Agenda

Agenda

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

Program Directors:
Gagan D Singh MD, Director – Structural Heart Program; Director, Clinical Cardiovascular Research Unit; Professor, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Thomas Smith MD, 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, Jorge Catrip MD
Panelists: Jason Rogers MD, Shirin Jimenez MD, Irsa Munir MD 
Lecture: Echocardiographic assessment of the tricuspid valve for transcatheter tricuspid valve therapies.  Irsa Munir MD
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, Tai Pham MD, Edris Aman MD
10:15am: Break 
 
10:30am: Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion – Expanding Role in Stroke Prophylaxis
Moderators: Jason Rogers, MD, Arash Aryana MD
Panelists: Munir Muhammad MD, Edris Aman MD, Tai Pham MD, Anthony Khong MD
Lecture: Device and technology updates for LAAO.  Jason H Rogers MD
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
Case Presentation: Transhepatic LAAO.  Tai Pham MD 
Case Presentation: Concomitant M-TEER and LAAO.  Anthony Khong MD 
12:00pm:       Break and Lunch Buffet
 
12:30pm: 
TAVR in Focus: Evolving Approaches and Lifetime Valve Strategies 
Moderators: Aazib Khan MD, Thomas Smith MD, 
Panelists: Kapil Sharma MD, Garrett Wong MD, Dave Roberts MD
Lecture: TAVR and considering lifetime management of aortic stenosis.  Garrett Wong MD
Lecture: Clinical and anatomic considerations in alternative access TAVR.  Kapil Sharma MD
Lecture: Aortic Insufficiency and TAVR – Are we there yet? Dave Roberts MD
Live Case Broadcast: Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. Operators: Jeffrey Southard MD, Benjamin Stripe MD 
2:30pm: 
Coffee Break
 
2:45pm:
Modern Mitral Management: Imaging, Intervention, and Innovation 
Moderators: Gagan Singh MD, Jason Rogers MD 
Panelists: Thomas Smith MD, Jorge Catrip MD, Edris Aman MD, Tai Pham MD, Andrea Soares MD
Lecture: Echocardiographic and CT assessment of the mitral valve for transcatheter MV therapies.  Edris Aman MD 
Lecture: Deciding between MTEER vs TMVR in 2025.  Tai Pham MD
Case Presentation: Role for Mechanical Circulatory Support in MTEER.  Andrea Soares MD
Case Presentation: Role for Mechanical Circulatory Support in MTEER.  Andrea Soares MD
Lecture: Treatment options for MAC related MV dysfunction.  Gagan Singh MD
Lecture: Minimally invasive surgical repair – Contemporary outcomes.  Jorge Catrip MD
4:15pm: 
Break
 
4:30pm:
Nursing Role in Management of Heart Valve Disease. 
Moderators: Haydee Garcia DNP, ACNP, Heather Donaldson NP
Panelist: Marcus Burns DNP, RCIS; Structural Heart Nurse Coordinator
Lecture/ Discussion: Driving continuity and collaboration: Optimizing structural heart programs through APP utilization. Marcus Burns DNP, RCIS
5:30pm:
Adjourn, Closing Remarks