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