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2026 Ascension Saint Thomas Comprehensive Cardiovascular Update


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Add to Calendar 2026 Ascension Saint Thomas Comprehensive Cardiovascular Update 8/15/2026 7:35:00 AM 8/15/2026 4:45:00 PM America/Chicago For More Details: https://ast.cloud-cme.com/2026comprehensivecardiovascularupdate Description: Please make plans to join us at the stunning JW Marriott in Nashville, Tennessee, for our annual cardiovascular conference highlighting the latest advancements in patient care. Centered on Cardiometabolic Health and Longevity, this year’s program will explore prevention and contemporary management of cardiovascular disease across diverse populations. Featuring keynote speaker Dan Buettner, Jr., Chi... JW Marriott Nashville false MM/DD/YYYY


Date & Location
Saturday, August 15, 2026, 7:35 AM - 4:45 PM, JW Marriott Nashville, Nashville, TN

Target Audience
Specialties - Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiovascular, Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiovascular Imaging, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, General Cardiology, Interventional Cardiology, Thoracic Surgery
Professions - Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, Fellow, Non-Physician, Nurse, Nurse Practitioner, Pharmacist, Physician, Physician Assistant, Resident, Respiratory Therapist

Credits
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (0.00 hours), ABIM MOC Part 2 (0.00 hours), ABTS CC (0.00 hours), Other Learner Participation Hours (0.00 hours)

Overview

Please make plans to join us at the stunning JW Marriott in Nashville, Tennessee, for our annual cardiovascular conference highlighting the latest advancements in patient care. Centered on Cardiometabolic Health and Longevity, this year’s program will explore prevention and contemporary management of cardiovascular disease across diverse populations.

Featuring keynote speaker Dan Buettner, Jr., Chief Development Officer at Blue Zones, the global leader in producing evidence-based insights about the culture, people, and lifestyles of regions where longevity and happiness persist at unusually high rates and with low rates of chronic disease. Their work and solutions were featured in Netflix’s Emmy® Award-winning docuseries, “Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones” (https://www.bluezones.com).

The keynote will be followed by expert-led sessions spanning cardiovascular prevention, coronary interventions, vascular cardiology, imaging, valvular heart disease, heart failure, and electrophysiology.


Accreditation

Ascension Saint Thomas is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

ACCME


Additional Information

For any questions, please email [email protected].

Thank you to our Co-Course Directors, Section Leaders, Planning Committee, and Faculty for their investment in the 2026 Ascension Saint Thomas Comprehensive Cardiovascular Update!

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Ascension Saint Thomas is committed to providing CME that is balanced, objective, and evidence-based. In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, all individuals who have the opportunity to control content are required to disclose any financial relationships within the past 24 months with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. Ascension Saint Thomas has established mechanisms to mitigate relevant financial relationships. Disclosure of relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies will be provided to learners prior to the activity.

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Faculty Photos
Hannah Fish-Trotter, MD
Cardiologist
Ascension Saint Thomas Heart
Nashville, TN
Co-Course Director
Nothing to disclose
Elias V Haddad, MD
Ascension Medical Group - Nashville
Nashville, TN
Co-Course Director
Ownership-Eicosa Therapeutics, Inc.|Consulting Fee-Teleflex Medical (Relationship has ended)
Faculty Photos
Jimmy Kerrigan, MD
Interventional Cardiologist
Ascension Saint Thomas
Nashville, TN
Co-Course Director
Consulting Fee-Abbott (Any division)|Consulting Fee-AbioMed|Consulting Fee-Amgen, Inc.|Consulting Fee-Asahi Intecc Medical|Consulting Fee-BIOTRONIK, Inc.|Consulting Fee-Boston Scientific Corporation|Consulting Fee-Chiesi|Consulting Fee-Cordis|Consulting Fee-HeartFlow|Consulting Fee-iSchemaview Inc|Consulting Fee-Kardion|Consulting Fee-Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals|Consulting Fee-Medtronic (Any division)|Consulting Fee-Merit|Consulting Fee-Novartis Corporation Pharmaceuticals|Consulting Fee-Osprey Medical (Relationship has ended)|Consulting Fee-Penumbra|Consulting Fee-Philips (Any division)|Consulting Fee-Siemans (Any division)|Consulting Fee-Shockwave Medical|Consulting Fee-Teleflex Medical|Consulting Fee-Zoll (Any division)|Consulting Fee-Terumo (Any division)|Consulting Fee-Zed
Faculty Photos
Hady Lichaa, MD
Interventional Cardiovascular Specialist
Ascension Saint Thomas Heart Rutherford
Murfreesboro, TN
Co-Course Director
Consulting Fee-Abbott (Any division)|Paid consultant-SurModics, Inc.|Consulting Fee-Medtronic (Any division)|Consulting Fee-Cordis
Faculty Photos
M. Andrew Morse, MD
Ascension Saint Thomas Heart West
Nashville, TN
Co-Course Director
Other: Consultant & Speakers' Bureau-Abbott (Any division)|Other: Consultant & Speakers' Bureau-Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
Timir Paul, MD, PhD, MPH, FACC, FSCAI, FAHA
Dr.
Co-Course Director
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Dan Buettner Jr., JD
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Angel Chandler, RN
Cardiovascular Services Program Manager
Ascension Saint Thomas
Nashville, TN
Nurse Planner
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
John B Biglane, MD
Ascension Saint Thomas Heart Comprehensive Heart Failure Program
Nashville, TN
Physician Planner
Consulting Fee-Abbott (Any division)
Faculty Photos
Ricardo M Lugo, MD
Ascension Saint Thomas Heart West
Nashville, TN
Physician Planner
Faculty Photos
Andrew O Zurick III, MD, FACC, FASE, FSCMR
Cardiologist
Ascension Saint Thomas Heart
Nashville, TN
Physician Planner
Speakers Bureau-Novo Nordisk (Any division)|Speakers Bureau-HeartFlow|Speakers Bureau-Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals (Relationship has ended)|Consulting Fee-Elucid (Relationship has ended)
Tristin Casteel, MBA
Director of Medical Education
Ascension Saint Thomas
Nashville, TN
Planner - CME
Nothing to disclose
Katlyn Mallicoat
CME Specialist
Ascension Saint Thomas
Nashville, TN
Planner - CME
Nothing to disclose
Heidi Petree, BS
CME Manager
Ascension Saint Thomas
Nashville, TN
Planner - CME
Nothing to disclose
Caroline Whitehead
CME Specialist
Ascension Saint Thomas
Nashville, TN
Planner - CME
Nothing to disclose

Saturday, August 15, 2026

2026 Ascension Saint Thomas Comprehensive Cardiovascular Update

2026 Ascension Saint Thomas Comprehensive Cardiovascular Update
7:35AM - 4:45PM

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