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Agenda

Saturday, June 6, 2026
Las Olas Ballroom
All times in Eastern Time

7:00 AM
Registration (Las Olas Foyer)
Exhibits & Continental Breakfast (Las Olas Ballroom & Foyer)
8:00 AM
Welcome & Introduction
David Baran, MD

KEYNOTE LECTURE
Moderator: David Baran, MD

8:05 AM
Reimagining Cardiovascular Medicine: From Artificial Intelligence to Oncologic and Vaccine-Inspired Therapies
Presenter: Mandeep Mehra, MBBS, MSc, FRCP (London)
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts

Heart Failure
Moderator: Jerry Estep, MD

8:30 AM
Case Presentation
Resident/Fellow
8:35 AM
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction- Managing the Growing Epidemic
Nina Thakkar Rivera, DO, PhD
8:47 AM
When to Say When: Identifying High Risk Heart Failure for Advanced Options
Mauricio Velez, MD
8:59 AM
The End and the Beginning: Heart Transplant and Ventricular Assist Device Update
Antonio Polanco, MD
9:11 AM
Case Presentation Outcome
Resident/Fellow
9:14 AM
Panel Discussion / Q&A
Panelists: Daniela Badal, PharmD - Elias Collado, MD - Michael Schecter, MD - Cedric Sheffield, MD and all speakers in session

Coronary Disease
Moderator: Howard Bush, MD

9:30 AM
Case Presentation
Resident/Fellow
9:35 AM
Multimodality Imaging with Severe CAD: Guiding Revascularization Decisions
Milind Desai, MD
9:47 AM
Complex PCI – What is Possible?
Laura Young, MD
9:59 AM
Kinder Gentler Surgery – Robots and More
Jose Navia, MD
10:11 AM
Case Presentation Outcome
Resident/Fellow
10:14 AM
Panel Discussion / Q&A
Panelists: Venu Jasti, MD - Kenneth Fromkin, MD - Michael Howard, MD – Misty Miller, MD and all speakers in session
10:30 AM
Break & Exhibits (Las Olas Ballroom & Foyer)
CONCURRENT SESSIONS

Electrophysiology
Moderator: Parikshit Sharma, MD

11:00 AM
Case Presentation
Resident/Fellow
11:05 AM
Three Letter Words for Heart Failure: CCM, BAT, CRT
Raghu Makam, MD
11:17 PM
Ablation in Heart Failure: AF and Beyond
Osama Wazni, MD
11:29 PM
Ventricular Tachycardia—Managing in the Clinic
John Bibawy, MD
11:41 AM
Case Presentation Outcome
Resident/Fellow
11:44 AM
Panel Discussion / Q&A
Panelists: Jose Baez Escudero, MD - Bishoy Hanna, MD - Marcelo Helguera, MD – Ricardo Hernendez, MD and all speakers in session

APP Session
Moderator: Eniley Santi Palacios, NP

11:00 AM
Water, Water Everywhere – Diuretic Challenges
Pat Draper, APRN, CNP
11:12 AM
Cardiac Surgery 101 – Pre and Post
Erica Rosen, NP
11:24 PM
Always Watching: PA Pressure Monitoring with Heart Failure
Kristen Johnson, RN
11:36 PM
Unexplained Dyspnea
Teresa Palacios, NP
11:48 AM
Panel Discussion / Q&A
Panelists: Charlene Juan, NP - Shani Gadwaw, NP - Kristen Almeida, PharmD - April Galloway, NP
12:00 PM
Lunch & Learn with the Masters (Sky Terrace – 3rd Floor)
Please join the faculty members at lunch for informal discussions.
12:45 PM
Dessert/Coffee with Exhibitors (Las Olas Ballroom)

Structural Heart Disease
Moderator: Mauricio Cohen, MD

1:15 PM
Case Presentation
Resident/Fellow
1:20 PM
Tricuspid Valve: Forgotten no more
Santiago Garcia, MD
1:32 PM
Mitral Disease: Pushing the Boundaries
Mohamed Azeem Latib, MD
1:44 PM
Debate: 50-year-old with bicuspid aortic valve with AS/AI
TAVR: Mauricio Cohen, MD
SAVR/RAVR: Joseph J. DeRose, MD
1:56 PM
Case Presentation Outcome
Resident/Fellow
Panelists: Carlos Gonzalez Lengua, MD - Marcos Nores, MD – Pablo Rengifo-Moreno, MD - Luis Tami, MD and all speakers in session

Broken Hearts
Moderator: Gian Novaro, MD

2:15 PM
Case Presentation
Resident/Fellow
2:20 PM
Takotsubo: Dying of a broken Heart
Antonio Lewis, MD
2:32 PM
Myocarditis
David Snipelisky, MD
2:44 PM
Amyloid Update
Dia Smiley, MD
2:56 PM
Case Presentation Outcome
Resident/Fellow
Panelists: Mileydis Alonso, MD – Line Kemeyou, MD – Daryll Miller, MD – Roberto Von Sohsten, MD and all speakers in session

Crash and Burn!
Moderator: David Baran, MD

3:15 PM
Case Presentation
Resident/Fellow
3:20 PM
House On Fire: Interventional Perspectives
Sandeep Nathan, MD
3:32 PM
Post-MI Complications: Ruptures and Leaks
Venugopal Menon, MD
3:44 PM
Putting out the Fire: Surgical Pumps and ECMO
Nicolas Brozzi, MD
3:56 PM
Case Presentation Outcome
Resident/Fellow
Panelists: Esteban Escolar, MD, Sandra Chaparro, MD – Steven Minear, MD - Joel Gellman, MD and all speakers in session

WINE & CHEESE RECEPTION / POSTER SESSION
Moderators: David Baran, MD

4:15 PM
Join us in the exhibit area for a wine & cheese reception among the selected posters. You determine the winners! Vote for your favorite poster in each category while networking with colleagues and friends.
5:15 PM
Adjourn

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