Disclosure of Faculty's Commercial Relationship(s)
ACE Disclosure Policy
The Heart Rhythm Society is committed to the provision of Accredited Continuing Education (formerly known as Continuing Medical Education (CME)) that is balanced, objective, and evidence based. HRS adheres to the Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) which require that those individuals in a position to control the content of an educational activity (including, but not limited to, planners, faculty, authors, committee members, content reviewers, editors, and staff) disclose all financial relationships with an ACCME-defined ineligible company* within the 24 months prior to the disclosure.
Any individual who refuses to disclose financial relationships is disqualified from participating in HRS ACE-certified activities. Owners and employees of ACCME-defined ineligible companies may have no role in the planning or implementation of ACE activities without a special written exemption from the HRS Chief Learning Officer that will be granted only in specific circumstances that meet ACCME requirements.
All relevant financial relationships are reviewed and mitigated.
Faculty Disclosures
Samuel J. Asirvtham, MD, FHRS
Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee: St. Jude Medical, Medtronic, Biotronik, Boston Scientific, Biosig Technologies, MediLynx
Intellectual Property Rights: AliveCor
David J. Callans, MD, FHRS, CCDS
Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee: Medtronic, Best Doctors, Biotronik, Boston Scientific, Impulse Dynamics USA, Thermedical, Biosense Webster, Inc., Baylis Medical Company, BioSig, Mediasphere Medical, Coherex, Abbott Medical
Research (Contracted Grants for PIs and Named Investigators Only): Medtronic, Boston Scientific, Biosense Webster, Inc., Biotronik, Abbott
Other Financial Relationships: Wolters Kluver (author)
Kenneth A. Ellenbogen, MD, FHRS
Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee: Boston Scientific, Medtronic, Kestra, Inc., Hylomorph, Biotronik, MediLynx, Impulse Dynamics USA, Abbott, Biosense Webster, Inc., Milestone Pharmaceuticals
Royalty Income: Elsevier
Edward P. Gerstenfeld, MD, FHRS
Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee: Biosense Webster, Inc., Medtronic, Abbott, Boston Scientific
Research (Contracted Grants for PIs and Named Investigators only): Biosense Webster, Inc., Farapulse
Mathew D. Hutchinson, MD, FHRS
Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee: Elsevier, Medtronic, Inc.
Barry London, MD, PhD
Nothing Relevant to Disclose.
Francis E. Marchlinski, MD, FHRS
Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee: Abbott, Biotronik, Boston Scientific, Medtronic, Biosense Webster, Inc., Philips
Gregory F. Michaud, MD, FHRS
Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee: Abbott, Mediasphere Medical, Boston Scientific, Biotronik, Medtronic
William M. Miles, MD, FHRS
Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee: Medtronic
Fellowship Support: Medtronic, Boston Scientific, St. Jude Medical, Biosense Webster, Inc., Biotronik
John M. Miller, MD, FHRS
Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee: Boston Scientific, Biosense Webster, Inc., Biotronik, BioSig, Medtronic, Abbott, Ablacon, Inc.
Royalty Income: Elsevier
Fellowship Support: Medtronic, Boston Scientific, Biosense Webster, Inc.
Jeanne E. Poole, MD, FHRS
Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee: EBR Systems
Research (Contracted Grants for PIs and Named Investigators only): Kestra, Inc., AtriCure, Inc., Biotronik
Royalty Income: Elsevier
William G. Stevenson, MD, FHRS
Stocks - Publicly Traded: Apple Inc.
Gordon F. Tomaselli, MD, FHRS
Ownership/Partnership/Principal: Domicell, LLC
Roderick Tung, MD, FHRS
Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee: Abbott, AtriCure, Inc., Biotronik, Medtronic
Pugazhendi Vijayaraman, MD, FHRS
Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee: Abbott, Medtronic, Biotronik, Boston Scientific
Research (Contracted Grants for PIs and Named Investigators only): Medtronic
Fellowship Support: Medtronic
The content reviewers have the following disclosures. All relevant financial relationship disclosures have been mitigated.
David Ho, BS, MD, MS
Nothing relevant to disclose.
Venkatakrishna Tholakanahalli, MD
Kobara Medical Inc, Relationship: Intellectual Property Rights, Role: Consulting; St. Jude Medical, Relationship: Research (Contracted Grants for PIs and Named Investigators only), Role: Research, Comments: Research Studies , Coordinator salary support; Cardialen, Inc., Relationship: Research (Contracted Grants for PIs and Named Investigators only), Role: Research, Comments: Research coordinator salary and fellow education; Imricor, Relationship: Research (Contracted Grants for PIs and Named Investigators only), Role: Consulting, Comments: Towards Education for trainees
Komandoor Srivathsan, MD
Abbott Medical, Relationship: Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee, Role: Speaking and Teaching
M. Rizwan Afzal, MD
Nothing relevant to disclose.
Rachita Navara, MD
SafeBeat RX Inc. (Research Organization), Relationship: Ownership/Partnership/Principal, Role: Ownership
Thomas McGarry, MD, PhD
Nothing relevant to disclose.
Jorge Romero, MD
Biosense Webster, Inc., Relationship: Research (Contracted Grants for PIs and Named Investigators only), Role: Research, Comments: Investigator-initiated research study (PLEA AF trial) NCT#04216667; Organization: Sanofi, Relationship: Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee, Role: Consulting; Organization: Boston Scientific, Relationship: Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee, Role: Speaking and Teaching; Organization: AtriCure, Inc., Relationship: Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee, Role: Board Membership
Ayman Hussein, MD
Boston Scientific, Relationship: Research (Contracted Grants for PIs and Named Investigators only), Role: Research
Leon Ptaszek, MD, PhD
Bristol-Myers Squibb, Relationship: Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee, Role: Consulting; Pfizer, Inc., Relationship: Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee, Role: Consulting; World Care Clinical Consultants, Relationship: Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee, Consulting; Moderna Therapeutics, Relationship: Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee, Role: Consulting, Abbott, Relationship: Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee, Role: Consulting; Neutrace, Relationship: Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee, Role: Consulting; Aquaheart, Relationship: Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee, Role: Consulting; Neutrace: Research (Contracted Grants for PIs and Named Investigators only), Role: Research
The following Heart Rhythm Society Staff have nothing relevant to disclose:
Gary Bird, PhD, MSc
Schae Kane
Sarah Sailor, MFA
Stephanie Colbert