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35th International Symposium on ACHD 6.3-6.6.2026

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Add to Calendar 35th International Symposium on ACHD 6.3-6.6.2026 6/3/2026 8:00:00 AM 6/6/2026 12:30:00 PM America/New_York For More Details: https://cchmc.cloud-cme.com/course/courseoverview?EID=62236 Description: REGISTRATION CLOSEDThe conference is currently at capacity. If you would like to attend, we have created a waitlist to join. We will be in touch if a spot opens up! Click REGISTER to join the waitlist.On behalf of all of us at the Cincinnati Children’s Heart Institute and our partners throughout North America, we are delighted to welcome you to the 35th Annual International Symposium on Adult Congenita... false MM/DD/YYYY


Date & Location
Wednesday, June 3, 2026, 8:00 AM - Saturday, June 6, 2026, 12:30 PM, Cincinnati, OH

Target Audience
Specialties - Cardiology

Overview

REGISTRATION CLOSED

The conference is currently at capacity. If you would like to attend, we have created a waitlist to join.  We will be in touch if a spot opens up!  Click REGISTER to join the waitlist.

On behalf of all of us at the Cincinnati Children’s Heart Institute and our partners throughout North America, we are delighted to welcome you to the 35th Annual International Symposium on Adult Congenital Heart Disease at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Cincinnati, taking place June 3–6, 2026.

Adults with congenital heart disease represent a rapidly growing, understudied, and underserved population. This educational program is designed to meet the needs of trainees, established pediatric and adult cardiovascular physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, physician assistants, and other health professionals. The meeting will offer extensive didactic and collaborative opportunities for all who care for adults with CHD.

This longstanding collaboration between Cincinnati Children’s, the University of Toronto/University Health Network, and Oregon Health & Science University has grown into the largest ACHD meeting in North America. Every third year, the symposium returns to Cincinnati, and we are thrilled to host this upcoming symposium.

We look forward to an engaging and inspiring symposium with you.

This conference will be IN PERSON only. 


Objectives
  1. Describe the epidemiology and clinical spectrum of congenital heart disease across the lifespan.
  2. Explain key pathophysiologic mechanisms underlying common ACHD conditions and their complications.
  3. Apply evidence-based strategies for diagnosis, imaging, and management of ACHD, including surgical and interventional approaches.
  4. Engage in interprofessional collaboration and team-based problem-solving to optimize ACHD care delivery.
  5. Evaluate emerging innovations and treatment strategies to improve patient outcomes across the world.

Registration

Through March 18, 2026:
ISACHD- Physician members: $850.00
Physician: $950.00 
Non-Physician/Trainee: $750 
ISACHD- Non Physician: $675.00 

After March 18, 2026:
ISACHD: Physicians: $950.00
Physician: $1,050.00
Non-Physician/Trainee: $850.00
ISACHD - NON-Physician: $750.00

Airport:
Cincinnati: The nearest airport to the conference location is the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG; 20 min.). You can find additional information, including ground transportation at their website http://www.cvgairport.com. Also nearby is Dayton International Airport (1 hr) and Columbus International Airport (2 hrs).

Cancellation Policy:
Attendee cancellations received on or before May 6, 2026 are fully refundable. After May 6, 2026, no refunds will be provided.

ALSO! Help Us Inform Best Care Practices in Neurocognitive Screening for ACHD!

Please join Jamie Jackson, PhD, and Kelly Wolfe, PhD, ABPP, in partnership with ACHA and CNOC, for a focus group/listening session discussing top priorities for and barriers/facilitators of implementing neurocognitive screening in the ACHD clinic setting.

When: 4:00-5:30 PM on June 3rd (before the conference festivities begin)

Where: Hyatt Regency, Room Buckeye B

Please email Jamie ([email protected]) to RVSP by June 1st.


Accreditation

In support of improving patient care, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

 

Physician:  Cincinnati Children’s designates this Live Activity for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nursing:   This activity is approved for continuing nursing education (CNE) contact hours. 

Physician Assistants: Cincinnati Children’s has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for AAPA Category 1 CME credits.  PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

The credit hours listed below are not final, please check back closer to the activity for final approved credit hours.


Credits
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (20.00 hours), AAPA Physician Associate (20.00 hours), ABPMR Accredited CME (20.00 hours), ABS CC (20.00 hours), CME - Non-Physician (Attendance) (20.00 hours), IPCE (20.00 hours), Nursing CE (20.00 hours)


Keywords:

Hotel:
The room block at the Hyatt Regency Cincinnati is currently full.  If you still need to make hotel reservations below are some hotels close to the conference.

  • Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza (.06 mi)

  • Westin Cincinnati (.2 mi )

  • The Cincinnatian (.3 mi)

  • Renaissance Cincinnati Downtown Hotel (.3 mi)

  • Hampton Inn & Suites (.3 mi)Airport:
    Cincinnati: The nearest airport to the conference location is the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG; 20 min.). You can find additional information, including ground transportation at their website http://www.cvgairport.com. Also nearby is Dayton International Airport (1 hr) and Columbus International Airport (2 hrs).

Cancellation Policy:
Early registration is recommended. Attendee cancellations received on or before May 6, 2026 are fully refundable. After May 6, 2026, no refunds will be provided.

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships


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

Jamil A Aboulhosn, MD, Physician
Director
Ahmanson/UCLA Adult Congenital Heart Center
Los Angeles, CA
Craig H Alexander, MD, Physician
Cincinnati Children’s - Peds Cardiology - ACHD
Louisville, KY
Rafael Alonso-Gonzalez, MD
Director, Toronto ACHD Program
Toronto General Hospital
Toronto, ON,
Toronto, Canada
Laith Alshawabkeh, MD, MPH, Physician
UC San Diego
La Jolla, CA
Jordan D Awerbach, MD, MPH
Regional Director, ACHD Program
Atrium Health Levine Children's Hospital
Harrisburg, NC
Shankar Baskar, MD
CCHMC
Cincinnati, OH
Elisa Bradley, MD
Dr.
Penn State Health HMC
Hummelstown, PA
Christopher Breuer, MD
Director
Nationwide Children's Hospital
new albany, OH
Margarita Brida, MD, PhD
Royal Brompton Hospital, UK
NHS
Zagreb, Croatia
Craig Broberg, MD
OHSU
Portland, OR
Nicole Brown, MD, Physician
Attending Cardiologist
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Blue Ash, OH
Ashley Brunmeier, MD
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY
Yonatan Buber, MD, Physician
University of Washington Medical Center
Redmond, WA
Luke J Burchill, MBBS, PhD
Associate Professor
Mayo Clinic
Minneapolis, MN
Debora Burger, PhD
Assistant Professor
Linfield University
Lake Oswego, OR
Antonio Cabrera, MD
Chief, Pediatric Cardiology
Nationwide Childrens Hospital
Columbus, OH
Lauren N Carlozzi, MD, MPH
UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
Scott Cohen, MD, Physician
Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, WI
Rachael Cordina, MD, PhD
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
Camperdown, Australia
Curt Daniels, MD
MD
Nationwide Childrens Hospital/ The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
Gerhard-Paul Diller, MD, PhD
MD, PhD
University Hospital of Münster
Muenster, Germany
Stephen J Dolgner, MD
Assistant Professor
Texas Children's Hospital
Houston, TX
Valeria Duarte, MD, MPH
Adult Congenital Cardiologist
Houston Methodist Hospital
Houston, TX
Logan Eberly, MD
Norton Children's Heart Institure
Louisville, KY
Jean Elwing, MD, Physician
University of Cincinnati
Maderia, OH
Peter Ermis, MD
Texas Children's Hospital / Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
Jeffrey Fineman, MD
Professor
UCSF
Mill Valley, CA
Kristen Fox, PhD
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus, OH
Margaret M Fuchs, MD
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH
Joanna Ghobrial, MD, Physician
Dr.
Cleveland Clinic
cleveland, OH
Jasmine Grewal, MD
MD
Providence Health Care - St. Paul's Hospital
Vancouver, Canada
Michael Groat, PhD
President/CEO
Lindner Center of Hope
Mason, OH
Christiane Haeffele, MD, Physician
Stanford University
Pacifica, CA
Benjamin Hale, MD
UIHC
Iowa City, IA
Dan G. Halpern, MD
NYU Grossman School of Medicine
NY, NY
Kelly Han, MD
University of Utah Health
Park City, UT
Rebecca Hartog, MD, Physician
Pediatric Cardiology
Washington University
St. Louis, MO
Sassan Hashemi
Cincinnati Children's
Cincinnati, OH
Don Hayes Jr., MD
Professor and Medical Director
CCHMC
Cincinnati, OH
Edward J Hickey, MD, Physician
Cardiac Surgeon
Texas Children's Hospital
Houston, TX
Jamie Jackson, PhD
PhD
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus, OH
C. Charles Jain, MD
Assistant Professor
Northwestern Medicine
Chicago, IL
Anitha S John, MD, PhD
MD, PhD
Children's National Medical Center/Washington Hospital Cente
Washington, DC
Maan Jokhadar, MD
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
Tara Karamlou, MD
Professor of Surgery
Cincinnati Children's Hospital
Akron, OH
Nadine A Kasparian, PhD
Director, Center for Heart Disease and Mental Health
The University of Sydney
Cincinnati, OH
Paul Khairy, MD, PhD
MD, PhD
Montreal Heart Institute
Town of Mount Royal, QC,
Town of Mount Royal, Canada
Richard A Krasuski, MD
Dr.
Duke University Hospital - Durham, NC
Durham, NC
Eric V Krieger, MD, Physician
MD
University of Washington Medical Center
Seattle, WA
Astrid E Lammers, MD, PhD
Prof. Dr.
University Hospital Münster, Germany
Havixbeck, Germany
Michael J. Landzberg, MD
Department of Cardiology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
Newton, MA
David Leone, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Fort Thomas, KY
Andy Leventhal, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine
University of Kentucky
Lexington , KY
C. Huie Lin, MD, PhD
Director, Adult Congenital Interventional Cardiology
UCSF
San Francisco, CA
Jeannette Lin, MD
Dr
UCLA
Los Angeles, CA
Keila N Lopez, MD, MPH, Physician
Professor
Children's Hospital of Colorado/University of Colorado
Denver, CO
Angela Lorts, MD, Physician
MD
Cincinnati Children's
Cincinnnati, OH
Barry Love, MD
MD
Mount Sinai Medical Center
ny, NY
Arjun Mahendran, MD
Dell Children;s Medical Center / UT Dell Medical School
Austin, TX
Larry Markham, MD
Division Director
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Thorntown, IN
Lidija B McGrath, MD
Assistant Professor
Oregon Health and Science University
Portland, OR
Jonathan Menachem, MD
Division of Cardiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN
Erin M. Miller, MS, CGC, Genetic Counselor
M.Sc.
CCHMC
Cincinnati, OH
Philip Moons, RN, PhD
RN, PhD
KU Leuven - University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Jeremy P Moore, MD, Physician
UCLA Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
David Morales, MD, Physician
MD
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, OH
Liza Morton, PhD
Senior Lecturer in Applied Psychology
Glasgow Caledonian University
Larbert, United Kingdom
Mark D Norris, MD
Associate Professor
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
Alexander Opotowsky, MD, MMSc
CCHMC
Cincinnati, OH
Yishay Orr, MD, PhD
Pediatric Cardiac Surgeon
Monroe Carell Jr Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt
Nashville, TN
Tony Pastor, MD
Texas Childrens Hospital
Houston, TX
Dan J Penny , MD
Professor and Co-Executive Director, Heart Center, Cardiology
Texas Children's Hospital/Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
Melissa Perrotta, MD, Physician
Medical director of ACHD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics
University of Louisville/Norton Children’s Hospital
Louisville, KY
Prashob Porayette, MBBS
Dr
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Iowa City, IA
David N Pratt, MD
Physician
Mount Carmel Medical Group
Columbus, OH
Andrea Giulio Quarti, MD, PhD
Surgeon
Houston Methodist Hospital
Houston, TX
Leigh C Reardon, MD, Physician
Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics
UCLA
Los Angeles, CA
Shelagh Ross, BA
Founder
Global ARCH
Victoria, BC,
Victoria, Canada
Bruna Schneider, PsyD
Assistant Professor
Cincinnati Children's Hospital
Mason, OH
William T. Schnettler, MD, Physician
Director, TriHealth Center for Maternal Cardiac Care
TriHealth Women's Institute Tri-state Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Cincinnati, OH
John Shabosky, MD, Physician
Cincinnati Children's Hospital
Cincinnati, OH
Keri Shafer, MD
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, TX
Amy Shikany, MS
Childrens Hospital
Cincinnati,Cincinnati, OH,OH
Candice Silversides, MD
MD
Mount Sinai Hospital
Toronto, ON,
Toronto, Canada
Clayton Smith Jr., MD
Assistant Professor
Cincinnati Children's Hospital
Cincinnati, OH
Zachary Steinberg, MD
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
Karen Stout, MD
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
Animesh Tandon, MD
Director of Cardiovascular Innovatino
Cleveland Clinic Children's
Cleveland, OH
Shane Tsai, MD
University of Nebraska Medical Centre
Omaha, NE
Allison L Tsao, MD
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Oktay Tutarel, MD
Professor
Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité
Berlin, Germany
Shailendra Upadhyay , MD, MBA
Division Chief
University of Miami, Holtz Children's Hospital
Miami, FL
Alexander Van De Bruaene, MD, PhD
Assoc Prof
University Hospitals Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Gruschen Veldtman, MB, ChB
MB, ChB
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Centre
Cincinnati, OH
Juliane Vierecke, MD, PhD
Associate professor
UC health
cincinnati, OH
Jose C Villalobos Lizardi, Medical Doctor International
Instructor
Cincinnati Childrens Hospital
Cincinnati, OH
Stephanie Ware, MD, PhD
Professor and Chair
Indiana University
Indianapolis, IN
Angela J Weingarten, MD
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN
Roberta G Williams, MD
USC/CHLA
La Canada Flintridge, CA
Ali N Zaidi, MD
Director, Mount Sinai ACHD Center
Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital
Scarsdale , NY

Wednesday, June 3, 2026
Welcome Reception - Sungarden (2nd Floor)
5:30PM - 7:00PM
Thursday, June 4, 2026
Registration and Breakfast (Foyer - 3rd Floor)
7:00AM - 8:00AM
Welcome (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
8:00AM - 8:05AM

Changing Horses in Midstream: ACHD Debates on Operations, Education, and Lifespan Care (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
8:05AM - 9:25AM
Valeria Duarte, MD, MPH (Moderator)
Eric V Krieger, MD, Physician (Moderator)
Craig H Alexander, MD, Physician (Moderator)
Debate: The ACHD Community Should Persuade Pediatric Colleagues That Infants with ccTGA Should Routinely Undergo a Double Switch Operation
8:07AM - 8:25AM
Maan Jokhadar, MD (Panelist)
Tara Karamlou, MD (Panelist)
Debate: The ACHD Community Should Encourage Pediatric Colleagues to Perform Lateral Tunnel Fontan Instead of Extracardiac Fontan
8:25AM - 8:43AM
Edward J Hickey, MD, Physician (Panelist)
Gruschen Veldtman, MB, ChB (Panelist)

Debate: Our Approach to Transition has Failed to Achieve its Goals and Must be Fundamentally Redesigned
8:43AM - 9:01AM
Jordan D Awerbach, MD, MPH (Panelist)
Philip Moons, RN, PhD (Panelist)

Debate: A Two-Year Dedicated Fellowship is Necessary for Adequate ACHD Training
9:01AM - 9:19AM
Curt Daniels, MD (Panelist)
Karen Stout, MD (Panelist)

Discussion (if time)
9:20AM - 9:25AM
The Roberta G. Williams Address on Mentorship and Lifespan Care (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
9:25AM - 9:55AM
Keila N Lopez, MD, MPH, Physician (Moderator)
Roberta G Williams, MD (Presenter)

The Timothy K. Knilans Dielect(r)ic on Congenital Electrophysiology
9:55AM - 10:25AM
Paul Khairy, MD, PhD (Presenter)
Shankar Baskar, MD (Moderator)
Break and Moderated Posters (Foyer, 3rd Floor)
10:25AM - 11:00AM
BO1: The Tides of Transition: Models, Metrics, and Realities (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
11:00AM - 12:20PM
Margarita Brida, MD, PhD (Moderator)
John Shabosky, MD, Physician (Moderator)
Roberta G Williams, MD (Moderator)

BO2: Steering the Current: Tools, Techniques, and Tactics for Arrhythmia Management in ACHD (Regency EFG - 3rd Floor)
11:00AM - 12:20PM
Shankar Baskar, MD (Moderator)
David N Pratt, MD (Moderator)

BO1: The Realities of Transition Programming in the United States and Beyond (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
11:02AM - 11:16AM
Debora Burger, PhD (Presenter)

BO2: Worth the Fight? Rhythm Control in AF for the Fontan Patient (Regency EFG - 3rd Floor)
11:02AM - 11:16AM
Shane Tsai, MD (Presenter)

BO1: Texan Transition: Go Big or Go Home? The What, When, Where, and Why of Transition?  (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
11:16AM - 11:30AM
Keila N Lopez, MD, MPH, Physician (Presenter)

BO2: Tetralogy Triage: Risk Stratification of VT in TOF (Regency EFG - 3rd Floor)
11:16AM - 11:30AM
Jeremy P Moore, MD, Physician (Presenter)

BO1: Doing a lot with a Little: Transition for the Rest of Us (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
11:30AM - 11:43AM
Rebecca Hartog, MD, Physician (Presenter)

BO2: New Tools of the Trade: Novel Devices with Applications in the ACHD EP Lab (Regency EFG - 3rd Floor)
11:30AM - 11:44AM
David N Pratt, MD
BO1: Transition: Show me the Data!  (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
11:43AM - 11:56AM
Leigh C Reardon, MD, Physician (Presenter)

BO2: Atrial Tachyarrhythmias After the Fontan Operation, from Access to Ablation (Regency EFG - 3rd Floor)
11:44AM - 11:58AM
Benjamin Hale, MD (Presenter)
BO1: Measuring What Matters: Patient-Centered Metrics in Transition Readiness and Success (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
11:56AM - 12:10PM
Philip Moons, RN, PhD (Presenter)

BO2: At the Confluence of Electrophysiology and Imaging (Regency EFG - 3rd Floor)
11:58AM - 12:12PM
Shankar Baskar, MD (Presenter)

BO1: GLOBAL-ARCH Perspective on Lifelong Care (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
12:10PM - 12:18PM
Shelagh Ross, BA (Presenter)

BO2: Panel (Regency EFG - 3rd Floor)
12:12PM - 12:20PM

BO1: Panel -if time allows- (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
12:18PM - 12:20PM

Lunch (Sungarden - 2nd Floor)
12:20PM - 1:20PM
Fontan Care: One Ventricle, Many Currents (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
1:20PM - 2:40PM
Laith Alshawabkeh, MD, MPH, Physician (Moderator)
Peter Ermis, MD (Moderator)
Michael J. Landzberg, MD (Moderator)
Medical Therapies for the Fontan Circulation: SGLT2i, MRA, Pulmonary Vasodilators, & More! (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
1:22PM - 1:35PM
Elisa Bradley, MD (Presenter)
Kidney Dysfunction in the Fontan Circulation (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
1:35PM - 1:48PM
Alexander Van De Bruaene, MD, PhD (Presenter)
How I Do It: Fontan Catheterization (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
1:48PM - 2:01PM
Lauren N Carlozzi, MD, MPH (Presenter)
A Patient’s Story: “Who Sucks Now, Landzberg?” (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
2:01PM - 2:14PM
Michael Groat, PhD (Presenter)
How I Do It: Fontan Exercise Counseling (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
2:14PM - 2:27PM
Rachael Cordina, MD, PhD (Presenter)
How I Do It: Fontan Liver Assessment (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
2:27PM - 2:40PM
Gruschen Veldtman, MB, ChB (Presenter)
Break and Moderated Posters (Foyer, 3rd Floor)
2:40PM - 3:10PM
BO1: Go With the Flow: A Hemodynamics Master Class (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
3:10PM - 4:20PM
Keri Shafer, MD (Moderator)
BO2: A Festivus Miracle: Genetics for the Rest of Us (Regency EFG - 3rd Floor)
3:10PM - 4:20PM
Nicole Brown, MD, Physician (Moderator)
Prashob Porayette, MBBS (Moderator)
BO1: Case #1 (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
3:12PM - 3:24PM
Michael J. Landzberg, MD (Presenter)
BO2: Genetic Architecture of Congenital Heart Disease: Syndromes, Pathways, and Clinical Correlates (Regency EFG - 3rd Floor)
3:12PM - 3:27PM
Stephanie Ware, MD, PhD (Presenter)
BO1: Case #2 (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
3:24PM - 3:36PM
C. Charles Jain, MD (Presenter)
BO2: What Genetic Test for Who? (Regency EFG - 3rd Floor)
3:27PM - 3:42PM
Amy Shikany, MS (Presenter)
BO1: Case #3 (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
3:36PM - 3:48PM
Alexander Van De Bruaene, MD, PhD (Presenter)
BO2: Beyond the Test: Practical Genetic Counseling in ACHD, From Family History to Clinical Implications (Regency EFG - 3rd Floor)
3:42PM - 3:57PM
Erin M. Miller, MS, CGC, Genetic Counselor (Presenter)
BO1: Case #4 (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
3:48PM - 4:00PM
Richard A Krasuski, MD (Presenter)
BO2: A Systemic Approach to Aortopathy in CHD (Regency EFG - 3rd Floor)
3:57PM - 4:12PM
Arjun Mahendran, MD (Presenter)
BO1: Case #5 (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
4:00PM - 4:12PM
Allison L Tsao, MD (Presenter)
BO1: Discussion (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
4:12PM - 4:20PM
BO2: Panel Discussion (Regency EFG - 3rd Floor)
4:12PM - 4:20PM
BO1: The Cutting Edge of Cardiac Surgery (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
4:25PM - 5:40PM
Yishay Orr, MD, PhD (Moderator)

BO2: Pulse Fiction: Tales from the Vascular Side (Regency EFG - 3rd Floor)
4:25PM - 5:40PM
Valeria Duarte, MD, MPH (Moderator)
Margaret M Fuchs, MD (Moderator)
BO1: A Concise History of Congenital Heart Surgery in 7 Stories (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
4:27PM - 4:39PM
Edward J Hickey, MD, Physician (Presenter)

BO2: Finger on the Pulse: The Vascular Physical Examination in ACHD (Regency EFG - 3rd Floor)
4:27PM - 4:39PM
Stephen J Dolgner, MD (Presenter)
BO1: Harnessing Virtual Technology for Fontan Takedown / Biventricular Repair in Complex Anatomy (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
4:39PM - 4:51PM
David Morales, MD, Physician (Presenter)
BO2: Acute and Chronic Vascular Complications of Transcatheter and Surgical CHD Care (Regency EFG - 3rd Floor)
4:39PM - 4:51PM
Jamil A Aboulhosn, MD, Physician (Presenter)
BO1: Development of a Tissue-Engineered Vascular Graft for Fontan Conduits and Beyond: A Long and Winding Road to a Worthy Destination  (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
4:51PM - 5:03PM
Christopher Breuer, MD (Presenter)
BO2: You’re so Vein, I’ll Bet You Think This Talk is About You. Understanding and Caring for the Systemic Veins in Congenital Heart Disease (Regency EFG - 3rd Floor)
4:51PM - 5:03PM
Tony Pastor, MD (Presenter)
BO1: Surgical Strategies in Coronary Anomalies: From AAOCA to Myocardial Bridges and Beyond (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
5:03PM - 5:15PM
Yishay Orr, MD, PhD (Presenter)
BO2: It’s Not All in Vein: The Lymphatic System in Congenital Heart Disease (Regency EFG - 3rd Floor)
5:03PM - 5:15PM
Laith Alshawabkeh, MD, MPH, Physician (Presenter)
BO1: Scaling Experience: The Role of Data in Advancing ACHD Cardiac Surgery   (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
5:15PM - 5:27PM
Tara Karamlou, MD (Presenter)
BO2: Aorta Know Better: Tales of the Greatest Artery in Congenital Heart Disease (Regency EFG - 3rd Floor)
5:15PM - 5:27PM
Dan G. Halpern, MD (Presenter)
BO1: Re-Doo-Wop: Surgical Oldies but Goodies in Adult Congenital Heart Disease  (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
5:27PM - 5:40PM
Andrea Giulio Quarti, MD, PhD (Presenter)
BO2: Stranger Things: Vascular Malformations and Collaterals in Congenital Heart Disease (Regency EFG - 3rd Floor)
5:27PM - 5:40PM
Prashob Porayette, MBBS (Presenter)
BO1: Heart Smart Jeopardy (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
5:40PM - 6:30PM
John Shabosky, MD, Physician
Friday, June 5, 2026
Breakfast Round Table (ACHD Training) (Regency EFG - 3rd Floor)
7:00AM - 7:55AM

Good Morning Remarks (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
7:55AM - 8:00AM
Alexander Opotowsky, MD, MMSc (Presenter)
Building Mental Health Care Services in ACHD: Introduction to Session (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
8:00AM - 8:05AM
Nadine A Kasparian, PhD (Presenter)
Building Resilient Systems for Healthy Minds: Advancing Sustainable, Comprehensive ACHD Mental Health Care (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
8:00AM - 9:30AM
Michael J. Landzberg, MD (Moderator)
Nadine A Kasparian, PhD (Moderator)
Psychologically-Informed Care of the Adult with CHD (pre-recorded) (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
8:05AM - 8:17AM
Liza Morton, PhD (Presenter)
Implementing a Robust Mental Health Screening Program (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
8:17AM - 8:29AM
Jamie Jackson, PhD (Presenter)
Implementing a Dedicated Neurocognitive Clinic for Adults with CHD (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
8:29AM - 8:41AM
Bruna Schneider, PsyD (Presenter)
How to Build a Palliative Care Program for Adults with CHD (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
8:41AM - 8:53AM
Michael J. Landzberg, MD (Presenter)
How to Integrate Patient Reported Outcome Measures Into Clinical Practice (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
8:53AM - 9:05AM
Philip Moons, RN, PhD (Presenter)
Let’s Get Real About the Sustainability of Mental Health Services (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
9:05AM - 9:17AM
Michael Groat, PhD (Presenter)
Panel Discussion (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
9:17AM - 9:30AM
The Almost Aristotle Address: Concerning Eudaimonia in ACHD (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
9:30AM - 10:00AM
Valeria Duarte, MD, MPH (Moderator)
Eric V Krieger, MD, Physician (Moderator)
Eudaimonia in ACHD (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
9:32AM - 10:00AM
Michael J. Landzberg, MD (Presenter)

Break and Moderated Posters Session
10:00AM - 10:30AM

BO1: At the Confluence of Pregnancy and Adult Congenital Heart Disease: Global Perspectives from ISACHD (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
10:30AM - 12:00PM
Jasmine Grewal, MD (Moderator)
William T. Schnettler, MD, Physician (Moderator)
BO2: From Hemodynamics to Novel Pathways: Redefining the Lesser Circulation in ACHD (Regency EFG - 3rd Floor)
10:30AM - 12:00PM
Michael J. Landzberg, MD (Moderator)
Mark D Norris, MD (Moderator)
BO1: Heart Failure and Medication Management During Pregnancy   (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
10:32AM - 10:47AM
Juliane Vierecke, MD, PhD (Presenter)
BO2: Hemodynamic Evaluation of Pulmonary Vascular Disease in Adults with CHD (Regency EFG - 3rd Floor)
10:32AM - 10:47AM
Richard A Krasuski, MD (Presenter)
BO1: Valve Disease and Pregnancy  (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
10:47AM - 11:02AM
Angela J Weingarten, MD (Presenter)
BO2: The Evolving Role of Lung Transplantation in Management of CHD-PAH (Regency EFG - 3rd Floor)
10:47AM - 11:02AM
Don Hayes Jr., MD (Presenter)
BO1: Arrhythmia During Pregnancy in Congenital Heart Disease (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
11:02AM - 11:17AM
Valeria Duarte, MD, MPH (Presenter)
BO2: The Shifting Epidemiology of CHD-PAH (Regency EFG - 3rd Floor)
11:02AM - 11:16AM
Gerhard-Paul Diller, MD, PhD (Presenter)
BO2: Imaging Evaluation of CHD-PAH (Regency EFG - 3rd Floor)
11:16AM - 11:30AM
Astrid E Lammers, MD, PhD (Presenter)
BO1: Aortopathy and Pregnancy  (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
11:17AM - 11:32AM
Nicole Brown, MD, Physician (Presenter)
BO2: Mechanisms and Emerging Understanding of PAH (and CHD-PAH) (Regency EFG - 3rd Floor)
11:30AM - 11:45AM
Jeffrey Fineman, MD (Presenter)
BO1: DEBATE - Pregnancy is a Reasonable Option in Eisenmenger Syndrome Debate (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
11:32AM - 11:50AM
Jeannette Lin, MD (Presenter)
Oktay Tutarel, MD (Presenter)
BO2: Sotatercept and Other Novel Therapies in Context: What Does the Data Mean for PAH-CHD? (Regency EFG - 3rd Floor)
11:45AM - 12:00PM
Jean Elwing, MD, Physician (Presenter)
BO1: Panel Discussion (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
11:51AM - 12:00PM
Lunch (Sungarden - 2nd Floor)
12:00PM - 1:00PM
Medtronic Sponsored Lunch (Findlay)
12:00PM - 1:00PM
Dam, Divert, Deflect, Dredge, and Deploy: Lessons on Controlling the River (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
1:00PM - 2:15PM
Richard A Krasuski, MD (Moderator)
Andy Leventhal, MD, PhD (Moderator)
Debate: Anatomically Amenable Sinus Venosus Defects Should be Closed in the Cath Lab (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
1:00PM - 1:20PM
C. Huie Lin, MD, PhD (Presenter)
Barry Love, MD (Presenter)
Uh-oh in the Lab: Wires Where They Don’t Belong and Other Lessons From Experience
1:20PM - 1:31PM
Zachary Steinberg, MD (Presenter)
New and Emerging Approaches to RVOT Intervention (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
1:31PM - 1:42PM
Joanna Ghobrial, MD, Physician (Presenter)
A New Era of Transcatheter Shunt Closure: Beyond Simple ASDs (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
1:42PM - 1:53PM
Allison L Tsao, MD (Presenter)
Fontan Interventions, From Prevention to Salvage (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
1:53PM - 2:04PM
Jamil A Aboulhosn, MD, Physician (Presenter)
Shepherding the Cowboys: Imaging as a Quiet Driver of Interventional Success (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
2:04PM - 2:15PM
Christiane Haeffele, MD, Physician (Presenter)
Break and Moderated Poster Session
2:15PM - 2:50PM
BO1: Exercise and Physical Activity in ACHD: Measure It, Understand It, and MOVE IT (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
2:50PM - 4:15PM
Larry Markham, MD (Moderator)
Angela J Weingarten, MD (Moderator)
BO2: Debate: AI Will Transform ACHD Clinical Care in the Next 5 Years (Regency EFG - 3rd Floor)
2:50PM - 3:10PM
Luke J Burchill, MBBS, PhD (Presenter)
Gerhard-Paul Diller, MD, PhD (Presenter)
BO2: Research Currents: Innovation, Evidence, and Participation (Regency EFG - 3rd Floor)
2:50PM - 4:15PM
Michael Groat, PhD (Moderator)
Alexander Opotowsky, MD, MMSc (Moderator)
BO1: Vee Oh, Who? Comprehensive Interpretation of CPET Beyond VO2 in CHD (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
2:52PM - 3:06PM
Yonatan Buber, MD, Physician (Presenter)
BO1: The Electrocardiogram in Exercise Testing for ACHD (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
3:06PM - 3:20PM
Shailendra Upadhyay , MD, MBA (Presenter)
BO2: Patient Partnership and Patient-Reported Outcomes in ACHD Research (Regency EFG - 3rd Floor)
3:10PM - 3:26PM
Anitha S John, MD, PhD (Presenter)
BO1: AI in CPET: How AI is Changing Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
3:20PM - 3:34PM
David Leone, MD (Presenter)
BO2: Update on Recent, Ongoing, and Upcoming Research on Transcatheter Intervention for ACHD (Regency EFG - 3rd Floor)
3:26PM - 3:42PM
Zachary Steinberg, MD (Presenter)
BO1: Evolving Guidance for Sports and Activity Participation (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
3:34PM - 3:48PM
Keri Shafer, MD (Presenter)
BO2: Update on Recent, Ongoing, and Upcoming Research on Electrophysiology Intervention for ACHD (Regency EFG - 3rd Floor)
3:42PM - 3:58PM
Jeremy P Moore, MD, Physician (Presenter)
BO1: Wearables in CHD: Monitoring and Meaning  (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
3:48PM - 4:01PM
Animesh Tandon, MD (Presenter)
BO2: Publishing ACHD Research: Thoughts from the Editor-in-Chief of JACC Advances  (Regency EFG - 3rd Floor)
3:58PM - 4:15PM
Candice Silversides, MD (Presenter)
BO1: Pushing the Limits: Tailoring Exercise for Adults with a Fontan Circulation  (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
4:01PM - 4:15PM
Rachael Cordina, MD, PhD (Presenter)
Break (Foyer)
4:15PM - 4:25PM
The River’s Source: Research Abstract Presentations (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
4:25PM - 5:30PM
Stephen J Dolgner, MD (Moderator)
Peter Ermis, MD (Moderator)
Jasmine Grewal, MD (Moderator)
Tara Karamlou, MD (Moderator)
David Leone, MD (Moderator)
Adults with a Fontan Circulation Exhibit a Systemically Altered Plasma Proteome (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
4:27PM - 4:37PM
Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter-2 inhibitors in ACHD: Cardiac, Hepatic and Renal Effects (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
4:37PM - 4:47PM

Postoperative Arrhythmia in Ebstein's: Incidence, Predictors, and Role of Electrophysiology Study (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
4:47PM - 4:57PM
Risk Factors Impacting Transition from Pediatric to Adult Congenital Cardiology (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
4:57PM - 5:07PM
Pain is Associated with Fatigue and Functional Health in Adults with Congenital Heart Disease (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
5:07PM - 5:17PM
Perceived Discrimination and Mental Health in Adolescents and Adults with Congenital Heart Disease (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
5:17PM - 5:27PM
Kristen Fox, PhD
Gary D. Webb Keynote on Innovation, Systems, and the Future of Adult Congenital Cardiology (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
5:30PM - 6:00PM
Craig Broberg, MD (Moderator)
Innovation, Systems, and the Future of Adult Congenital Cardiology (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
5:32PM - 6:00PM
Dan J Penny , MD (Presenter)
ACHD Tunes Clues (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
6:00PM - 6:30PM
Alexander Opotowsky, MD, MMSc (Moderator)

Saturday, June 6, 2026
Breakfast Round Table (Program Building) (Regency EFG - 3rd Floor)
7:00AM - 7:55AM
Good Morning Remarks (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
7:55AM - 8:00AM
Alexander Opotowsky, MD, MMSc
The View From Socrates’ Cave: Imaging as Reality in ACHD (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
8:00AM - 9:30AM
Craig Broberg, MD (Moderator)
Christiane Haeffele, MD, Physician (Moderator)
Beyond Coronaries and Conduits: Cardiac CT in ACHD (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
8:02AM - 8:16AM
Kelly Han, MD (Presenter)
Not Just for Anatomy: Cardiac MRI in Fontan Health (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
8:16AM - 8:30AM
Clayton Smith Jr., MD (Presenter)
Stress Imaging Techniques in ACHD – Echo, SPECT, and MRI (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
8:30AM - 8:44AM
Logan Eberly, MD (Presenter)
More Than Pretty Pictures: Role of 3D+ Imaging in Procedural Planning (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
8:44AM - 8:58AM
Sassan Hashemi (Presenter)
Jose C Villalobos Lizardi, Medical Doctor International (Presenter)
Debate: cMRI is Overused: Echo is All You Need for Routine TOF Surveillance (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
8:58AM - 9:16AM
Maan Jokhadar, MD (Presenter)
Eric V Krieger, MD, Physician (Presenter)
Late to the Party: Late Gadolinium Enhancement in ACHD (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
9:16AM - 9:30AM
Ashley Brunmeier, MD (Presenter)
Break (Foyer)
9:30AM - 9:45AM
Society Updates (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
9:45AM - 10:45AM
Lidija B McGrath, MD (Moderator)
Philip Moons, RN, PhD (Moderator)
American College of Cardiology, Adult Congenital and Pediatric Cardiology Member Section (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
9:47AM - 9:57AM
Ali N Zaidi, MD (Presenter)
European Society of Cardiology, Working Group Adult Congenital Heart Disease (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
9:57AM - 10:07AM
Margarita Brida, MD, PhD (Presenter)
American Heart Association, Council on Lifelong Congenital Heart Disease and Heart Health in the Young (Young Hearts) (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
10:07AM - 10:17AM
Antonio Cabrera, MD (Presenter)
AARCC, Alliance for Adult Research in Congenital Cardiology (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
10:17AM - 10:26AM
Scott Cohen, MD, Physician (Presenter)
ISACHD, International Society for Adult Congenital Heart Disease (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
10:26AM - 10:35AM
Oktay Tutarel, MD (Presenter)
CACH-Net (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
10:35AM - 10:45AM
Jasmine Grewal, MD (Presenter)
When the Levee Breaks: Heart Failure and Advanced Therapies (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
10:45AM - 12:10PM
Laith Alshawabkeh, MD, MPH, Physician (Moderator)
Angela Lorts, MD, Physician (Moderator)
Perioperative Management of ACHD HF in Noncardiac Surgery (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
10:47AM - 11:04AM
Melissa Perrotta, MD, Physician (Presenter)
Transplant in ACHD: Systems-Level Challenges (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
11:04AM - 11:21AM
Luke J Burchill, MBBS, PhD (Presenter)
Transplant in ACHD: Patient-Level Challenges (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
11:21AM - 11:37AM
Jonathan Menachem, MD (Presenter)
Device Therapy for HF in ACHD. VADs and Implantable Hemodynamic Monitor, and More (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
11:37AM - 11:53AM
Rafael Alonso-Gonzalez, MD (Presenter)
Emerging Evidence on ARNI and SGLT2i in Management of HF in Complex ACHD (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
11:53AM - 12:10PM
Leigh C Reardon, MD, Physician (Presenter)
At the River’s Mouth: Awards and Outfall (Regency ABC - 3rd Floor)
12:10PM - 12:30PM
Rafael Alonso-Gonzalez, MD
Craig Broberg, MD
Alexander Opotowsky, MD, MMSc
Karen Stout, MD


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