Contributors
Amr E. Abbas, MD, FASE
Professor of Medicine
Director of Cardiovascular Research Department of Cardiovascular Medicine
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine and Beaumont Hospital
Royal Oak, Michigan
Karima Addetia, MD, FASE
Assistant Professor of Medicine Section of Cardiology University of Chicago Heart and Vascular Center Chicago, Illinois
Jonathan Afilalo, MD, MSc
Associate Professor of Medicine
McGill University Azrieli Heart Center, Department of Medicine
Jewish General Hospital Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Hanna N. Ahmed, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor Cardiovascular Medicine University of Massachusetts Medical School
Worcester, Massachusetts
Mohamed Ahmed, MD Genesis Heart and Vascular Center Zanesville, Ohio
Ahmadreza Alizadeh, MD Chief, GI Radiology Department of Radiology Lenox Hill Hospital New York, New York
Talal S. Alnabelsi, MD Gill Heart and Vascular institute University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky
Carlos L. Alviar, MD
Assistant Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine Division of Cardiology University of Florida Gainesville, Florida
Bonita Anderson, DMU (Cardiac), M Appl Sc (Med Ultrasound), ACS, FASE School of Clinical Sciences
Queensland University of Technology Advanced Cardiac Scientist Cardiac Sciences Unit
The Prince Charles Hospital Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Mohamed-Salah Annabi, MD, MSc Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec Université Laval Quebec, Canada
Reza Arsanjani, MD
Cardiovascular Medicine Mayo Clinic Scottsdale, Arizona
Federico M. Asch, MD, FACC, FASE Director, Cardiovascular Core Laboratories
MedStar Health Research Institute at Washington Hospital Center Associate Professor of Medicine Department of Cardiology Georgetown University Washington, DC
Gerard P. Aurigemma, MD, FASE Professor of Medicine and Radiology Cardiovascular Medicine
University of Massachusetts Medical School
UMassMemorial Healthcare Worcester, Massachusetts
Kelly Axsom, MD
Assistant Professor Division of Cardiology
Columbia University Irving Medical Center New York, New York
Luigi P. Badano, MD, PhD, FESC, FACC, Honorary FASE Professor School of Medicine and Surgery University of Milano-Bicocca Department of Cardiac, Neural and Metabolic Sciences
Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS Milan, Italy
Revathi Balakrishnan, MD
Director, Bellevue Cardiology Clinic
Leon H Charney Division of Cardiology
New York University School of Medicine
New York, New York
Daniel Bamira, MD
Clinical Instructor of Medicine
Leon H Charney Division of Cardiology
New York University Langone Health
New York, New York
Manish Bansal, MD, DNB Cardiology, FACC, FASE
Director, Clinical and Preventive Cardiology
Heart Institute
Medanta, The Medicity
Gurgaon, Haryana, India
Jeroen J. Bax, MD, PhD
Professor of Cardiology
Director, Cardiac Imaging Unit
Leiden University Medical Center
Leiden, The Netherlands
Roy Beigel, MD Director
Department of Cardiology
Sheba Medical Center
Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University
Tel Hashomer, Israel
Eric Berkowitz, MD, FACC
Clinical Affiliate Assistant Professor Department of Cardiovascular Disease
FAU Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Boca Raton Regional Hospital Boca Raton, Florida
Samuel Bernard, MD
Cardiac Ultrasound Laboratory
Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, Massachusetts
Philippe B. Bertrand, MD, PhD
Cardiac Ultrasound Laboratory
Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, Massachusetts
Daniel G. Blanchard, MD, FASE
Professor of Medicine
Department of Cardiology
University of California
San Diego, California
Matthew Bruce, MD
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, Illinois
Jonathan Buggey, MD
Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute University Hospital Cleveland Medical Center Cleveland, Ohio
Darryl J. Burstow, MBBS, FRACP, FASE
Associate Professor Department of Cardiology University of Queensland
The Prince Charles Hospital Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Benjamin Byrd III, MD, FASE, FACC
Professor Department of Medicine
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Nashville, Tennessee
Ludovica Carerj, MD
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine
Section of Radiology
Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria
“Policlinico G. Martino” and Universita’ Degli Studi di Messina Messina, Italy
Scipione Carerj, MD
Professor
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine
Section of Cardiology
Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria
“Policlinico G. Martino” and Universita’ Degli Studi di Messina Messina, Italy
John D. Carroll, MD
Professor of Medicine Division of Cardiology University of Colorado Director of Interventional Cardiology, University of Colorado Hospital Aurora, Colorado
Hari P. Chaliki, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Mayo Clinic Scottsdale, Arizona
Mohammed A. Chamsi-Pasha, MD, FASE
Assistant Professor
Cardiovascular Imaging Section Department of Cardiology
Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center Houston, Texas
Jonathan Chan, MBBS(Hons), PhD, FRACP, FRCP, FCSANZ, FSCCT, FACC
Professor of Cardiology
Griffith University School of Medicine
Department of Cardiology
The Prince Charles Hospital Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Kwan-Leung Chan, MD Professor of Medicine Division of Cardiology University of Ottawa Heart Institute Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Michael Chetrit, MD
Cardiovascular Imaging Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, Ohio
Alexandra Maria Chitroceanu, MD University of Liège Hospital
GIGA Cardiovascular Sciences
Department of Cardiology
Liège, Belgium
Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy Department of Cardiology
University Emergency Hospital Bucharest, Romania
Geoff Chidsey, MD
Assistant Professor Department of Cardiology
Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, Tennessee
Quirino Ciampi, MD, PhD Director, Echocardiography Laboratory Division of Cardiology
Fatebenefratelli Hospital Benevento, Italy
Marie-Annick Clavel, DVM, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec Université Laval Quebec, Canada
Jennifer Conroy, MD
Assistant Professor
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/ Northwell Department of Cardiology
Lenox Hill Hospital, Northwell Health
New York, New York
Vivian W. Cui, MD, MSc, RDCS
Research/Education Echocardiographer
Pediatric Cardiology
Advocate Children’s Hospital Heart Institute
Oak Lawn, Illinois
Maurizio Cusmà-Piccione, MD
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine
Section of Cardiology
Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria “Policlinico G. Martino” and Universita’ Degli Studi di Messina
Messina, Italy
Daniel A. Daneshvar, MD
Department of Cardiology
Kaiser-Permanente
Woodland Hills, California
Jacqueline S. Danik, MD, DrPH
Clinical Director of Echocardiography
Cardiology Division
Massachusetts General Hospital
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts
Ravin Davidoff, MBBCh, FASE
Chief Medical Officer
Section of Cardiovascular Medicine
Boston Medical Center
Professor of Medicine
Boston University School of Medicine
Boston, Massachusetts
Brian P. Davidson, MD, FASE
Associate Professor
Knight Cardiovascular Institute
Oregon Health & Science University
VA Portland Health Care System
Portland, Oregon
Jeanne M. DeCara, MD
Professor of Medicine
Section of Cardiology
University of Chicago Medicine Chicago, Illinois
Victoria Delgado, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Cardiology
Leiden University Medical Center
Leiden, Netherlands
Anthony N. DeMaria, MD, FASE
Professor of Medicine
Department of Cardiology University of California
San Diego, California
Ankit A. Desai, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Cardiology
Sarver Heart Center
University of Arizona Tucson, Arizona
Neda Dianati-Maleki, MD, MSc, FACC
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Stony Brook University Medical Center
Stony Brook, New York
John B. Dickey, MD, FASE
Assistant Professor of Medicine Division of Cardiovascular Diseases
University of Massachusetts Medical School
Worcester, Massachusetts
Bryan Doherty, MD, FACC Non-Invasive Cardiology Dickson Medical Associates Dickson, Tennessee
Robert Donnino, MD Assistant Professor Departments of Medicine and Radiology New York University Langone Medical Center Veterans Affairs New York Harbor Healthcare System New York, New York
Pamela S. Douglas, MD, FASE
Ursula Geller Professor of Research in Cardiovascular Disease Department of Medicine (Cardiology) Duke University School of Medicine Durham, North Carolina
Adam M. Dryden, MD, FRCPC Cardiac Anesthesiologist Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
University of Ottawa Heart Institute Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Raluca Elena Dulgheru, MD, PhD University of Liège Hospital GIGA Cardiovascular Sciences Department of Cardiology University Hospital Sart Tilman Liège, Belgium
Jean G. Dumesnil, MD, FASE (Hon) Professor of Medicine Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec Université Laval Quebec, Canada
Natalie F.A. Edwards, MCardiac Ultrasound, BExSci, ACS, AMS, FASE, FASA
Senior Cardiac Scientist Echocardiography Laboratory The Prince Charles Hospital Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Benjamin W. Eidem, MD, FASE Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine Divisions of Pediatric Cardiology & Cardiovascular Disease Mayo Clinic Rochester, Minnesota
Nadia El Hangouche, MD Division of Cardiology
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Chicago, Illinois
Uri Elkayam, MD Professor of Medicine Division of Cardiology
University of Southern California Los Angeles, California
Francine Erenberg, MD Assistant Professor Pediatric Cardiology
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, Ohio
Arturo Evangelista, MD, PhD Cardiac Imaging Department
Vall d´Hebron Research Institute (VHIR)
Hospital Universitari Vall d´Hebron Barcelona, Spain
Nadeen N. Faza, MD
Assistant Professor
Cardiovascular Imaging Section Department of Cardiology
Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center
Houston, Texas
Afsoon Fazlinezhad, MD, RDCS, FASE Echocardiography Laboratory Department of Cardiovascular Diseases Mayo Clinic Scottsdale, Arizona
Beatriz Ferreira, MD, PhD Director
Maputo Heart Institute Maputo, Mozambique
Nowell M. Fine, MD, SM, FASE Libin Cardiovascular Institute Assistant Professor Cardiac Sciences
University of Calgary Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Laura Flink, MD Cardiologist
The Permanente Medical Group San Leandro Medical Center San Leandro, California
Nir Flint, MD Cardiology Division
Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University
Tel Aviv, Israel
Christopher B. Fordyce, MD, MHS, MSc
Clinical Assistant Professor
Division of Cardiology
University of British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Benjamin H. Freed, MD, FASE, FACC
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Cardiology
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Chicago, Illinois
Christos Galatas, MD, CM Division of Cardiology
Hôpital Cité-de-la-Santé Laval, Quebec, Canada
Julius M. Gardin, MD, MBA, FASE Professor of Medicine
Division of Cardiology
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Newark, New Jersey
Edward A. Gill, MD, FASE Professor of Medicine
University of Colorado School of Medicine, Division of Cardiology Aurora, Colorado
Kudrat Gill, MD
Department of Radiology
Lenox Hill Hospital
New York, New York
Linda D. Gillam, MD, MPH, FASE
Dorothy and Lloyd Huck Chair of Cardiovascular Medicine
Morristown Medical Center/Atlantic Health System
Morristown, New Jersey Professor of Medicine
Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Steven Giovannone, MD Cardiology Associates Schenectady, New York
Mina Girgis, MD, FRCPC Division of Cardiology
Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network
University of Toronto Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Mark Goldberger, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine
Division of Cardiology
Columbia University Medical Center
New York, New York
Steven A. Goldstein, MD, FASE, FACC Professor of Medicine
Georgetown University Medical School MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute Washington Hospital Center Washington, DC
Fei Fei Gong, MBBS, BMedSc Division of Cardiology
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Chicago, Illinois
John Gorcsan III, MD, FASE Professor of Medicine Director of Clinical Research Division of Cardiology
Washington University in St. Louis St. Louis, Missouri
Julia Grapsa, MD, PhD, FASE Cardiology Department
Guys and St Thomas Barts Health Trust London, United Kingdom
Erin S. Grawe, MD
Assistant Professor of Anesthesia University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio
Pooja Gupta, MD, FASE
Associate Professor Pediatric Cardiology Central Michigan University Children’s Hospital of Michigan Detroit, Michigan
Vedant A. Gupta, MD Assistant Professor Internal Medicine–Cardiology Gill Heart and Vascular Institute University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky
Swaminatha V. Gurudevan, MD, MS Invasive Cardiology Arch Health Medical Group Escondido, California
Ezequiel Guzzetti, MD
Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec Cardiology Université Laval Quebec, Canada
Rebecca T. Hahn, MD, FASE Professor of Medicine Division of Cardiology
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
The New York Presbyterian Hospital New York, New York
Jennifer Hellawell, MD
Medical Director
Early Development, Cardiometabolic Division
Amgen Thousand Oaks, California
Brian D. Hoit, MD, FASE
Professor of Medicine, Physiology and Biophysics
Case Western Reserve University Director of Echocardiography
University Hospital Cleveland Medical Center Cleveland, Ohio
Sara Hoss, MD
Division of Cardiology
Toronto General Hospital University of Toronto Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Grace Hsieh, MD
Section of Cardiovascular Medicine Boston Medical Center Boston, Massachusetts
Richard Humes, MD
Professor Pediatric Cardiology
Central Michigan University Children’s Hospital of Michigan Detroit, Michigan
Judy Hung, MD, FASE Director of Echocardiography Cardiology Division
Massachusetts General Hospital Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School Boston, Massachusetts
Sabrina Islam, MD, MPH, FASE
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Temple Heart and Vascular Institute
Lewis Katz School of Medicine
Temple University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Eric M. Isselbacher, MD Co-director
Thoracic Aortic Center
Massachusetts General Hospital
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School Boston, Massachusetts
Kamari C. Jackson, MD
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, Illinois
Renuka Jain, MD, FACC, FASE
Clinical Adjunct Associate Professor of Medicine
University of Wisconsin
Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Bernard Kadosh, MD
Leon H. Charney Division of Cardiology
New York University School of Medicine
New York, New York
Peter A. Kahn, MD, MPH, ThM Department of Internal Medicine
Yale University School of Medicine
New Haven, Connecticut
Minako Katayama, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Mayo Clinic Scottsdale, Arizona
Martin G. Keane, MD, FASE Professor of Medicine
Temple Heart and Vascular Institute
Lewis Katz School of Medicine
Temple University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Benjamin B. Kenigsberg, MD Departments of Cardiology and Critical Care
MedStar Washington Hospital Center Washington, DC
Bijoy K. Khandheria, MD, FASE, FACC, FESC, FACP Director, Echocardiography Center for Research and Innovation
Aurora Sinai/Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Centers
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Benjamin Khazan, MD
Temple Heart and Vascular Institute
Lewis Katz School of Medicine
Temple University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Bruce J. Kimura, MD
Medical Director
Scripps Mercy Cardiovascular Ultrasound
Department of Cardiology
University of California
San Diego, California
James N. Kirkpatrick, MD, FASE Professor of Medicine Section of Cardiology University of Washington Medical Center Seattle, Washington
Allan L. Klein, MD, FRCP(C), FACC, FAHA, FASE, FESC Professor of Medicine Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University Department of Cardiovascular Medicine Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, Ohio
Arber Kodra, MD Department of Cardiology Northwell Health–Lenox Hill Hospital New York, New York
Payal Kohli, MD
Cardiologist Cherry Creek Heart Denver, Colorado
Smadar Kort, MD, FACC, FASE, FAHA
Director, Noninvasive Cardiovascular Imaging Professor of Medicine Division of Cardiovascular Disease Stony Brook University Medical Center Stony Brook, New York
Wojciech Kosmala, MD, PhD Professor Department of Cardiology Wroclaw Medical University Wroclaw, Poland
Frederick W. Kremkau, PhD Professor of Radiologic Sciences Center for Experiential and Applied Learning
Wake Forest University School of Medicine Winston Salem, North Carolina
Eric V. Krieger, MD Associate Professor Departments of Medicine and Cardiology University of Washington Seattle, Washington
Itzhak Kronzon, MD, FASE, FACC, FAHA, FESC, FACP Professor of Medicine Department of Cardiology
Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell Northwell Health–Lenox Hill Hospital New York, New York
Preetham Kumar, MD Department of Cardiology MedStar Washington Hospital Center Washington, DC
Agatha Kwon, BSc (Hons), GradDipCardiacUltrasound Senior Clinical Measurement Scientist Cardiac Investigations Unit
Royal Brisbane Women’s Hospital Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Wyman W. Lai, MD, MPH, MBA Clinical Professor Department of Pediatrics
UCI School of Medicine
Irvine, California
Director of Echocardiography CHOC Children’s Orange, California
A. Stephane Lambert, MD, MBA, FRCPC
Professor of Anesthesiology Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
University of Ottawa Heart Institute Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Patrizio Lancellotti, MD, PhD, FESC, FACC
Professor University of Liège Hospital GIGA Cardiovascular Sciences Department of Cardiology
University Hospital Sart Tilman Liège, Belgium
Roberto M. Lang, MD, FASE, FACC, FESC
Professor of Medicine Director, Noninvasive Cardiac Imaging Laboratories
University of Chicago Heart and Vascular Center
Chicago, Illinois
Katherine Lau, MBBS, FRACP
Lecturer, School of Clinical Medicine
Staff Specialist, Department of Echocardiography
The Prince Charles Hospital
The University of Queensland Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Florent Le Ven, MD, PhD
Hopital de La Cavale Blanche Cardiology
University Hospital Brest, France
Hanna Lee, MD, FRCPC
Division of Cardiology
Peter Munk Cardiac Centre
Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network
University of Toronto Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Kyle R. Lehenbauer, MD
Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute
Kansas City, Missouri
Steven J. Lester, MD, FASE
Cardiovascular Medicine
Mayo Clinic
Scottsdale, Arizona
Steve W. Leung, MD, FASE
Associate Professor Departments of Cardiovascular Medicine and Radiology
Gill Heart and Vascular Institute
University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky
Aaron C.W. Lin, MBChB, FRACP Department of Cardiology
The Prince Charles Hospital
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Jonathan R. Lindner, MD, FASE
M. Lowell Edwards Professor of Cardiology
Knight Cardiovascular Institute
Oregon National Primate Research Center
Oregon Health and Science University Portland, Oregon
Stephen H. Little, MD, FASE
Associate Professor
Cardiovascular Imaging Section Department of Cardiology
Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center Houston, Texas
Shiying Liu, MD
Cardiac Ultrasound Laboratory
Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, Massachusetts
Luca Longobardo, MD Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine
Section of Cardiology
Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria
“Policlinico G. Martino” and Universita’ Degli Studi di Messina Messina, Italy
Leo Lopez, MD, FASE
Clinical Professor of Pediatrics
Stanford University Medical Director of Echocardiography
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Palo Alto, California
Ángela López Sainz, MD, PhD Cardiac Imaging Department Hospital Universitario Vall Hebrón Barcelona, Spain Vall Hebron Research Institut Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona CiBERCV Spain
Sushil Allen Luis, MBBS, FRACP, FACC, FASE
Associate Professor of Medicine Department of Cardiovascular Medicine Mayo Clinic Rochester, Minnesota
Michael L. Main, MD, FASE Co-Executive Medical Director
Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute
Kansas City, Missouri
Judy R. Mangion, MD, FASE Associate Director of Echocardiography Division of Cardiovascular Medicine Brigham and Women’s Hospital Boston, Massachusetts
Sunil V. Mankad, MD, FACC, FASE Professor of Medicine Department of Cardiovascular Medicine Mayo Clinic Rochester, Minnesota
Dimitrios Maragiannis, MD, FESC, FASE, FACC, FAHA Department of Cardiology General Military Hospital of Athens Athens, Greece
Rachel Marcus, MD, FASE Medstar Union Memorial Hospital Baltimore, Maryland
Thomas H. Marwick, MD, PhD, MPH Professor Director, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
S. Carolina Masri, MD Assistant Professor Section of Cardiology University of Wisconsin Madison, Wisconsin
Priti Mehla, MD
Assistant Professor
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/ Northwell
Department of Cardiology
Lenox Hill Hospital, Northwell Health
New York, New York
Sudhir Ken Mehta, MD, MBA
Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, Ohio
Todd Mendelson, MD, MBE
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Hassan Mir, MD, FRCPC Division of Cardiology
Peter Munk Cardiac Centre
Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network University of Toronto Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Carol Mitchell, PhD, ACS, RDMS, RDCS, RVT, RT(R), FASE Associate Professor
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Madison, Wisconsin
Farouk Mookadam, MD Department of Cardiovascular Medicine
Mayo Clinic Scottsdale, Arizona
Tyler B. Moran, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Section of Cardiology, Department of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine Houston, Texas
Michael Morcos, MD Department of Cardiology
University of Washington Medical Center Seattle, Washington
Denisa Muraru, MD, PhD, FESC, FACC, FASE
Department of Medicine and Surgery University of Milano-Bicocca Department of Cardiovascular, Neural and Metabolic Sciences
Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS Milan, Italy
Sherif F. Nagueh, MD, FACC, FAHA, FASE
Professor of Medicine
Division of Cardiology
Weill Cornell Medical College
Medical Director of Echocardiography
Laboratory
Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center
Houston, Texas
Mayooran Namasivayam, MBBS, PhD
Division of Cardiology
Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts
Tasneem Z. Naqvi, MD, FRCP(UK), MMM, FASE
Professor of Medicine, Consultant
Department of Cardiovascular Diseases
Mayo Clinic Scottsdale, Arizona
Akhil Narang, MD, FASE
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Cardiology
Northwestern University Chicago, Illinois
Kazuaki Negishi, MD, PhD, FASE
Professor of Medicine
Nepean Clinical School
University of Sydney
Kingswood, New South Wales, Australia
Talha Niaz, MBBS
Assistant Professor
Division of Pediatric Cardiology
Mayo Clinic Rochester, Minnesota
Arvind Nishtala, MD
Division of Cardiology
Northwestern University Chicago, Illinois
Vuyisile T. Nkomo, MD, MPH, FASE
Associate Professor of Medicine
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Mayo Clinic Rochester, Minnesota
Thomas F. O’Connell, MD
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine
Beaumont Hospital
Royal Oak, Michigan
Erwin Oechslin, MD
The Bitove Family Professor of Adult Congenital Heart Disease
Professor of Medicine
University of Toronto
Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, University Health Network Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Joan Olson, RDCS, RVT, FASE Echocardiography Laboratory University of Nebraska Omaha, Nebraska
Julio A. Panza, MD, FACC, FAHA Chief of Cardiology Westchester Medical Center Professor of Medicine New York Medical College Valhalla, New York
Alexander I. Papolos, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine Department of Cardiology MedStar Washington Hospital Center Washington, DC
Roosha K. Parikh, MD
Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center Houston Methodist Hospital Houston, Texas
Matthew W. Parker, MD, FASE Director of Echocardiography
UMassMemorial Healthcare
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester, Massachusetts
Amit R. Patel, MD
Associate Professor Medicine and Radiology University of Chicago Chicago, Illinois
Aneet Patel, MD Cardiology Department Kaiser Permanente Seattle, Washington
Hena N. Patel, MD Section of Cardiology University of Chicago Chicago, Illinois
Yash Patel, MD, MPH Department of Cardiovascular Medicine Morristown Medical Center/Atlantic Health System Morristown, New Jersey
Gila Perk, MD, FASE
Associate Professor of Medicine Director, Interventional Echocardiography Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York, New York
Andrew C. Peters, MD Division of Cardiology Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Chicago, Illinois
Ferande Peters, MBBCH, FCP, FESC, FACC, FRCP(London)
Associate Professor
Cardiovascular Pathophysiology and Genomic Unit
University of the Witwatersrand Medical School
Johannesburg, South Africa
Duc Thinh Pham, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery Division of Cardiac Surgery Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Chicago, Illinois
Philippe Pibarot, DVM, PhD, FACC, FAHA, FASE Professor of Medicine
Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec Université Laval Quebec, Canada
Eugenio Picano, MD, PhD Professor
Biomedicine Department Institute Clinical Physiology
National Council Research Pisa, Italy
Michael H. Picard, MD, FASE, FACC, FAHA Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, Massachusetts
Juan Carlos Plana, MD, FASE
Don W. Chapman, M.D. Endowed Chair of Cardiology Section of Cardiology Department of Medicine Baylor College of Medicine Houston, Texas
Zoran B. Popovi ć, MD, PhD Department of Cardiovascular Medicine Heart and Vascular Institute Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, Ohio
Thomas R. Porter, MD, FASE Professor of Medicine Division of Cardiovascular Medicine University of Nebraska Omaha, Nebraska
Adriana Postolache, MD
University of Liège Hospital GIGA Cardiovascular Sciences Department of Cardiology
University Hospital Sart Tilman Liège, Belgium
Shawn C. Pun, MD, FRCPC Division of Cardiology
Royal Inland Hospital
Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
Robert A. Quaife, MD
Professor of Medicine
Division of Cardiology
University of Colorado, Anshutz Medical Campus
Director of Advanced Cardiac Imaging, University of Colorado Hospital Aurora, Colorado
Peter S. Rahko, MD, FACC, FASE Professor of Medicine
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Director, Adult Echocardiography Laboratory
University of Wisconsin Hospital Madison, Wisconsin
Harry Rakowski, MD, FRCPC, FACC, FASE
Professor of Medicine
University of Toronto
Douglas Wigle Chair in HCM Research
Division of Cardiology
Peter Munk Cardiac Centre
Toronto General Hospital Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Jay Ramchand, MBBS BMedSci FRACP
Cardiovascular Imaging, Heart and Vascular Institute
Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, Ohio
Kate Rankin, MBBS (Hons.), FRACP University Hospital Geelong Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Peter Munk Cardiac Centre
Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Rajeev V. Rao, MD, FRCPC, FACC
Medical Director of Echocardiography Laboratory
Division of Cardiology
Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Nina Rashedi, MD, FASE
Cardiovascular Imaging
University of Chicago Chicago, Illinois
Corey Rearick, MD Department of Medicine
University of Chicago Chicago, Illinois
Vera H. Rigolin, MD, FASE Professor of Medicine
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Medical Director
Echocardiography Laboratory
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, Illinois
David A. Roberson, MD, FASE Director of Echocardiography
Advocate Children’s Heart Institute Hope Children’s Hospital Chicago, Illinois
José F. Rodríguez Palomares, MD, PhD
Director
Cardiac Imaging Department Hospital Universitari Vall d´Hebron CIBER-CV Barcelona, Spain
Sarah M. Roemer, RDCS, FASE Echocardiography Laboratory
Advocate Aurora Health Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Eleanor Ross, MD Pediatric Cardiology
Advocate Children’s Hospital Heart Institute for Children Oak Lawn, Illinois
Frederick L. Ruberg, MD
Associate Chief, Cardiovascular Medicine
Associate Professor of Medicine
Boston Medical Center
Boston University School of Medicine Boston, Massachusetts
Lawrence G. Rudski, MD, FRCPC, FASE, FACC
Professor of Medicine
McGill University Director, Azrieli Heart Center Department of Medicine
Jewish General Hospital Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Carlos E. Ruiz, MD, PhD Professor of Cardiology in Pediatrics and Medicine
Hackensack Meridian Health–Seton Hall University
Hackensack, New Jersey
Erwan Salaun, MD, PhD
Institut de Cardiologie et Pneumologie de Québec
Quebec Heart and Lung Institute Quebec, Canada
Ernesto E. Salcedo, MD, FASE
Professor of Medicine
Division of Cardiology
University of Colorado
Director of Echocardiography, University of Colorado Hospital
Aurora, Colorado
Danita M. Yoerger Sanborn, MD, MMSc, FASE
Echocardiography Laboratory, Cardiology Division
Massachusetts General Hospital Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts
Yamuna Sanil, MD, FASE
Associate Professor Pediatric Cardiology
Central Michigan University Children’s Hospital of Michigan
Detroit, Michigan
Muhamed Saric, MD, PhD, FASE, FACC
Professor of Medicine
Director, Non-invasive Cardiology Division of Cardiology
New York University Langone Health New York, New York
Gregory M. Scalia, MBBS, MMedSc, FRACP, FCSANZ, FACC, FASE
Professor of Cardiology
University of Queensland Brisbane, Australia
Director of Echocardiography
The Prince Charles Hospital Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Nelson B. Schiller, MD Professor Division of Cardiology San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Cardiovascular Research Institute University of San Francisco San Francisco, California
Partho P. Sengupta, MD, DM, FACC, FASE
Professor of Cardiology
Chief of Cardiology
West Virginia University Heart and Vascular Institute
Morgantown, West Virginia
Atman P. Shah, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Clinical Director, Section of Cardiology
The University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
Jack S. Shanewise, MD, FASE
Professor of Anesthesiology
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons
New York, New York
Miriam Shanks, MD, PhD
Associate Professor Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Stanton K. Shernan, MD, FAHA, FASE
Professor of Anaesthesia Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine
Brigham & Women’s Hospital
Harvard Medical School Boston, Massachusetts
Rosa Sicari, MD, PhD
Research Director
Institute of Clinical Physiology, National Council of Research Pisa, Italy
Omar K. Siddiqi, MD
Assistant Professor
Boston Medical Center
Boston University School of Medicine
Boston, Massachusetts
Robert J. Siegel, MD, FASE
Director Cardiac Non-Invasive Laboratory
Smidt Heart Institute
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, California
Amita Singh, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Section of Cardiology University of Chicago Hospitals Chicago, Illinois
Gregory J. Sinner, MD, MPT Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Gill Heart and Vascular Institute University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky
Samuel Siu, MD, SM, MBA, FASE Professor of Medicine
Western University London, Ontario, Canada
Vincent L. Sorrell, MD, FASE
The Anthony N. DeMaria Professor of Medicine
Gill Heart and Vascular Institute
University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky
Simona Sperlongano, MD
University of Liège Hospital Department of Cardiology
University Hospital Sart Tilman Liège, Belgium
University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli” Department of Translational Medical Sciences Monaldi Hospital Naples, Italy
Raymond F. Stainback, MD, FASE Chief, Noninvasive Cardiology Department of Cardiology
Baylor St Luke’s Medical Center Hospital Texas Heart Institute
Associate Professor of Medicine Baylor College of Medicine Houston, Texas
Masaaki Takeuchi, MD, PhD Professor Department of Laboratory and Transfusion Medicine
University of Occupational and Environmental Health Hospital Kitakyushu, Japan
Balaji K. Tamarappoo, MD, PhD Smidt Heart Institute Cedars Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, California
Astha Tejpal, MD Department of Cardiology Lenox Hill Hospital New York, New York
Paaladinesh Thavendiranathan, MD, MSc, FRCPC, FASE
Associate Professor of Medicine Peter Munk Cardiac Centre Toronto General Hospital University of Toronto Toronto, Ontario, Canada
James D. Thomas, MD, FASE Division of Cardiology Feinberg School of Medicine Northwestern University Chicago Illinois
Biana Trost, MD Assistant Professor of Cardiology Director of Echocardiography Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/ Northwell Lenox Hill Hospital, Northwell Health New York, New York
Michael Y.C. Tsang, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor Division of Cardiology
University of British Columbia Vancouver, Canada
Wendy Tsang, MD, SM Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Toronto Division of Cardiology
Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Matt M. Umland, ACS, RDCS, FASE Echocardiography Quality Director Advocate Aurora Health Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Alan F. Vainrib, MD
Assistant Professor
Leon H Charney Division of Cardiology
New York University Langone Health New York, New York
Joseph M. Venturini, MD Attending Cardiologist
Advocate Heart Institute Downers Grove, Illinois
Philippe Vignon, MD, PhD
Medical-Surgical Intensive Care Unit Limoges Teaching Hospital Faculty of Medicine University of Limoges Limoges, France
Rachel Wald, MD, FRCPC
Associate Professor University of Toronto
Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, University Health Network Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Nozomi Watanabe, MD, PhD, FJCC, FACC Director, Department of Clinical Laboratory Chief, Noninvasive Cardiovascular Imaging
Miyazaki Medical Association Hospital Cardiovascular Center Miyazaki, Japan
Kevin Wei, MD, FASE Professor of Medicine
Knight Cardiovascular Institute Oregon Health and Science University Portland, Oregon
Neil J. Weissman, MD, FASE
Chief Scientific Officer
MedStar Health Research Institute
Georgetown University Washington, DC
Mariko Welch, MD
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, Washington
Brent White, MD Division of Cardiology
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Chicago, Illinois
Lynne Williams, MBBCh, MRCP, PhD Department of Cardiology
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Anna Woo, MD, SM, FRCPC, FACC Director, Echocardiography
Peter Munk Cardiac Centre
Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network
University of Toronto Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Feng Xie, MD Professor of Medicine
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine University of Nebraska Omaha, Nebraska
Concetta Zito, MD, PhD Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine
Section of Cardiology
Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria “Policlinico G. Martino” and Universita’ Degli Studi di Messina Messina, Italy
William A. Zoghbi, MD, FASE Professor and Chair Department of Cardiology
Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center Houston, Texas
