TAVI Interventional Track

Learn about the PCR Global Interventional Academy’s transformative training pathway on TAVI.

The TAVI Interventional Track is a comprehensive one-year educational pathway dedicated to advancing expertise in structural heart interventions, with a particular focus on transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). Participants gain practical skills, clinical judgment, and technical mastery while collaborating with an international network of structural heart experts.

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Words from the TAVI Track Co-Director

Listen to Interventional Cardiologist Ole de Backer share what makes this one-year track unique, and why to apply for selection in 2026/2027!

Steering Committee

Director:

Prof. Andreas Baumbach

Interventional cardiologist / Cardiologist

Saint Bartholomew's Hospital - London, United Kingdom

Co–Director:

Ole De Backer

Interventional cardiologist / Cardiologist

Rigshospitalet - Copenhagen, Denmark

Senior Advisor:

Dr. Jean Fajadet

Interventional cardiologist / Cardiologist

Clinique Pasteur - Toulouse, France

Regional Champions

APAC:

Michael K. Y. Lee

Interventional cardiologist / Cardiologist

Queen Elizabeth Hospital - Hong Kong

Europe:

Ignacio J Amat-Santos

Interventional cardiologist / Cardiologist

University Clinic Hospital of Valladolid - Valladolid, Spain

Prof. Michael Haude

Interventional cardiologist / Cardiologist

Städtische Kliniken Neuss - Lukaskrankenhaus - GmbH - Neuss, Germany

Latam:

Pedro Lemos

Interventional cardiologist / Cardiologist

Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein - Unidade Morumbi - São Paulo, Brazil

Middle East:

Sondos Samargandy

Interventional cardiologist / Cardiologist

Prince Sultan Cardiac Center Opd - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

 

Good to know

  • Content is tailored for interventional cardiologists at an advanced stage of their training or already in practice
  • All educational material is in the English language
  • Attendance is mandatory for all of the pathway’s onsite and online events
  • Certificates and CME accreditation are based on participation
  • The selection of participants will be at the discretion of steering committee members

The TAVI Interventional Track is supported and hosted by Meril within its network of regional academic centres. This one-year educational pathway combines in-person training with interactive virtual learning to support the development of advanced coronary intervention skills.

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