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

Hospital Copa D'Or - State Of 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, Hospital Mãe de Deus - Porto Alegre, Brazil