Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall

8:00am

Your Cardiovascular Home: ACC

Christopher Kramer, MD, FACC
President, American College of Cardiology

Washington, DC

Spotlight on Heart failure, Arrhythmia and Cardiomyopathy

Moderators

Victor Soukoulis, MD, PhD, FACC

President, Virginia Chapter ACC

Associate Professor

University of Virginia 

Rebecca Turner, CRNP

Johns Hopkins University 

Familial Heart Failure From Genetics to Clinical Management  
Daniel F. Pauly, MD, PhD, FACC

Professor

Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine

Management of Acute Myocardial Infarction Related Cardiogenic Shock in the Post-DanGer Shock Era 
Behnam Tehrani, MD

System Associate Director for Interventional Cardiology
Executive Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories for Inova
Co-Director of Complex Coronary Therapeutic Program

Inova Fairfax Hospital

Yasser Jamil, MD

Cardiology Fellow

Inova Fairfax Hospital 

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Genetics and Clinical Perspective in 2025
Jessica Chowns, MS, CGC

Genetics Counselor

University of Pennsylvania 

Predicting Cardiotoxicity: Precision Medicine in Cardio-oncology
Michael Fradley, MD, FACC

Section Chief, Consultative Cardiology
Medical Director, Thalheimer Center for Cardio-Oncology
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Cardiovascular Medicine

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 

Professor of Medicine

Director, Cardiology Fellowship

Director, Electrophysiology

George Washington University

 
Panel discussion and Q & A 

9:30am

Moderators
Marietta Ambrose, MD, MPH, MSEd, FACC

Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Cardiovascular Medicine
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, RN 
Inova Fairfax Hospital

Shared Decision Making in Sports Cardiology: Where We Stand
Ankit B. Shah, MD, MPH, FACC

President, Sports & Performance Cardiology LLC

Assistant Professor

Georgetown University

Advancement and Future Therapy for Obesity

Anum Minhas, MD, MHS

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Johns Hopkins University

Deep Dive into New Hypertension Guidelines 
Timothy C. Wong, MD, FACC

Vice President; Governor, Western PA, Pennsylvania Chapter ACC

Director, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Center

Associate Director, Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Center

Assistant Professor of Medicine

University of Pittsburgh

Panel discussion and Q & A 

10:30am

BREAK

Grab a warm beverage and chat with our Exhibitors and visit the FIT Poster Gallery

11:00am

Spotlight on Congenital and Pediatrics 

Moderator

Shubhika Srivastava, MD

Co-Director, Cardiac Center
Chief, Cardiology

Nemours Children's Hospital

Realistic Expectations in the CMR Evaluation of Cardiac Masses
W. Patricia Ingkanisorn Bandettini, MD 

Senior Research Physician

National Institutes of Health 

Dyslipidemia in Children
Sarah Clauss, MD 

Advanced Imaging Cardiologist

Children’s National Medical Center

Anomalous Coronary Artery  
Shubhika Srivastava, MD 

Co-Director, Cardiac Center
Chief, Cardiology

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

1:00pm

 BREAK with the Exhibitors

1:15pm

Moderators
Kevin Copeland, DO 
Christiana Care Hospital

Maureen Julien, CRNP, MSN 
University of Pennsylvania

Coronary Microvascular Disease – Diagnosis and Management
Allison Hays, MD, FACC

Medical Director of Echocardiography Programs

Johns Hopkins University

Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection –Current State of Science 
Patricia Rodriguez-Lozano, MD, MS, FACC
Director, Women’s Heart Health Care Program

Associate Director, Cardiovascular Fellowship Program

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, FACC

Professor
Virginia Commonwealth University

Surgical Management of CTEPH 
Chetan Pasrija, MD

Surgical Director, Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplantation

Assistant Professor of Cardiac Surgery

Johns Hopkins University

Pulmonary Hypertension and RV Function: 2025 Update of Guidelines 
Gautam Ramani, MD, FACC

Medical Co-director, Pulmonary Hypertension Program

University of Maryland 

Panel discussion and Q & A 

2:15pm

Moderators 
Rani Hasan MD, FACC

Director, Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Program

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Johns Hopkins University

Carol R. Wade, DNP, CRNP

Program Manager. Advanced Practice, Thoracic Transplant, Heart Failure Clinic and VAD Program

University of Maryland

Percutaneous Mitral Interventions: From Edge-to-Edge Repair to Transcatheter Valve Replacement
Benjamin Galper, MD, FACC
Kaiser Permanente Medicine  

TAVR – Postoperative Follow-up in Community, Complications and Cardiac Remodeling 
Susan Huppmann, DNP, CRNP

TAVR Clinical Program Manager

University of Maryland

ICE vs TEE for Intraoperative Guidance 
Nitin Malik, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine

University of Pennsylvania

TR- Repair vs. Replacement 
Allison Tsao, MD, FACC
University of Pennsylvania

Managing Peripheral Artery Disease: A Vascular Surgeon's Perspective

Courtenay Holscher, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Johns Hopkins University

Panel discussion and Q & A 

3:15pm

Closing Remarks by MACCS Co-Chairs 
Qiong (Joan) Zhao MD, PhD, FACC, FASE 

Co-Chair, Event Director

Medical Director of Echocardiography Quality, Eastern Region 
Inova Schar Heart and Vascular, Inova Health System
Associate Professor , University of Virginia School of Medicine 

Rani Hasan, MD, FACC

Co-Chair

Director, Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Program
Assistant Professor of Medicine

Johns Hopkins University

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