Refer to the STS Education Disclosure Policy. The individuals below have disclosed whether they have financial relationships with ineligible companies in the past 24 months. All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated. (Current as of May 16, 2024)

Course Directors

Marc Ruel, MD, MPH 
Financial Relationships: Medtronic – Research Grant, Proctor 

Joseph F. Sabik III, MD 
Financial Relationships: Medtronic  – Consultant/Advisory Board 

David Glineur, MD, PhD 
Financial Relationships: Nothing to disclose. 

Sigrid Sandner, MD 
Financial Relationships: Nothing to disclose. 

Faculty

The following faculty have nothing to disclose: 

Ki-Bong Kim, MD 

Harry Lapierre, MD, FRCSC 

Massimo Lemma, MD 

Patrick Myers, MD 

James Tatoulis, MD 

Rafael Sadaba, MD 

Pierre Voisine, MD 

Faisal Bakaeen, MD 

Chase Brown, MD 

Thomas Schwann, MD, MBA 

Christopher Lau, MD 

Alison Ward, MD 

The following faculty have disclosed these financial relationships with ineligible companies in the past 24 months: 

Adam Dryden, MD, FRCPC 
Financial Relationships: Edwards Lifesciences – Speakers Bureau/Honoraria  

Donna Kimmaliardjuk, MD 
Financial Relationships: Medtronic – Speakers Bureau/Honoraria 

Milan Milojevic, MD, PhD, MSCE 
Financial Relationships: Medtronic – Speaker fee for cardiopulmonary bypass symposium: < €1000 

Amanda Rea, DNP, CRNP 
Financial Relationships: Edwards Lifesciences – Speakers Bureau/Honoraria  

Daniel T. Engelman, MD 
Financial Relationships: Edwards Lifesciences – Consultant/Advisory Board; Renibus Therapeutics, Alexion, and CardioRenal – Consultant/Advisory Board; Medela, Arthrex, Bioporto, Atricure – Consultant/Advisory Board 

Gianluca Torregrossa, MD 
Financial Relationships: Atricure – Speakers Bureau/Honoraria; Peters Surgical – Speakers Bureau/Honoraria  

Elaine Tseng, MD 
Financial Relationships: Amgen Inc. – Research Grant; Potrero Medical Inc. – Research Grant; Cellphire Therapeutics – Research Grant 

Moritz Wyler von Ballmoos, MD 
Financial Relationships: Boston Scientific – Consultant/Advisory Board 

Husam Balkhy, MD 
Financial Relationships: Intuitive Surgical – Proctor; Edwards Lifesciences – Consultant/Advisory Board 

Hirokuni Arai, MD 
Financial Relationships: Sumus Inc. – Patent Holder; Medistim– Speakers Bureau/Honoraria; Medtronic Inc – Speakers Bureau/Honoraria  

Rashmi Yadav, MD 
Financial Relationships: NeoChord – Surgical Proctor; Medtronic – Consultant/Advisory Board 

Rakesh Arora, MD, PhD, FRCSC 
Financial Relationships: Edwards Lifesciences – Speakers Bureau/Honoraria; HLS Therapeutics – Speakers Bureau/Honoraria; Bioporto – Consultant/Advisory Board  

Yiannis Chatzizisis, MD, PhD 
Financial Relationships: Medtronic – Consultant/Advisory Board; Boston Scientific; Consultant/Advisory Board; ComKardia – Cofounder and Shares 

Mario Gaudino, MD, PhD, MSCE 
Financial Relationships: Abbott Vascular – Consultant/Advisory Board 

Joseph Lamelas, MD 
Financial Relationships: Medtronic – Speakers Bureau/Honoraria; Edwards Lifesciences – Speakers Bureau/Honoraria; Cardiac Success – Consultant/Advisory Board 

Kieta Kikuchi, MD, PhD 
Financial Relationships: Medtronic – Speakers Bureau/Honoraria  

Piroze Davierwala, MD 
Financial Relationships: Medtronic – Speakers Bureau/Honoraria; Minogue Medical Inc. – Speakers Bureau/Honoraria  

Abstract Presenters

The following abstract presenters have nothing to disclose: 

Massimo Baudo, MD 

Aleksander Dokollari, MD 

Kelsey Gray, MD 

Iryna Skoblenko, MD 

Jordan Leith 

Takashi Murashita, MD 

Luca Paolo Weltert, MD 

Michael Dorsey, MD 

Tiffany Hsiung 

Saad Salamate, MD 

Zhandong Zhou, MD, PhD 

Chidiebere Peter Echieh, FRCS 

George Comas, MD 

Theodore Koutlas, MD 

Giovanna Grigsby-Rocca, BA 

Maria Andrea Medina, MD 

Catherine Stauber, BA 

Stephen Waterford, MD 

Parker Mullen, MD 

Yuki Endo, MD, PhD 

The following abstract presenters have disclosed these financial relationships with ineligible companies in the past 24 months: 

Neil Thomas, MD 
Financial Relationships: Rheoxtech – Ownership Interest 

STS Staff 

The following STS Staff have nothing to disclose: 

Scott Bradbury, MS, Vice President of Education 

Amy Cacich, CMP, Senior Manager, Meetings and Conventions 

Kasia Chalko, Senior Marketing Manager 

Colleen Donohoe, CMP, DES, Vice President of Meetings and Conventions  

Isabel Dunn, Education Coordinator 

Meredith A. Herzog, Associate Director of Education  

Melisa Puthenmadom, MS, Senior E-Learning Coordinator  

Michele D. Rush, Senior Manager for Education