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8th Annual Heart Team Summit

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Add to Calendar 8th Annual Heart Team Summit 9/25/2026 8:00:00 AM 9/26/2026 12:30:00 PM America/New_York For More Details: https://northwestern.cloud-cme.com/heartteam2026 Description: A Heart Team is now a standard treatment approach for complex cardiovascular patients. The Heart Team consists of cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, nurses and other health care specialists. This includes regular meetings to make consensus treatment recommendations for conditions including obstructive coronary artery disease and valvular heart conditions. This series will provide expert lectures and case presentati... Hyatt Regency Indianapolis false MM/DD/YYYY


Date & Location
Friday, September 25, 2026, 8:00 AM - Saturday, September 26, 2026, 12:30 PM, Hyatt Regency Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN

Target Audience
Specialties - Cardiac Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiovascular Disease, Nurse Practitioner, Vascular Surgery
Professions - Nurse, Physician, Physician Assistant

Overview
A Heart Team is now a standard treatment approach for complex cardiovascular patients. The Heart Team consists of cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, nurses and other health care specialists. This includes regular meetings to make consensus treatment recommendations for conditions including obstructive coronary artery disease and valvular heart conditions. This series will provide expert lectures and case presentations geared toward health care professionals who may be part of a Heart Team. Included with be the latest innovations as well as standard treatments, including transcatheter valvular heart therapies and coronary revascularization strategies.

Objectives
  1. Evaluate contemporary evidence and recent clinical trials that influence the management of structural heart disease, coronary artery disease, heart failure, and arrhythmias.
  2. Compare surgical, transcatheter, and medical treatment strategies for complex cardiovascular conditions including valvular heart disease, coronary artery disease, and cardiogenic shock.
  3. Apply multidisciplinary heart team decision-making to patient cases involving aortic, mitral, and tricuspid valve disease, atrial fibrillation, and coronary interventions.
  4. Identify emerging technologies, procedural techniques, and pharmacologic therapies that optimize outcomes in structural heart and interventional cardiology.

Registration

Early Bird Rates (through 7/24/2026)

Physician: $195

Other Healthcare Provider: $50

Industry Representative: $595

Fellow/Resident/Trainee*: Complimentary

Regular Rates (effective 7/25/2026)

Physician: $275

Other Healthcare Provider: $100

Industry Representative: $695

Fellow/Resident/Trainee*: Complimentary

*Fellows may be asked to provide a letter from their Program Director.

Payment by check not accepted. On-site registration will be available.

Cancellations/Refunds

Cancellations must be made in writing to [email protected]. Cancelled registrations will be refunded minus a $50 cancellation fee. No refunds will be will be issued after August 28, 2026.

If you have any questions, please contact Olivia Hollingsworth at [email protected].


Accreditation

The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation Statement

The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 12.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.


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AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (12.25 hours), ABIM MOC Part 2 (12.25 hours), ABS CC SAM (12.25 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (12.25 hours)

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Feinberg School of Medicine adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. All individuals in a position to control the content of a Continuing Education activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers, or others are required to disclose all financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

Kevin Ball, MD, MBA
Joaquim Barboza, MD
IL
Brian Bigelow, MD
George Bittar, MD
Atul Chugh, MD
Charles J Davidson, MD
Professor of Medicine Clinical Chief, Division of Cardiology Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs
Northwestern University
Chicago, IL
James Flaherty, MD
Physician CE
Northwestern Medical Group
Chicago, IL
Jarrod Frizzell, MD
JASEN GILGE, MD
David Heimansohn, MD
Timothy Henry, MD
James Hermiller, MD
MD
Ascension
Indianapolis, IN
Sandeep A Joshi, MD
Ascension St Vincent Indianapolis
Carmel, IN
Tsuyoshi Kaneko, MD
MO
Amar Krishnaswamy, MD
Amanda Lyon, MD
Sina Moainie, MD
Kathleen Morris, DO
Ascension St. Vincent
Indianapolis, IN
Derek Mounsey, DO
Ascension St. Vincent
Indianapolis, IN
Ezequiel Munoz, MD
Amit Patel, MD
Amit R Patel, MD
Physician
Central DuPage Hospital
Graham Peigh, MD
Resident
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Chicago, IL
Nishath Quader, MD
Ranya Sweis, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Northwestern University
Chicago, IL
Peter Walts, MD
Steven Yakubov, MD
OhioHealth
Columbus, OH
Alan Zajarias, MD
Professor of Medicine
Washington University
st. Louis, MO

Friday, September 25, 2026
Introduction
8:00AM - 8:05AM
David Heimansohn, MD

Keynote: Top Practice Changing Cardiac Trials of the Past Year
8:05AM - 8:15AM
James Flaherty, MD

Flash Debate 1: Case presentation: 67-year-old woman with severe aortic stenosis – How should this patient be treated?
8:20AM - 8:25AM
Derek Mounsey, DO

Flash Debate: Avoid the blade today, TAVR is the way!
8:25AM - 8:33AM
Steven Yakubov, MD

Flash Debate: Wrong! There's no doubt the blade today is the best way!
8:35AM - 8:45AM
Tsuyoshi Kaneko, MD

Discussion
8:45AM - 8:55AM

What to do with a High Gradient Post TAVI: Sorting out the Answer
8:55AM - 9:05AM
James Hermiller, MD

What to do with the Asymptomatic Severe AS Patient: Should we treat them all?
9:05AM - 9:15AM
Alan Zajarias, MD

Flash Debate: Case Presentation – 74-yr old with TAVI with valve failure – How should this patient be treated?
9:15AM - 9:20AM
Alan Zajarias, MD

Flash Debate: That valve has gotta come out; let me show you how
9:20AM - 9:28AM
David Heimansohn, MD

Flash Debate: Hold on! My toolbox is full: CLEVE, BASILICA, BATMAN, SHORTCUT & UNICORN are great options and let me show you how
9:28AM - 9:40AM
Amar Krishnaswamy, MD

Discussion
9:40AM - 9:45AM

Case Presentation: High Risk Patient with Aortic Insufficiency
9:45AM - 9:50AM
Ezequiel Munoz, MD

Latest in Transcatheter Treatment of Aortic Insufficiency
9:50AM - 10:00AM
Tsuyoshi Kaneko, MD

State of the art: Management of ascending and descending thoracic aneurysms in 2026
10:00AM - 10:10AM
Sina Moainie, MD

Break and Exhibits
10:10AM - 10:40AM

Keynote:Tricuspid Lessons I Have Learned: When and who to treat?
10:40AM - 10:52AM
Charles J Davidson, MD

You can't treat what you can't measure or see: Essential tips and tricks for TEE/TTE imaging of TR
10:55AM - 11:05AM
Nishath Quader, MD

Flash Debate: Case Presentation: Low-risk 71-year-old woman with atrial TR. – How would you treat this patient?
11:05AM - 11:12AM
Ranya Sweis, MD

Flash Debate: The Answer is Easy and it Won’t Take 4 Hours: Surgical Repair or Replacement with a 3-inch Incision
11:12AM - 11:22AM
Tsuyoshi Kaneko, MD

Flash Debate: With 4D-ICE, Tricuspid Edge-to-edge Repair is Safe, Effective and fast - I'll show you!
11:22AM - 11:32AM
Amar Krishnaswamy, MD

Flash Debate: Just Drop a Transcatheter Valve In: No TR and no scar!
11:32AM - 11:42AM
Charles J Davidson, MD

Discussion
11:42AM - 12:00PM

Lunch Break
12:00PM - 1:00PM

CASE PRESENTATION - Low risk 75-year-old Pt with Degenerative MR (P2 Flail and She Demands TEER – How should this patient be treated?
1:00PM - 1:05PM
Ezequiel Munoz, MD

What’s the Debate? Minimally Invasive Surgical Repair is the Only Choice!!
1:05PM - 1:13PM
Peter Walts, MD

. Listen to the Patient: Step Away from the Ribs Today -TEER With Clip or Clasp is the way!!
1:13PM - 1:25PM
Ranya Sweis, MD

Discussion
1:25PM - 1:35PM
Sandeep A Joshi, MD

KEYNOTE. TMVR techniques for valve valve-in-valve, valve-in-ring, and valve-in-native mitral (M3)
1:35PM - 1:50PM
Amar Krishnaswamy, MD

Case presentation. (Mitral regurgitation in the 60-year-old man with secondary mitral regurgitation and low EF) – How would you treat this patient?
1:50PM - 1:55PM
James Hermiller, MD

The Answer is Me and GDMT: He needs a CHF Specialist
1:55PM - 2:05PM
Kathleen Morris, DO

The answer is TEER: Nobody takes their medicines!
2:05PM - 2:15PM
Steven Yakubov, MD

Discussion
2:15PM - 2:25PM

MAC ATTACK: Calcific Mitral Disease - Case Review
2:25PM - 2:35PM
David Heimansohn, MD

How to optimize LAA appendage Closure Outcomes: From who to the how?
2:35PM - 2:45PM
JASEN GILGE, MD

The LAA is Closed: What Now? Anticoagulation, DRT and Residual Leaks
2:45PM - 2:55PM
Ezequiel Munoz, MD

Break and Exhibits
2:55PM - 3:25PM

Case presentation: Three-vessel disease in a 63-year-old patient. – How should this patient be treated?
3:25PM - 3:30PM
James Hermiller, MD

The guidelines got it wrong: CABG is Life Saving
3:30PM - 3:40PM
Tsuyoshi Kaneko, MD

Avoid the strokes: PCI is as effective and safer
3:40PM - 3:50PM
James Flaherty, MD

You're both wrong: medical therapy is a great choice
3:50PM - 4:00PM
Atul Chugh, MD

Discussion
4:00PM - 4:10PM

What to do with coronary disease in the TAVI patient: Who to Cath and Who needs PCI?
4:10PM - 4:20PM
Ezequiel Munoz, MD

The latest cases from the CTO service
4:20PM - 4:30PM
Kevin Ball, MD, MBA

Renal Denervation: What you Need to Know in 2026
4:30PM - 4:40PM
Brian Bigelow, MD

. Optimal lipid management: What do the new guidelines say? –
4:40PM - 4:50PM
Joaquim Barboza, MD

Role of GLP-1 Agonists in contemporary cardiovascular medical therapy: Where are we today?
4:50PM - 5:00PM
Amanda Lyon, MD

Discussion and Day 1 Wrap Up
5:00PM - 5:10PM

Break
5:10PM - 5:30PM

The Octagon of Cases over Cocktails - Worst complications and greatest saves
5:30PM - 6:30PM
Charles J Davidson, MD
James Flaherty, MD
David Heimansohn, MD
Sina Moainie, MD
Ezequiel Munoz, MD
Ranya Sweis, MD
George Bittar, MD
Alan Zajarias, MD

Saturday, September 26, 2026
KEYNOTE Contemporary Issues in Permanent Pacemaking: From Leadless Devices to Those Trapped by a Tricuspid Valve and Beyond
8:00AM - 8:20AM
Graham Peigh, MD

The Role of Coronary CTA/FFR: Using it to diagnose and guide intervention
8:20AM - 8:35AM
Joaquim Barboza, MD

Discussion
8:35AM - 8:40AM

Refractory Angina Without Obstructive CAD: How to Evaluate and How to Treat
8:40AM - 8:55AM
Timothy Henry, MD

How to treat the coronary calcium? Look, Drill and Shock
8:55AM - 9:05AM
Kevin Ball, MD, MBA

How to evaluate and treat stent restenosis: Role of Repeat Stenting, Drug Eluting Balloons and Brachytherap
9:05AM - 9:15AM
Jarrod Frizzell, MD

Discussion
9:15AM - 9:20AM

Case Presentation: Left main PCI in low risk 60-year-old.
9:20AM - 9:25AM
James Hermiller, MD

CABG: The Debate is Over!!
9:25AM - 9:35AM
Peter Walts, MD

Less is More: PCI is a Fair Trade
9:35AM - 9:45AM
Jarrod Frizzell, MD

Discussion
9:45AM - 9:50AM

Contemporary STEMI Care in 2026: What’s New and What’s Old
9:50AM - 10:05AM
Timothy Henry, MD

Discussion
10:05AM - 10:15AM

Break and Exhibits
10:15AM - 10:40AM

Afib is a Pandemic: My Top 10 Pearls for DX and RX
10:45AM - 11:00AM
Graham Peigh, MD

Case presentation: Cardiogenic shock post-MI
11:00AM - 11:05AM
James Flaherty, MD

Shock Team organization: Best practices
11:05AM - 11:10AM
Ranya Sweis, MD

Update on Transcatheter and surgical Hemodynamic Support: Today and tomorrow
11:10AM - 11:25AM
Joaquim Barboza, MD

DISCUSSION
11:25AM - 11:35AM

Most common mistakes I see in the treatment of HFpEF and HFrEF these days
11:35AM - 11:50AM
Amit Patel, MD
Amit R Patel, MD

Discussion and closing remarks
11:50AM - 12:00PM

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