PCR Rio Valves 2026: the ones behind it all

Introducing the Core Team behind PCR Rio Valves taking place on 17-18 September 2026!

We are excited to introduce the Course Directors and Co-Course Directors who will be guiding PCR Rio Valves. Taking place on the 17-18 September 2026, this Course promises to deliver cutting-edge insights and expert knowledge in the field.

Course Directors

Monica Luiza de Alcantara

Imaging Cardiologist

Cardiologist Hospital Quinta d'Or - Rede d'Or - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Vinícius Esteves

Interventional cardiologist / Cardiologist

University Hospitals - Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute - Cleveland, United States of America

Dr. Nicolo Piazza

Interventional cardiologist / Cardiologist

McGill University Faculty of Medicine - Montreal, Canada

Flavio Luciano Ribichini

Interventional cardiologist / Cardiologist

University of Verona - Verona, Italy

Eduardo Saadi

Cardiac surgeon

Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre - Porto Alegre, Brazil

Didier Tchetche

Interventional cardiologist / Cardiologist

Clinique Pasteur - Toulouse, France

Cleverson Zukowski

Interventional cardiologist / Cardiologist

Centro Médico Hospital Copa D'Or - Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

Co-Course Directors

Luigi Badano

Interventional cardiologist / Cardiologist

University of Milano Bicocca - Milan, Italy

Pedro Lemos

Interventional cardiologist / Cardiologist

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

Luis Perez

Interventional cardiologist / Cardiologist

Regional Clinical Hospital of Concepción - Concepcion, Chile

Alejandro Ricalde

Interventional cardiologist / Cardiologist

ABC Medical Center - Cuajimalpa, Mexico

Rodrigo Saadi

Cardiac surgeon

Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Hospital Mãe de Deus - Porto Alegre, Brazil

Ana Paula Tagliari

Cardiac surgeon

Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul - Porto Alegre, Brazil

International Faculty

Ignacio J Amat-Santos

Interventional cardiologist / Cardiologist

University Clinic Hospital of Valladolid - Valladolid, Spain

Guilherme Attizzani

Interventional cardiologist / Cardiologist

University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center - Cleveland, United States of America

Dr. Manuel Barreiro Perez

Imaging / Echography physician

Hospital Universitario Álvaro Cunqueiro - Vigo, Spain

Jose Antonio Baz

Interventional cardiologist / Cardiologist

Hospital Álvaro Cunqueiro - Vigo, Spain

Guillaume Bonnet

Interventional cardiologist / Cardiologist

Hopital Haut-Leveque - CHU - Pessac, France

Kasparas Briedis

Interventional cardiologist / Cardiologist

Lithuanian University of Health Sciences - Kaunas, Lithuania

Joao Cavalcante

Interventional radiologist / Radiologist

Allina Health - Minneapolis, United States of America

Christopher Cook

Interventional cardiologist / Cardiologist

The Essex Cardiothoracic Centre - Basildon, United Kingdom

Jaqueline Grace Da Rocha e Silva

Imaging / Echography physician

Klinikum der Universität München - Bayern, Germany

Julio César Echarte Morales

Interventional cardiologist / Cardiologist

Montefiore Medical Center: Einstein Campus - New York, United States of America

Fernanda Esteves

Imaging / Echography physician

University Hospitals Harrington Heart & vascular Institute - Cleveland, United States of America

Rodrigo Estevez Loureiro

Interventional cardiologist / Cardiologist

Hospital Álvaro Cunqueiro - Vigo, Spain

Steven Filby

Interventional cardiologist / Cardiologist

Cleveland, United States of America

Juan Granada

Interventional cardiologist / Cardiologist

Cardiovascular Research Foundation - New York, United States of America

Jaffar Khan

Interventional cardiologist / Cardiologist

NHLBI - Roslyn, Ny, United States of America

Philipp Kiefer

Heart Center Leipzig - LEIPZIG, Germany

Lionel Leroux

Interventional cardiologist / Cardiologist

HOPITAL HAUT-LEVEQUE - CHU - Pessac, France

Prof. Francesco Maisano

Cardiac surgeon

IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele - Milano, Italy

Thomas Modine

Cardiac surgeon

Chu De Bordeaux - Haut-Lévêque - Bordeaux, France

Fabien Praz

Interventional cardiologist / Cardiologist

Berne University Hospital - Bern, Switzerland

Dr Bernard Prendergast

Interventional cardiologist / Cardiologist

Cleveland Clinic London - London, United Kingdom

Dr. Gilbert Tang

Cardiac surgeon

Mount Sinai Health System - New York, United States of America

Maurizio Taramasso

Cardiac surgeon

Klinik Hirslanden - Zürich, Switzerland

Firas Zahr

Interventional cardiologist / Cardiologist

OHSU - Portland, United States of America