
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15
10:00am-11:30am | DCACC, MDACC, VCACC Jeopardy |
12:00pm | Lunch & Learn: Your First 6 Months of Practice: Pitfalls to Avoid and Victories to Savor Enjoy a relaxed lunch as a panel of leaders take your questions and discuss the things they wish they knew before practice: How to build a niche early, Work-life integration, and How and why to find a mentor. FITs will leave this session with valuable advice and lessons learned. Leaders will include: Sammy Zakaria, MD, FACC - President, Maryland Chapter ACC Marietta Ambrose, MD, MPH, MSEd, FACC - President.Pennsylvania Chapter ACC; Governor, Eastern PaACC VIctor Soukoulis, MD, PhD, FACC - President, Virginia Chapter ACC |
1:00-2:30pm | PaACC Jeopardy |
| 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 |
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| 7:55am | Welcome & Objectives |
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8:00am |
Your Cardiovascular Home: ACC Christopher Kramer, MD, FACC Washington, DC |
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| 8:30am |
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 Professor Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine Management of Acute Myocardial Infarction Related Cardiogenic Shock in the Post-DanGer Shock Era System Associate Director for Interventional Cardiology Inova Fairfax Hospital Yasser Jamil, MD Cardiology Fellow Inova Fairfax Hospital Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Genetics and Clinical Perspective in 2025 Genetics Counselor University of Pennsylvania Predicting Cardiotoxicity: Precision Medicine in Cardio-oncology Section Chief, Consultative Cardiology University of Pennsylvania Novel Pulsed Field Ablation for the Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation ChristianaCare Left Bundle Branch Pacing: State of the Art and Future Directions Professor of Medicine Director, Cardiology Fellowship Director, Electrophysiology George Washington University |
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9:30am |
Spotlight on Prevention Moderators Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Cardiovascular Medicine Gender Difference in Cardiometabolic risk Shared Decision Making in Sports Cardiology: Where We Stand 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 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 |
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10:30am |
BREAK Grab a warm beverage and chat with our Exhibitors and visit the FIT Poster Gallery |
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11:00am |
Spotlight on Congenital and Pediatrics Moderator Shubhika Srivastava, MD Co-Director, Cardiac Center Nemours Children's Hospital Realistic Expectations in the CMR Evaluation of Cardiac Masses Senior Research Physician National Institutes of Health Dyslipidemia in Children Advanced Imaging Cardiologist Children’s National Medical Center Anomalous Coronary Artery Co-Director, Cardiac Center Nemours Children’s Hospital Sudden Cardiac Arrest in the Young Panel discussion and Q & A |
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12:00pm |
LUNCH in the Exhibit Area State of Art Technology Showcases in Conference Rooms |
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1:00pm | BREAK with the Exhibitors | |
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1:15pm |
Spotlight on Ischemic Heart Diseases and Pulmonary Vascular Disease Moderators Medical Director of Echocardiography Programs Johns Hopkins University Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection –Current State of Science 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 Professor Surgical Management of CTEPH Surgical Director, Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplantation Assistant Professor of Cardiac Surgery Johns Hopkins University Pulmonary Hypertension and RV Function: 2025 Update of Guidelines Medical Co-director, Pulmonary Hypertension Program University of Maryland Panel discussion and Q & A |
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2:15pm |
Spotlight on Structural Heart diseases and Intervention Moderators 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 TAVR – Postoperative Follow-up in Community, Complications and Cardiac Remodeling TAVR Clinical Program Manager University of Maryland ICE vs TEE for Intraoperative Guidance Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine University of Pennsylvania TR- Repair vs. Replacement 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 |
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3:15pm |
Closing Remarks by MACCS Co-Chairs Co-Chair, Event Director Medical Director of Echocardiography Quality, Eastern Region Rani Hasan, MD, FACC Co-Chair Director, Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Program Johns Hopkins University ADJOURN |
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