Heart and Vascular Care

Dipak Ramji is Professor of Cardiovascular Science and Deputy Head at the School of Biosciences in Cardiff University. He is also Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales. He received his BSc (Hons) degree (Biochemistry) and his PhD (Molecular Biology) from the University of Leeds. This was followed by post-doctoral research at EMBL (Heidelberg) and IRBM (Rome) with fellowships from the Royal Society and the EU. His current research is focused on understanding how natural products regulate cellular processes in heart disease with the goal of attaining deeper mechanistic insight and identifying preventative/therapeutic agents. He has published over 150 research articles (h index 41 and i10 index 76 with over 8350 citations), including 880-page book in 2022 on Methods in Atherosclerosis. He is an Editorial Board member of 16 international journals; regular organising committee member, speaker, and track/session chair at international conferences on heart disease; involved in grant evaluation for over 20 organisations; and supervised over 25 PhD students

Samer AKL is medical doctor (MD) by profession and works with one of the private hospitals and lecturer in private institute of medical science in Syria. He holds an MD in medical, He has 2 years of private practices as a general physician (Doctor). He has also been involved in outbreak investigations of EPI in Syria.

In 2005 has completed her PhD at the at the National Medical Research Center of Cardiovascular Surgery. Head of the Department of Cardiology of the State Medical University from 2008 to 2018, then professor of this Department. Head of the Primary Vascular Center for the Treatment of Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome and Acute Stroke from 2013 to 2018. Since 2018 has been a professor at the Department of Cardiology of the Central Medical Academy of the Presidential Administration of RF. She is the chief physician of the Cardiological Center. She is the author of 12 Patents for innovations, 3 monographs, 12 educational tutorial. Awarded a Silver and a Bronze Diploma of the International Championship (International Academy of Sciences and Higher Education, London, UK, 2012). She has published over 300 articles, has been serving as an of 5 editorial boards member.

Stefania Czapp has graduated from Medical University of Gdańsk in 2021 and now she is doing her postgraduation internship in Szpital Morski im. PCK in Gdynia (Poland). She has the big interest in Cardiosurgery and is planning to do her PhD in this field of science in Poland.

Steven J. Adelman, Founder and CEO of Vascular Strategies LLC, and CSO, NanoPhagix LLC has more than 25 years’ experience in drug discovery and development. Previously led several initiatives at Wyeth Pharmaceuticals: Senior Director, Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disease Research and Senior Director, Atherosclerosis CV/Women’s Health. Activities included identifying and validating discovery and development programs (small molecules and biologics), advancing more than 10 compounds through IND into clinical development. Expertise includes atherosclerosis and CVD, inflammation, immune biology, and women’s health. Worked extensively on rapamycin (sirolimus, Rapamune) for transplant indications and subsequent incorporation on the Cypher-stent, first successful drug-eluting coronary stent. Honors and memberships include elected Fellow American Heart Association; Golden Heart Member, Council on Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, Basic Sciences Council, Functional Genomics and Translational Biology Interdisciplinary Working Group, AHA, and International Atherosclerosis Society. Authored more than 100 articles and abstracts and holds over 30 patents.

John R. Dylewski, MD, FHRS, FACPAS  is a cardiac electro physiologist and professor of medicine in active clinical practice for the last 20+ years with an extensive and diversified background in materials engineering and medical applications of artificial intelligence to improve healthcare delivery. With the abundance of valuable data generated for patient care and the continuous production of scientific knowledge, Dr. Dylewski found it significantly challenging to deliver accurate, up-to-date and expeditious care to his tens of thousands of patients resulting in the development of the Complaint2Care model for a novel healthcare delivery platform, LifeSaver, powered by Apollo Artificial Intelligence. 

Pooja Patel completed her medical school in Mumbai, India and is currently pursuing her Internal Medicine residency at Larkin Community Hospital in South Miami, Florida. She is currently a PGY2 resident, who aspires to specialize in cardiology and critical care. She is from the Midwest, not fearing living in the oh-so-cold winters. Patel enjoys learning and improving her skills, in every aspect available. She believes ‘teaching others is the easy way to learning’. Patel also completed and received her Master’s in Biomedical Sciences. She has volunteered her time at a non-profit organization since 2017, at Waukesha Free Clinic in Waukesha, Wisconsin (former St. Joseph’s Medical Clinic), and still continues to do so whenever  possible. Patel was awarded the Director’s Coin during her rotation at the VA Medical Center in Grand Junction, Colorado for the care provided to our veterans, and for volunteering to help the community in times of the COVID surge in the late 2021. As a physician, she prides herself on serving those who have served our country.

Benjamin Cooper is currently a medical resident at Aventura Hospital and Medical Center in Aventura, FL. Prior to starting medical school, He was a full-time Firefighter/Paramedic in Des Moines, Iowa. In addition, he worked at Iowa Heart Center as a Testing Paramedic for CT, Nuclear, and Ultrasound departments. He has been an American Heart Association Basic Life Support Instructor since 2007. Ben received his Doctor Osteopathic Medicine degree and Masters of Medical Science degree from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine.