Houston Shock Symposium

Previous Keynote Speakers

Renowned for attracting distinguished leaders in the medical field, our past Houston Shock Symposium keynote speakers have ignited thought-provoking conversations, driving innovation and shaping the future of shock care.

2026 Keynote

Valentín Fuster, MD, PhD

Physician-in-Chief at the Mount Sinai Medical Hospital and President of Mount Sinai Heart Hospital

2025 Keynote

Marvin A. Konstam, MD

Professor of Medicine and Radiology at Tufts University School of Medicine and

Chief Physician Executive Emeritus of the CardioVascular Center of Tufts Medical Center

2024 Keynote

Mariell Jessup, MD

Emeritus Professor of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

Chief Science and Medical Officer, American Heart Association

2023 Keynote

Gregg W. Stone, MD

Professor, Medicine (Cardiology) and Population Health Science and Policy,

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

2022 Keynote

Blase A. Carabello, MD

Professor and Chief, Division of Cardiology, East Carolina University

2020 Keynote

Douglas Mann, MD

Ada L. Steininger Professorship in Cardiology, Professor of Cell Biology and Physiology, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

2019 Keynote

Richard Smalling, MD, PhD

James D. Woods Distinguished Chair in Cardiovascular Medicine, Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston

2018 Keynote

O.H. Bud Frazier, MD

Chief of Cardiopulmonary Transplantation, Program Director and Chief for the Center of Cardiac Support, Director of Cardiovascular Surgery Research, Texas Heart Institute