Introduction
SCAI has over 5,500 members, including interventional cardiologists and cath lab team members. Today, SCAI's mission is to lead the global interventional cardiovascular community through education, advocacy, research, and quality patient care.
Focus areas for SCAI include establishing standards and guidelines for all aspects of cardiac catheterization and angiography, training, credentialing, safety, and quality assurance for cardiovascular procedures.
Legends of Cardiology
Find out more about the pioneers who launched the specialty of interventional cardiology and why their work is the foundation of the specialty today.
Pioneers In Interventional Cardiology
Catch-Up on the Series
Stroke remains a leading global health challenge, with severe carotid artery disease causing nearly a fifth of ischemic strokes.
Drs. Christopher J. White, Gary S. Roubin, and David A. Cox, reflect on how the advent of minimally invasive carotid artery stenting (CAS) has transformed stroke prevention strategies.
Founding Fellows
On June 5, 1978, SCAI held its first Annual Meeting. It instituted a committee structure designed to develop new information that would be used to promote and guide future laboratory activities. Emphasis was placed on the registration of all procedures performed by members, development of quality standards for laboratories, the establishment of criteria for credentialing physicians and directors, and presentation of guidelines for training in cardiac catheterization and angiography.
SCAI Past Presidents
Learn more about the illustrious Presidents that have led SCAI to be the only professional medical society in the US dedicated solely to interventional cardiology.
Past Keynote Lecturers
View the eminent individuals who have spoken as Keynote Lecturers for the Hildner Lecture, the Founders Lecture, and the Mullins Lecture, as well as keynote speakers from SCAI events.