DIRECTORS
Steven R. Bailey, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FACP,
Professor of Medicine and Radiology
Janey Briscoe Distinguished Chair
of Cardiovascular Research
Program Director, Interventional Cardiology
UT Health San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas
S. Hinan Ahmed, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Associate Professor
Clinical and Interventional Fellowship Associate Program Director
Director of Cardiac Cath Lab
UT Health San Antonio
San Antonio, TX
CO-DIRECTORS
Rushit R. Kanakia, MD, FACC
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Associate Fellowship Program Director, Cardiology
UT Health San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas
Jayasree Pillarisetti, MD, MSc, FACC, FHRS
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
Cardiovascular Electrophysiologist
UT Health San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas
GUEST FACULTY
Jose Banchs, MD
Associate Professor
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas
Biykem Bozkurt, MD, PhD, FACC
Professor of Medicine
Medical Care Line Executive,
Director of Winters Center for Heart Failure,
Associate Director for CV Research Institute
Baylor College of Medicine and
Michael E DeBakey
VA Medical Center
Houston, Texas
Marvin H. Eng, MD, FACC
Structural Fellowship Director
Henry Ford Health System
Detroit, Michigan
Peter S. Fail, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories and Interventional Research
Cardiovascular
Institute of the South
Houma, Louisiana
Gregg Gerasimon, MD, FACC, FHRS
Cardiac Electrophysiologist
Cardiology Fellowship Program Director
San Antonio Military Medical Center
San Antonio, Texas
Ty J. Gluckman, MD, FACC, FAHA
Medical Director, Center for Cardiovascular Analytics, Research and Data Science (CARDS)
Providence Heart and
Vascular Institute
Providence St. Joseph Health
Portland, Oregon
Timothy D. Henry, MD, MSCAI, FACC
Professor of Medicine
Director, Division of Cardiology
Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute
Los Angeles, California
James B. Hermiller, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Director, Interventional Cardiology
Director, Interventional Cardiology Fellowship
St. Vincent Heart Center
Indianapolis, Indiana
Chandra Kunavarapu, MD, FACC
Medical Director, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Program
Adult ECMO Program,
Methodist Hospital
Associate Clinical Professor, UTHSCA
San Antonio, Texas
Michael D. Kwan, MD
Program Director,
Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplant Program
Methodist San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas
Merry L. Lindsey, MD
Director, Mississippi Center for Heart Research
Professor, Department of Physiology and Biophysics
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, Mississippi
Paul A. Grayburn, MD, FACC
Director, Cardiology Research
Baylor University Medical Center
Baylor Scott and
White Heart Hospital at Dallas
Dallas, Texas
Mark S. Link, MD
Director, Cardiac Electrophysiology
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas
Stephan May, MD, FHRS
Cardiac Electrophysiologist
Arrhythmia Associates of
South Texas
San Antonio, Texas
Douglas Packer, MD
Cardiac Electrophysiologist
Mayo Clinic – St. Mary’s Campus
Rochester, Minnesota
Jasvindar Singh, MD, FACC
Associate Professor of Medicine
Director, Interventional Cardiology
Washington University School of Medicine
Medical Director,
Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
St. Louis, Missouri
George W. Vetrovec, MD, MACC, MSCAI
Professor Emeritus, VCU Pauley Heart Center
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia
Craig M. Walker, MD, FACC, FACP, FACA
Founder, President and
Medical Director
Cardiovascular Institute of the South
LSU School of Medicine
Tulane University School of Medicine
Houma, Louisiana
Nanette K. Wenger, MD, MACC, MACP, FAHA
Professor of Medicine (Emeritus)
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia
Christopher J. White, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA, FESC
Professor and Chairman of Medicine
Chief of Medical Services
System Chairman for Cardiovascular Disease
Director, John Ochsner Heart & Vascular Institute
John Ochsner Heart & Vascular Institute
New Orleans, Louisiana
UT HEALTH SAN ANTONIO FACULTY
Ildiko Agoston, MD
Associate Professor, Clinical
Medical Director, MARC Cardiology Clinic
Lee A. Birnbaum, MD, MS
Associate Professor
Andrea J. Carpenter, MD, PhD
Professor, Thoracic Surgery, Program Director, Thoracic Surgery Residency
Ralph A. DeFronzo, MD
Professor of Medicine, Chief, Diabetes Division
John M. Erikson, MD, PhD, FACC, FASE
Professor of Medicine
Ronald K. Blumberg Professor of Cardiology
Bethany A. Kalich, PharmD, BCPS-AQ Cardiology
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Division of Cardiology
Deborah J. Levine, MD, FCCP
Assistant Professor
Pulmonary Disease and
Critical Care Medicine
Director of Pulmonary Hypertension Clinic
Michael B. Little, MD
Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology
Director of Cardiac and Transplant Anesthesiology
Nicolas Musi, MD
Professor of Medicine
Director, Sam & Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity & Aging Studies/GRECC, STVHCS
Manoj M. Panday, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Director of Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
Anand Prasad, MD, FACC, FSCAI, RPVI
Associate Professor of Medicine
Director Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory University Health System
Freeman Heart Association Endowed Professor in Cardiovascular Disease
Interventional Cardiology, Endovascular Therapy, Vascular Medicine
Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology
W. Brian Reeves, MD, FACP
Professor
Chair of Medicine ,
Horace Robb, MBA
Division Administrator, Cardiology
Carolina Solis-Herrera, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Diabetes Division
Rajeev Suri, MD
Professor and Vice Chair Radiology
NURSE SYMPOSIUM DIRECTORS
JoAnn Mizell, MSN, BSN, RN-BC
Nurse Coordinator, Patient Educator – CHF
Cynthia Saunders, MSN, RN, AG-ACNP-BC, ACCNS-AG-BC, AHPCN, CEN
Nurse Practitioner, Interventional Cardiology Service
NURSE SYMPOSIUM SPEAKERS - UT HEALTH
Sonja Brune, MSN, APRN, CCRN, CCNS
Katherine A. Franklin, PT, DPT
Karen Fulton, BSN
Ericnekia B. Hannah, BS, MS, Exercise Physiologist
Barbara Lamb, RN, BSN, CVRN-BC
Clarissa Rivera, MS, RDN, LD, CDE
Michael Tran, PT, DPT
Nicole Trivino, MSN, AGCNS-BC
Virginia Yeary, LMSW