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Meet our 2025 Key Opinion Leaders

Dominic Abrams

Co-Director of the Center for Cardiovascular Genetics

Boston Children’s Hospital

Demilade Adedinsewo

Assistant Professor of Medicine & Non-Invasive Cardiologist

Mayo Clinic

Sana Al-Khatib

Professor of Medicine at Duke University | Cardiac Electrophysiologist

Duke University

Jason Andrade

Cardiac Electrophysiologist & Director of Electrophysiology

Vancouver General Hospital

Emeka Anyanwu

Non-Invasive Cardiologist and Echocardiographer | Director, Center for Cardiovascular Informatics | Clinical Informatics Manager

University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine | Penn Medicine Center for Health Care Innovation

Zachi Attia

Director of AI

Mayo Clinic

Tina Baykaner

Assistant Professor

Department of Internal Medicine | Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and Electrophysiology | Stanford University

Julia Berzhanskaya

Program Director for trans-NIH REACH 2.0 and Innovator Support Lead

National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Innovation& Commercialization Office

Ulrika Birgersdotter-Green

Cardiac Electrophysiologist | Professor of Medicine

UC San Diego Health System

Chad Bonhomme

President & Electrophysiologist

Westfield Physician Holdings, LLC

Patrick Boyle

Associate Professor of Bioengineering

University of Washington

Melissa Brown

Electrophysiology Physician Assistant

Emory University Hospital

Kristen Bova Campbell

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist and Senior Research Associate in Electrophysiology

Duke University Medical Center

Daniel Cantillon

Adult EP Cardiologist & Chief Medical Officer

Masimo Corporation

Shih-An Chen

Professor of Medicine

National Yang Ming Chao Tung University

Godefroy Chery

EP Fellow

Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System

Sumeet Chugh

Price Endowed Professor & Associate Director, Heart Institute | Director Artificial Intelligence in Medicine

Cedars-Sinai Health System

Mina K. Chung

Staff Cardiologist & Professor of Medicine in the Section of Pacing and Electrophysiology

Cleveland Clinic

Daniel Cooper

Professor of Medicine | Director of the Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowship

Washington University School of Medicine

Gopi Dandamudi

Heart & Vascular Institute at Prisma Health

Tom De Potter

Electrophysiologist

Cardiovascular Center Aalst

Brynn Dechert-Crooks

Pediatric Electrophysiology Nurse Practitioner

University of Michigan Congenital Heart Center

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

Mehak Dhande

Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiologist | Physician Scientist

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Luigi Di Biase

Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology

Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Montefiore Health System

Brett Douglas

Founder & Managing Partner

Waterston Capital

David Duncker

Head of Hannover Heart Rhythm Center

Hannover Medical School

Jay Edelberg

Co-Founder & Head of Research and Development

Prolaio

Sabine Ernst

Imperial College London

Derek Exner

Chief Medical Officer | Professor

HelpWear Inc. | Cumming School of Medicine at University of Calgary

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

Avi Fischer

Senior Vice President, Medical Affairs and Innovation

Orchestra BioMed, Inc.

Camille Frazier-Mills

Duke University Health System

Hawkins Gay

Clinical Electrophysiologist

Northwestern Medicine and the Feinberg School of Medicine

Hamid Ghanbari

Chair of Innovation, Clinical Associate Professor

University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center

Lars Grieten

CEO & Co-Founder | FibriCheck

FibriCheck

Melanie Gunawardene

Senior Cardiac Electrophysiologist

CCB Frankfurt

Janet K. Han

Associate Professor of Medicine | Cardiac Electrophysiology

UCLA | VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System / UCLA | Digital Health & Virtual Care

Jeroen Hendriks

Professor of Cardiovascular Nursing

Centre for Heart Rhythm Disorders, University of Adelaide

Adrian Hernandez

Executive Director | Vice Dean

Duke Clinical Research Institute | Duke University School of Medicine

Mellanie True Hills

Founder & CEO

American Foundation for Women’s Health & StopAfib.org

Gerhard Hindricks

Medical Director

Charite University Hospital, Berlin

Arun Jose

Deputy Director & Head

BRIDGE Centre for Digital Health, Centre for Chronic Disease Control

Suraj Kapa

Cardiac Electrophysiologist

Mayo Clinic

Rodolphe Katra

Global Chief Artificial Intelligence (AI) Officer and a Technical Fellow

Consilium BioMedical

Yaariv Khaykin

Chief Medical Information Officer

Myant Health

Robert Kowal

Vice President and General Manager, Cardiac Pacing Therapies | Cardiac Electrophysiologist

Medtronic

Andrew Krahn

Professor of Medicine

University of British Columbia

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

Dhanunjaya R. Lakkireddy

Executive Medical Director of the Kansas City Heart Rhythm Institute

HCA Midwest in Overland Park, Kansas

Joshua Lampert

Cardiac Electrophysiologist & Medical Director of Machine Learning

Mount Sinai Heart in The Mount Sinai Hospital

Aimee Lee

Nurse Practitioner

Stanford Health Care

Giovanni Leo

Partner

Lake Geneva Ventures Fund at Efficient Frontier Investing

Dominik Linz

Professor | EP Consultant

Maastricht University Medical Center

Nassir Marrouche

Director of Heart and Vascular Institute

Tulane University School of Medicine

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

Rohit Mehta

Cardiac Electrophysiologist

Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute

George Stuart Mendenhall

Cardiac Electrophysiologist and Researcher | Chief Medical Officer

Scripps Memorial Hospital | Everbeat

Faisal Merchant

Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology and Associate Professor of Medicine

Emory Healthcare

Melissa Middeldorp

Postdoctoral Researcher

University Medical Center Groningen

James K. Min

Founder & CEO

Cleerly

Suneet Mittal

Chair, Cardiovascular Service Line

Valley Health System

Daniel Morin

Cardiac Electrophysiologist

University of California San Francisco

Jessica Mullenix

Cardiac Electrophysiology Nurse Practitioner

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Cardiology Office

Dan Musat

Cardiac Electrophysiologist

Valley Health System

Devi Nair

Director of the Cardiac Electrophysiology & Research

St. Bernards Medical Center & Arrhythmia Research Group

Sanjiv Narayan

Professor of Medicine | Director of the NIH T32 Computational Medicine Training Program (CHIP) | Co-Director of the Arrhythmia Center

Stanford University

Sotirios Nedios

PD/Ass. Prof. Cardiac Electrophysiology

Heart Center, University of Leipzig

Grant Neitzell

Director of New Concepts

Medtronic

Ken Nelson

Partner | Board Chairman & Investor | Investor & Mentor

Medtech Advantage Fund | CardiaCare | HeartBeam, BloomLife, & HeartX

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

Roger Owens

Chief Commercial Officer

Ultromics, Inc.

Deepak Padmanabhan

Assistant Professor

Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research

Ambarish Pandey

Associate Professor of Cardiology in Internal Medicine

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Rod Passman

Jules Reingold Professor of Electrophysiology & Cardiac Electrophysiologist

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Jonathan Piccini

Cardiac Electrophysiologist & Professor of Medicine and Population Health | Director of the Cardiac Electrophysiology section

Duke University Hospital and the Duke Clinical Research Institute | Duke Heart Center

Carissa Pistilli

Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Valley Health System

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

Nagesh Rangappan

CEO

PreMedAI Labs P Ltd.

Vivek Y. Reddy

Director of Cardiac Arrhythmia Services

Mount Sinai Health System

Alicia Chong Rodriguez

Founder & CEO

Bloomer Tech

Lisa Roelle

Pediatric Electrophysiology Physician Assistant

Washington University in St. Louis & St. Louis Children’s Hospital

David Roman

Managing Director in the Global Investment Research Division

Goldman Sachs

Heather Ross

Assistant Professor | Nurse Practitioner

Arizona State University

Lauren Rousseau

Physician Assistant in the Section of Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology

Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Andrea Russo

Academic Chief, Division of Cardiology | Director, Cardiac Electrophysiology and Arrhythmia Services | Director, CCEP Fellowship

Cooper University Hospital

Prashanthan Sanders

Cardiac Electrophysiologist & Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology

University of Adelaide

Andrea Sarkozy

Professor of Cardiology & Free University of Brussels Director

Ventricular Arrhythmia & Sudden Death Unit, UZ Brussel

Jill Schaeffer

EP Nurse Practitioner

Penn Medicine – Lancaster General Health

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

Bindi Shah

Electrophysiologist

Lankenau Medical Center

Tracey Shannon

Program Coordinator, Electrophysiology

Westchester Medical Center

Julie Shea

Nurse Practitioner

Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Kalyanam Shivkumar

Professor & Director, Center for Interventional Programs

UCLA Health System, UCLA Cardiac Arrhythmia Center & EP Programs

Shlomo Shpun

Chief Scientific Office

TechWald Holding S.p.A.

Jacqueline Shreibati

Cardiologist & Senior Clinical Lead

Google

Usman Siddiqui

Electrophysiologist

Florida Cardiology

Jennifer Silva

Co-Founder & CMO | Associate Professor & Director of Pediatric Electrophysiology

SentiAR, Inc. | Washington University in St. Louis

Jagmeet Singh

Professor of Medicine | Cardiac Electrophysiologist & Founding Director of the Resynchronization and Advanced Cardiac Therapeutics Program

Harvard Medical School | Massachusetts General Hospital Heart Center

Konstantinos Siontis

Cardiac Electrophysiologist | Assistant Professor of Medicine at Mayo Clinic | Director of the Cardiac Radioablation

Mayo Clinic

David Slotwiner

Chief of the Division of Cardiology

New York Presbyterian Queens

Yekaterina Spivak

Pediatric Electrophysiology Physician Assistant | IBCLC & Co-founder

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia | Welcome Baby 247

Uma Srivatsa

Senior Cardiac Electrophysiologist | Professor and Director of Arrhythmia Services

University of California – Davis

Stavros Stavrakis

Clinical Electrophysiologist | Associate Professor

Benjamin Steinberg

Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology

Denver Health Medical Center

Paul Steiner

Electrophysiologist

Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center

Emma Svennberg

Assistant professor | Electrophysiologist

Karolinska University Hospital

Kamala Tamirisa

Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiologist | Associate Professor of Internal Medicine in the Division of Cardiology | Director of Electrophysiology Research

UT Southwestern Medical Center

Harikrishna Tandri

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Maria Thacker Goethe

President & CEO

Georgia Life Sciences

Ritu Thamman

Associate Professor of Medicine

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Kevin Thomas

Vice Dean for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion | Professor of Medicine, Cardiac Electrophysiologist, Health Disparities Researcher

Duke University Health System

Natalia Trayanova

Professor | Director for AI Research

Johns Hopkins University

John Triedman

Professor of Pediatrics | Former Chief of Pediatric EP

Harvard Medical School | Boston Children’s Hospital

Liat Tsoref

Senior Director of Digital, AI and Customer Collaboration

Biosense Webster

Amy Tucker

Nurse Manager of the Cardiac Device Clinic

Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute (SHVI)

Mintu Turakhia

Chief Medical and Scientific Officer + EVP, Product Management and Innovation | Professor of Medicine and Cardiac Electrophysiologist

iRhythm Technologies, Inc. | Stanford University

Meghan Turchioe

Assistant Professor

Columbia University

Miguel Valderrabano

Director

Division of Cardiac Electrophysiology at The Methodist Hospital

Miguel Valderrabano

Director, Division of Cardiac Electrophysiology

The Methodist Hospital

Pieter Vandervoort

Cardiologist

Ziekenhuis Oost Limburg

Deepthy Varghese

Electrophysiology Nurse Practitioner

Emory University Hospital

Niraj Varma

Cardiac Electrophysiologist & Professor of Medicine

Cleveland Clinic

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

Elaine Wan

Esther Aboodi Associate Professor of Medicine in Cardiology and Cardiac Electrophysiology | Attending Physician at New York-Presbyterian Hospital

Columbia University Medical Center, College of Physicians and Surgeons | New York-Presbyterian Hospital

Ramsey Wehbe

Heart Failure Cardiologist & Assistant Professor of Medicine

Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston

J. Peter Weiss

Cardiac Electrophysiologist

Banner University of Arizona Medical Center Phoenix (BUMCP)

Rebecca Yapejian

CRM Senior Field Clinical Representative | Cardiac Electrophysiology Nurse Practitioner | Former Software Engineer

Boston Scientific | DOCS Health Careers

Hee Tae Yu

Cardiac Electrophysiologist, Associate Professor of Medicine

Yonsei University College of Medicine

Erica Zado

Physician Assistant

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Paul Zei

Cardiac Electrophysiologist

Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Emily Zeitler

Associate Professor of Medicine

Geisel School of Medicine and The Dartmouth Institute

Steven Zweibel

Medical Director of Innovation

Hartford HealthCare Heart & Vascular Institute

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September 18, 2026

2026-09-18

01:10 PM (EDT) – 01:55 PM (EDT)

Main Stage 1

Murali Aravamudan | Jonathan Piccini

Murali Aravamudan, Co-Founder and CEO of nference, joins Dr. Jonathan Piccini for a visionary main tent conversation exploring how artificial intelligence is redefining cardiovascular medicine. A serial entrepreneur and engineer with a track record of building transformative technology companies, Murali has turned his focus to life sciences through nference and its affiliated ventures, leveraging AI to make biomedical knowledge computable at unprecedented scale.

Together, Murali and Dr. Piccini will examine how massive multimodal datasets—from electronic health records to imaging, genomics, and physiologic signals—are enabling a new era of predictive and precision cardiovascular care. The discussion will explore the intersection of AI, electrophysiology, and translational innovation, including how partnerships between technology companies, health systems, and clinicians can accelerate discovery and improve patient outcomes. Attendees will gain insight into the opportunities and challenges of implementing AI in real-world practice, the evolving role of data-driven medicine, and what the next decade of intelligent cardiovascular care may look like.

Murali Aravamudan

Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer

nference

Jonathan Piccini

Cardiac Electrophysiologist & Professor of Medicine and Population Health | Director of the Cardiac Electrophysiology section

Duke University Hospital and the Duke Clinical Research Institute | Duke Heart Center

2026-09-18

02:00 PM (EDT) – 02:45 PM (EDT)

Main Stage 1

Vadim Fedorov | Prapa Kanagaratnam

Vadim V. Fedorov

Corrine Frick Research Chair in Heart Failure and Arrhythmia

The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

2026-09-18

02:00 PM (EDT) – 02:45 PM (EDT)

Main Stage 2

Sean Shoffstall | Erika Zado

Artificial intelligence is reshaping how we detect, diagnose, and manage arrhythmias—but what is the role of digital transformation in achieving sustainable healthcare delivery? This session unpacks the promise and the challenges of AI in heart rhythm care, from wearable devices that flag arrhythmias in real time to decision-support algorithms that guide risk assessment and personalized therapy. Participants will discuss common pitfalls (including bias, data privacy, and workflow integration) and explore practical ways to harness AI tools for patient care, device management, and interprofessional collaboration. Whether you’re a nurse, technician, pharmacist, or physician assistant, you’ll gain the knowledge and confidence to critically evaluate new technologies, optimize patient outcomes, and become a champion for responsible innovation in your clinical setting.

Erica Zado, PAC, FHRS

Physician Assistant

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

2026-09-18

03:00 PM (EDT) – 04:20 PM (EDT)

Main Stage 1

Robert Kowal (Judge) | Mintu Turakhia (Judge)

The HRX 2026 Pitch Competition provides cardiovascular startups with a platform to present their innovative products, services, and solutions to a distinguished panel of judges and potential investors and win cash prices. The top five teams selected will compete on the HRX Main Stage. Each team will have ~5-10 minutes to creatively pitch their innovative idea, followed by five minutes to field questions from judges and attendees.

2026-09-18

03:15 PM (EDT) – 04:00 PM (EDT)

Main Stage 2

Melissa Middeldorp | Heather Ross | Deepthy Varghese

Arrhythmia care is often a necessity—but not all patients have equal access to cutting-edge treatments, timely diagnoses, or educational resources. In this interactive session, allied professionals will explore the barriers faced by underserved communities—including rural, low-income, and minority populations—in accessing effective heart rhythm care. We will discuss the role of the allied professional in leveraging telehealth, mobile clinics, wearable technology, community education, and culturally sensitive care models.

Melissa Middeldorp

Postdoctoral Researcher

University Medical Center Groningen

Heather Ross

Assistant Professor | Nurse Practitioner

Arizona State University

Deepthy Varghese

Electrophysiology Nurse Practitioner

Emory University Hospital

2026-09-18

03:40 PM (EDT) – 04:00 PM (EDT)

Hyde Park

Hot Takes Exchange sessions are held in an open space without slides. Come listen to two speakers exchange bold opinions, challenge the status quo, and engage in a fun, lively discussion on today’s most debated topics in electrophysiology.

2026-09-18

04:30 PM (EDT) – 04:50 PM (EDT)

Hyde Park

Zak Loring

Hot Takes Exchange sessions are held in an open space without slides. Come listen to two speakers exchange bold opinions, challenge the status quo, and engage in a fun, lively discussion on today’s most debated topics in electrophysiology.

Zak Loring

Cardiac Electrophysiologist

Duke University Medical Center

2026-09-18

04:45 PM (EDT) – 05:30 PM (EDT)

Main Stage 2

2026-09-18

04:45 PM (EDT) – 05:30 PM (EDT)

Main Stage 1

Cardiac genetics offers a compelling test case for digitally enabled precision medicine—where the convergence of genomics and continuous data has the potential to fundamentally reshape how risk is understood, monitored, and managed. This session will explore these themes as well as the potential for interventional therapies that can fundamentally change outcomes.

September 19, 2026

2026-09-19

08:00 AM (EDT) – 08:45 AM (EDT)

Main Stage 1

Rebecca Seidel | Suneet Mittal

Rebecca Seidel, Senior Vice President and President of Cardiac Ablation Solutions at Medtronic, joins Dr. Suneet Mittal for a dynamic main tent conversation focused on what it takes to scale innovation in one of the fastest-growing sectors in MedTech. With more than two decades of leadership experience and oversight of a billion-dollar global business, Rebecca has led major acquisitions, accelerated innovation pipelines, and driven the commercialization of transformative cardiac technologies.

Together, Rebecca and Dr. Mittal will explore how organizations can successfully bridge the gap between breakthrough concepts and real-world clinical impact. The discussion will examine the strategic decisions behind building and integrating innovation, navigating market disruption, fostering high-performing teams, and shaping the future of cardiac ablation technologies. Attendees will gain insight into leadership at scale, the evolving competitive landscape in electrophysiology, and how industry leaders are positioning the next generation of therapies to improve outcomes for patients worldwide.

Rebecca Seidel

SVP & President, Cardiac Ablation Solutions

Medtronic

Suneet Mittal

Chair, Cardiovascular Service Line

Valley Health System

2026-09-19

08:50 AM (EDT) – 09:35 AM (EDT)

Main Stage 1

Tina Baykaner

Catheter-based treatment of cardiac arrhythmias and Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion has seen tremendous advances in the past decade, lastly with a stronger trend toward integrated concomitant procedures. With evolving clinical needs and interventional workflows, the community continues to aim at improved efficacy, efficiency and safety for patients and staff, ultimately leading to the best treatment across complex patient populations. For Intraprocedural guidance as a cornerstone enabling understanding and navigating within the human anatomy, main modalities of choice today are Electro anatomical Mapping (EAM) and Intracardiac Echocardiography (ICE) for ablation, as well as Fluoroscopy and Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE) for Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion. With a continued trend toward fully anatomically guided ablation approaches with modern PFA ablation systems, as well as concomitant treatment of LAAC, this session aims to discuss strategies and innovative technologies to enable individual and combined workflows through interventional cardiac image guidance using ICE. A specific focus here is to review where today’s workflows are challenged using different guidance solutions as well as the trend toward more integrated and combined procedures, and the need for reliable, intuitive, and precise navigation as a key requirement for optimal treatment.

Tina Baykaner, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor

Department of Internal Medicine | Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and Electrophysiology | Stanford University

2026-09-19

08:50 AM (EDT) – 09:35 AM (EDT)

Main Stage 2

Sirena Bridges | Trudie Lobban

This discussion explores how socially assistive robotics (“social robotica”) can enhance patient education by delivering consistent, personalized, and engaging coaching at the bedside, in clinics, and at home. We’ll review current use cases (e.g., medication adherence, rehab support, patient information, risk factor and lifestyle modification, chronic disease self-management), what the evidence says about patient outcomes and equity, and how robots can integrate with care teams and digital health tools. Participants will discuss practical design and implementation considerations—workflow fit, accessibility, privacy, trust, and safety—and leave with a framework for evaluating where social robots add real value in integrated care.

Sirena Bridges

Cardiac Device Nurse Practitioner

VA Tennessee Valley HealthCare System

Trudie Lobban

Founder & CEO

Arrhythmia Alliance | AF Association | STARS

2026-09-19

09:40 AM (EDT) – 10:25 AM (EDT)

Main Stage 2

2026-09-19

09:40 AM (EDT) – 10:25 AM (EDT)

Main Stage 1

2026-09-19

10:25 AM (EDT) – 10:45 AM (EDT)

Hyde Park

Peter Zimetbaum

Hot Takes Exchange sessions are held in an open space without slides. Come listen to two speakers exchange bold opinions, challenge the status quo, and engage in a fun, lively discussion on today’s most debated topics in electrophysiology.

2026-09-19

10:45 AM (EDT) – 11:30 AM (EDT)

Main Stage 2

Kristen Bova Campbell | Neal Bhatia

Neal Bhatia

Cardiac Electrophysiologist | Co-Director of the Complex Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation Program

Emory University Hospital System

Kristen Bova Campbell

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist and Senior Research Associate in Electrophysiology

Duke University Medical Center

2026-09-19

11:35 AM (EDT) – 12:20 PM (EDT)

Main Stage 2

J. Peter Weiss

Robotic navigation, AI-assisted mapping, and automated lesion delivery are redefining procedural EP. This forward-looking session examines the feasibility, safety, and workflow transformation of semi-autonomous and autonomous EP labs.

J. Peter Weiss

Cardiac Electrophysiologist

Banner University of Arizona Medical Center Phoenix (BUMCP)

2026-09-19

12:20 PM (EDT) – 12:40 PM (EDT)

Hyde Park

Christine Albert | Gregory Marcus

Hot Takes Exchange sessions are held in an open space without slides. Come listen to two speakers exchange bold opinions, challenge the status quo, and engage in a fun, lively discussion on today’s most debated topics in electrophysiology.

Gregory Marcus

Cardiac Electrophysiologist & Professor of Medicine | Associate Chief of Cardiology for Research

Univ of California, San Francisco | JAMA

2026-09-19

01:00 PM (EDT) – 01:20 PM (EDT)

Hyde Park

Hot Takes Exchange sessions are held in an open space without slides. Come listen to two speakers exchange bold opinions, challenge the status quo, and engage in a fun, lively discussion on today’s most debated topics in electrophysiology.

2026-09-19

01:30 PM (EDT) – 02:15 PM (EDT)

Main Stage 1

Robert Kowal (Judge) | Mintu Turakhia (Judge)

The HRX 2026 Pitch Competition provides cardiovascular startups with a platform to present their innovative products, services, and solutions to a distinguished panel of judges and potential investors and win cash prices. The top ten teams selected will compete on the HRX Main Stage. Each team will have ~5-10 minutes to creatively pitch their innovative idea, followed by five minutes to field questions from judges and attendees.

2026-09-19

02:55 PM (EDT) – 03:15 PM (EDT)

Hyde Park

Melanie Gunawardene | Sanjiv Narayan

Hot Takes Exchange sessions are held in an open space without slides. Come listen to two speakers exchange bold opinions, challenge the status quo, and engage in a fun, lively discussion on today’s most debated topics in electrophysiology.

Sanjiv Narayan

Professor of Medicine | Director of the NIH T32 Computational Medicine Training Program (CHIP) | Co-Director of the Arrhythmia Center

Stanford University

Melanie Gunawardene

Senior Cardiac Electrophysiologist

CCB Frankfurt

2026-09-19

03:15 PM (EDT) – 04:00 PM (EDT)

Main Stage 1

Andrea Sarkozy

We aren’t just changing the tool; we are changing the physics of the procedure. By moving to programmable platforms, we give the electrophysiologist the ‘knobs’ to tune therapy in real-time, moving EP from a practiced art to a precise science.

Andrea Sarkozy

Professor of Cardiology & Free University of Brussels Director

Ventricular Arrhythmia & Sudden Death Unit, UZ Brussel

2026-09-19

04:05 PM (EDT) – 04:50 PM (EDT)

Main Stage 1

Mikhael El-Chami | Daniel Cantillon

Daniel Cantillon

Adult EP Cardiologist & Chief Medical Officer

Masimo Corporation

Mikhael El-Chami

Electrophysiologist | Professor of Medicine

Emory University

2026-09-19

04:05 PM (EDT) – 04:50 PM (EDT)

Main Stage 2

Patrick Boyle | Igor Efimov

Patrick Boyle

Associate Professor of Bioengineering

University of Washington

September 20, 2026

2026-09-20

08:00 AM (EDT) – 08:45 AM (EDT)

Main Stage 1

Michel Haissaguerre | Prashanthan Sanders

Few electrophysiologists have shaped the field as deeply or as repeatedly as Professor Michel Haïssaguerre. Best known for the seminal discovery that pulmonary vein triggers initiate atrial fibrillation, a finding that transformed AF from a largely medical disease into an ablation target, his contribution extends far beyond a single landmark observation.

Across his career, Professor Haïssaguerre has been at the forefront of the ideas, techniques and technologies that now define daily electrophysiology practice. His work helped establish curative catheter ablation for AVNRT and AVRT, advanced the mechanistic understanding and ablation of ventricular fibrillation, and the recognition of early repolarisation syndromes. He has also been closely linked to the development and clinical adoption of tools that changed how electrophysiologists see and treat arrhythmias, including circular pulmonary vein mapping, and multipolar mapping technologies such as the PentaRay catheter. More recently focused on non-invasive mapping to improve our understanding of arrhythmia mechanisms.
In this main tent conversation, Professor Haïssaguerre joins Professor Prashanthan Sanders to reflect on a career defined by clinical observation, scientific courage and technological innovation. The discussion will trace how disruptive ideas move from the laboratory and catheterisation laboratory into global standards of care: from the early days of supraventricular tachycardia ablation, through the pulmonary vein discovery in AF, to ventricular fibrillation mapping, inherited arrhythmia syndromes, and the next frontiers in ablation science.

This session offers attendees a rare opportunity to hear from one of the defining innovators of modern electrophysiology, not only about the discoveries that changed the field, but about the mindset required to make them.

Michel Haissaguerre

Prashanthan Sanders

Cardiac Electrophysiologist & Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology

University of Adelaide

2026-09-20

08:50 AM (EDT) – 09:35 AM (EDT)

Main Stage 2

Joshua Lampert | Ivan Nenadic Wood

Ivan Nenadic Wood

Cardiology Fellow, Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Medical Technology Consultant

Duke University Health System

Joshua Lampert

Cardiac Electrophysiologist & Medical Director of Machine Learning

Mount Sinai Heart in The Mount Sinai Hospital

2026-09-20

08:50 AM (EDT) – 09:35 AM (EDT)

Main Stage 1

Ed Manicka | Venkatakrishna Tholakanahalli

Ed Manicka

Founder

Calyan Technolgies, Inc.

Venkatakrishna Tholakanahalli

Professor of Medicine | Chief-Cardiac Electrophysiology

University of Minnesota | Minneapolis VA Health Care System

2026-09-20

09:40 AM (EDT) – 10:00 AM (EDT)

Hyde Park

Kamala Tamirisa

Hot Takes Exchange sessions are held in an open space without slides. Come listen to two speakers exchange bold opinions, challenge the status quo, and engage in a fun, lively discussion on today’s most debated topics in electrophysiology.

Kamala Tamirisa

Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiologist | Associate Professor of Internal Medicine in the Division of Cardiology | Director of Electrophysiology Research

UT Southwestern Medical Center

2026-09-20

10:45 AM (EDT) – 11:30 AM (EDT)

Main Stage 2

Ulrika Bergersdotter-Green

Ulrika Birgersdotter-Green

Cardiac Electrophysiologist | Professor of Medicine

UC San Diego Health System

2026-09-20

10:45 AM (EDT) – 11:30 AM (EDT)

Main Stage 1

Edward Gerstenfeld

Edward Gerstenfeld

Professor of Medicine

University of California, San Francisco

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Nadhem Abdallah

Internal Medicine Resident

Hennepin Healthcare

Katie Adams

Senior Reporter

MedCity News

Michael Adjei-Mosi

Second Year Medical Student

Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons

James Allred

Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder

CV Remote Solutions

Joao Almeida

Cardiologist – Pacing and Cardiac Electrophysiology

PortoClínica

Renée Arnold

Entrepreneur-in-Residence

BioHealth Innovation, Inc. & the NIH/NHLBI

T. Massey Arrington

Assistant Vice President for Pulmonary, Respiratory, and Sleep Services

Wellstar Health System

Shanti Bansal

Chief Executive Officer | Electrophysiologist

Octagos Health | Houston Heart Rhythm PLLC

Bleron Baraliu

CEO

91Life

Maria Berkman

Head of MedTech, Broadview Ventures | Managing Director, Longview Ventures

Broadview Ventures and Longview Ventures

Neal Bhatia

Cardiac Electrophysiologist | Co-Director of the Complex Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation Program

Emory University Hospital System

Advay Bhatt

Valley Health System

Kenneth Bilchick

Associate Professor of Medicine | Clinical Cardiologist & Electrophysiologist

University of Virginia

Stephen Browning

Assistant Division Director

US Food & Drug Administration

Nitika Chellappa

Senior Clinical Engineer of Cardiac Rhythm Management

Abbott

Christopher Cheung

Cardiologist & Cardiac Electrophysiologist | Assistant Professor

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre | University of Toronto in Toronto, Canada

Janice Chyou

Cardiac Electrophysiologist & Clinician-Investigator

Mount Sinai

James Colbert

Chief Medical Officer

Memora Health

Doug Corsi

Internal Medicine Resident

Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Caitlin Cox

TCTMD | Cardiovascular Research Foundation

Payal Cramer

Counsel

Baker & Hostetler LLP

Jon Crane

Senior Vice President – Heart & Vascular

Emory Healthcare

Benjamin D’Souza

Associate Professor | Section Chief of Cardiac Electrophysiology and EP Lab Director

Penn Medicine

Elizabeth Davenport

Clinical Translation Specialist

BIOTRONIK

Elizabeth Dougherty

Eastern Regional Outreach Director

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

Holly Easlea

Clinical and Algorithm R&D Director

B-Secur

Kenneth Ellenbogen

Director of Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing | Kimmerling Chair of Cardiology | President

Virginia Commonwealth University | Heart Rhythm Society

Mike Ennen

Partner

McKinsey & Company

Shavini Fernando

Founder & CEO | WBJ 40 under 40 (2022)| TedX Speaker | VR, WEB Designer Developer

OxiWear

Tony Fiola

Vice President & General Manager

Global Cardiac Diagnostic Services Franchise at Boston Scientific

David Fischel

Chairman & CEO

Stereotaxis

Stephen Flaim

Senior Special Advisor & Investor-In-Residence | President | Director

National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, NIH | Flaim Partners Consulting | Haima Therapeutics

Jonathan Francey

Head of Algorithm Development

B-Secur

Marat Fudim

Associate Professor & Heart Failure Cardiologist

Duke University Medical Center

Daniel Gottlieb

Director of the MedTech Portfolio

Broadview Ventures

Ben Green

SVP of Clinical Services

AliveCor Inc.

Lars Grieten

CEO & Co-Founder

FibriCheck

Henri Gruwez

Cardiology Fellow

Leuven University Hospitals and Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg

Daniel Guerrero

Director of US Clinical Affairs

Volta Medical

Alexander Hajduczok

Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Fellow

UCSD

John Halamka

President

Mayo Clinic Platform

Deb Halligan

Chief Customer Officer and Co-Founder

Nudj Health

Kate Hanneman

University of Toronto | Toronto General Hospital Research Institute

Ante Harxhi

Head of Therapeutic Area & Medical Innovation, Cardiovascular-Metabolics

Johnson & Johnson

Kyle Ingram

Trademarks Customer Outreach Attorney

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

Chris Irving

Co-Founder, Chief Experience Officer & Head of Design

Murj Inc.

Nino Isakadze

Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellow

Johns Hopkins Hospital

Andy Iverson

Senior Principal Software Engineer

Medtronic

Jennifer Jones-McMeans

Divisional Vice President of Global Clinical Affair

Abbott

Matthew Kalscheur

Cardiac Electrophysiologist & Clinical Informaticist

University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

Narendra Kanuru

Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology

Wellstar Health System

Robert Kazmierski

Lead Reviewer

US Food & Drug Administration

Dziugile Kersnauskaite

Resident Doctor Specializing in Cardiology

Vilnius University Hospital Santaros

Rohan Khera

Cardiologist-Data Scientist & Director of the Cardiovascular Data Science (CarDS) Lab | Clinical Director of the Center of Health Informatics and Analytics | Associate Editor

Yale University | CORE | JAMA

Jinkook Kim

A.I. Team Lead

HUINNO Co., Ltd.

Douglas Kirsch

Medical Director | Clinical Professor in the Department of Neurology

Atrium Health Sleep Medicine | Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Jennifer Kozen

Assistant Director of the External Heart Rhythm and Rate Devices Team

US Food & Drug Administration

Erik Kulstad

Attending Physician | Professor of Emergency Medicine | Co-Founder

Parkland Hospital Emergency Department | University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center | Attune Medical

Uday Kumar

Founder, President & CEO

Element Science, Inc.

Robin Leahy

Vice President of Clinical Affairs

PaceMate

Chris Lee

Chair & CEO, Co-founder

Huxley Medical, Inc.

Chanho Lim

Assistant Director of Digital Health and AI Development

Tulane University

Ruhi Mahajan

Principal Data Scientist

Zywie, Inc.

Chris Mansi

Co-founder & CEO

Viz.ai

Adriana Mares

Student Researcher & Medical Student | Founder

Yale School of Medicine | Institute of Cardiology at El Paso

Michael Markl

Professor & Vice Chair for Research in the Department of Radiology | President

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine | Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance

Christian Marton

VP of Technology (AI)

Vektor Medical, Inc.

Mads Matthiesen

Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder

CathVision

Megan McCabe

Manager of Clinical Data & Analytics

Murj

Theresa Mcllraith

Lead Cardiac Device Specialist

Piedmont Healthcare

Jennifer Meinen

Director of Clinical R&D

Abbott

Andrei-Alexandru Mircea

Physician & Research Intern

CHUV | Lausanne University Hospital

Krystyna Monticello

Attorney

Oscislawski LLC

Rachita Navara

Co-founder & CEO of SafeBeat (YC S21) | EP Cardiologist | Engineer | NIH-funded Principal Investigator

SafeBeat Rx

Kyle Newman

Global Program Manager over the Affera Mapping and Ablation System

Medtronic

Tomeka Oubichon

Eastern Regional Outreach Officer

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Hitendra Patel

Medical Director Wellstar Sleep Program, Wellstar Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine

WellStar Health System

Crystal Phend

Contributing Editor

MedPage Today

Christopher Porterfield

Cardiac Electrophysiologist

Aurora Denver Cardiology Associates

Richard Price

Founder & President

PulsePoint Foundation

Michael Raccuglia

Biomedical Engineer | Lead Reviewer

US Food & Drug Administration

Luke Ralston

Biomedical Engineer

US Food & Drug Administration

Naveed Razvi

Chief Medical Officer

AccurKardia

Craig Reister

Systems Engineer

Boston Scientific

Kimberly Rodriguez

Associate Director of Clinical Services

Baxter

Arnaud Rosier

Chief Executive Officer & Founder

Implicity

Yosef Safi Harb

Founder & CEO

Happitech

Samer Salman

Neuroscience Student

University of Texas at Austin

Shelby Sanderford Dabelich

Founder & CEO

DOCPACE

Amber Seiler

Chief Operating Officer | EP Nurse Practitioner & Arrhythmia Program Services Coordinator

CV Remote Solutions | LeBauer Cardiology

Ravi Shah

Cardiac Electrophysiologist | Co-founder and Clinical Lead, AI in Cardiology Research Collaboration

Atrium Health Sanger HVI I Penn State

Karandeep Singh

Chief Health AI Officer | Jacobs Chancellor’s Endowed Chair

UC San Diego Health | UC San Diego

Richard Strobridge

Vice President | Former Chief Executive Officer

Commure+Athelas | Rx.Health

Jake Sunshine

Associate Professor | Research Scientist | Past Founder and Chief Medical Officer

UW School of Medicine | Google | Sound Life Sciences (acquired by Google)

Berk Tas

Chief Executive Officer and President

SentiAR

Mohan Thanikachalam

CEO, President & Founder

Dynocardia

Isha Tripuraneni

Undergraduate Student | Intern

UC San Diego | AlfredAI

Kirsten Tullia

Senior Vice President, Payment and Health Care Delivery Policy & Head of Research

Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed)

Erika Tyburski

Chief Executive Officer

Sanguina, Inc.

Venk Varadan

Co-founder and CEO of Nanowear

Nanowear

Subbu Venkatraman

Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

Eko Health

Christopher Villongco

Chief Technology Officer & Co-founder

Vektor Medical, Inc.

Manish Wadhwa

Chief Medical Officer | Cardiac Electrophysiologist

Philips Ambulatory Monitoring and Diagnostics | San Diego Arrhythmia Associates

Brianna Wolfe

Clinical Exercise Physiologist and Director of Operations | Executive Director

Georgia Arrhythmia Consultants and Research Institute | Georgia Arrhythmia Foundation & S.C.A.R.E

Hadi Younes

Medical Doctor & Dedicated Full-Time Scientist

Tulane TRIAD

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September 18, 2026

2026-09-18

01:10 PM (EDT) – 01:55 PM (EDT)

Main Stage 1

Murali Aravamudan | Jonathan Piccini

Murali Aravamudan, Co-Founder and CEO of nference, joins Dr. Jonathan Piccini for a visionary main tent conversation exploring how artificial intelligence is redefining cardiovascular medicine. A serial entrepreneur and engineer with a track record of building transformative technology companies, Murali has turned his focus to life sciences through nference and its affiliated ventures, leveraging AI to make biomedical knowledge computable at unprecedented scale.

Together, Murali and Dr. Piccini will examine how massive multimodal datasets—from electronic health records to imaging, genomics, and physiologic signals—are enabling a new era of predictive and precision cardiovascular care. The discussion will explore the intersection of AI, electrophysiology, and translational innovation, including how partnerships between technology companies, health systems, and clinicians can accelerate discovery and improve patient outcomes. Attendees will gain insight into the opportunities and challenges of implementing AI in real-world practice, the evolving role of data-driven medicine, and what the next decade of intelligent cardiovascular care may look like.

Murali Aravamudan

Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer

nference

Jonathan Piccini

Cardiac Electrophysiologist & Professor of Medicine and Population Health | Director of the Cardiac Electrophysiology section

Duke University Hospital and the Duke Clinical Research Institute | Duke Heart Center

2026-09-18

02:00 PM (EDT) – 02:45 PM (EDT)

Main Stage 1

Vadim Fedorov | Prapa Kanagaratnam

Vadim V. Fedorov

Corrine Frick Research Chair in Heart Failure and Arrhythmia

The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

2026-09-18

02:00 PM (EDT) – 02:45 PM (EDT)

Main Stage 2

Sean Shoffstall | Erika Zado

Artificial intelligence is reshaping how we detect, diagnose, and manage arrhythmias—but what is the role of digital transformation in achieving sustainable healthcare delivery? This session unpacks the promise and the challenges of AI in heart rhythm care, from wearable devices that flag arrhythmias in real time to decision-support algorithms that guide risk assessment and personalized therapy. Participants will discuss common pitfalls (including bias, data privacy, and workflow integration) and explore practical ways to harness AI tools for patient care, device management, and interprofessional collaboration. Whether you’re a nurse, technician, pharmacist, or physician assistant, you’ll gain the knowledge and confidence to critically evaluate new technologies, optimize patient outcomes, and become a champion for responsible innovation in your clinical setting.

Erica Zado, PAC, FHRS

Physician Assistant

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

2026-09-18

03:00 PM (EDT) – 04:20 PM (EDT)

Main Stage 1

Robert Kowal (Judge) | Mintu Turakhia (Judge)

The HRX 2026 Pitch Competition provides cardiovascular startups with a platform to present their innovative products, services, and solutions to a distinguished panel of judges and potential investors and win cash prices. The top five teams selected will compete on the HRX Main Stage. Each team will have ~5-10 minutes to creatively pitch their innovative idea, followed by five minutes to field questions from judges and attendees.

2026-09-18

03:15 PM (EDT) – 04:00 PM (EDT)

Main Stage 2

Melissa Middeldorp | Heather Ross | Deepthy Varghese

Arrhythmia care is often a necessity—but not all patients have equal access to cutting-edge treatments, timely diagnoses, or educational resources. In this interactive session, allied professionals will explore the barriers faced by underserved communities—including rural, low-income, and minority populations—in accessing effective heart rhythm care. We will discuss the role of the allied professional in leveraging telehealth, mobile clinics, wearable technology, community education, and culturally sensitive care models.

Melissa Middeldorp

Postdoctoral Researcher

University Medical Center Groningen

Heather Ross

Assistant Professor | Nurse Practitioner

Arizona State University

Deepthy Varghese

Electrophysiology Nurse Practitioner

Emory University Hospital

2026-09-18

03:40 PM (EDT) – 04:00 PM (EDT)

Hyde Park

Hot Takes Exchange sessions are held in an open space without slides. Come listen to two speakers exchange bold opinions, challenge the status quo, and engage in a fun, lively discussion on today’s most debated topics in electrophysiology.

2026-09-18

04:30 PM (EDT) – 04:50 PM (EDT)

Hyde Park

Zak Loring

Hot Takes Exchange sessions are held in an open space without slides. Come listen to two speakers exchange bold opinions, challenge the status quo, and engage in a fun, lively discussion on today’s most debated topics in electrophysiology.

Zak Loring

Cardiac Electrophysiologist

Duke University Medical Center

2026-09-18

04:45 PM (EDT) – 05:30 PM (EDT)

Main Stage 2

2026-09-18

04:45 PM (EDT) – 05:30 PM (EDT)

Main Stage 1

Cardiac genetics offers a compelling test case for digitally enabled precision medicine—where the convergence of genomics and continuous data has the potential to fundamentally reshape how risk is understood, monitored, and managed. This session will explore these themes as well as the potential for interventional therapies that can fundamentally change outcomes.

September 19, 2026

2026-09-19

08:00 AM (EDT) – 08:45 AM (EDT)

Main Stage 1

Rebecca Seidel | Suneet Mittal

Rebecca Seidel, Senior Vice President and President of Cardiac Ablation Solutions at Medtronic, joins Dr. Suneet Mittal for a dynamic main tent conversation focused on what it takes to scale innovation in one of the fastest-growing sectors in MedTech. With more than two decades of leadership experience and oversight of a billion-dollar global business, Rebecca has led major acquisitions, accelerated innovation pipelines, and driven the commercialization of transformative cardiac technologies.

Together, Rebecca and Dr. Mittal will explore how organizations can successfully bridge the gap between breakthrough concepts and real-world clinical impact. The discussion will examine the strategic decisions behind building and integrating innovation, navigating market disruption, fostering high-performing teams, and shaping the future of cardiac ablation technologies. Attendees will gain insight into leadership at scale, the evolving competitive landscape in electrophysiology, and how industry leaders are positioning the next generation of therapies to improve outcomes for patients worldwide.

Rebecca Seidel

SVP & President, Cardiac Ablation Solutions

Medtronic

Suneet Mittal

Chair, Cardiovascular Service Line

Valley Health System

2026-09-19

08:50 AM (EDT) – 09:35 AM (EDT)

Main Stage 1

Tina Baykaner

Catheter-based treatment of cardiac arrhythmias and Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion has seen tremendous advances in the past decade, lastly with a stronger trend toward integrated concomitant procedures. With evolving clinical needs and interventional workflows, the community continues to aim at improved efficacy, efficiency and safety for patients and staff, ultimately leading to the best treatment across complex patient populations. For Intraprocedural guidance as a cornerstone enabling understanding and navigating within the human anatomy, main modalities of choice today are Electro anatomical Mapping (EAM) and Intracardiac Echocardiography (ICE) for ablation, as well as Fluoroscopy and Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE) for Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion. With a continued trend toward fully anatomically guided ablation approaches with modern PFA ablation systems, as well as concomitant treatment of LAAC, this session aims to discuss strategies and innovative technologies to enable individual and combined workflows through interventional cardiac image guidance using ICE. A specific focus here is to review where today’s workflows are challenged using different guidance solutions as well as the trend toward more integrated and combined procedures, and the need for reliable, intuitive, and precise navigation as a key requirement for optimal treatment.

Tina Baykaner, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor

Department of Internal Medicine | Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and Electrophysiology | Stanford University

2026-09-19

08:50 AM (EDT) – 09:35 AM (EDT)

Main Stage 2

Sirena Bridges | Trudie Lobban

This discussion explores how socially assistive robotics (“social robotica”) can enhance patient education by delivering consistent, personalized, and engaging coaching at the bedside, in clinics, and at home. We’ll review current use cases (e.g., medication adherence, rehab support, patient information, risk factor and lifestyle modification, chronic disease self-management), what the evidence says about patient outcomes and equity, and how robots can integrate with care teams and digital health tools. Participants will discuss practical design and implementation considerations—workflow fit, accessibility, privacy, trust, and safety—and leave with a framework for evaluating where social robots add real value in integrated care.

Sirena Bridges

Cardiac Device Nurse Practitioner

VA Tennessee Valley HealthCare System

Trudie Lobban

Founder & CEO

Arrhythmia Alliance | AF Association | STARS

2026-09-19

09:40 AM (EDT) – 10:25 AM (EDT)

Main Stage 2

2026-09-19

09:40 AM (EDT) – 10:25 AM (EDT)

Main Stage 1

2026-09-19

10:25 AM (EDT) – 10:45 AM (EDT)

Hyde Park

Peter Zimetbaum

Hot Takes Exchange sessions are held in an open space without slides. Come listen to two speakers exchange bold opinions, challenge the status quo, and engage in a fun, lively discussion on today’s most debated topics in electrophysiology.

2026-09-19

10:45 AM (EDT) – 11:30 AM (EDT)

Main Stage 2

Kristen Bova Campbell | Neal Bhatia

Neal Bhatia

Cardiac Electrophysiologist | Co-Director of the Complex Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation Program

Emory University Hospital System

Kristen Bova Campbell

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist and Senior Research Associate in Electrophysiology

Duke University Medical Center

2026-09-19

11:35 AM (EDT) – 12:20 PM (EDT)

Main Stage 2

J. Peter Weiss

Robotic navigation, AI-assisted mapping, and automated lesion delivery are redefining procedural EP. This forward-looking session examines the feasibility, safety, and workflow transformation of semi-autonomous and autonomous EP labs.

J. Peter Weiss

Cardiac Electrophysiologist

Banner University of Arizona Medical Center Phoenix (BUMCP)

2026-09-19

12:20 PM (EDT) – 12:40 PM (EDT)

Hyde Park

Christine Albert | Gregory Marcus

Hot Takes Exchange sessions are held in an open space without slides. Come listen to two speakers exchange bold opinions, challenge the status quo, and engage in a fun, lively discussion on today’s most debated topics in electrophysiology.

Gregory Marcus

Cardiac Electrophysiologist & Professor of Medicine | Associate Chief of Cardiology for Research

Univ of California, San Francisco | JAMA

2026-09-19

01:00 PM (EDT) – 01:20 PM (EDT)

Hyde Park

Hot Takes Exchange sessions are held in an open space without slides. Come listen to two speakers exchange bold opinions, challenge the status quo, and engage in a fun, lively discussion on today’s most debated topics in electrophysiology.

2026-09-19

01:30 PM (EDT) – 02:15 PM (EDT)

Main Stage 1

Robert Kowal (Judge) | Mintu Turakhia (Judge)

The HRX 2026 Pitch Competition provides cardiovascular startups with a platform to present their innovative products, services, and solutions to a distinguished panel of judges and potential investors and win cash prices. The top ten teams selected will compete on the HRX Main Stage. Each team will have ~5-10 minutes to creatively pitch their innovative idea, followed by five minutes to field questions from judges and attendees.

2026-09-19

02:55 PM (EDT) – 03:15 PM (EDT)

Hyde Park

Melanie Gunawardene | Sanjiv Narayan

Hot Takes Exchange sessions are held in an open space without slides. Come listen to two speakers exchange bold opinions, challenge the status quo, and engage in a fun, lively discussion on today’s most debated topics in electrophysiology.

Sanjiv Narayan

Professor of Medicine | Director of the NIH T32 Computational Medicine Training Program (CHIP) | Co-Director of the Arrhythmia Center

Stanford University

Melanie Gunawardene

Senior Cardiac Electrophysiologist

CCB Frankfurt

2026-09-19

03:15 PM (EDT) – 04:00 PM (EDT)

Main Stage 1

Andrea Sarkozy

We aren’t just changing the tool; we are changing the physics of the procedure. By moving to programmable platforms, we give the electrophysiologist the ‘knobs’ to tune therapy in real-time, moving EP from a practiced art to a precise science.

Andrea Sarkozy

Professor of Cardiology & Free University of Brussels Director

Ventricular Arrhythmia & Sudden Death Unit, UZ Brussel

2026-09-19

04:05 PM (EDT) – 04:50 PM (EDT)

Main Stage 1

Mikhael El-Chami | Daniel Cantillon

Daniel Cantillon

Adult EP Cardiologist & Chief Medical Officer

Masimo Corporation

Mikhael El-Chami

Electrophysiologist | Professor of Medicine

Emory University

2026-09-19

04:05 PM (EDT) – 04:50 PM (EDT)

Main Stage 2

Patrick Boyle | Igor Efimov

Patrick Boyle

Associate Professor of Bioengineering

University of Washington

September 20, 2026

2026-09-20

08:00 AM (EDT) – 08:45 AM (EDT)

Main Stage 1

Michel Haissaguerre | Prashanthan Sanders

Few electrophysiologists have shaped the field as deeply or as repeatedly as Professor Michel Haïssaguerre. Best known for the seminal discovery that pulmonary vein triggers initiate atrial fibrillation, a finding that transformed AF from a largely medical disease into an ablation target, his contribution extends far beyond a single landmark observation.

Across his career, Professor Haïssaguerre has been at the forefront of the ideas, techniques and technologies that now define daily electrophysiology practice. His work helped establish curative catheter ablation for AVNRT and AVRT, advanced the mechanistic understanding and ablation of ventricular fibrillation, and the recognition of early repolarisation syndromes. He has also been closely linked to the development and clinical adoption of tools that changed how electrophysiologists see and treat arrhythmias, including circular pulmonary vein mapping, and multipolar mapping technologies such as the PentaRay catheter. More recently focused on non-invasive mapping to improve our understanding of arrhythmia mechanisms.
In this main tent conversation, Professor Haïssaguerre joins Professor Prashanthan Sanders to reflect on a career defined by clinical observation, scientific courage and technological innovation. The discussion will trace how disruptive ideas move from the laboratory and catheterisation laboratory into global standards of care: from the early days of supraventricular tachycardia ablation, through the pulmonary vein discovery in AF, to ventricular fibrillation mapping, inherited arrhythmia syndromes, and the next frontiers in ablation science.

This session offers attendees a rare opportunity to hear from one of the defining innovators of modern electrophysiology, not only about the discoveries that changed the field, but about the mindset required to make them.

Michel Haissaguerre

Prashanthan Sanders

Cardiac Electrophysiologist & Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology

University of Adelaide

2026-09-20

08:50 AM (EDT) – 09:35 AM (EDT)

Main Stage 2

Joshua Lampert | Ivan Nenadic Wood

Ivan Nenadic Wood

Cardiology Fellow, Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Medical Technology Consultant

Duke University Health System

Joshua Lampert

Cardiac Electrophysiologist & Medical Director of Machine Learning

Mount Sinai Heart in The Mount Sinai Hospital

2026-09-20

08:50 AM (EDT) – 09:35 AM (EDT)

Main Stage 1

Ed Manicka | Venkatakrishna Tholakanahalli

Ed Manicka

Founder

Calyan Technolgies, Inc.

Venkatakrishna Tholakanahalli

Professor of Medicine | Chief-Cardiac Electrophysiology

University of Minnesota | Minneapolis VA Health Care System

2026-09-20

09:40 AM (EDT) – 10:00 AM (EDT)

Hyde Park

Kamala Tamirisa

Hot Takes Exchange sessions are held in an open space without slides. Come listen to two speakers exchange bold opinions, challenge the status quo, and engage in a fun, lively discussion on today’s most debated topics in electrophysiology.

Kamala Tamirisa

Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiologist | Associate Professor of Internal Medicine in the Division of Cardiology | Director of Electrophysiology Research

UT Southwestern Medical Center

2026-09-20

10:45 AM (EDT) – 11:30 AM (EDT)

Main Stage 2

Ulrika Bergersdotter-Green

Ulrika Birgersdotter-Green

Cardiac Electrophysiologist | Professor of Medicine

UC San Diego Health System

2026-09-20

10:45 AM (EDT) – 11:30 AM (EDT)

Main Stage 1

Edward Gerstenfeld

Edward Gerstenfeld

Professor of Medicine

University of California, San Francisco

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Lorem ipsom del uno cal flora notcha des uno. Cal flora eppa del uno amit calphonia desta dolor Lorem ipsom del uno cal flora notcha des uno. Destra flora Lorem dolor amit aconscectur alore des notcha. Lorem ipsom del uno cal flora notcha des uno. Cal flora eppa del uno amit calphonia desta dolor Lorem ipsom del uno cal flora notcha des uno. Destra flora Lorem dolor amit aconscectur alore des notcha. Lorem ipsom del uno cal flora notcha des uno. Cal flora eppa del uno amit calphonia desta dolor Lorem ipsom del uno cal flora notcha des uno. Destra flora Lorem dolor amit aconscectur alore des notcha.

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Lorem ipsom del uno cal flora notcha des uno. Cal flora eppa del uno amit calphonia desta dolor Lorem ipsom del uno cal flora notcha des uno. Destra flora Lorem dolor amit aconscectur alore des notcha. Lorem ipsom del uno cal flora notcha des uno.

  1. Lorem ipsom del uno cal flora notcha des uno. Cal flora eppa del uno amit calphonia desta dolor Lorem ipsom del uno cal flora notcha des uno. Destra flora Lorem dolor amit aconscectur alore des notcha. Lorem ipsom del uno cal flora notcha des uno.
  2. Lorem ipsom del uno cal flora notcha des uno. Cal flora eppa del uno amit calphonia desta dolor Lorem ipsom del uno cal flora notcha des uno.
  3. Lorem ipsom del uno cal flora notcha des uno. Cal flora eppa del uno amit calphonia desta dolor Lorem ipsom del uno cal flora notcha des uno.

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Lorem ipsom del uno cal flora notcha des uno. Cal flora eppa del uno amit calphonia desta dolor Lorem ipsom del uno cal flora notcha des uno. Destra flora Lorem dolor amit aconscectur alore des notcha. Lorem ipsom del uno cal flora notcha des uno.

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