{"id":4492,"date":"2025-09-02T13:25:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T17:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/cardiovascular-medicine\/?page_id=4492"},"modified":"2025-11-07T09:35:05","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T14:35:05","slug":"grand-rounds","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/cardiovascular-medicine\/grand-rounds\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardiology Grand Rounds"},"content":{"rendered":"
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September 17, 2025 (Remote)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Speakers:<\/strong>
\nProf. Jereon J. Bax, MD, PhD, FESC, FACC
\nDirector of Noninvasive Imaging, Department of Cardiology
\nLeiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands<\/p>\n

Pieter van der Bijl, MD, PhD, FESC
\nResearch Associate
\nLeiden University Medical Centre<\/p>\n

Topic:<\/strong>
\nMitral Regurgitation (primary and secondary) as well as Mitral annular dysfunction<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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September 24, 2025 (On Site)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Speaker:<\/strong>
\nDaniel W. Jones, MD, MACP, FAHA
\nDean and Professor Emeritus
\nUniversity of Mississippi School of Medicine
\nChancellor, University of Mississippi 2009-2015
\nPresident, American Heart Association 2007-2008
\nChair 2025 AHA\/ACC High Blood Pressure Management Guideline<\/p>\n

Topic:<\/strong>
\n2025 Hypertension Guidelines Management<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

October 1, 2025 (On Site)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Speakers:<\/strong>
\nProf. Stefan Blankenberg
\nProfessor of Medicine
\nDirector, Department of Cardiology
\nMedical Director, Cardiology Clinic
\nUniversity Medical Center
\nHamburg, Germany<\/p>\n

Christina\u202fMagnussen, MD
\nProfessor of Medicine
\nDeputy Director, Department and Polyclinic of Cardiology
\nUniversity Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
\nHamburg, Germany<\/p>\n

Topic:<\/strong>
\nGlobal Effect of Lifetime Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Lifetime Estimates<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

October 8, 2025 (Cancelled)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Speakers:<\/strong>
\nCancelled<\/p>\n

Topic:<\/strong>
\nCancelled<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

October 15, 2025 (On site)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Speakers:<\/strong>
\nFiras F. Mussa, MD, MS, FACS, DFSVS<\/span><\/strong>
\nProfessor, Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery<\/span>
\nMcGovern Medical School at UTHealth-Houston<\/span>
\nMemorial Hermann Heart and Vascular Institute<\/span>
\nImperial College London<\/span><\/p>\n

Topic:<\/strong>
\nManagement of Acute Type B Aortic Dissection<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

October 22, 2025 (Remote)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Speaker:<\/strong>
\nJohn M. Miller, MD, FACC, FAHA, FHRS
\nProfessor of Medicine
\nEP Fellowship Director
\nProfessor of Medicine Director, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
\nIndiana University School of Medicine
\nIndianapolis, IN<\/p>\n

Topic:<\/strong>
\nMechanisms and Treatment of Ventricular Tachycardia<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

October 29, 2025 (On Site)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Speaker:<\/strong>
\nAniruddh Pradip Patel, MD
\nAssistant Professor of Medicine
\nHarvard Medical School
\nClinic Investigator, Instruct Cardiology, Mass General Research Institute
\nBoston, MA<\/p>\n

Topic:<\/strong>
\nEvaluation of Lipoprotein (a) ASA prognostic marker of extracoronary disease progression<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

November 5, 2025 (Remote)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Speakers:<\/strong>
\nGilles Lemesle, MD
\nProfessor of Medicine, University of Lille
\nInterventional Cardiologist, University Hospital of Lille
\nLille, France<\/p>\n

Topic:<\/strong>
\nAspirin in Patients with Chronic Coronary Syndrome Receiving Oral Anticoagulation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

November 12, 2025 (TBD)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Speakers:<\/strong>
\nSilvana Molossi, MD, PhD
\nAssociate Chief, Section of Cardiology Director, Coronary Artery Anomalies Program (CAAP)
\nAssociate Professor, Department of Pediatrics Texas Children\u2019s Hospital
\nBaylor College of Medicine
\nHouston, Texas<\/p>\n

Topic:<\/strong>
\nIdentifying High Risk Features of Anomalous Aortic Origin of Coronary Arteries (AAOCA)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

November 19, 2025 (On Site)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Speaker:<\/strong>
\nChristopher S. Ogilvy, MD
\nProfessor of Neurosurgery, Harvard Medical School
\nDirector, Brain Aneurysm Institute Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
\nBoston, MA<\/p>\n

Topic:<\/strong>
\nUnruptured Intracranial Aneurysms<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

November 26, 2025 (Cancelled)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Speaker:<\/strong>
\nCancelled<\/p>\n

Topic:<\/strong>
\nCancelled<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

December 3, 2025 (On Site)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Speaker:<\/strong>
\nMichael M. Givertz, MD
\nMedical Director, Heart Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Support, Brigham and Women’s Hospital Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
\nBoston, MA<\/p>\n

Topic:<\/strong>
\nUpdate on Cardiac Transplantation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

December 10, 2025 (Remote)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Speaker:<\/strong>
\nAdriana Carrie Luk, MD
\nAssistant Professor of Medicine, McMaster University
\nToronto, ON<\/p>\n

Topic:<\/strong>
\nCaring for Two: Management of the Critically Ill Cardiac Patient during Pregnancy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

December 17, 2025 (Remote)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Speaker:<\/strong>
\nHugh Calkins, MD
\nCatherine Ellen Poindexter Professor of Cardiology
\nDirector, Cardiac Arrhythmia Service, ARVD Program, Atrial Fibrillation, Electrophysiology Laboratory Center
\nJohn Hopkins
\nBaltimore, MD<\/p>\n

Topic:<\/strong>
\nPulsed Field Ablation to Treat Atrial Fibrillation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

December 24, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n

HOLIDAY BREAK<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

January 1, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

HOLIDAY BREAK<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

January 7, 2026 (On Site)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Speaker:<\/strong>
\nChristine E. Seidman, MD
\nThomas W. Smith Professor of Medicine and Genetics
\nHarvard Medical School
\nDirector, BWH Cardiovascular Genetics Center
\nBoston, MA<\/p>\n

Topic:<\/strong>
\nMolecular Pathology of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

January 14, 2026 (TBD)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Speaker:<\/strong>
\nPatricia A. Pellikka, MD
\nThe Betty Knight Scripps Professor of Cardiovascular Disease Clinical Research \/ President, Mayo Clinic Officers and Councilors \/ Editor-in-Chief, Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography \/ Consultant \/ Department of Cardiovascular Medicine \/ Mayo Clinic<\/p>\n

Topic:<\/strong>
\nUtilizing AI to detect Cardiac Amyloidosis<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

January 21, 2026 (On Site)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Speaker:<\/strong>
\nWendy Stead MD
\nProgram Director, Infectious Diseases Fellowship
\nFirm Chief, Blumgart Firm
\nDepartment of Medicine Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
\nBoston, MA<\/p>\n

Topic:<\/strong>
\nRight sided endocarditis management in PWID<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

January 28, 2026 (Remote)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Speaker:<\/strong>
\nAllan L. Klein, MD, FRCP (C), FACC, FAHA, FASE, FESC
\nDirector, Pericardial Disease Center
\nProfessor of Medicine Section of CV Imaging
\nDept of CV Medicine
\nHeart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute
\nCleveland Clinic
\nCleveland, OH<\/p>\n

Topic:<\/strong>
\n2025 Concise Clinical Guidance: An ACC Expert Consensus Statement on the Diagnosis and Management Pericarditis<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

February 4, 2026 (Remote)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Speakers:<\/strong>
\nCarmine Pizzi, MD
\nAssociate Professor
\nDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences
\nUniversity of Bologna
\nBologna BO, Italy<\/p>\n

Luca Bergamaschi, PHD
\nPhD Student
\nDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences
\nUniversity of Bologna
\nBologna BO, Italy<\/p>\n

Topic:<\/strong>
\nMultimodal Imaging in the Diagnostic Work Up of Patients with Cardiac Masses<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

February 11, 2026 (Remote)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Speaker:<\/strong>
\nK. Lance Gould, M.D.
\nMartin Bucksbaum Distinguished University Chair
\nProfessor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology and
\nExecutive Director, Weatherhead P.E.T. Imaging Center, McGovern Medical School
\nUniversity of Texas Health Science Center – Houston
\nDirector Nuclear Cardiology
\nMemorial Hermann Hospital
\nHouston, Texas<\/p>\n

Topic:<\/strong>
\nThe Pathophysiology of Gender in the Randomized CENTURY Trial and Mechanism for Differences of CAD Between Women and Men<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

February 18, 2026 (Remote)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Speaker:<\/strong>
\nSachin Shah, MD
\nProfessor of Medicine Director, Innovative Clinical and Outcomes Research (iCOR) lab Regional Coordinator
\nDirector of Pharmacy Research and Education – Travis Air Force Base University of the Pacific
\nacramento, CA<\/p>\n

Topic:<\/strong>
\nCardiovascular Implications of the Alpha-Gal Syndrome<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

February 25, 2026 (On Site)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Speaker:<\/strong>
\nOdayme Quesada, MD, MHS, FACC, HAHA, FESC
\nAssistant Professor of Medicine, The University of Cincinnati
\nMedical Director, Women\u2019s Heart Center at The Christ Hospital Heart and Vascular Institute
\nGinger Warner Endowed Chair, In Women\u2019s Cardiovascular Health
\nCincinnati, OH<\/p>\n

Topic:<\/strong>
\nANOVA- Diagnosing and managing it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

March 4, 2026 (On Site)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Speakers:<\/strong>
\nJaved Butler, MD, MPH, MBA Patrick H.
\nLehan Chair in Cardiovascular Research
\nProfessor and Chairman, Department of Medicine Professor of Physiology and Biophysics
\nUniversity of Mississippi Medical Center
\nJackson, MS<\/p>\n

Topic:<\/strong>
\nIncretin- Base Therapies and Heart Failure Outcomes: Benefit Beyond Weight Loss<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

March 11, 2026 (TBD)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Speakers:<\/strong>
\nSamuel Z. Goldhaber, MD
\nDirector, Faculty Promotions
\nDirector, Thrombosis Research Group
\nDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine
\nBrigham and Women\u2019s Hospital
\nProfessor of Medicine
\nHarvard Medical School<\/p>\n

Topic:<\/strong>
\nPE Panorama<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

March 18, 2026 (TBD)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Speakers:<\/strong>
\nTBD<\/p>\n

Topic:<\/strong>
\nTBD<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

March 25, 2026 (TBD)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Speakers:<\/strong>
\nTBD<\/p>\n

Topic:<\/strong>
\nTBD<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

April 1, 2026 (TBD)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Speakers:<\/strong>
\nTBD<\/p>\n

Topic:<\/strong>
\nTBD<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

April 8, 2026 (Remote)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Speakers:<\/strong>
\nNeal K. Lakdawala, MD
\nAssistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
\nCardiovascular Medicine Specialist, Brigham and Women\u2019s Hospital
\nBoston, MA<\/p>\n

Topic:<\/strong>
\nLocation of LMNA Variants and clinical outcomes in cardiomyopathy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

April 15, 2026 (TBD)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Speakers:<\/strong>
\nTBD<\/p>\n

Topic:<\/strong>
\nTBD<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

April 22, 2026 (TBD)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Speakers:<\/strong>
\nTBD<\/p>\n

Topic:<\/strong>
\nTBD<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

April 29, 2026 (TBD)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Speakers:<\/strong>
\nTBD<\/p>\n

Topic:<\/strong>
\nTBD<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

May 6, 2026 (TBD)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Speakers:<\/strong>
\nTBD<\/p>\n

Topic:<\/strong>
\nTBD<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

May 13, 2026 (TBD)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Speakers:<\/strong>
\nTBD<\/p>\n

Topic:<\/strong>
\nTBD<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

May 20, 2026 (TBD)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Speakers:<\/strong>
\nTBD<\/p>\n

Topic:<\/strong>
\nTBD<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

May 27, 2026 (TBD)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Speakers:<\/strong>
\nTBD<\/p>\n

Topic:<\/strong>
\nTBD<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

June 3, 2026 (TBD)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Speakers:<\/strong>
\nTBD<\/p>\n

Topic:<\/strong>
\nTBD<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

June 10, 2026 (TBD)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Speakers:<\/strong>
\nTBD<\/p>\n

Topic:<\/strong>
\nTBD<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

June 17, 2026 (TBD)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Speakers:<\/strong>
\nTBD<\/p>\n

Topic:<\/strong>
\nTBD<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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