Please see below for the latest version of the conference agenda as of October 10, 2024.
Thursday, March 13, 2025
6 – 8 p.m. | Early Registration | Event Center Registration Desk
7 – 8 p.m. | Exhibitor/Sponsor Reception* | Studio
*By Invitation Only
Friday, March 14, 2025
6:30 – 7:45 a.m. | Registration, Breakfast, and Poster Presentations | Salon B + C
7:45 – 8 a.m. | Welcome Remarks and Conference Overview | Salon D
GENERAL SESSION: Artificial Intelligence in Medicine
8 – 8:45 a.m. | Artificial Intelligence | Salon D
Michael Arcaro, MD, MHI
Medical Director of Clinical Informatics
Capital Health
8:45 – 9:30 a.m. | Legal Aspects of AI Use in Medicine | Salon D
Stephen Miller, JD
Chief Legal Officer
Capital Health
9:30 – 10 a.m. | Q & A | Salon D
Moderator: Mark Arcaro, MD
10 – 10:20 a.m. | Coffee Break and Exhibits | Salon B + C
BREAKOUT SESSION #1: The Future is Now
10:20 – 10:35 a.m. | Nanotechnology: Applied to Cancer Care | Salon A
Ajay Choudhri, MD
Chairman and Medical Director, Department of Radiology
Capital Health
10:35 – 10:50 a.m. | Next Frontier in Vascular Procedures | Salon A
Christine Lotto, MD
Vascular Surgeon
Capital Health Surgical Group – Vascular Surgery
10:50 – 11:05 a.m. | Trauma Informed Care | Salon A
Victoria Pena-Cardinali, MSW, LCSW
Manager, Outpatient Clinical Social Work
Capital Health – Behavioral Health Specialists
11:05 – 11:20 a.m. | Robotics: Computer Vision, Emerging Technology, and Updated daVinci System | Salon A
Eric Mayer, MD
Director, Capital Health – Urology Specialists
Director, Urologic Oncology and Robotic Surgery
Capital Health
11:20 – 11:35 a.m. | Cardio-Oncology | Salon A
Pirouz Parang, MD, FACC, RPVI
Capital Health Cardiology Specialists
11:35 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Q & A | Salon A
Moderator: Cataldo Doria, MD, PhD, MBA, FACS
BREAKOUT SESSION #2: Ambulatory Care
10:20 – 10:35 a.m. | Headaches | Salon D
Dwayne Brown, DO, PhD
Director, Comprehensive Headache Center
Capital Institute for Neurosciences
10:35 – 10:50 a.m. | Valvular Heart Disease 101 | Salon D
David Drucker, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Medical Director, Structural Heart Program
Capital Health
10:50 – 11:05 a.m. | Treatment Resistant Depression Beyond SSRI’s | Salon D
Nayan Bhatia, MD
Capital Health
11:05 – 11:20 a.m. | Obesity Management | Salon D
Kashif Anwar, MD
Capital Health Primary Care – Ewing
11:20 – 11:35 a.m. | To ER or Not To ER | Salon D
Joseph Portale, MD
Medical Director, Emergency Department
Capital Health
11:35 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Q & A | Salon D
Moderator: Jerrold Gertzman, MD
12 – 1 p.m. | Lunch and Exhibits | Salon B + C
GENERAL SESSION: Advances in Clinical Medicine
1 – 1:45 p.m. | Medication Assisted Treatment | Salon D
Emily Wagner, Pharm.D.
Clinical Pharmacist Specialist
Capital Health
1:45 – 2:30 p.m. | Vaccine Therapies and Cancer Care | Salon D
Michael Salacz, MD
Director, Medical Neuro-Oncology Program
Capital Health
2:30 – 3 p.m. | Q & A | Salon D
Moderator: Harit Desai, DO
3 – 3:20 p.m. | Coffee Break and Exhibits | Salon B + C
BREAKOUT SESSION #3: General Medicine
3:20 – 3:35 p.m. | Preventative Cardiology | Salon A
Samir Shah, MD
Capital Health Cardiology Specialists
3:35 – 3:50 p.m. | Approach to Transminitis in a Hospital Patient | Salon A
Ruchit Shah, DO
Capital Health Gastroenterology Specialists
3:50 – 4:05 p.m. | SGLT2 Inhibitors – Things to Know Beyond Diabetes | Salon A
Sheri Gillis Funderburk, MD
Capital Health – Endocrinology Specialists
4:05 – 4:20 p.m. | Q & A | Salon A
Moderator: Saba Hasan, MD, MACP
4:20 – 5 p.m. | Podium Presentations | Salon A
BREAKOUT SESSION #4: Women's Health
3:20 – 3:35 p.m. | Women’s Heart Health | Salon D
Katie Schoenman, DO, FACC
Capital Health Cardiology Specialists
3:35 – 3:50 p.m. | Hormone Replacement Therapy | Salon D
Meghan Patel, MD, FACOG
Capital Health OB/GYN
3:50 – 4:05 p.m. | AI in Early Cancer Detection | Salon D
TBD
4:05 – 4:20 p.m. | Pelvic Floor Health and Rehab | Salon D
Kathie Olson, MSN, CRNP, CCCN-AP
Program Director, Center for Incontinence and Pelvic Health
Capital Health
4:20 – 4:35 p.m. | Postpartum Depression | Salon D
Honor Hannah, MSW, LSW
Capital Health – Behavioral Health Specialists
4:35 – 5:00 p.m. | Q & A | Salon D
Moderator: Kira Przybylko, MD, FACOG
5 – 6 p.m. | Pitch Party* | Studio
*By Invitation Only
7 – 8:30 p.m. | Opening Reception | Borgata Indoor Pool
Saturday, March 15, 2025
6:30 – 7:45 a.m. | Registration and Breakfast | Salon B + C
7:45 – 8 a.m. | Day 2 Overview | Salon D
GENERAL SESSION: End of Life
8 – 8:45 a.m. | Palliative Care | Salon D
Dylan R. Sherry, MD
8:45 – 9:30 a.m. | Pharmacology/End of Life | Salon D
Doug St. John, Pharm.D., BCPS
Clinical Pharmacist Specialist
Capital Health
9:30 – 10 a.m. | Q & A | Salon D
Moderator: Eugene McMahon, MD, MBA, FCAP
10 – 10:20 a.m. | Coffee Break and Exhibits | Salon B + C
BREAKOUT SESSION #5: Advanced Innovation
10:20 – 10:45 a.m. | Cutting-Edge Advances in Neurosurgical Oncology | Salon A
Navid Redjal, MD, FAANS
Director, Neurosurgical Oncology
Capital Health
10:45 – 11:10 a.m. | Complex Aortic and Vascular Reconstruction | Salon A
Joseph Auteri, MD
11:10 – 11:35 a.m. | Surgical Treatment of Liver Metastases from Colorectal Cancer | Salon A
David Geller, MD, FACS
11:35 a.m. – 12 p.m. | Q & A | Salon A
Moderator: Gary Tuma, MD, FACS
BREAKOUT SESSION #6: It’s All In Your Head
10:20 – 10:45 a.m. | Decrypting Cryptogenic Stroke | Salon D
Pratit Patel, MD
Capital Institute for Neurosciences
10:45 – 11:10 a.m. | Alzheimer’s Update | Salon D
Janine Santora, APN
Capital Institute for Neurosciences
11:10 – 11:35 a.m. | Sleep Disorders (Insomnia) | Salon D
Callum Dupre, DO
Capital Institute for Neurosciences
11:35 a.m. – 12 p.m. | Q & A | Salon D
Moderator: Dustin Rochestie, DO
12 – 1 p.m. | Lunch and Exhibits | Salon B + C
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
1 – 2:15 pm. | TBD | Salon D
Nicole Avena, PhD
Associate Professor of Neuroscience
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Visiting Professor of Health Psychology
Princeton University
ADVISORY BOARD INTERACTIVE PRESENTATION
2:15 – 3:15 p.m. | The State of the Healthcare Industry | Salon D
Ford Koles
3:15 – 3:35 p.m. | Coffee Break and Exhibits | Salon B + C
GENERAL SESSION: Do’s and Don’ts
3:35 – 3:55 p.m. | Assessment of Decision Making Capacity | Salon D
Gary A. Brown, DO, FAPA
Vice President, Capital Health Medical Staff
Chairman, Department of Psychiatry
Capital Health
3:55 – 4:35 p.m. | Do’s and Don’ts of Documentation | Salon D
Rafael Villalobos, Esq
Deputy General Counsel
Litigation, Enterprise Risk Management and Legal Operations
Capital Health
4:35 – 4:50 p.m. | Q & A | Salon D
Moderator: Joshua Eisenberg, MD, FACS
4:50 – 5:00 p.m. | Closing Remarks | Salon D
CONFERENCE GALA
7 – 8 p.m. | Cocktail Reception | Event Center Pre-Function Area
8 – 11 p.m. | Dancing, Dinner, and Awards | Salon D