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The 11th Annual
Nigerian Cardiovascular Symposium 2024

August 3-4, 10-11, 17-18, and 24-25
Virtual Lecture Series

OVERVIEW

 

This symposium is designed to provide attendees with an opportunity to learn the basic concepts and recent advances in cardiovascular medicine including Heart Failure, Interventional Cardiology, Electrophysiology and Heart Disease Prevention. Educational methods include didactic lectures, case reviews and group discussions.

TARGET AUDIENCE

 

The course is intended for Cardiovascular Disease Specialists, Primary Care Providers, Physicians in Training, Nurses and other allied health professionals interested in the field of cardiology.

 

ACCREDITATION

 

Nigerian Cardiac Society designates this activity for a maximum of 10 CPD credits.

REGISTRATION

Registration is free. However, there is a 10,000.00-naira processing fee for the CME and attendance certificates.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

 

At the end of the Symposium, the attendees should be able to do the following:

 

  • Understand and implement the latest strategies for evaluation and Management of Heart Failure.

  • Recognize and treat the most common cardiac arrhythmias appropriately.

  • Understand and implement the most effective strategies for management of ischemic heart disease.

  • Understand and implement the most current strategies in cardiovascular disease prevention.​

  • Describe the role of interventional Cardiology and Electrophysiology in the management of Heart Failure.

  • Understand the latest advances in the management of Heart Failure.

  • Understand the latest advances in Echocardiography.

Agenda

Nigerian Cardiovascular Symposium 2024

Course Directors:

Dr. Ijeoma A. Ekeruo

Dr. Tayo Addo

Dr. Obinnaya Emerole

Professor Jane Ajuluchukwu

Date
Title
Time - EST
Time - WAT
Presenter
Introduction
8:40 - 8:55 AM
1:40 - 1:55 PM
Dr. Obinnaya Emerole
8/3/24
Percutaneous Valve Therapies- Aortic and Mitral
9:00 - 9:25 AM
2:00 - 2:25 PM
Dr. Uzoma Ibebuogu
8/3/24
Multivessel Coronary Intervention in Africa: PCI vs CABG
9:30 - 9:55 AM
2:30 - 2:55 PM
Dr. Ken Igbalode
8/3/24
Percutaneous Intervention for Acute Syndrome: Best Practices
10:00 - 10:25 AM
3:00 - 3:25 PM
Dr. Gbolahan Ogunbayo
8/3/24
Endovascular Intervention for Acute Limb Ischemia- All you Need to Know
11:00 - 11:25 AM
4:00 - 4:25 PM
Dr. Seyi Bolorunduro
8/3/24
Catheter-based Renal Denervation for Uncontrolled Hypertension: How Will it Be Used?
11:30 - 11:55 AM
4:30 - 4:55 PM
Dr. Tayo Addo
8/3/24
Clinical case presentation
12:00 - 12:25 PM
5:00 - 5:25 PM
Dr. Oluwaseye Oladimeji
8/3/24
Clinical case presentation
12:30 - 12:55 PM
5:30 - 5:55 PM
Dr. Emmanuel Edafe
8/3/24
Percutaneous Closure of Cardiac Defects and LAA Device Occlusion
10:30 - 10:55 AM
3:30 - 3:55 PM
Dr. Nephertiti Efeovbokhan
8/4/24
Pediatric Cardiology Cases: The easy, the difficult and the weird
9:00 - 9:25 AM
2:00 - 2:25 PM
Dr. Olukemi Bamigboye Taiwo
8/4/24
VSD: Diagnosis and Preop management
9:30 - 9:55 AM
2:30 - 2:55 PM
Dr. Bukola Oladimeji
8/4/24
Pulmonary hypertension - To cath or not to cath
10:00 - 10:25 AM
3:00 - 3:25 PM
Dr. Ogochukwu Sokunbi
8/4/24
Imaging lab - TTE, CT, MRI and Fetal Echo [Common pitfalls]
10:30 - 10:55 AM
3:30 - 3:55 PM
Dr. Ngozi Agu
8/4/24
Clinical evaluation and management of children whose cardiac Cath/Surgery is delayed or never happens
11:00 - 11:25 AM
4:00 - 4:25 PM
Dr. Kirk Milhoan
8/4/24
When Cardiac Interventions Fall Short: Surgical Approaches for Complex Septal Defects
11:30 - 11:55 AM
4:30 - 4:55 PM
Dr. Mudasiru Salami
8/4/24
Common Pediatric surgery dilemmas - VSD, TOF, Oh My
12:00 - 12:25 PM
5:00 - 5:25 PM
Dr. Uvie Onakpoya, Dr. Bode Falase
8/4/24
Building care networks to Improve GUCH outcomes
12:30 - 12:55 PM
5:30 - 5:55 PM
Dr. Anita Saraf
8/10/24
All things Strain Analysis
9:00 - 9:25 AM
2:00 - 2:25 PM
Dr. Deepa Ragunathan
8/10/24
Introduction to Cardiac CT and MRI - A case based approach
9:30 - 9:55 AM
2:30 - 2:55 PM
Dr. Mariana Garcia
8/10/24
Mitral regurgitation from an IC Perspective
10:00 - 10:25 AM
3:00 - 3:25 PM
Dr. Lucia Alvarez
8/10/24
AI for ECG and Echo
10:30 - 10:55 AM
3:30 - 3:55 PM
Dr. Demilade Adedinsewo
8/10/24
Cardiac Spect and PET Imaging - A case based approach
11:00 - 11:25 AM
4:00 - 4:25 PM
Dr. Linh Bui
8/10/24
Cardiovascular Imaging and Global Health
11:30 - 11:55 AM
4:30 - 4:55 PM
Dr. Fiona Strasserking
8/10/24
Cardiooncology Multimodality Imaging
12:00 - 12:25 PM
5:00 - 5:25 PM
Dr. Efstratos Koutroumpakis
8/10/24
Case discussions - Panel
12:30 - 12:55 PM
5:30 - 5:55 PM
Panel Discussion
8/11/24
Introduction to the EP study
9:00 - 9:15 AM
2:00 - 2:20 PM
Dr Akanibo Da-Wariboko
8/11/24
Clinical case presentation
9:15 - 9:35 AM
2:20 - 2:35 PM
Dr. Oluwaseye Michael Oladimeji
8/11/24
Supraventricular Tachycardia
9:40 - 10:00 AM
2:40 - 3:00 PM
Dr. Zain Sharif
8/11/24
Panel Discussion
10:00 - 10:15 AM
3:00 - 3:15 PM
8/11/24
Atrial fibrillation
10:20 - 10:40 AM
3:20 - 3:40 PM
Dr. Sandeep Jain
8/11/24
Clinical case presentation
10:45 - 11:00 AM
3:45 - 4:00 PM
Dr. Iseko Iseko
8/11/24
Introduction to Pacemakers and Pacemaker Management
11:00 - 11:20 AM
4:00 - 4:20 PM
Dr. Theofanie Mela
8/11/24
Ventricular tachycardia
11:25 - 11:45 AM
4:25 - 4:45 PM
Dr. Neil Grubb
8/11/24
ICDs and Sudden Death
11:50 - 12:10 PM
4:50 - 5:15 PM
Dr. Olujimi Ajijola
8/11/24
Device Implants in a resource poor environment
12:15 - 12:40 PM
5:15 - 5:40 PM
Dr. Thomas Crawford
8/11/24
Panel Discussion
12:40 - 1:00 PM
5:40 - 6:00 PM
Mr. Joel Dunning, Dr. Emmanuel Edafe
8/17/24
Nigerian Open Heart Registry - Where we are
9:00 - 9:25 AM
2:00 - 2:25 PM
Prof. Bode Falase
8/17/24
Setting up Sustainable Cardiac Thoracic Programs - A look at Hearts of Ghana
9:30 - 9:55 AM
2:30 - 2:55 PM
Mr. Joel Dunning
8/17/24
Setting up a Mitral Valve Program - What you need to know
10:00 - 10:25 AM
3:00 - 3:25 PM
Dr. R Morton 'Chip' Bolman
8/17/24
The KeyHole Aortic Valve Surgery - Challenges and Tips
10:30 - 10:55 AM
3:30 - 3:55 PM
Mr. Inderpaul Birdi
8/17/24
CABG is better than PCI - a Surgeon's perspective
11:00 - 11:25 AM
4:00 - 4:25 PM
Dr. Ademola Adeseye
8/17/24
Post - op Care after cardiac surgery in Nigeria : Challenges and solutions
11:30 - 11:55 AM
4:30 - 4:55 PM
Prof. Bode Falase
8/17/24
The role of Nursing care in Cardiac Surgery - Pre and Post op
12:00 - 12:25 PM
5:00 - 5:25 PM
Felicia Kwaku
8/17/24
Training of CT surgery in Nigeria - The current situation
12:30 - 12:55 PM
5:30 - 5:55 PM
Dr. Uvie Onakpoya
8/18/24
So you want to build an invasive cardiology team? Exploring roles and goals in the Cath Lab
9:00 - 9:20 AM
2:00 - 2:20 PM
Ruben Herrera RN
8/18/24
Establishing best practices in the Invasive cardiology lab - Discussing the mundane and the extraordinary
9:25 - 9:45 AM
2:25 - 2:45 PM
Anne Tierney, Kate Sheahan, Tara kay
8/18/24
Common medication use in the Catheterization Lab
9:00 - 10:10 AM
2:50 - 3:10 PM
Peter Nwobodo RN
8/18/24
Difficult cases - AV Block, CRT
10:15 - 10:35 AM
3:15 - 3:35 PM
AJ Hale, Julius Donkor
8/18/24
Difficult cases - When the routine goes wrong in IC
10:40 - 11:00 AM
3:40 - 4:00 PM
Elvis Osobaye, Emmanuel Edafe
8/18/24
Basic Hemodynamics in Cardiac Cath
11:05 - 11:25 AM
4:05 - 4:25 PM
Dr. Oladipupo Olafiranye
8/18/24
Strategies for clinical follow up - case examples
11:30 - 11:50 PM
4:30 - 4:50 PM
Onomen A. Ehizojie
8/18/24
iPacemaker Plus Session
11:55 - 12:15 PM
4:55 - 5:15 PM
AJ Hale
8/18/24
⁠Roles of Allied Health Professionals in Emergency Response
12:20 - 12:40 PM
5:20 - 5:40 PM
Global FICCs
8/18/24
Continuous Professional Development for Nurses and Physiologists
12:45 - 1:05 PM
5:45 - 6:05 PM
Elvis Osobaye
8/24/24
Acute Heart failure management /Cardiorenal syndrome
9:00 - 9:25 AM
2:00 - 2:25 PM
Dr. Adebayo Atanda
8/24/24
Guideline directed medical therapy for treatment of Heart Failure - Highlights and Updates
9:30 - 9:55 AM
2:30 - 2:55 PM
Dr. Okechukwu Ogah
8/24/24
What's new in the world of Amyloid Heart Disease
10:00 - 10:25 AM
3:00 - 3:25 PM
Dr. Rose Adigun
8/24/24
Cardiogenic Shock - Where do you start?
10:30 - 10:55 AM
3:30 - 3:55 PM
Dr. Ossama Abou Hassan
8/24/24
Advanced Heart Failure therapy - LVAD summary and heart transplantation
11:00 - 11:25 AM
4:00 - 4:25 PM
Dr. Ugo Egolum
8/24/24
Pulmonary hypertension
11:30 - 11:55 AM
4:30 - 4:55 PM
Dr. Onyedika Ilonze
8/24/24
Heart Failure in Nigeria - A tale of Local cases
12:00 - 12:25 PM
5:00 - 5:25 PM
Dr. Okechukwu Ogah and Team
8/24/24
Panel discussion
12:30 - 12:55 PM
5:30 - 5:55 PM
8/25/24
Improving Outcomes for Women with Peripartum Cardiomyopathy in Nigeria: The Role of Artificial Intelligence
9:00 - 9:25 AM
2:00 - 2:25 PM
Dr. Demilade Adedinsewo
8/25/24
Cardiovascular Kidney Metabolic Syndrome
9:30 - 9:55 AM
2:30 - 2:55 PM
Dr. Chiadi Ndumele
8/25/24
Optimizing Maternal Cardiovascular Outcomes for Women with Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy in Nigeria
10:00 - 10:25 AM
3:00 - 3:25 PM
Dr. Zainab Mahmoud
8/25/24
Case presentation - Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
10:30 - 10:55 AM
3:30 - 3:55 PM
Dr. Ruqayya Nasir Sani
8/25/24
Cardio-Oncology Primer for the General Cardiologist
11:00 - 11:25 AM
4:00 - 4:25 PM
Dr. Daniel Addison
8/25/24
Case presentation - Cardio-oncology (UCH)
11:30 - 11:55 AM
4:30 - 4:55 PM
Dr. Olanike Orimolade
8/25/24
Pericardial disease
12:00 - 12:25 PM
5:00 - 5:25 PM
Dr. Oladipupo Olafiranye
8/25/24
Cardiomyopathies and CT/MRI- An African Story
12:30 - 12:55 PM
5:30 - 5:55 PM
Prof. Ntobeko Ntusi

Agenda

Nigerian Cardiovascular Symposium 2024

Course Directors:

Dr. Ijeoma A. Ekeruo

Dr. Tayo Addo

Dr. Obinnaya Emerole

Professor Jane Ajuluchukwu

Date
Title
Time - EST
Time - WAT
Presenter
3
Introduction
8:40 - 8:55 AM
1:40 - 1:55 PM
Dr. Obinnaya Emerole
3
Percutaneous Valve Therapies- Aortic and Mitral
9:00 - 9:25 AM
2:00 - 2:25 PM
Dr. Uzoma Ibebuogu
3
Multivessel Coronary Intervention in Africa: PCI vs CABG
9:30 - 9:55 AM
2:30 - 2:55 PM
Dr. Ken Igbalode
3
Percutaneous Intervention for Acute Syndrome: Best Practices
10:00 - 10:25 AM
3:00 - 3:25 PM
Dr. Gbolahan Ogunbayo
3
Endovascular Intervention for Acute Limb Ischemia- All you Need to Know
11:00 - 11:25 AM
4:00 - 4:25 PM
Dr. Seyi Bolorunduro
3
Catheter-based Renal Denervation for Uncontrolled Hypertension: How Will it Be Used?
11:30 - 11:55 AM
4:30 - 4:55 PM
Dr. Tayo Addo
3
Clinical case presentation
12:00 - 12:25 PM
5:00 - 5:25 PM
Dr. Oluwaseye Oladimeji
3
Clinical case presentation
12:30 - 12:55 PM
5:30 - 5:55 PM
Dr. Emmanuel Edafe
3
Percutaneous Closure of Cardiac Defects and LAA Device Occlusion
10:30 - 10:55 AM
3:30 - 3:55 PM
Dr. Nephertiti Efeovbokhan
4
Pediatric Cardiology Cases: The easy, the difficult and the weird
9:00 - 9:25 AM
2:00 - 2:25 PM
Dr. Olukemi Bamigboye Taiwo
4
VSD: Diagnosis and Preop management
9:30 - 9:55 AM
2:30 - 2:55 PM
Dr. Bukola Oladimeji
4
Pulmonary hypertension - To cath or not to cath
10:00 - 10:25 AM
3:00 - 3:25 PM
Dr. Ogochukwu Sokunbi
4
Imaging lab - TTE, CT, MRI and Fetal Echo [Common pitfalls]
10:30 - 10:55 AM
3:30 - 3:55 PM
Dr. Ngozi Agu
4
Clinical evaluation and management of children whose cardiac Cath/Surgery is delayed or never happens
11:00 - 11:25 AM
4:00 - 4:25 PM
Dr. Kirk Milhoan
4
When Cardiac Interventions Fall Short: Surgical Approaches for Complex Septal Defects
11:30 - 11:55 AM
4:30 - 4:55 PM
Dr. Mudasiru Salami
4
Common Pediatric surgery dilemmas - VSD, TOF, Oh My
12:00 - 12:25 PM
5:00 - 5:25 PM
Dr. Uvie Onakpoya, Dr. Bode Falase
4
Building care networks to Improve GUCH outcomes
12:30 - 12:55 PM
5:30 - 5:55 PM
Dr. Anita Saraf
10
All things Strain Analysis
9:00 - 9:25 AM
2:00 - 2:25 PM
Dr. Deepa Ragunathan
10
Introduction to Cardiac CT and MRI - A case based approach
9:30 - 9:55 AM
2:30 - 2:55 PM
Dr. Mariana Garcia
10
Mitral regurgitation from an IC Perspective
10:00 - 10:25 AM
3:00 - 3:25 PM
Dr. Lucia Alvarez
10
AI for ECG and Echo
10:30 - 10:55 AM
3:30 - 3:55 PM
Dr. Demilade Adedinsewo
10
Cardiac Spect and PET Imaging - A case based approach
11:00 - 11:25 AM
4:00 - 4:25 PM
Dr. Linh Bui
10
Cardiovascular Imaging and Global Health
11:30 - 11:55 AM
4:30 - 4:55 PM
Dr. Fiona Strasserking
10
Cardiooncology Multimodality Imaging
12:00 - 12:25 PM
5:00 - 5:25 PM
Dr. Efstratos Koutroumpakis
10
Case discussions - Panel
12:30 - 12:55 PM
5:30 - 5:55 PM
Panel Discussion
11
Introduction to the EP study
9:00 - 9:15 AM
2:00 - 2:20 PM
Dr Akanibo Da-Wariboko
11
Clinical case presentation
9:15 - 9:35 AM
2:20 - 2:35 PM
Dr. Oluwaseye Michael Oladimeji
11
Supraventricular Tachycardia
9:40 - 10:00 AM
2:40 - 3:00 PM
Dr. Zain Sharif
11
Panel Discussion
10:00 - 10:15 AM
3:00 - 3:15 PM
11
Atrial fibrillation
10:20 - 10:40 AM
3:20 - 3:40 PM
Dr. Sandeep Jain
11
Clinical case presentation
10:45 - 11:00 AM
3:45 - 4:00 PM
Dr. Iseko Iseko
11
Introduction to Pacemakers and Pacemaker Management
11:00 - 11:20 AM
4:00 - 4:20 PM
Dr. Theofanie Mela
11
Ventricular tachycardia
11:25 - 11:45 AM
4:25 - 4:45 PM
Dr. Neil Grubb
11
ICDs and Sudden Death
11:50 - 12:10 PM
4:50 - 5:15 PM
Dr. Olujimi Ajijola
11
Device Implants in a resource poor environment
12:15 - 12:40 PM
5:15 - 5:40 PM
Dr. Thomas Crawford
11
Panel Discussion
12:40 - 1:00 PM
5:40 - 6:00 PM
Mr. Joel Dunning, Dr. Emmanuel Edafe
17
Nigerian Open Heart Registry - Where we are
9:00 - 9:25 AM
2:00 - 2:25 PM
Prof. Bode Falase
17
Setting up Sustainable Cardiac Thoracic Programs - A look at Hearts of Ghana
9:30 - 9:55 AM
2:30 - 2:55 PM
Mr. Joel Dunning
17
Setting up a Mitral Valve Program - What you need to know
10:00 - 10:25 AM
3:00 - 3:25 PM
Dr. R Morton 'Chip' Bolman
17
The KeyHole Aortic Valve Surgery - Challenges and Tips
10:30 - 10:55 AM
3:30 - 3:55 PM
Mr. Inderpaul Birdi
17
CABG is better than PCI - a Surgeon's perspective
11:00 - 11:25 AM
4:00 - 4:25 PM
Dr. Ademola Adeseye
17
Post - op Care after cardiac surgery in Nigeria : Challenges and solutions
11:30 - 11:55 AM
4:30 - 4:55 PM
Prof. Bode Falase
17
The role of Nursing care in Cardiac Surgery - Pre and Post op
12:00 - 12:25 PM
5:00 - 5:25 PM
Felicia Kwaku
17
Training of CT surgery in Nigeria - The current situation
12:30 - 12:55 PM
5:30 - 5:55 PM
Dr. Uvie Onakpoya
18
So you want to build an invasive cardiology team? Exploring roles and goals in the Cath Lab
9:00 - 9:20 AM
2:00 - 2:20 PM
Ruben Herrera RN
18
Establishing best practices in the Invasive cardiology lab - Discussing the mundane and the extraordinary
9:25 - 9:45 AM
2:25 - 2:45 PM
Anne Tierney, Kate Sheahan, Tara kay
18
Common medication use in the Catheterization Lab
9:00 - 10:10 AM
2:50 - 3:10 PM
Peter Nwobodo RN
18
Difficult cases - AV Block, CRT
10:15 - 10:35 AM
3:15 - 3:35 PM
AJ Hale, Julius Donkor
18
Difficult cases - When the routine goes wrong in IC
10:40 - 11:00 AM
3:40 - 4:00 PM
Elvis Osobaye, Emmanuel Edafe
18
Basic Hemodynamics in Cardiac Cath
11:05 - 11:25 AM
4:05 - 4:25 PM
Dr. Oladipupo Olafiranye
18
Strategies for clinical follow up - case examples
11:30 - 11:50 PM
4:30 - 4:50 PM
Onomen A. Ehizojie
18
iPacemaker Plus Session
11:55 - 12:15 PM
4:55 - 5:15 PM
AJ Hale
18
⁠Roles of Allied Health Professionals in Emergency Response
12:20 - 12:40 PM
5:20 - 5:40 PM
Global FICCs
18
Continuous Professional Development for Nurses and Physiologists
12:45 - 1:05 PM
5:45 - 6:05 PM
Elvis Osobaye
24
Acute Heart failure management /Cardiorenal syndrome
9:00 - 9:25 AM
2:00 - 2:25 PM
Dr. Adebayo Atanda
24
Guideline directed medical therapy for treatment of Heart Failure - Highlights and Updates
9:30 - 9:55 AM
2:30 - 2:55 PM
Dr. Okechukwu Ogah
24
What's new in the world of Amyloid Heart Disease
10:00 - 10:25 AM
3:00 - 3:25 PM
Dr. Rose Adigun
24
Cardiogenic Shock - Where do you start?
10:30 - 10:55 AM
3:30 - 3:55 PM
Dr. Ossama Abou Hassan
24
Advanced Heart Failure therapy - LVAD summary and heart transplantation
11:00 - 11:25 AM
4:00 - 4:25 PM
Dr. Ugo Egolum
24
Pulmonary hypertension
11:30 - 11:55 AM
4:30 - 4:55 PM
Dr. Onyedika Ilonze
24
Heart Failure in Nigeria - A tale of Local cases
12:00 - 12:25 PM
5:00 - 5:25 PM
Dr. Okechukwu Ogah and Team
24
Panel discussion
12:30 - 12:55 PM
5:30 - 5:55 PM
25
Improving Outcomes for Women with Peripartum Cardiomyopathy in Nigeria: The Role of Artificial Intelligence
9:00 - 9:25 AM
2:00 - 2:25 PM
Dr. Demilade Adedinsewo
25
Cardiovascular Kidney Metabolic Syndrome
9:30 - 9:55 AM
2:30 - 2:55 PM
Dr. Chiadi Ndumele
25
Optimizing Maternal Cardiovascular Outcomes for Women with Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy in Nigeria
10:00 - 10:25 AM
3:00 - 3:25 PM
Dr. Zainab Mahmoud
25
Case presentation - Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
10:30 - 10:55 AM
3:30 - 3:55 PM
Dr. Ruqayya Nasir Sani
25
Cardio-Oncology Primer for the General Cardiologist
11:00 - 11:25 AM
4:00 - 4:25 PM
Dr. Daniel Addison
25
Case presentation - Cardio-oncology (UCH)
11:30 - 11:55 AM
4:30 - 4:55 PM
Dr. Olanike Orimolade
25
Pericardial disease
12:00 - 12:25 PM
5:00 - 5:25 PM
Dr. Oladipupo Olafiranye
25
Cardiomyopathies and CT/MRI- An African Story
12:30 - 12:55 PM
5:30 - 5:55 PM
Prof. Ntobeko Ntusi

Faculty

Addison, Daniel, MD

Advanced Cardiac Imaging & Cardio-oncology

Associate Professor of Internal Medicine

Director of the Cardio-Oncology

The Ohio State University

Columbus, Ohio, USA

Addo, Tayo, MD

Interventional Cardiology

Professor,

Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas, Texas, USA

Adedinsewo, Demilade, MD, MPH, FACC

Noninvasive Cardiology, Artificial Intelligence in Cardiovascular Medicine

Assistant Professor, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine

Mayo Clinic,

Jacksonville, Florida, USA


Adeseye, Ademola, MD, MPH

Cardiothoracic Surgery

Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon

AdventHealth Redmond

Rome, Georgia, USA

Adigun, Rosalyn, MD, PharmD

Advanced Cardiac Imaging, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology

Medical Officer

Division of Cardiovascular and Renal Products,

CDER/FDA

USA

Agu, Ngozi, MD, FAAP, FACC

Pediatric and Fetal Cardiology

Co-Director of Cardiac Imaging

Driscoll Children Hospital,

Texas, USA

Ajijola, Olujimi, MD, Ph.D

Cardiac Electrophysiology

Associate Professor of Medicine, 

UCLA Cardiac Arrhythmia Center, Division of Cardiology

Los Angeles, California, USA

Ajuluchukwu, Jayne, MBBS

General Cardiology

Professor, Chief of Cardiology, 

Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH)

Alvarez, Lucia, MD

Interventional Cardiology

Assistant Professor

Emory University, St. Joseph Hospital

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Atanda, Adebayo, MD, FACC

Advanced Heart Failure

Consultant Cardiologist

Winchester Cardiology and Vascular Medicine

George Washington University Hospital

Winchester, Virginia, USA

Bamigboye Taiwo, Olukemi, MB Ch B, MSc

Pediatric Cardiology

Consultant Pediatric Cardiologist

Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals,

Nigeria

Birdi, Inderpaul, MD

Cardiothoracic Surgery

Cardiothoracic Surgeon Consultant

Clinical Lead and Director

The Keyhole Heart Clinic

London, UK

Bolman, R Morton 'Chip', MD

Cardiothoracic Surgery

Professor of Surgery

University of Minnesota, Division of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery,

St. Louis Park, Minnesota, USA

Bolorunduro, Oluwaseyi, MD MPH

Interventional Cardiology

Consultant Cardiologist,

NOVA Cardiovascular Care, INOVA Fairfax Hospital

Fairfax, Virginia, USA

Bui, Linh, MD

Noninvasive Cardiology

Assistant Professor

University of Texas McGovern Medical School

Houston, Texas, USA

Chiadika, Olasimbo, MD

Advanced Cardiac Imaging

Associate Professor, 

Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center (UTHealth) McGovern Medical School

Houston, Texas, USA

Chukwu, Ebere O., MD

Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology

Consultant Cardiologist, 

Baylor Scott & White, 

Temple, Texas, USA

Crawford, Thomas, MD

Cardiac Electrophysiology

Professor

University of Michigan in Ann Harbor,

Ann Harbor, Michigan, USA

Da-Wariboko, Akanibo, MD

Cardiac Electrophysiology

Medical Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology
Houston Methodist,
Baytown, Texas, USA

Dunning, Joel, MD, FRCS, PhD

Cardiothoracic Surgery

Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon

James Cook University Hospital, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery,

Middlesbrough, UK

Edafe, Emmanuel, MBBS

Interventional Cardiology

Honorary Consultant and Lecturer

Department of Medicine

University of Port Harcout Teaching Hospital,

Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Efeovbokhan, Nephertiti, MD, FACC

Interventional Cardiology

Consultant Cardiologist, 

NEA Baptist Hospital, 

Jonesboro, Arkansas, USA

Ehizojie, Onomen, BSc

Lagos State University Teaching Hospital

Lagos, Nigeria

Ekeruo, Ijeoma, MD

Cardiac Electrophysiology

Associate Professor, 

Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center (UTHealth) McGovern Medical School

Houston, Texas, USA

Emerole, Obinnaya, MD

Interventional Cardiology

President, Cardiovascular Education Foundation

Consultant Cardiologist,

Georgia Heart Physicians

Macon, Georgia, USA

Grubb, Neil, MD

Cardiac Electrophysiology

Cardiac Consultant

NHS Lothian

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Garcia, Mariana, MD

General Cardiology

Assistant Professor

Emory University, School of Medicine and Atlanta Veterans Affairs

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Hale, Aaron ‘AJ’, CCDS, MBA

Vice President of Programs

Dennis & Jane Reese Family Foundation

Hassan, Ossama Abou, MD, FACC

Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Baylor College of Medicine-Temple

Baylor Scott & White Health

Temple, Texas, USA

Ibebuogu, Uzoma, MD FACC FSCAI

Interventional Cardiology

Professor of Medicine,

(Cardiology) and Preventive Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 

Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Igbalode, Kenneth Y, MD, FACC, FSCAI

Interventional Cardiology

Consultant Cardiologist

UW Medicine Valley Medical Center,

Renton, Washington USA

Ilonze, Onyedika, MD, MPH

Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant

Assistant Professor

Clinical Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, 

Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Iseko, Iseko, MBBS, MBA, FMCP

Interventional Cardiology

Consultant Cardiologist

Cardiocare Hospital, Abuja, The Limi Hospitals, 

Nigeria


Jain, Sandeep, MD, FACC, FHRS

Cardiac Electrophysiology

Professor

UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute,

Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, USA


Koutroumpakis, Efstratios, MD

Cardio-oncology

Assistant Professor

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston, Texas, USA

Kwaku, Felicia, OBE

General Intensive Care/Cardiac Nursing

Associate Director of Nursing/Senior Head of Nursing

NHS England

London, UK


Mahmoud, Zainab, MD

General Cardiology

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Washington University School of Medicine

St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Mela, Theofanie, MD

Cardiac Electrophysiology

Associate Professor

Harvard Medical School,

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Milhoan, Kirk, MD, PhD, FACC, FAAP

Pediatric Cardiology

Consultant Cardiologist

Driscoll Chrildren’s Hospital,

Kihei, Hawaii, USA

Ndumele, Chiadi, MD, PhD, MHS

General Cardiology

Associate Professor of Medicine

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Ngwu, Ogundu, MD, MAPMG

Cardiac Electrophysiology

Consultant Cardiologist, 

Kaiser Permanente, 

Potomac, Maryland, USA

Ntusi, Ntobeko, MD

Advanced Cardiac Imaging

Professor and Chair of Medicine

University of Cape Town

Rondebosch, Cape Town, South Africa

Nwobodo, Peter, RN, RM, BNSc

Cardiocare Multispecialty Hospital

Nigeria

Ogah, Okechukwu, MBBS, PhD

General Cardiology

Senior Lecturer, 

Department of Medicine, University of Ibadan, 

Nigeria

Ogunbayo, Gbolahan, MD

Interventional Cardiology

Consultant Cardiologist

Ephraim Mcdowell Health,

Lexington, Kentucky, USA

Ogunniyi, Modele, MD, MPH, FACC, FACP, FAHA

Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant

Professor and Master Physician

Associate Medical Director Heart Failure Program

Grady Memorial Hospital

Division of Cardiology, Emory University School of Medicine

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Okeleji, Lateef, Bsc, Msc, PhD

Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, Complex

Ile Ife, Nigeria

Oladimeji, Oluwaseye, MBBS, FWACP, FMCP

Interventional Cardiology

Consultant Cardiologist,

Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, 

Lagos, Nigeria

Oladimeji, Alaba, MD, FWACP(paed), FMCPaed

Pediatric Cardiology

Consultant Cardiologist

Lagos State University Teaching Hospital

Lagos, Nigeria

Olafiranye, Oladipupo, MD, MS

Interventional Cardiology

Associate Professor of Medicine, 

UT Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Internal Medicine

Dallas, Texas, USA

Olaiya, Ayomide, BSc

Lagos State University Teaching Hospital

Ikeja, Nigeria

Olayiwola, Mustapha, RN,RCIS,MSN

NNPC Medical Service Limited

Abuja, Nigeria

Oloso, Aqib, MBBS, MWACP

General Cardiology

Senior Registrar, Cardiology

University College Hospital in Ibadan

Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria

Orimolade, Olanike, MBBS

Cardio-oncology

Senior Registrar, Cardiology

University College Hospital, Ibadan

Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria

Onakpoya, Uvie, MD, FWACS, C.CTh

Cardiothoracic Surgery

Professor

Obafemi Awolowo University, Department of Surgery

Osun, Nigeria

Onuorah Ezenekwe, Ifeoma, MD, FACC, FASE

Noninvasive Cardiology and Cardiovascular Imaging

Assistant Professor

Emory University School of Medicine, Division of Cardiology,

Atlanta, GA, USA

Osobaye, Eronmonsele Elvis, BSc, MSc, RCIS

Cardiac Physiology

Cardiocare Hospital

Abuja, Nigeria

Patel, Parag, MD

Interventional Cardiology

Consultant Cardiologist

Advocate Aurora Lutheran General Hospital

Chicago, Illinois, USA 

Raghunathan, Deepa, MD

Advanced Cardiac Imaging

Assistant Professor, 

(UTHealth) McGovern Medical School,

Houston, Texas, USA

Salami, Mudasiru Adebayo, MD, MBBS

Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeon

Consultant Cardiologist

University College Hospital, Ibadan/Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Sani, Ruqayya Nasir, MBBS, MScPH, MWACP

General Cardiology

Consultant Cardiologist,

Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital,

Kano, Nigeria

Saraf, Anita, MD

Adult Congenital Heart Disease

Assistant Professor

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine,

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA



Sharif, Zain, MB Bao Bch

Cardiac Electrophysiology

Consultant Cardiologist

Beaumont Hospital, Blackrock Health

Dublin, Ireland

Sheahan, Kate

Cardiac Physiology

Chief 1 Cardiac Physiologist

Blackrock Clinic

Ireland

Sokunbi, Ogochukwu, MD

Pediatric Cardiology

Boston Children's Hospital,

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Strasserking, Fiona, MD, FACC, FASE

Advanced Cardiac Imaging

Assistant Professor

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Internal Medicine,

Dallas, Texas, USA

Tierney, Anne, BSc, MSc

Cardiac Physiology

Cardiology Manager

Blackrock Health

Dublin, Ireland

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