Eugenio Greco

Professor
European Society of Cardiology
Italy

Biography: Eugenio Greco is the Contract Professor of Technical Science and Labor ReadMore...

Research Interest: Epidemiology

Filio Billia

Scientist
Toronto General Research Institute (TGRI)
Canada

Biography: Filio Billia is director of research at Peter Munk Cardiac Centre (PMC ReadMore...

Research Interest: Heart failure, knockout mice, cardiac regeneration

Peter Sever

Professor, Past President of the British Hypertension Society
Imperial College London
UK

Biography: Peter Sever is Professor of Clinical Pharmacology at the National Hear ReadMore...

Research Interest: Aetiology and pathophysiology of vascular disease and clinic ReadMore...

Jeffrey Bender

Professor of Cardiology, Director, Cardiovascular Research Center Associate Chief, Cardiovascular Medicine
Yale University School of Medicine
USA

Biography: To be updated soon...

Research Interest: Cardiovascular Medicine

Jeffrey Bender

Director
Yale University School of Medicine
USA

Biography: To be updated soon...

Research Interest: Cardiovascular Medicine

Stamatios Lerakis

Professor
Emory University School of Medicine
USA

Biography: Stamatios Lerakis joined Emory Healthcare after he finished his fellow ReadMore...

Research Interest: Interventional Echocardiography, Novel therapies for acute M ReadMore...

JE Millan Núñez-Cortés

Professor
Complutense University of Madrid
Spain

Biography: JE Millan Núñez-Cortés- Undergraduate training in the School ReadMore...

Research Interest: Atherosclerosis, Internal Medicine, Atherosclerosis

Maria Grazia Modena

Professor
University of Modena
Italy

Biography: Maria Grazia Modena graduated in Medical School at ,Modena University ReadMore...

Research Interest: Paediatric Cardiology

Omar K. Hallak

Chief
American Hospital Dubai
Dubai

Biography: Dr. Hallak is currently Chief of Interventional Cardiology Department ReadMore...

Research Interest: Interventional Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease, Vascular ReadMore...

Poonam Malhotra Kapoor

Professor
All India Institute of Medical sciences
India

Biography: Professor, Department of Cardiac Anaesthesiology, CN Centre, All India ReadMore...

Research Interest: Haemodynamic Monitoring, Paediatric cardiac anaesthesia, Tra ReadMore...

Alfredo Sanchez Gamboa

Pediatric Cardiac Surgeon
King Faisal Cardiac Center
Saudi Arabia

Biography: Dr. Alfredo Sanchez Gamboa has completed his studies in Cardiovascular ReadMore...

Research Interest: Cardiovascular Surgery

Alexander Brill

Birmingham Fellow
University of Birmingham,UK
UK

Biography: Dr. Alexander Brill was born, graduated from Medical School and receiv ReadMore...

Research Interest: mechanisms of thrombosis

Louis Samuels

Professor
Thomas Jefferson University School of Medicine
USA

Biography: Louis Samuels graduated Medical School from Hahnemann University (Phil ReadMore...

Research Interest: His research interest are Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Cardia ReadMore...

Anthony Martin Gerdes

Professor & Chair
NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine
USA

Biography: Anthony Martin Gerdes has done PhD in Anatomy (1978), from University ReadMore...

Research Interest: His research includes low thyroid hormone function alone can ReadMore...

Yoshiaki Omura

Adjucnt Professor,
New York Medical College

Director of Medical Research,
Heart Disease Research Foundation

USA

Biography: Yoshiaki Omura received Oncological Residency Training at Cancer Insti ReadMore...

Research Interest: His research interest is on Pharmaco-Electro Physiology of S ReadMore...

Vincenzo Costigliola

President
European Medical Association
Belgium

Biography: Vincenzo Costigliola graduated in Medicine from the University of Napl ReadMore...

Research Interest: Rheumatology, Dermatology, Proctology, Oncology, Surgery.

Jose Antonio F. Ramires

Head Professor
University of São Paulo
Brazil

Biography: Jose Antonio F. Ramires has completed his Ph.D. at the age of 31 years ReadMore...

Research Interest: His research interest includes coronary arteries, coronary a ReadMore...

Sergey Suchkov

Professor
I.M.Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University
Russia

Biography: Sergey Suchkov, MD, PhD, male, was born in 11.01.1957, researcher-immu ReadMore...

Research Interest: Predictive, Preventive and Personalized Medicine

Augusto Parra

Faculty
University of Texas Health Science Center
USA

Biography: Augusto Parra graduated from the University del Bosque Medical School ReadMore...

Research Interest: He has special research interest in the repercussions of bra ReadMore...

S. Jamal Mustafa

Assistant Vice President
West Virginia University
USA

Biography: S. Jamal Mustafa is an Assistant VP for Research at HSC at West Virgin ReadMore...

Research Interest: His interest is in myocardial perfusion imaging. Currently, ReadMore...

Galya Naydenova Atanasova

Cardiologist
Pleven Medical University
Bulgaria

Biography: Galya Naydenova Atanasova completed her Ph.D. training in Cardiology f ReadMore...

Research Interest: She is specialized in General Medicine.

Scott R Willoughby

Head
University of Adelaide
Australia

Biography: Scott Willoughby is a Head of the Thrombosis and Vascular Biology Labo ReadMore...

Research Interest: Willoughby's research focus is to understand the integrative ReadMore...

Peifeng Li

Assistant Professor
University of Illinois at Chicago
USA

Biography: Peifeng Li obtained his PhD from the Chinese Academy of Medical Scienc ReadMore...

Research Interest: His research interest is in molecular regulation of heart fa ReadMore...

Manuela Stoicescu

Assistant Professor
University of Oradea
Romania

Biography: Manuela Stoicescu, Consultant Internal Medicine Doctor (PhD in Interna ReadMore...

Research Interest: Side Effects of Antiviral Hepatitis Treatment, High blood pr ReadMore...