COURSE DIRECTORS
Bow (Ben) Chung, MD
Co-Course Director
Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Chicago Medicine
Chicago, IL
Christopher T. Salerno, MD, FACS, FACC
Co-Course Director
Professor of Surgery
Chief, Section of Cardiac Surgery
Co-Director, Heart and Vascular Center
Surgical Director, Heart Transplant and Mechanical Assist Device Program
University of Chicago Medicine
Chicago, IL
2025 Invited Faculty
Rishi Arora, MBBS
Professor of Medicine
University of Chicago Medicine
Chicago, IL
Mark N. Belkin, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Director, Hemodynamic Laboratory
Associate Program Director, Advanced Heart Failure Fellowship
University of Chicago Medicine
Chicago, IL
Jeanne DeCara, MD
Professor of Medicine
Director, Cardio-Oncology Program
University of Chicago Medicine
Chicago, IL
Leo Gozdecki, DO
Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Chicago Medicine
Chicago, IL
Jonathan Grinstein, MD, FACC
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Director, Mechanical Circulatory Support
University of Chicago Medicine
Chicago, IL
Valluvan Jeevanadam, MD
Cynthia Chow Professor of Surgery
Chief, Cardiac Surgery
Director, Heart, and Vascular Center
University of Chicago Medicine
Chicago, IL
Sara Kalantari, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Chicago Medicine
Chicago, IL
Anthony Kanelidis, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Chicago Medicine
Chicago, IL
Manreet K. Kanwar, MD
Director, Advanced Heart Failure, Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Support
Co-Director, Heart and Vascular Center
Chicago, IL
Gene H. Kim, MD
Associate Professor
Advanced Heart Failure Fellowship Director
University of Chicago Medicine
Chicago, IL
Rachel Lavelle, PharmD, BCCP
University of Chicago Medicine
Chicago, IL
Orly Leiva, MD
Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant Fellow
University of Chicago Medicine
Chicago, IL
Ashley Loethen, PharmD, BCTXP
University of Chicago Medicine
Chicago, IL
Sandeep Nathan, MD, MS
Professor of Medicine
Director, Coronary Care Unit
Director, Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Program
Co-Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
University of Chicago Medicine
Chicago, IL
Ann Nguyen, MD, FACC
Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Chicago Medicine
Chicago, IL
Dani Pezzuto, RDN
Registered Dietitian
University of Chicago Medicine
Chicago, IL
Pablo G. Sanchez, MD, PhD, FACS
Lowell T. Coggeshall Professor
Surgical Director, Lung Transplant Program
Surgical Director, Adult Respiratory Mechanical Circulatory Support
Department of Surgery, Section of Thoracic Surgery
University of Chicago Medicine
Chicago, IL
Nitasha Sarswat, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Director, Infiltrative Cardiomyopathy Program
Advanced Heart Failure, Mechanical Circulatory Support and Transplantation
University of Chicago Medicine
Chicago, IL
Dimitar Saveski, MD
Heart Failure Fellow
University of Chicago Medicine
Chicago, IL
Jeremy A. Slivnick, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Chicago Medicine
Chicago, IL
Stanley Swat, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Chicago Medicine
Chicago, IL
Jeffrey Teuteberg, MD
Professor of Medicine
Stanford Medicine
Stanford, CA
Gaurav A. Upadhyay, MD, FACC, FHRS
Associate Professor of Medicine
Vice Chief of Cardiology, Promotions & Appointments
Interim Director, Cardiac Electrophysiology
Director, Pacing & Defibrillation Device Clinic | Director, Heart Station
University of Chicago Medicine
Chicago, IL
