MARCH 22-24, 2024
Royal Sonesta Houston Galleria
The
Keynote
2024 Keynote
Mariell Jessup, MD
Charting the Course of Cardiogenic Shock Research
Emeritus Professor of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Chief Science and Medical Officer, American Heart Association
Dr. Jessup is Chief Science and Medical Officer of the American Heart Association and an Emeritus Professor of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. She was the Chief Scientific Officer of the Leducq Foundation from January 2017 through August of 2018, before moving to the American Heart Association role.
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She practiced heart failure and transplant cardiology for 30 years at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, where she served in a variety of administrative roles, including Medical Chief of the Heart and Vascular program, and Clinical Chief of Cardiology.
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She has been a long-time volunteer of the AHA and was a member of the Board of Directors of the national AHA, and President from 2013-2014.
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