3-C Con 2010

	International Faculty
	Dr. Nilesh Balar, MD, FACS (USA)
		Chief of Vascular Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center North Division. Associate professor of Surgery, New York College of Medicine. Specializes in Peripheral arterial disease, Aortic Aneurysm, Venous Disease . Authored many articles and involved in research trials.
	Dr. Shmuel Banai , MD (Israel)
		Director, Interventional Cardiology, The Tel Aviv Souraski Medical Center, Israel. Studied Medicine at the Hebrew University Hadassah Medical School, Israel. Post Doctoral Basic Research in Cardiolgy at National Institute of Health, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Cardiology Branch, Section of Experimental Physiology and Pharmacology, Bethesda, Maryland, USA. Won many prizes and citations like The Henry Neufeld Prize for the most original research work, Citation by the Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University - Hadassah Medical School for excellence in teaching.
	Dr. Nishit Choksi, MD, USA
		Dr. Choksi practices cardiology, internal medicine, and interventional cardiology in Berkley. He took his Post Graduate Training from world famous Wm Beaumont Hospital, for Cardiovascular Diseases and Internal Medicine. He is a very good speaker. His Hospital Affiliations are with Southeast Michigan Surgical Hospital and also with Providence Hospital, North Oakland Medical Center, Oakwood Hospital and Medical Center and St. Mary Mercy Hospital of Michigan. He is pioneer in USA in Peripheral Vascular Disease.
	Prof. J. B. Dahm, MD Germany
		Prof. Dahm is Director of the Department of Cardiology & Angiology at the Heart & Vascular Center Neu-Bethlehem in Gottingen, Germany and Director of the Core Laboratories, Genae Associates and Imaeon Core Labs.
	Dr. Rajesh Dave, MD, FACC, FSCAI (USA)
		Dr. Rajesh Dave, Chairman of Endovascular Medicine, Pinnacle Health Heart and Vascular Institute at Harrisburg Hospital. Dr. Dave joined Associated Cardiologists, P.C. in 2001. Basic Medical education from Saurashtra University, M. P. Shah Medical College, Jamnagar. He is Director of Central PA CV Research Institute. He is also the director of C3 conference at Baltimore.
	Prof. Anthony Gershlick, H. B. Sc., MBBS, FRCP (UK)
		Consultant Cardiolgist and Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University Hospitals of Leicester, UK. Dr Gershlick maintains a significant research interest, publishing extensively in the area of vessel wall/blood interactions, especially those that occur following percutaneous coronary intervention. He has an international reputation evidenced by requests to sit as faculty member on up to five international meetings per year. He is a council member of the British Cardiac Society (BCS), Chairman of BCS working group and is Chairman of the Local Cardiovascular Programme Board.
	Dr. Ashit Jain , MD (USA)
		Dr. Ashit Jain graduated from the College of Medical Sciences, University of Delhi, India in the year 1981. He practices Cardiology, Internal Medicine and Interventional Cardiology in Fremont, Hayward, Milpitas, and San Leandro, California, U.S.A. He has hospital affiliations with Washington Hospital, St. Rose Hospital in U.S.A. He is involved in many clinical research trials and many of them are ongoing. He is a pioneer in Carotid Interventional Program in the Bay area.
	Dr. Saibal Kar, MD, FACC (USA)
		Director, Cardiovascular Intervention Center & Research and interventional cardiologist at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles. Assistant Professor at the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles. Special expertise in valvuloplasty & CHD Research. Has done original work on newer drug-eluting stents for the prevention of restenosis of coronary stents. Has recently developed a new drug-eluting stent, which is being used in a clinical trial in Germany.
	Prof. Chaim Lotan, MD, FACC, FESC (Israel)
		Prof. Lotan is the Chairman of the Committee for Certification & Licensing of Coronary Stents in the Israel Ministry of Health. He has participated in various research projects and initiated and directed many study protocols, and continues to do so. He has served as Chair of the National Cardiology Boards Examination Committee. He was appointed Head of the Heart Institute in Hadassah University Hospital in Ein Kerem, Jerusalem in September 2000.
	Dr. Aravinda Nanjundappa, MD USA
		After completing medical graduation in Adichunchanagiri Institute of Medical Sciences. He is specialist in Internal Medicine and Cardiology. He has certification in Cardiovascular Disease, Internal Medicine and Interventional Cardiology. He has been resident and fellow in Seton Hall University, Shands Hospital, Washington Hospital Center. Faculty in Pitt County Memorial Hospital, Greenville, NC. He is a very good speaker.
	Dr. Kamlesh Pandya, MD (USA)
		Practicing Pulmonologist and Critical Care Specialist since 1990's in Central Florida. US Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care Medicine and Sleep Medicine. Specializing in the Treatment of Sleep Disorders. Clinical Assistant Professor at Florida State University Medical College. Expert in Interventional Bronchoscopy.
	Dr. Nitin Parikh, MD (USA)
		Practicing gastroenterologist with Florida Hospital Fish Memorial. He completed internal medicine residency and gastroenterology fellowship at Wayne State Medical School in Detroit, Michigan. Dr. Parikh is the only gastroenterologist in the tri-country area with advanced therapeutic endoscopic and ERCP training. He is skilled in the diagnosis and treatment of polyps, bile duct and pancreatic problems and disease. His interventions can often halt the progression of certain cancers.
	Dr. Bimal Shah, MD, MBA (USA)
		Dr. Shah graduated from Stanford University Hospital And Clinics and did his fellowship in Cardiology from Duke University Medical Center, North Carolina. He is at present working with Duke University, Duke Institute for Clinical Research. He has been awarded by Stanford University Excellence in Research by Housestaff Award (2005), Dean's Recognition Award (2002) by Duke University School of Medicine, Cigna Excellence Award(2001), etc.
	Dr. Gaurang Shah, MD USA
		Chief of Nephrology, Long Beach Veterans Health Care System, California. Professor Of Medicene, University of California. Did Basic medical education form Baroda and Fellowship in Nephrology form Northwestern Memorial Medical Centre, Chicago. Publication in many reputed journals.
	Mr. Pankaj Shah, MSc. (Engineering), MBA, (USA)
		Director, CIMS. He has been Chairman & CEO of DuPont, India, Regional Managing Director, DuPont Automotive business, Asia Pacific region, Seoul, S Korea, Global Sourcing Director, DuPont Automotive business, Wilmington, Delaware, USA, Mr. Pankaj has been working in the field of Management and Business Development for more than 35 years.
	Dr. Vinod Shah, MD (USA)
		He is new AAPI President. Dr. Shah is an active member of AAPI since many years and has served the association in various capacities. He is Chairman & CEO of a multi-specialty group of 95 physicians in Maryland. He is very active in Rotary Foundation, local schools, colleges, hospitals and other charitable organizations in the US and India.
	Dr. Amitabh Shukla, MD (USA)
		Dr. Amitabh Shukla is Medical Director of Stroke Services at Oak Bend Medical Center, at JCAHO certified Stroke Center since 2007. Dr. Shukla is also Chief of Neurology at Oak Bend Medical Center as well as chief of neurology – service line, at Methodist Hospital Sugar Land Texas. Dr. Shukla is board certified in adult neurology as well as electromyography and also vascular neurology. Dr. Shukla has extensive neurology experience, having served as a chief of neurology at McGregor Medical Association between 1993-2000, and also as assistant professor at Texas Tech University Health Science Center, Lubbock, Texas. He is currently in a private neurology practice in Sugar Land and Richmond, Texas.
	Prof. William Wijns, MD, FESC (Belgium)
		Co-Director, Aalst Cardiovascular Centre, Belgium. Distinguished Cardiologist Scientist. Vice-President, External Relations, ESC, Board Member of the World Heart Federation, Representing the European Society of Cardiology. Has over 150 publications in peer-reviewed journals. He is on the Editorial Board Member for European Heart Journal, Dialogues in Cardiovascular Medicine, International Journal of Cardiac Imaging, International Journal of Cardiac Interventions, Italian Heart Journal. Member of Scientific Societies like Belgian Society of Cardiology, American Heart Association (Fellow Circulation Council), Belgian Working Group on Interventional Cardiology (Board), French Society of Cardiology (Membre Etranger), Euro PCR (member of Board Directors) Member of Legal Authorities like National Peer Review Council for Cardiology (Moniteur Belge since March 2000).