Basic to Advanced Echocardiography | From the Blue Ridge Mountains of Asheville
May 12-15, 2026
The Omni Grove Park Inn, Asheville, NC
Currently accepting registrations!
Credit Types:
AMA PRA Category 1™
(23.0),
ABIM MOC
(23.0),
ABS Certificate
(23.0),
ANCC
(23.0),
Price: $775-$900 | Register by 4/14/26 to save $100
Program
5:00 p.m.
Monday, May 11, 2026
5:00 p.m.
- 6:00 p.m.
Precourse Registration (Heritage A/B Foyer)
7:00 a.m.
Tuesday, May 12, 2026
7:00 a.m.
Precourse Registration and Continental Breakfast (Heritage A/B Foyer)
7:30 a.m.
Welcome – Get to Know the Audience
Moderators: Sunil Mankad, MD, Noreen Kelly, MD
7:40 a.m.
FUNDAMENTALS OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY
Moderator: Noreen Kelly, MD
7:40 a.m.
Echocardiography for LV Systolic Function: 2-D and 3-D Echocardiography
Sunil Mankad, MD
8:05 a.m.
The Curious Relationship Between Echo Diastology and the Dyspneic Patient
Barry Karon, MD
8:30 a.m.
“The Right Stuff”: Right Ventricular Function by Echo
Reza Arsanjani, MD
8:55 a.m.
Echocardiography as a Noninvasive Swan-Ganz Catheter: 2-D Echo and Doppler Hemodynamics
Daniel Harland, MD
9:20 a.m.
Panel Discussion
9:35 a.m.
Refreshment Break & Visit Exhibits
9:55 a.m.
ECHO FOR MYOCARDIAL DISEASE AND CARDIOMYOPATHIES
Moderator: Sunil Mankad, MD
9:55 a.m.
Beyond Ejection Fraction: LV Strain Imaging, Current Uses Including in Cardio-Oncology
Steven Lester, MD
10:20 a.m.
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Imaging and Treatment Pearls
Steve Ommen, MD
10:45 a.m.
Echo for Dilated Cardiomyopathy Including LVADs Including Impella
Sunil Mankad, MD
11:10 a.m.
Echo and the Patient With Real or Suspected Heart Failure: Responsibilities of the Ordering Provider and the Performing/Interpreting Team
Barry Karon, MD
11:35 a.m.
Panel Discussion
11:50 a.m.
Lunch
1:00 p.m.
Special Lecture: Imaging in Cardiac Amyloidosis: The Key to Accurate Diagnosis Including 15 Minutes Q&A
This CME activity is supported by an unrestricted educational grant from BridgeBio.
Daniel Borgeson, MD
2:15 p.m.
ECHO POTPOURRI I
Moderator: Crystal Bonnichsen, MD
2:00 p.m.
Multimodality Imaging for Diseases of the Aorta
Crystal Bonnichsen, MD
2:25 p.m.
Imaging for Pericardial Disease
Prajwal Reddy, MD
2:50 p.m.
Name that Systemic Disease! Echo-Path Correlation
Crystal Bonnichsen, MD, Joseph Maleszewski, MD
3:35 p.m.
Panel Discussion
3:50 p.m.
Refreshment Break & Visit Exhibits
4:15 p.m.
PARALLEL SESSIONS – Rotate as you wish
4:30 p.m.
Hemodynamic Workshop with Live Scanning (Main Ballroom)
Pamela Burgess, RDCS, Hosi Mamatraimova, RDCS, Fletcher Miller, Jr., MD, Kelsey O'Koren, RDCS, Thomas Ryan, MD, Matt Umland, RDCS, ACS
4:30 p.m.
Diastolic Function Case Studies: Read with the Experts
Steven Lester, MD, Steve Ommen, MD
5:15 p.m.
Adjourn
5:30 p.m.
- 6:30 p.m.
Welcome Reception
Attendees, guests, and faculty invited.
7:00 a.m.
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
7:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast - Visit Exhibits
7:45 a.m.
ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGY
Moderator: Jeremy Thaden, MD
7:45 a.m.
Stress Echo Cases for Coronary Artery Disease: Audience Interpretation
Robert McCully, MD
8:30 a.m.
Echo for Complications of MI
Sunil Mankad, MD
8:55 a.m.
3-D Echocardiography: Practical Applications
Jonathan Wong, MD
9:20 a.m.
Contrast-Enhanced Echo: Cases Demonstrating Benefit
Jeremy Thaden, MD
9:50 a.m.
Panel Discussion
10:05 a.m.
Refreshment Break & Visit Exhibits
10:25 a.m.
ECHO POTPOURRI II
Moderator: Noreen Kelly, MD
10:25 a.m.
Echo for Pulmonary Hypertension
Robert McCully, MD
11:10 a.m.
Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS): Essential Information
Jared Bird, MD
11:35 a.m.
Treatment of Cardiac Amyloid: New Options and How Echo Can Help
Daniel Borgeson, MD
12:00 p.m.
Panel Discussion
12:15 p.m.
Cardiac Masses: Echo-Pathology Correlation
Joseph Maleszewski, MD, Prajwal Reddy, MD
1:00 p.m.
Adjourn
7:00 a.m.
Thursday, May 14, 2026
7:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast - Visit Exhibits
7:30 a.m.
ECHO FOR VALVE DISEASE I
Moderator: Crystal Bonnichsen, MD
7:30 a.m.
Echo for Aortic Stenosis: Comprehensive Assessment Including Hemodynamic Variants
Fletcher Miller, Jr., MD
7:55 a.m.
Echo for Aortic Regurgitation: Etiology and Severity
Sabrina Phillips, MD
8:20 a.m.
Echo for Mitral Stenosis and Mitral Annular Calcification
Jared Bird, MD
8:45 a.m.
Echocardiography for Mitral Regurgitation: Etiology and Severity
Jonathan Wong, MD
9:10 a.m.
Panel Discussion
9:25 a.m.
Refreshment Break & Visit Exhibits
9:45 a.m.
ECHO FOR VALVE DISEASE II
Moderator: Jeremy Thaden, MD
9:45 a.m.
Echo for Tricuspid Regurgitation: Etiology and Severity
Jeremy Thaden, MD
10:40 a.m.
Echo to Identify Prosthetic Valve Dysfunction
Noreen Kelly, MD
11:05 a.m.
Echocardiography for Infective Endocarditis
Reza Arsanjani, MD
11:30 a.m.
It’s a MAD, MAD World: Mitral Annular Disjunction
Daniel Harland, MD
11:55 a.m.
Panel Discussion
12:10 p.m.
Lunch – Grab Your Lunch and Return to the Ballroom for a Special Lecture
12:40 p.m.
Product Theater - No CME Credit
1:25 p.m.
Break Before the Afternoon (Opportunity to Network and Visit Exhibits)
1:55 p.m.
PARALLEL SESSIONS – Rotate as you wish
1:55 p.m.
Structural Heart Cases (Main Ballroom)
Panel: Drs. Juan Crestanello, Renuka Jain, Noreen Kelly, and Sunil Mankad
Jared Bird, MD, Holly Gonzales, MD, Daniel Harland, MD, Noreen Kelly, MD, Sunil Mankad, MD, Phillip Rowse, MD, Jeremy Thaden, MD
1:55 p.m.
Learning Lab Part I (Laurel FGHJ)
Crystal Bonnichsen, MD, Pamela Burgess, RDCS, Barry Karon, MD, Hosi Mamatraimova, RDCS, Fletcher Miller, Jr., MD, Kelsey O'Koren, RDCS, Matt Umland, RDCS, ACS
2:55 p.m.
PARALLEL SESSIONS – Rotate as you wish
2:55 p.m.
Congenital Heart Disease Cases: Read with the Experts (Main Ballroom)
Crystal Bonnichsen, MD, Patrick O'Leary, MD, Sabrina Phillips, MD
2:55 p.m.
Learning Lab Part II (Laurel FGHJ)
Pamela Burgess, RDCS, Hosi Mamatraimova, RDCS, Sunil Mankad, MD, Kelsey O'Koren, RDCS, Jeremy Thaden, MD, Matt Umland, RDCS, ACS
3:55 p.m.
Adjourn
7:00 a.m.
Friday, May 15, 2026
7:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast - Visit Exhibits
7:30 a.m.
INTERVENTIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY
Moderator: Sunil Mankad, MD
7:30 a.m.
PARALLEL SESSIONS – Rotate as you wish
7:30 a.m.
Paravalvular Regurgitation: Assessment With Echo, Multimodality, Imaging, and Guiding Interventional Procedures (Main Ballroom)
Jeremy Thaden, MD
7:30 a.m.
Hands-on Scanning – Tips and Tricks Including TEE Simulator (Laurel FGHJ)
Jared Bird, MD, Crystal Bonnichsen, MD, Pamela Burgess, RDCS, Hosi Mamatraimova, RDCS, Fletcher Miller, Jr., MD, Kelsey O'Koren, RDCS, Thomas Ryan, MD, Matt Umland, RDCS, ACS
7:55 a.m.
Imaging for Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion
Noreen Kelly, MD
8:20 a.m.
MitraClip: Simple and Complex Cases
Daniel Harland, MD
8:45 a.m.
Echo for Tricuspid Valve Interventions
Holly Gonzales, MD
9:10 a.m.
Panel Discussion
9:25 a.m.
Refreshment Break & Visit Exhibits
9:45 a.m.
SPECIAL TOPICS IN ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY
Moderator: Sunil Mankad, MD
9:45 a.m.
Echo for Athlete’s Heart: Cases and Clinical Pearls
Steve Ommen, MD
10:10 a.m.
Mitral Valve Repair: Simple and Complex Cases – What’s Important Pre-Operatively and Post-Operatively for the Surgeon
Jared Bird, MD, Phillip Rowse, MD, Jonathan Wong, MD
10:55 a.m.
Unknown Interesting Cases: Cases With ARS Questions
All Faculty including Sonographers
12:10 p.m.
Adjourn
Credit Types Offered
-
AMA PRA Category 1™23.0
-
ABIM MOC23.0
-
ABS Certificate23.0
-
ANCC23.0
Price: $775-$900 | Register by 4/14/26 to save $100
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