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title: "2023 Annual Meeting"
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url: "https://kentuckyacc.org/annual-meeting/meeting-archives/2023-annual-meeting"
date: "2026-06-24T01:09:23+00:00"
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#  2023 Annual Meeting

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The Kentucky Academy of Cardiology will be holding its 19th Annual Meeting &amp; Scientific Session, **September 9, 2023** at the Central Bank Center in Lexington, Kentucky.

This is the premier educational and networking event for cardiologists and cardiovascular team members in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. This program is specifically designed for physicians, cardiac care associates, cardiovascular pharmacists, echo sonographers, nurses, and other practitioners with an emphasis on current practice trends within cardiovascular medicine.

 [ VIEW THE AGENDA ](#agenda)

 [ VIEW THE PHOTO GALLERY ](https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBDGfA)

| SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2023 |
|---|
| 07:00 AM | Registration Opens |
| 08:00 AM - 08:10 AM | Welcome and Opening Remarks  **Speaker:** Jacqueline Dawson Dowe, MD, FACC, FASE |
| 08:10 AM - 09:00 AM | Presidential Speaker: Sports Cardiology  **Speaker:** Matthew Martinez, MD  [  Download Presentation](https://kentuckyacc.org/_resources/documents/meetings/2023/presentations/0810-Matthew-Martinez.pdf) |
| 09:00 AM - 09:25 AM | Break - Posters and Exhibits |
| 09:25 AM - 10:15 AM | National Speaker: Addressing the Cardiovascular Contribution to Maternal Mortality  **Speaker:** Kathryn Lindley, MD  [  Download Presentation](https://kentuckyacc.org/_resources/documents/meetings/2023/presentations/0925-Kathryn-Lindley.pdf) |
| 10:15 AM - 10:40 AM | Break - Posters and Exhibits |
| 10:40 AM - 11:00 AM | Honorable Maestro Award  **Speaker:** Robert Salley, MD |
| 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Oral Abstract Presentations |
| 11:30 AM - 12:10 PM | CVT Lunch  **Speakers:** Ruth Ann Palumbo; Annie Sketch, APRN |
| 11:30 AM - 12:10 PM | FIT Lunch  **Speakers:** Matthew Sousa, MD; Craig Tucker, MD; Jerry “JR” White, MD; Hisham Hirzallah, MD; Peter Haigh |
| 12:10 PM - 01:00 PM | ACC Speaker: Diversity Panel Session  **Speakers:** Edward Childs, MD; Paul Anaya, MD; Jacqueline Dawson Dowe, MD, FACC, FASE; Dinesh Kalra, MD; Michele Friday, MD  [  Download Presentation](https://kentuckyacc.org/_resources/documents/meetings/2023/presentations/1210-Edward-Childs.pdf) |
| 01:00 PM - 01:20 PM | Break with Exhibitors |
| 01:20 PM - 02:40 PM | Concurrent Sessions      Heart Failure / Transplant  **Speakers:** Sandy Reagan, APRN; Abigail Latimer, Ph.D, MSW, LCSW, APHSW-C; Attila Ahmad, MD  [  Download Presentation](https://kentuckyacc.org/_resources/documents/meetings/2023/presentations/0120-Sandy-Reagan.pdf)   ---   Imaging  **Speakers:** Bryana Levitan, RDCS; Vrinda Sardana, MD; Ryan Moore, MD  [  Download Presentation](https://kentuckyacc.org/_resources/documents/meetings/2023/presentations/0120-Bryana-Levitan.pdf)  [  Download Presentation](https://kentuckyacc.org/_resources/documents/meetings/2023/presentations/0120-Vrinda-Sardana.pdf)   ---   Electrophysiology  **Speakers:** Shaun Mohan, MD; Iqbal El-Assaad, MD; Karam Ayoub, MD, and David Spar, MD  [  Download Presentation](https://kentuckyacc.org/_resources/documents/meetings/2023/presentations/0120-Shaun-Mohan.pdf)  [  Download Presentation](https://kentuckyacc.org/_resources/documents/meetings/2023/presentations/0120-Iqbal-El-Assaad.pdf)   ---   Women's Cardiology / Cardio-Obstetrics  **Speakers:** Gillian Leung, PharmD; Nadia Sutton, MD; Sarah Rinehart, MD  [  Download Presentation](https://kentuckyacc.org/_resources/documents/meetings/2023/presentations/0120-Gillian-Leung.pdf)  [  Download Presentation](https://kentuckyacc.org/_resources/documents/meetings/2023/presentations/0120-Nadia-Sutton.pdf) |
| 02:40 PM - 03:00 PM | Break with Exhibits |
| 03:00 PM - 04:20 PM | Concurrent Sessions      Heart Failure / Transplant  **Speakers:** Karam Ayoub, MD; Chioma Onyekwelu, MD, MPH; Bassel Alkhalil, MD  [  Download Presentation](https://kentuckyacc.org/_resources/documents/meetings/2023/presentations/1500-Chioma-Onyekwelu.pdf)  [  Download Presentation](https://kentuckyacc.org/_resources/documents/meetings/2023/presentations/1500-Bassel-Alkhalil.pdf)   ---   Imaging  **Speakers:** Matthew Shotwell, MD; Siddharth Pahwa, MD; Dinesh Kalra, MD  [  Download Presentation](https://kentuckyacc.org/_resources/documents/meetings/2023/presentations/1500-Matthew-Shotwell.pdf)  [  Download Presentation](https://kentuckyacc.org/_resources/documents/meetings/2023/presentations/1500-Siddharth-Pahwa.pdf)  [  Download Presentation](https://kentuckyacc.org/_resources/documents/meetings/2023/presentations/1500-Dinesh-Kalra.pdf)   ---   Improving PCI Outcomes Using Intracoronary Imaging  **Speaker:** Akanksha Thakkar, MD  [  Download Presentation](https://kentuckyacc.org/_resources/documents/meetings/2023/presentations/1500-Akanksha-Thakkar.pdf)   ---   Left Atrial Appendage Closure  **Speaker:** Ashish Rastogi, MD  [  Download Presentation](https://kentuckyacc.org/_resources/documents/meetings/2023/presentations/1500-Ashish-Rastogi.pdf)   ---   New Devices for Patients with Congenital Heart Disease  **Speaker:** Eimear McGovern, MD   ---   Women's Cardiology / Cardio-Obstetrics  **Speakers:** Sara Klinger, MD; Saima Shikari-Dossaji, MD; Mara Atherton, MD; Shengnan Zheng, MD  [  Download Presentation](https://kentuckyacc.org/_resources/documents/meetings/2023/presentations/1500-Saima-Shikari-Dossaji.pdf)  [  Download Presentation](https://kentuckyacc.org/_resources/documents/meetings/2023/presentations/1500-Mara-Atherton.pdf) |
| 04:20 PM - 04:30 PM | Awards and Prizes |
| 04:30 PM - 05:00 PM | FIT Jeopardy  Room: Meeting Room 6-8 |
| 05:00 PM - 07:00 PM | Women in Cardiology Reception  Room: Prefunction |

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