Friday, September 5
KALMANSON LECTURE
UEA: What’s New
11:45 – 12:45 PM
Jordan Strom, MD, MSc, FASE will present the Kalmanson Lecture, “The Doppler Shift: From Microbubbles to Medicine,” on Friday, September 5. Dr. Strom is Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Director of the Echocardiography Laboratory and Research at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. He leads cardiovascular imaging research at the Smith Center for Outcomes Research. His NIH and AHA-funded work explores how cardiac structure and function relate to outcomes, and optimizes imaging use in clinical care. The Kalmanson Lecture was established in memory of Professor Daniel Kalmanson, a pioneer in the use of Doppler echocardiography, and funded through a grant from the International Cardiac Doppler Society (ICDS). This annual lectureship provides a forum for honoring worthy investigators while promoting research and education in cardiovascular Doppler ultrasound.
GARDIN LECTURE
Gardin Lecture: Benjamin Levine
1:30 – 2:30 PM
Benjamin Levine, MD will present the Gardin Lecture, “Athletes, Astronauts, and Altitude: What Can Echocardiography Teach Us About the Limits to Human Performance,” on Friday, September 5. Dr. Levine is a Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center and a member of the Division of Cardiology. He holds the Distinguished Professorship in Exercise Sciences. He is the founding Director of the Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas, where he also holds the S. Finley Ewing Jr. Chair for Wellness and the Harry S. Moss Heart Chair for Cardiovascular Research. This endowed annual lecture is made possible through a generous long-term gift from Julius Gardin, MD, FASE, to the ASE Foundation.
Saturday, September 6
EDLER LECTURE
ASE Plenary Session
8:15 – 9:45 AM
Benjamin Eidem, MD will present the Edler Lecture, “The Legacy of Inge Edler: Historical Perspectives on the Birth of Echocardiography,” on Saturday, September 6. Dr. Eidem is an ASE past-President and Pediatric Cardiologist at Mayo Clinic. Dr. Eidem received his medical degree from Wayne State University School of Medicine and has been in practice for more than 20 years. Created in 1990, the annual Edler Lecture honors the founder of echocardiography, Dr. Inge Edler.
FEIGENBAUM LECTURE
Weyman YIA Competition and 26th Annual Feigenbaum Lecture
1:30 – 2:30 PM
Kazuaki Negishi, MD, PhD, FRACP, FESC, FASE, FCSANZ will present the Feigenbaum Lecture, “Sono-reperfusion: The True Interventional Echocardiography,” on Saturday, September 6. Dr. Negishi is Professor of Medicine, and Head of Discipline of Medicine at Sydney Medical School Nepean, in Faculty of Medicine and Health at the University of Sydney. He is a current National Heart Foundation Future Leader Fellow and Adjunct Professor at the University of Tasmania. Clinically, he is a Board-Certified Cardiologist in Japan and Australia, currently practicing at Nepean Hospital, NSW. He had his Cardiology training and PhD in Japan. This lecture was named in honor of the founder and first president of ASE, Harvey Feigenbaum, MD, FASE. This lectureship is awarded to a young investigator in recognition of their significant contributions to research in the field of echocardiography and their potential to continue at a high level of achievement.
Sunday, September 7
KHANDHERIA MEMORIAL LECTURE
Global Health: Echo Changes the World
8:15 – 9:15 AM
Jagat Narula, MD, PHD will present the Khandheria Memorial Lecture, “Echo Changes the World,” on Sunday, September 7. This annual lectureship was established in 2024 in memory of ASE Past President, Bijoy Khandheria, MD, FASE. Dr. Khandheria served on many Society committees and task forces throughout his esteemed career. He helped establish ASE’s educational course portfolio and was the co-director of ASE’s State-of-the-Art Echocardiography course from 1995 through 2020.