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MSCAI Awards 2025

SCAI Bestows Highest Designation Ranking to Leading Interventional Cardiologists

Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) News

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) announced its 2025 Master Interventionalists of SCAI (MSCAI) designation recipients during the SCAI 2025 Scientific Sessions in Washington, DC. 

The MSCAI designation is awarded to individuals who have demonstrated excellence in invasive/interventional cardiology over the course of their career and for their commitment to the highest levels of clinical care, innovation, publication, and teaching.   

This year’s MSCAI designations were awarded to the following group of outstanding interventionalists:    

J. DAWN ABBOTT, MD, MSCAI
SCAI President-Elect, Distinguished Service Award Recipient, MSCAI, JSCAI Editorial Board, Committee Member, Liaison, ELM Fellow (past), ELM Mentor (current)

WILLIAM F. FEARON, MD, MSCAI
MSCAI, Committee Member

LUIS A. GUZMAN, MD, MSCAI
Distinguished Service Award Recipient, MSCAI, Committee Co-Chair

HENRI JUSTINO, MD, FRCPC, MSCAI
MSCAI, Council Member

SAMIR KAPADIA, MD, MSCAI
MSCAI, ELM Mentor (current)

DANIEL M. KOLANSKY, MD, MSCAI
MSCAI, JSCAI Editorial Board, Committee Member, Task Force Member

WILLIAM L. LOMBARDI, MD, MSCAI
MSCAI, Past Lecturer

SRIHARI S. NAIDU, MD, MSCAI
SCAI President, MSCAI, Committee Member, Liaison, ELM Mentor (past)

SUNIL V. RAO, MD, MSCAI
SCAI Past President, MSCAI, JSCAI Editorial Board, Committee Member

CHARANJIT S. RIHAL, MD, MSCAI
MSCAI

About SCAI Scientific Sessions 2025 

The SCAI Scientific Sessions annual meeting convenes 2,000 of the world’s premier clinicians, scientists, researchers, and innovators in the field of interventional cardiology and endovascular medicine. With 500+ faculty and hundreds of abstracts, experts in the field work together to share the latest clinical data, procedural guidance, and advanced expertise. Highlights will include live cases, featured clinical research, new SCAI clinical documents, case-based learning, and keynote speakers. For more information, visit SCAI 2025 Scientific Sessions | SCAI.

About Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) 

The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions, established in 1978, stands as the primary nonprofit medical society dedicated to representing invasive and interventional cardiology. SCAI's mission is to guide the global interventional cardiovascular community by fostering education, advocacy, research, and upholding standards for quality patient care. For more than 40 years, SCAI has exemplified professional excellence and innovation worldwide, cultivating a reputable community of over 5,000 members committed to advancing medical science and providing life-saving care for individuals, both adults and children, affected by cardiovascular disease.  For more information, visit SCAI.ORG.

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