48th Annual Cardiology Teaching Day
​Wednesday, October 24, 2018 | 7:30AM-4:00PM
​The Grandview, 176 Rinaldi Blvd., Poughkeepsie, NY 12601



Program Schedule
This is a working agenda, it may change drastically between now and October 24, 2018

7:30am – 7:55am –    REGISTRATION
7:55am – 8:00am –    Introduction
                                     – David Weinreich, MD,
                                       Education Director, Cardiology Teaching Day, Attending Cardiologist, The
                                       Heart Center a Division of Hudson Valley Cardiovascular P.C.

8:00am – 8:30am –   Antiplatelet, CAD Medical V. Invasive Management (Courage NEJM) – Anthony Patrello, MD  Attending Cardiologist, The Heart Center a Division of Hudson Valley Cardiovascular P.C.      

8:30am  - 9:30am - TAVR - LIVE from the Cath Lab -  Rajeev Narayan, MD, FACC, FSCAI, RPVI, Director of  Endovascular Services Vassar, Brothers Medical Center and Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine and Cardiology Rutgers- New Jersey Medical School & Zubair Jafar, MD Director Interventional Cardiology, Cardiac Cath Lab and Structual Heart Disease Program, The Heart Center a Division of Hudson Valley

9:30am – 9:45am –  Questions & Answers

9:45am – 10:00am – BREAK

10:00am – 10:30am –  Cases from the Cath Lab - Simon Gorwara, MD, FACC, Cardiologist, Director of the Cardiovascular Service Institute, Chief of Cardiology, Vassar Brothers Medical Center, The Heart Center

10:30am – 11:00am –  Computed tomography-derived Fractional Flow Reserve (CT-FFR) – Michael Yen, MD Director of Vascular Services, The Heart Center a Division of Hudson Valley Cardiovascular P.C.     

11:00am - 11:30am -  Mitral Valve CLIP CTO Zubair Jafar, MD Director Interventional Cardiology, Cardiac Cath Lab and Structual Heart Disease Program, The Heart Center a Division of Hudson Valley &  Kamran Haleem, MD,FACC, FASE, RPVI, Director of Non Invasive Vascular Lab and Cardio-Oncology Program, The Heart Center A Division of Hudson Valley Cardiovascular P.C

11:30am – 12:00pm – CHF Mechanical Support – ECMO – Shalin Patel, MD, FACC, Medical Director of ECMO,   Attending Cardiologist, The Heart Center a Division of Hudson Valley Cardiovascular P.C.      

12:00pm – 12:15pm –  Questions & Answer

12:15am – 1:15pm –      LUNCH

1:15pm – 1:45pm –  Afib Ablation, Heart Failure when to ablate CABANA – Sankar Varanasi Cardiovascular P.C.  Director of electrophysiology , Attending Cardiologist, The Heart Center a Division of Hudson Valley Cardiovascular P.C.

1:45pm – 2:15pm –  EP The Evolution of Pacemakers – Sarah Levin Electrophysiologist, The Heart Center a Division of Hudson Valley Cardiovascular P.C.

2:15pm – 2:30pm –  Break

2:30pm – 3:00pm – Dilated Thoracic Aortas, Aneurysms, Ectasia: What Is The Real Risk Of Rupture– Jason Sperling, MD Medical Director of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Vassar Brothers Medical Center

3:00pm – 4:00pm  The Weekend Warrior – Zubair Jafar Director Interventional Cardiology, Cardiac Cath Lab and Structual Heart Disease Program, The Heart Center a Division of Hudson Valley
    
     monitoring V02 max - Jason Friedman, MD