2026 Agenda

GENERAL SESSION

Thursday, April 9, 2026

All times are in Central Daylight Time (CDT)

7:00 am REGISTRATION / CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST, MOVE TO BALLROOM FOR BREAKFAST KEYNOTE
Ballroom Prefunction, Lobby Level
MORNING SESSION NOT ACCREDITED FOR CME
7:35 am WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION
Sumanth D. Prabhu, MD
KEYNOTE LECTURE OVER BREAKFAST
Moderators: George S. Chrysant, MD and Sumanth D. Prabhu, MD;
Panel: Karim Al-Azizi, MD; Yves R. Louvard, MD; Jay Mathews, MD; Sandeep Nathan, MD; Kirti Punamiya, MD; Robert L. Shapiro, MD
7:40 am KEYNOTE LECTURE IV: Cardiovascular Imaging for the Future: CT, MRI and Beyond
James K. Min, MD
NON-CME ACCREDITED SESSION ENDS
8:15 pm BREAK / VISIT EXHIBITS
8:35 am Annual ARCH Foundation Award
Tony Sansone and Robert Meyer, The ARCH Foundation
SESSION VI | LIVE CASE 3
Moderators: George S. Chrysant, MD and Kirti Punamiya, MD
Panel: Karim Al-Azizi, MD; Nishith Chandra, MD, DM; Corey Foster, MD; Sandeep Nathan, MD; Robert Shapiro, MD; Sukhjinder S. Nijjer, BSc, MBChB, PhD
8:45 am LIVE CASE 3 | COMPLEX CORONARY III
Transmitted from St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
Operators: Maciej Marciniak, MD, PhD; James C. Spratt, BSc, MBChB, MD; Simon Wilson, MD, PhD
SESSION VII | IMAGING AND PHYSIOLOGY IN COMPLEX PCI
Moderators: George S. Chrysant, MD and Sukhjinder S. Nijjer, BSc, MBChB, PhD
Panel: Karim Al-Azizi, MD; Nishith Chandra, MD, DM; Sanah Christopher, MD; Marc A. Sintek, MD, Robert L. Shapiro, MD, Garrett B. Wong, MD
9:30 am The Importance of Intravascular Imaging for Coronary Intervention: Current Data and Recommendations
Marc A. Sintek, MD
9:45 am Physiology in the Modern Cath Lab
Sukhjinder S. Nijjer, BSc, MBChB, PhD
10:00 am Noninvasive, Angio-Based FFR vs. Invasive Physiology
Garrett B. Wong, MD
10:15 am Integrating CT Angiography in Your PCI Practice
Karim Al-Azizi, MD
10:30 am INOCA/MINOCA: Case-Based Review
Sanah Christopher, MD
10:45 am BREAK / VISIT EXHIBITS
SESSION VIII | COMPLEX CORONARY II
Moderator: Timothy D. Henry, MD and Arthur B. Reitman, MD & Jasvindar Singh, MD
Panel: Davinder Singh Chadha, MD; Edward Coverstone, MD; Pratik Sandesara, MD; Gus Theodos, MD and Garrett B. Wong, MD
11:00 am KEYNOTE LECTURE V: Cardiogenic Shock Post-MI: Have We Made Any Progress?
Timothy D. Henry, MD
11:35 am Calcium Modification: Working Through the Algorithm
Davinder Singh Chadha, MD
11:50 am Current Data and Future Applications of Coronary DCB Technology
Pratik Sandesara, MD
12:05 am Stable CAD / ACS with Multivessel Disease: A Heart Team Approach and Escalation Strategies
Marc A. Sintek, MD
12:20 pm Laser Atherectomy in In-Stent Restenosis (ISR) – Case-Based Review
Davinder Singh Chadha, MD
12:35 pm PICK UP LUNCH AND VISIT EXHIBITS, RETURN TO BALLROOM FOR LUNCH SESSION
12:55 pm LUNCH SESSION
Financial Literacy for Physicians and Ancillary Medical Staff
Alan Taxman, CRPC, CPFA
SESSION IX | PERIPHERAL I – PULMONARY EMBOLISM
Moderators: Craig M. Walker, MD and Pavan K. Kavali, MD
Panel: Sanah Christopher, MD; George S. Chrysant, MD; Daniella Kadan-Dodov, MD; Jay Mathews, MD; Anish J. Thomas, MD
1:30 pm KEYNOTE LECTURE VI: STATE OF THE PERT
Pavan K. Kavali, MD
1:50 pm Pulmonary Embolism (PE): Who Needs to Go to the Lab?
Daniella Kadian-Dodov, MD
2:00 pm Latest Data and Future Update on Pulmonary Embolism Therapy
Sanah Christopher, MD
2:10 pm Pulmonary Embolism: Rapid Fire Cases
Jay Mathews, MD
2:20 pm PANEL DISCUSSION / Q&A

INTERACTIVE LEARNING LABS – I

4:30 pm HANDS-ON WITH CASE-BASED DISCUSSION – SESSION 1 PULMONARY EMBOLISM
Ambassodor Room, 2nd Floor
Proctors: George S. Chrysant, MD and Jay Mathews, MD

CASES WITH MASTERS
Plaza Room, 2nd Floor
Moderators: Jasvindar Singh, MD and Peter O’Kane, MD
Panel: Rasha Al-Lamee, MBBS, PhD; Yves R. Louvard, MD; Manish A. Parikh, MD; Andrew S. Sharp, MD
5:00 pm HANDS-ON WITH CASE-BASED DISCUSSION – SESSION 2 PULMONARY EMBOLISM
Ambassodor Room, 2nd Floor
Proctors: George S. Chrysant, MD and Jay Mathews, MD
  CASES WITH MASTERS Plaza Room, 2nd Floor
Moderators:
Jasvindar Singh, MD and Peter O’Kane, MD
Panel:
Yves R. Louvard, MD; Manish A. Parikh, MD
5:30 pmHANDS-ON WITH CASE-BASED DISCUSSION – SESSION 2CLOSING REMARKS
AND OUTLINE OF NEXT DAY SESSIONS
Jasvindar Singh, MD
SESSION X | STRUCTURAL HEART DISEASE I
2:30 pm LIVE CASE 4 | COMPLEX TAVR
Transmitted from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Operators: Shinichi Fukuhara, MD; Paul Michael Grossman, MD; Dan Menees, MD
Moderators: Alan M. Zajarias, MD and Stanley J. Chetcuti, MD
Panel: Sudeshna Banerjee, MD; Bryan D. Cogar, MD; Srinivas Iyengar, MD; Tsuyoshi Kaneko, MD; David G. Rizik, MD and Marc A. Sintek, MD
3:15 pm BREAK / VISIT EXHIBITS
SESSION XI | STRUCTURAL HEART DISEASE II: AORTIC VALVE
Moderators: Stanley J. Chetcuti, MD and David G. Rizik, MD
Panel: Alexander A. Brescia, MD; Bryan D. Cogar, MD; Nathan Frogge, MD; Puja Kachroo, MD; Tsuyoshi Kaneko, MD; Alan M. Zajarias, MD
3:30 pm Lifetime Management of Aortic Stenosis
Stanley J. Chetcuti, MD
3:45 pm TAVR-in-TAVR Procedural Considerations & Planning
Alan M. Zajarias, MD
4:00 pm Catheter Based Therapies for Aortic Insufficiency
David G. Rizik, MD
4:15 pm Timing of PCI and TAVR
Bryan D. Cogar, MD
4:30 pm Emergency Transcatheter Valve Procedures
Nathan Frogge, MD
4:45 pm Surgical TAVR Explant
Tsuyoshi Kaneko, MD
5:00 pm PANEL DISCUSSION / Q&A
SESSION XII | CASES FROM AROUND THE WORLD
Moderators: Prof. Ahmed Magdy, Sr., MD, PhD and Jason R. Wollmuth, MD
Panel: Davinder Singh Chadha, MD; Nishith Chandra, MD; Corey Foster, MD; Sukhjinder S. Nijjer, BSc, MBChB, PhD; Kirti Punamiya, MD; and Gus Theodos, MD
5:10 pm
  • Case Presentation 1 – India – Kirti Punamiya, MD
  • Case Presentation 2 – India – Nishith Chandra, MD
  • Case Presentation 3 – Egypt – Prof. Ahmed Magdy, Sr., MD, PhD
  • Case Presentation 4 – United States – Jason Wollmuth, MD
  • Case Presentation 5 – England – Sukjinder S. Nijjer, BSc, MBChB, PhD
6:00 pm CLOSING REMARKS / SELECT INDUSTRY EVENING EVENTS TO ATTEND
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