2nd Global Congress and Expo on Pediatric Cardiology & Healthcare September 22-24, 2016 Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Randy Richardson is the chairman of radiology at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center and the Associate Dean for Creighton University School of Medicine Phoenix Campus. He is professor of radiology for the Creighton Schools of Medicine and adjunct professor at Arizona State University School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering. Dr. Richardson is the author of a textbook, 31 book chapters, 11 syllabi, 44 scientific exhibits, 24 scientific papers, 22 peer reviewed journal articles, 3 websites and 14 multimedia presentations. His area of expertise and research have been in the field of cardiac MRI and CT imaging in children.

Cardiac MRI CT imaging in children

She is currently the head of the Department of pediatric and adolescent´s medicine, Medical Faculty, P.J. Safarik University and Children Faculty Hospital at Slovakia, Central Europe. Her research interests focus on preventive cardiology, obesity, and disorders of lipid metabolism, atherosclerosis and their prevention in the pediatric age group.

Preventive Cardiology

Dr. Andreas Petropoulos graduated from Aristotle University’s Medical School, Greece in 1989. Followed 30 year career as a medical officer, senior Flight Surgeon in the Hellenic Air-Force. Specialized in Aviation, Hyperbaric Medicine, Pediatrics, Fetal, Pediatrics and Congenital Cardiology in USA and Europe. Holds M.Sc. in Preventive Cardiology. AEPC Prevention Working Group member. Worked and lectured in Athens and Brussels universities. Currently consults in Fetal, Pediatrics, Congenital Cardiology in Merkezi Klinika and is Associate Professor at the State University and Post Graduate and CME Center in Azerbaijan. His research focuses on prevention, CVD imaging techniques, fetal cardiology, heart failure.

Preventive Cardiology Congenital Cardiology

Amir A. sepehri has receivedhis PhD from ‘faculté polytechnique de mons’ (Mons University, Belgium), on digital audio signal processing. He has worked on a special research program on ‘Computerized Screening of Congenital Heart Disease’ for 16 years. The program was aimed toward obtaining a special diploma known as ‘l’Agrégation de l'Enseignement Supérieur’ in the same university. The result of his research work is formulated as Arash-Band and it is internationally patented. He has several publications on the CHD screening and detection. He is currently director of CAPIS biomedical R&D department.

Congenital Heart Diseases, Digital Cardiography

Christopher Snyder is the Director of Pediatric Cardiology at Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. His interests include general pediatric cardiology and Adult with Congenital Heart disease as well as a sub-specialty in pediatric and adult congenital electrophysiology on an inpatient and outpatient basis.

Congenital Electrophysiology, Congenital Heart disease

Guy Fontaine has made 15 original contributions at the inception of cardiac pacemakers in the mid-60s. I has identified ARVD by serendipity during the beginning of antiarrhythmic surgery in the late 70s. Dr HSV Chen group from San Diego (Kim Nature 2013) has been able to reproduce the disease-in-the-dish giving credit to the criticized original terminology of ARVD. GF has published more than 900 scientific papers including 201 book chapters. He is included in the Profiles in Cardiology (W Hurst 2003) book of the 216 individuals who have made a significant contribution to the study of cardiovascular diseases since the 14th century. He has been included in the book “500 greatest Geniuses of the 21th century” of the American Biographical Institute (ABI 2005). He was the reviewer of 17 journals both in clinical and basic Science. He served during 5 years as a member of the Editorial Board of Circulation. He has been invited to give 11 master lectures of 90 minutes each during three weeks in the top universities of China (2014). He is now interested in brain protection in OHCA and Stroke by therapeutic hypothermia as well as end stage palliative care help by high-tech.

Cardiomyopathies Myocarditis

Flavia Ventriglia, graduated and specialized in Pediatrics and Cardiology at the “Sapienza” University of Rome. PhD in Congenital Heart Disease at the University of Padua. Researcher Aggregate Professor of Pediatric Cardiology at the “Sapienza” University of Rome, first level manager at the UOC of Pediatric Cardiology at the Policlinico Umberto I in Rome, responsible for the ECHOLAb of Fetal Echocardiography. She has published numerous scientific paper in the field of pediatric cardiology and fetal cardiology.

Fetal Echocardiography Pediatric Cardiology

He is the Professor of Pediatrics, Doctoral supervisor as well as Vice-president of Children’s Hospital of Chongqing Medical University. He is also Vice-Chairman of China Pediatric Cardiology Society and Deputy Director of Chongqing Cardiology Committee.

Pediatric Cardiology Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Howard S. Weber completed his fellowship in Pediatric Cardiology at Yale New Haven Hospital in 1989 and immediately began his career as an assistant professor of pediatrics at the Penn State Hershey Childrens Hospital and also director of the catheterization lab. He has published more than 50 articles in various national and international peer reviewed cardiology journals and serves on numerous editorial boards of these same journals. He has been an invited lecturer at numerous interventional pediatric cardiology meetings both nationally and internationally.

Pediatric Cardiology Interventional pediatric cardiology