2026 Cardiogenic Shock Academy: Real World Applications
21 April, 2026 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. EDT
Download the Preliminary Program for detailed course topics, learning objectives, and information on the target audience for this course.
Preliminary ProgramThis NEW highly interactive course uses real-world, clinically grounded cases to guide participants through the full continuum of cardiogenic shock—from initial presentation in the cath lab to intraoperative complications and ICU management.
The session will explore:
- Real world management of cath lab patients in crisis
- Handling catastrophes in the operating room
- Following through to the ICU – and managing dilemmas
- Interactive discussions and simulations to inspire practical takeaways
This course is designed for any member of the patient care team that is involved in treating patients with cardiogenic shock.
Academy Chairs
José González-Costello, MD, MSc, PhD
Bellvitge Hospital
Barcelona, Spain
Shelley Hall, MDBaylor University Medical Center
Dallas, TX USA
Ezequiel Molina, MDPiedmont Heart Institute
Atlanta, GA USA
Guglielmo Gallone, MD, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
Daniel Goldstein, MD, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY USA
Lola Garcia-Cosio, MD, PhD, Hospital 12 Octubre, Madrid, Spain
Igor Gosev, MD, PhD, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA
Jaime Hernandez-Montfort, MD, MPH, MSc, Baylor Scott and White Health, Austin, TX USA
Lorena Herrador Galindo, MD, CARDIOSIMHUB / Bellvitge University Hospital / University of Barcelona / Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
Joan Isaac Llao Ferrando, MD, CCARDIOSIMHUB / Bellvitge University Hospital / University of Barcelona / Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
Ulrich Jorde, MD, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY USA
Manreet Kanwar, MD, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
Guillaume Lebreton, MD, PhD, Pitie-Salpêtrière - Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
Hoong Sern Lim, MD, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
Adriana Luk, MD, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON Canada
Kavitha Muthiah, MBChB, PhD, St. Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, NSW Australia
David McGiffin, MBBS, FRACS, DMedHS, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
Yasbanoo Moayedi, MD, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
Jacob Moller, MD, PhD, Copenhagen University Hospital / Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
Lorena Montes, Fundacion Cardiovascular de Columbia, Bucaramanga, Columbia
Oriol Piqué Vallverdú, CARDIOSIMHUB / Bellvitge University Hospital / University of Barcelona / Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
Aniket Rali, MD, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
Sebastian Rojas, MD, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
José Carlos Sánchez Salado, MD, CARDIOSIMHUB / Bellvitge University Hospital / University of Barcelona / Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
Shashank Sinha, MD, MSc, Inova Fairfax Medical Center, Falls Church, VA
Van Khue Ton, MD, PhD, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA USA
Nir Uriel, MD, Columbia University, Weill Cornell Medicine / New York Presbyterian, New York, NY USA
Joyce Wald, DO, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Katherine Wood, MD, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
Melana Yuzefpolskaya, MD, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA