Agenda
December 11, 2025
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2025 Agenda - December 11, 2025
7:30 am
REGISTRATION / CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
Stern Auditorium
7:50 am
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION
Sahil Khera, MD; Annapoorna S. Kini, MD; Stamatios Lerakis, MD, PhD; Gilbert H. L. Tang, MD
8:00 am
Top Ten Advances in Transcatheter Valve Therapy 2024
Samin K. Sharma, MD
8:30 am
LIVE CASE 1 & 2 | TTVR and Valve-in-Ring TMVR
Transmission Site: The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY
Operators: Sahil Khera, MD; Annapoorna S. Kini, MD; Stamatios Lerakis, MD, PhD; Bhavanadhar Penta, MD; Lucy M. Safi, DO; Samin K. Sharma, MD; Gilbert H. L. Tang, MD
Moderator: Isaac George, MD
Panel: Gorav Ailawadi, MD; Omar Khalique, MD; Akhil Narang, MD; Amit Vora, MD
SESSION I | MASTER CLASSES IN STRUCTURAL HEART INTERVENTIONS
Moderator: Gorav Ailawadi, MD
Panel: Isaac George, MD; Neil Fam, MD; Omar Khalique, MD; Amit N. Vora, MD; Steven J. Yakubov, MD
9:40 am
How to Image the Mitral and Tricuspid Valve to Make Transcatheter Interventions Reproducible and Efficient: The Imager’s Perspective
Akhil Narang, MD
9:50 am
How to Make Transcatheter Mitral and Tricuspid Valve Interventions Reproducible and Efficient: The Implanter’s Perspective
Neil Fam, MD
10:00 am
MAC and Mitral Disease: How Do I Decide What to Do? Surgery vs. Hybrid vs. Transcatheter?
Isaac George, MD
10:10 am
Beyond the Acronyms! All You Need to Know on Electrosurgery: BASILICA, UNICORN, LAMPOON, BATMAN, etc.
Jaffar M. Khan, MD, PhD
10:20 am
Multivalve Disease: How Do I Decide What to Do? Surgery vs. Transcatheter?
Gorav Ailawadi, MD
10:30 am
Panel Discussion
Audience Q&A
10:40 am
BREAK / VISIT EXHIBITS
11:00 am
LIVE CASE 3 & 4 | Mitral TEER and TAV-in-SAV
Transmission Site: The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY
Operators: Sahil Khera, MD; Annapoorna S. Kini, MD; Stamatios Lerakis, MD, PhD; Bhavanadhar Penta, MD; Lucy M. Safi, DO; Samin K. Sharma, MD; Gilbert H. L. Tang, MD
Moderator: Neil Fam, MD
Panel: Gorav Ailawadi, MD; Omar Khalique, MD; Akhil Narang, MD; Sean P. Pinney, MD; Steven J. Yakubov, MD
SESSION II | HOT TOPICS IN STRUCTURAL HEART DISEASE
Moderator: Omar Khalique, MD
Panel: Eberhard Grube, MD; Hasan Jilaihawi, MD; Jaffar M. Khan, MD, PhD; Sean P. Pinney, MD; Steven J. Yakubov, MD
12:10 pm
Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement (TMVR): The Holy Grail or Empty Promise?
Neil Fam, MD
12:20 pm
How to Choose the Right Valve for My Patient: What Factors to Consider?
Steven J. Yakubov, MD
12:30 pm
The Latest in the Treatment of Secondary MR: How Do GDMT and M-TEER Complement Each Other?
Sean P. Pinney, MD
12:40 pm
The Epidemic is Here! Redo-TAVR and The ABCs of Workup and Procedure
Hasan Jilaihawi, MD
12:50 pm
Panel Discussion
Audience Q&A
1:10 pm
LUNCH / VISIT EXHIBITS
1:50 pm
LIVE CASE 5 & 6 | TAV-in-SAV with Leaflet Modification and TAV-in-TAV
Transmission Site: The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY
Operators: Sahil Khera, MD; Annapoorna S. Kini, MD; Stamatios Lerakis, MD, PhD; Bhavanadhar Penta, MD; Lucy M. Safi, DO; Samin K. Sharma, MD; Gilbert H. L. Tang, MD
Moderator: Steven J. Yakubov, MD
Panel: Eberhard Grube, MD; Hasan Jilaihawi, MD; Akhil Narang, MD; Amit N. Vora, MD
SESSION III | DEBATES AND CONTROVERSIES IN STRUCTURAL HEART DISEASE
Moderator: Jaffar M. Khan, MD, PhD
Panel: Vinayak N. Bapat, MD; Omar Khalique, MD; Akhil Narang, MD; Steven J. Yakubov, MD
3:00 pm
DEBATE: TAVR is Preferred Over SAVR in the Lifetime Management of Young, Low-risk Patients
YES, We Can Do Redo-TAVR!: Eberhard Grube, MD
NO, We Can Put a BIG Surgical Valve for TAV-in-SAV: Vinayak N. Bapat, MD
3:10 pm
Panel Discussion
Audience Q&A
3:15 pm
DEBATE: EARLY-TAVR in Asymptomatic Severe AS: Will It Move the Needle?
YES, We Don’t Want Them to Die Early!: Amit N. Vora, MD
NO, Beware of the Caveats: Steven J. Yakubov, MD
3:25 pm
Panel Discussion
Audience Q&A
3:30 pm
DEBATE: Mitral Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair (M-TEER) Should Now Be Considered in Patients with Symptomatic MODERATE Secondary MR
YES, Registry Data Are Sufficient: Akhil Narang, MD
NO, A RCT Is Needed: Gregg W. Stone, MD
3:40 pm
Panel Discussion
Audience Q&A
3:50 pm
BREAK / VISIT EXHIBITS
4:10 pm
LIVE CASE 7, 8, 9 | Intra-Annular Self-Expanding TAV, Supra-Annular Self-Expanding TAVR, BMV
Transmission Site: The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY
Operators: Amit Hooda, MD; Sahil Khera, MD; Annapoorna S. Kini, MD; Stamatios Lerakis, MD, PhD; Bhavanadhar Penta, MD; Lucy M. Safi, DO; Gilbert H. L. Tang, MD
Moderator: George D. Dangas, MD, PhD
Panel: Vinayak N. Bapat, MD; Abel Casso Dominguez, MD; Sunny Goel, MD; Akhil Narang, MD; Amit N. Vora, MD; Steven J. Yakubov, MD
SESSION IV | CASE PRESENTATIONS BY STRUCTURAL HEART FELLOWS
Moderator: TBD
Panel: Vinayak N. Bapat, MD; Anton Camaj, MD; Abel Casso Dominguez, MD; Sunny Goel, MD; Amit Hooda, MD; Hasan Jilaihawi, MD; Jaffar M. Khan, MD, PhD; Amit N. Vora, MD
5:15 pm
Case Presentations 1 - 5
5:55 pm
Concluding Remarks
Sahil Khera, MD; Annapoorna S. Kini, MD; Stamatios Lerakis, MD, PhD; Gilbert H. L. Tang, MD
6:10 pm
Meeting Adjourned

