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 Clinic 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

Raymond Benza, MD, FACC

Raymond Benza, MD, FACC

Professor of Medicine
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Chief of Pulmonary Hypertension
Mount Sinai Health System

Murali Chakinala, MD

Murali Chakinala, MD, FCCP

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

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

Pulmonary Vascular Physician
Scottish Pulmonary Vascular Unit &
Queen Elizabeth University Hospital

Vinicio de Jesus Perez, MD

Vinicio de Jesus Perez, MD

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

Ardeschir Ghofrani, MD

Ardeschir Ghofrani, MD

Professor, Pulmonary
Vascular Medicine
Head, Pulmonary Hypertension
Justus Liebig University Giessen

Mardi Gomberg, MD, MSc

Mardi Gomberg, MD, MSc

Professor of Medicine
George Washington School of
Medicine & Health Sciences
Medical Director
Pulmonary Hypertension Program
MFA/George Washington
University Hospital

Anna Hemnes, MD

Anna Hemnes, MD

Professor of Medicine
Department of Medicine
Attending Physician
Pulmonary and
Critical Care Medicine
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

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

Brad Maron, MD

Professor of Medicine
Director,
Pulmonary Hypertension Center
University of Maryland

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

Natasha Pradhan, MD, MBBS

Natasha Pradhan, MD, MBBS

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

Josanna Rodriguez-Lopez, MD

Josanna Rodriguez-Lopez, MD

Director, Pulmonary Hypertension and
CTEPH Program
Director HHT Center of Excellence
Equity Director, Division of
Pulmonary and Critical Care
Massachusetts General Hospital

John Ryan, MD, MB BCh

John Ryan, MD, MB BCh

Associate Professor
Department 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

Director, Pulmonary
Vascular Disease Program
Director of Education,
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

Anjali Vaidya, MD, FACC

Anjali Vaidya, MD, FACC

Professor, Medicine,
Lewis Katz School of
Medicine at Temple University
Co-Director, Pulmonary Hypertension,
Right Heart Failure & CTEPH Program
Temple University Hospital

Melisa Wilson, DNP
Nurse CE Course Reviewer

Melisa Wilson, DNP, APRN

Pulmonary Hypertension
Program Coordinator
Advent Health

Jointly provided by:
Tufts Medical Center Global Learning Collaborative