SYMPOSIUM DIRECTORS
Lori Daniels MD, MAS, FACC, FAHA
Lori Daniels MD, MAS, FACC, FAHA
Lori Daniels MD, MAS, FACC, FAHA
Professor of Medicine
Director, Coronary Care Unit
Division of Cardiology
UC San Diego
La Jolla, CA
Christopher deFilippi MD, FACC
Lori Daniels MD, MAS, FACC, FAHA
Lori Daniels MD, MAS, FACC, FAHA
Vice Chairman of Academic Affairs
Inova Heart and Vascular Institute
Falls Church, VA
2025 SYMPOSIUM FACULTY
Kristin M. Aakre, MD, PhD
Kristin M. Aakre, MD, PhD
Kristin M. Aakre, MD, PhD
Professor, University of Bergen
Consultant, Haukeland University Hospital
University of Bergen
Haukeland University Hospital
Bergen, Norway
Eric D. Adler, MD
Kristin M. Aakre, MD, PhD
Kristin M. Aakre, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine
UC San Diego
La Jolla, CA
Fred S. Apple, PhD, DABCC
Kristin M. Aakre, MD, PhD
Fred S. Apple, PhD, DABCC
Medical Director CAP FDT Clinical & Forensic Toxicology, Laboratory Medicine & Pathology
Hennepin Healthcare/Hennepin County Medical Center
Principal Investigator
Cardiac Biomarkers Trials Laboratory (CBTL)
Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute (HHRI)
Professor, Laboratory Medicine & Pathology
University of Minnesota
Quan M. Bui, MD, FACC
Paul Collinson, MA, MB, BChir, FRCPath, MD, FRCP(Edin), FAACC, FESC
Fred S. Apple, PhD, DABCC
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Advanced Heart Failure / Transplant Cardiology
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
UC San Diego
La Jolla, CA
Robert H. Christenson, PhD
Paul Collinson, MA, MB, BChir, FRCPath, MD, FRCP(Edin), FAACC, FESC
Paul Collinson, MA, MB, BChir, FRCPath, MD, FRCP(Edin), FAACC, FESC
Professor of Pathology
Professor of Medical and Research Technology
University of Maryland
Baltimore, MD
Paul Collinson, MA, MB, BChir, FRCPath, MD, FRCP(Edin), FAACC, FESC
Paul Collinson, MA, MB, BChir, FRCPath, MD, FRCP(Edin), FAACC, FESC
Paul Collinson, MA, MB, BChir, FRCPath, MD, FRCP(Edin), FAACC, FESC
Professor of Cardiovascular Biomarkers
City St. George's University of London
London, England, UK
James de Lemos, MD
Gregg C. Fonarow, MD, FACC, FAHA, FHFSA
Gregg C. Fonarow, MD, FACC, FAHA, FHFSA
University of Texas
Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, TX
Gregg C. Fonarow, MD, FACC, FAHA, FHFSA
Gregg C. Fonarow, MD, FACC, FAHA, FHFSA
Gregg C. Fonarow, MD, FACC, FAHA, FHFSA
Eliot Corday Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine and Science
Director, Ahmanson- UCLA Cardiomyopathy Center
Co-Director, UCLA Preventative Cardiology Program
UCLA Division of Cardiology
David Geffen School of Medicine
Los Angeles, CA
Dipti Itchhaporia, MD
Gregg C. Fonarow, MD, FACC, FAHA, FHFSA
Dipti Itchhaporia, MD
Clinical Professor
UC Irvine
Hoag Heart & Vascular Institute
Newport Beach, CA
Joachim H. Ix, MD
Nicholas L. Mills, MD, PhD
Dipti Itchhaporia, MD
Darrell and DorthyAnn Fanestil
Professor of Medicine
Chief, Division of Nephrology-Hypertension
Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs,
Department of Medicine
UC San Diego
La Jolla, CA
Allan S. Jaffe, MD, FACC
Nicholas L. Mills, MD, PhD
Nicholas L. Mills, MD, PhD
Professor of Cardiology and Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
Wayne and Kathryn Preisel Professorship for Cardiovascular Disease Research
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
Nicholas L. Mills, MD, PhD
Nicholas L. Mills, MD, PhD
Nicholas L. Mills, MD, PhD
Professor of Cardiology
British Heart Foundation Chair of Cardiology
Consultant Cardiologist
BHF Centre for Cardiovascular Sciences & Usher Institute
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, Scotland
Torbjørn Omland, MD, PhD, MPH, FESC, FACC
Torbjørn Omland, MD, PhD, MPH, FESC, FACC
Torbjørn Omland, MD, PhD, MPH, FESC, FACC
Professor of Medicine & Head, Campus Akershus University Hospital
Deputy Head, Institute of Clinical Medicine
University of Oslo
Head, K.G. Jebsen Centre for Cardiac Biomarkers
Consultant Cardiologist, Department of Cardiology, Akershus University Hospital, Norway
Associate Editor Circulation
W. Frank Peacock, MD, FACEP, FACC, FESC
Torbjørn Omland, MD, PhD, MPH, FESC, FACC
Torbjørn Omland, MD, PhD, MPH, FESC, FACC
CEO, Comprehensive Research Associates
Professor, Vice Chair for Research
Henry JN Taub Department of Emergency Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
Yader Sandoval, MD, FACC, FSCAI, FESC
Torbjørn Omland, MD, PhD, MPH, FESC, FACC
Yader Sandoval, MD, FACC, FSCAI, FESC
Interventional Cardiologist
Minneapolis Heart Institute
Abbott Northwestern Hosptial
Minneapolis, MN
Hilary Shapiro, MD, MS
Gregory S. Thomas, MD, MPH, FACC, MASNC
Yader Sandoval, MD, FACC, FSCAI, FESC
Assistant Professor of Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
UC San Diego
La Jolla, CA
Martin Than, MD
Gregory S. Thomas, MD, MPH, FACC, MASNC
Gregory S. Thomas, MD, MPH, FACC, MASNC
Emergency Medicine Specialist and Director of Research
Emergency Department
Christchurch Hospital
Christchurch, New Zealand
Gregory S. Thomas, MD, MPH, FACC, MASNC
Gregory S. Thomas, MD, MPH, FACC, MASNC
Gregory S. Thomas, MD, MPH, FACC, MASNC
Clinical Professor, UC Irvine
Medical Director Emeritus,
CV Program Development MemoricalCare Heart & Vascular Institute
MemorialCare Long Beach Memorial Medical Center
Laguna Hills, CA
Michael Wilkinson, MD, FACC, FNLA
Michael Wilkinson, MD, FACC, FNLA
Michael Wilkinson, MD, FACC, FNLA
Associate Professor
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
UC San Diego
La Jolla, CA
Saara Wittfooth, PhD
Michael Wilkinson, MD, FACC, FNLA
Michael Wilkinson, MD, FACC, FNLA
Associate Professor, Biotechnology
University of Turku
Turku, Finland