The 1st Annual Cardiovascular Symposium
Western Kentucky Heart and Lung Research Foundation and Education Trust is proud to have put on: "The Inagural Cardiovascular Symposium"
Thank you to our 2015 Speakers:
Aseem Vashist, MD, FACC, FACP, FSCAI, FASNC Assistant Professor of Medicine | University of Connecticut School of Medicine The Pat & Jim Calhoun Cardiology Center “Redefining Institutional Approach to Myocardial Infarction: What Distinguishes Top Performing Hospitals”
Aniruddha Singh, MD
Director of Preventative Cardiology & Vascular Medicine
Western Kentucky Heart and Lung Associates
"Lipid-Altering Therapy: A New Paradigm"
Jacqueline Dawson Dowe, MD, FACC Director of Heart Failure | Western Kentucky Heart and Lung Associates Vice President | WKHL Research Foundation and Education Trust "Women and Coronary Artery Disease"
Muhammad Shoaib Akbar, MD, FACC
Director of Non-Invasive Cardiology | Associate Director of Interventional Cardiology
Western Kentucky Heart and Lung Associates
"Cardiac Nuclear Stress Test Stratification & Perioperative Medical Management for High Risk Cases"
Andrew J. Lenneman, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine | Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
University of Louisville
"Identifying Stage D Heart Failure: When to Refer for Advanced Therapies"
Mark S. Slaughter, MD
Professor and Chair | Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
University of Louisville
"Left Ventricular Assist Devices (LVADs): Current Outcomes and Future Directions"
J. Shaun Smith, DO
Assistant Professor of Medicine | Director, Pulmonary Hypertension Program
University of Louisville Health Care
"Evaluation and Management of Pulmonary Hypertension"
Farooq Cheema, MD
Associate Director of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine
Western Kentucky Heart and Lung Associates
"Overview of Sleep Apnea"
James Slater, MD, FSCAI
Robert and Marc Bell Professor of Cardiology | Director, Cardiac Cath Lab
NYU Langone Medical Center “The TAVR Revolution”
Tarek Helmy, MD, FACC, FSCAI Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology | Medical Director, Cardiac Cath Lab University Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio “Acute Coronary Syndrome”
Mohammad Abdul Waheed, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Director of Interventional Cardiology
Associate Director of Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplant
Western Kentucky Heart and Lung Associates
"Beyond Angiography-Physiological Estimation of Coronary Stenosis"
Bruce Gray, DO
Professor of Surgery - Vascular Medicine | USCOM - Greenville
Director of Endovascular Services | Greenville Health System
"Non Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease in Patients Under 30 Years of Age
Don Brown, DO, FACOS, FACS
Vascular Surgeon | Director of Medical Education
The Medical Center at Bowling Green
"Aortic Aneurysms and Dissections - An Update on Screening and Treatment
Arvindh Kanangasusram, MD
Electrophysiologist | Assistant Professor of Medicine
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Jeffrey Brumfield, MD, FACP, FACC, FHRS
Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology | Western Kentucky Heart and Lung Associates
"Cardiac Device Lead Extraction: Indications and Techniques"