Echo Fiesta: An In-Depth Review of Echocardiography for Sonographers and Physicians
April 16-19, 2026
Hyatt Regency Hill Country, San Antonio, TX
Currently accepting registrations!
Credit Types:
AMA PRA Category 1™
(23.5),
ANCC
(23.5),
Price: $785-$885 | Register prior to 3/19/26 to save $100
Program
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
5:00 p.m.
- 6:00 p.m.
Precourse Registration (Fredericksburg Foyer)
7:00 a.m.
Thursday, April 16, 2026
7:00 a.m.
Precourse Registration and Continental Breakfast
7:45 a.m.
Welcome, Introduction, Course Overview, Get to Know the Audience
Moderators: Jared Bird, MD, Martha Grogan, MD, Steven Lester, MD, S. Allen Luis, MBBS, PhD
8:00 a.m.
EVALUATION OF THE LEFT SIDE
Moderator: Steven Lester, MD
8:00 a.m.
Advances in LV Quantification – Moving Past 2-D
Kathryn Larson, MD
8:20 a.m.
Left Ventricular Strain Imaging
Chris Ray, MD
8:40 a.m.
Practical Tips and Tricks for Optimizing 3-D Assessment of LV and Left Ventricular Strain
Joshua Fosland, RDCS, Kathryn Larson, MD, Chris Ray, MD
8:55 a.m.
Echocardiographic Evaluation of Diastolic Function: New Guidelines – Where They Got It Right and Where They Got It Wrong
Steven Lester, MD
9:15 a.m.
Left Atrial Strain Imaging
Reza Arsanjani, MD
9:35 a.m.
Panel Discussion
9:45 a.m.
Refreshment Break & Visit Exhibits
10:00 a.m.
LEFT VENTRICULAR CARDIOMYOPATHIES AND APPLICATIONS IN STRAIN IMAGING
Moderator: Martha Grogan, MD
10:00 a.m.
Amyloid Heart Disease – When Should I Worry?
Martha Grogan, MD
10:20 a.m.
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Multi-modality Imaging Approach to Diagnosis and Prognosis
Said Alsidawi, MD
10:40 a.m.
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Advances in Medical and Interventional Management
Steve Ommen, MD
11:00 a.m.
Applying Strain Imaging to Interesting Myocardial Imaging Cases
Joshua Fosland, RDCS, Bobbi Heon, RDCS, Olivia Shea, RDCS
11:50 a.m.
Panel Discussion
12:00 p.m.
Grab Your Lunch and Return to Ballroom for a Special Lecture
12:30 p.m.
Special Lecture
1:30 p.m.
Refreshment Break & Visit Exhibits
2:00 p.m.
STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY AND PERICARDIAL DISEASE
Moderator: S. Allen Luis, MBBS, PhD
2:00 p.m.
Stress Echo Cases
Robert McCully, MD
2:15 p.m.
Stress Echo for Valvular Heart Disease
S. Allen Luis, MBBS, PhD
2:40 p.m.
Pericardial Disease – Confirming Constriction and Cardiac Tamponade
Tahir Kafil, MD
3:05 p.m.
Panel Discussion
3:20 p.m.
Refreshment Break & Visit Exhibits
3:45 p.m.
Breakout Sessions: Small Groups Reviewing Cases and Techniques
Attendees may rotate in and out as they wish.
3:45 p.m.
Diastology: Cases & Practice Review (Main Ballroom)
Said Alsidawi, MD, Steven Lester, MD
3:45 p.m.
Hands-on: 3-D Dataset Cropping (Hondo Ballroom)
Jared Bird, MD, Joshua Fosland, RDCS, S. Allen Luis, MBBS, PhD, Jeremy Thaden, MD
4:45 p.m.
Breakout Sessions: Small Groups Reviewing Cases and Techniques
Attendees may rotate in and out as they wish.
4:45 p.m.
Hands-on Strain Imaging - Live Scanning (Main Ballroom)
Reza Arsanjani, MD, Bobbi Heon, RDCS, Olivia Shea, RDCS, Armistead Wellford, MD
4:45 p.m.
Hands-on: 3-D Dataset Cropping (Hondo Ballroom)
Jared Bird, MD, Joshua Fosland, RDCS, S. Allen Luis, MBBS, PhD, Jonathan Wong, MD
5:45 p.m.
Adjourn
5:45 p.m.
Welcome Reception (Windmill Plaza)
Attendees, guests, and faculty invited
7:00 a.m.
Friday, April 17, 2026
7:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast - Visit Exhibits
7:30 a.m.
EVALUATION OF THE RIGHT SIDE
Moderator: Jared Bird, MD
7:30 a.m.
Right on Track: Mastering Right Heart Assessment
Said Alsidawi, MD
8:00 a.m.
Tips and Tricks to Acquire 3-D RV Volumes and EF Along With Strain
Said Alsidawi, MD, Bobbi Heon, RDCS
8:20 a.m.
From Pixels to Pressure: Echocardiographic Estimation of Right-Sided Hemodynamics
Robert McCully, MD
8:50 a.m.
RV Riddles: Case-Based Challenges from the Right Side
Joshua Fosland, RDCS, Bobbi Heon, RDCS, Tahir Kafil, MD, Robert McCully, MD, Olivia Shea, RDCS
9:20 a.m.
Lung Ultrasound
Jared Bird, MD
9:50 a.m.
Panel Discussion
10:10 a.m.
Refreshment Break & Visit Exhibits
10:30 a.m.
The Anatomy of the Tricuspid Valve
Reza Arsanjani, MD
10:55 a.m.
Echo Wars: What is the Best Imaging Modality for Severe TR Work-Up?
Tahir Kafil, MD
11:20 a.m.
Transcatheter Tricuspid Therapies and Pre-Procedural Planning
Jeremy Thaden, MD
11:40 a.m.
Tricuspid Troubles: Complex Cases in TR Management With a Multidisciplinary Team Discussion
Reza Arsanjani, MD, Benjamin Hibbert, MD, Trevor Simard, MD, Jeremy Thaden, MD
12:15 p.m.
Panel Discussion
12:30 p.m.
Adjourn
7:30 a.m.
Saturday, April 18, 2026
7:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast - Visit Exhibits
8:00 a.m.
LEFT SIDED VALVULAR HEART DISEASE
Moderator: S. Allen Luis, MBBS, PhD
8:00 a.m.
Aortic Stenosis: Working Through Discrepant Data
Said Alsidawi, MD
8:30 a.m.
Aortic Valve Regurgitation: Challenging Cases
Jared Bird, MD
8:55 a.m.
Calcific Mitral Stenosis
S. Allen Luis, MBBS, PhD
9:15 a.m.
Mitral Regurgitation: Pearls and Pitfalls of Assessment and Quantitation
Jonathan Wong, MD
9:40 a.m.
Panel Discussion
9:50 a.m.
Refreshment Break & Visit Exhibits
10:10 a.m.
INTERVENTIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY
Moderator: S. Allen Luis, MBBS, PhD
10:10 a.m.
Cross-Sectional Imaging for Periprocedural Interventional Guidance: An Overview for the Echocardiographer
Tahir Kafil, MD
10:35 a.m.
Fluoroscopic and Echocardiographic Correlates for Interventional Procedural Guidance
Benjamin Hibbert, MD
10:55 a.m.
3-D Echo for Valvular Imaging: Tips and Tricks
Jeremy Thaden, MD
11:20 a.m.
Intracardiac Echocardiography: A Primer for the Echocardiographer
Trevor Simard, MD
11:45 a.m.
Panel Discussion
12:00 p.m.
Grab Your Lunch and Return to Ballroom for a Special Lecture
12:30 p.m.
Special Lecture
1:15 p.m.
Refreshment Break & Visit Exhibits
1:45 p.m.
INTERVENTIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY CONTINUED
Moderator: Jared Bird, MD
1:45 p.m.
MitraClip: Simple and Complex Cases – Interventional Commentary
Jared Bird, MD
2:10 p.m.
Case Based Aortic and Mitral Valve Prosthesis Evaluation
S. Allen Luis, MBBS, PhD
2:35 p.m.
Perivalvular Leak Closure: Decision and Intraprocedural Guidance
Jonathan Wong, MD
3:00 p.m.
Panel Discussion
3:15 p.m.
Refreshment Break & Visit Exhibits
3:45 p.m.
Breakout Sessions: Small Groups Reviewing Cases and Techniques
Attendees may rotate in and out as they wish.
3:45 p.m.
AI Fireside Chat (Main Ballroom)
Reza Arsanjani, MD, Steven Lester, MD
3:45 p.m.
Hands-on TEE Simulator (Hondo Ballroom)
Jared Bird, MD, Jeremy Thaden, MD, Armistead Wellford, MD
4:45 p.m.
Breakout Sessions: Small Groups Reviewing Cases and Techniques
Attendees may rotate in and out as they wish.
4:45 p.m.
Amyloid Symposium – Challenging Cases (Main Ballroom)
Martha Grogan, MD
4:45 p.m.
Hands-on: Lung Ultrasound & POCUS (Hondo Ballroom)
Jared Bird, MD, Joshua Fosland, RDCS, Bobbi Heon, RDCS, Olivia Shea, RDCS
5:45 p.m.
Adjourn
7:15 a.m.
Sunday, April 19, 2026
7:15 a.m.
Continental Breakfast - Visit Exhibits
7:45 a.m.
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE IN SPECIALIZED POPULATIONS
Moderator: Steven Lester, MD
7:45 a.m.
Cardiovascular Disease in Pregnancy
Sabrina Phillips, MD
8:10 a.m.
Cardiovascular Disease in Athletes
Kathryn Larson, MD
8:35 a.m.
New Oncology Therapies – Implications for the Imager
Chris Ray, MD
9:05 a.m.
Case-Based Approach to Congenital Disease
Sabrina Phillips, MD
9:55 a.m.
Panel Discussion
10:10 a.m.
Refreshment Break & Visit Exhibits
10:25 a.m.
Interesting Cases from Faculty – You Pick the Winner!
Joshua Fosland, RDCS, Bobbi Heon, RDCS, Olivia Shea, RDCS
Moderators: Jared Bird, MD, S. Allen Luis, MBBS, PhD, Steven Lester, MD
11:30 a.m.
Adjourn
Credit Types Offered
-
AMA PRA Category 1™23.5
-
ANCC23.5
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