Echocardiography in the Nation's Capital
October 10-12, 2025
In-Person | Capital Hilton, Washington, DC
Currently accepting registrations!
Credit Types:
AMA PRA Category 1™
(17.5),
Nursing
(17.5),
Price: $825-$995 | Register by 9/12 to Save $100
Program
12:00 a.m.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2025
5:00 p.m.
- 6:00 p.m.
Early Registration (Presidential Ballroom Foyer)
7:00 a.m.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2025
7:15 a.m.
Registration - Continental Breakfast (Presidential Ballroom Foyer)
7:55 a.m.
Welcome and Course Objective Review
Sunil Mankad, MD, Patricia Pellikka, MD
8:00 a.m.
Orientation to the Audience Response System and Knowledge Assessment
8:10 a.m.
ASSESSMENT OF CARDIAC FUNCTION
Moderator: Patricia Pellikka, MD
8:15 a.m.
Echocardiography for Assessment of Left Ventricular Systolic Function: 2-D Echo, 3-D Echo, and Doppler
Hayan Jouni, MD
8:40 a.m.
Echocardiographic Assessment of Diastolic Function: Guideline Update
Sunil Mankad, MD
9:05 a.m.
LV Strain Imaging: Going Beyond LV Ejection Fraction and Use in Cardio-Oncology
Carolyn Larsen, MD
9:30 a.m.
Echocardiographic Assessment of Right Ventricular Function: Basic and Advanced Measurements
Mays Ali, MD
9:55 a.m.
Panel Discussion
Mays Ali, MD, Hayan Jouni, MD, Carolyn Larsen, MD, Sunil Mankad, MD
Moderator: Patricia Pellikka, MD
10:35 a.m.
IMAGING IN HEART FAILURE AND MYOCARDIOAL DISEASE
Moderator: Sunil Mankad, MD
10:35 a.m.
Echo in Heart Failure: What Does the Heart Failure Specialist Want to Know?
Yee Weng Wong, MBBS
11:00 a.m.
Echocardiographic Assessment for Patients With Cardiac Amyloid and Restrictive CM
Ian Chang, MD
11:25 a.m.
Multimodality Imaging for Cardiomyopathies
Gaby Weissman, MD
11:50 a.m.
Echo for Impella, LVADs, and ECMO
Yee Weng Wong, MBBS
12:15 p.m.
Panel Discussion
Ian Chang, MD, Gaby Weissman, MD, Yee Weng Wong, MBBS
Moderator: Sunil Mankad, MD
12:30 p.m.
Lunch
Grab your lunch and return to the ballroom for a special lecture
1:00 p.m.
Product Theater by BMS - Redefining the Treatment Landscape of Symptomatic NYHA Class II-III Obstructive HCM with CAMZYOS, the First and Only, FDA-Approved Cardiac Myosin Inhibitor
Dr. Robert Biederman - AGH McGinnis Cardiovascular Institute
1:30 p.m.
STRESS ECHO AND OTHER TOPICS
Moderator: Patricia Pellikka, MD
2:00 p.m.
Stress Echo – Contemporary Uses and Interpretation
Patricia Pellikka, MD
2:25 p.m.
3-D Echocardiography: Practical Applications
Said Alsidawi, MD
2:50 p.m.
Refreshment Break
3:10 p.m.
Echocardiography for Complications of Myocardial Infarction
Dustin Hillerson, MD
3:35 p.m.
Echocardiography for Endocarditis: Identifying Complications
Rekha Mankad, MD
4:00 p.m.
Panel Discussion
Said Alsidawi, MD, Dustin Hillerson, MD, Rekha Mankad, MD, Patricia Pellikka, MD
Moderator: Sunil Mankad, MD
4:30 p.m.
Adjourn
1:00 a.m.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2025
7:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
7:20 a.m.
VALVULAR HEART DISEASE: SESSION I
Moderator: Patricia Pellikka, MD
7:45 a.m.
Echocardiography for Aortic Valve Stenosis: Comprehensive 2-D and Doppler Assessment
Patricia Pellikka, MD
8:10 a.m.
Echocardiography for Mitral Stenosis: Comprehensive 2-D, 3-D, and Doppler Assessment
S. Allen Luis, MBBS, PhD
8:35 a.m.
Echocardiography for Mitral Regurgitation: Mechanisms, 3-D Echo, and Quantification
Rekha Mankad, MD
9:00 a.m.
Echocardiography for Aortic Regurgitation: Identifying the Mechanism and How to Quantify
Hayan Jouni, MD
9:25 a.m.
Echocardiography for Tricuspid Regurgitation: Mechanism and Quantification
Sorin Pislaru, MD, PhD
9:50 a.m.
Panel Discussion
Hayan Jouni, MD, S. Allen Luis, MBBS, PhD, Rekha Mankad, MD, Sorin Pislaru, MD, PhD
Moderator: Patricia Pellikka, MD
10:05 a.m.
Refreshment Break
10:15 a.m.
VALVULAR HEART DISEASE: SESSION II
Moderator: Sunil Mankad, MD
10:20 a.m.
“The Right Stuff”: Echocardiographic Assessment of Pulmonary and Tricuspid Valves
Sabrina Phillips, MD
10:45 a.m.
Echocardiography for Detection of Prosthetic Valve Dysfunction
Joseph Maalouf, MD
11:10 a.m.
Malignant Mitral Valve Prolapse: It’s A Mad World
Rita Thamman, MD, FASE, FACC
11:35 a.m.
Echo for Complications of TAVR
Joseph Maalouf, MD
12:00 p.m.
Panel Discussion
Joseph Maalouf, MD, Sabrina Phillips, MD, Rita Thamman, MD, FASE, FACC
Moderator: Sunil Mankad, MD
12:15 p.m.
Working Lunch
Grab your lunch and return to your breakout
12:30 p.m.
CONCURRENT SESSION BREAKOUTS
12:45 p.m.
Hemodynamics Workshops with Live Scanning (Main Ballroom)
Kyle Klarich, MD, Carolyn Larsen, MD, Rekha Mankad, MD, Zachary Schultz, RDCS, Serena Van Lanen, RDCS, ACS
12:45 p.m.
Lung Ultrasound (Federal A)
Dustin Hillerson, MD, Sunil Mankad, MD
1:30 p.m.
3-D Echo and Strain Workshop with Live Scanning (Main Ballroom)
Said Alsidawi, MD, Hayan Jouni, MD, Sorin Pislaru, MD, PhD, Zachary Schultz, RDCS, Serena Van Lanen, RDCS, ACS
1:30 p.m.
TEE Simulator (Federal A)
Mays Ali, MD, Ian Chang, MD, S. Allen Luis, MBBS, PhD
2:15 p.m.
Refreshment Break
2:30 p.m.
Structural Heart Case Studies
Said Alsidawi, MD, Kimberly Holst, MD, Hayan Jouni, MD, Joseph Maalouf, MD, Rekha Mankad, MD, Sorin Pislaru, MD, PhD, Yee Weng Wong, MBBS
Moderator: Rita Thamman, MD, FASE, FACC
3:30 p.m.
Adjourn
7:00 a.m.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2025
7:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
7:45 a.m.
SPECIAL TOPICS I
Moderator: Sunil Mankad, MD
7:50 a.m.
Knowledge Assessment
Sunil Mankad, MD
8:00 a.m.
Echocardiography in Pericardial Disease and Constriction
S. Allen Luis, MBBS, PhD
8:25 a.m.
Echo for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Kyle Klarich, MD
9:15 a.m.
Imaging for Mitral Valve Interventions
Said Alsidawi, MD
9:40 a.m.
Imaging for Tricuspid Valve Interventions
Sorin Pislaru, MD, PhD
10:05 a.m.
Panel Discussion
Said Alsidawi, MD, Kimberly Holst, MD, Kyle Klarich, MD, S. Allen Luis, MBBS, PhD, Sorin Pislaru, MD, PhD
Moderator: Sunil Mankad, MD
10:15 a.m.
Refreshment Break
10:20 a.m.
SPECIAL TOPICS II
Moderator: Patricia Pellikka, MD
10:30 a.m.
Multimodality Imaging of the Aorta and Aorta Complications
Gaby Weissman, MD
10:55 a.m.
Cardiac Masses: Imaging Masterclass
Kyle Klarich, MD
11:20 a.m.
Echo Case Studies in Congenital Heart Disease
Sabrina Phillips, MD
11:45 a.m.
Left Atrial Strain: What Is It? How to Measure? Added Value?
Grace Lin, MD, MBA
12:10 p.m.
Artificial Intelligence and Echocardiography
Patricia Pellikka, MD
12:35 p.m.
Panel Discussion
Kyle Klarich, MD, Grace Lin, MD, MBA, Sabrina Phillips, MD, Gaby Weissman, MD
Moderator: Patricia Pellikka, MD
12:45 p.m.
Adjourn
Credit Types Offered
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AMA PRA Category 1™17.5
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Nursing17.5
Price: $825-$995 | Register by 9/12 to Save $100
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