Saint Francis Hospital recently hosted the 62nd Annual Jeresaty Cardiovascular Symposium, the oldest cardiovascular symposium in the United States. Led by Tarek Helmy, MD, FACC, MSCAI, Regional Chair of Cardiology; Richard Soucier, MD, Medical Director, Heart Failure; and Pam Delfino, MSN, RN, NE-BC, Director, Cardiovascular Services Line, the symposium covers the newest updates in cardiovascular care.
The oldest cardiovascular symposium in the United States, the gathering focuses on the newest updates in cardiovascular care.
Robert Jeresaty, MD, was the first Chief of Cardiology at Saint Francis and held the position for 35 years. In 1965, he established a cardiology symposium, which was named in his honor in 1995.
Sessions were moderated by Dr. Helmy, Dr. Soucier and Neal Lippman, MD, Chief of Arrythmia Services. Leaders in cardiovascular medicine from around the country offered their expertise on a number of topics. Speakers included:
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Jennifer Perri, MD, Cardiac Surgeon, Saint Francis Hospital
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Marc Sabatine, MD, Chair, TIMI Study Group; Lewis Dexter, MD Endowed Chair in Cardiovascular Medicine; Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Brigham and Women’s Hospital
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Pinak Shah, MD, Director, Cardiac Catheterization Lab; Chief, Interventional Cardiology, Harvard Medical School
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Stephen Greene, MD, Division of Cardiology, Advanced Heart Failure & Transplantation, Duke University Medical Center
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John Mandrola, MD, Cardiac Electrophysiologist, Baptist Health
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Sarah Hull, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine; Associate Director, Program for Biomedical Ethics, Yale School of Medicine
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Jane Wilcox, MD, Associate Chief, Division of Cardiology; Chief, Section of Advanced Heart Failure Treatment and Recovery, Northwestern Medicine
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Monica Ahulwalia, MD, Assistant Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine; Brigham and Women’s Hospital
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R. Keith White, MD, Chair, Department of Surgery; John C. McDonald, MD, Endowed Professor of Surgery, University Health Sciences Center
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Richard Pratley, MD, Medical Director, AdventHealth Diabetes Institute; Adjunct Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
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Steven Bailey, MD, Chair of Medicine; Malcolm Feist Chair of Interventional Cardiology, LSU Shreveport
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Ami Batt, MD, Director of Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program, Massachusetts General Hospital
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Munther Homoud, MD, Co-Director, New England Cardiac Arrythmia Services; Associate Professor Tufts University School of Medicine
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Harish Devineni, MD, Advanced Heart Failure Transplant Cardiology, UT Health
See the full lineup of speakers and topics HERE.