Meet the team behind HRX. Learn about the passionate professionals dedicated to revolutionizing healthcare.
Key Opinion Leaders
Key Opinion Leaders
Key Opinion Leaders
To propel breakthroughs in cardiovascular medicine, HRX is cultivating a dynamic community of innovators. Recognizing that the convergence of great minds can accelerate this progress, HRX has meticulously chosen and invited over 100 of the brightest individuals from the worlds of medicine, technology, government, and business to participate in HRX. Each has pledged to actively engage, collaborate with their peers, and contribute their invaluable insights and perspectives.
Meet the HRX Live 2026 KOLs
Isabel Deisenhofer
Head, Department of Electrophysiology
German Heart Center Munich Department of Electrophysiology
Thomas Deneke
Cardiac Electrophysiologist
Clinic for Arrhythmology, University Heart Center Nuremberg, Paracelsus Medical University
Martha G. Ferrara
Family Nurse Practitioner | Assistant Director EP Services
White Plains Hospital-Montefiore Health Systems
Aileen Ferrick
Assistant Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology Research | Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
White Plains Hospital
Hamid Ghanbari
Chair of Innovation, Clinical Associate Professor
University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center
Janet K. Han
Associate Professor of Medicine | Cardiac Electrophysiology
UCLA | VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System / UCLA | Digital Health & Virtual Care
Adrian Hernandez
Executive Director | Vice Dean
Duke Clinical Research Institute | Duke University School of Medicine
Rodolphe Katra
Global Chief Artificial Intelligence (AI) Officer and a Technical Fellow
Consilium BioMedical
Bradley Knight
Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology | Director of the Heart Rhythm Center
Northwestern Medicine|Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute (BCVI
Anne Kroman
Associate Professor of Cardiac Electrophysiology | Director of the Lead Management Program, the Cardiac Device Clinic, and MUSC Heart Station
Medical University of South Carolina
David McManus
Richard M. Haidack Professor and Chair of the Department of Medicine
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School | UMassMemorial Health
Nishaki Mehta
Associate Professor of Medicine
William Beaumont Oakland University School of Medicine
George Stuart Mendenhall
Cardiac Electrophysiologist and Researcher | Chief Medical Officer
Scripps Memorial Hospital | Everbeat
Jessica Mullenix
Cardiac Electrophysiology Nurse Practitioner
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Cardiology Office
Sanjiv Narayan
Professor of Medicine | Director of the NIH T32 Computational Medicine Training Program (CHIP) | Co-Director of the Arrhythmia Center
Stanford University
Ken Nelson
Partner | Board Chairman & Investor | Investor & Mentor
Medtech Advantage Fund | CardiaCare | HeartBeam, BloomLife, & HeartX
Peter Noseworthy
Professor of Medicine, Chair of the Division of Heart Rhythm Services, and Medical Director of Business Development
Mayo Clinic
Jose Osorio
Medical Director of Electrophysiology – HCA Florida Miami | Founder and CMO | Founder and President
HCA Florida Miami | 3PH Alliance | Heart Rhythm Clinical Research Solutions
Deepak Padmanabhan
Assistant Professor
Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research
Rod Passman
Jules Reingold Professor of Electrophysiology & Cardiac Electrophysiologist
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Petr Peichl
Cardiac Electrophysiology Specialist | Associate Professor
IKEM, Prague | Charles University
Jeanne Poole
Cardiac Electrophysiologist | Director | Professor of Cardiology and Medicine
University of Washington Medical Center and School of Medicine
Krishna Pundi
Cardiac Electrophysiologist, Health Services and Outcomes Researcher, Innovator
Palo Alto VA Hospital
Lisa Roelle
Pediatric Electrophysiology Physician Assistant
Washington University in St. Louis & St. Louis Children’s Hospital
Andrea Russo
Academic Chief, Division of Cardiology | Director, Cardiac Electrophysiology and Arrhythmia Services | Director, CCEP Fellowship
Cooper University Hospital
Samuel F. Sears
Professor in the Departments of Psychology and Cardiovascular Sciences | Division Chief of Innovation and Research | Associate Director of the ECU Cardiology Fellowship
East Carolina Heart Institute
Kalyanam Shivkumar
Professor & Director, Center for Interventional Programs
UCLA Health System, UCLA Cardiac Arrhythmia Center & EP Programs
Konstantinos Siontis
Cardiac Electrophysiologist | Assistant Professor of Medicine at Mayo Clinic | Director of the Cardiac Radioablation
Mayo Clinic
Yekaterina Spivak
Physician Assistant | Inventor & Founder
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia | Laally
John Triedman
Professor of Pediatrics | Former Chief of Pediatric EP
Harvard Medical School | Boston Children’s Hospital
Paul Varosy
VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System | University of Colorado School of Medicine | Veterans Health Administration Cardiology
Nicholas Von Bergen
Professor of Pediatrics in Pediatric Cardiac Electrophysiologist | Co-Founder
University of Wisconsin-Madison | Atrility Medical, LLC
J. Peter Weiss
Cardiac Electrophysiologist
Banner University of Arizona Medical Center Phoenix (BUMCP)
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Prepare to immerse yourself in an unforgettable experience of growth, innovation, and collaboration September 18-20, 2026 in Atlanta, GA.
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