Symposium Schedule
All times listed in Eastern Time

Agenda times subject to change.

Monday, June 9, 2025 All times in Eastern Time
7:30 AM	Welcome and Strategies for Taking the Boards Rendell Ashton, MD
	CARDIOLOGY Section Coordinator and Moderator: Vidyasagar Kalahasti, MD
8:00 AM	STEMI Laura Young, MD
8:30 AM	Unstable Angina and Non- ST- Segment and Elevation Myocardial Infarction (NSTEMI) Jacqueline Tamis-Holland, MD
9:00 AM	Management of Stable Coronary Artery Disease Jacqueline Tamis-Holland, MD
9:30 AM	Break
9:40 AM	Preoperative Cardiac Risk Assessment Ajay Bhargava, MD
10:10 AM	Coronary Artery Disease Risk Assessment and Prevention/Dyslipidemia Luke Laffin, MD
10:40 AM	ECG Interpretation - A Case Based Review Michael Faulx, MD
11:10 AM	Endocarditis and Vascular Device Infections Nabin Shrestha, MD
11:30 AM	Board Simulation in Biostatistics Amy Nowacki, PhD
12:00 PM	Lunch Break
	INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND BIOSTATISTICS Section Coordinator and Moderator: Jessica Erickson, MD
12:45 PM	AIDS and Opportunistic Infections Marisa Tungsiripat, MD
1:05 PM	HIV and Antiretroviral Drugs Andrea Pallotta, PharmD
1:25 PM	Common Ambulatory Infections Patricia Bartley, MD
1:50 PM	Selection and Management of Antimicrobial Therapy Zach Yetmar, MD
2:15 PM	Break
2:25 PM	Sexually Transmitted Infections Kate Holman, MD
2:50 PM	Neurologic Infections Francisco Marco Canosa, MD
3:10 PM	Skin Infections and Mimics Hareesh Singam, MD, MS
3:35 PM	Mycobacterial Infections Jessica Erickson, MD
3:55 PM	Board Simulation in Infectious Disease Jessica Erickson, MD
4:15 PM	Break
4:30 PM	High Yield Session: Part 1 Jose M. Muniz, MD
6:00 PM	Adjour

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Tuesday, June 10, 2025 All times in Eastern Time
	RHEUMATOLOGY Section Coordinator and Moderator: Soumya Chatterjee, MD
7:30 AM	Board Simulation in General Rheumatology Soumya Chatterjee, MD
8:00 AM	Approach to Acute Arthritis Soumya Chatterjee, MD
8:40 AM	Chronic Arthritis: Diagnosis and Treatment Matthew Bunyard, MD
9:20 AM	Break
9:30 AM	Systemic Autoimmune Disorders Alexandra Villa-Forte, MD
10:10 AM	Systemic Vasculitis Carol Langford, MD
10:50 AM	Board Simulation in Pulmonary Medicine Rendell Ashton, MD
11:10 AM	Allergy Mark Aronica, MD
11:50 AM	Asthma Mani Latifi, MD
12:20 PM	Lunch Break
	PULMONARY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE Section Coordinator and Moderator: Rendell Ashton, MD
1:00 PM	Interstitial Lung Disease Manuel Ribeiro, MD
1:20 PM	Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism Deborah Hornacek, MD
1:40 PM	COPD Uddalak Majumdar, MD
2:10 PM	Occupational Medicine Maeve MacMurdo, MD
2:35 PM	Break
2:55 PM	Critical Care Medicine Abhijit Duggal, MD
3:25 PM	Lung Cancer Jorge Ataucuri-Vargas, MD
3:45 PM	Pleural Disease Atul C. Mehta, MD
4:10 PM	Break
4:30 PM	High Yield Session: Part 2 Jose M. Muniz, MD
6:00 PM	Adjourn

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Wednesday, June 11, 2025 All times in Eastern Time
	ENDOCRINOLOGY Section Coordinator and Moderator: Robert Zimmerman, MD
7:30 AM	Diabetes Mellitus Robert Zimmerman, MD
8:10 AM	Androgenic and Reproductive Disorders Vinni Makin, MD
8:50 AM	Hyper and Hypocalcemia and Osteoporosis Evaluation and Treatment Mario Skugor, MD
9:30 AM	Thyroid Disorders Mary Vouyiouklis Kellis, MD
10:05 AM	Break
10:15 AM	Pituitary Disorders Divya Yogi-Morren, MD
10:55 AM	Adrenal Disorders Alexandra Mikhael, MD
11:35 AM	Endocrinology Adi Mehta, MD
12:00 PM	Lunch Break
	GASTROENTEROLOGY Section Coordinator: Robert O’Shea, MD Moderator: Andrei Brateanu, MD
12:30 PM	Esophageal Diseases Prashanthi Thota, MD
12:55 PM	Colon Cancer Carol Rouphael, MD
1:20 PM	Inflammatory Bowel Disease Maliha Naseer, MD
1:45 PM	Diarrhea and Malabsorption Claire Jansson-Knodell MD
2:15 PM	Break
2:25 PM	Pancreatic Diseases Hassan Siddiki, MD
2:50 PM	Board Simulation in Gastroenterology Ari Garber, MD
3:15 PM	Liver Diseases Fernando Castro, MD
3:55 PM	Board Simulation in Hepatology Robert O'Shea, MD
4:20 PM	Break
4:30 PM	High Yield Session: Part 3 Jose M. Muniz, MD
6:00 PM	Adjourn

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Thursday, June 12, 2025 All times in Eastern Time
	HEMATOLOGY AND MEDICAL ONCOLOGY Section Coordinator and Moderator: Kanika Nair, MD
7:30 AM	Genitourinary Malignancies – Female Roberto Vargas, MD
7:50 AM	Genitourinary Malignancies – Male Christopher Wee, MD
8:10 AM	Leukemias John Molina, MD, MEd
8:35 AM	Lymphomas Deepa Jagadeesh, MD
9:05 AM	Palliative Medicine Katherine Eilenfeld, DO
9:35 AM	Breast Cancer Tiffany Onger, MD
10:00 AM	Break
10:10 AM	Oncologic Emergencies Joseph Wooley, MD
10:40 AM	Anemias Dana Angelini, MD
11:10 AM	Bleeding Disorders and Platelet Disorders Bernard Silver, MD
11:45 AM	Pathology Review Karl S. Theil, MD
12:15 PM	Lunch Break
	NEPHROLOGY AND HYPERTENSION Section Coordinator and Moderator: Ali Mehdi, MD, MEd
12:45 PM	Chronic Kidney Disease: Evaluation and Management Ali Mehdi, MD, MEd
1:20 PM	Hallmarks of Primary and Secondary Hypertension George Thomas, MD
1:55 PM	Glomerular Disorders: A Primer for Internists Hanny Sawaf, MD
2:25 PM	Break
2:35 PM	Acute Kidney Injury: Diagnosis and Management Diana Deitzer, DO
3:10 PM	Acid-Based Disturbances Priyanka Jagannath, MD
3:45 PM	Water and Electrolyte Disturbances Elias Bassil, MD, PharmD
4:20 PM	Break
4:30 PM	High Yield Session: Part 4 Jose M. Muniz, MD
6:00 PM	Adjourn

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Friday, June 13, 2025 All times in Eastern Time
	CARDIOLOGY Section Coordinator and Moderator: Vidyasagar Kalahasti, MD
7:30 AM	Atrial Fibrillation and Other Supra Ventricular Tachycardias Mohamed Kanj, MD
8:10 AM	Ventricular Tachycardia and Sudden Cardiac Death Arshneel Kochar, MD
8:50 AM	Heart Failure Karlee Hoffman, DO
9:25 AM	Cardiomyopathies Sean Bhattacharya, MD
10:00 AM	Break
10:10 AM	Aortic Valve Stenosis and Regurgitation Heba Wassif, MD
10:45 AM	Mitral Valve Stenosis and Regurgitation Patrick Collier, MD, PhD
11:20 AM	Board Simulation in Psychiatry Anna Shapiro Krew, MD
12:00 PM	Lunch Break
	OTHER SUB-SPECIALTY TOPICS Section Coordinator and Moderator: Andrei Brateanu, MD
12:30 PM	Board Simulation in Women’s Health & Health Screening Jessica Strasburg, MD
1:20 PM	Board Simulation in Geriatrics Ronan Factora, MD
2:10 PM	Break
2:20 PM	Board Simulation in Neurology Benjamin Claytor, MD
3:20 PM	Board Simulation in Dermatology Christine Warren, MD
4:20 PM	Break
4:30 PM	High Yield Session: Part 5 Jose M. Muniz, MD
6:00 PM	Adjourn

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