Cardiovascular Medicine Grand Rounds

Cardiovascular Medicine Grand Rounds are Fridays from 8:00 am - 9:00 am.
Please contact Margo Relaford for questions or to be added to our email list.

Upcoming Grand Rounds

September 20, 2024

In Person

“From Basic Science to Clinical Application – Critical Challenges in the Two Extremes of Life”

Valentin Fuster, MD, Ph.D.
Physician-in-Chief, The Mount Sinai Hospital
President, Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital
The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

ACTRI Auditorium (Rm 1W-210) & Zoom
Attendees should plan on meeting in the auditorium each week for in-person speakers.
Zoom option is available for those unable to attend in person.

9/27/2024 – Matthew Allison, UCSD (in person)
10/4/2024 – Rajat Gupta, Harvard (zoom)
10/11/2024 – Renu Virmani, CVPath Institute (in person)
10/18/2024 – TBA (temporary location change - ACTRI 3E-503)
10/25/2024 – TBA
11/1/2024 – Paul Kim, UCSD
11/8/2024 – Barry Greenberg, UCSD (in person)
11/15/2024 – TBA
11/22/2024 – Armin Zadeh, Hopkins (in person)
Holiday Break
1/10/2025 – TBA
1/17/2025 – Journal Club
1/24/2025 – Journal Club
1/31/2025 – James McCabe, University of Washington (in person)
2/7/2025 – Journal Club
2/14/2025 – Anu Lala, Mt. Sinai (in person)
2/21/2025 – Jon Hsu, UCSD
2/28/2025 – TBA
3/7/2025 – Journal Club
3/14/2025 – Hugh Calkins (in person)
3/21/2025 – TBA
3/28/2025 – TBA
4/4/2025 – TBA
4/11/2025 – TBA
4/18/2025 – Journal Club
4/25/2025 – Journal Club
5/2/2025 – Journal Club
5/9/2025 – Senior Talk
5/16/2025 – Senior Talk
5/23/2025 – Senior Talk
5/30/2025 – Senior Talk

AY 2024-2025 Grand Rounds (past)

September 13, 2024

“Polygenic risk scoring for coronary artery disease”

Pradeep Natarajan MD, MMSc
Director of Preventive Cardiology, Mass General Hospital
Paul and Phyllis Fireman Endowed Chair in Vascular Medicine, Mass General Hospital
Associate Director of Personalized Medicine, Mass General Brigham
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Associate Member, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard

AY 2023-2024 Grand Rounds (past)

May 24, 2024

“TAVR and the Lifetime Management of Aortic Stenosis” (Dr. Chu)
and
“Updates in Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Myocarditis: One Fellow's Journey” (Dr. Power)

Daniel Chu, MD & John Power, MD
Cardiovascular Medicine Fellows
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
University of California, San Diego
May 17, 2024

“Role of Multimodality Imaging in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Sarcoidosis ” (presented by Dr. Jackson)
and
“To ICD or Not To ICD: Risk Markers for SCD Risk Stratification in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy ” (presented by Dr. Saul)

Candace Jackson, MD, MPH & Tatiana Saul, MD
Cardiovascular Medicine Fellow
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
University of California, San Diego
May 10, 2024

“Catheter Ablation of Ventricular Arrhythmias in Patients with Severe Heart Failure ”

Andrew Lin, MD
Cardiovascular Medicine Fellow
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
University of California, San Diego
May 3, 2024

“An Update on Structural Heart Interventions”

Dr. Rahul Sharma, MBBS, FRACP
Associate Professor of Medicine
Director of Structural Interventions
Associate Director of Cardiac Catheterization Lab
Stanford University
April 19, 2024

“ARTESIA Trial: Apixaban for Stroke Prevention in Subclinical Atrial Fibrillation ”

Adam Custer, MD & Kevin Sung, MD
Cardiovascular Medicine Fellows
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
University of California, San Diego
April 12, 2024

“The Pandemic of Atrial Fibrillation and Catheter Ablation ”

Luigi Di Biase, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine, Cardiology
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
System Director of Electrophysiology
Montefiore Health System
April 5, 2024

Adventures in Cardiovascular Epidemiology: Novel Biomarkers, Advanced Methodology, and Incident Clinical Outcomes ”

Edward K. Duran, MD, MSc
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
University of California San Diego
March 22, 2024

“HFpEF as a Renal Disorder: An Update”

James C. Fang, MD, FACC, FAHA,
Professor of Medicine
John and June B. Hartman Presidential Endowed Chair
Chief, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Executive Director, Cardiovascular Service Line
March 15, 2024

“Semaglutide and Cardiovascular Outcomes: A Deeper Dive into the SELECT Trial ”
Musa Shakoor, MD, & Jonathan Davis, MD
Cardiovascular Medicine Fellows
University of California San Diego
March 8, 2024

“New Concepts for VT ablation”

David Callans, MD
Professor of Medicine
Perelman School of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
March 1, 2024

Adult Congenital Heart Disease and Surgery”

John Nigro, MD
Clinical Professor of Surgery,
UCSD School of Medicine
Director Heart Institute Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego
February 23, 2024

“The VOYAGE to Better Outcomes for Patients with Peripheral Artery Disease ”

Marc P. Bonaca, MD, MPH, FAHA, FACC
Executive Director, CPC Clinical
Research and CPC Community
Health Professor of Medicine,
Cardiology & Vascular Medicine
Director of Vascular Research
University of Colorado School of Medicine
February 16, 2024

“Molecular Manipulation in HCM: A New Era”

Ahmad Masri, MD, MS
Section Head, Cardiomyopathy
Director, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Center and Cardiac Amyloidosis Program
Assistant Professor of Medicine Oregon Health & Science University
February 9, 2024

“Extracorporeal Life Support in Infarct-Related Cardiogenic Shock ”

Revathy Sampath-Kumar, MD, & Chaitanya L Malladi, MD
Cardiovascular Medicine Fellows
University of California San Diego
February 2, 2024

“Utilization of Artificial Intelligence to Maximize the Outcomes of Complete Endovascular Repair of Complex Aortic Pathology ”

Mahmoud Malas, MD, MHS, RPVI, FACS
Professor in Residence
Vice Chair of Surgery for Clinical Research
Chief Division Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
University of California San Diego, Health System
January 26, 2024

“Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence to Enhance Cardiology and Arrhythmia Care ”

David E. Krummen, MD, FACC, FHRS
Professor of Clinical Medicine
University of California San Diego
Director of Electrophysiology
VA San Diego Healthcare System
January 19, 2024

“Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidosis: Advances and Challenges ”

Kevin Alexander, MD
Assistant Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine
Stanford University
January 12, 2024

“Protecting our Young: Unravelling Unexplained Sudden Death and Cardiac Arrest”

Andrew D. Krahn, MD, FCCS, FHRS
Professor, Division of Cardiology
Paul Brunes UBC Professor in Heart Rhythm Disorders
University of British Columbia
January 5, 2024

“Altering the orbit of intervention for stable coronary disease: the ORBITA-2 trial”

Emily Nguyen, MD, PhD & Benjamin Hoffman, MD, PhD
Cardiovascular Medicine Fellows
University of California San Diego
December 1, 2023

“How to prevent and manage complications”

Emmanouil S. Brilakis, MD, PhD
Director, Center for Complex Coronary Interventions
Minneapolis Heart Institute
November 17, 2023

Heart Failure Registries: Discovery, Implementation and Trials”

Lars Lund, MD, PhD
Professor, Karolinska Institutet Karolinska University Hospital
Heart, Vascular and Neuro Theme, Research Unit
Stockholm, Sweden
November 3, 2023

“Playing with FIRE: Complete or Culprit-Only PCI in Older Patients with Myocardial Infarction”

Michael Ahlers, MD & Gourie Dharmavaram, MD
Cardiovascular Medicine Fellows
University of California San Diego
October 20, 2023

“Phenomic Imaging in Cardiovascular Medicine”

Jonathan R. Lindner, MD, FACC, FASE
Frances Myers Ball Endowed Professor of Medicine
Vice-chief Research, Cardiovascular Division
University of Virginia
October 13, 2023

“Chasing rhythm: Catheter Ablation in End-Stage Heart Failure with Atrial Fibrillation”

Masihullah Barat, MD & Joseph Taleb, MD
Cardiovascular Medicine Fellows
University of California San Diego
October 6, 2023

“Preventing the Clinical Consequences of Atherosclerosis Throughout the Life Course - a template for Global Health ”

Kausik Ray, MD, MPhil, FRCP, FRCP, FESC, FACC, FAHA
President European Atherosclerosis Society
Professor of Public Health and Honorary Consultant Cardiologist
Director of Imperial Centre for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
Deputy Director of the Imperial Clinical Trials Unit, Head of Commercial
Trials Imperial College London
NIHR ARC National CV Lead
Chief Clinical Officer and Trials Lead DISCOVER NOW- HDR UK Digital Innovation Hub
September 29, 2023

“Novel Pharmacomechanical Catheter-Directed Treatment of Acute Pulmonary Embolism ”

Riyaz Bashir MD, FACC
Professor of Medicine
Program Director, Interventional Cardiology Fellowship
Director, Vascular and Endovascular Medicine
Division of Cardiovascular Diseases
Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia
September 22, 2023

“Transplantation Outcomes with Donor Hearts after Circulatory Death: The New Frontier”

Sonya John, MD & Praneet Mylavarapu, MD
Cardiovascular Medicine Fellows
University of California San Diego

AY 2022-2023 Grand Rounds (past)

May 26, 2023

“Beyond Ejection Fraction: Using Global Longitudinal Strain to Assess Cardiac Function in Patients with Heart Failure”

Ali Brann, MD
General Cardiology Fellow
University of California San Diego

“Smartwatches: A Smart Way to Detect Atrial Fibrillation?”

Bryan Wu, MD
General Cardiology Fellows
University of California San Diego

ACTRI Auditorium (Rm 1W-210) & Zoom
May 19, 2023

“The New Heart Valve Team: New Innovations in Mitral and Tricuspid Valve Disease”

Vinod H. Thourani, MD
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery
Marcus Heart and Vascular Center
Piedmont Heart Institute

ACTRI Auditorium (Rm 1W-210) & Zoom
May 12, 2023

“Is Myocardial Viability testing still Viable?– Updates and Unknowns”

Omid Behnamfar, MD, MDC
General Cardiology Fellow
University of California San Diego

“Coronary Allograft Vasculopathy: Form and Function of the Cardiac Allograft”

Antionette Birs, MD
General Cardiology Chief Fellow
University of California San Diego

ACTRI Auditorium (Rm 1W-210) & Zoom
April 28, 2023

“Contemporary SCD Prevention: Who Needs and ICD”

Jeanne E. Poole, FACC, FHRS
Professor of Medicine
University of Washington

ACTRI Auditorium (Rm 1W-210) & Zoom
April 21

“Brave New World: How Cardiovascular Imaging will Thrive with Artificial Intelligence”

James D. Thomas, MD, FACC, FASE, FESC
Professor of Medicine and Director
Center for Heart Valve Disease
Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute
Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, IL
April 14

“Pulsed Field Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation”
Omar Aldaas, MD
General Cardiology Fellow
University of California San Diego

“Tricuspid Valve Regurgitation: Progression and Implications for Interventions”
Gary Ma, MD
Chief General Cardiology Fellow
University of California San Diego

ACTRI Auditorium (Rm 1W-210) & Zoom
April 7

“Thrills and Frustrations. The Journey of a Heart Failure Trialist”
Faiez Zannad, MD
Emeritus Professor
Université de Lorraine

ACTRI Auditorium (Rm 1W-210) & Zoom
March 24, 2023

“HFpEF – Updates and Unknowns”
Jennifer Ho, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Director of Research, Division of Cardiology
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

ACTRI Auditorium (Rm 1W-210) & Zoom
March 17, 2023

“Lifestyle and Atrial Fibrillation: Adventures in Clinical Research Study Designs”
Gregory M Marcus, MD, MAS
Professor of Medicine in Residence
Associate Chief of Cardiology for Research
Endowed Professor of Atrial Fibrillation Research
University of California, San Francisco

ACTRI Auditorium (Rm 1W-210) & Zoom
March 10, 2023

“A Medically Conservative Approach to Cardiology Practice”
John Mandrola, MD, FACC
Cardiac Electrophysiologist
Louisville Cardiology Group / Baptist Health Medical Group
Louisville, Kentucky
Chief Cardiology Consultant
TheHeart.org | Medscape Cardiology
Host of Medscape podcast "This Week in Cardiology"

ACTRI Auditorium (Rm 1W-210) & Zoom
March 3, 2023

“INVICTUS Trial: Rivaroxaban in Rheumatic Heart Disease–Associated Atrial Fibrillation”
John Power, MD & Adam Custer, MD
Cardiovascular Medicine Fellows
University of California San Diego

ACTRI Auditorium (Rm 1W-210) & Zoom
February 24, 2023

“This is Your Brain After Cardiac Arrest: Optimizing Current Treatments and Bridging to Goal-Directed Therapies”
Navaz Karanjia, MD
Medical Director, UCSD Neurocritical Care Division and Neuro-ICU's
Professor, Departments of Neurosciences, Anesthesiology, and Neurological Surgery
University of California-San Diego Health

ACTRI Auditorium (Rm 1W-210) & Zoom
February 17, 2023

“ HFpEF in 2023: Can we Individualize Treatment Through Physiologic Subphenotyping?””
Gregory D. Lewis, MD
Jeffrey and Mary Ellen Jay Endowed Chair
Section Chief, Heart Failure
Medical Director, Heart Transplant Program
Director, Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing Laboratory
Massachusetts General Hospital
Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School

ACTRI Auditorium (Rm 1W-210) & Zoom
February 10, 2023

“Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Myocarditis”
Enrico Ammirati, MD, PhD
Cardiology Consultant Niguarda Hospital, Milan, Italy
Honorary Assistant Professor
Bicocca Milano University, Milan, Italy

ACTRI Auditorium (Rm 1W-210) & Zoom
February 3, 2023

“EARLY-AF: Catheter ablation as first-line therapy to prevent recurrence and progression of atrial fibrillation”
Candace Jackson, MD & Masih Barat, MD
Cardiovascular Medicine Fellows
University of California San Diego

ACTRI Auditorium (Rm 1W-210) & Zoom
January 27, 2023

“Catheter Based Heart Failure Treatment - the Next Big Wave in Interventional Cardiology ”
Horst Sievert, MD
Professor of Internal Medicine/Cardiology, University of Frankfurt
Director of the CardioVascular Center Frankfurt
Chief of the Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiology and Vascular Medicine
Sankt Katharinen Hospital in Frankfurt, Germany

ACTRI Auditorium (Rm 1W-210) & Zoom
January 20, 2023

“The Future of Coronary Revascularization: Transitioning from Ischemia to Vulnerable Plaque”
Gregg W. Stone MD, FACC, MSCAI
Director of Academic Affairs for the Mount Sinai Heart Health System
Professor of Medicine (Cardiology)
Professor of Population Health Sciences and Policy
The Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York
ACTRI Auditorium (Rm 1W-210) & Zoom
January 13, 2023

“Myocardial Recovery: What Have We Learned and Future Directions”

Stavros G. Drakos, MD, PhD, FACC
H.A. Edna Benning Presidential Endowed Chair
Professor of Medicine & Physiology
Director of Cardiovascular Research
Co-Chief, Heart Failure and Transplant
Medical Director, Mechanical Circulatory Support
University of Utah

ACTRI Auditorium (Rm 1W-210) & Zoom
January 6, 2023

“The FLAVOUR Trial: Comparison of FFR-guided and IVUS-guided PCI in Intermediate Coronary Stenosis”

Michael Ahlers, MD & Revathy Sampath-Kumar, MD
Cardiovascular Medicine Fellows
University of California San Diego

ACTRI Auditorium (Rm 1W-210) & Zoom
November 4, 2022
“Picture perfect: the role of coronary CT in patients with stable chest pain”

Andrew Lin, MD & Emily Nguyen, MD/PhD
Cardiovascular Medicine Fellows
University of California San Diego

ACTRI Auditorium (Rm 1W-210) & Zoom
October 28, 2022
“Contemporary Perspectives on Moderate Aortic Stenosis”

Dr. Nicolas Van Mieghem, MD, PhD
Erasmus University Rotterdam
Netherlands

ACTRI Auditorium (Rm 1W-210) & Zoom
October 21, 2022

"Cardiac MRI in Patients with Chest Pain-State of the Art and the Future”

Matthias G. Friedrich MD, FESC FACC, FSCMR
Cardiologist, Chief, Cardiovascular Imaging
McGill University Health Centre
Scientific Director, Courtois Cardiovascular Signature Program

ACTRI Auditorium (Rm 1W-210) & Zoom
October 14, 2022
“Evolution of anti-obesity therapy: the birth of another chronic cardiometabolic disease ”

Eduardo Grunvald, MD, FACP
Medical Director, Center for Advanced Weight Management
UCSD Bariatric and Metabolic Institute
Clinical Professor of Medicine
Divisions of General Internal Medicine and Minimally Invasive Surgery

ACTRI Auditorium (Rm 1W-210) & Zoom
October 7, 2022
“REVIVE-ing Myocardium: A deeper look into the REVIVED-BCIS Trial”
Dr. Daniel Chu & Dr. Musa Shakoor
Cardiology Fellows
University of California San Diego

ACTRI Auditorium (Rm 1W-210) & Zoom
September 30, 2022

"Neurosurgical Innovation in the Academic Ecosystem: Challenges, Opportunities, and the UC San Diego Experience”

Dr. Alexander Khalessi
Professor & Chair
Neurological Surgery
University of California San Diego

ACTRI Auditorium (Rm 1W-210) & Zoom
September 23, 2022

"Cardiovascular Care for the LGBTQ+ Community Today”

Dr. Matthew Carazo
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Adult Congenital Heart Program
University of California San Diego

ACTRI Auditorium (Rm 1W-210) & Zoom
September 16, 2022

”A Valorous Effort: A Breakthrough in HOCM Therapy”

Dr. Tania Saul & Dr. Sonya John
Cardiovascular Medicine Fellows
University of California San Diego

ACTRI Auditorium (Rm 1W-210) & Zoom
September 9, 2022

”Challenges and Opportunities in Cardiovascular Clinical Trials”

Ori Ben-Yehuda, MD, FACC
Clinical Professor of Medicine, UC San Diego
Executive Director, Cardiovascular Research Foundation

ACTRI Auditorium (Rm 1W-210) & Zoom

AY 2021-2022 Grand Rounds (past)

May 27, 2022
The Evolving Landscape of Hyperlipidemia Management in 2022 (Dr. Chindhy)
AND
The Predictive Value of Respiratory Rate: Beyond “Shortness of Breath (Dr. Torres Barba)
Shahzad Chindhy, MD & David Torres Barba, MD, PhD
Cardiovascular Medicine Fellows
University of California San Dieg
May 20, 2022
Cardiac Genetic Evaluation: Is it practical or purely academic? (Dr. Quan Bui)
AND
The Role of Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography (CCTA) (Dr. Kevin Ting)
Quan Bui, MD & Kevin Ting, MD
Cardiovascular Medicine Fellows
University of California San Diego
May 13, 2022
2018 ACHD Guidelines: Summary and Challenges
Arwa Saidi, MB, BCh, FACC
Professor, Department of Pediatrics & Internal Medicine
University of Florida
May 6, 2022
New and Emerging Lipid-Lowering Therapies
Michael Wilkinson, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Cardiovascular Diseases
University of California San Diego
April 29, 2022

“Radiation Associated Cardiac Disease: A Gray Area” (Dr. Azcarate)

and

“Medical Education: 3D take on new opportunities” (Dr. Bhatia)

Dr. Patrick Azcarate & Dr. Prerana Bhatia
Cardiovascular Medicine Fellows
University of California San Diego
April 22, 2022

The Rationale for Coronary Revascularization in Stable Ischemic Heart Disease: The CHIP Premise

Ajay J. Kirtane, MD, SM
Professor of Medicine at the Columbia University Medical Center
Chief Academic Officer, Columbia Interventional Cardiovascular Care
Director, NYP/Columbia Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories
April 15, 2022

Cardio-Obstetrics: An Emerging Field in Cardiology

Candice Silversides, MD
Professor of Medicine, University of Toronto
Editor-in-Chief, JACC Advances
April 8, 2022

Female Specific Risk Factors That Enhance Women’s Cardiovascular Risk Across the Lifespan

Erin D. Michos, MD, MHS, FAHA, FACC, FASE, FASPC
Associate Professor, Division of Cardiology
Associate Director of Preventive Cardiology
John Hopkins, School of Medicine
April 1, 2022

Shockingly Effective: The Use of Subcutaneous ICD

Dr. Omar Aldaas & Dr. Andrew Lin
Cardiovascular Medicine Fellows
University of California San Diego
March 18, 2022

SGLT2 Inhibitors - Sweet Success for the Diabetic Heart
Sunder Mudaliar, MD
Clinical Professor of Medicine
University of California San Diego
Staff Physician VA San Diego Healthcare System
March 11, 2022

Patient-Reported Outcomes in Heart Failure: Using the Patients’ Voice in Clinical Trials, Quality Assessment and Clinical Care
John Spertus, MD, MPH, FACC, FAHA
Daniel Lauer/Missouri Endowed Chair and Professor University of Missouri – Kansas City
Clinical Director of Outcomes Research
Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute
March 4, 2022

Robotic Cardiovascular Interventions
Ehtisham Mahmud, MD, FACC, MSCAI
Edith and William Perlman Chair in Cardiology
Professor and Division Chief, Cardiovascular Medicine
Executive Director, UCSD Cardiovascular Institute-Medicine
University of California, San Diego
February 25, 2022

The CLICK Trial: Reconsidering Chlorthalidone in CKD4

Dr. Candace Jackson & Dr. Bryan Wu
Cardiovascular Medicine Fellows
University of California San Diego
February 18, 2022

The Latest Outcomes in CABANA

Douglas L. Packer, MD
Professor of Medicine, Mayo
John M. Nasseff, Sr., Professorship in Cardiology
Director, Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology Research Laboratories
February 11, 2022

Amyloidosis Center of Excellence: The UC San Diego Health Experience
Marcus Anthony Urey, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of California, San Diego
February 4, 2022

PVCs, Cardiomyopathies and Sudden Death
William Stevenson, MD
Professor of Medicine, Vanderbilt University
January 28, 2022

Limits of the New Heart Failure ‘Paradigm’? Reconsidering Sacubitril/Valsartan in Advanced Heart Failure and the Story of One Trial’s Struggle With the COVID Pandemic: The LIFE Trial

Dr. Alison Brann & Dr. John Power
Cardiovascular Medicine Fellows
University of California San Diego
January 21, 2022

Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement
Mayra Guerrero MD, FACC, FSCAI, FESC Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Associate Program Director, Cardiovascular Medicine Fellowship
Vice Chair of Diversity and Inclusion, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine
January 14, 2022

New Standards for the Medical Care of Heart Failure
Dr. Jim Januzzi, Mass General
Hutter Family Professor of Medicine,
Harvard Medical School
January 7, 2022

A Medley of Two Topics about Thinking Differently
Harlan M. Krumholz, MD, SM
Harold H. Hines, Jr. Professor of Medicine
Yale School of Medicine
Director, Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation
Yale New Haven Hospital
November 19, 2021

ECPR and Refractory Cardiac Arrest
Demetri Yannopoulos, MD

Professor of Medicine & Emergency Medicine

Director, Center for Resuscitation Medicine

Interventional Cardiology

University of Minnesota
November 12, 2021

Is One Month Enough? Abbreviated DAPT in High Risk Bleeding Patients Following PCI. Journal Club
Gary Ma, MD & Tania Saul, MD

Cardiovascular Medicine Fellows
University of California, San Diego
November 5, 2021

Long Covid and POTS: New Insights and Therapies
Pam R. Taub, MD, FACC, FASPC

Profesor of Medicine

Director of Step Family Foundation Cardiovascular Rehabilitation and Wellness Center

UC San Diego Health System
October 29, 2021

Functional Alterations of Coronary Circulation
Professor Filippo Crea
Editor and Chief, European Heart Journal Director, Cardiology Unit A. Gemelli Foundation - IRCCS Director, University Department of Cardiovascular and Pneumological Sciences Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome Italy
October 19, 2021

Multimodality Imaging Guided Therapy: New Therapeutics in Pericarditis
Allan L. Klein MD, FRCP (C), FACC, FAHA, FASE, FESC

Profesor of Medicine

Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western University

Director, Center for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Pericardial Disease

Section of Cardiovascular Imaging, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine

Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
October 15, 2021

Improving Risk Assessment and Streamlining the Management of Atrial Fibrillation: Easy as ABC...
Gregory YH Lip, MD, FRCP [London Edinburgh Glasgow], DFM, AFHEA, FACC, FESC, FEHRA

Price-Evans Chair of Cardiovascular Medicine,

University of Liverpool, United Kingdom;

Distinguished Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Aalborg University, Denmark;
Adjunct Professor, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea

Adjunct Professor, Seoul National University, South Korea
October 8, 2021

Update on Omega-3 Fatty Acids
Deepak Bhatt , MD, MPH

Executive Director of Interventional Cardiovascular Programs

Brigham and Women's Hospital Heart & Vascular Center
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
October 1, 2021

Antiplatelet Therapy After PCI: An Overview of the Latest Evidence

Roxana Mehran, MD, FACC, FAHA, MSCAI, RESC
Professor of Medicine in Cardiology and Population Health Science and Policy

Mount Sinai Professor in Cardiovascular Clinical Research and Outcomes

Director of Interventional Cardiovascular Research and Clinical Trials
September 24, 2021

DoReMi Trial: Music to our Ears? Or a Cacophony of Sound?
Antoinette Birs, MD & Anoop Muniyappa, MD

Cardiovascular Medicine Fellows

University of California, San Diego
September 17, 2021

Finding the Vulnerable Plaque to Prevent Heart Attack
David Erlinge, MD. PhD, FESC, FACC

Department Head of Cardiology

Lund University, Sweden

Cardiovascular Medicine Grand Rounds

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September 13, 2024

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May 26, 2023

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January 27, 2023

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January 13, 2023

Stavros G. Drakos, MD, PhD, FACCH.A. Edna Benning Presidential Endowed Chair Professor of Medicine & Physiology Director of Cardiovascular Research Co-Chief, Heart Failure and Transplant Medical Director, Mechanical Circulatory Support University of Utah

January 6, 2023

Michael Ahlers, MD & Revathy Sampath-Kumar, MDCardiovascular Medicine FellowsUniversity of California San Diego

November 4, 2022

October 28, 2022

October 21, 2022

October 14, 2022

October 7, 2022

Dr. Daniel Chu & Dr. Musa ShakoorCardiology FellowsUniversity of California San Diego

September 30, 2022

Dr. Alexander KhalessiProfessor & ChairNeurological SurgeryUniversity of California San Diego

September 23, 2022

Dr. Matthew CarazoAssistant Professor of MedicineAdult Congenital Heart ProgramUniversity of California San Diego

September 16, 2022

Dr. Tania Saul & Dr. Sonya JohnCardiovascular Medicine FellowsUniversity of California San Diego

September 9, 2022

Ori Ben-Yehuda, MD, FACCClinical Professor of Medicine, UC San DiegoExecutive Director, Cardiovascular Research Foundation

AY 2021-2022 Grand Rounds (past)

May 27, 2022

Shahzad Chindhy, MD & David Torres Barba, MD, PhDCardiovascular Medicine FellowsUniversity of California San Dieg

May 20, 2022

Quan Bui, MD & Kevin Ting, MDCardiovascular Medicine FellowsUniversity of California San Diego

May 13, 2022

Arwa Saidi, MB, BCh, FACCProfessor, Department of Pediatrics & Internal MedicineUniversity of Florida

May 6, 2022

Michael Wilkinson, MDAssistant Professor of MedicineCardiovascular DiseasesUniversity of California San Diego

April 29, 2022

April 22, 2022

The Rationale for Coronary Revascularization in Stable Ischemic Heart Disease: The CHIP Premise

Stavros G. Drakos, MD, PhD, FACC
H.A. Edna Benning Presidential Endowed Chair
Professor of Medicine & Physiology
Director of Cardiovascular Research
Co-Chief, Heart Failure and Transplant
Medical Director, Mechanical Circulatory Support
University of Utah

Michael Ahlers, MD & Revathy Sampath-Kumar, MD
Cardiovascular Medicine Fellows
University of California San Diego

Dr. Daniel Chu & Dr. Musa Shakoor
Cardiology Fellows
University of California San Diego

Dr. Alexander Khalessi
Professor & Chair
Neurological Surgery
University of California San Diego

Dr. Matthew Carazo
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Adult Congenital Heart Program
University of California San Diego

Dr. Tania Saul & Dr. Sonya John
Cardiovascular Medicine Fellows
University of California San Diego

Ori Ben-Yehuda, MD, FACC
Clinical Professor of Medicine, UC San Diego
Executive Director, Cardiovascular Research Foundation

Shahzad Chindhy, MD & David Torres Barba, MD, PhD
Cardiovascular Medicine Fellows
University of California San Dieg

Quan Bui, MD & Kevin Ting, MD
Cardiovascular Medicine Fellows
University of California San Diego

Arwa Saidi, MB, BCh, FACC
Professor, Department of Pediatrics & Internal Medicine
University of Florida

Michael Wilkinson, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Cardiovascular Diseases
University of California San Diego