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Saturday, October 3, 2026
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
East Coast USA Time
BREAKFAST WITH THE EXHIBITORS
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
East Coast USA Time
BREAKFAST WITH THE EXHIBITORS
Networking
7:00 AM - 6:30 PM
East Coast USA Time
NAME BADGE PICKUP AND ONSITE REGISTRATION
7:00 AM - 6:30 PM
East Coast USA Time
NAME BADGE PICKUP AND ONSITE REGISTRATION
Registration
8:00 AM - 8:05 AM
East Coast USA Time
The Future of PERT
Speaker:
Thomas M. Todoran, MD
– Medical University of South Carolina
Main Sessions
8:00 AM - 8:05 AM
East Coast USA Time
The Future of PERT
Speaker:
Thomas M. Todoran, MD
– Medical University of South Carolina
Main Sessions
8:05 AM - 9:05 AM
East Coast USA Time
Session 14: PERT Systems of Care
Moderator:
Belinda Rivera-Lebron, MD, MS, FCCP (she/her/hers)
Main Sessions
8:05 AM - 9:05 AM
East Coast USA Time
Session 14: PERT Systems of Care
Moderator:
Belinda Rivera-Lebron, MD, MS, FCCP (she/her/hers)
Main Sessions
8:05 AM - 8:10 AM
East Coast USA Time
Case presentation: Interhospital transfer
Case Presenter:
Dogan Polat, MD
Main Sessions
8:10 AM - 8:20 AM
East Coast USA Time
Interhospital PE Transfers: Get your care over there!
Speaker:
Jonathan Paul, MD (he/him/his)
Main Sessions
8:20 AM - 8:30 AM
East Coast USA Time
Interhospital PE Transfers: Never fear, bring them here!
Speaker:
Charles B. Ross, MD, FACS, DFSVS
– Piedmont Heart Institute
Main Sessions
8:30 AM - 8:35 AM
East Coast USA Time
PERT Structure and Size: Two's a Crowd!
Speaker:
Samuel Horr, MD
Main Sessions
8:35 AM - 8:40 AM
East Coast USA Time
PERT Structure and Size: It Takes a Village!
Speaker:
Kavita Pal, MD
Main Sessions
8:40 AM - 8:50 AM
East Coast USA Time
Cost of PE Care in Academic Centers
Speaker:
Charles Burch, MD (he/him/his)
Main Sessions
8:50 AM - 9:05 AM
East Coast USA Time
Q&A
Panelist:
Dogan Polat, MD
Panelist:
Jonathan Paul, MD (he/him/his)
Panelist:
Charles B. Ross, MD, FACS, DFSVS
– Piedmont Heart Institute
Panelist:
Samuel Horr, MD
Panelist:
Kavita Pal, MD
Panelist:
Charles Burch, MD (he/him/his)
Main Sessions
9:05 AM - 10:05 AM
East Coast USA Time
Session 15: The CTEPH Team Approach: Integrating Surgical, Interventional, and Medical Care
Moderator:
Daniel Schimmel, MD (he/him/his)
Moderator:
Joanna Pepke-Zaba, PhD
Main Sessions
9:05 AM - 10:05 AM
East Coast USA Time
Session 15: The CTEPH Team Approach: Integrating Surgical, Interventional, and Medical Care
Moderator:
Daniel Schimmel, MD (he/him/his)
Moderator:
Joanna Pepke-Zaba, PhD
Main Sessions
9:05 AM - 9:15 AM
East Coast USA Time
Pattern Recognition of CTEPH on CT: Clues, Pitfalls, and Complementary Imaging
Speaker:
Joanna Pepke-Zaba, PhD
Main Sessions
9:15 AM - 9:25 AM
East Coast USA Time
Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy: The Art and Science of Patient Selection
Speaker:
Michael Madani, MD (he/him/his)
Main Sessions
9:25 AM - 9:35 AM
East Coast USA Time
Balloon Pulmonary Angioplasty: When, for Whom, and Where It Fits in CTEPH Care
Speaker:
Daniel Schimmel, MD (he/him/his)
Main Sessions
9:35 AM - 9:55 AM
East Coast USA Time
Complex CTEPH in Practice: A Case Based Discussion
Case Presenter:
Ada C. Stefanescu Schmidt, MD MSc
Panelist:
Denise Sese, MD
Panelist:
Richard A. Krasuski, MD (he/him/his)
– Duke University
Main Sessions
9:55 AM - 10:05 AM
East Coast USA Time
Q&A
Panelist:
Michael Madani, MD (he/him/his)
Panelist:
Ada C. Stefanescu Schmidt, MD MSc
Panelist:
Denise Sese, MD
Panelist:
Richard A. Krasuski, MD (he/him/his)
– Duke University
Main Sessions
10:05 AM - 10:35 AM
East Coast USA Time
REFRESHMENT BREAK WITH THE EXHIBITORS
10:05 AM - 10:35 AM
East Coast USA Time
REFRESHMENT BREAK WITH THE EXHIBITORS
Networking
10:35 AM - 11:35 AM
East Coast USA Time
Session 16: Venous Disease - What To Do In 2026?
Moderator:
Shenise Gilyard, MD
Moderator:
Suresh Vedantham, MD
– Washington University in St. Louis
Main Sessions
10:35 AM - 11:35 AM
East Coast USA Time
Session 16: Venous Disease - What To Do In 2026?
Moderator:
Shenise Gilyard, MD
Moderator:
Suresh Vedantham, MD
– Washington University in St. Louis
Main Sessions
10:35 AM - 10:43 AM
East Coast USA Time
Are IVC Filters Obsolete?
Speaker:
Robert Lookstein, MD
– Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Main Sessions
10:43 AM - 10:48 AM
East Coast USA Time
Intro to Debate: Open Vein Hypothesis
Speaker:
Anahita Dua, MD, MBA
Main Sessions
10:48 AM - 10:56 AM
East Coast USA Time
Beyond the ATTRACT : Thrombolysis is the Best Way to “Open the Vein”
Speaker:
Julie C. Bulman, MD (she/her/hers)
Main Sessions
10:56 AM - 11:04 AM
East Coast USA Time
Thrombectomy is the Best way to “Open the Vein” in 2026
Speaker:
Sameh Sayfo, MD,MBA
Main Sessions
11:04 AM - 11:12 AM
East Coast USA Time
The Thrombus is now gone : What to do with the Underlying Iliofemoral and Iliocaval Disease?
Speaker:
Erin Murphy, MD (she/her/hers)
– Sanger Heart and Vascular, Atrium Health
Main Sessions
11:12 AM - 11:20 AM
East Coast USA Time
Acute & Chronic Venous Stent Occlusions – Do We have good options?
Speaker:
Kathleen Ozsvath, MD
Main Sessions
11:20 AM - 11:25 AM
East Coast USA Time
Addressing Iliofemoral DVT in Adolescents and Young Adults
Speaker:
Misaki Kiguchi, MD
Main Sessions
11:25 AM - 11:35 AM
East Coast USA Time
Discussion, Questions & Answers
Panelist:
Robert Lookstein, MD
– Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Panelist:
Anahita Dua, MD, MBA
Panelist:
Julie C. Bulman, MD (she/her/hers)
Panelist:
Sameh Sayfo, MD,MBA
Panelist:
Erin Murphy, MD (she/her/hers)
– Sanger Heart and Vascular, Atrium Health
Panelist:
Kathleen Ozsvath, MD
Panelist:
Misaki Kiguchi, MD
Main Sessions
11:35 AM - 12:35 PM
East Coast USA Time
Session 17: PERT in Action: You Make the Call!
Moderator:
Maidah Yaqoob, MD (she/her/hers)
Moderator:
Parth Rali, MD
– Temple University Hospital
Main Sessions
11:35 AM - 12:35 PM
East Coast USA Time
Session 17: PERT in Action: You Make the Call!
Moderator:
Maidah Yaqoob, MD (she/her/hers)
Moderator:
Parth Rali, MD
– Temple University Hospital
Main Sessions
11:35 AM - 12:35 PM
East Coast USA Time
Interactive Multidisciplinary Management of Acute Pulmonary Embolism
Panelist:
James Horowitz, MD
Panelist:
Ahmad Younes, MD
Panelist:
Sneha Thomas, MD (she/her/hers)
Panelist:
Eric Klok, MD
Panelist:
George Davis, PharmD
– University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy
Panelist:
Tamam Mohamad, MD (he/him/his)
Panelist:
Arun Kumar, MD, MPH
Main Sessions
12:35 PM - 12:50 PM
East Coast USA Time
Closing Remarks
Moderator:
Mahir Elder, MD
– Wayne State University
Main Sessions
12:35 PM - 12:50 PM
East Coast USA Time
Closing Remarks
Moderator:
Mahir Elder, MD
– Wayne State University
Main Sessions
