Friday, November 6, 2026
(General Session Day 1)
All times in Arizona MST
Session held in: Akimel Ballroom
7:20 - 7:30 a.m.
Welcome and Introduction
Christopher Lindblade MD, Julia Solomon MD, Anita Moon-Grady MD, and Norman Silverman MD
Where it All Starts
Moderators: Ericka Hatfield, DO and Shabnam Peyvandi, MD
7:30 - 7:55 a.m.
Primer in Invasive and Non-Invasive Genetic Testing
Julia Solomon, MD
7:55 - 8:20 a.m.
Evolving Landscape of Genetics in Congenital Heart Disease
Shaine Morris, MD
8:20 - 8:45 a.m.
Evolving Landscape of Embryology in Congenital Heart Disease
Diane Spicer, PA (ASCP)
8:45 - 9:10 a.m.
The Maternal-Placental-Cardiac Axis
Rebecca Josowitz, MD
9:10 - 9:35 a.m.
Two Patients, One Heart: Pregnancy Surveillance in Fetal CHD
Reem Abu-Rustum, MD
9:35 - 10:00 a.m.
Panel Discussion
10:00 - 10:30 a.m.
BREAK
Fetal Echo is More than Just Anatomy
Moderators: Mary Donofrio, MD & Julia Solomon, MD
10:30 - 10:50 a.m.
Pulsed Wave Doppler Assessment in Fetal Heart Disease
Miwa Geiger, MD
10:50 - 11:10 a.m.
Cardiac Functional Assessment: Beyond the Eyeball Test
Lisa Howley, MD
11:10 - 11:20 a.m.
Questions & Answers
11:20 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Oral Abstract Presentations: Session 1
Moderators: Anita Moon-Grady, MD and Lisa Hornberger, MD
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
LUNCH
Tying Together Prenatal Imaging and Postnatal Outcome
Moderators: Malenka Bissell, MD and Shiraz Maskatia MD
1:30 - 1:50 p.m.
Prenatal Variables that Impact Outcomes for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
Lisa Hornberger, MD
1:50 -2:10 p.m.
The Crystal Ball for Coarctation of the Aorta
Shiraz Maskatia, MD
2:10 - 2:25 p.m.
TAPVR: From Detection to Delivery Planning
Ericka Hatfield, DO
2:25 - 2:50 p.m.
Heterotaxy: Cardiac Assessment and Counseling Postnatal Outcomes
Neda Mulla, MD
2:50 - 3:15 p.m.
Prognostication with Fetal Brain Imaging in CHD
Shabnam Peyvandi, MD
3:15 - 3:35 p.m.
Pearls of Wisdom for CHD Delivery Planning
Mary Donofrio, MD
3:35- 4:00 p.m.
Questions & Answers
4:00- 4:30 p.m.
BREAK - Interactive Pathologic Cardiac Specimen Review
Diane Spicer, PA (ASCP)
4:30 - 6:00 p.m.
Norman H. Silverman "Case that Gave Me Chest Pain" Competition Session 1
Moderators: Norman Silverman, MD and Christopher Lindblade, MD
