Registration Opens November 1, 2026!
7:15 - 8:00
Registration, Breakfast, and Exhibits
MORNING PLENARY SESSION
8:00 - 8:10
Welcoming Remarks and Overview
Katharine Clapham, MD;
John Ryan, MD, MB BCh, BAO
8:10 - 8:30
Methamphetamine-associated PAH:
Misclassified, Mislabeled, or Misunderstood?
Richard Channick, MD
8:30 - 8:50
Methamphetamine Use – A Global
Pandemic Hiding in Plain Sight
Nicholas Kolaitis, MD, MAS
8:50 - 9:05
Panel Discussion | Audience Q&A
Moderator: Lana Melendres-Groves, MD
Discussants: Richard Channick, MD;
Nicholas Kolaitis, MD, MAS;
Marc Simon, MD; John Kingrey, MD
9:05 - 9:25
In Defense of the 6-Minute Hall Walk
R. James White, MD
9:25 - 9:45
Agents Formerly Known as Vasodilators:
Antifibrotic Therapies for Vascular Disease
Bhuvin Buddhdev, MD
9:45 - 10:05
Artificial Intelligence in PH: Transforming Care
or Outpacing the Evidence
Hilary DuBrock, MD
10:05 - 10:20
Panel Discussion | Audience Q&A
Moderator: Sanjeev Raman, MBBS, MD
Discussants: R. James White, MD;
Bhuvin Buddhdev, MD;
Hilary DuBrock, MD; Daniel Lachant, MD
10:20 - 10:40
Break | Exhibits
Clinical Development
10:40 - 11:00
Clinical Research: Progress and Pipeline in PAH
Mardi Gomberg, MD
11:00 - 11:20
Clinical Research: Progress and Pipeline in ILD
Mary Beth Scholand, MD
11:20 - 11:35
Panel Discussion | Audience Q&A
Moderator: Nick H. Kim, MD
Discussants: Mardi Gomberg, MD;
Mary Beth Scholand, MD;
Rajan Saggar, MD; Jennalyn Mayeux, DNP
11:35 - 12:00
Exploring the BMP9/ALK1/Endoglin Axis:
A Therapeutic Crossroads for HHT and PAH
Moderator: Josanna Rodriguez-Lopez, MD
Discussants: Kevin Whitehead, MD; Paul Yu, MD
12:00 - 12:30
The Great Debate: Cpc-PH…Treating Left-Heart
Disease with PH Medications…Should we Stop Asking the Question?
Moderator: John Ryan, MD, MB Bch BAO
Peter Leary, MD – PRO
Vallerie McLaughlin, MD, FACC – CON
12:30 - 12:45
Exhibits | Transition to Lunch
12:45 - 1:45
Sponsored Lunch Symposium
AFTERNOON PLENARY SESSION
Management of Pulmonary Hypertension
1:45 - 2:15
To Treat or Not to Treat: Borderline PH
Ioana Preston, MD – Treat
Libo Wang, MD – Do Not Treat
2:15 - 2:35
From Surviving to Thriving:
A Patient-Centered Approach to Managing PAH
Denise Sese, MD
2:35 - 2:55
PH and Pregnancy: Revisiting Risk, Counseling,
and Contemporary Outcomes
Anjali Vaidya, MD
2:55 - 3:15
Don't Wait to Escalate: Confronting Therapeutic Inertia in PH
Naomi Habib, MD
3:15 - 3:30
Panel Discussion | Audience Q&A
Moderator: Harrison Farber, MD
Discussants: Denise Sese, MD;
Anjali Vaidya, MD; Naomi Habib, MD
3:30 - 4:00
Keynote Presentation: One Size Does Not Fit All:
Understanding Sex Differences in Heart Failure
Martha Gulati, MD
4:00 - 4:15
Closing Remarks
Katharine Clapham, MD;
John Ryan, MD, MB Bch BAO
4:15
Conclusion