10^th International Conference on Molecular & Cellular Cardiology November 28-29, 2017 Sao Paulo, Brazil

Dr. Mehta received his MD degree in India and PhD in Sweden, and completed his post-graduate education in New York and Minnesota. He joined the faculty of the college of medicine of the University of Florida where he rose to be University Research Foundation professor.He moved to Little Rock in 2000 as the first Stebbins Chair in Cardiology and Professor of Medicine and Physiology and Biophysics to lead the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine at UAMS and VA hospitals with over 100 physicians, graduate and post-graduate students and staff. Dr. Mehta serves on the editorial board of several major cardiology, physiology and pharmacology journals, including Circulation, Hypertension, American Journal of Cardiology, European Heart Journal, Journal of the American College of Cardiology, and the World Journal of Cardiology. He has published over 1000 papers, abstracts and book chapters. He is a member of many prestigious academic societies, including the Association of American Physicians, American Society for Clinical Investigation and Association of University Cardiologists

Molecular Cardiology, Cardiovascular Diseases

Marcelo Cantarelli is the President of the Assembly at SBHCI - Soc. Bras. de Hemodinamica e Cardiologia Intervencionista, Doctor at Hospital Bandeirantes and Doctor at Hospital Leforte. Cardiologist specialized in Interventional Cardiology, focused in percutaneous diagnostic and treatment of heart and coronary diseases. Management and consulting in Interventional Cardiology. Investigator in Cardiology and Interventional Cardiology surveys.

Clinical Cardiology, Interventional Cardiology

M.-Saadeh Suleiman (PhD, DSc) is currently working as a Professor of Cardiac Physiology at the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Bristol, UK. His current academic activities include teaching clinical and biomedical sciences to undergraduate and postgraduate students in both Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry and Faculty of Medical & Veterinary Sciences. Professor Suleiman’s current research is focused on investigating cellular mechanisms underlying the damaging effects of cardiac insults. Current clinical research includes investigating novel cardio-protective interventions during adult and paediatric cardiac surgery and during angioplasty. Distinctions include being a member of the team that was awarded the UK Hospital Doctor Award for Team of the Year in Surgery and runners up for Cardiovascular Medicine, election to the executive committee of the British Society for Cardiovascular Research, elected as Fellow of both the International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences and the Society of Biology. Has more than 250 scientific publications including papers, reviews, book chapters and peer reviewed abstracts. Awarded more than 60 grants (as PI or collaborator) with income totalling more than £15Million. Professor Suleiman has organised and contributed as speaker to a large number of international meetings and has acted as a reviewer for national and international grant giving bodies and journals.

Adult and paediatric cardiac surgery,Angioplasty

Roberto Colque to date is Chief of Intensive Care Unit at Sanatorio Allende Cerro in Cordoba City, Staff of Cardiology Service at Sanatorio Allende Cerro. Past President of Cardiology Society of Cordoba. Member of Heart Failure Committee of Argentine Federation of Cardiology. Abstract reviewer of World Heart Failure Congress held in 2015 and 2016. Speakers of topics in National Heart Congress from 2010-2016 about topics of Heart Failure, Acute Heart Failure, and Coronary Syndromes. Pre grade studies made in National University of cordoba at December 1987. Residence in Cardiology at Hospital Itlaiano de Cordoba until 1991. coordinator of Coronary Unit from 1992-1994. Chief Of Coronary Unit at Italian Hospital since 1994 until 2006. Head of Cardiology Service at Clinica Velez Sarsfield 2006-2013. Post graduate activity in Hospital 12 de Octubre Madrid at Heart Failure and Transplation Unit (1993) Visitor at Buenos Aires Italian Hospital 1994 specializing on Postoperative recovery unit. Visitor at Cleveland Clinic in 1995.

Heart Failure,Cardiology

Dr. Kadro Graduated from the University of Damascus School of Medicine in 1985, He did his medical residency at Georgetown University in Washington DC and did his cardiology fellowship at Harvard Medical School/Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston, MA. His cardiology training included one year fellowship in cardiac electrophysiology and three year Advanced fellowship in complex cardiovascular interventions. He is American Board Certified in: Interventional Cardiology, Heart Rhythm, Cardiovascular Medicine and Internal Medicine. In 2002 he founded The Golden Centre for Academic Cardiovascular Teaching and Clinical Research which became the leading centre in cardiovascular teaching in Syria through its advanced teaching courses, Research programs and interventional cardiology fellowship programs. This centre became the only academic centre that represents Syria in all in the international meeting in cardiology, Interventional Cardiology and Cardiac Arrhythmia (AHA, ACC, ESC, TCT, HRS, SCAI and Euro PCR).

Complex high risk coronary intervention including CTO opening, Carotid intervention and opening of CTO in iliacs and SFAs

Samir Srour is a professor of pediatric cardiology at the faculty of medicine, Damascus University, Syria. He first graduated from Damascus University in 1985, continued in pediatric specialty at Damascus Children Hospital 1988, and then completed his pediatric cardiology training in Bordeaux, France in 1996. His current activities include teaching pediatric cardiology to undergraduate and postgraduate students in the faculty of medicine, in addition to the clinical and scientific activities in Children Hospital. He is the head of Pediatric Department since 2014.

Pediatric Cardiology