Biography
Dr Alfonso Jurado-Román is currently Interventional cardiologist at La Paz University Hospital (Madrid). He was graduated in Medicine from the Complutense University of Madrid (Extraordinary Award and Scholarship for academic excellence from the Community of Madrid) and did his training in Cardiology and Interventional Cardiology at University Hospital 12 de Octubre (Madrid). He achieved his PhD degree in Myocardial Infarction at 2015 from the Complutense University of Madrid. He has developed great interest in cardiomyopathies, with training at the Heart Hospital in London and working as research collaborator at University Hospital 12 de Octubre. He has been professor of Cardiology during seven years and professor of statistics during 2 years. He has been the Cardiology Trainee Program Tutor while his period at the University General Hospital of Ciudad Real. He is author of 85 Scientific publications in international journals and 185 book chapters. Currently his main interest in interventional cardiology are Complex PCI, including chronic total occlusions and calcified lesions, and intracoronary imaging and Physiology. He is currently coordinating these areas at University Hospital La Paz and is the principal investigator of several studies in this field as Roller Coaster Trial (Rotational Atherectomy, Lithotripsy or laser in calcified lesions) and LUDICO study (Coronary laser at undilatable and uncrossable lesions). He is member of EuroCTO club an also of Euro4C. In addition, he is member of the European Association of Percutaneous coronary interventions (EAPCI), member of the ESC working group on Myocardial and pericardial diseases and member of the ESC working group on Acute cardiac care. He has also coursed a Master in Clinical Management, Medical and Assistance Management and a Master in Current Approach to Structural Heart Disease.
Research Interest
Author of 91 publications in national and international indexed magazines and 191 chapters in books. He has presented 175 scientific communications at international conferences and 260 at national conferences). Director of 3 doctoral theses. Elite Reviewer and member of the Editorial Committee of REC Interventional Cardiology and reviewer of different international scientific journals. Special interest in complex coronary intervention and structural heart disease in adults.
Biography
Dr Martins completed his undergraduate Science degree at the University of Western Australia in 1984, then completing a MSc in Clinical Biochemistry in 1986. In 1987 he commenced a Ph D studying the role of high density lipoprotein (HDL) in diabetes (Hackett Scholarship). In 1993 he was awarded a Saw fellowship from the University of Western Australia to conduct studies relating to the metabolism of chylomicrons and their remnants and the influence of size and composition on their clearance from blood and its importance to atherosclerosis. The publications between 1988-2000 have shown that Dr Martins has made a valuable and solid contribution to the field of atherosclerosis and heart disease. His work has concentrated on understanding the role of dietary cholesterol rich particles and the subsequent clearance and metabolism from the blood plasma and their potential risk for the development of heart disease. These research studies have shown that the type of dietary fat and increased consumption are important risk factors for heart disease.
Research Interest
Anti-Aging, Global Health and Chronic Disease
Biography
Wilbert S Aronow MD is Clinical Professor of Medicine; Director Cardiology Clinic; and Senior Associate Program Director and Research Mentor for the Residency and Fellowship Programs Department of Medicine Westchester Medical Center/New York Medical College He received his MD from Harvard Medical School He received the Distinguished Service Award from the Society of Geriatric Cardiology in 2003 the Joseph T Freeman Award from the Gerontological Society of America in 2005 and a faculty award from New York Medical College in 2006 for mentoring the most trainees who had original research papers published during 20042005 Dr Aronow has been a member of 46 editorial boards of medical journals a guest editor for 5 other medical journals and has reviewed manuscripts for 176 medical journals He has been a consultant to numerous government agencies and a member of committees in numerous professional societies
Research Interest
Cardiovascular Disease