May 30 - June 1, 2025
The Grand Hotel Resort & Spa - Point Clear, AL
Agenda
*subject to change without advanced notice
Friday, May 30th
5:30 p.m. Welcome Reception
Saturday, May 31st
6:00 a.m.
Strolling Breakfast - Exhibit Hall
7:00 - 7:05 a.m.
Welcome with Hussein Abu Daya, MD & Harish Doppalapudi, MD - Education Chairs
7:05 – 7:10 a.m.
FIT Case Presentation with Brent Ruiz, MD – University of South Alabama7:10 – 8:00 a.m.
Get with the Guidelines: What you need to know about PAD Management with Osama Ibrahim, MD; Pinnacle Vascular Solutions (PVS) LLC, Tullahoma, TN
8:00 - 9:00 a.m.
Independent CME Session: Changing the Future for Families with HoFH: Long-Term Benefits of Early Diagnosis and Treatment for Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia with Anum Saeed, MD - Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
9:00 - 9:15 a.m.
Morning Break
9:15 - 9:20 a.m.
FIT Case Presentation with John Murphy, MD – University of Alabama at Birmingham
9:20 - 10:10 a.m.
2025 Richard Russell Lecture: Cardiac Amyloidosis: 2025 Updates with Saurabh Malhotra, MD, MPH; Director of Advanced Cardiac Imaging and Clinical Research; Professor of Medicine - Cook County Health and Rush Medical College
10:10 - 10:15 a.m.
FIT Case Presentation with Adrian Sims, MD – University of Mississippi
10:15 – 11:10 a.m.
Microvascular Ischemia Syndromes Session
10:15 am - 10:45 am
Chest Pain without Blockage: A Discussion of Open Artery Ischemia with Catherine Lowe, MD; Jackson Heart Clinic, Jackson, MS
10:50 am - 11:10 am
Invasive Evaluation of Microvascular Ischemic Syndromes with Barry Bertolet, MD; Cardiology Associates of North Mississippi, Tupelo, MS
11:10 – 11:15 a.m.
FIT Case Presentation with Celestine Odigwe, MD – University of South Alabama
11:15 – 12:15 p.m.
Cardio-Oncology Updates with Moderator Carrie Lenneman, MD - University of Alabama at Birmingham
11:15 – 11:40 a.m.
Cardio-Oncology: When to Call the Heart Team in Cancer Care with Alain Bouchard, MD - Cardiology Specialists of Birmingham
11:40 – 12:05 p.m.
Cardio-Oncology: Common, Complex, and Critical Consults with Leon A. Cannizzaro, III, M.D., F.A.C.E - Alabama Cardiovascular Group
12:05 – 12:15 p.m.
Discussion and Q&A
12:20 – 1:30 p.m.
Lunch Program: ALACC Updates and Awards with Fadi Hage, MD - ALACC Governor
Sunday, June 1st
6:00 a.m.
Strolling Breakfast - Exhibit Hall
7:00 - 7:40 a.m.
ACC Update
David Winchester, MD – BOG Chair
7:40 – 7:45 a.m.
FIT Case Presentation - Kara Morton, MD – University of Alabama at Birmingham
7:45 – 8:30 a.m.
AUC for Imaging in CCD with David Winchester, MD, FACC; American College of Cardiology Board of Governors Chair-Elect; University of Florida Cardiovascular Medicine
8:30 – 9:20 a.m.
Cardiac Perioperative Assessment session
8:30 – 8:55 a.m.
Pre-Operative Cardiovascular Work Up with Saema Mirza, MD - Cardiovascular Associates
8:55 – 9:20 a.m.
Assess, Stratify, Optimize: From the Preoperative Clinic to Cardiac Risk Evaluation with Jordan Barksdale, CRNP - University of Alabama at Birmingham
9:20 – 9:25 a.m.
FIT Case Presentation with Danial Saleem, MD – University of Alabama at Birmingham
9:25– 10:20 a.m.
Emerging Tools in Afib Ablation with William Maddox, MD - University of Alabama at Birmingham
