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S AT U R DAY 3 M A Y 1 7, 2 0 0 8 Award winners recognized at reception President continued from page 1 Outgoing Heart Rhythm Society PresiICD RegistryTM and the The winners of the Young Investigators research, “Camkii phosphorydent Bruce Lindsay, MD, FHRS, offered his Awards were announced by Peng-Sheng lation of defective Ryr2 predispolicy conference — and ﬁnal remarks and welcomed N.A. Mark Es- Chen, MD, FHRS, Chair of the Young In- poses to atrial ﬁbrillation.” subsequent position tes, III, MD, FHRS, as the next Heart Rhythm vestigators Award Sub-committee of the paper on ICD reliability The winner in the clinical Society President at the annual President’s Scientific Sessions Program Committee. research group was Kurt C. — have all been initiated Reception last night. by the Society working Six ﬁnalists competed Friday morning for Roberts-Thomson, MBBS, of During the event, several individuals the $1,000 awards by giving 20-minute Royal Melbourne Hospital in collaboratively with were honored and the newly inducted 2008 presentations of their work, followed by a Melbourne, Australia, with his our members, patient Class of Fellows was recognized. groups, and industry in question-and-answer session with a panel research, “The role of chronic Betsy Bogdansky was also recognized of judges and the audience. some cases. atrial stretch and atrial ﬁbrilwith the 25 Years of Service Award for her There are a wide range The winner in the basic research group lation on posterior left atrial N.A. Mark Estes III, MD, FHRS. dedication to the Society since 1983. of policy and advocacy was Mihail G. Chelu, MD, PhD, of Baylor conduction in humans.” As the second employee of North Ameri- College of Medicine in Houston, with his The Young Investigators Awards are issues, such as lead reliability and coding can Society of Pacing and Electrodesigned to recognize and encour- and reimbursement, which are coming to physiology (NASPE) next to the age the work of young investiga- the forefront and will need the attention of director, Bogdansky was asked tors and the institutions where the Society during the next year. to ﬁll many roles for the organiI am proud to lead the Society in providing they work and study. The comzation. petition is open to any physician premier education around the world, health Unofﬁcially, she served as the or scientist who is currently in a policy leadership here at home, and in planright hand of the ﬂedgling sociresidency, fellowship or doctoral ning for the future of our organization and ety’s ﬁ rst director. She was the training program, or who has our profession. Together with the Executive advisor in re-writing the by-laws, been in such a program in the last Committee, the Society’s Board of Trustees, par t-time Human Resources three years. It s also open to stu- and its talented staff, I will ensure that the Specialist, and supervisor of the dents in graduate school or medi- Heart Rhythm Society remains the leader in development of the Society’s ﬁrst cal school who are working on a science, education, and advocacy for cardiac website. Her current position, as problem concerned with cardiac arrhythmia professionals — always with its Director of Donor Relations for ultimate goal in sight — improving the care pacing or electrophysiology. the Heart Rhythm Foundation, The President’s Reception is of patients worldwide. The ﬁnalists for the Young Investigators Awards, from left: Mihail affords her the opportunity to G. Chelu, MD, PhD; Samvit Tandan, BA; Aravindan Kolandaivelu, supported by an unrestricted eduengage in conversation with MD, DDS; Thomas Rostock, MD; Daniel Scherr, MD; and Kurt C. cational grant from Boehringer Sincerely, Roberts-Thomson, MBBS. N.A. Mark Estes III, MD, FHRS members, donors, and patients. Ingelheim. http://www.hrsonline.org http://www.hrsonline.org

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