Mayo Clinic Echo Fiesta: An In-Depth Review of Echocardiography for Sonographers and Physicians 2026

Mayo Clinic Echo Fiesta: An In-Depth Review of Echocardiography for Sonographers and Physicians 2026

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Mayo Clinic Echo Fiesta: An In-Depth Review of Echocardiography for Sonographers and Physicians 2026

Mayo Clinic Echo Fiesta: An In-Depth Review of Echocardiography for Sonographers and Physicians 2026

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    Mayo Clinic Echo Fiesta 2026

    In-Depth Review of Echocardiography for Sonographers & Physicians

    đź“Ś Overview

    The Mayo Clinic Echo Fiesta 2026 is a comprehensive, practical course designed to enhance expertise in echocardiography and cardiovascular imaging.

    This program delivers an in-depth review of 2D echocardiography, Doppler, strain imaging, and 3D techniques, with a strong emphasis on real-world clinical application across a wide range of cardiac conditions .

    📦 Course Specifications

    • 🎥 Format: Video lectures
    • đź“… Course Date: April 16–19, 2026
    • 🧠 Level: Intermediate to Advanced
    • đź“š Focus: Practical echocardiography & multimodality imaging

    🎯 Target Audience

    This course is ideal for:

    • Cardiologists
    • Cardiovascular fellows and trainees
    • Cardiac sonographers
    • Clinicians involved in cardiac imaging

    🧠 What You Will Learn

    đź«€ Core Echocardiography Skills

    • 2D echocardiography fundamentals
    • Doppler and color flow imaging
    • Quantitative assessment of cardiac function

    🔬 Advanced Imaging Techniques

    • 3D echocardiography for ventricular assessment
    • Strain imaging (LV and LA strain)
    • Stress echocardiography applications

    ❤️ Valvular & Structural Heart Disease

    • Assessment of stenosis and regurgitation
    • Valve prosthesis evaluation
    • Interventional echocardiography guidance

    🧠 Cardiomyopathies & Complex Cases

    • Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
    • Cardiac amyloidosis
    • Case-based interpretation strategies

    ⚙️ Interventional & Emerging Technologies

    • Echo guidance in structural interventions
    • Intracardiac echocardiography basics
    • Role of artificial intelligence in echocardiography

    đź“š Course Topics Include

    • Left ventricular quantification and strain imaging
    • Diastolic function and left atrial strain
    • Right heart assessment and hemodynamics
    • Lung ultrasound and POCUS
    • Stress echocardiography cases
    • Pericardial disease and tamponade
    • Valvular heart disease (aortic, mitral, tricuspid)
    • Interventional echocardiography techniques
    • AI applications in cardiac imaging
    • Cardiovascular disease in special populations
      + Topics:
    Thursday, April 16, 2026
    7:00 a.m.
    Precourse Registration and Continental Breakfast
    7:45 a.m.
    Welcome, Introduction, Course Overview, Get to Know the Audience
    Moderators: Jared Bird, MD, Martha Grogan, MD, Steven Lester, MD, S. Allen Luis, MBBS, PhD
    EVALUATION OF THE LEFT SIDE
    Moderator: Steven Lester, MD
    8:00 a.m.
    Advances in LV Quantification – Moving Past 2-D
    S. Allen Luis, MBBS, PhD
    8:20 a.m.
    Left Ventricular Strain Imaging
    Chris Ray, MD
    8:40 a.m.
    Practical Tips and Tricks for Optimizing 3-D Assessment of LV
    Joshua Fosland, RDCS, S. Allen Luis, MBBS, PhD, Chris Ray, MD
    8:55 a.m.
    Echocardiographic Evaluation of Diastolic Function: New Guidelines – Where They Got It Right and Where They Got It Wrong
    Steven Lester, MD
    9:15 a.m.
    Left Atrial Strain Imaging
    Reza Arsanjani, MD
    9:35 a.m.
    Panel Discussion
    9:45 a.m.
    Refreshment Break & Visit Exhibits
    LEFT VENTRICULAR CARDIOMYOPATHIES AND APPLICATIONS IN STRAIN IMAGING
    Moderator: Martha Grogan, MD
    10:00 a.m.
    Amyloid Heart Disease – When Should I Worry?
    Martha Grogan, MD
    10:20 a.m.
    Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Multi-modality Imaging Approach to Diagnosis and Prognosis
    Said Alsidawi, MD
    10:40 a.m.
    Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Advances in Medical and Interventional Management
    Steve Ommen, MD
    11:00 a.m.
    Applying Strain Imaging to Interesting Myocardial Imaging Cases
    Joshua Fosland, RDCS, Bobbi Heon, RDCS, Olivia Shea, RDCS
    11:50 a.m.
    Panel Discussion
    12:00 p.m.
    Grab Your Lunch and Return to Ballroom for a Special Lecture
    12:30 p.m.
    Amyloid: A to Z: Nuts and Bolts of Diagnosis and Managing Your Amyloid Practice This CME activity is supported by an unrestricted educational grant from AstraZeneca.
    1:30 p.m.
    Refreshment Break & Visit Exhibits
    STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY AND PERICARDIAL DISEASE
    Moderator: S. Allen Luis, MBBS, PhD
    2:00 p.m.
    Stress Echo Cases
    Robert McCully, MD
    2:15 p.m.
    Stress Echo for Valvular Heart Disease
    S. Allen Luis, MBBS, PhD
    2:40 p.m.
    Pericardial Disease – Confirming Constriction and Cardiac Tamponade
    Tahir Kafil, MD
    3:05 p.m.
    Panel Discussion
    3:20 p.m.
    Refreshment Break & Visit Exhibits
    3:45 p.m.
    Breakout Sessions: Small Groups Reviewing Cases and Techniques
    Attendees may rotate in and out as they wish.
    Diastology: Cases & Practice Review (Main Ballroom)
    Said Alsidawi, MD, Steven Lester, MD
    Hands-on: 3-D Dataset Cropping (Hondo Ballroom)
    Jared Bird, MD, Joshua Fosland, RDCS, S. Allen Luis, MBBS, PhD, Jeremy Thaden, MD
    4:45 p.m.
    Breakout Sessions: Small Groups Reviewing Cases and Techniques
    Attendees may rotate in and out as they wish.
    Hands-on Strain Imaging – Live Scanning (Main Ballroom)
    Reza Arsanjani, MD, Bobbi Heon, RDCS, Olivia Shea, RDCS, Armistead Wellford, MD
    Hands-on: 3-D Dataset Cropping (Hondo Ballroom)
    Jared Bird, MD, Joshua Fosland, RDCS, S. Allen Luis, MBBS, PhD, Jonathan Wong, MD
    5:45 p.m.
    Adjourn
    6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
    Welcome Reception (Windmill Plaza) Attendees, guests, and faculty invited

    Friday, April 17, 2026

    7:00 a.m.
    Continental Breakfast – Visit Exhibits
    EVALUATION OF THE RIGHT SIDE
    Moderator: Jared Bird, MD
    7:30 a.m.
    Right on Track: Mastering Right Heart Assessment
    Said Alsidawi, MD
    8:00 a.m.
    Tips and Tricks to Acquire 3-D RV Volumes and EF Along With Strain
    Said Alsidawi, MD, Bobbi Heon, RDCS
    8:20 a.m.
    From Pixels to Pressure: Echocardiographic Estimation of Right-Sided Hemodynamics
    Robert McCully, MD
    8:50 a.m.
    RV Riddles: Case-Based Challenges from the Right Side
    Joshua Fosland, RDCS, Bobbi Heon, RDCS, Tahir Kafil, MD, Robert McCully, MD, Olivia Shea, RDCS
    9:20 a.m.
    Lung Ultrasound
    Jared Bird, MD
    9:50 a.m.
    Panel Discussion
    10:10 a.m.
    Refreshment Break & Visit Exhibits
    10:30 a.m.
    The Anatomy of the Tricuspid Valve
    Reza Arsanjani, MD
    10:55 a.m.
    Echo Wars: What is the Best Imaging Modality for Severe TR Work-Up?
    Tahir Kafil, MD
    11:20 a.m.
    Transcatheter Tricuspid Therapies and Pre-Procedural Planning
    Jeremy Thaden, MD
    11:40 a.m.
    Tricuspid Troubles: Complex Cases in TR Management With a Multidisciplinary Team Discussion
    Reza Arsanjani, MD, Benjamin Hibbert, MD, Trevor Simard, MD, PhD, Jeremy Thaden, MD
    12:15 p.m.
    Panel Discussion
    12:30 p.m.
    Adjourn

    Saturday, April 18, 2026

    7:30 a.m.
    Continental Breakfast – Visit Exhibits
    LEFT SIDED VALVULAR HEART DISEASE
    Moderator: S. Allen Luis, MBBS, PhD
    8:00 a.m.
    Aortic Stenosis: Working Through Discrepant Data
    Said Alsidawi, MD
    8:30 a.m.
    Aortic Valve Regurgitation: Challenging Cases
    Jared Bird, MD
    8:55 a.m.
    Calcific Mitral Stenosis
    S. Allen Luis, MBBS, PhD
    9:15 a.m.
    Mitral Regurgitation: Pearls and Pitfalls of Assessment and Quantitation
    Jonathan Wong, MD
    9:40 a.m.
    Panel Discussion
    9:50 a.m.
    Refreshment Break & Visit Exhibits
    INTERVENTIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY
    Moderator: S. Allen Luis, MBBS, PhD
    10:10 a.m.
    Cross-Sectional Imaging for Periprocedural Interventional Guidance: An Overview for the Echocardiographer
    Tahir Kafil, MD
    10:35 a.m.
    Fluoroscopic and Echocardiographic Correlates for Interventional Procedural Guidance
    Benjamin Hibbert, MD
    10:55 a.m.
    3-D Echo for Valvular Imaging: Tips and Tricks
    Jeremy Thaden, MD
    11:20 a.m.
    Intracardiac Echocardiography: A Primer for the Echocardiographer
    Trevor Simard, MD, PhD
    11:45 a.m.
    Panel Discussion
    12:00 p.m.
    Grab Your Lunch and Return to Ballroom for a Special Lecture
    12:30 p.m.
    Evidence-Based Treatment of Recurrent Pericarditis – Dr. John Isaac No CME Credit – Product Theater Kiniksa
    1:15 p.m.
    Refreshment Break & Visit Exhibits
    INTERVENTIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY CONTINUED
    Moderator: Jared Bird, MD
    1:45 p.m.
    MitraClip: Simple and Complex Cases – Interventional Commentary
    Jared Bird, MD
    2:10 p.m.
    Case Based Aortic and Mitral Valve Prosthesis Evaluation
    S. Allen Luis, MBBS, PhD
    2:35 p.m.
    Perivalvular Leak Closure: Decision and Intraprocedural Guidance
    Jonathan Wong, MD
    3:00 p.m.
    Panel Discussion
    3:15 p.m.
    Refreshment Break & Visit Exhibits
    3:45 p.m.
    Breakout Sessions: Small Groups Reviewing Cases and Techniques
    Attendees may rotate in and out as they wish.
    AI Fireside Chat (Main Ballroom)
    Reza Arsanjani, MD, Steven Lester, MD
    Hands-on TEE Simulator (Hondo Ballroom)
    Jared Bird, MD, Jeremy Thaden, MD, Armistead Wellford, MD
    4:45 p.m.
    Breakout Sessions: Small Groups Reviewing Cases and Techniques
    Attendees may rotate in and out as they wish.
    Hands-on: Lung Ultrasound & POCUS (Hondo Ballroom)
    Jared Bird, MD, Joshua Fosland, RDCS, Bobbi Heon, RDCS, Darrell Newman, MD, Olivia Shea, RDCS, Armistead Wellford, MD
    4:45 p.m.
    AI Fireside Chat
    Reza Arsanjani, MD, Steven Lester, MD
    5:45 p.m.
    Adjourn

    Sunday, April 19, 2026

    7:15 a.m.
    Continental Breakfast – Visit Exhibits
    CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE IN SPECIALIZED POPULATIONS
    Moderator: Steven Lester, MD
    7:45 a.m.
    Cardiovascular Disease in Pregnancy
    Sabrina Phillips, MD
    8:10 a.m.
    Cardiovascular Disease in Athletes
    Darrell Newman, MD
    8:35 a.m.
    New Oncology Therapies – Implications for the Imager
    Chris Ray, MD
    9:05 a.m.
    Case-Based Approach to Congenital Disease
    Sabrina Phillips, MD
    9:55 a.m.
    Panel Discussion
    10:10 a.m.
    Refreshment Break & Visit Exhibits
    10:25 a.m.
    Interesting Cases from Faculty – You Pick the Winner!
    Joshua Fosland, RDCS, Bobbi Heon, RDCS, Olivia Shea, RDCS
    Moderators: Jared Bird, MD, S. Allen Luis, MBBS, PhD, Steven Lester, MD
    11:30 a.m.
    Adjourn