Dear Friends & Colleagues,

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We are excited to invite you to the Heart in Diabetes (HiD) conference, now in its ninth year. This renowned medical meeting brings together global leaders in diabetes, obesity, and cardiorenal metabolic diseases alongside practicing clinicians to enhance care for patients at high risk of these comorbidities. With a unique and dynamic multidisciplinary focus, the program explores where the heart, kidney, and diabetes intersect in clinical practice.

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HiD 2025 will take place at the Loews Hotel in Philadelphia, PA, from June 6-8, 2025. This will be an in-person event, followed by 90 days of on-demand access. The conference will offer CME/MOC credit.

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Each year, participants consistently rate the HiD Congress as one of the top clinical meetings, with steadily growing attendance and outstanding conference evaluations. In 2024, over 400 participants from 25 countries attended, giving the overall meeting quality an impressive 97% rating. Furthermore, 95% of participants expressed their intent to return and recommend the meeting to others.

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This one-of-a-kind conference become an important venue where clinicians from multiple specialties collaborate to improve care for patients with diabetes, cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease, heart failure, and related conditions.

 

The 9th HiD ‘Luminary in Cardiometabolic Medicine Award’ will be presented to
Darren K. McGuire, MD, MHSc. His keynote lecture will be Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease: The Evolution of CV Outcomes Assessment of Antihyperglycemic Medications. 

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New this year: The Rising Star Award in Diabetes Cardiorenal & Metabolic Medicine will be presented to: Ayodele Odutayo, MD, DPhil. His keynote lecture is: Combination Treatment to Improve Heart and Kidney Outcomes in Diabetic Kidney Disease. 

 

The program will focus on clinical implications, with each session featuring panel discussions and open forums for audience interaction with faculty. The conference will also include a key Poster Session, Oral Abstract Presentations, a lively Exhibit Hall, and Industry-Supported non-CME programs that highlight groundbreaking scientific advancements, presented by world-renowned educators.

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Abstracts will be published in the American Heart Journal, with Dr. Daniel Mark, MD, MPH, as Editor-in-Chief.

 

Whether you are a cardiologist, endocrinologist, nephrologist, diabetologist, lipidologist, internist, or clinician interested in the science of the Heart in Diabetes, this meeting is for you.

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We look forward to your participation in this exciting endeavor. 
See you in Philadelphia in June!

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Truly yours,

  

   
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yehuda Handelsman, MD, FACP, FNLA, FASPC, MACE
Tarzana, California

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Stephen J. Greene, MD, FACC, FHFSA 
Durham, North Carolina

 

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 Heart in Diabetes (HiD) Scientific Committee

 

Deepak L. Bhatt, MD
New York, New York

 

Zachary T. Bloomgarden, MD
New York, New York

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Biykem Bozkurt, MD, PhD
Houston, Texas

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Matthew J. Budoff, MD
Los Angeles, California

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Javed Butler, MD, MPH
Jackson, Mississippi

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David Cherney, MD, PhD 
Toronto, Canada

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Robert J. Chilton, DO 
San Antonio, Texas

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Mark E. Cooper, MD, PhD
Melbourne, Australia

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Ralph A. DeFronzo, MD
San Antonio, Texas

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Stefano Del Prato, MD
Pisa, Italy

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Michael E. Farkouh, MD
Los Angeles, California

 

Vivian A. Fonseca, MD
New Orleans, Louisiana

 

Peter J. Grant, MD 
Leeds, United Kingdom

 

George Grunberger, MD 
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

 

Martha Gulati, MD   
Los Angeles, California

 

Mansoor Husain,  MD
Toronto, Canada

 

Silvio E. Inzucchi, MD
New Haven, Connecticut

 

Paul S. Jellinger, MD 
Hollywood, Florida

 

Mark T. Kearney, MD
Leeds, United Kingdom

 

Lawrence A. Leiter, MD 
Toronto, Canada

 

Norman E. Lepor, MD 
Los Angeles, California

 

Derek LeRoith, MD, PhD 
New York, New York

 

Christos S. Mantzoros, MD, PhD
Boston, Massachusetts

 

Nikolaus Marx, MD
Aachen, Germany

 

Darren K. McGuire, MD
Dallas, Texas

 

Christian W. Mende, MD
San Diego, California

 

Erin D. Michos, MD
Baltimore, Maryland

 

Ann Marie Navar, MD PhD
Dallas, Texas

 

Neha J. Pagidipati, MD
Durham, North Carolina

 

Jorge Plutzky, MD
Boston, Massachusetts 

 

Richard E. Pratley, MD
Orlando, Florida

 

Kausik K. Ray, MD
London, United Kingdom

 

Jane EB Reusch, MD 
Aurora, Colorado 

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Peter D. Reaven, MD

Phoenix, Arizona

 

Elizabeth Selvin, PhD
Baltimore Maryland

 

Laurence S. Sperling, MD
Atlanta, Georgia

 

Katherine Tuttle
Spokane, Washington

 

Matthew R. Weir, MD
Baltimore, Maryland
 

 

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