Faculty
October 2, 2026 - Dearborn, MI
Course Directors
Milind Desai, MD, MBA
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine
Vice Chair of Education and CME
Miller Family Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic
Lars G. Svensson, MD, PhD
Chief, Miller Family Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute
Cleveland Clinic
Planning Committee
Angelia Nadiak, NP
James Schraider, PA
Invited Cleveland Clinic Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute Faculty
Sean Bhattacharya, MD
Leslie Cho, MD
A. Marc Gillinov, MD
Mazen Hanna, MD
Samir Kapadia, MD
Amar Krishnaswamy, MD
Rhonda Miyasaka, MD
Eric Roselli, MD
Ashish Sarraju, MD
Michael Tong, MD
Shinya Unai, MD
Amanda Vest, MBBS, MPH
Oussama Wazni, MD
Laura Young, MD
Khaled Ziada, MD
November 6, 2026 - Pittsburgh, PA
Course Directors
Milind Desai, MD, MBA
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine
Vice Chair of Education and CME
Miller Family Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic
Lars G. Svensson, MD, PhD
Chief, Miller Family Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute
Cleveland Clinic
Planning Committee
Angelia Nadiak, NP
James Schraider, PA
Guest Faculty
Venkat R. Machiraju, MD
Shadyside Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA
Invited Cleveland Clinic Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute Faculty
Sean Bhattacharya, MD
Leslie Cho, MD
A. Marc Gillinov, MD
Mazen Hanna, MD
Michael Hill, MD, MS
Mohamed Kanj, MD
Samir Kapadia, MD
Allan Klein, MD
Xiaoying Lou, MD
Rhonda Miyasaka, MD
Grant Reed, MD, MSc
Pasquale Santangeli, MD, PhD
Vikas Sunder, MD
Tyler Taigen, MD
Michael Tong, MD
Shinya Unai, MD
Amanda Vest, MBBS, MPH
Laura Young, MD
Khaled Ziada, MD
November 13, 2026 - Columbus, OH
Course Directors
Milind Desai, MD, MBA
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine
Vice Chair of Education and CME
Miller Family Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic
Lars G. Svensson, MD, PhD
Chief, Miller Family Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute
Cleveland Clinic
Planning Committee
Angelia Nadiak, NP
James Schraider, PA
Invited Cleveland Clinic Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute Faculty
Faisal Bakaeen, MD
Sean Bhattacharya, MD
Leslie Cho, MD
A. Marc Gillinov, MD
Mazen Hanna, MD
Serge Harb, MD
Mohamed Kanj, MD
Samir Kapadia, MD
Amar Krishnaswamy, MD
Luke Laffin, MD
Xiaoying Lou, MD
Pasquale Santangeli, MD, PhD
W. H. Wilson Tang, MD
Michael Tong, MD
Shinya Unai, MD
Amanda Vest, MBBS, MPH
Oussama Wazni, MD
Laura Young, MD

