Snowmass Cardiovascular Cases, Controversies, and Challenges

January 5-9, 2026
In-Person or Livestream | Viewline Resort Snowmass, Autograph Collection, Snowmass Village, CO

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Credit Types: AMA PRA Category 1™ (23.25), Nursing (23.25), Price: $800 - $1200 | Register by 12/8 to Save $100

Program

SUNDAY, JANUARY 4, 2026
5:30 p.m.
Registration - Viewline Snowmass Conference Center
MONDAY, JANUARY 5, 2026
3:00 p.m.
Registration and Refreshment Break
4:00 p.m.
Welcome and Pre-Assessment
Kyle Klarich, MD, Amy Pollak, MD
4:30 p.m.
Jack Vogel Memorial Lecture: Share Medical Decision Making - How to Make It Work (In A Busy Clinical Practice)
Martha Gulati, MD
5:15 p.m.
Advantage of AI in Your CV Practice - What are the Current Limitations?
Steven Lester, MD
5:40 p.m.
6 Minutes of Practice - Changing CV Trials of 2025
Valvular Heart Diseases
Sunil Mankad, MD
HCM
Kyle Klarich, MD
Prevention
Amy Pollak, MD
Structural Heart Disease
Matthew Martinez, MD
Congenital Heart Disease
Francois Marcotte, MD
Heart Failure
Julie Rosenthal, MD
Ischemia
Jacqueline Tamis-Holland, MD
6:40 p.m.
Panel Discussion / Questions and Answers
Martha Gulati, MD, Kyle Klarich, MD, Steven Lester, MD, Sunil Mankad, MD, Francois Marcotte, MD, Matthew Martinez, MD, Amy Pollak, MD, Peter Pollak, MD, Julie Rosenthal, MD
Moderator: Jane Linderbaum, APRN, CNP
7:00 p.m.
Adjourn
7:15 p.m.
Welcome Reception in Exhibit Hall - Family Members Invited
TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 2026
6:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE: GUIDELINES, GRAY ZONES, AND GAME-CHANGERS
Moderator: Panithaya Chareonthaitawee, MD
7:00 a.m.
ACS Cases in Real Life: How Do the Guidelines Really Apply?
Jacqueline Tamis-Holland, MD
7:25 a.m.
SCAD 2.0: Evolving Management for This Unique Ischemic Syndrome
Rajiv Gulati, MD, PhD
7:50 a.m.
Beyond DAPT: Evolving Antiplatelet Strategies in 2026
Jacqueline Tamis-Holland, MD
8:15 a.m.
CTO and Complex PCI In the Modern Era: When Is It Worth It?
Rajiv Gulati, MD, PhD
8:40 a.m.
Lipoprotein(a): The New Frontier in Residual Ischemic Risk
Rajiv Gulati, MD, PhD
9:05 a.m.
Panel Discussion / Questions and Answers
Martha Gulati, MD, Rajiv Gulati, MD, PhD, Jacqueline Tamis-Holland, MD
9:30 a.m.
Adjourn
3:00 p.m.
Apres Ski
SESSION IV: ARRHYTHMIAS
Moderator: Abhishek Deshmukh, MBBS
3:30 p.m.
ICD for Primary Prevention of SCD in Ischemic Heart Disease: Guideline-Gray Zone
Dan Sorajja, MD
3:55 p.m.
Atrial Fibrillation in Heart Failure: Catheter Ablation and Drugs
Abhishek Deshmukh, MBBS
4:20 p.m.
Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation (What’s New): How Do I Assess Risk and Manage Treatment?
Dan Sorajja, MD
4:45 p.m.
AI-ECG in the Clinical Practice
Abhishek Deshmukh, MBBS
5:20 p.m.
Panel Discussion / Questions and Answers
Abhishek Deshmukh, MBBS, Dan Sorajja, MD
5:35 p.m.
Pearls from the Day
Amy Pollak, MD
5:45 p.m.
Adjourn
6:15 p.m.
Product Theater
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2026
6:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
SESSION I: VALVULAR HEART DISEASE I
Moderator: Paul Sorajja, MD
7:00 a.m.
What’s the Optimal Timing for Treatment and Surveillance for Valvular Heart Disease?
Sunil Mankad, MD
7:25 a.m.
Cardiac CT and MRI for Valvular Assessment – A New Paradigm
Prajwal Reddy, MD
7:50 a.m.
Keys for Assessing Prosthetic Valve Dysfunction
Rekha Mankad, MD
8:15 a.m.
Top 5 Innovations in Surgery for Valve Disease
Michael Mack, MD
8:40 a.m.
Pericardial Disease 2026 – Simple to Complex
S. Allen Luis, MBBS, PhD
9:05 a.m.
Panel Discussion / Questions and Answers
9:30 a.m.
Adjourn
3:00 p.m.
Apres Ski
SESSION II: Valvular Heart Disease II: Disease Challenges
Moderator: Michael Mack, MD
3:30 p.m.
Choosing SAVR vs. TAVR for Lifetime Management in Aortic Stenosis
Vinod Thourani, MD
3:55 p.m.
New Choices in the Management of Tricuspid Regurgitation
Paul Sorajja, MD
4:20 p.m.
Transcatheter Mitral Repair and Replacement
Peter Pollak, MD
4:45 p.m.
Aortic Regurgitation in 2026
Vinod Thourani, MD
5:10 p.m.
Case Based Approach: Perivalvular Leaks
Peter Pollak, MD
5:35 p.m.
Case Presentations: Challenging Clinical Scenario’s from the Valve Clinic
Sarah Coffey, APRN, CNP, MS, Nadia Elfessi, PA-C, Jane Linderbaum, APRN, CNP, Michael Mack, MD, Peter Pollak, MD, Paul Sorajja, MD, Vinod Thourani, MD
Moderator: Paul Sorajja, MD
6:50 p.m.
Pearls from the Day
Kyle Klarich, MD
7:00 p.m.
Adjourn
THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 2026
6:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
CARDIOMYOPATHIES
Moderator: Kyle Klarich, MD
7:00 a.m.
Phenocopies of HCM – Getting It Right
Kyle Klarich, MD
7:25 a.m.
New Horizons in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Management
Steven Lester, MD
7:50 a.m.
Heart Failure Management Tips and Tricks for 2026
Julie Rosenthal, MD
8:15 a.m.
What’s New in Intensive Care Management?
Sunil Mankad, MD
8:40 a.m.
Case Presentations (Amyloid, Sarcoid, HCM)
Sarah Coffey, APRN, CNP, MS, Steven Lester, MD, Jane Linderbaum, APRN, CNP, Sunil Mankad, MD, Julie Rosenthal, MD
Moderator: Kyle Klarich, MD
9:30 a.m.
Adjourn
3:00 p.m.
Apres Ski
SESSION VI: BREAK-OUT SESSIONS
3:30 p.m.
Workshop 1: Cases in Arrhythmias / Devices
Abhishek Deshmukh, MBBS, Matthew Martinez, MD, Dan Sorajja, MD
3:30 p.m.
Workshop 2: Case Studies in Prevention and CAD
Amanda Howard, ARNP, Rekha Mankad, MD, Matthew Martinez, MD, Jacqueline Tamis-Holland, MD
3:30 p.m.
Workshop 3: Hands-On Ultrasounds
3:30 p.m.
Echo 101
Sunil Mankad, MD
4:30 p.m.
3-D Echo 101
Sunil Mankad, MD
5:30 p.m.
Adjourn
FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 2026
6:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
SESSION VII: CHALLENGES/CONTROVERSIES IN CLINICAL PRACTICE
Moderator: Amy Pollak, MD
7:00 a.m.
Cardio Rheumatology: Evaluating Cardiovascular Risk with Autoimmune Disease
Rekha Mankad, MD
7:25 a.m.
Challenges in the Care of an Athlete’s Heart
Matthew Martinez, MD
7:50 a.m.
Clinical Challenges with the Perioperative Use of NOACs
Geoffrey Barnes, MD, MSc
8:15 a.m.
INOCA: Vasospasm, Endothelial Dysfunction and Microvascular Disease
Amanda Howard, ARNP, Amy Pollak, MD
8:40 a.m.
Team Based Care to Navigate Challenging Cases
Geoffrey Barnes, MD, MSc, Martha Gulati, MD, Amanda Howard, ARNP, Matthew Martinez, MD, Amy Pollak, MD, Jacqueline Tamis-Holland, MD
Moderator: Amy Pollak, MD
9:15 a.m.
Panel Discussion / Questions and Answers
Geoffrey Barnes, MD, MSc, Amanda Howard, ARNP, Rekha Mankad, MD, Matthew Martinez, MD, Amy Pollak, MD
Moderator: Amy Pollak, MD
9:30 a.m.
Adjourn
3:00 p.m.
Apres Ski
SESSION VIII: MORE CHALLENGES IN CURRENT CLINICAL
3:30 p.m.
Radiation Heart Disease – Who, What, Where, and When?
S. Allen Luis, MBBS, PhD
3:55 p.m.
PE Management and the NEW Guidelines
Geoffrey Barnes, MD, MSc
4:20 p.m.
Cardiac Amyloid – What Not to Miss
Julie Rosenthal, MD
4:45 p.m.
Case Presentations – 2 Cases
Geoffrey Barnes, MD, MSc, Sarah Coffey, APRN, CNP, MS, Jane Linderbaum, APRN, CNP, S. Allen Luis, MBBS, PhD, Sunil Mankad, MD, Julie Rosenthal, MD
Moderator: Julie Rosenthal, MD
5:30 p.m.
Quick Pearls of the Day and Wrap Up
Kyle Klarich, MD, Amy Pollak, MD
6:10 p.m.
Adjourn
Credit Types Offered
  • AMA PRA Category 1
    23.25
  • Nursing
    23.25

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