Northwell Health Cardiovascular Fellows Course
THURSDAY AGENDA
Coronary Session - Thursday, May 7, 2026
Registration / Scan Badge
7:00 am
Cyan Foyer, Level 4
Continental Breakfast
7:00 am
Exhibit Hall
Welcome & Introduction
7:55 am
Rajiv Jauhar, MD and Michael C. Kim, MD
SESSION I | FUNDAMENTALS
Moderator: Rajiv Jauhar, MD
Panel: Michael C. Kim, MD; Arber Kodra, MD; Aditya Mangla, DO; Emily Schultz, DO; Varinder P. Singh, MD
Procedural Access: Tips and Tricks
8:00 am
Avneet Singh, MD
Access Site Complications: Case Discussions
8:15 am
Michael C. Kim, MD
Intravascular Imaging is Mandatory for Optimal PCI Outcomes:
8:30 am
IVUS, OCT, Deep OCT, Enhanced Angiography
Arber Kodra, MD
Assessment of Intermediate Coronary Lesions: FFR, IFR, Angio-FFR, UFR, QFR
8:50 am
Aditya Mangla, DO
Microvascular Angina: Diagnosis and Management
9:10 am
Emily Schultz, DO
Management of DAPT and DOACs After PCI
9:25 am
Andrew Eli Persits, MD
Q&A / PANEL DISCUSSION
9:45 am
BREAK / VISIT EXHIBITS
10:25 am
SESSION II | ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMES
Moderator: Arber Kodra, MD
Panel: Chowdhury H. Ahsan, MD, PhD; Andrew Eli Persits, MD; Gaurav Rao, MD; Umar Rashid, MD;
Emily Schultz, DO
Fellow Case Presentation: NSTEMI
10:40 am
TBD (Fellow Case Presenter)
Fellow Case Presentation: STEMI
11:00 am
TBD (Fellow Case Presenter)
Approach to Complications / Rapid-Fire Cases: Fellows Case Competition
11:20 am
Case 1 – TBD (Fellow Case Presenter)
Case 2 – TBD (Fellow Case Presenter)
Case 3 – TBD (Fellow Case Presenter)
Case 4 – TBD (Fellow Case Presenter)
Q&A / PANEL DISCUSSION / AWARDS CEREMONY
11:45 am
PICK-UP LUNCH / VISIT EXHIBITS & SIMULATORS / RETURN TO BALLROOM
12:00 pm
TBD (Fellow Case Presenter)
WORKING LUNCH SYMPOSIUM
Supported by Philips
TBD
12:15 pm
TBD
Q&A / PANEL DISCUSSION
12:50 pm
SESSION III | COMPLICATIONS
Moderator: TBD
Panel: TBD
My Worst Complications and How I Got Out of It
1:10 pm
Tak Kwan, MD and Puneet Gandotra, MD
Q&A / PANEL DISCUSSION
1:50 pm
SESSION IV | COMPLEX INTERVENTIONS
Moderator: Michael C. Kim, MD
Panel: Puneet Gandotra, MD; Rajiv Jauhar, MD; Tak Kwan, MD; Varinder P. Singh, MD
Approach to the Management of a Severely Calcified Lesion
2:00 pm
Case-Based + Imaging
Umar Rashid, MD
Management of In-Stent Restenosis: DES vs. DCB
2:15 pm
Gaurav Rao, MD
Management of Left Main and 3VD
2:30 pm
Deane Edgar Smith, MD and Sripal Bangalore, MD
Mechanical Support for High-Risk PCI: Always or Selective?
3:00 pm
Arber Kodra, MD
CAD in Patients Planned for TAVR:
3:15 pm
Is PCI Indicated, and If So, When? (i.e. Before, During, or After TAVR)
Rajeev L. Narayan, MD
Q&A / PANEL DISCUSSION
3:30 pm
Pre-Recorded Coronary Case TBD
3:45 pm
TBD
FELLOWS WELCOME RECEPTION / HANDS-ON SIMULATOR TRAINING SESSION
4:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Exhibit Hall