Basic to Advanced Echocardiography | From the Blue Ridge Mountains of Asheville

May 12-15, 2026
The Omni Grove Park Inn, Asheville, NC

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Credit Types: AMA PRA Category 1™ (22.0), ANCC (22.0), Price: $775-$900 | Register by 4/14/26 to save $100

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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

Karl Richardson, 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

Renuka Jain, 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.

Imaging in Restrictive Cardiomyopathies Including Amyloidosis

Daniel Borgeson, 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 – Grab Your Lunch and Return to the Ballroom for a Special Lecture

12:30 p.m.

Product Theater sponsored by Merck - No CME Credit

1:15 p.m.

Break Before the Afternoon (Opportunity to Network and Visit Exhibits)

2:15 p.m.

ECHO POTPOURRI I

Moderator: Crystal Bonnichsen, MD

2:15 p.m.

Imaging for Pericardial Disease

Prajwal Reddy, MD

2:40 p.m.

Echo for Dilated Cardiomyopathy Including LVADs

Daniel Borgeson, MD

3:05 p.m.

Name that Systemic Disease! Echo-Path Correlation

Crystal Bonnichsen, MD, Joseph Maleszewski, MD

3:50 p.m.

Panel Discussion

4:05 p.m.

Refreshment Break & Visit Exhibits

4:30 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, Karl Richardson, MD

5:30 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.

Multimodality Imaging for Diseases of the Aorta

Crystal Bonnichsen, 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

Sunil Mankad, 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 Dysjunction

Renuka Jain, 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, 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, Benjamin Eidem, 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 (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

Karl Richardson, MD

8:20 a.m.

MitraClip: Simple and Complex Cases

Renuka Jain, 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, Juan Crestanello, MD, Jonathan Wong, MD

10:55 a.m.

Unknown Interesting Cases: Cases With ARS Questions All Faculty including Sonographers

12:10 p.m.

Adjourn

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Credit Types Offered

AMA PRA Category 1™

22.0
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22.0

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Basic to Advanced Echocardiography | From the Blue Ridge Mountains of Asheville

May 12-15, 2026The Omni Grove Park Inn, Asheville, NC

Program

5:00 p.m.

Monday, May 11, 2026

7:00 a.m.

Tuesday, May 12, 2026

FUNDAMENTALS OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

ECHO FOR MYOCARDIAL DISEASE AND CARDIOMYOPATHIES

ECHO POTPOURRI I

PARALLEL SESSIONS – Rotate as you wish

7:00 a.m.

Wednesday, May 13, 2026

ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGY

ECHO POTPOURRI II

7:00 a.m.

Thursday, May 14, 2026

ECHO FOR VALVE DISEASE I

ECHO FOR VALVE DISEASE II

PARALLEL SESSIONS – Rotate as you wish

PARALLEL SESSIONS – Rotate as you wish

7:00 a.m.

Friday, May 15, 2026

INTERVENTIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

PARALLEL SESSIONS – Rotate as you wish

SPECIAL TOPICS IN ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

Credit Types Offered

Additional Courses

Interventional Board Review Course

Internal Medicine Review for NPs, PAs & PCPs

Mastering Electrocardiography

Adult Congenital Heart Disease Board Review

Challenges in Clinical Cardiology

Artificial Intelligence in Cardiology

Echo in the Nation's Capital

Cases in Echo, Cardiac CT, and MRI

Coronary Artery Disease: Case-Based Learning

Echo in Congenital Heart Disease

Cardio-Oncology Update 2025

Cardiovascular Review in Bahrain

Heartland Lead Management

Echo Best Practice

Contemporary Review of Advances in Cardiac Ablation

Genetics of Heart & Vascular Disease

Heart Rhythm & ECG: Case Based Approach

Echo on Marco Island

Snowmass Cardiovascular Cases, Controversies, and Challenges

Cardiology Update at Puerto Vallarta

Cardiovascular Conference at Snowbird

Arrhythmias and the Heart: A Cardiovascular Update

Hawaii Heart - Echo & Multimodality Imaging

Cardiology at Cancun

Cardiology In Colorado: Echo & Imaging Modalities

Cath Lab Cases, Conundrums & Complications

Heart Failure Management

Advances in CV Critical Care and Resuscitation

Foundations in Cardiology Practice

Basic to Advanced Echo

May 12-15, 2026
The Omni Grove Park Inn, Asheville, NC