Faculty
Activity Directors
David Baran, MD
Activity Director
Section Head, Advanced Heart Failure, Transplant and MCS
Heart Vascular and Thoracic Institute
Cardiovascular Medicine
Cleveland Clinic Florida
Weston, Florida
Jerry Estep, MD
Co-Activity Director
Division Chair, Cardiovascular Medicine
Heart Vascular and Thoracic Institute
Cleveland Clinic Florida
Weston, Florida
Jose Navia, MD
Co-Activity Director
Vice Chief, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Heart Vascular and Thoracic Institute
Cleveland Clinic Florida
Weston, Florida
Planning Committee
Mileydis Alonso, MD
Cardiovascular Medicine
Cleveland Clinic Florida - Weston
Craig Asher, MD
Cardiovascular Medicine
Cleveland Clinic Florida – Weston
Daniella Badal, PharmD
Clinical Pharmacist
Cleveland Clinic Florida – Weston
Mauricio Cohen, MD
Cardiovascular Medicine
Cleveland Clinic Florida – Weston
Radhika Khanna Neicheril, MD
Cardiovascular Medicine
Cleveland Clinic Florida - Weston
Eniley Santi Palacios, APRN
Cardiology
Cleveland Clinic Florida – Weston
Antonio R. Polanco, MD
Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Cleveland Clinic Florida - Weston
Carolina Rocha, PA-C
Cardiology
Cleveland Clinic Florida - Weston
Mauricio Velez, MD
Cardiovascular Medicine
Cleveland Clinic Florida - Weston
Keynote Speaker
Mandeep R. Mehra, MBBS, MSc, FRCP (London)
The William Harvey Endowed Chair in Advanced Cardiovascular Medicine
Executive Director, Center for Advanced Heart Disease, Brigham Health
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Medical Director, Heart and Vascular Center
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts

