UPMC Hamot 2025 Cardiovascular Update Conference

The 2025 Cardiovascular Update Conference at UPMC Hamot brought together experts in cardiovascular disease to discuss new diagnostic techniques, therapeutic treatments, the latest clinical trials, and state-of-the-art technology in contemporary cardiovascular medicine. Led by experts from the UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute, the conference included concise didactic presentations, panel discussions, and case presentations on a range of cardiovascular topics.

View presentations from the conference here.

For more information or to refer a patient, please email HVIReferral@upmc.edu.

Introduction

Presented by: Christopher Good, DO, FACC

Five Arrhythmias You Should Know

Presented by: Madhurmeet Singh, DO, FACC, FHRS

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Presented by: Randy Jeffrey, MD, PhD

Update on Carotid Artery Disease

Presented by: Robert Maholic, DO, FACC, FSVM

To Save a Life or Allow Natural Death...How Do We Know What the Cardiac Patient Wants?

Presented by: Ferdinando Mirarchi, DO, FAAEM, FACEP

Perioperative Management: A Chance to Cut Is a Chance to Collaborate!

Presented by: Eric Dueweke, MD, MBA, FACC

Q&A Session

Presented by: Faculty Panel

Interesting Cases

Presented by: Francis Ferdinand, MD, Syed Faaz Ashraf, MD, Takuya Ogami, MD, Madhurmeet Singh, DO, FACC, FHRS

VADs in 2025

Presented by: David J. Kaczorowski, MD

Recognizing and Managing Vascular Site Complications as a Nurse

Presented by: Ann Marie Howell, BS, RN-Medsurg-BC

TAVR: Where Are We Now?

Presented by: Quentin Orlando, DO, FACC, FSCAI

Year in Review: Top Five CV Studies

Presented by: Christopher Good, DO, FACC

Closing and Q&A Session

Presented by: Faculty Panel