Agenda

Thursday, December 4, 2025

7:15 - 8:00

Registration, Breakfast, and Exhibits

Essex Ballroom & Foyer

MORNING PLENARY SESSION - America Ballroom

8:00 - 8:10

Welcoming Remarks and Overview

Nicholas Hill, MD; Ioana Preston, MD

PH Research Update: 2025 and Beyond

8:10 - 8:30

Preclinical Discoveries in Pulmonary Hypertension

Anna Hemnes, MD

8:30 - 8:55

Novel Clinical Studies in PAH, ILD-PH and COPD-PH

Marc Humbert, MD, PhD

8:55 - 9:15

Misses in Clinical Trials: What They Teach Us

Robert Frantz, MD, FACC

9:15 - 9:30

Panel Discussion | Audience Q&A

Moderator: Charles Burger, MD
Discussants: Anna Hemnes, MD;
Marc Humbert, MD, PhD; Robert Frantz, MD, FACC;
James Klinger, MD

9:30 - 9:50

Break and Exhibits

Essex Foyer

9:50 - 10:10

ILD-PH: What's Missing

Rajan Saggar, MD

10:10 - 10:30

Meth-PAH: Treating a Challenging Phenotype

Vinicio de Jesus Perez, MD

10:30 - 10:50

Bridge to Treatment: Mechanical Circulatory Support Options

Nicole Ruopp, MD

10:50 - 11:10

Panel Discussion | Audience Q&A

Moderator: Harrison Farber, MD
Discussants: Rajan Saggar, MD;
Vinicio de Jesus Perez, MD; Nicole Ruopp, MD;
David Furfaro, MD

11:10 - 11:25

Transition to Breakouts and Exhibits

America Foyer

CONCURRENT INTERACTIVE BREAKOUT SESSIONS - Rooms Posted on Mobile App

Case Studies: The Complexities of Comorbidities in Pulmonary Hypertension
Rotation 1: 11:25 - 12:10 | Rotation 2: 12:15 - 1:00

Differentiating Group 1 from Group 2

Richard Channick, MD; Vallerie McLaughlin, MD, FACC

Differentiating Group 1 from Group 3

Sandeep Sahay, MD, FCCP; Oksana Shlobin, MD, FCCP

Differentiating Group 1 from Group 4

Josanna Rodriguez-Lopez, MD;
Gustavo Heresi, MD, MSc

Differentiating Group 2 from Group 3

Mardi Gomberg-Maitland, MD, MSc;
John Ryan, MD, MB BCh BAO

Nursing Challenges in Managing PH with Comorbidities

Jennalyn Mayeux, DNP, FNP-C; Susanne McDevitt, DNP, ACNP-BC;
Traci Stewart, RN, MSN

1:00 - 1:45

Lunch and Exhibits

Essex Ballroom & Foyer

AFTERNOON PLENARY SESSION - America Ballroom

1:50 - 2:30

PAH Treatment Challenges:
Give It All You've Got or Proceed with Caution?

Moderator: Nicholas Hill, MD
Discussants: Raymond Benza, MD, FACC;
Murali Chakinala, MD, FCCP; Jean Elwing, MD;
Luke Howard, MA, DPhil

The Evolving Treatment Paradigm

2:30 - 2:50

Group 1: The Magic Bullets! How Many Pathways Should We Target?

Ioana Preston, MD

2:50 - 3:10

Group 2: Affairs of the Left Heart

Bradley A. Maron, MD

3:10 - 3:30

Group 3: Targeting Pulmonary Vascular Disease vs. Lung Diseases

Colin Church, MB ChB, PhD

3:30 - 3:50

Panel Discussion | Audience Q&A

Moderator: Olivier Sitbon, MD
Discussants: Ioana Preston, MD;
Bradley A. Maron, MD;
Colin Church, MB ChB, PhD; Sonja Bartolome, MD

3:50 - 4:20

The Great PH Quiz Show

Jean-Luc Vachiéry, MD, FESC

4:20 - 4:30

Wrap-up | Closing Remarks

Harrison Farber, MD; Nicholas Hill, MD

4:30 - 5:30

Reception

America Foyer