About the conference
We wish to welcome you to the 72nd Annual Conference of the Israel Heart Society, in collaboration with the Israel Society of Cardiothoracic Surgery, a gathering representing 72 years of activity. The conference will take place at the David InterContinental Tel Aviv hotel on May 26-27, 2025.
The 72nd conference will consist of a vibrant program including new medical innovations and technology updates, leading international keynote speakers, parallel and satellite sessions on the latest research in our field. This conference is a real opportunity for meaningful collaboration with colleagues from Israel and across the globe and a chance to make an impact.
For our international visitors, we will offer ample opportunity to tour our exceptional country and enjoy its heritage, unique views, and culture.
We look forward to seeing you in Tel Aviv.
2025 Faculty

Amir Lerman, MD, FACC
Associate Chair, Department of Cardiology, Director of the Cardiovascular Research Center
Mayo Clinic
Amir Lerman, MD, FACC
Amir Lerman, MD. Is an endowed named Barbara Lips professor of medicine and a consultant in the department of cardiovascular disease at the Mayo graduate school of medicine. Dr. Lerman serves as an associate chair of the department of Cardiology and the Director of the cardiovascular research center at Mayo Clinic and the medical director of the chest pain and coronary physiology clinic. Dr. Lerman serves as the Director Mayo-Israeli start-up companies initiative and on the faculty member of the Merage Institute for medical innovation. Dr. Lerman graduated from the Technion school of Medicine in Haifa Israel and completed his training in internal medicine, cardiovascular diseases and invasive cardiology at the Mayo Clinic. Dr. Leman interest is coronary physiology and imaging, regenerative medicine, innovative technologies and digital health. Dr. Lerman published more than 650 manuscripts, book chapters and reviews; the NIH, AHA, and several foundations support his research.

Philippe Gabriel Steg, MD, FESC
Chief, Department of Cardiology
Hôpital Bichat, Paris
Philippe Gabriel Steg, MD, FESC
- Chief, Department of Cardiology, Hôpital Bichat, Paris, France.
- Vice President (Research) of the board of the Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris network (38 hospitals).
- Professor of Cardiology at Université Paris-Cité, Paris, France
- Chair of the FACT (French Alliance for cardiovascular Clinical Trials) academic research network.
- Chair of the French National University Council for Cardiology (Conseil National des Universités)
- Senior Professor (innovation chair) at Institut Universitaire de France, since 2022
Dr Steg has extensive experience as a clinical trialist in coronary artery disease and has authored more than 1 700 peer-reviewed articles. His H-Index is 149 and he has > 130 000 citations. He has been ”highly cited researcher” every year since 2014. He is Senior Associate Editor for Circulation.

Peter Fitzgerald, MD, PhD
Director of the Center for Cardiovascular Technology and Director of the Cardiovascular Core Analysis Laboratory (CCAL)
Stanford University Medical School
Peter Fitzgerald, MD, PhD

Jonathon A. Leipsic, MD, F.R.C.P.C. M.S.C.C.T
Chair of Radiology and Professor of Cardiology
University of British Columbia
Jonathon A. Leipsic, MD, F.R.C.P.C. M.S.C.C.T
ISRAEL


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