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Full Schedule

  • Friday, March 6, 2026
  • 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM CST
    Breakfast
  • 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM CST
    Keynote Address: Two Challenges in Subclinical Primary Prevention:  Heart (the Young) and Brain (the Elderly)
    Speaker: Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD – Mount Sinai Hospital
    Houston Shock Symposium
  • 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM CST
    Poster Viewing (Non-Accredited)
  • 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM CST
    Poster Viewing (Non-Accredited)
    Poster Judge: Carlos R. Manrique, MD – University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
    Poster Judge: Savitri Fedson, MD MA – Michael E DeBakey VA Medical Center
    Poster Judge: Jayeshkumar Patel, MD – University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
  • 8:35 AM - 9:57 AM CST
    Session 3: Valvular Shock - Evolving Approaches
    Moderator: Abhijeet Dhoble, MD, FACC, FSCAI – UT Health Houston and Memorial Hermann Hospital TMC
    Moderator: Biykem Bozkurt, MD, PhD – Baylor College of Medicine
    Panelist: Nandish Thukral, MD – Cardiology Clinic of San Antonio Methodist Heart Hospital San Antonio, TX
    Panelist: Joe Aoun, MD – Houston Methodist Hospital
    Panelist: Richard Smalling, MD PhD – UTHSC - Houston, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine
    Panelist: Feras Khaliel, MD, PhD – King Faisal Hospital & Research Centre
    Panelist: Ismael Salas de Armas, MD – University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
    Panelist: Imran Baig, MD, FSCAI – Baylor Heart Hospital - Plano/Connected Cardiovascular Care Associates
    Houston Shock Symposium
  • 10:05 AM - 10:20 AM CST
    Break
  • 10:20 AM - 11:45 AM CST
    Session 4: The Future of Cardiogenic Shock Management
    Moderator: Nir Uriel, MD, MSc, FACC – NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
    Moderator: Sean Van Diepen, MD – University of Alberta
    Panelist: Johanna Contreras, MD, MSc, FACC, FAHA, FASE, FHFSA – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    Panelist: David A. Baran, MD, FACC, FSCAI, FHFSA – Cleveland Clinic Florida
    Panelist: Marat Fudim, MD, MHS – Duke
    Panelist: Biykem Bozkurt, MD, PhD – Baylor College of Medicine
    Panelist: David Feldman, MD, PhD – Trinity Medical WNY, PC
    Panelist: Ileana L. Pina, MD, MPH – Thomas Jefferson University
    Houston Shock Symposium
  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CST
    FIT Shock Jeopardy (Accredited)
    Judge: Johanna Contreras, MD, MSc, FACC, FAHA, FASE, FHFSA – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    Judge: Khaled Chatila, MD – University of Texas Medical Branch
    Judge: Sean Van Diepen, MD – University of Alberta
  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CST
    Lunch
  • 1:00 PM - 2:25 PM CST
    Oral Abstract Session 1 (Accredited)
    Panelist: Alpesh Shah, MD – Houston Methodist Hospital
    Panelist: Phyllis Billia, MD, PhD, FRCPC – University of Toronto
    Panelist: Ashrith Guha
    Panelist: Konstantinos Charitakis, MD – UT Memorial Hermann Hospital, Texas Medical Center
    Panelist: David Feldman, MD, PhD – Trinity Medical WNY, PC
    Panelist: Efstratios Koutroumpakis, MD – The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Houston Shock Symposium
  • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM CST
    Poster Viewing (Non-Accredited)
    Poster Presenter: Anju Bhardwaj, MD – UT Health Houston McGovern Medical School
    Poster Judge: Priyanka Sen, MD – Texas Heart and Vascular Specialists
    Poster Judge: David Feldman, MD, PhD – Trinity Medical WNY, PC
  • 1:30 PM - 2:52 PM CST
    Session 5: Knocking Down the Right Doors in Shock
    Moderator: Nir Uriel, MD, MSc, FACC – NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
    Moderator: Holger Thiele – Heart Center Leipzig at Leipzig University
    Panelist: Ayaaz K. Sachedina, MD FRCPC – Foothills Medical Centre, Libin Cardiovascular Institute, University of Calgary
    Panelist: Ouriel Saura, MD, MSc – Medical ICU Pitie Salpetriere Hospital, Paris, France
    Panelist: Duc Pham, FACS – Northwestern Medicine Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute
    Panelist: Marwan Jumean, MD – University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
    Panelist: Sean Van Diepen, MD – University of Alberta
    Panelist: Shelley Hall, MD – Baylor University Medical Center
    Houston Shock Symposium
  • 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM CST
    Abstract Session 2
  • 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM CST
    Oral Abstract Session 2 (Accredited)
  • 3:00 PM - 3:20 PM CST
    Break
  • 3:20 PM - 4:45 PM CST
    Session 6: Hemodynamics in Shock - What Really Matters?
    Moderator: Holger Thiele – Heart Center Leipzig at Leipzig University
    Moderator: Steve Hollenberg, MD – Emory University
    Panelist: Gavin Hickey, MD – UPMC
    Panelist: J Eduardo Rame, MD MPhil FAHA FESC – Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
    Panelist: Jaime Hernandez-Montfort, MD, MD, MPH, MSc – Baylor Scott & White Health
    Panelist: Venu Menon, MD – Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University
    Panelist: Sana Shoukat, MD – University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
    Panelist: Jacob C. Jentzer, MD – Mayo Clinic
    Houston Shock Symposium
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CST
    Innovation in CS Diagnosis and Management: The CEO Corner (Non-Accredited)
  • 4:45 PM - 5:00 PM CST
    Adjourn