Our Faculty 

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F​ridaY July 31st​

INDUSTRY SPONSORED SIMULATION LABS | Boston Scientific and Johnson & Johnson MedTech

11:00 AM Check-In 

11:30 AM Lunch

12:30 PM Simulation Session 1

2:30 PM Break

2:45 PM Simulation Session 2

4:45 PM Adjourn & Hotel Check-In

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SYMPOSIUM BEGINS

5:15- 6:15 PM  Conference Registration and Cocktail Reception

6:15 PM  Welcome Address and Meet the Faculty | Bradley Knight, MD; Aman Chugh, MD; Nishant Verma, MD; All Faculty Panel

6:30 PM Catheter Ablation - Evolution and Efficiency | Bradley Knight, MD

7:00 PM  5 Tips for Financial Optimization | Chris Robbins, CFP®, Vestia Personal Wealth Advisors​

​7:15 PM Adjourn

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7:30 PM Educational Dinner for Attendees with Synaptic Medical at STK

Beyond the Puncture: A Comprehensive Approach to Transseptal Access - Safety, Strategy, Economics, and Innovation ​

• Dr. David DeLurgio - Director of Electrophysiology, Emory Heart & Vascular Center at Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital Atlanta

• Dr. Gaurang Gandhi - Director of Electrophysiology and Section Chief of Cardiology at Bethesda North Hospital in Cincinnati Ohio

• Dr. Sandeep Goyal - Director of Electrophysiology, Piedmont Heart Institute at Piedmont Hospital Atlanta

• Dr. Bradley Knight - Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology at Northwestern Medicine and Director of the Heart Rhythm Center at the Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute (BCVI)

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Saturday August 1st​

7:00 - 8:00 AM:  Breakfast​

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SYMPOSIUM BEGINS

Update on Current PFA Technology and Best Practices

8:00 AM   Balloon-in-Basket PFA | David DeLurgio, MD

8:20 AM  9-mm Dual Energy PF/RF | Albert Lin, MD

8:40 AM  Pentaspline PFA | Brad Knight, MD

9:00 AM  Variable-Loop PFA | David DeLurgio, MD

9:20 AM   Panel Discussion | All Faculty ​

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Impact of PFA in the Management of Patients with Arrhythmias

9:30 AM  Electrogram-Based Approaches to AF Ablation | Aman Chugh, MD 

9:50 AM  Role of Surgical AF Ablation in the PFA Era | Kevin Hodges, MD

10:10 AM  Role of PFA in VT/PVC Ablation | Chau Vo, MD

10:30 AM  Role of VOM ETOH Injection in 2026 | Aman Chugh, MD

10:50 AM Panel Discussion | All Faculty

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11:00-11:15 AM Refreshment Break

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11:15 AM-12:30 PM   Industry Breakout 1 
Attendees visit industry exhibit booths​​

 

​12:30-1:30 PM Boston Scientific Lunch Symposium: LAAC clinical evidence summary and workflow considerations for a WATCHMAN concomitant case. ​

Speaker: David DeLurgio, MD

Description: A concise overview of clinical evidence supporting left atrial appendage closure with WATCHMAN™, along with practical considerations for integrating a concomitant WATCHMAN case into procedural workflow. Focus will be on patient selection, procedural efficiency, and coordination of care.

Device Therapy for Stroke Prevention in AF

1:30 PM Current Indications for LAAC Devices | Albert Lin, MD​

1:50 PM Next Generation LAAC Devices | Chris Ellis, MD

2:10 PM Surgical Techniques to Close the LAA | Kevin Hodges, MD

2:30 PM Concomitant AF Ablation and LAAC | Chris Ellis, MD

2:50 PM Panel Discussion | All Faculty

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3:00- 4:15 PM Industry Breakout 2 

Attendees visit industry exhibit booths

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4:15- 4:30 PM  Refreshment Break

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Modern Cardiac Pacing Systems

4:30 PM Challenging Device Cases | Nishant Verma, MD

4:50 PM Challenges in Conduction System Pacing | Syeda Atiqa Batul, MD

5:10 PM Leadless Pacing | Nishant Verma, MD ​

5:30 PM  Panel Discussion | All Faculty

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Device Therapy and Lead Management

5:40 PM Update on Current ICD Systems | Bradley Knight, MD

6:00 PM Transvenous Lead Extraction | Albert Lin, MD

6:20 PM Wearable Defibrillators | Bradley Knight, MD

6:40 PM Device Retrieval Strategies | Athar M. Qureshi, MD

7:00 PM Panel Discussion | All Faculty

 

7:10 PM Adjourn​

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7:30 PM  Exclusive Faculty Dinner with Premier and Foundation Level Sponsors

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SundaY August 2nd

7:00- 8:00 AM  Breakfast​

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SYMPOSIUM BEGINS

Preparing for Your EP Career and Case Presentations

8:00 AM EGM Based Cases | Aman Chugh, MD; Bradley Knight, MD; Nishant Verma, MD

8:45 AM Addressing Complications in Your First Year: Dos and Don'ts | Muazzum Mohammad Shah, MD, MS

9:00 AM Building a Referral Network | Syeda Atiqa Batul, MD

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9: 15 AM Attendee Case Presentations |  Moderator: Nishant Verma, MD; Panel: All Faculty

Fellows and Early Attendings are invited to submit cases in advance for review by faculty who will select a few to be presented soon. 

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10:30 AM  Closing Remarks and Adjourn | Bradley Knight, MD and Andrew Wolpe, President/CEO of Magnifi Group

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* agenda is subject to change

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