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December 4, 2025  |  The Westin Copley Place, Boston
22nd Annual Update in Pulmonary Hypertension

Course Directors

Nicholas Hill, MD

Nicholas Hill, MD

Professor of Medicine
Tufts University School of Medicine
Chief Emeritus, Pulmonary,
Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
Tufts Medical Center

Harrison Farber, MD

Harrison Farber, MD

Director, Pulmonary Embolism
Response Team (PERT), Pulmonologist,
Tufts Medical Center

Ioana Preston, MD
CME Course Reviewer

Ioana Preston, MD

Director, Pulmonary Hypertension
Division of Pulmonary and
Critical Care Medicine
Lahey Hospital and Medical Center

Nicole Ruopp, MD

Nicole Ruopp, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Tufts University School of Medicine
Pulmonary and
Critical Care Physician
Tufts Medical Center

Faculty

Sonja Bartolome, MD

Sonja Bartolome, MD

Professor, Department of
Internal Medicine
Medical Director, Pulmonary
Vascular Disease Program
UT Southwestern
Medical Center

Raymond Benza, MD, FACC

Raymond Benza, MD, FACC

Professor and Section Head,
Cardiology
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Virginia Health Sciences at
Old Dominion University
George and Linda Kaufman
Academic Chair of Cardiology
Sentara Health

Charles Burger, MD

Charles D. Burger, MD

Professor of Medicine
Pulmonary, Allergy and Sleep Medicine
Mayo Clinic School of Medicine
Medical Director,
Pulmonary Vascular Center
Mayo Clinic Florida

Murali Chakinala, MD

Murali Chakinala, MD, FCCP

Professor of Medicine
Washington University
School of Medicine
Director, WUSM & BJH
Pulmonary HTN Care Center
Director, WUSM HHT
Center of Excellence

Richard Channick, MD

Richard Channick, MD

Professor of Medicine
Saul Brandman Endowed Chair in
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Co-Director, Pulmonary
Vascular Disease Program
Pulmonary and Critical Care Division
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Colin Church, MB ChB, PhD

Colin Church, MB ChB, PhD

Professor
Scottish Pulmonary Vascular Unit
Golden Jubilee
National University
University of Glasgow

Vinicio de Jesus Perez, MD

Vinicio de Jesus Perez, MD

Associate Dean of MD Admissions
Professor of Medicine,
Pulmonary, Allergy &
Critical Care Medicine
Stanford University

Jean Elwing, MD

Jean Elwing, MD

Professor of Medicine
Director, Pulmonary
Hypertension Program
Pulmonary, Critical Care &
Sleep Medicine
University of Cincinnati

Robert Frantz, MD

Robert Frantz, MD, FACC

Professor of Medicine
Mayo Clinic College of
Medicine and Science
Director, Pulmonary
Hypertension Clinic
Director, Unexplained Dyspnea Clinic
Mayo Clinic

David Furfaro, MD

David Furfaro, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Mardi Gomberg, MD, MSc

Mardi Gomberg-Maitland, MD, MSc

Walter G Ross
Professor of Clinical Research
George Washington University
School of Medicine and
Health Sciences Chief Clinical Research Officer,
GW SMHS Office of
Clinical Research
Director of Pulmonary Hypertension
Division of Cardiology

Anna Hemnes, MD

Anna Hemnes, MD

Professor of Medicine
Director, Division of
Allergy, Pulmonary and
Critical Care Medicine
Physician-in-Chief,
Vanderbilt Lung Institute
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Gustavo Heresi, MD, MSc

Gustavo Heresi, MD, MSc

Section Head, Pulmonary
Vascular Disease
Division of Pulmonary Medicine
Cleveland Clinic

Luke Howard, MA, DPhil

Luke Howard, MA, DPhil

Faculty of Medicine,
National Heart & Lung Institute
Consultant Pulmonologist
Lead Clinician
Pulmonary Hypertension Service
Hammersmith Hospital,
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Marc Humbert, MD, PhD

Marc Humbert, MD, PhD

Professor of Respiratory Medicine
University Paris-Saclay

James Klinger, MD

James Klinger, MD

Professor of Medicine
The Warren Alpert Medical School
of Brown University
Medical Director
Pulmonary Hypertension Center
Rhode Island Hospital

Brad Maron, MD

Bradley A. Maron, MD

Senior Associate Dean for
Precision Medicine
Melvin Sharoky, MD
Professorship of Medicine
University of Maryland
School of Medicine

Jennalyn Mayeux, DNP, FNP-C

Jennalyn Mayeux, DNP, FNP-C

Nurse Practitioner,
Pulmonary Medicine
University of Utah

Susanne McDevitt, DNP, ACNP-BC

Susanne McDevitt, DNP, ACNP-BC

Nurse Practitioner
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Pulmonary Hypertension Program
University of Michigan

Vallerie McLaughlin, MD

Vallerie McLaughlin, MD, FACC

Kim A Eagle M.D.
Endowed Professor of
Cardiovascular Medicine
Director, Pulmonary
Hypertension Program
University of Michigan

Josanna Rodriguez-Lopez, MD

Josanna Rodriguez-Lopez, MD

Director, Pulmonary Hypertension and
CTEPH Program
Director HHT Center of Excellence
Massachusetts General Hospital

John Ryan, MD, MB BCh

John Ryan, MD, MB BCh BAO

Professor of Medicine
Director,
Pulmonary Hypertension Center
University of Utah

Rajan Saggar, MD

Rajan Saggar, MD

Professor of Medicine
Director, Pulmonary
Hypertension Program
Co-Director, Pulmonary Vascular
Disease, and Lung & Heart-Lung
Transplant Programs
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Sandeep Sahay, MD, FCCP

Sandeep Sahay, MD, FCCP

Associate Professor of Medicine,
Director,
Pulmonary Hypertension Program
Houston Methodist Hospital

Oksana Shlobin, MD

Oksana Shlobin, MD, FCCP

Medical Director, Pulmonary
Vascular Disease Program
Director of Education
and Outreach,
Advanced Lung Disease and
Transplant Program,
Inova Fairfax Hospital

Olivier Sitbon, MD, PhD

Olivier Sitbon, MD, PhD

Professor of Respiratory Medicine
University Paris-Saclay

Traci Stewart, RN, MSN

Traci Stewart, RN, MSN

Pulmonary Hypertension
Nurse Clinician Specialist
University of Iowa

Jean-Luc Vachiéry, MD, FESC

Jean-Luc Vachiéry, MD, FESC

Head of the Pulmonary Vascular
Diseases and Heart Failure Clinic
Department of Cardiology
CUB-Hôpital Erasme

In partnership with
Tufts Medical Center