Network governance

Scientific coordinator (electrophysiology/ablation)

PU-PH IHU Liryc, CHU de Bordeaux

Scientific coordinator (stimulation/defibrillation)

Pr emeritus, University of Rennes & contract PH, CHU de Rennes

Representative of "Technological Innovation" teams at Clinical Investigation Centers

Delegate coordinator of the "Technological Innovations" team specialized in biomaterials and medical devices (CIC-IT) at Bordeaux's CIC 1401, and Coordinator of the F-CRIN TECH4HEALTH network of expertise.

Member of the Research and Innovation Department

Deputy Head of the Innovation and Collaborative Programs Department - Clinical Research and Innovation Department at Bordeaux University Hospital

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Member of the Research and Innovation Department

Head of the Health Technologies and Industrial Partnerships Project - Clinical Research and Innovation Department at Rennes University Hospital

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Project Manager REFeR-RYTHMO - Operational Team

Network Operational Project Manager

Antoine Bénard trained as a medical doctor specializing in public health (2004). He obtained a PhD in clinical epidemiology from the University of Bordeaux (2009) and began his career as a lecturer in clinical epidemiology at Bordeaux University Hospital and the University of Bordeaux (2005-2009).

He is currently a hospital practitioner at Bordeaux University Hospital, where he holds the position of deputy director of the Unité de Soutien Méthodologique à la Recherche Clinique et Epidemiologique (USMR).

Antoine Bénard is coordinator of the Postgraduate Diploma in Health Economics at ISPED (Institut de Santé Publique, d'Épidémiologie et de Développement) and a member of the EMOS (Economics and Management of Health Organisations) research group integrated into the Inserm U1219 research center, within which he works on statistical and decision-making methods applied to cost-effectiveness analysis, as well as on the use of value-of-information analysis to inform health policy decisions.

In addition, Antoine Bénard is a full member of the commission for economic evaluation and public health at France's Haute Autorité de Santé.

Dr Alexis Hermida is a cardiologist at CHU d'Amiens. He is particularly interested in atrial fibrillation, especially ablative techniques using cryotherapy and electroporation, through several clinical projects. His research work also focuses on hereditary heart disease, within national collaborations that have resulted in several publications. He also contributes to training courses, congresses and the writing of didactic books on these subjects.

Pr Charles Guenancia is a cardiologist at CHU de Dijon, Professeur des Universités-Praticien Hospitalier. A specialist in electrophysiology and rhythmology, he is developing recognized expertise in heart-brain interactions, particularly the role of atrial cardiomyopathy and atrial fibrillation in cerebrovascular complications. Author of over 130 international publications, he coordinates and participates in several national multicenter clinical trials (including RHU TALENT), focusing on the early detection of atrial fibrillation after stroke, combined heart-brain imaging and the contribution of biomarkers to cardioembolic risk stratification. His scientific expertise also covers rhythmology and cardiac amyloidosis, covering the various aspects of this disease (anticoagulation, atrial fibrillation, pacing/defibrillation).

Pr Francis Bessière is a cardiologist at l'Hôpital cardiovasculaire Louis Pradel (Institut de cardiologie des Hospices Civils de Lyon). He trained between Lyon, Montreal and Boston, specializing in pediatric and congenital cardiac electrophysiology. A recognized specialist in this field, he coordinates several national projects and participates in international collaborations in Europe and North America, aiming to develop innovative approaches to the management of complex arrhythmias. His work focuses on the design of new therapeutic techniques and devices, with particular expertise in the use of therapeutic ultrasound, the development of digital twins and numerical simulation methods, and supervised artificial intelligence analysis of endocavitary electrophysiological signals. He also contributes to advances and initiatives in favor of more accessible and eco-responsible rhythmology, particularly in middle-income countries, and is actively involved in university teaching programs. He is the author of numerous scientific publications as well as co-inventor of several patents.

Pr Frédéric Anselme is a cardiologist at CHU de Rouen, specializing in rhythmology. He is head of the Rhythmology Department and is responsible for the Inter-University Diploma in Rhythmology at the University of Rouen.

His areas of expertise are varied and include the management of complex arrhythmias (ablations and explorations), conventional or physiological cardiac resynchronization, pacemaker and defibrillator implantation.

He coordinated the Axone project, aimed at implanting a quadripolar microprobe to optimize cardiac resynchronization of heart failure patients ( project funded to the tune of 3.5 M euros by the European Union and conducted in collaboration with Maastricht University as well as industrialists Microport CRM and Heraeus) first human implantation in 2020.

He participated as an associate investigator in the STEEER-AF project led by the European Society of Cardiology to Evaluate the management by healthcare professionals, of patients with atrial fibrillation in the prevention of embolic disorders and rhythm control therapies.

He is also involved in a number of national and European research projects.

His work in interventional electrophysiology combines technological innovation with training for healthcare professionals, making the Rouen hospital a national reference center for left bundle branch pacing.

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An engineer in the field of medical devices, Guirec Hillion has worked for around 12 years in Research & Development within major groups, SMEs or start-ups in medical technologies, implants and instrumentation. For the past 8 years, he has been in charge of the Health Sector at Biotech Santé Bretagne. He advises and supports techmeds and e-health companies in innovation strategy, regulation and market access. As a partner or advisor on large-scale projects such as University Hospital Research in orthopedics and neurology, he also assists DRIs and Innovation Units in healthcare establishments (CHU, CH, Rehabilitation Centers or Third-Party Experimentation Centers for Innovation in Digital Health) with the internal structuring of innovation. Co-founder of the Handicap Innovation Territoire project, partner in several European projects, and coordinator of the Regional Health Innovation Strategy (S3) for the Brittany Region, his background provides a global view of innovation in healthcare at the crossroads of research, business, institutions, users and local authorities.

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Jean-Luc Hamelin is President of l'APODEC (Association des Porteurs de Dispositifs Électriques Cardiaques), which he has been leading for over 20 years. 
A defibrillator wearer since April 1999, he works to represent and defend the interests of implanted patients. 
His personal experience, combined with his associative commitment, enables him to accurately relay the expectations and needs of wearers.

Very present at national rhythmology congresses, he regularly speaks to healthcare professionals to share their experiences. 
These interventions nurture a constructive dialogue between doctors and patients.

Constantly in touch with APODEC members, he collects their testimonies and difficulties in order to pass them on to healthcare professionals. 
Solicited by the Haute Autorité de Santé for the evaluation of medical devices, he brings the patient voice to these processes. 
It also maintains a permanent link with ANSM, to feed back assessments and requests concerning implanted devices.

Thus, it acts as an interface between patients, clinicians and institutions, to improve the quality of life and safety of cardiac device wearers

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Pr Jean Luc Pasquié is a rhythmologist and head of the cardiology department at CHU de Montpellier. He is affiliated with the PhyMedExp CNRS UMR9214 Inserm U1046 unit, Equipe 1; Thématique Neuro-cardiac coupling. He works on the ablation of cardiac rhythm disorders, particularly in pediatrics, and on congenital heart disease. He is interested in the problem of sudden death in cardiac channelopathies, participating in and setting up numerous clinical and translational research protocols with a view to personalized medicine (using IPS from patients and correction with CRIPSR-CAS9). It focuses in particular on the neuropsychological-behavioral and rhythmic interactions of these hereditary cardiac rhythm disorders. In collaboration with other international research teams, he is involved in work on characterizing cardiac automatic cells and designing pacemaker cells.

Dr. Marine Beaumont is a research engineer at CHRU de Nancy, within the Centre d'Investigation Clinique - Innovations Technologiques(Inserm CIC-IT 1433, UL). Holder of a thesis in MRI physics, obtained at the Grenoble Neuroscience Institute in 2007, she conducted her research at the IADI laboratory (Inserm U1254, UL) on the development of quantitative MRI applied to several clinical fields, including cardiology, gynecology-obstetrics and neurology.

Specializing in clinical imaging research, she is responsible for the ArchiMed platform, a tool developed by Nancy's CIC-IT for the management and exploitation of imaging databases in clinical research. She has acquired expertise in the constitution, structuring and analysis of medical imaging databases.

Parallel to this, Marine Beaumont is co-coordinator of the F-CRIN Tech4Health network, dedicated to the development, evaluation and validation of medical devices.

Pr Nicolas Lellouche is a cardiologist specializing in rhythmology, and heads the rhythmology unit at Hôpital Henri Mondor in Créteil.

Specializing in interventional cardiology and rhythmology, he coordinates several national and European clinical projects aimed at improving the management of various arrhythmias. He has led clinical trials on new AODs, innovations in cardiac prostheses as well as new strategies to treat complex arrhythmias and atrial fibrillation.

Professor at the Faculty of Créteil, he trains future rhythmologists. Author of numerous books and articles on ECG, ranging from externship/internship books ("L'ECG en poche", "Mémo ECG", etc.) to scientific publications indexed on PubMed to date 216 with Sigaps score 1650.

Pascal Defaye, Professor of Cardiology at CHU de Grenoble Alpes and Grenoble Alpes University, head of the Rhythmology and Cardiac Pacing Unit. Past-president of the Rhythmology and Cardiac Pacing Group of the Société Française de Cardiologie, President of the Fédération Française de Cardiologie Alpes, active member of the European Rythm Association (member of the scientific board), Fellow EHRA.

The unit is heavily involved in clinical research on all implantable prostheses: Pacemakers including leadless pacemakers, algorithm validation, new techniques, Implantable Automated Defibrillators and curative interventional treatments of arrhythmias using ablative techniques including electroporation ablation techniques. She also collaborates with the CIC-IT of CHU Grenoble Alpes

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Professor of Cardiology at the University of Rennes and practitioner at the CHU de Rennes, Philippe Mabo is a specialist in rhythmology, mainly in the field of implantable cardiac prostheses. As a researcher in the Signal and Image Processing Laboratory and founder of the Technological Innovation Center, he has been involved in the development and clinical evaluation of cardiac resynchronization, in close collaboration with industrial partners. His work has led to the registration of patents and software and the creation of start-ups.

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Dr Philippe Maury is a cardiologist at CHU Rangueil in Toulouse. He is a recognized specialist in cardiac electrophysiology and rhythmology. He coordinates several national and European clinical projects aimed at establishing the place of ablation in ventricular arrhythmias. His work focuses on sudden death and ventricular arrhythmias, with particular expertise in channelopathies and ventricular tachycardias in cardiac disease. He also contributes to various training courses, publications, consortia and collaborations, notably within the Cardiogen network or the Rhythmology Group of the French Society of Cardiology, and is actively involved in a number of international projects.

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Dr Rodrigue GARCIA is a cardiologist at CHU de Poitiers. A recognized specialist in rhythmology, he coordinates several national clinical projects. His work focuses on cardiac rhythm disorders, with particular expertise in sudden death and cardiac defibrillators.

Pr Jacques Mansourati is Cardiologist Head of Department at CHU de Brest and a recognized specialist in Electrophysiology, Rhythmology, Pacing and Cardiac Defibrillation;

Director of the Centre de Compétence de Maladies Rythmiques rares et de Cadiomyopathies at CHU de Brest as part of the CARDIOGEN network.

Participation in numerous national and international clinical projects and publications in the fields of Rhythmology and Cardiovascular Prevention.

His work focuses on syncope, myocardial resynchronization, remote monitoring of implantable devices and heart failure. Particular expertise in explantation of pacing and defibrillation equipment and left atrial closure.

Professor Vincent is a cardiologist at the Thorax Institute at CHU de Nantes. A recognized specialist in the field of hereditary rhythmic diseases, he coordinates the Rythmogen Western Reference Center for Hereditary Rhythmic Diseases. He coordinates numerous French and European research projects, in particular on Brugada syndrome and arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiopathies, with the aim of better defining risk and patient management. His work focuses on the genetics of inherited rhythmic diseases and, more broadly, sudden rhythmic death, with a particular interest in the role of frequent variants. He is also developing a line of research on artificial intelligence in ECG interpretation and in collaboration with the Ecole Centrale de Nantes.

He is the author of 250 referenced articles accumulating 55,000 citations.

He also contributes to training by being co-organizer of the DIU Cardiogen, a member of the board of the Rhythmology group of the French Society of Cardiology and a member of the editorial board of the journal europace.

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