Planning, case preparation and proctoring are the ABC’s of the strategy to obtain the best procedural results. In Products and Features we understand the importance of high quality proctoring in order to achieve an optimal and successful learning curve. That is why we count with the most valuable expertise and high-level skills of different KOLs around the world which are best-in-class Structural heart Cardiologists.
Dr. Amat-Santos is the Director of the Interventional Cardiology Department of Hospital Clínico Universitario of Valladolid (Spain). He was trained in Cardiology in the same center, in Interventional Cardiology at Quebec Heart & Lung Institute (Canada), and, in Statistics for Health Sciences in Autonoma University of Barcelona (Spain). He obtained a research contract from “Instituto de Salud Carlos III” (Madrid, Spain) during which he obtained his PhD “cum laude” and the first national prize from Lair Foundation to his Thesis focused on the percutaneous treatment of aortic stenosis.
Currently, Dr. Amat-Santos, is Associate Professor of Cardiology in the Valladolid University of Medicine and his research is centered in the percutaneous treatment of valvular heart disease and new therapeutic alternatives for heart failure, with more than 100 articles published in high impact journals of this field.
Dr. Cruz-Gonzalez is Professor of Medicine at the University of Salamanca and Chief of Interventional Cardiology of University Hospital of Salamanca (Spain). He was trained in Interventional Cardiology at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School (Boston, US). Currently he is the president-elect of the Spanish Association of Interventional Cardiology of the Spanish Society of Cardiology and member of the Scientific Program and Congress Committee of the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI).
His research has been focused in structural heart diseases interventions with more than 150 articles published in peer-reviewed journals.
Dr. Luis Nombela-Franco is an Interventional Cardiologist and coordinator of structural heart interventions at Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Complutense University (Madrid, Spain). He was trained in Cardiology at the University Hospital Puerta de Hierro, (Spain) and in interventional cardiology at the Quebec Heart and Lung Institute, (Quebec, Canada). He received his MD and PhD from Autónoma University of Madrid in 2003 and 2016, respectively. Among the main areas of interest highlight structural heart interventions like TAVI, mitral and tricuspid percutaneous valve repair and ASD/PFO/PVL/LAA occlusion. In addition, his research has been focused on structural heart diseases interventions with more than 250 articles published in peer-reviewed journals.
Dr. Briedis is a Structural Interventional Cardiologist at the Hospital of the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Kaunas Clinics. In 2018, he was awarded a 12-month Fellowship Grant for Training in Structural Heart Interventions from the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI). He was trained in structural heart interventions at the Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital (Liverpool, UK), Humanitas Research Hospital (Milan, Italy) and Luzerner Kantonsspital (Lucerne, Switzerland).
In 2020, Dr. Briedis was awarded a Scholarship from the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Lithuania for the Executive MSc studies in Health Economics, Outcomes and Management in Cardiovascular Sciences, and he gained his MSc degree in Health Economics and Management in 2022.
Dr. Briedis is a PhD Candidate with a research focus on the coronary artery physiology and microcirculation in patients diagnosed with severe aortic valve stenosis undergoing TAVI procedures. He is a Lecturer in Medicine at the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, and his research is centered on new technologies and interventions for structural heart diseases. He has over 60 articles published in peer-reviewed journals.
Our Team is guided by passion to develop solutions that transform patients’ lives and assist healthcare professionals provide the best care. In our field we have a reputation for attracting and developing some of the brightest leaders in the medical technology industry. We understand that robust leadership is critical to achieving our goals and fulfilling our Mission to restore health and extend life. As a result, our leadership team reflects a group of diverse individuals with an unparalleled breadth and depth of experience.
Our Team is guided by passion to develop solutions that transform patients’ lives and assist healthcare professionals provide the best care. In our field we have a reputation for attracting and developing some of the brightest leaders in the medical technology industry. We understand that robust leadership is critical to achieving our goals and fulfilling our Mission to restore health and extend life. As a result, our leadership team reflects a group of diverse individuals with an unparalleled breadth and depth of experience.
Our Team is guided by passion to develop solutions that transform patients’ lives and assist healthcare professionals provide the best care. In our field we have a reputation for attracting and developing some of the brightest leaders in the medical technology industry. We understand that robust leadership is critical to achieving our goals and fulfilling our Mission to restore health and extend life. As a result, our leadership team reflects a group of diverse individuals with an unparalleled breadth and depth of experience.
Our Team is guided by passion to develop solutions that transform patients’ lives and assist healthcare professionals provide the best care. In our field we have a reputation for attracting and developing some of the brightest leaders in the medical technology industry. We understand that robust leadership is critical to achieving our goals and fulfilling our Mission to restore health and extend life. As a result, our leadership team reflects a group of diverse individuals with an unparalleled breadth and depth of experience.