​​All times Pacific Standard Time

Subject to change

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Wednesday, January 21, 2026

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REGISTRATION DESK OPEN 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Room: Ballroom Foyer
 
EMERITUS SESSION
Room: Salon 1
Moderators: Nanette K. Wenger, MD (Chair), Michael Cain and Rose Marie Robertson

 

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM: Martha Gulati, MD, MS, FACC, FAHA, FASPC, FESC
Institution:  Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars Sinai, Los Angeles; Barbra Streisand Women's Heart Center 
Evaluation of Chest Pain in 2026​

 

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM: Kim Eagle, MD, MACC

Institution: Albion Walter Hewlett Professor of Internal Medicine; Director of the Frankel Cardiovascular Center, University of Michigan Health System
Acute Aortic Syndromes: State of the Art​
 

ADJOURN

5:00 PM
 

AUC WELCOME RECEPTION

5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Room: Vista Lawn - Reception is outdoors and a warm layer is recommended.
Badge and program pick-up available during reception

Thursday, January 22, 2026
General Sessions are located in Ballroom Salons 2,3,4

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REGISTRATION DESK OPEN 7:30 AM – 3:00 PM
Room: Ballroom Foyer

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CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM
Room: Salon 1​

PRESIDENTIAL SESSION

President's Welcome & Lecture
Moderator: Joseph Wu, MD, PhD
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM: Charles J Lowenstein, MD​

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Nanette K Wenger Honorary Lecture
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM: Michael Lauer, MD 

Institution: Former NIH Deputy Director for Extramural Research (Retired)

Is There a Future for Government-funded Biomedical Science in America?

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George Burch Memorial Lecture

9:45 AM - 10:30 AM: Robert M Califf, MD, MACC

Institution: Duke University School of Medicine (Former Commissioner of the FDA)

MAHA and the Cardiovascular Medicine Hierarchy: Enemies or Friends?

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BREAK
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Location: Ballroom Foyer​

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Joint Panel and Q&A for Presidential Session

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Michael Lauer, MD, Robert M Califf, MD, MACC, Charles J Lowenstein, MD

Moderator: Joseph Wu, MD, PhD, Karol Watson, MD, PhD

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LUNCH

12:00 Noon – 1:00 PM

Location: Ballroom Terrace

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WOMEN'S NETWORKING LUNCHEON

12:00 Noon – 1:00 PM

Location: Salon 1

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Book Discussion for Guests
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
​Location: The Springs

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INTRODUCTION OF NEW MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE
1:00 PM – 1:05 PM: Charles J Lowenstein, MD

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SCIENTIFIC SESSION 1
Moderator: Frederick L Ruberg, MD
1:05 PM – 2:05 PM
New Member Presenters - Schedule TBD​​

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BREAK

2:05 PM – 2:20 PM

Location: Ballroom Foyer

 

SCIENTIFIC SESSION 2
Moderator: Sana Al-Khatib, MD, MHS, FHRS, CCDS
2:20 PM – 3:20PM
New Member Presenters - Schedule TBD​
 

ADJOURN
3:20 PM  

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RECEPTION
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Location: Ballroom Terrace

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FORMAL DINNER (Black-Tie)
7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Location: The Ritz-Carlton Ballroom

 
Friday, January 23, 2026
General Sessions are located in Ballroom Salons 2,3,4

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REGISTRATION DESK OPEN 7:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Location: Ballroom Foyer

Continental Breakfast
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM 
Location: Salon 1

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BUSINESS MEETING
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM

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SCIENTIFIC SESSION 3
Moderator: Jane Freedman, MD
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
New Member Presenters - Schedule TBD​

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BREAK

10:00 AM – 10:20 AM

Location: Ballroom Foyer

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SCIENTIFIC SESSION 4

Moderator: Biykem Bozkurt, MD, PhD

10:20 AM – 11:40 AM
New Member Presenters - Schedule TBD​

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CLOSING COMMENTS
Joseph Wu, MD, PhD

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ADJOURN
11:50 AM
 

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