Proposed Agenda
14
Friday, November 14, 2025
Poster session
Join colleagues from across the Southwest Florida region for an engaging evening featuring clinical cases and late-breaking research, while showing support for our residents and fellows
5:30pm - 9:00pm
15
Saturday, November 15th, 2025
*Sponsored Breakfast Talk*
TBD
7:00am - 7:45am
Welcome Remarks
7:45am - 8:00am
A “How to” introduction to Cardiac CT
Dr. Aarti Patel
8:00am - 8:20am
Operationalizing a Successful Cardiac CT Service Line
Dr. Shone Almeida
8:20am - 8:40am
CCTA: Get with the Guidelines
Dr. Alex Sarau
8:40am - 9:00am
The Role of CAC Screening – primary care and subspecialty
perspectives
Dr. Rakesh Sharma
9:00am - 9:20am
Personalizing Prevention: Using CT to Guide Lifestyle and Pharmacologic Therapy
Dr. Matthew Budoff
9:20am - 9:40am
Cardiovascular Risk Assessment?
Dr. Alberto Morales
9:40am - 10:00am
Q&A
10:00am - 10:20am
*Sponsored Coffee Break & Talk*
TBD
10:20am - 11:00am
CT-derived ischemia – Transforming cardiac CTA from Anatomy to Physiology
Dr. Yiannis Chatzizisis
11:00am - 11:20am
Great Debate: CT-Derived Plaque Analysis – A Game-Changer or Unnecessary Expense?
Dr. Matthew Budoff & Dr. Ricardo Cury
11:20am - 11:50am
CT for Aortic and Peripheral Vascular Disease: Analyzing the Full Vascular Tree
Dr. Juan Gaztanaga
11:50am - 12:10pm
Structural Heart Disease and Cardiac CT: An Essential Tool for Pre-Procedural Planning
Dr. Jad Mroue, MD
12:10pm - 12:30pm
Cardiac CT in the Emergency Room: Transforming Acute Chest Pain Evaluation
Ricardo Cury, MD
12:30pm - 12:50pm
Panel
TBD
12:50pm - 1:30pm
*HEARTFLOW Sponsored Hands-on Workshop: CT-derived Hemodynamics with FFRct*
1:30pm - 3:30pm
16
Sunday, November 16th, 2025
*Sponsored Breakfast Talk*
7:00am - 8:00am
Keynote Address
Dr. Guilherme Oliveira
8:00am - 8:30am
Assessment of Left and Right Ventricular Volume and Ejection Fraction
Dr. Imran Zaidi
8:30am - 8:50am
Tissue Characterization: Using T1, T2 and Late Gadolinium Enhancement
Dr. Nidhi Patel
8:50am - 9:10am
CMR for Right Heart Disease – Tricuspid and Pulmonic Valve Disease
Dr. Allan Chen
9:10am - 9:30am
Mitral Valve Pathology – Going Beyond Echo
Dr. George Dibu
9:30am - 9:50am
Aortic Valve Disease: The Role of Cardiac MRI in Assessment and Management
Dr. Juan Lopez Mattei
9:50am - 10:10am
Q&A
10:10am - 10:30am
*Sponsored Coffee Break & Talk*
TBD
10:30am - 11:00am
Ischemic Cardiomyopathy and Viability
Dr. Jonathan Revels
11:00am - 11:20am
Role of Cardiac MRI in Infiltrative Disease
Dr. Geetanjali Dang
11:20am - 11:40am
Cardiac MRI in HCM: Phenotyping, Prognosis and Precision Care
Dr. Robby Wu
11:40am - 12:00pm
Cardiac MRI in Myocarditis: Diagnosis, Prognosis and Follow-Up
Dr. Shant Manoushagian
12:00pm - 12:20pm
4D Flow – Leveraging Vector Independence
Dr. Justin Stowell
12:20pm - 12:40pm
Stress CMR
Dr. Alex Rodriguez
12:40pm - 1:00pm
Fast CMR for Challenging Cases
Dr. Andrew Bowman
1:00pm - 1:20pm
Panel
TBD
1:20pm - 2:00pm
*Sponsored Hands-on Workshop: Cardiac Amyloidosis and Infiltrative Diseases*
