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Wednesday, September 17, 2025
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
US Pacific Time
Annual Business Meeting
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
US Pacific Time
Annual Business Meeting
Faculty:
John Moriarty, MD, FSIR (he/him/his)
– UCLA
Faculty:
Eric J. Lehr, MD, PhD
Faculty:
Matthew Langston, MD (he/him/his)
– Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Faculty:
Michelle Lanno (she/her/hers)
Pre-Symposium Events
12:00 PM - 1:10 PM
US Pacific Time
Session I: Diagnosis of PE
Moderator:
Jeffrey Kline, MD
Moderator:
Belinda Rivera-Lebron, MD, MS, FCCP (she/her/hers)
Panelist:
Geoff Barnes, MD, MSc (he/him/his)
Panelist:
David M. Dudzinski, MD FAHA FACC FASE
Panelist:
Robert Ehrman, MD, MS, FASE (he/him/his)
Panelist:
Bo Stubblefield, MD, MPH (he/him/his)
Panelist:
Lauren Westafer, DO, MPH, MS (she/her/hers)
Main Sessions
12:00 PM - 1:10 PM
US Pacific Time
Session I: Diagnosis of PE
Moderator:
Jeffrey Kline, MD
Moderator:
Belinda Rivera-Lebron, MD, MS, FCCP (she/her/hers)
Panelist:
Geoff Barnes, MD, MSc (he/him/his)
Panelist:
David M. Dudzinski, MD FAHA FACC FASE
Panelist:
Robert Ehrman, MD, MS, FASE (he/him/his)
Panelist:
Bo Stubblefield, MD, MPH (he/him/his)
Panelist:
Lauren Westafer, DO, MPH, MS (she/her/hers)
Main Sessions
12:00 PM - 12:15 PM
US Pacific Time
Welcoming Remarks
Opening Remarks:
John Moriarty, MD, FSIR (he/him/his)
– UCLA
Main Sessions
12:15 PM - 12:25 PM
US Pacific Time
Finding the Balance to Avoid Overtesting and Undertesting
Speaker:
Geoff Barnes, MD, MSc (he/him/his)
Main Sessions
12:25 PM - 12:35 PM
US Pacific Time
D-Dimer: Does it Still Have a Role?
Speaker:
Bo Stubblefield, MD, MPH (he/him/his)
Main Sessions
12:35 PM - 12:45 PM
US Pacific Time
What's New in Imaging Techniques
Speaker:
Robert Ehrman, MD, MS, FASE (he/him/his)
Main Sessions
12:45 PM - 12:55 PM
US Pacific Time
High Pretest Probability: Uncommon but Problematic
Speaker:
Lauren Westafer, DO, MPH, MS (she/her/hers)
Main Sessions
12:55 PM - 1:10 PM
US Pacific Time
Spirited Group Debate: Addressing Diagnostic Controversies
Panelist:
Geoff Barnes, MD, MSc (he/him/his)
Panelist:
David M. Dudzinski, MD FAHA FACC FASE
Panelist:
Robert Ehrman, MD, MS, FASE (he/him/his)
Panelist:
Bo Stubblefield, MD, MPH (he/him/his)
Panelist:
Lauren Westafer, DO, MPH, MS (she/her/hers)
Main Sessions
1:10 PM - 1:40 PM
US Pacific Time
Refreshment Break with the Exhibitors
1:10 PM - 1:40 PM
US Pacific Time
Refreshment Break with the Exhibitors
Networking
1:40 PM - 3:05 PM
US Pacific Time
Session II: Clinical Trials
Moderator:
Mona Ranade, MD
– UCLA
Moderator:
Akhilesh Sista, MD
– Weill Cornell Medicine
Panelist:
Menno Volkert Huisman, MD, PhD FESC (he/him/his)
– Leiden University Medical Center Leiden Netherlands
Panelist:
Ann Gage, MD, MS, FACC
Panelist:
Jay Giri, MD, MPH
– University of Pennsylvania
Panelist:
Wissam Jaber, MD (he/him/his)
Panelist:
Brent Keeling, MD
– Emory University
Panelist:
Sameh Sayfo, MD,MBA
Main Sessions
1:40 PM - 3:05 PM
US Pacific Time
Session II: Clinical Trials
Moderator:
Mona Ranade, MD
– UCLA
Moderator:
Akhilesh Sista, MD
– Weill Cornell Medicine
Panelist:
Menno Volkert Huisman, MD, PhD FESC (he/him/his)
– Leiden University Medical Center Leiden Netherlands
Panelist:
Ann Gage, MD, MS, FACC
Panelist:
Jay Giri, MD, MPH
– University of Pennsylvania
Panelist:
Wissam Jaber, MD (he/him/his)
Panelist:
Brent Keeling, MD
– Emory University
Panelist:
Sameh Sayfo, MD,MBA
Main Sessions
1:40 PM - 1:50 PM
US Pacific Time
How Far Have We Come, Where do We Need to Go?
Speaker:
Wissam Jaber, MD (he/him/his)
Main Sessions
1:50 PM - 2:00 PM
US Pacific Time
Recently Completed! What Do They Show?
Speaker:
Akhilesh Sista, MD
– Weill Cornell Medicine
Main Sessions
2:00 PM - 2:10 PM
US Pacific Time
Endpoints in PE Trial Design: What and Why
Speaker:
Menno Volkert Huisman, MD, PhD FESC (he/him/his)
– Leiden University Medical Center Leiden Netherlands
Main Sessions
2:10 PM - 2:20 PM
US Pacific Time
Alphabet Soup: Currently Enrolling RCTs
Speaker:
Mona Ranade, MD
– UCLA
Main Sessions
2:20 PM - 2:30 PM
US Pacific Time
Alphabet Soup: The Wider Landscape of PE Trials & Studies
Speaker:
Pavan Kavali, MD
Main Sessions
2:30 PM - 2:40 PM
US Pacific Time
DEBATE: I'm Certain, Catheter-Directed Therapy Works. RCTs Won't Really Change Practice.
Speaker:
Ann Gage, MD, MS, FACC
Main Sessions
2:40 PM - 2:50 PM
US Pacific Time
DEBATE: I'm Not So Sure. RCTs Will Change Practice.
Speaker:
Jay Giri, MD, MPH
– University of Pennsylvania
Main Sessions
2:50 PM - 3:05 PM
US Pacific Time
Discussion, Questions & Answers
Panelist:
Jay Giri, MD, MPH
– University of Pennsylvania
Panelist:
Menno Volkert Huisman, MD, PhD FESC (he/him/his)
– Leiden University Medical Center Leiden Netherlands
Panelist:
Wissam Jaber, MD (he/him/his)
Panelist:
Brent Keeling, MD
– Emory University
Panelist:
Sameh Sayfo, MD,MBA
Panelist:
Pavan Kavali, MD
Main Sessions
3:05 PM - 3:35 PM
US Pacific Time
Refreshment Break with the Exhibitors
3:05 PM - 3:35 PM
US Pacific Time
Refreshment Break with the Exhibitors
Networking
3:35 PM - 4:35 PM
US Pacific Time
Session III: Oral Abstracts
Moderator:
Parth Rali, MD
– Temple University Hospital
Main Sessions
3:35 PM - 4:35 PM
US Pacific Time
Session III: Oral Abstracts
Moderator:
Parth Rali, MD
– Temple University Hospital
Main Sessions
3:35 PM - 3:45 PM
US Pacific Time
Oral Abstract 1
Oral Abstract Presenter:
Vivian Bishay, MD
Main Sessions
3:45 PM - 3:55 PM
US Pacific Time
Oral Abstract 2
Oral Abstract Presenter:
Syed Moin Hassan, MD
Main Sessions
3:55 PM - 4:05 PM
US Pacific Time
Oral Abstract 3
Oral Abstract Presenter:
Melanie K. Chuong, MD Candidate (she/her/hers)
Main Sessions
4:05 PM - 4:15 PM
US Pacific Time
Oral Abstract 4
Oral Abstract Presenter:
Siri Neelati, MD
Main Sessions
4:15 PM - 4:25 PM
US Pacific Time
Oral Abstract 5
Oral Abstract Presenter:
Sanjum S. Sethi, MD, MPH
– Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Main Sessions
4:25 PM - 4:35 PM
US Pacific Time
Oral Abstract 6
Oral Abstract Presenter:
Andrew Sharp, MD
– Cardiff University
Main Sessions
4:35 PM - 5:35 PM
US Pacific Time
Session IV: Different PERTs for Different Peeps (Epidemiology & Special Populations)
Moderator:
Rachel Rosovsky, MD, MPH
– Harvard Medical School
Moderator:
Beverley J. Hunt, OBE (she/her/hers)
– St Thomas’ Hospital
Panelist:
Ayesha N. Zia, MD, MSCS (she/her/hers)
Panelist:
Kristen Sanfilippo, MD, MPHS (she/her/hers)
Main Sessions
4:35 PM - 5:35 PM
US Pacific Time
Session IV: Different PERTs for Different Peeps (Epidemiology & Special Populations)
Moderator:
Rachel Rosovsky, MD, MPH
– Harvard Medical School
Moderator:
Beverley J. Hunt, OBE (she/her/hers)
– St Thomas’ Hospital
Panelist:
Ayesha N. Zia, MD, MSCS (she/her/hers)
Panelist:
Kristen Sanfilippo, MD, MPHS (she/her/hers)
Main Sessions
4:35 PM - 4:45 PM
US Pacific Time
Case in Point: Pregnancy
Speaker:
Beverley J. Hunt, OBE (she/her/hers)
– St Thomas’ Hospital
Main Sessions
4:45 PM - 4:55 PM
US Pacific Time
Case in Point: Pediatrics
Speaker:
Ayesha N. Zia, MD, MSCS (she/her/hers)
Main Sessions
4:55 PM - 5:05 PM
US Pacific Time
Case in Point: VTE During Hormonal Therapy
Speaker:
Beverley J. Hunt, OBE (she/her/hers)
– St Thomas’ Hospital
Main Sessions
5:05 PM - 5:15 PM
US Pacific Time
Case in Point: Athletes
Speaker:
Rachel Rosovsky, MD, MPH
– Harvard Medical School
Main Sessions
5:15 PM - 5:25 PM
US Pacific Time
Case in Point: Cancer
Speaker:
Kristen Sanfilippo, MD, MPHS (she/her/hers)
Main Sessions
5:25 PM - 5:35 PM
US Pacific Time
Discussion, Question & Answers
Panelist:
Ayesha N. Zia, MD, MSCS (she/her/hers)
Panelist:
Kristen Sanfilippo, MD, MPHS (she/her/hers)
Main Sessions
5:35 PM - 5:55 PM
US Pacific Time
Founder's Lecture
Moderator:
Kenneth Rosenfield, MD, MHCDS, FACC, FAHA, MSCAI
– Mass General Hospital
Main Sessions
5:35 PM - 5:55 PM
US Pacific Time
Founder's Lecture
Moderator:
Kenneth Rosenfield, MD, MHCDS, FACC, FAHA, MSCAI
– Mass General Hospital
Main Sessions
5:35 PM - 5:45 PM
US Pacific Time
Introduction
Speaker:
Kenneth Rosenfield, MD, MHCDS, FACC, FAHA, MSCAI
– Mass General Hospital
Main Sessions
5:45 PM - 5:55 PM
US Pacific Time
Honorary Founder's Lecture
Speaker:
Richard Channick, MD
– David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Main Sessions
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
US Pacific Time
President's Reception & Networking Event
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
US Pacific Time
President's Reception & Networking Event
Networking
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
US Pacific Time
Corporate Evening Event
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
US Pacific Time
Corporate Evening Event
NON-CME Industry Events
