32nd Annual International Congress on Preventive and Optimal Treatment of
Cardiovascular Disease
September 25- October 5, 2024
Tokyo, Japan
Sponsored by: The International Society for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention [ISCVDP],
The Cardiovascular Health Assessment Center of Sarasota, The Cardiovascular Center of Sarasota Foundation for Research and Education and
El Shahawy Family Foundation,
In cooperation with
University of Minnesota, Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
Association of Black Cardiologists (ABC)
World Heart Federation (WHF)
US Faculty Members:
Mahfouz El Shahawy, MD, MS, FACP, FESC, FASPC, FASH, FSCCT, FAHA, FACC,
Program Director
President International Society for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention (ISCVDP)
Fellow American Society of Preventive Cardiology
Clinical Professor of Medicine, Universities of Florida and South Florida,
Golden Doctor Diploma University of Vienna Austria 2014
Member Board of Trustee American society of Preventive Cardiology [ASPC]
Member Board of Trustees Association of Black Cardiologists [ABC]
Medical Director, Cardiovascular Health Assessment Center
President, Cardiovascular Center of Sarasota
Lifetime Achievement Award from the City of Sarasota for Practice of Medicine and Cardiology in Sarasota, Florida [49 Years]
Medical Director and Founder SMH Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Center 2007 - 2010
Sarasota, Florida
Jay N. Cohn, M.D. FACC
Vice President International Society for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention (ISCVDP)
Professor of Medicine, Emeritus, University of Minnesota Medical School, Cardiovascular Division, Minneapolis, MN
Past Director and Founder, Rasmussen Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Past President American Society of Hypertension, 1990-1992
Past President International Society of Hypertension, 1996-1998 President Heart Failure Society of America, 1995-1998
Past President International Society of Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy, 2008-2010
Past President, American Society of Hypertension and Heart Failures Society of America
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Michael E. Cain, MD, FHRS, FACC, FAHA
Professor of Medicine and Biomedical Engineering
Past President Heart Rhythm Society
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, New York
Anne B. Curtis, MD, MACP, FACC, FHRS, FAHA
Board Member International Society for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention (ISCVDP)
Past President Heart Rhythm Society
Past President of the Association of University of Cardiologists
Past President of the Cardiac Electrophysiology Society
Past President of the Association of Professors of Medicine
SUNY Distinguished Professor
Charles and Mary Bauer Professor and Past Chair
Department of Medicine and Cardiology
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
University of Buffalo
Buffalo, New York
Aida Alkudwah, MD
Member International Society for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention (ISCVDP)
Panama City, Florida
Kamel El zawahry, MD
Member International Society for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention (ISCVDP)
Past President Neurological Society
Panama City, Florida
Thomas Kelly, MD, FACS
Secretary/Treasurer International Society for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention (ISCVDP)
Cardiothoracic Surgeon,
Sarasota Memorial Hospital
Sarasota, Florida
Jagat Narula, MD, PhD, MACC
President 2023-2024 World Heart Federation
Executive Vice President and Chief Academic Officer, University of Texas Health, Houston
K. Lance Gould Distinguished Professor for Study of Coronary Pathophysiology
McGovern Medical School
Houston, Texas
Chamberlain Obialo, MD
Professor of Medicine and Chief Nephrology Section
Morehouse School of Medicine,
Atlanta, Georgia
Elizabeth O. Ofili, MD, FACC
Board Member International Society for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention (ISCVDP)
Professor of Medicine (Cardiology), Morehouse School of Medicine
Past Chairman ABC Board of Trustees
Past President Association of Black Cardiologists (ABC)
Chief Medical Officer Morehouse Choice ACO
Atlanta, Georgia
Marc A. Pohl, MD
Consultant Staff, Department of Kidney Medicine, Cleveland Clinic
Past Head, Section of Clinical Hypertension and Nephrology
Past Director Center for Blood Pressure Disorders
Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio
Bola Sogade MD, FAAFP, FACOG
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Department of Family Medicine in the Physician Assistant Program, Morehouse School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA
Medical Director OBGYNe Birth Center for Natural Deliveries
Robotic Surgeon
Forsyth GA
Felix Sogade, MD, FACC, FHRS
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for Georgia Arrhythmia Consultants and Research Institute (GACRI)
Director of Electrophysiology and Physician Co-Management with Navicent Health
Associate Professor of Medicine, Mercer University School of Medicine
HRS Ambassador to Africa for 2018-2019 and Member Global Relations Committee
Past Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Association of Black Cardiologists (ABC) 2016-2018
CoFounder and Vice President Africa Heart Rhythm Association
Macon, Georgia
Nanette K. Wenger, MD, MACC, MACP, FAHA
Vice President International Society for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention (ISCVDP)
Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) Emeritus
Emory University School of Medicine
President Society of Geriatric Cardiology 1994-1995
AHA Chair, Task Force, Heart Education for Women 1990-1999
Past Chief of Cardiology Grady Memorial Hospital
Consultant, Emory Heart and Vascular Center
Atlanta, Georgia