Please see below for the latest version of the conference agenda as of January 3, 2025.
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
Laura McGuire, JD
Chief Compliance 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. | Elevated Liver Chemistries | 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
Nikhil Thaker, MD, MHA, MBA
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, LCSW
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 | The Overlook at the MGM Tower (32nd Floor)
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. | Surgical Approaches to Aortic and Mitral Valve Disease | 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: Jerrold Gertzman, MD
12 – 1 p.m. | Lunch and Exhibits | Salon B + C
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
1 – 2:15 pm. | The Science of Food Addiction Implications for Public Health | 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 – 4:35 p.m. | Do’s and Don’ts of Documentation/Assessment of Decision Making Capacity | Salon D
Gary A. Brown, DO, FAPA
Vice President, Capital Health Medical Staff
Chairman, Department of Psychiatry
Capital Health
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