Interventional cardiologist
St Jan Hospital Bruges, Belgium

He is an experienced specialist in catheter-based cardiovascular therapies, with a strong focus on structural heart interventions including transcatheter valve repair and replacement.

Dr. Van der Heyden has contributed extensively to clinical research and innovation in interventional cardiology, including work on transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), mitral and tricuspid valve therapies, and complex coronary and carotid interventions. He has been involved in pioneering procedures in Europe, such as early adoption of MitraClip therapies and first-in-human or first-in-region catheter-based valve technologies.

In addition to his clinical work, he is an active contributor to international cardiology meetings and scientific publications, sharing expertise on complex cases and advancing minimally invasive cardiac care.

Interventional cardiologist
University Hospital of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain

Dr. Ignacio Cruz-González is an interventional cardiologist and academic physician. He is Head of the Interventional Cardiology Unit at the University Hospital of Salamanca and Professor of Medicine at the University of Salamanca.

His clinical and research work focuses on coronary interventions, structural heart disease, and catheter-based cardiovascular therapies, with extensive experience in advanced interventional procedures. He has also been active in national and European cardiology societies, contributing to research, training, and leadership in interventional cardiology.

Interventional cardiologist / Cardiologist
University Clinic Hospital of Valladolid – Valladolid, Spain

Dr. Amat-Santos was trained as Cardiologist in University Clinical Hospital of Valladolid (Spain) with an external stay at klinkum Grossadern in Munich (Germany) and has a degree in statistics applied to biosanitary research from the Autonoma University in Barcelona (Spain). He was trained as interventional Cardiologist in the Quebec Heart & Lung institute (Canada) and also as clinical researcher through the Instituto de Salud Carlos III (Madrid, Spain) with a competitive contract “Rio Hortega” obtaining within that period his PhD that received the first national prize.

Currently he is the Director of the interventional cardiology department at the University Clinic Hospital of Valladolid, one of the largest in Spain, and is Professor in Medicine in the University of Valladolid where he leads several active Reseach lines.