39^th European Cardiology Conference

Dr. Mehta received his MD degree in India and PhD in Sweden, and completed his post-graduate education in New York and Minnesota. He joined the faculty of the college of medicine of the University of Florida where he rose to be University Research Foundation professor.He moved to Little Rock in 2000 as the first Stebbins Chair in Cardiology and Professor of Medicine and Physiology and Biophysics to lead the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine at UAMS and VA hospitals with over 100 physicians, graduate and post-graduate students and staff. Dr. Mehta serves on the editorial board of several major cardiology, physiology and pharmacology journals, including Circulation, Hypertension, American Journal of Cardiology, European Heart Journal, Journal of the American College of Cardiology, and the World Journal of Cardiology. He has published over 1000 papers, abstracts and book chapters. He is a member of many prestigious academic societies, including the Association of American Physicians, American Society for Clinical Investigation and Association of University Cardiologists

M.-Saadeh Suleiman (PhD, DSc) is currently working as a Professor of Cardiac Physiology at the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Bristol, UK. His current academic activities include teaching clinical and biomedical sciences to undergraduate and postgraduate students in both Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry and Faculty of Medical & Veterinary Sciences. Professor Suleiman  current research is focused on investigating cellular mechanisms underlying the damaging effects of cardiac insults. Current clinical research includes investigating novel cardio-protective interventions during adult and paediatric cardiac surgery and during angioplasty. Distinctions include being a member of the team that was awarded the UK Hospital Doctor Award for Team of the Year in Surgery and runners up for Cardiovascular Medicine, election to the executive committee of the British Society for Cardiovascular Research, elected as Fellow of both the International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences and the Society of Biology. Has more than 250 scientific publications including papers, reviews, book chapters and peer reviewed abstracts. Awarded more than 60 grants (as PI or collaborator) with income totalling more than £15Million. Professor Suleiman has organised and contributed as speaker to a large number of international meetings and has acted as a reviewer for national and international grant giving bodies and journals.