Nazem Akoum, MD, FACC Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology EPIC EMR Cardiology Liaison University of Utah Health Sciences nazem.akoum@hsc.utah.edu Areas of Interest: Cardiac Electrophysiology; Arial Fibrillation; Stroke Risk; Sudden Cardiac Arrest Prevention Ami Bhatt, MD, FACC Director, MGH Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program Harvard Medical School Assistant Physician, Medicine and Pediatrics, Cardiology Division Massachusetts General Hospital abhatt@partners.org Areas of Interest: Adult Congenital Heart Disease; Cardiovascular Disease & Pregnancy; Risk Prediction Modeling; Incorporating Health/Wellness/ Mind/Body; Transition to Adult Care Rhonda Cooper-DeHoff, PharmD, FACC Associate Professor Department of Pharmacotherapy and Translational Research College of Pharmacy Associate Director, Center for Pharmacogenomics University of Florida dehoff@cop.ufl.edu Areas of Interest: Pharmacogenetics: Hypertension; Metabolic Syndrome; Dietary Supplements Megan Coylewright, MD, MPH Associate Director Structural Heart Disease Program, Heart & Vascular Center Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Assistant Professor of Medicine, Section of Cardiology Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth megan.coylewright@hitchcock.org Areas of Interest: Structural Heart Disease Interventions; Hemodynamic Assessment of Structural Heart Disease in Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory; Shared Decision Making 1 090814
Ali Denktas, MD, FACC Associate Professor Baylor College of Medicine Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center Ali.Denktas@bcm.edu Areas of Interest: Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy; Chronic Total Occlusions; High Risk Coronary Interventions and Complications of PCI; STEMI Treatment; Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Marci Farquhar-Snow, NP, CCA Cardiology Nurse Practitioner Assistant Professor Mayo Clinic College of Medicine Arizona mfarq21@gmail.com; farquharsnow.marci@mayo.edu Areas of Interest: General Adult Cardiology; Management of Atrial Fibrillation; Secondary Cardiovascular Prevention; Nurse Practitioner Fellowships Ashraf Harahsheh, MD, FACC Assistant Professor George Washington University Children s National Health System Pediatric Cardiologist Children's National Medical Center aharahsh@childrensnational.org Areas of Interest: Use of Simulation in Teaching; Curriculum to Teach Residents Knowledge and Communication Skills Needed to Conduct a Proper Subspecialty Referral; Quality Improvement: Initiative to Standardize Care, Reduce Cost and Improve Patient Care (ex. SCAMPs); Care of Single Ventricle Patients and Their Families and PMDS; Management of Dyslipidemia In Children Stephen Heitner, MD, FACC Assistant Professor of Medicine Director, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Center Medical Director, Echocardiography Laboratory Oregon Health and Science University Knight Cardiovascular Institute heitner@ohsu.edu Areas of Interest: Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy; Cardiac Amyloidosis; Cardio-oncology 2 090814
Susheel Kodali, MD, FACC Assistant Professor in Medicine Program Director Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Training Program Co-director, Heart Valve Center Columbia University Medical Center Medical Staff Attending White Plains Hospital Stony Brook University Hospital sk2427@columbia.edu Areas of Interest: Valvular Heart Disease; Fellowship Training; Structural Heart Disease Eric Krieger, MD, FACC Assistant Professor of Medicine, Adult Congenital Heart Service University of Washington School of Medicine Attending Physician, Cardiology University of Washington, Seattle Seattle Children s Hospital ekrieger@cardiology.washington.edu; eric.krieger@mac.com Areas of Interest: Adult Congenital Heart Disease; Cardiac MRI; Heart Disease in Pregnancy; Echocardiography Amar Krishnaswamy, MD, FACC Associate Program Director Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Assistant Professor of Medicine Associate Program Director, General Cardiology Fellowship Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine Case Western Reserve University College of Medicine krishna2@ccf.org Areas of Interest: Aortic Stenosis; Mitral Regurgitation; Coronary Artery Disease; Percutaneous Ventricular Support; Cardiac Critical Care Gautam Kumar, MBBS, FACC Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology Assistant Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine Emory University School of Medicine Morehouse School of Medicine Director, Echocardiography Laboratory Atlanta VA Medical Center Emory University Hospital gautam.kumar@emory.edu Areas of Interest: Structural Heart Disease; Echocardiography; Interventional Cardiology 3 090814
Dharam Kumbhani, MD, SM, FACC Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas Dallas VA Medical Center Dharam.Kumbhani@utsouthwestern.edu Areas of Interest: Interventional Cardiology; Acute Coronary Syndromes; Valvular Heart Disease; Peripheral Artery Disease; Outcomes Research Faisal Latif, MD, FACC Assistant Professor of Medicine, Cardiovascular Section Associate Program Director, Cardiovascular Fellowship Program Medical Director, Nuclear Cardiology Department OU Physicians, Heart Lung & Vascular Center University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Director, Coronary Care Unit VA Medical Center faisal-latif@ouhsc.edu Areas of Interest: Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy; Peripheral Vascular Intervention; Carotid Stenting; Quality Improvement; Radiation Safety Sahil A. Parikh, MD, FACC Assistant Professor of Medicine Director, Experimental Interventional Cardiology Laboratory Director, Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Program Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Attending Physician; Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory and Cardiac ICU University Hospitals Case Medical Center Sahil.Parikh@Uhhospitals.org Area of Interest: Coronary Artery Disease; Peripheral Arterial Disease Vascular Drug Delivery; Vascular Intervention; Clinical Education Alistair Phillips, MD, FACC Chief, Division of Congenital Heart Surgery Department of Surgery Co-Director Guerin Family Congenital Heart Program Cedars Sinai Medical Center, The Heart Institute alistair.phillips@cshs.org Areas of Interest: Congenital Heart Disease; Quality Improvement; Transplantation/Heart Failure 4 090814
Sorn Pislaru, MD, FACC Associate Professor of Medicine Mayo Clinic College of Medicine Consultant - Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine Co-director, Research, Echocardiography Laboratory Division of Cardiovascular Disease Mayo Clinic pislaru.sorin@mayo.edu Areas of Interest: Echocardiography; Valvular Heart Disease; Appropriate Use Criteria Amy Simone, PA-C, CCA TA VR Center Operations Manager Emory Hospital Midtown Emory Health Care - Heart Center amy.simone@emoryhealthcare.org Areas of Interest: Heart Disease; Heart Failure; Preventive Medicine Garrick Stewart, MD, FACC Instructor; Director, Advanced Heart Failure Program Harvard Medical School Brigham and Women s Hospital Associate Physician Cardiology/Heart Failure Brigham and Women s Hospital BWH Cardiovascular Associates at Kent Hospital gcstewart@partners.org Areas of Interest: Heart Failure; Mechanical Circulatory Support; Cardiac Sarcoidosis; Heart Transplant; Myocarditis Rakesh Suri, MD, Dphil Program Director, Fellowship Co-director, Residency Mayo Clinic Graduate School Mayo Clinic suri.rakesh@mayo.edu Areas of Interest: Heart Valve Disease; Robotics; Mitral and Aortic Valve Repair; Transcatheter Valve Therapies 5 090814
Celeste Thomas Williams, MD, FACC Medical Director, Cardiac Transplantation Mechanical Circulatory Support Device Program Henry Ford Hospital cwillia6@hfhs.org Areas of Interest: Heart Failure; Cardiac Transplantation; Disparities in Health Care; Community Awareness of Cardiac Health Cary Ward, MD, FACC Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology Department of Internal Medicine Co-director, Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program Maestro Care Inpatient Champion from Cardiology Duke University Medical Center c.ward@duke.edu Areas of Interest: Adult Congenital Heart Disease; Valvular Heart Disease; Pregnancy and Heart Disease S. Wamique Yusuf, MBBS, MD, FACC Associate Professor of Medicine Course Director, GME Didactic Lectures for Cardiology Fellows The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston syusuf@mdanderson.org Areas of Interest: Cardiovascular Disease in Patients with Cancer; Radiation and Heart Disease; Valvular Heart Disease; Coronary Artery Disease and Acute Coronary Syndrome; Pulmonary Embolism 6 090814