Mayo Clinic Echocardiography Comprehensive Review Course for Boards and Clinical Practice
May 2-6, 2026
Rochester Hilton, Rochester, MN
Currently accepting registrations!
Credit Types:
AMA PRA Category 1™
(37.25),
Price: $800-$1050 | Register by 4/3 to Save $100
Program
12:00 a.m.
Saturday, May 2, 2026
7:30 a.m.
Registration and Breakfast
8:15 a.m.
Fundamentals of Echocardiography I
Moderators: Garvan Kane, MD, PhD, Jae Oh, MD
8:30 a.m.
Welcome and Course Overview
8:45 a.m.
Transthoracic Quantitation of LV Dimension, Volume, and EF
Ben Nordhues, MD
9:15 a.m.
Transthoracic Quantitation of RA and RV Dimensions, Volume and Function
Garvan Kane, MD, PhD
9:45 a.m.
M-Modes for the Boards
Michael Cullen, MD
10:20 a.m.
Summary
10:25 a.m.
Refreshment Break
10:45 a.m.
Doppler and Color Flow Imaging for Non-Invasive Hemodynamics
Jared Bird, MD
11:30 a.m.
Transesophageal Echocardiography
Hayan Jouni, MD
12:05 p.m.
3-D Echocardiography
Kyla Lara-Breitinger, MD
12:25 p.m.
Summary
12:30 p.m.
Lunch
1:00 p.m.
Fundamentals of Echocardiography II
Moderators: Garvan Kane, MD, PhD, Jae Oh, MD
1:15 p.m.
NBE Exam Format and Overview
Garvan Kane, MD, PhD
1:45 p.m.
Physics in Practice: Illustrative Cases
Vidhu Anand, MBBS
2:30 p.m.
Contrast Echocardiography
Mays Ali, MD
3:05 p.m.
Summary
3:20 p.m.
Refreshment Break
3:30 p.m.
Diastolic Function: The Basics
Garvan Kane, MD, PhD
4:30 p.m.
Diastolic Dysfunction: Complex and Challenging Cases
Jae Oh, MD
5:30 p.m.
Summary
6:00 p.m.
Echo Lab Tours Gonda Building
6:30 p.m.
Welcome Reception
12:00 a.m.
Sunday, May 3, 2026
7:15 a.m.
Breakfast
7:30 a.m.
Myocardial Function Imaging
Moderator: Garvan Kane, MD, PhD
7:45 a.m.
HFpEF and LA Strain
Garvan Kane, MD, PhD
8:25 a.m.
Essentials of Strain Imaging
Ian Chang, MD
8:55 a.m.
Strain Imaging for Cardio-Oncology
Hector Villarraga, MD
9:30 a.m.
Summary
9:35 a.m.
Refreshment break
9:55 a.m.
Strain Imaging for Cardiomyopathies & Valvular Heart Disease
Kathleen Kopecky, MD
10:35 a.m.
Cardiac Amyloidosis
Daniel Borgeson, MD
11:10 a.m.
Pulmonary Hypertension
Garvan Kane, MD, PhD
12:00 p.m.
Summary
12:05 p.m.
Lunch
12:30 p.m.
Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathies
Moderator: Jae Oh, MD
12:45 p.m.
HFrEF, Dilated Cardiomyopathy, and Transplantation
Yee Weng Wong, MBBS
1:35 p.m.
Left Ventricular Devices and Cardiac Resynchronization
Rosalyn Adigun, MD
2:10 p.m.
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Jeffrey Geske, MD
3:00 p.m.
Summary
3:05 p.m.
Refreshment Break
3:25 p.m.
Pericardial Diseases I: Cyst, Absent Pericardium, Effusion, and Tamponade
S. Allen Luis, MBBS, PhD
4:10 p.m.
Pericardial Diseases II: Constrictive Pericarditis
Jae Oh, MD
5:15 p.m.
Summary
12:00 a.m.
Monday, May 4, 2026
7:00 a.m.
Breakfast
7:05 a.m.
Echocardiography in Valvular Heart Disease
Moderator: Jeremy Thaden, MD
7:30 a.m.
Aortic Valve Stenosis
Vuyisile Nkomo, MD
8:30 a.m.
Aortic Valve Regurgitation
Rekha Mankad, MD
9:20 a.m.
Mitral Valve Stenosis
Bastiaan Kietselaer, MD, PhD
10:05 a.m.
Summary
10:10 a.m.
Refreshment break
10:30 a.m.
Mitral Valve Regurgitation
Jeremy Thaden, MD
11:20 a.m.
Tricuspid and Pulmonary Valve Diseases
Maan Jokhadar, MD
12:00 p.m.
Summary
12:05 p.m.
Lunch
12:30 p.m.
Echocardiography in Structural Heart Disease Intervention
Moderator: Garvan Kane, MD, PhD
12:45 p.m.
Prosthetic Valve Assessment
Sorin Pislaru, MD, PhD
1:30 p.m.
Interventional Echocardiography
Jeremy Thaden, MD
2:15 p.m.
Intraoperative Echocardiography
Hayan Jouni, MD
3:00 p.m.
Summary
3:05 p.m.
Refreshment Break
3:15 p.m.
Infective Endocarditis and Echo Hemodynamics
Moderator: Jae Oh, MD
3:20 p.m.
Infective Endocarditis
Ratnasari Padang, MBBS, PhD
4:15 p.m.
Hemodynamic Workshop
Jeffrey Geske, MD, William Miranda, MD, Jae Oh, MD
6:00 p.m.
Adjourn
12:00 a.m.
Tuesday, May 5, 2026
7:15 a.m.
Breakfast
7:30 a.m.
Systemic and Coronary Diseases
Moderator: Jae Oh, MD
8:00 a.m.
Echo in Systemic Diseases and Pregnancy
Katie Young, MD
9:00 a.m.
Coronary Artery Disease Including Mechanical Complications
Sunil Mankad, MD
9:45 a.m.
Summary
9:50 a.m.
Refreshment Break
10:00 a.m.
Stress Echocardiography
Moderator: Garvan Kane, MD, PhD
10:05 a.m.
Stress Echocardiography
Kathryn Larson, MD
11:05 a.m.
Diastolic Stress Echocardiography
Jae Oh, MD
11:45 a.m.
Hemodynamic Stress Echo for Structural Heart Disease
Ratnasari Padang, MBBS, PhD
12:25 p.m.
Summary
12:30 p.m.
Lunch
1:00 p.m.
Congenital and Aortic Diseases
Moderator: Crystal Bonnichsen, MD
1:10 p.m.
Aorta: Aortic Atherosclerosis, Aneurysms, and Aortopathies
Crystal Bonnichsen, MD
2:05 p.m.
Cardiac Masses
Kyle Klarich, MD
3:05 p.m.
Summary
3:10 p.m.
Refreshment Break
3:30 p.m.
Simple Congenital Heart Disease
Crystal Bonnichsen, MD
4:30 p.m.
Complex Congenital Heart Disease
Luke Burchill, MBBS
5:30 p.m.
Summary and Adjourn
12:00 a.m.
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
7:30 a.m.
Breakfast with Q&A Discussion: Submit your questions and we will discuss over breakfast
Moderators: Jae Oh, MD, Garvan Kane, MD, PhD
8:00 a.m.
Final Session
Moderator: Jae Oh, MD
8:00 a.m.
Cases for the Boards (and your practice)
** LIVESTREAMED SESSION **
8:15 a.m.
Congenital Cases
Luke Burchill, MBBS, David Majdalany, MD
9:20 a.m.
Valve Cases
S. Allen Luis, MBBS, PhD, Vuyisile Nkomo, MD
10:25 a.m.
Advanced Echo Hemodynamics
William Miranda, MD, Jae Oh, MD
8:00 a.m.
Practical Applications – How do I do that?
Not available via livestream. Will be recorded and made available for later viewing for livestream audience.
8:15 a.m.
Hands on 3-D Knobology Workshop
Jared Bird, MD, Bastiaan Kietselaer, MD, PhD, Kathleen Kopecky, MD
9:20 a.m.
Applying Strain in Practice – Chemotherapy and Beyond
Ian Chang, MD, Hector Villarraga, MD
10:25 a.m.
Point of Care Ultrasound – Lung and Heart
Jared Bird, MD, Bradley Ternus, MD
11:30 a.m.
Course Adjourns
Credit Types Offered
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AMA PRA Category 1™37.25
Price: $800-$1050 | Register by 4/3 to Save $100
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