8:15-9:00 a.m. Session 1 – Cardiac Tamponade: To Tap or Not To Tap

Case presentations: Richard Hajjar, MD and Farhan Nasser, MD

Hemodynamics of Cardiac Tamponade with a Focus on Echo Findings and Emergent Management, Jagadish Khanagavi, MD, FACC

Panelists: Rajesh Gupta, MD, FACC and Ellen Sabik, MD, FACC

Moderator: Meera Kondapaneni, MD, FACC

9:15-10:00 a.m. Session 2 – Wide Complex Tachycardia: What Do I Do Now

Case presentation: Blair Suter, MD

Identification of the Wide Complex Tachycardias, Srinivas Rajeshkar, MD

Etiology and Management of VT Storm, Muhammad Afzal, MD

Panelist: Antonio Sotolongo-Fernandez, MD

Moderator: Saima Karim, DO, FACC

10:15-11:00 a.m. Session 3 – Cardiogenic Shock: Left or Right

Case presentation: Alissa Kaufmann, MD

Post-MI Complications: Aisha Siraj, MD, FACC

Differentiating RV vs LV Shock & Mechanical Circulatory Support – Ran Lee, MD, FACC

Panelist: Timothy Smith, MD, FACC

Moderator: Meera Kondapaneni, MD, FACC

11:15 a.m. -12:00 p.m. Session 4 – Worst Case Nightmares

Case presentations: Evan Harmon, MD, Alexandria Miller, MD, Nicole Pristera, MD, and Adnan Yousaf, MD

Panelists: Kara Denby, MD, Rajesh Gupta, MD, FACC, Erica Pivato, MD, and Timothy Smith, MD, FACC

Moderator: Saima Karim, DO, FACC

Purpose:
Case-based panel discussions geared towards incoming general cardiology fellows to help prepare for cardiology fellowship with special focus emergent cases in the middle of the night and on on-call scenarios.

Objectives:

Audience:
1. Cardiology fellows
2. Future cardiology fellowship applicants

Faculty

Course Co-Directors:
Saima Karim, DO, FACC, FHRS, MetroHealth-CWRU
Meera Kondapaneni, MD, FACC, FSCAI, MetroHealth-CWRU

Muhammad Afzal, MD, OSUMC
Rajesh Gupta, MD, FACC, University of Toledo
Jagadish Khanagavi, MD, FACC, University of Cincinnati
Ran Lee, MD, FACC, Cleveland Clinic
Srinivas Rajeshkar, MD, University of Cincinnati
Ellen Sabik, MD, FACC, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Aisha Siraj, MD, FACC, MetroHealth-CWRU
Timothy Smith, MD, FACC, Christ Hospital
Antonio Stolongo-Fernandez, MD, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

Fellows in Training

Kara Denby, MD, Cleveland Clinic
Richard Hajjar, MD, University of Cincinnati
Evan Harmon, MD, Cleveland Clinic
Alissa Kaufmann, MD, OSUMC
Alexandria Miller, MD, OSUMC
Farhan Nasser, MD, MetroHealth
Erica Pivato, MD, University of Cincinnati
Nicole Pristera, MD, Cleveland Clinic
Blair Suter, MD, University of Cincinnati
Adnan Yousaf, MD, MetroHealth