Schedule

Wednesday, October 15, 2025

Wednesday Morning Session

Moderator: Rory B. Weiner, MD

7:50am to 8:00am
Introduction

Rory B. Weiner, MD and Emily Lau, MD, MPH

Cardiovascular Prevention

8:00am to 8:30am
The Role of the Cardiologist in Obesity Management

James L. Januzzi, MD

8:30am to 8:40am
Q&A Session

James L. Januzzi, MD

8:40am to 9:10am
Dyslipidemias: Going Beyond Statins

Pradeep Natarajan, MD

9:10am to 9:20am
Q&A Session

Pradeep Natarajan, MD

9:20am to 9:50am
Exercise as Cardiovascular Prevention

Katie Stewart, CNP, MS and J. Sawalla Guseh, MD

9:50am to 10:00am
Q&A Session

Katie Stewart, CNP, MS and J. Sawalla Guseh, MD

10:00am to 10:20am
CV Prevention Case-Based Panel Discussion

James L. Januzzi, MD; Pradeep Natarajan, MD; Katie Stewart, CNP, MS; J. Sawalla Guseh, MD

10:20am to 10:35am
Break

Electrophysiology

10:35am to 11:05am
Atrial Fibrillation: What’s New in 2025

Moussa Mansour, MD

11:05am to 11:15am
Q&A Session

Moussa Mansour, MD

11:15am to 11:40am
Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation: Anticoagulation and Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion

Kevin Heist, MD, PhD

11:40am to 11:50am
Q&A Session

Kevin Heist, MD, PhD

11:50am to 12:15pm
New Developments in Devices: Pacemakers and CRT

Jagmeet Singh, MD, PhD

12:15pm to 12:25pm
Q&A Session

Jagmeet Singh, MD, PhD

12:25pm to 12:45pm
Arrhythmia Case-Based Panel Discussion

Moussa Mansour, MD; Kevin Heist, MD, PhD; Jagmeet Singh, MD, PhD  

12:45pm to 2:00pm
Break*
Wednesday Afternoon Session

Moderator: Emily S. Lau, MD, MPH

Valvular Disease

2:00pm to 2:35pm
Aortic Valve Disease: TAVR, Surgery, or Watchful Waiting?

Nilay Patel, MD

2:35pm to 2:45pm
Q&A Session

Nilay Patel, MD

2:45pm to 3:20pm
Mitral Regurgitation: Transcatheter Therapies vs. Surgery

Jonathan Passeri, MD

3:20pm to 3:30pm
Q&A Session

Jonathan Passeri, MD

3:30pm to 3:45pm
Break
3:45pm to 4:20pm
Management of Tricuspid Valve Disease: When to Watch vs. Fix?

Evin Yucel, MD

4:20pm to 4:30pm
Q&A Session

Evin Yucel, MD

4:30pm to 4:50pm
Valvular Case-Based Panel Discussion

Nilay Patel, MD; Jonathan Passeri, MD; Evin Yucel, MD; Caitlin O’Callaghan Reen, NP  

4:50pm
Study Hall

Time for self-paced study of any of the pre-recorded sessions. These sessions provide updates and recommendations for your day-to-day practice:

Supplementary Sessions

Supraventricular Arrhythmias
Theofanie Mela, MD
Hypertension
Randall Zusman, MD
Biomarkers
James Januzzi, MD
Pulmonary Hypertension
Alison Witkin, MD
Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection
Amy Sarma, MD
Endocarditis
Evin Yucel, MD
Ventricular Arrhythmias
William Hucker, MD, PhD
Wearables
Shaan Khurshid, MD
Pulmonary Embolism
Gaurav Parmar, MD
CPET
Rajeev Malhotra, MD

Thursday, October 16, 2025

Thursday Morning Session

Moderator: Rory B. Weiner, MD

7:55am to 8:00am
Introduction

Rory B. Weiner, MD

Ischemic Heart Disease

8:00am to 8:35am
Acute Coronary Syndromes: Updates from 2025 Practice Guidelines

Michelle O’Donoghue, MD, MPH

8:35am to 8:45am
Q&A Session

Michelle O’Donoghue, MD, MPH

8:45am to 9:20am
Stable CAD: Medicate, Dilate, Operate

Farouc Jaffer, MD, PhD  

9:20am to 9:30am
Q&A Session

Farouc Jaffer, MD, PhD  

9:30am to 10:00am
Demystifying INOCA/ANOCA

Akl Fahed, MD  

10:00am to 10:10am
Q&A Session

Akl Fahed, MD  

10:10am to 10:30am
Ischemic Heart Disease Case-Based Panel Discussion

Michelle O’Donoghue, MD, MPH; Akl Fahed, MD; Farouc Jaffer, MD, PhD

10:30am to 10:45am
Break
10:45am to 11:05am
Imaging in Ischemic Heart Disease: Functional Testing

Michael Osborne, MD 

11:05am to 11:15am
Q&A Session

Michael Osborne, MD 

11:15am to 11:35am
Imaging in Ischemic Heart Disease: Coronary CT Angiography

Brian Ghoshhajra, MD, MBA

11:35am to 11:45am
Q&A Session

Brian Ghoshhajra, MD, MBA

11:45am to 1:00pm
Break*
Thursday Afternoon Session

Moderator: Emily S. Lau, MD, MPH

Adolph M. Hutter, Jr., MD, Keynote Lecture

1:00pm to 1:40pm
The Landscape of Cardiovascular Clinical Trials in 2025

Marc Sabatine, MD, MPH 

1:40pm to 1:50pm
Q&A Session

Marc Sabatine, MD, MPH

Heart Failure

1:50pm to 2:20pm
Updates in Management of Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction

Daniel Zlotoff, MD, PhD

2:20pm to 2:30pm
Q&A Session

Daniel Zlotoff, MD, PhD

2:30pm to 3:00pm
Advanced Heart Failure: Acute and Chronic Therapies and When to Refer

Erin Coglianese, MD

3:00pm to 3:10pm
Q&A Session

Erin Coglianese, MD

3:10pm to 3:25pm
Break
3:25pm to 3:55pm
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF)

Gregory D. Lewis, MD

3:55pm to 4:05pm
Q&A Session

Gregory D. Lewis, MD

4:05pm to 4:30pm
Cardiac Critical Care in 2025

David Dudzinski, MD, JD

4:30pm to 4:50pm
Heart Failure Case-Based Panel Discussion

Daniel Zlotoff, MD, PhD; Erin Coglianese, MD; Gregory D. Lewis, MD; David Dudzinski, MD, JD

4:50pm
Study Hall

Time for self-paced study of any of the pre-recorded sessions. These sessions provide updates and recommendations for your day-to-day practice:

Supplementary Sessions

Supraventricular Arrhythmias
Theofanie Mela, MD
Hypertension
Randall Zusman, MD
Biomarkers
James Januzzi, MD
Pulmonary Hypertension
Alison Witkin, MD
Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection
Amy Sarma, MD
Endocarditis
Evin Yucel, MD
Ventricular Arrhythmias
William Hucker, MD, PhD
Wearables
Shaan Khurshid, MD
Pulmonary Embolism
Gaurav Parmar, MD
CPET
Rajeev Malhotra, MD

Friday, October 17, 2025

Friday Morning Session

Moderator: Rory B. Weiner, MD

7:55am to 8:00am
Introduction

Rory B. Weiner, MD

Myocardial Disorders

8:00am to 8:30am
Cardiac Amyloidosis in 2025

Hanna Gaggin, MD, MPH

8:30am to 8:45am
Q&A Session

Hanna Gaggin, MD, MPH

8:45am to 9:20am
What Is New in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Albree Tower-Rader, MD

9:20am to 9:30am
Q&A Session

Albree Tower-Rader, MD

9:30am to 10:00am
Cardio-Oncology in 2025

Tomas Neilan, MD, MPH, MRCPI

10:00am to 10:10am
Q&A Session

Tomas Neilan, MD, MPH, MRCPI  

10:10am to 10:25am
Break
Friday Afternoon Session

Moderator: Emily S. Lau, MD, MPH

Vascular Disease

10:25am to 10:50am
Peripheral Arterial Disease in 2025

Maya Serhal, MD

10:50am to 11:00am
Q&A Session

Maya Serhal, MD

11:00am to 11:25am
State-of-the-Art Approaches to Renal Artery Disease

Joseph Garasic, MD

11:25am to 11:35am
Q&A Session

Joseph Garasic, MD

11:35am to 12:15pm
Updates in Thoracic Aortic Disease

Eric Isselbacher, MD

12:15pm to 12:25pm
Q&A Session

Eric Isselbacher, MD

12:25pm to 1:40pm
Break*

Specialty Topics in Cardiology

1:40pm to 2:10pm
Adult Congenital Heart Disease: Primer for the General Cardiology Practitioner

Christopher Learn, MD; Doreen DeFaria Yeh, MD

2:10pm to 2:20pm
Q&A Session

Christopher Learn, MD; Doreen DeFaria Yeh, MD

2:20pm to 2:50pm
Updates in Cardio-Obstetrics: Cardiovascular Disease in Pregnancy

Nandita Scott, MD

2:50pm to 3:00pm
Q&A Session

Nandita Scott, MD

3:00pm to 3:15pm
Break
3:15pm to 3:55pm
Updates in Acute and Recurrent Pericarditis

Jonathan Salik, MD

3:55pm to 4:05pm
Q&A Session

Jonathan Salik, MD

4:05pm to 4:10pm
Closing Remarks

Rory B. Weiner, MD and Emily S. Lau, MD, MPH

4:10pm
Study Hall

Time for self-paced study of any of the pre-recorded sessions. These sessions provide updates and recommendations for your day-to-day practice:

Supplementary Sessions

Supraventricular Arrhythmias
Theofanie Mela, MD
Hypertension
Randall Zusman, MD
Biomarkers
James Januzzi, MD
Pulmonary Hypertension
Alison Witkin, MD
Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection
Amy Sarma, MD
Endocarditis
Evin Yucel, MD
Ventricular Arrhythmias
William Hucker, MD, PhD
Wearables
Shaan Khurshid, MD
Pulmonary Embolism
Gaurav Parmar, MD
CPET
Rajeev Malhotra, MD

*There are many convenient and varied lunch options within a short walking distance of the in-person course.