Each year, the Heart Rhythm Society honors individuals who have made significant and unique contributions to the field of electrophysiology. Join us as we honor the recipients of the following awards. The Founders' Lectureship is awarded to a prominent national or international individual who has made a significant and unique contribution to the field of cardiac pacing and electrophysiology. The Ralph Lazzara Lectureship Award is awarded to honor an individual who has made a significant and unique contribution in clinical electrophysiology by clarification of the mechanism, localization, or elimination of arrhythmia generators.

• Honor the contributions of scientists and/or clinicians who have made major contributions to the field of EP.
• Review career trajectories and evolution of heart rhythm care.
• Engage with experts in the field.

David Van Wagoner, PhD
Weijian Huang, MD

Introduction of the Founders' Award/Presentation of Award
Presenter(s): Pugazhendhi Vijayaraman, MD

Founders Lectureship
Presenter(s): Pierre Jais, MD

Introduction of the Ralph Lazzara Lectureship/Presentation of Award
Presenter(s): David R. Van Wagoner, PhD

Ralph Lazzara Lectureship: Bioresorbable milli-pacemaker: transient arrhythmia therapy
Presenter(s): Igor R. Efimov, PhD

Pugazhendhi Vijayaraman:

• Biotronik (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Speaking and Teaching)
• Boston Scientific (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Speaking and Teaching)
• Medtronic (Research (Contracted Grants for PIs and Named Investigators only) - Research)
• Abbott Medical (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Consulting)
• Abbott (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Consulting)
• Medtronic (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Speaking and Teaching)

Pierre Jais:

• inHEART (Ownership/Partnership/Principal - Consulting)
• Biosense Webster, Inc. (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Speaking and Teaching)
• Boston Scientific (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Speaking and Teaching)
• Medtronic (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Speaking and Teaching)

David Van Wagoner:

• Nothing Relevant to Disclose

Igor Efimov:

• AliveCor (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Consulting)
• Zoll Medical Corporation (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Consulting)
• Samsung Electronics, Inc. (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Consulting)

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