Dr Harriette Van Spall is an internationally-known cardiologist, research methodologist, and senior scientist. Trained at the University of Toronto and Harvard University, she has expertise in clinical trial design and execution. Her investigator-initiated research is well funded and has been recognised formally with the American Heart Association's Nanette Wenger Research Goes Red award and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Mid-Career Lectureship award.

Ajay J Kirtane, is Professor of Medicine at the Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) and Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories at NewYork-Presbyterian (NYP) Hospital / CUMC. Dr. Kirtane is an internationally-renowned leader in Interventional Cardiology, specializing in the care of patients with complex coronary and peripheral vascular disease.

In addition to his clinical commitments, Ajay has a strong interest in clinical education and research, serving as Chief Academic Officer of Columbia Interventional Cardiovascular Care. He is a director of the Cardiovascular Research Foundation’s Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics conference, has served as a director of several international, national, and regional educational conferences, and has participated on the program committees for the scientific sessions of both the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association. Ajay’s research…