Il Dr. Sarunyoo Suttipongkeat è un cardiologo interventista presso il PMG Hospital di Bangkok. Ha conseguito la laurea in medicina con lode di seconda classe presso l'Università Mahidol. Il Dr. Suttipongkeat ha eseguito oltre 37.900 procedure nel corso della sua carriera. È specializzato nel trattamento della malattia coronarica, dell'aritmia e dell'insufficienza cardiaca cronica.
Dr. Shen Yuqin, MD, PhD, is Professor and Chief Physician at Shanghai Tongji Hospital. Dr. Shen directs the Rehabilitation Medicine Center and the Cardiac Rehabilitation Department. A doctoral supervisor and National Advanced Worker, Dr. Shen is a pioneer in cardiac rehabilitation for heart failure.
Dr. Shen was the first in China to implement cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET)-guided rehabilitation for heart failure. Dr. Shen also introduced the use of the anaerobic threshold to prescribe exercise intensity. The team created a nationwide hospital–community–home closed-loop model. In 2020, they opened Shanghai’s only inpatient cardiac rehabilitation ward in a tertiary hospital.
Dr. Shen is the principal investigator of two NSFC General Projects. Honors include the CRMA Science and Technology Award, First Prize (2019), and the Shanghai Rehabilitation Medicine Science and Technology Progress Awards, First Prize (2018, 2024). Dr. Shen has published over 50 papers as first or corresponding author. Dr. Shen served as chief editor of one monograph and associate editor of two. The portfolio includes 22 patents (15 authorized, including three invention patents) and five software copyrights. Nine technology transfers have been completed.
Dr. Shen is a Fellow of the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (FAACVPR) and a CDQI certified expert. Dr. Shen serves as an associate editor and editorial board member. Dr. Shen led the drafting of eight consensuses, guidelines, and standards, and organized 20 national courses. The center has served more than 10,000 patients. The care model has been extended across Shanghai and introduced in Yunnan.
La Dott.ssa Nermina Alagic è cardiologa presso l'Anadolu Medical Center di Istanbul. È specializzata in diagnostica per immagini cardiaca presso questa struttura affiliata alla Johns Hopkins Medicine. La Dott.ssa Alagic ha una formazione approfondita in ecocardiografia transtoracica e transesofagea 2D e 3D. Ha completato la ricerca clinica presso l'Echo Lab dell'Università dell'Alabama a Birmingham.
Il Dr. Cenk Indelen è un chirurgo cardiovascolare presso l'Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital. È specializzato nella gestione del sangue del paziente e nell'ottimizzazione cardiotoracica per la cardiochirurgia. È professore associato e certificato in chirurgia robotica in Belgio.