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ACC Latin America 2026
TRANSFORMING CARDIOVASCULAR CARE FOR ALL STARTS HERE!
Join the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the Colombian Society of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery for ACC Latin America 2026. Designed to elevate your practice and deliver the latest cardiovascular science and best evidence-based strategies for improving global heart health, don't miss the chance to be part of the action!
Expand your horizons and engage with global experts on topics spanning the entire field of cardiovascular medicine.
Take advantage of opportunities to exchange ideas and connect with colleagues from your region and around the world, cheer on local FIT Jeopardy teams, explore emerging trends and hot topics, and leave with practical strategies to directly impact patient care.
Join us in Colombia and return to your practice inspired to transform cardiovascular care for all.
Target Audience
This conference is intended for practicing cardiologists, fellows-in-training, nurses, pharmacists and other members of the cardiac care team in the Latin America region.
Overall Goal
The overall goal of this conference is to examine emerging trends and evidence-based strategies as well as contemporary best practices resulting in guideline-driven, practical cardiovascular prevention and management for patients with cardiovascular disease.
Registration will be opening in early 2026. Interested in attending? Sign up to be notified when registration opens!
Join ACC Latin America chapter teams – each made up of three Fellows in Training (FITs) – as they test their clinical knowledge during the FIT Jeopardy sessions at ACC Latin America 2026!
FIT Jeopardy is a friendly competition that promotes a healthy rivalry between ACC international chapters, fosters FIT engagement within the chapters, and provides educational value to the contestants and audience. Participants will be quizzed on a variety of topics ranging from imaging, prevention, and interventional cardiology in an unconventional manner. There will be a panel of judges and chairs to moderate the competition.
Three ACC Latin America chapter teams will compete at ACC Latin America 2026 and the winning team will compete at the ACC.27 competition in Houston in April 2027!
Join leaders in cardiology for an inspiring event that celebrates trailblazers shaping the future of heart health and recognizes the newest Fellows of the ACC for their dedication to advancing cardiovascular care. New Fellows will have the opportunity to see their name in lights, take the ACC oath and be honored for their outstanding achievements.
Convocation is an annual ceremony of celebration, tradition and transition held in conjunction with the ACC's Annual Scientific Session. This year, we're bringing the celebration to you at ACC Latin America 2026.
The best part? You, too, can distinguish yourself as a leader and join a legacy of individuals who have pledged a commitment to excellence in care by becoming a Fellow of the ACC (FACC). Submit your application here by 16 August 2026 for the opportunity to be recognized in Medellín!
Conference Chairs
Clara Inés Saldarriaga Giraldo, MD, FACC
Cardiologist
Program Director of Cardiology, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana Clinica
Head of the Heart Failure Clinic, CardioVID, Medellín
Professor, Universidad de Antioquia
Past President, Colombia Society of Cardiology
Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia
Juan C. Lopez-Mattei, MD, FACC
Chief of Advanced Cardiac Imaging, Texas Heart Institute at Baylor College of Medicine
Chair, Certification Board of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Assessment Committee
Houston, Texas, USA
Conference Vice Chairs
Maria Juliana Rodriguez-González, MD, MSc, FACC
Internal Medicine – Cardiologist
Heart Failure and Heart Transplant, Epidemiology
LaCardio-Fundación Cardioinfantil, Bogotá
Bogotá, Colombia
Mario J. Garcia, MD, FACC
Professor of Medicine and Radiology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Co-Director, Montefiore-Einstein Center for Heart and Vascular Care
Chief of the Division of Cardiology, Montefiore Medical Center
Bronx, New York, USA
Planning Committee
Anna E. Bortnick MD, PhD, MSc, FACC
Associate Director, Structural and Valvular Heart Disease, Montefiore Medical Center
Program Director, Interventional Cardiology Fellowship, Montefiore Medical Center
Co-Founder and Co-Director, Maternal Fetal Medicine-Cardiology Joint Program, Montefiore Medical Center
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Chair, ACC Interventional Leadership Section Council
Associate Editor, JACC: Advances
Bronx, New York, USA
Johanna Contreras, MD, MSc, FACC
Associate Professor of Medicine, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant, Mount Sinai Morningside and Mount Sinai West
Director of Ambulatory Heart Failure, Mount Sinai Health System Network
Director, Heart Failure and Transplant, Hispanic Heart Center, Mount Sinai St. Luke's
New York, New York, USA
Luigi Di Biase, MD, PhD, FACC
Professor, Department of Medicine-Cardiology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
System Director Electrophysiology, Montefiore Health System
Director of Arrhythmia Services, Department of Medicine
Montefiore Medical Center
Bronx, New York, USA
Juan Carlos Díaz Martínez, MD
Cardiologist and Electrophysiologist
Program Director, Cardiac Arrhythmia & Electrophysiology Program, Universidad CES
Clínica Las Vegas and Clínica Las Américas
Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia
Ángel Alberto García Peña, MD, MSc, PhD, FACC
Internal Medicine – Cardiologist, Epidemiologist, Specialist in Heart Failure and Heart Transplantation
President Cardiometabolic Chapter – Colombian Society of Cardiology
Head of Cardiovascular Department – Hospital Universitario San Ignacio and Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
Bogotá, Colombia
Enrique Garcia-Sayan, MD, FACC, FASE
Associate Professor, Medicine-Cardiology, Baylor College of Medicine
Medical Director, Non-Invasive Cardiology, Texas Heart Institute, Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center
Houston, Texas, USA
Purvi Parwani, MBBS, MPH, FACC
Associate Professor of Medicine
Director, Echocardiography Laboratory
Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging
Loma Linda University Health
Loma Linda, California, USA
Jairo Alonso Rendón Giraldo, MD, FACC
Cardiologist Echocardiographer, Hopsital Universitario San Vincente Fundación Medellín
Cardiologist, Clínia de Inmunología y Genetíca
Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia
Luis Carlos Sáenz Morales, MD
Cardiologist and Electrophysiologist
Director, International Arrhythmia Center, LaCardio/Fundación Cardioinfantil-Bogotá
Past President, Latin American Hearth Rhythm Society (LAHRS)
Editorial Board Member, Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology
Global Section Editor, JACC Clinical Electrophysiology
Co-founder, International Consortium EPLIVE
Bogotá, Colombia
Carlos Andrés Sánchez Vallejo, MD, MSc
Internal Medicine – Cardiologist, Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá
Professor, Universidad de los Andes
Bogotá, Colombia
Boris Eduardo Vesga Angarita, MD, MSc, FACC
Internal Medicine – Interventional Cardiologist, Instituto del Corazón de Bucaramanga
Professor and Coordinator, Department of Internal Medicine, Universidad Industrial de Santander
Bucaramanga, Santander, Colombia
Luz Clemencia Zárate Correa, MD
Internal Medicine – Cardiologist, Cardiodec S.A
Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Universidad del Valle
President, Colombia Chapter, International Cardio-Oncology Society
President, Artificial Intelligence Chapter, Colombian Society of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery
Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
Submit your abstract to ACC Latin America 2026 and you could get the chance to present it at ACC.27 in Houston, Texas! The top three abstract winners will receive a travel scholarship to assist with expenses to present at ACC.27.
The abstract submission site will be opening in spring 2026. Please check back then for the link to submit your science!
For any questions regarding your submission, please contact Ashley Truluck at atruluck@acc.org.
Do you have a complex clinical case with valuable learning insights? If so, submit it to ACC Latin America 2026 for the chance to present it to colleagues from all over the world!
The case submission site will be opening in spring 2026. Please check back then for the link to submit your science!
For any questions regarding your submission, please contact Ashley Truluck at atruluck@acc.org.
