2026 Agenda

FELLOWS COURSE

Saturday, April 11, 2026

All times are in Central Daylight Time (CDT)

FELLOWS COURSE NOT CME-ACCREDITED


7:00 am

REGISTRATION / CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

Amphitheater Foyer, 2nd Floor

7:25 am WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION
Marc A. Sintek, MD and Prashanth D. Thakker, MD
7:30 am KEYNOTE LECTURE I Transition from Fellowship to Attending: Lessons from the Field
Howard I. Kurz, MD
SESSION I | BASICS
Moderators: Matthew J. Chung, MD and Kara J. Denby, MD
Panelists: George S. Chrysant, MD; Nathan L. Frogge; MD; Jay Mathews, MD; Christian McNeely, MD
8:00 am Access: Best Practices to Avoid Complications
Kenneth Rosenfield, MD
8:15 am Lesion Modification
Jay Mathews, MD
8:30 am Interventional Toolkit (Wires, Stents, etc.)
Nathan L. Frogge; MD
8:45 am Mechanical Circulatory Support (Micro-Axial Flow Pump and Beyond)
George S. Chrysant, MD
9:00 am Physiology Basics
Prashanth D. Thakker, MD
9:15 am IVUS Basics
Kara J. Denby, MD
9:30 am BREAK
SESSION II | HANDS-ON HEART ANATOMY SESSION
Proctors: John M. Lasala, MD, PhD and Nathan L. Frogge, MD
9:45 am Heart Anatomy Dissection – Plaza Room
Supported by Abbott
11:00 am Transition to Breakout Rooms
SESSION III | INTERACTIVE BREAKOUT ROOMS WITH CASE DISCUSSIONS

 


11:05 am

25-minute Rotations in each room (4 total)
SESSION IV | WORKING LUNCH
Panelists: All Faculty
1:05 pm Pick Up Lunch & Find a Seat
Solarium
1:15 pm What Will Your Job Look Like?
Geroge S. Chrysant, MD and Vivian Dimas, MD
2:00 pm Course Conclusion

ROOM

TOPIC

PROCTORS

Consulate

Coronary Physiology & Imaging

Mathew J. Chung, MD
Marc A. Sintek, MD
Prashanth D. Thakker, MD

Pavilion

Hemodynamic Support

Kara J. Denby, MD
Nathan L. Frogge, MD
John M. Lasala, MD

Colonnade

Atherectomy and Lithotripsy Tools

Christian McNeely, MD
Garrett B. Wong, MD
Ahmed Magdy, Sr., MD, PhD

Ambassador

Complex Coronary Tools

Sudeshna Banerjee, MD
Samuel Linder, MD
Jay Mathews, MD
Amod Amritphale, MD