ISHLT 46th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions

Wednesday, 22 April – Saturday, 25 April, 2026
Metro Toronto Convention Centre
Toronto, ON Canada

Annual Meeting Program Planning Committee

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Caroline Patterson, BMBS, BMedSci, MD

Caroline Patterson, BMBS, BMedSci, MD (ALL)

2026 Scientific Program Chair

Royal Papworth Hospital
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Josef Stehlik, MD, MPH

Josef Stehlik, MD, MPH (ALL)

ISHLT President

University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT USA
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Melissa Cousino, PhD (ALL)

Incoming Program Chair

University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI USA
Kiran Khush, MD, MAS

Kiran Khush, MD, MAS (ALL)

2027 Scientific Program Chair

Stanford University
Stanford, CA USA
Shahnawaz Amdani, MD

Shahnawaz Amdani, MD (HEART - PRE)

Team Lead / Pediatrics Professoinal Community Representative

Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH USA
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Antonio Rubino, MD (HEART - PRE)

Anesthesiology & Critical Care Professional Community Representative

Royal Papworth Hospital
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Maria Dolores Cosio, MD, PhD

Maria Dolores Cosio, MD, PhD (HEART - PRE)

Cardiology Professional Community Representative

Hospital 12 Octubre
Madrid, Spain
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Kiran Mirza, MD (HEART - PRE)

Cardiology Professional Community Representative

Rigshospitalet
Copenhagen, Denmark
Emily Granger, MBBS

Emily Granger, MBBS (HEART - PRE)

Cardiothoracic Surgery Professional Community Representative

St Vincent's Hospital Sydney
Chatswood, NSW Australia
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Elena Sandoval, MD FEBCTS (HEART - PRE)

Cardiothoracic Surgery Professional Community Representative

Hospital Clinic
Barcelona, Spain
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Nancy Law, DO, MPH (HEART - PRE)

Infectious Diseases Professional Community Representative

UCSD
San Diego, CA USA
Margaret Murray, RN, DNP

Margaret Murray, RN, DNP (HEART - PRE)

Nursing & Allied Health Professional Community Representative

University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics
Madison, WI USA
Adam Cochrane, PharmD, MPH

Adam Cochrane, PharmD, MPH (HEART - PRE)

Pharmac Professional Community Representative

Inova Fairfax Hospital
Potomac, MD USA
Van-Khue Ton, MD, PhD

Van-Khue Ton, MD, PhD (HEART - PRE)

Research & Immunology Professional Community

Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA USA
Kelly Schlendorf, MD, MHS

Kelly Schlendorf, MD, MHS (HEART - POST)

Team Lead / Cardiology Professional Community Representative

Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN USA
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Juan Duero Posada, MD, MSc (HEART - POST)

Cardiology Professional Community Representative

University Health Network
Toronto, ON Canada
Yasbanoo Moayedi, MD

Yasbanoo Moayedi, MD (HEART - POST)

Cardiology Professional Community Representative

UHN
Toronto, ON Canada
Bhavadharini Ramu, MD

Bhavadharini Ramu, MD (HEART - POST)

Cardiology Professional Community Representative

University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN USA
Laura DiChiacchio, MD, PhD

Laura DiChiacchio, MD, PhD (HEART - POST)

Cardiothoracic Surgery Professional Community Representative

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
West Hollywood, CA USA
Minoru Ono, MD, PhD

Minoru Ono, MD, PhD (HEART - POST)

Cardiothoracic Surgery Professional Community Representative

The University of Tokyo Hospital
Bunkyo-Ku, Japan
Nicolas Mueller, MD

Nicolas Mueller, MD (HEART - POST)

Infectious Diseases Professional Community Representative

University Hospital Zurich
Zürich, Switzerland
Sabina De Geest, RN, PhD

Sabina De Geest, RN, PhD (HEART - POST)

Nursing & Allied Health Professional Community Representative

University of Basel
Basel, Switzerland
Gregory Fishbein, MD

Gregory Fishbein, MD (HEART - POST)

Pathology Professional Community Representative

David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Los Angeles, CA USA
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Anne Dipchand, MD (HEART - POST)

Pediatrics Professional Community Representative

The Hospital for Sick Children
Toronto, ON Canada
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Lilibeth Carlos, BPharm (Hons) (HEART - POST)

Pharmacy Professional Community Representative

St Vincent's Hospital Sydney
Darlinghurst, NSW Australia
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Daniel Jane-Wit, MD, PhD (HEART - POST)

Research & Immunology Professional Community Representative

Yale School of Medicine
New Haven, CT USA
Archer Martin, MD

Archer Martin, MD (LUNG)

Team Lead / Anesthesiology & Critical Care Professional Community Representative

Mayo Clinic
Jacksonville, FL USA
Sandra Lindstedt, MD, PhD

Sandra Lindstedt, MD, PhD (LUNG)

Cardiothoracic Surgery Professional Community Representative

Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medicine / Lund University
Lund, Sweden
Aleem Siddique, MBBS

Aleem Siddique, MBBS (LUNG)

Cardiothoracic Surgery Professional Community

University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE USA
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Silvia Campos, PhD (LUNG)

Infectious Diseases Professional Community Representative

Heart Institute of Sao Paulo Medical School HCFMUSP
São Paulo, Brazil
Donna Hickling, AdvAPD

Donna Hickling, AdvAPD (LUNG)

Nursing & Allied Health Professional Community Representative

The Prince Charles Hospital / Queensland Health
Brisbane, QLD Australia
Elizabeth Pavlisko, MD

Elizabeth Pavlisko, MD (LUNG)

Pathology Professional Community Representative

Duke University Medical Center
Durham, NC USA
Nicholas Avdimiretz, MD, FRCPC

Nicholas Avdimiretz, MD, FRCPC (LUNG)

Pediatrics Professional Community Representative

British Columbia Children's Hosp / Univ of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC Canada
Madeline Morrison, PharmD, BCTXP

Madeline Morrison, PharmD, BCTXP (LUNG)

Pharmacy Professional Community Representative

Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN USA
Rayid Abdulqawi, MD, PhD

Rayid Abdulqawi, MD, PhD (LUNG)

Pulmonology Professional Community Representative

King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Sean Agbor-Enoh, MD, PhD

Sean Agbor-Enoh, MD, PhD (LUNG)

Pulmonology Professional Community Representative

National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD USA
Vaidehi Kaza, MD, MPH

Vaidehi Kaza, MD, MPH (LUNG)

Pulmonology Professional Community Representative

UT Southwestern Medical Center
Coppell, TX USA
Jamie Todd, MD, MHS

Jamie Todd, MD, MHS (LUNG)

Pulmonology Professional Community Representative

Duke University Medical Center
Durham, NC USA
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Glen Westall, FRACP, PhD (LUNG)

Pulmonology Professional Community Representative

Alfred Hospital
Prahran, VIC Australia
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Christine Falk, PhD (LUNG)

Research & Immunology Professional Community Representative

Hannover Medical School, MHH
Hannover, Germany
Andrew Gelman, PhD

Andrew Gelman, PhD (LUNG)

Research & Immunology Professional Community Representative

Washington University School of Medicine
Saint Louis, MO USA
Markus Barten, MD, PhD

Markus Barten, MD, PhD (MCS)

Team Lead / Cardiothoracic Surgery Professional Community

University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg
Hamburg, Germany
Eric de Waal, MD PhD

Eric de Waal, MD PhD (MCS)

Anesthesiology & Critical Care Professional Community Representative

University Medical Center Utrecht
Utrecht, Netherlands
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Sai Bhagra, MBBS, MRCP(UK) (MCS)

Cardiology Professional Community Representative

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Cambridge, United Kingdom

Anique Ducharme, MD, MSC (MCS)

Cardiology Professional Community Representative

Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal
Montreal, QC Canada
Kavitha Muthiah, MBChB, PhD

Kavitha Muthiah, MBChB, PhD (MCS)

Cardiology Professional Community Representative

St. Vincent's Hospital
Paddington, NSW Australia
María Florencia Renedo, MD

María Florencia Renedo, MD (MCS)

Cardiology Professional Community Representative

IQVIA
Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Jamila Kremer, MD

Jamila Kremer, MD (MCS)

Cardiothoracic Surgery Professional Community Representative

University Hospital
Heidelberg, Germany
David Schibilsky, MD

David Schibilsky, MD (MCS)

Cardiothoracic Surgery Professional Community Representative

University Heart Center, University Medical Center
Luzern, Switzerland
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Sarah Schroeder, PhD, ACNP-BC, MSN RN (MCS)

Nursing & Allied Health Professional Community Representative

Bryan Heart
Lincoln, NE USA
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Scott Auerbach, MD (MCS)

Pediatric Professional Community Representative

University of Colorado
Aurora, CO USA
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Katrina Ford, BPharm MSc (MCS)

Pharmacy Professional Community Representative

Great Ormond Street NHS Trust
London, United Kingdom
Jaime Hernandez Montfort, MD, MPH, MSc

Jaime Hernandez Montfort, MD, MPH, MSc (MCS)

Research & Immunology Professional Community Representative

Baylor Scott and White Health
Austin, TX USA
Thomas Cascino, MD, MSc

Thomas Cascino, MD, MSc (PVD)

Team Lead / Cardiology Professional Community Representative

University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI USA
Marc Simon, MD, MS

Marc Simon, MD, MS (PVD)

Cardiology Professional Community Representative

University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, CA USA
Jean-Luc Vachiery, MD

Jean-Luc Vachiery, MD (PVD)

Cardiology Professional Community Representative

HUB Hôpital Erasme
Anderlecht, Belgium
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Marc De Perrot, MD, MSc, FRCSC (PVD)

Cardiothoracic Surgery Professional Community Representative

Toronto General Hospital
Toronto, ON Canada
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Jasleen Kukreja, MD, MPH (PVD)

Cardiothoracic Surgery Professional Community Representative

University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, CA USA
Jennifer Day, PharmD

Jennifer Day, PharmD (PVD)

Pharmacy Professional Community Representative

Baptist Health Medical Center
Little Rock, AR USA
Laurent Godinas, MD, PhD

Laurent Godinas, MD, PhD (PVD)

Pulmonology Professional Community Representative

UZ Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
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Ioana Preston, MD (PVD)

Pulmonology Professional Community Representative

Lahey Hospital and Medical Center
Burlington, MA USA
Sandeep Sahay, MD, MSc

Sandeep Sahay, MD, MSc (PVD)

Pulmonology Professional Community Representative

Houston Methodist Hospital
Houston, TX USA
Sue Bessner

Sue Bessner

ISHLT Staff Liaison

ISHLT
Chicago, IL USA
Susie Newton

Susie Newton

ISHLT Staff Liaison

ISHLT
Chicago, IL USA
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Olivia Penninger

ISHLT Staff Liaison

ISHLT
Chicago, IL USA