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Mid-Atlantic Capital Cardiology Symposium 2025

heart house

2400 N St NW, Washington, DC 20037

Speakers to be added as they are confirmed.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15

5:30-7:00pm

Kick-Off Cocktail Reception

Join members in the lobby and exhibit area of Heart House to kick off MACCS.

this is a separately ticketed event

Tickets sold through registration or via our Square Site.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16

7:00am	Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall
7:55am	Welcome & Objectives
8:00am	Your Cardiovascular Home: ACC Christopher Kramer, MD, FACC President, American College of Cardiology Washington, DC
8:30am	Spotlight on Heart failure, Arrhythmia and Cardiomyopathy Moderators Victor Soukoulis MD, PhD, FACC University of Virginia Rebecca Turner CRNP Johns Hopkins University Familial heart failure from genetics to clinical management Daniel Pauly, MD Carilion Clinic Management of Acute Myocardial Infarction Related Cardiogenic Shock in the Post-DanGer Shock Era Behnam Tehrani MD Inova Fairfax Hospital Yasser Jamil MD Cardiology Fellow Inova Fairfax Hospital Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: genetics and clinical perspective in 2025 Jessica Chowns, MS, CGC University of Pennsylvania Predicting cardiotoxicity: precision medicine in cardio-oncology Michael Fradley MD, FACC University of Pennsylvania Novel pulsed field ablation for the treatment of atrial fibrillation Rahill Bhaskar MD ChristianaCare Left bundle branch pacing : State of the Art and future directions Allen Solomon MD George Washington University Panel discussion and Q & A
9:30am	Spotlight on Prevention Moderators Marietta Ambrose MD, MPH, MSEd University of Pennsylvania Dipal Desai, PA Inova Fairfax Hospital Late-breaking trials for anti-lipid therapy Gayley Webb, CRNP University of Pennsylvania Gender Difference in Cardiometabolic risk Faith E. Metlock PhD Inova Fairfax Hospital Shared decision making in sports cardiology: Where we stand Ankit B. Shah MMD, MPH Georgetown University Advancement and Future Therapy for Obesity Anum Minhas, MD Johns Hopkins University Deep Dive into New Hypertension Guidelines Timothy C. Wong, MD, FACC University of Pittsburgh Panel discussion and Q & A
10:30am	BREAK Grab a warm beverage and chat with our Exhibitors
11:00am	Spotlight on Congenital and Pediatrics Moderator Shubhika Srivastava MD Nemours Children's Hospital Realistic Expectations in the CMR Evaluation of Cardiac Masses W. Patricia Ingkanisorn Bandettini MD National Institutes of Health Dyslipidemia in Children Sarah Clauss MD Children’s National Medical Center Anomalous coronary artery Shubhika Srivastava MD Nemours Children’s Hospital Sudden Cardiac Arrest in the Young Brendan Burke, DO Nemours Children’s Hospital Panel discussion and Q & A
12:00pm	LUNCH in the Exhibit Area State of Art Technology Showcases in Conference Rooms
1:00pm	Spotlight on Ischemic Heart Diseases and Pulmonary Vascular Disease Moderators Kevin Copeland MD Christiana Care Hospital Maureen Julien, CRNP University of Pennsylvania Coronary microvascular disease – diagnosis and management Allison Hayes MD Johns Hopkins University Spontaneous coronary artery dissection –current state of science Patricia Rodriguez MD University of Virginia The troponin is elevated: Is it type I MI, type II MI or myocardial injury and why it matters Michael Kontos MD Virginia Commonwealth University Acute PE and CTEPH, innovative approach TBD Pulmonary hypertension and RV function: 2025 update of guidelines Gautam Ramani MD University of Maryland Panel discussion and Q & A
2:00pm	Spotlight on Structural Heart diseases and Intervention Moderators Rani Hassan MD Johns Hopkins University Carol R. Wade DNP, CRNP University of Maryland Percutaneous mitral interventions: From edge-to-edge repair to transcatheter valve replacement Benjamin Galper MD Permanente Medicine TAVR – Postoperative follow-up in community, complications and cardiac remodeling Susan Huppman DNP, CRNP University of Maryland ICE vs TEE for intraoperative guidance Nitin Malik MD University of Pennsylvania TR- Repair vs. Replacement Allison Tsao, MD University of Pennsylvania Understanding peripheral Arterial disease: A Vascular Surgeon’s Perspective TBD Panel discussion and Q & A
3:00pm	ADJOURN