Snowmass Cardiovascular: Cases, Controversies, and Challenges

COURSE DIRECTORS
Kyle W. Klarich, M.D.
Carole A. Warnes, M.D.

MAYO CLINIC FACULTY
Samuel J. Asirvatham, M.D.
Malcolm R. Bell, M.B.B.S.
Shannon M. Dunlay, M.D., M.S.
Stephen L. Kopecky, M.D.
Ian R. McPhail, M.D.
Rick A. Nishimura, M.D.
Amy W. Pollak, M.D.
Yogesh N. Reddy, M.B.B.S.

GUEST FACULTY
N. A. Mark Estes, III, M.D.
Professor of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Heart and Vascular Institute, UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA

Michael J. Mack, M.D.
Chair Cardiovascular Service Line, Baylor Scott & White Health; Chairman of the Board, Baylor Scott & White Research Institute, Dallas, TX

Patrick T. O'Gara, M.D.
Watkins Family Distinguished Professor of Cardiology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

Paul Sorajja, M.D.
Roger L. and Lynn C. Headrick Family Chair, Valve Science Center, Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation Director, Center for Valve and Structural Heart Disease, Minneapolis Heart Institute Section Head, Interventional Cardiology, Minneapolis Heart Institute Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, MN

Vinod H. Thourani, M.D.
Bernie Marcus Chair of Cardiovascular Surgery for the Marcus Heart and Vascular Center, Director, Structural Center for Excellence, Piedmont Heart Institute and Healthcare, Atlanta, GA

Robert A. Vogel, M.D.
Clinical Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO

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