8000. Introduction to Future Hub

This session will introduce the Health Care Innovation Section and Future Hub 2025 and discuss the role of Innovation in ACC over the past 75 years as well as the future of Innovation at ACC for the next 75 years.

Speakers
Jennifer Silva, MD, FACC
Co-Founder and CMO, SentiAR
Faculty Fellow in Entrepreneurship
Washington University School of Medicine

Dipti Itchhaporia, MD, MACC
Clinical Professor, University of California, Irvine
Past President, American College of Cardiology
Board Member, World Heart Federation

Ami Bhatt, MD, FACC
Chief Innovation Officer
American College of Cardiology

8001. Successful Implementation of Clinical AI Tools

This session will focus on the successful implementation of clinical AI tools through a panel-based discussion on challenges overcome, lessons learned and other important implementation science related takeaways. The panelists will discuss their experience championing and incorporating AI tools locally at their institution in the areas of echocardiography, cardiac catheterization, and coronary artery calcium scoring.

Speakers

Kartik Agusala, MD, FACC (Moderator)
Associate Professor
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology
Medical Director, Nuclear Cardiology
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Emeka Anyanwu, MD, MScBMI (Moderator)
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Director, Center for Cardiovascular Informatics
Physician Lead for Software & Informatics, Center for Health Care Transformation & Innovation
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine

David Ouyang, MD, FACC
Assistant Professor, Cardiology
Smidt Heart Institute and Division of Artificial
Intelligence in Medicine
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Ajay Kirtane, MD
Professor of Medicine
Director NYP/Columbia Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories
Chief Academic Officer, Center for Interventional Vascular Therapy
Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Fatima Rodriguez, MD
Stanford University
Associate Professor, Medicine-Cardiovascular Medicine
Section Chief, Preventive Cardiology
Stanford University

Ilya Karagodin, MD, FACC, FASE
Cardiologist at Endeavor Health/NorthShore University HealthSystem
Director of AI and Advanced Analytics
Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine

8002. Industry Presenting Partner: Veradigm

Industry Partner will present for 15 minutes on the stage

Speaker(s)
To be announced

8003. Industry Presenting Partner: Johnson and Johnson

Industry Partner will present for 15 minutes on the stage

Speaker(s)
To be announced

8004. Beyond Vitals: A New Physiologic Baseline for Predictive Analytics

New technologies are empowering clinicians to move beyond traditionally measured vitals and an episodic care-based model. This panel of leaders in AI, data science, and medical innovation will share their diverse perspectives on new ways to measure physiologic data, extract actionable insights from unique data streams, and incorporate predictive analytics to improve outcomes.

Speakers
Krishna Pundi, MD (Moderator)

Fellow, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, University of California, San Francisco

Lisa Shah, MD
Chief Medical Officer, Twin Health
President, Twin Medical Group

Rohan Khera, MD, MS
Director, Cardiovascular Data Science Lab
Assistant Professor, Yale School of Medicine

Atandra Burman, BSECE
Chief Executive Officer and Founder, RCE technologies

Mintu Turakhia, MD, MAS
Chief Medical Officer and Chief Scientific Officer, iRhythm
Professor of Medicine, Stanford University

8005. NIH/NHLBI Pitch Challenge Competition

Four companies will pitch their ideas to a panel of judges. There will be a judge's award and a people's choice award handed out for this pitch competition. Each company will be given 5 minutes to pitch, and 9 minutes of judges Q&A.

Speakers
Kartik Agusala, MD, FACC (Moderator)
Associate Professor
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology
Medical Director, Nuclear Cardiology
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Ami Bhatt, MD, FACC (Judge)
Chief Innovation Officer
American College of Cardiology

Jennifer Silva, MD, FACC (Judge)
Co-Founder and CMO, SentiAR
Faculty Fellow in Entrepreneurship
Washington University School of Medicine

Tony Das, MD, FACC (Judge)
Founder, Connected Cardiovascular Care Associates
System Chief, Cardiovascular System Strategy and Business Development Regional Medical Director, Peripheral Vascular Interventions, Cardiac Innovation and Digital Health Baylor Scott and White

Farzad Azimpour, MD (Judge)
Senior Vice President, Strategic Innovation
Program Director, Cardiovascular Innovation Fellowship
Advanced Technology Unit
Edwards Lifesciences

8006. EP Lab of the Future

This session aims to understand what the EP Lab of the Future will look like — what are the technologies, data streams and infrastructure requirements for the EP Lab in 2050.

Speakers
Alejandro Rendon (Moderator)

Krishna Pundi, MD
Fellow, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
University of California, San Francisco

Jennifer Silva, MD, FACC
Co-Founder and CMO, SentiAR
Faculty Fellow in Entrepreneurship
Washington University School of Medicine

Daniel Guerrero

8007. Cardiology 2050: Predictive Genomics, AI-enhanced Phenotyping, and Gene Therapy: Shaping the Future of Healthcare in Arrhythmia and Cardiomyopathy

This session aims to provide an overview and provocative discussion of recent advancements in predictive genomics and gene therapy, including ethical considerations, regulatory challenges and implications for future cardiovascular disease prevention and treatment. Experts will discuss novel genomic screening techniques, AI-enhanced phenotyping and monitoring, and the latest breakthroughs in gene therapy in cardiovascular diseases.

Speakers
Anwar Chahal, MD, PhD (Moderator)
Rafik Tadros, MD, PhD (Moderator)

Nay Aung MD PhD
Clinical Senior Lecturer, Consultant Cardiologist
MRC Clinician Scientist
Centre for Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging
William Harvey Research Institute
Queen Mary University of London

Fares Alahdab, MD, MSc
Associate Professor
Department of Biomedical Informatics, Biostatistics, and Epidemiology
Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
University of Missouri School of Medicine

Farah Sheikh PhD, FCVS, FAHA
Professor of Medicine, University of California San Diego
Director, University of California San Diego Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program

8008. Industry Presenting Partner: Johnson and Johnson

Industry Partner will present for 15 minutes on the stage

Speaker(s)
To be announced

8009. Industry Presenting Partner: Alnylam

Industry Partner will present for 15 minutes on the stage

Speaker(s)
To be announced

8010. ACC Early-Stage Pitch Competition

Four companies will pitch their ideas to a panel of judges. There will be a judges award and a people's choice award handed out for this pitch competition. Each company will be given 5 minutes to pitch, and 9 minutes of judges Q&A.

Speakers
Emeka Anyanwu, MD, MScBMI (Moderator)
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Director, Center for Cardiovascular Informatics
Physician Lead for Software & Informatics, Center for Health Care Transformation & Innovation

Krishna Pundi, MD (Judge)
Fellow, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, University of California, San Francisco

Stephen Flaim, PhD, FACC, FAHA (Judge)
Senior Special Advisor & Investor-in-Residence
Innovation & Commercialization Office
National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute

Thomas Maddox, MD, MSc, FACC (Judge)
Vice President, Digital Products and Innovation,
BJC HealthCare
Professor of Medicine (Cardiology), Washington
University School of Medicine
Trustee, American College of Cardiology

Jennifer Bae (Judge)

Ann Demaree MBA BSN RN (Judge)

8011. Future Hub Networking Reception

Connect with members of the Healthcare Innovation Section and learn more about how you can get involved with the section.

8013. CardioSmart: Shared-Decision Making Challenge Winner

In this session, the winner of the cardio smart challenge will discuss the importance of shared decision-making between clinicians and patients.