ISHLT2024 Annual Meeting Program Planning Committee
The Annual Meeting Program Planning Committee is responsible for the selection and finalization of all submitted scientific content for the ISHLT Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions.
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Goran Dellgren, MD (ALL)
2024 Scientific Program ChairSahlgrenska University Hospital
Göteborg, Sweden
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Jason Christie, MD
ISHLT PresidentUniversity of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA USA
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Kiran Khush, MD, MAS
2025 Program ChairStanford University
Stanford, CA USA
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Howard Eisen, MD
2023 Scientific Program ChairPenn State Heart and Vascular
Hershey, PA USA
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Melissa Cousino, PhD (HEART (PRE-TRANSPLANT))
Team Leader / Nursing & Allied Health RepresentativeUniversity of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI USA
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Arne Neyrinck, MD, PhD (HEART (PRE-TRANSPLANT))
Anesthesiology & Critical Care RepresentativeLeuven University Hospital
Leuven, Belgium
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Sharon Chih, MBBS (HEART (PRE-TRANSPLANT))
Cardiology RepresentativeUniversity of Ottawa Heart Institute
Ottawa, ON Canada
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Eugene DePasquale, MD (HEART (PRE-TRANSPLANT))
Cardiology RepresentativeUniversity of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA USA
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Clive Lewis, MA MBBChir, PhD, FFICM, FRCP (HEART (PRE-TRANSPLANT))
Cardiology RepresentativeRoyal Papworth Hospital
Cambrdige, United Kingdom
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Cristiano Amarelli, MD (HEART (PRE-TRANSPLANT))
Cardiothoracic Surgery RepresentativeMonaldl Hospital
Napoli, Italy
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Harveen Lamba, MD, MSc (HEART (PRE-TRANSPLANT))
Cardiothoracic Surgery RepresentativeBaylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX USA
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Jonathan Hand, MD (HEART (PRE-TRANSPLANT))
Infectious Diseases RepresentativeOschner Medical Center
New Orleans, LA USA
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Dylan Miller, MD (HEART (PRE-TRANSPLANT))
Pathology RepresentativeIntermountain Central Lab
Murray, UT USA
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Chesney Castleberry, MD (HEART (PRE-TRANSPLANT))
Pediatrics RepresentativeDell Medical School at the University of Texas
Austin, TX USA
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Erik Henricksen, PharmD (HEART (PRE-TRANSPLANT))
Pharmacy RepresentativeStanford Healthcare
Stanford, CA USA
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Javier Carbone, MD, PhD (HEART (PRE-TRANSPLANT))
Research & Immunology Professional Community RepresentativeHospital General Universitario
Madrid, Spain
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David Baran, MD (HEART (POST-TRANSPLANT))
Team Leader / Cardiology RepresentativeCleveland Clinic Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute
Virginia Beach, VA USA
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Alessandra Verzelloni Sef, MD (HEART (POST-TRANSPLANT))
Anesthesiology & Critical Care RepresentativeRoyal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals
Uxbridge, United Kingdom
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Cesar Guerrero-Mirand, MD, FACC (HEART (POST-TRANSPLANT))
Cardiology RepresentativeBaylor University Medical Center / Baylor Scott & White
Dallas, TX USA
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Ivan Knezevic, MD, PhD (HEART (POST-TRANSPLANT))
Cardiothoracic Surgery RepresentativeUniversity Medical Centre Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Anna Meyer, MD (HEART (POST-TRANSPLANT))
Cardiothoracic Surgery RepresentativeUniversitätsklinikum Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
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Rebecca Kumar, MD (HEART (POST-TRANSPLANT))
Infectious Diseases RepresentativeGeorgetown University Hospital Center
Washington, DC USA
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Fabienne Dobbels, MSc, PhD (HEART (POST-TRANSPLANT))
Nursing & Allied Health RepresentativeKU Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
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Carmela Tan, MD (HEART (POST-TRANSPLANT))
Pathology RepresentativeCleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH USA
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Estela Azeka, MD, PhD (HEART (POST-TRANSPLANT))
Pediatrics RepresentativeUniversity São Paulo
São Paulo, Brazil
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Jennifer Conway, MD (HEART (POST-TRANSPLANT))
Pediatrics RepresentativeStollery Children's Hospital
Edmonton, AB Canada
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Jill Krisl, PharmD (HEART (POST-TRANSPLANT))
Pharmacy RepresentativeHouston Methodist Hospital
Houston, TX USA
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Nina Pilat, MSc, PhD (HEART (POST-TRANSPLANT))
Research & Immunology RepresentativeMedical University of Vienna
Vienna, Austria
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Wiebke Sommer, MD (LUNG)
Team Lead / Cardiothoracic Surgery RepresentativeUniversity Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
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Brandi Bottiger, MD (LUNG)
Anesthesiology & Critical Care RepresentativeDuke University Hospital
Durham, NC USA
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Dirk Van Raemdonck, MD, PhD (LUNG)
Cardiothoracic Surgery RepresentativeUniversity Hospital Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
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Silvia Campos, PhD (LUNG)
Infectious Diseases RepresentativeHeart Institute of São Paulo Medical School
São Paulo, Brazil
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Brittany Koons, PhD (LUNG)
Nursing & Allied Health RepresentativeVillanova University College of Nursing
Villanova, PA USA
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Carol Farver, MD (LUNG)
Pathology RepresentativeCleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH USA
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Don Hayes, MD (LUNG)
Pediatrics RepresentativeCincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, OH USA
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Steven Ivulich, BPharm (LUNG)
Pharmacy RepresentativeAlfred Hospital
Melbourne, VIC Australia
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Jesper Magnusson, MD, PhD (LUNG)
Pulmonology RepresentativeSahlgrenska University Hospital
Göteborg, Sweden
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Monique Malouf, FRACP (LUNG)
Pulmonology RepresentativeSt. Vincent's Hospital
Darlinghurst, NSW Australia
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Michael Perch, MD (LUNG)
Pulmonology RepresentativeRigshospitalet
Copenhagen, Denmark
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John Greenland, MD, PhD (LUNG)
Research & Immunology RepresentativeUniversity of California San Francisco
San Francisco, CA USA
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Tereza Martinu, MD, MS (LUNG)
Research & Immunology RepresentativeToronto General Hospital / UHN
Toronto, ON Canada
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Palak Shah, MD, MS (MCS)
Team Lead / Cardiology RepresentativeInova Heart and Vascular Institute
Falls Church, VA USA
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Barbara Wilkey, BSN, MPAS, MD (MCS)
Anesthesiology & Critical Care RepresentativeUniversity of Colorado
Denver, CO USA
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Jen Cook, MD (MCS)
Cardiology RepresentativeUniversity of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH USA
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Jose Gonzalez-Costello, MD (MCS)
Cardiology RepresentativeBellvitge Hospital
Barcelona, Spain
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Yaron Barac, MD, PhD (MCS)
Cardiothoracic Surgery RepresentativeRabin Medical Center
Petah Tiqva, Israel
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Hannah Copeland, MD (MCS)
Cardiothoracic Surgery RepresentativeLutheran Medical Group
Fort Wayne, IN USA
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Ezequiel Molina, MD (MCS)
Cardiothoracic Surgery RepresentativePiedmont Heart Institute
Atlanta, GA USA
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Sarah Schettle, PA-C, MS, MBA (MCS)
Nursing & Allied Health RepresentativeMayo Clinic
Rochester, MN USA
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Thomas Schlöglhofer, MSc (MCS)
Nursing & Allied Health RepresentativeMedical University of Vienna
Vienna, Austria
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Oliver Miera, MD (MCS)
Pediatrics RepresentativeDeutsches Herzzentrum der Charité
Berlin, Germany
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Edward Horn, PharmD (MCS)
Pharmacy RepresentativeUniversity of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA USA
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Jaimin Trivedi, MD, MPH (MCS)
Research & Immunology RepresentativeUniversity of Louisville
Louisville, KY USA
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Raymond Benza, MD (PVD)
Team Lead / Cardiology RepresentativeOhio State University
Columbus, OH USA
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Clara Hjalmarsson, MD, PhD (PVD)
Cardiology RepresentativeSahlgrenska University Hospital
Göteborg, Sweden
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Stefan Soderberg, MD, PhD (PVD)
Cardiology RepresentativeUmeå University
Umeå, Sweden
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Christoph Knosalla, MD (PVD)
Cardiothoracic Surgery RepresentativeDeutsches Herzzentrum Berlin
Berlin, Germany
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Micheal McInnis, MD (PVD)
Cardiothoracic Surgery RepresentativeToronto General Hospital
Toronto, ON Canada
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Rebecca Klingbeil, MSN, DNP (PVD)
Nursing & Allied Health RepresentativeMayo Clinic
Jacksonville, FL USA
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Erika Rosenzweig, MD (PVD)
Pediatrics RepresentativeColumbia University
New York, NY USA
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Bailey Colvin, PharmD (PVD)
Pharmacy RepresentativeWest Virginia University Medicine
Morgantown, WV USA
![Kolaitis-Nicholas_Headshot_Square Headshot of Nicholas Kolaitis](https://www.ishlt.org/images/default-source/headshots/kolaitis-nicholas_headshot_square.jpg?sfvrsn=af4a465b_1)
Nicholas Kolaitis, MD (PVD)
Pulmonology RepresentativeUniversity of California San Francisco
San Francisco, CA USA
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Deborah Levine, MD (PVD)
Pulmonology RepresentativeStanford University
Stanford, CA USA
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Sue Bessner
Director of Education and ResearchISHLT
Chicago, IL USA
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Susie Newton
Scientific Programs ManagerISHLT
Dallas, TX USA
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Olivia Taylor Penninger
Education Program AdministratorISHLT
Richmond, VA USA
The Annual Meeting Program Planning Committee is responsible for the selection and finalization of all submitted scientific content for the ISHLT Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions.
Policies
The Annual Meeting Scientific Program Committee shall consist of three components:
Composition
The Exec PC shall be chaired by the Scientific Program Chair, and shall also include the current President, the Immediate Past Program Chair, the Incoming Scientific Program Chair and the staff member in charge of Scientific Program Planning. The Scientific Program Chair for a given year’s Annual Meeting shall be nominated by the incoming President-Elect, subject to input from the Education Oversight Committee, be approved by the Board, and shall serve as Scientific Program Chair during the nominating President’s term of office.
Responsibilities
- Serve as advisors to the Scientific Program Chair and provide guidance regarding executive decision-making between meetings of the Program Committee
- Assist in evaluating and resolving issues that arise that cannot be resolved by staff
- Solicit and review published, expert, and learner feedback regarding educational needs and identify practice gaps and educational needs to be addressed
- Develop learning objectives for the Annual Meeting that are tied to the identified practice gaps and educational needs
- Make every effort to include both new and experienced members on the PPC and among the abstract reviewers, and to ensure specialty, gender, geographic, and generational diversity among each group.
- Evaluate and prioritize applications for joint symposia with other organizations at the ISHLT Annual Meeting and make recommendations for such to the Board
- Assist staff in evaluating the effectiveness of the format, structure, and content development process of the Annual Meeting Scientific Program
- Liaise with and be responsive to the Chair of the Education Oversight Committee with respect to the Board’s strategic objectives, harmonization with other ISHLT educational activities and input from and participation by the Society’s various stakeholders.
Composition
- The Program Planning Committee (PPC) shall consist of the Exec PC members and sufficient additional members necessary to ensure that every eligible Interdisciplinary Network and Professional Community has adequate representation on the PPC.
- The PPC members shall be appointed by the Scientific Program Chair, in consultation with the Exec PC and in accordance with the below process.
- The final committee composition is subject to the approval of the Education Oversight Committee.
- The Chair of the Education Oversight Committee shall serve in an advisory role to the Executive Program Committee. He/she will attend the symposium planning meeting in person, attend the abstract planning meeting via conference call, attend Exec PC conference calls as requested, and be copied on all Exec PC and PPC communications.
- All Committee terms are for one year.
Responsibilities
- Understand and comply with all conflict of interest (COI) processes and policies and adhere to all COI resolution requirements
- Understand all ISHLT policies and procedures relevant to the development of the annual meeting scientific program
- Come prepared and participate actively in all conference calls and meetings
- Provide content expertise, but seek to create the best overall program rather than advocating for specific content area
- Ensure that the Annual Meeting Symposia and other invited content address the identified practice gaps and educational needs of the members and the established learning objectives
- Review and evaluate symposium proposals
- Select, refine, develop as needed, and schedule the final symposia and other invited content for the Annual Meeting
- Review submitted abstracts and select those which describe the optimal scientific content for presentation at Annual Meeting
- Ensure that the presentations to be developed from the chosen abstracts will address the identified practice gaps and educational needs of the members and the established learning objectives
- Develop and schedule scientific session content based on the selected abstracts
- Select finalists and/or recipients for the various ISHLT abstract awards
- PPC Team Leaders:
- Lead assigned interdisciplinary team’s efforts to assemble symposium content and speakers for presentation to the PPC
- Communicate effectively with the Exec PC, staff, committee members, and other Team Leaders
- Ensure that all deadlines are met and that all required information is provided to the Program Chair and staff
- Professional Community Representatives:
- The members of the PPC from each Professional Community shall meet once via conference call prior to the Symposium Planning Committee meeting and once via conference call prior to the Abstract Selection Committee meeting to review and assess the scientific content relevant to the interests of their Professional Community and provide feedback to the Exec PC regarding any concerns.
Responsibilities
- Understand and comply with all conflict of interest (COI) processes and policies and adhere to all COI resolution requirements
- Understand and comply with all ISHLT policies, procedures, and applications relevant to the development of the annual meeting scientific program
- Review and score all assigned abstracts by the stated deadline
Eligibility Criteria / Qualifications / Skill Set
- Abstract reviewers must be members of ISHLT at the time of appointment and through the date of the meeting
- Secure and uninterrupted email and internet access with response times not exceeding 48 hours, particularly during the grading period
- The ability and willingness to block sufficient time during October/November to review and score abstracts via ISHLT’s online scoring system