This years event date is: September 19, 2025

Shark Tank Challenge

The New York Chapter of the American College of Cardiology along with the New York Cardiological Society and New York Cardiac Center, Inc., hold an annual event to celebrate innovative ideas from across the state during the Shark Tank Challenge.
This game-show-style event features New York cardiovascular professionals who pitch their innovation ideas to a panel of judges.

Awards are funded by the New York Cardiac Center, Inc.

Submit your innovation here
  • 2024 Shark Tank Winners

    1st: Chisom Ani, MD
    2nd: Carlos Espiche, MD, MEd
    3rd: Keston Rattan, MD; and David Zhang, MD

  • 2023 Shark Tank Winners

    1st: Angela Khidhir, DO, MSc
    2nd: Ronak Bharucha, DO
    3rd: Michael Tao, MD; and Alec Miller, MD

  • 2022 Shark Tank Winners

    1st: Angela Khidhir, DO, MSc
    2nd: Saurabh Sharma, MD, FACC, FASE, FACP
    3rd: Rajendra Shah, MBBS

  • 2021 Shark Tank Winners

    1st: Jean-Philippe Couderc, PhD, MBA
    2nd: Matthew Jones, MD
    3rd: Barry Love, MD

Images from 2024’s Shark Tank Challenge

Images from 2023’s Shark Tank Challenge

Images from 2022’s Shark Tank Challenge

Images from 2021’s Shark Tank Challenge