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March 6, 2026  |  Salt Lake City, Utah
PH West Utah Pulmonary Hypertension Symposium

Agenda

Friday, March 6, 2026

7:15 - 8:00

Registration, Breakfast, and Exhibits

MORNING PLENARY SESSION

8:00 - 8:10

Welcoming Remarks and Overview

Katharine Clapham, MD and Emily Beck, MD

Methamphetamine-associated PAH

8:10 - 8:30

Understanding the Unmet Medical Need

…from the Provider Lens

John Kingrey, MD

…from the Patient Lens

Vinicio de Jesus Perez, MD

8:30 - 8:50

How to Approach Toxin-associated PAH:
The Utah Way

Katharine Clapham, MD

8:50 - 9:05

Panel Discussion | Audience Q&A

Moderator: Marc Simon, MD
Discussants: John Kingrey, MD;
Vinicio de Jesus Perez, MD; Katharine Clapham, MD;
Nicholas Kolaitis, MD, MAS

Novel Approaches to Care

9:05 - 9:25

Innovative Pathways of Care Delivery in PAH

Stephen Mathai, MD, MHS

9:25 - 9:45

The Impact of Exercise and Fitness on
Improving Patient Outcomes

Lana Melendres-Groves, MD

9:45 - 10:05

AI in PH: Diagnosis, Reclassification, and
Treatment Selection - Are We Ready?

Bradley Maron, MD

10:05 - 10:25

Is There a World Without Parenteral Therapy?

Murali Chakinala, MD

10:25 - 10:40

Panel Discussion | Audience Q&A

Moderator: R. James White, MD
Discussants: Stephen Mathai, MD;
Lana Melendres-Groves, MD; Bradley Maron, MD;
Murali Chakinala, MD

10:40 - 11:00

Break | Exhibits

Clinical Development

11:00 - 11:20

Clinical Research: Progress and Pipeline

Ioana Preston, MD

11:20 - 11:40

Continued Exploration of the BMP Pathway

Paul Yu, MD

11:40 - 12:00

Novel Pathways Implicated in PAH

Jean Elwing, MD

12:00 - 12:15

Panel Discussion | Audience Q&A

Moderator: Colleen McEvoy, MD
Discussants: Ioana Preston, MD; Paul Yu, MD;
Jean Elwing, MD; Jeffrey Sager, MD

12:15 - 12:45

Great Debate:
The Definitive Diagnostic Tool for PAH: Echo vs. RHC

Echocardiogram: Anjali Vaidya, MD
Cardiac Catheterization: Vallerie McLaughlin, MD

12:45 - 1:00

Exhibits | Transition to Lunch

1:00 - 1:45

General Lunch | Ballroom A
CE-Accredited Lunch | Ballroom C/D
PH Care Delivery: A Team-Based Approach


Meghan Cirulis, MD; Jennalyn Mayeux, DNP;
Sheryl Wu, PharmD

AFTERNOON PLENARY SESSION

Management of Pulmonary Hypertension

1:45 - 2:05

Let's Talk About Lungs

Rajan Saggar, MD

2:05 - 2:25

ILD-PH Treatment Landscape

Nafis Shamsid-Deen, MD

2:25 - 2:40

Panel Discussion | Audience Q&A

Moderator: Mary Beth Scholand, MD
Discussants: Josanna Rodriguez-Lopez, MD;
Rajan Saggar, MD; Nafis Shamsid-Deen, MD;
Naomi Habib, MD

2:40 - 3:00

Let's Talk About Hearts

S. Allen Luis, MBBS, PhD

3:00 - 3:20

Group 2 PH: Next Steps and Future Directions

Robert Frantz, MD

3:20 - 3:35

Panel Discussion | Audience Q&A

Moderator: Harrison Farber, MD
Discussants: John McConnell, MD;
S. Allen Luis, MBBS, PhD;
Robert Frantz, MD; Libo Wang, MD

3:35 - 3:55

Is It Time to Say Goodbye to Classifications in PH?

Richard Channick, MD

3:55 - 4:00

Closing Remarks

John Ryan, MD, MB BCh, BAO

4:00

Conclusion

In partnership with
Utah Health