Centauri™ User Group Meeting 2026
08 June 2026 | iLab | Berlin
Locations: Main entrance , Auditorium, 1-01 Centauri™ Demo room, Bioteria .
Event overview
The Centauri™ User Group Meeting is a focused, peer-to-peer exchange for Centauri™ users and soon-to-be users. The goal is to share practical learnings on clinical evidence, real-world cases, workflow implementation and troubleshooting.
Faculty & Speakers
Dr. Alexandru Bejinariu (Senior Physician Rhythmological Outpatient Clinic- Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf (UKD))
Dr. Łukasz Chodorowski (Paediatric cardiologist - Voivode's Hospital in Wroclaw)
Prof. Dr. med. J. Christoph Geller ( Chief Physician-Zentralklinik Bad Berka)
Dr. Jim Hansen (Consultant at Copenhagen University Hospital Gentofte)
Prof. Dr. Dominik Linz (Cardiologist at Heart+Vascular Center/Maastricht UMC+)
PD Dr. Sotirios Nedios (Senior Physician Department of Rhythmology-Leipzig Heart Center)
PD Dr. Obaida Rana (Senior Physician of the Department of Interventional Rhythmology and Device Therapy and Head of Neurocardiology - Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf (UKD))
Dr. Martin Ruwald (Cardiologist at Gentofte Hospital in Hellerup, Denmark)
Dr. Zdeněk Stárek (Associate professor and cardiology specialist- St. Anne's University Hospital)
Prof. Dr. Waqas Ullah (Consultant Cardiologist at University Hospital Southampton and Nuffield Health Wessex Hospital in Eastleigh, United Kingdom)
Dr. Johan Vijgen (Head of the Cath Lab at Jessa Hospital)
BIOTRONIK
David Pollmeier
Ext Consultant
Wolf Ruhnke
Director EP, Corporate Marketing CRM/EP
CardioFocus, Inc.
Pete Bell
SVP Global Business Development
Program
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 08:30 | Registration | |
| 08:45 | Welcome and Objectives | Wolf Ruhnke |
| 09:00 | The Path to Today | Evidence & Landscape | Dr Johan Vijgen | Prof. Dr. Christoph Geller |
| 09:00 - 09:20 | Centauri vs. RF and Farapulse: What randomized comparisons tell us | Dr. Zdeněk Stárek |
| 09:20 - 09:40 | Lesion characterization & tailored substrate with focal PFA :MRI & preclinical insights | Prof. Dr. Dominik Linz |
| 09:40 - 10:00 | Q & A Session | All |
| 10:00 | Coffee Break | |
| 10:30 | How We Deliver | Workflow Real-World Learnings | Dr. Jim Hansen | Prof. Dr. Dominik Linz |
| 10:30-10:40 | Centauri focal PFA: Lab workflow best practices — setup, roles, and efficiency | PD Dr. Obaida Rana |
| 10:40-10:50 | Room setup, team roles, efficiency & documentation workflows | David Pollmeier |
| 10:50-11:00 | Q & A Session | All |
| Roundtable: Multi-Site Case Learnings | ||
| 11:00-11:10 | What a ‘good case’ looks like + how to decide approach | Dr. Jim Hansen |
| 11:10-11:20 | Beyond PVI – linear lesions for AF ablation: tips and trick | Prof. Dr. Waqas Ullah |
| 11:20-11:30 | Hemolysis after PFA for PVI: clinical relevance and renal safety considerations. | Dr. Alexandru Bejinariu |
| 11:30-11:40 | AT/AF practical learnings with focal PFA: When to choose focal strategy and how to manage AT scenarios | Dr. Johan Vijgen |
| 11:40-12:00 | Q & A Session | All |
| 12:00 | Lunch | |
| 12:00 | Centauri- Hands on Demo | David Pollmeier |
| 13:00 | Looking Beyond This | Beyond AF and Next steps | Dr. Martin Ruwald | PD Dr. Obaida Rana |
| Case Studies : Beyond AF | ||
| 13:00-13:10 | Single shot PFA in Pediatric population | Dr. Łukasz Chodorowski |
| 13:10-13:20 | Case reports VT from daily routine | PD Dr. Sotirios Nedios |
| 13:20-13:30 | Idiopathic VES with PFA vs RF | Prof. Dr. Christoph Geller |
| 13:30-13:40 | Procedures in complex atrial arrhythmias: What do we learn about PVI and linear lesion durability | Dr. Martin Ruwald |
| 13:40-14:00 | Q & A Session | All |
| 14:00-14:20 | Troubleshooting , Tips & Tricks | Pete Bell and Team |
| 14:20-14:30 | Q & A Session | |
| 14:30-14:45 | Outlook on Future BIOTRONIK Solution | Wolf Ruhnke |
| 14:45-14:50 | Wrap up | Wolf Ruhnke |