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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
8:05 AM

KEYNOTE LECTURE
Moderator: David Baran, MD

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

Heart Failure
Moderator: Jerry Estep, MD

8:30 AM
Clinical Case Presentation
Radhika Neicheril, MD
8:35 AM
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction- Managing the Growing Epidemic
David Snipelisky, MD
8:47 AM
When to Say When: Identifying High Risk Heart Failure for Advanced Options
Antonio Lewis, MD
8:59 AM
The End and the Beginning: Heart Transplant and Ventricular Assist Device Update
Antonio Polanco, MD
9:11 AM
Clinical Case Outcome Presentation
Radhika Neicheril, MD
9:14 AM
Panel Discussion / Q&A
Panelists: Daniela Badal, PharmD - Elias Collado, MD - Michael Schechter, MD - Cedric Sheffield, MD and all speakers in session

Coronary Disease
Moderator: Howard Bush, MD

9:30 AM
Clinical Case Presentation
Santiago Galeano, MD
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
Clinical Case Outcome Presentation
Santiago Galeano, MD
10:14 AM
Panel Discussion / Q&A
Panelists: Kenneth Fromkin, MD - Michael Howard, MD – Steven McIntyre, MD - Mistyann 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
Clinical Case Presentation
Andrew Murphy, MD
11:05 AM
Three Letter Words for Heart Failure: CCM, BAT, CRT
Raghu Makam, MD
11:17 AM
Ablation in Heart Failure: AF and Beyond
Oussama Wazni, MD
11:29 AM
Ventricular Tachycardia—Managing in the Clinic
John Bibawy, MD
11:41 AM
Clinical Case Outcome Presentation
Andrew Murphy, MD
11:44 AM
Panel Discussion / Q&A
Panelists: Jose Baez-Escudero, MD - Bishoy Hanna, MD - Ricardo Hernandez, MD - Ahmed Osman, MD and all speakers in session
CONCURRENT SESSIONS

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 AM
Always Watching: PA Pressure Monitoring with Heart Failure
Kristen Johnson, RN
11:36 AM
Unexplained Dyspnea
Teresa Palacios, NP
11:48 AM
Panel Discussion / Q&A
Panelists: Kristen de Almeida, PharmD - Shani Gadwaw, NP - April Gallagher, MSN, AGACNP-BC - Charlene Juan, NP and all speakers in session
12:00 PM
Lunch and Non-CME Events (Sky Terrace)
12:45 PM
Dessert/Coffee with Exhibitors (Las Olas Ballroom)

Structural Heart Disease
Moderator: Mauricio Cohen, MD

1:15 PM
Clinical Case Presentation
Bahaa Abdelghaffar, MD
1:20 PM
Tricuspid Valve: Forgotten no more
Santiago Garcia, MD
1:32 PM
Surgical Approcahes to Mitral Disease
Jose Navia, MD
1:44 PM
Debate: 50-year-old with bicuspid aortic valve with AS/AI
TAVR: Kenneth Fromkim, MD
SAVR/RAVR: Joseph J. DeRose, MD
2:04 PM
Clinical Case Outcome Presentation
Bahaa Abdelghaffar, MD
Panelists: Carlos Gonzalez Lengua, MD - Marcos Nores, MD – Jenny Placido Disla, MD - Pablo Rengifo-Moreno, MD and all speakers in session

Broken Hearts
Moderator: Gian Novaro, MD

2:25 PM
Clinical Case Presentation
Ari Hadar, MD
2:37 PM
Beyond PE: Chronic Thromboembolic Hypertension
Roger Alvarez, DO
2:49 PM
Surgical Treatment for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Nicholas Smedira, MD
3:01 PM
Amyloidosis: Where we are in 2026
Dia Smiley, MD
3:13 PM
Clinical Case Outcome Presentation
Ari Hadar, MD
Panelists: Mileydis Alonso, MD – Craig Asher, MD - Line Kemeyou, MD - Roberto Von Sohsten, MD and all speakers in session

Crash and Burn!
Moderator: David Baran, MD

3:30 PM
Clinical Case Presentation
Julian Kaufman, MD and Radhika Neicheril, MD
3:42 PM
House On Fire: Interventional Perspectives on the Acute Management of Shock
Sandeep Nathan, MD
3:54 PM
Post-MI Complications: Ruptures and Leaks
Venu Menon, MD
4:06 PM
Putting out the Fire: Surgical Pumps and ECMO
Nicolas Brozzi, MD
4:18 PM
Clinical Case Outcome Presentation
Julian Kaufman, MD and Radhika Neicheril, MD
Panelists: Sandra Chaparro, MD - Joel Gellman, MD - Steven Minear, MD – Adrienne Shriver, NP and all speakers in session

WINE & CHEESE RECEPTION
Moderators: David Baran, MD

4:30 PM
Join us for a wine & cheese reception among the submitted abstracts/posters. Poster Presentation Winners Announced! You determine the winners! Vote for your favorite poster in each category during the day and join us as we congratulate the winners!
5:30 PM
Adjourn

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