Agenda

Agenda

Northern California Structural Heart Summit – by UC Davis Health Heart and Vascular Center

Program Directors:
Gagan D Singh MD, FACC, FSCAI, Director – Structural Heart Program; Director, Clinical Cardiovascular Research Unit; Professor, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Thomas Smith MD, FACC, Chief – Division of Cardiovascular Medicine; Lum and Dere Endowed Professor in Cardiovascular Medicine
Haydee Garcia DNP, ACNP-BC – Executive Director, Heart and Vascular Center

Saturday Nov 8, 2025
 
7:00am: Coffee and Breakfast
 
8:00am: Opening Remarks by Program Directors
 
8:15am:
Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Interventions – The New Structural Heart Frontier 
Moderators: Thomas Smith MD, FACC, Jorge Catrip MD
Panelists: Jason Rogers MD, FACC, FSCAI, Shirin Jimenez MD, Irsa Munir MD, FACC 
Lecture: Echocardiographic assessment of the tricuspid valve for transcatheter tricuspid valve therapies.  Irsa Munir MD, FACC
Lecture: Clinical optimization of patients with severe symptomatic tricuspid regurgitation.  Shirin Jimenez MD
Lecture: Role for surgical repair/replacement in isolated tricuspid regurgitation.  Jorge Catrip MD
Live Case Broadcast: Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Repair.  Operators: Gagan Singh MD, FACC, FSCAI, Tai Pham MD, Edris Aman MD
10:15am: Break and Exhibitor Showcase
 
10:30am: Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion – Expanding Role in Stroke Prophylaxis
Moderators: Jason Rogers, MD, FACC, FSCAI, Arash Aryana MD, PhD, FACC, FHRS
Panelists: Muhammad B. Munir MD, Edris Aman MD, FACC, FSCAI, Tai Pham MD
Lecture: Device and technology updates for LAAO.  Jason H Rogers MD, FACC, FSCAI
Lecture: Current and future indications for LAAO.  Munir B. Muhammad MD
Lecture: “Complete AF Management” – The argument for concomitant AF ablation and LAAO.  Arash Aryana MD, PhD, FACC, FHRS
Case Presentation: Transhepatic LAAO.  Tai Pham MD 
Case Presentation: Concomitant M-TEER and LAAO.  Anthony Khong MD 
12:00pm:       Lunch Buffet and Exhibitor Showcase
 
12:40pm: 
TAVR in Focus: Evolving Approaches and Lifetime Valve Strategies 
Moderators: Aazib Khan MD, FACC Edris Aman MD, FACC, FSCAI 
Panelists: Kapil Sharma MD, Garrett Wong MD, FACC, FSCAI, David K. Roberts MD, FACC
Lecture: TAVR and considering lifetime management of aortic stenosis.  Garrett Wong MD, FACC, FSCAI
Lecture: Clinical and anatomic considerations in alternative access TAVR.  Kapil Sharma MD
Lecture: Aortic Insufficiency and TAVR – Are we there yet? David K. Roberts MD, FACC
Live Case Broadcast: TAVR: Leaflet Modification and Controlled Pacing: Keys to Successful Valve in Valve Therapy. Operators: Jeffrey Southard MD, FACC, FSCAI, Benjamin Stripe MD, FACC, Jorge Catrip MD, Thomas Smith MD, FACC
2:40pm: 
Coffee Break and Exhibitor Showcase
 
2:45pm:
Modern Mitral Management: Imaging, Intervention, and Innovation 
Moderators: Gagan Singh MD, FACC, FSCAI, Jason Rogers MD, FACC, FSCAI 
Panelists: Thomas Smith MD, FACC, Jorge Catrip MD, Edris Aman MD, FACC, FSCAI, Tai Pham MD
Lecture: Echocardiographic and CT assessment of the mitral valve for transcatheter MV therapies.  Edris Aman MD, FACC, FSCAI 
Lecture: Deciding between MTEER vs TMVR in 2025.  Tai Pham MD
Case Presentation: Role for Mechanical Circulatory Support in MTEER.  Andrea Soares MD
Lecture: Treatment options for MAC related MV dysfunction.  Gagan Singh MD, FACC, FSCAI
Lecture: Minimally invasive surgical repair – Contemporary outcomes.  Jorge Catrip MD
4:15pm: 
Cocktail Break and Exhibitor Showcase
 
4:30pm:
Nursing Role in Management of Heart Valve Disease. 
Moderators: Haydee Garcia DNP, ACNP-BC, Heather Donaldson, MSN, FNP-C, CCRN, CMC
Panelist: Marcus Burns DNP, RCIS; Structural Heart Nurse Coordinator, Allison Kelly, BSN, RN
Lecture/ Discussion: Driving continuity and collaboration: Optimizing structural heart programs through APP utilization. Marcus Burns DNP, RCIS
5:30pm:
Adjourn, Closing Remarks