At AIMS Summit, we bring together inspiring speakers who share valuable insights and expertise in cardiovascular health and medical innovation. Take a look at our 2025 lineup of leaders and experts in their field.
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Mark Eskandari
[Chief of Vascular Surgery, NMH]
Mark K. Eskandari, M.D., F.A.C.S. is the System Chief (2010) and Program Director (2005) of the Division of Vascular Surgery at
Dr. Mary Collins
[Chartered Psychologist, RCSI Centre for Positive Health Science]
Mary is a Chartered Psychologist (BPS), Author and Senior Practitioner Coach (EMCC) who has been working in the Leadership
Carrie Cunningham, MD
[Associate Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School]
Dr. Cunningham is an Associate Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School, Section Head of the Massachusetts General Hospital
Prof. Barry McCrea
[Donald R. Keough Family Professor of Irish Studies, University of Notre Dame]
Barry McCrea is the Donald R. Keough Family Professor of Irish Studies and Concurrent Professor of English, Irish Language and Literature
Tim Sullivan
[Retired Vascular Surgeon, Editor-in-Chief, Annals of Vascular Surgery]
Timothy M. Sullivan, MD, FACS, FSVS, FSVM, FACC is a retired vascular surgeon. He is Emeritus Chair of Vascular / Endovascular Surgery at
Dr Gregory Dumanian
[Plastic Surgery Division Chief, Northwestern University]
Dr. Dumanian trained in general surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital, plastic surgery at the University of Pittsburgh, and hand
Dr Yvonne Curran
[Neurologist, Northwestern Memorial Hospital]
I am a graduate of The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (class of 1988). I am a Vascular Neurologist at Northwestern University and
Jerome Adams, MD
[Presidential Fellow, Executive Director of Purdue's Health Equity Initiatives & Distinguished Professor of Practice]
Dr. Jerome Adams was appointed as a Presidential Fellow and the first Executive Director of Health Equity Initiatives on October 1, 2021
Andrew Dunne
[Founder, Personal Health]
Andrew’s vision for Personal Health is to become synonymous with the concept of exercise prescription in medical populations.
He founded
Marina Donohue
[Head of Research and Innovation, Enterprise Ireland]
Marina Donohoe has been appointed as Enterprise Ireland’s Head of Research and Innovation. In this role she will lead on Enterprise
David Liebovitz
[– Co-Director, Institute for Augmented Intelligence in Medicine, Center for Augmented Intelligence in Medicine – Center for Medical Education in Data Science and Digital Health, Nothwestern]
Dr. Liebovitz is a practicing internal medicine physician also board certified in clinical informatics with engineering training. He has
Dr Daniel Derman
[Chief of Innovation, Northwestern Memorial Hospital]
Dr. Derman has been practicing internal medicine since 1988. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree at the University of Michigan, Ann
Dr. Jeanne Bolger
[Venture Partner, Seroba VC]
Jeanne has over 35 years of pharmaceutical industry experience in management roles across R&D, Commercial and Business Development
Samir Abboud, MD
[Chief of Emergency Radiology, Northwestern]
Dr. Samir Abboud is Chief and founding member of the Division of Emergency Radiology in the Department of Radiology at Northwestern
Nicolas J. Mouawad, MD
[Chief Vascular Surgeon, Mc Laren Health, Michigan]
Dr Nicolas J Mouawad is board-certified in general and vascular surgery. He specializes in advanced surgical vascular care, including
Maria B. Majella Doyle
[Professor of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine]
Professor of Surgery, Division of General Surgery, Sections of Transplant Surgery and Pancreatic, Hepatobiliary and Gastrointestinal
Patrick M McCarthy, MD
[Executive Director, Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute, Heller-Sacks Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Northwestern]
Dr. Patrick McCarthy is a renowned heart surgeon and a professor of surgery and biomedical engineering at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
Diane B Wayne, MD
[Chief Medical Officer at Northwestern Memorial Hospital ]
Throughout the past 25 years, I have been fortunate to hold numerous leadership roles at Northwestern University Feinberg School of
Howard B Chrisman, MD
[President and CEO, Northwestern Medicine]
My primary research and clinical interest centers around image guided therapy. Specifically, its application to the treatment of uterine
Dr Hasan Alam
[Loyal and Edith Davis Professor and Chair of the Department of Surgery at Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine and Surgeon-in-Chief at Northwestern Memorial Hospital]
Hasan B. Alam, MD is the Loyal and Edith Davis Professor and Chair of the Department of Surgery at Northwestern University Feinberg
Geraldine B. McGinty, MD
[Professor of Radiology, Senior Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs, Weill Cornell Medicine]
Geraldine B. McGinty, M.D. is a board-certified radiologist specializing in Women’s Imaging. She is a Professor of Radiology at Weill
Harry M. Jansen Kraemer, Jr.
[Clinical Professor of Leadership at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management, Executive Partner with Madison Dearborn Partners]
Harry M. Jansen Kraemer, Jr. is an executive partner with Madison Dearborn Partners, a private equity firm based in Chicago, Illinois and
Prof. Cathal Kelly
[Vice Chancellor and CEO, Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland]
Eric G Neilson, MD
[Vice President for Medical Affairs and Lewis Landsberg Dean, Professor of Medicine]
Gary O’Toole
[Associate Clinical Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, University College Dublin, Ireland]
Mr Gary O’Toole, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon specialising in Hip, Knee, Sports Injuries, Tumours. BSc (Hons) MB BAO BCh (Hons).
Julia Corcoran
[Senior Director, Director of Clinical Strategy and Experience, Modern Health]
Julia Corcoran is the Director of Clinical Strategy & Experience at Modern Health. Julia has also worked as an adjunct faculty member
Damian McCallion
[Chief Operations Officer, Health Service Executive]
Damien McCallion is the HSE’s Chief Technology and Transformation Officer with responsibility for technology, information security, data
Robert Watt
[Secretary General of the Department of Health in Ireland]
Robert Watt is Secretary General of the Department of Health in Ireland. He leads the Department of over 600 people in providing
Professor Kieran Murphy MB BAO BCH FRCPC FSIR graduated in 1986 from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. He completed his Radiology
Paul Marushka
[CEO, Sphera ]
As Sphera’s founding CEO and president, Paul Marushka is responsible for providing overall strategic leadership for the company in
Joaquin Castillo
[CEO, Acciona Energy North America]
CEO en Acciona Energy North America – Nearly 3-decade experience in the energy sector & utilities worldwide, with a focus on
Rory Murphy, MD
[Associate Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Barrow Neurological Institute]
Rory Murphy, MD, is a neurosurgeon and an associate professor in the Department of Neurosurgery at Barrow Neurological Institute. He is
Dr John Sheehan
[Consultant Radiologist & Clinical Director of Radiology, Blackrock Health]
John is a graduate of RCSI and qualified as a Radiologist in 2005. He did fellowships in MRI (Body, Neuro & MSK) & Cardiovascular
John Rodgers
[Louis Simpson and Kimberly Querrey Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Neurological Surgery (and by courtesy Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemistry and Dermatology)]
In practice since 1996, John Rogers, MD, is Associate Chief of Cardiology and Director, Cardiac Pacing and Tachyarrhythmia Device Therapy
Graham Roche Nagel
[Head, Division of Vascular Surgery]
Dr Graham Roche-Nagle is a native of Waterford, Ireland. He received his medical degree from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Anton Sidawy, MD
[President-Elect, American College of Surgeons]
Dr. Sidawy is Professor and the Lewis B. Saltz Chair of the Department of Surgery at the George Washington University Medical Center. He
Gloria Mark, PhD
[Chancellor’s Professor of Informatics, UC Irvine]
Gloria Mark is Chancellor’s Professor of Informatics at the University of California, Irvine. She received her PhD from Columbia
Stephen MacNamara
[Associate Director of Innovation, Cleveland Clinic]
Stephen is the current Associate Director of Innovations Technology Development at Cleveland Clinic since May 2022. With over 2.5 years
Ethel Massing
[Director of Innovation and Strategic Enterprises, ParkView Health]
Ethel Massing, MSHI, SHIMSS, is the Innovation Program Leader for the Mirro Center for Research and Innovation at Parkview Health, where
Barry McCann
[CEO, NUA Surgical]
Barry is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of NUA Surgical, an award-winning Irish start-up innovating in Women’s Health.
He
Mark O’Sullivan
[CEO, NeuroBell]
CEO & Co-founder of NeuroBell, a medical device company developing newborn brain monitoring solutions. Mark led the commercialisation
David van Zuydam
[CEO, Head Diagnostics]
David van Zuydam is CEO of Head Diagnostics, New Medical Devices for Neuro Degenerative Diseases Diagnosis and Monitoring. Medical Device
Douglas R. Johnston, MD
[Chief of Cardiac Surgery, Northwestern Medicine]
Dr. Johnston is a nationally recognized cardiothoracic surgeon and is the current surgical director of Northwestern Medicine’s Bluhm
Logan Pause
[Program Director, Executive Development, Northwestern Medicine]
Logan started at Northwestern Medical Group to lead an executive coaching program for physician leaders. He has moved into a role
Tasha Seitz
[Partner, Impact Engine; Adjunct Professor, Kellogg School of Management]
Tasha is an Adjunct Professor in Kellogg’s Sustainability and Social Impact Program where she teaches a class on Early-Stage Impact
William P. Robinson, MD
[Professor & Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery, Southern Illinois University]
William Robinson, MD, is a professor, and David S. Sumner Endowed Chair and Chief of the Division of Vascular Surgery at Southern
Helen Calvey
[Alliance Medical, Board Member, Healthtech Ireland]
Helen Calvey is a seasoned healthcare executive with over two decades of industry experience, primarily focused on hospital and
Hannah Koczka
[Vice President, Ventures & Innovation, Northwestern Medicine]
Hannah is the Vice President for NM Ventures and Innovation for NorthwesternMemorial HealthCare and responsible for crafting NM Ventures’
Brian Beeler
[Co-Founder and Managing Director, ZOI Capital]
Zoi Capital is a thematic venture capital firm that specializes in the growing applications of artificial intelligence in healthcare. Led
Tommy Dee
[Chairman and CEO Endsulin]
Thomas Dee has over two decades of experience leading business and financial operations for global pharma and biotechnology companies.
Doug King
[Senior Vice President, Chief Informatics Officer, Northwestern Medicine]
Doug King is the chief information officer and senior vice president of Information Services for Northwestern Memorial HealthCare and
Patrick Joseph Geraghty, MD
[FACS, DFSVS, RPVI]
A native of the Chicago suburbs, Dr. Geraghty earned his undergraduate and medical school degrees through Northwestern University’s
Terrance Peabody, MD, FAOA
[Edwin Warner Ryerson Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine]
Dr. Peabody is the Edwin Warner Ryerson Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at
Marianne M. Green, M.D.
[Vice Dean for Education at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and the Raymond H. Curry MD Professor of Medical Education, and professor of medicine]
Dr. Green is currently the Vice Dean for Education at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and the Raymond H. Curry MD
Joshua L Goldstein, MD
[Senior Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education Professor, Pediatrics (Neurology and Epilepsy), Medical Education, Neurology - Ken and Ruth Davee Department]
Joshua L Goldstein, MD, is the Senior Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education and the Designated Institutional Official (DIO) at
Ez Bala
[Founder & CEO, Alphind Healthcare]
Passion for Whole Person Care, pragmatic innovation and life-long learning led Mr. Ez Bala to form Alphind Healthcare.
Ez has 30+ years
Julia Vermylen, MD
[Council of Well-Being, Northwestern Medicine]
Kelly Maxwell, MD
[Chief of Staff, Northwestern Memorial Hospital]
Oliver Kelly
[CEO, Kerry Foods]
Ron Ribitzky, MD
[Global Head of Health Sciences, Alphind]
As Alphind healthcare’s Global Head of Health Sciences, Dr. Ron leads the charter to establish Alphind’s credibility and capability
Jennie Lynch
[Senior Vice President, LifeSciences at Enterprise Ireland]
Andrew W.Hoel
[Associate Professor of Surgery, Northwestern University]
Andrew W. Hoel, M.D. is a board-certified vascular surgeon and Associate Professor of Surgery at the Northwestern University Feinberg
Robert Havey
[Deputy Director, Havey Institute for Global Health]
Sean O’Connor
[Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Northwestern]
John Pandolfino
[Northwestern University]
Rebecca Motley
[Director, Business Development, World Business Chicago]
David Brody
[IDA ]
Brad Schnitzer
[Techstars]
Stefan Florentus
[Vice President, Rare Diseases, Global Medial Affairs, Amgen]
Stefan Florentinus is the vice president of Global Medical Affairs for Rare Diseases at Amgen, brings extensive expertise in medical
Johnathan Huang
[Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine]
Nicole Roberts
[Founder and President, Health & Human Rights Strategies]
Karen Ho
[Director of Residency Research, Department of Surgery. Northwestern University]
Ranya N Sweis
[Associate Professor, Department of Cardiology. Northwestern University]
Bowen Wang
[Associate Professor of Vascular Surgery and Bio Engineering. Northwestern University]
Bartley G Thornburg
[Associate Professor of Radiology, Northwestern University]
Kush Desai
[Professor of Radiology, Medicine and Vascular Surgery, Northwestern University.]
Michael D Stover
[Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Northwestern University]
Bryan C Heiderscheit
[Frederik Gaesnlen Professor of Orthopaedics and Vice chair of research, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health]
Bryan Heiderscheit, PT, PhD is the Frederick Gaenslen Professor in Orthopedics and Vice Chair of Research for the Department of
Michael Soult
[Loyola University]
John Flavin
[CEO, Portal Innovations]
James Flaherty
[Professor of Cardiology, Northwestern University]
Cylde Yancy, MD
[Professor of Medicine and Cardiology, Northwestern Medicine]
Francis J.Podbielski, MD
[Adjunct Professor of Surgery, Northwestern University, Program Director, General Surgery Residency, St Joseph Hospital.]