December 4, 2025 | The Westin Copley Place, Boston
7:15 - 8:00
Registration, Breakfast, and Exhibits
Essex Ballroom & America Foyer
MORNING PLENARY SESSION - America Ballroom
8:00 - 8:10
Welcoming Remarks and Overview
Nicholas Hill, MD; Ioana Preston, MD
PH Research Update: 2025 and Beyond
8:10 - 8:30
Preclinical Discoveries in Pulmonary Hypertension
Anna Hemnes, MD
8:30 - 8:50
Novel Clinical Studies in PAH, PH-ILD and PH-COPD
Marc Humbert, MD, PhD
8:50 - 9:10
Misses in Clinical Trials: What They Teach Us
Robert Frantz, MD, FACC
9:10 - 9:30
Panel Discussion | Audience Q&A
Moderator: Ardeschir Ghofrani, MD
Discussants: Anna Hemnes, MD;
Marc Humbert, MD, PhD; Robert Frantz, MD, FACC;
James Klinger, MD
9:30 - 9:50
Break and Exhibits
America Foyer
9:50 - 10:10
PH-ILD: What's Missing
Rajan Saggar, MD
10:10 - 10:30
Meth-PAH: Treating a Challenging Phenotype
Vinicio de Jesus Perez, MD
10:30 - 10:50
Bridge to Treatment: Mechanical Circulatory Support Options
Nicole Ruopp, MD
10:50 - 11:10
Panel Discussion | Audience Q&A
Moderator: Harrison Farber, MD
Discussants: Rajan Saggar, MD;
Vinicio de Jesus Perez, MD; Nicole Ruopp, MD;
David Furfaro, MD
11:10 - 11:25
Transition to Breakouts and Exhibits
America Foyer
CONCURRENT INTERACTIVE BREAKOUT SESSIONS - Rooms Posted on Mobile App
Case Studies: The Complexities of Comorbidities in Pulmonary Hypertension
Rotation 1: 11:25 - 12:10 | Rotation 2: 12:15 - 1:00
Differentiating Group 1 from Group 2
Richard Channick, MD; Vallerie McLaughlin, MD, FACC
Differentiating Group 1 from Group 3
Sandeep Sahay, MD, FCCP; Oksana Shlobin, MD, FCCP
Differentiating Group 1 from Group 4
Josanna Rodriguez-Lopez, MD; Anjali Vaidya, MD, FACC
Differentiating Group 2 from Group 3
Mardi Gomberg, MD, MSc; John Ryan, MD, MB BCh
Nursing Challenges in Managing PH with Comorbidities
Jennalyn Mayeux, DNP, FNP-C; Susanne McDevitt, DNP, ACNP-BC;
Traci Stewart, RN, MSN
1:00 - 1:45
Lunch and Exhibits
Essex Ballroom & America Foyer
AFTERNOON PLENARY SESSION - America Ballroom
1:50 - 2:30
PAH Treatment Challenges:
Give It All You've Got or Proceed with Caution?
Moderator: Nicholas Hill, MD
Discussants: Raymond Benza, MD, FACC;
Murali Chakinala, MD, FCCP; Jean Elwing, MD;
Luke Howard, DPhil, FRCP
The Evolving Treatment Paradigm
2:30 - 2:50
Group 1
Ioana Preston, MD
2:50 - 3:10
Group 2
Brad Maron, MD
3:10 - 3:30
Group 3
Colin Church, MB ChB, PhD
3:30 - 3:50
Panel Discussion | Audience Q&A
Moderator: Olivier Sitbon, MD
Discussants: Ioana Preston, MD;
Brad Maron, MD;
Colin Church, MB ChB, PhD;
Natasha Pradhan, MD, MBBS
3:50 - 4:20
The Great PH Quiz Show
Jean-Luc Vachiéry, MD, FESC
4:20 - 4:30
Wrap-up | Closing Remarks
Harrison Farber, MD; Nicholas Hill, MD
4:30 - 5:30
Reception
America Foyer
