About the authors

Amish J Desai

A Desai is an interventional cardiologist and the Clinical Research and Education Project Director at Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USA. He trained in interventional cardiology at the University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX. In addition to nonsurgical approaches to structural heart disease, his interests include medical simulation training and education.

Cindy J Fuller

C Fuller earned her PhD in nutrition at Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA. Her earlier research at the University of Texas-Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX and the University of North Carolina, Greensboro, NC focused on antioxidant nutrients in the prevention of cardiovascular disease.

Jill T Jesurum

J Jesurum has worked in the areas of cardiac surgery, interventional cardiology and family medicine. An expert in structured care methods and practice standardization, currently, she is in collaborative practice with an interventional cardiology group at the Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USA.

Mark Reisman

M Reisman is the Director of the Cardiac Catheterization laboratory and Director of Cardiovascular Research and Education at Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USA. He has been involved in the evolution and adaptation of many devices in cardiac and endovascular medicine. He continues to focus on minimally invasive techniques for treatment of peripheral vascular, neurovascular, coronary and structural heart disease.