Advanced Educational Sessions
Thursday, November 5, 2026
All times listed in Arizona MST
6th Annual Current Perspectives in
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD) Conference
Session held in: Bird/Roadrunner
7:30 - 7:35 a.m.
Welcome Introduction
Pamela Grififths, MD
Respiratory management of Infants with BPD | Moderators: Rajeev Bhatia, MD & Amy Ashburn, PNP
7:35 - 7:55 a.m.
Fetal and Early Postnatal Origins of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
Andreas Damianos, MD
7:55 - 8:40 a.m.
Contemporary Management of Evolving and Established BPD
Philip Levy, MD
8:40 - 9:25 a.m.
Severe BPD and the Hyperinflation Conundrum: Navigating Therapeutic Dilemmas
Laurie Eldredge, MD, PhD
9:25 - 9:45 a.m.
The Art of the Wean: Extubation and Non-invasive Support Strategies in Severe BPD
Lynsey Horvath, PA-C, MSPA
9:45 - 10:00 a.m.
Q&A
10:00 - 10:30 a.m.
BREAK (Poster viewing & Exhibitors)
10:30 - 10:50 a.m.
The Impact of Endocrine Abnormalities in Infants with BPD
Eileen Baez, MD
10:50 - 11:10 a.m.
Refractory Agitation in the Infant with BPD
Pamela Griffiths, MD
11:10 - 11:20 a.m.
Q&A
Research Presentations | Moderators: Laurie Eldredge, MD, PhD and Vlad Kalinichenko, MD, PhD
11:20 - 11:30 a.m.
Research talk 1
11:30 - 11:40 p.m.
Research talk 2
11:40 - 11:50 p.m.
Research talk 3
11:50 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Q&A
12 - 1 p.m.
LUNCH
The Interplay Between the Heart and Lungs
1 - 1:10 p.m.
Challenging Case of Interplay of the Heart and Lungs
Thomas Rieth MD (PCH Imaging fellow)
1:10 - 1:25 p.m.
Pulmonary venous obstruction - Cardiologist perspective
Anita Moon-Grady, MD
1:25 - 1:40 p.m.
Pulmonary venous obstruction - Neonatologist perspective
Philip Levy, MD
1:40 - 1:55 p.m.
Pulmonary Hypoplasia Associated with Congenital Heart Disease
Chris Lindblade, MD
1:55 - 2:10 p.m.
Prenatal Predictors of Outcomes for Comgenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
Navin Bhopal, MD
2:10 - 2:25 p.m.
Cardiopulmonary Manifestations of Heterotaxy Syndrome
Nelangi Pinto, MD
2:25 - 2:40 p.m.
Premature Infants with Congenital Heart Disease, across the spectrum
Philip Levy, MD
2:40 - 3 p.m.
Panel Discussion
Anita Moon-Grady, MD
Phil Levy, MD
Laurie Eldredge, MD, PhD
Navin Bhopal, MD
Nelangi Pinto, MD
BREAK - poster viewing/exhibitors
Family-centered Perspectives in the Care of the Child with BPD
Moderators: Deborah Tom MD
Donna Garey, MD
Lauren Todd, MS
3:30 - 3:50 p.m.
Caring for the caregivers: Stress, Mental Health, and Team Communication in Severe BPD
Emma Murray, Clinical Psychologist, PhD
3:50 - 4:35 p.m.
Family perspectives on the BPD journey
Joseph Lemmons, father of Liam; Andrea White, mother of Sariyah White; Raven and Peter Capan, parents of Sophia Capan
4:35 - 5 p.m.
Panel Discussion
5 p.m.
Closing Remarks
