Annual MO-KS EP Fellows Meeting

The MO-KS EP Fellow Meeting FY25 will be the second biennial academic meeting of all Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowship programs of Missouri and Kansas.

The speaker panel will include selected faculty from the academic roster of University of Missouri-Columbia, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas University Medical Center, Kansas City Heart Rhythm Institute and Washington University, St. Louis. The attendees will include all faculty, EP fellows and academic physician extenders from these programs.

Registration is not required. Contact gautamsa@health.missouri.edu with questions. 

2025 Seminar

• Date
  January 24-25, 2025
• Venue
  The Hampton Inn & Suites, Columbia, MO (map)

Program Goal

To foster academic exchange among cardiac electrophysiology training programs in Missouri and Kansas.

Program Objectives

• Practical demonstration of critical electrophysiology concepts.
• Stimulate intellectual curiosity in cardiac electrophysiology trainees.
• Incubate the exchange of ideas in clinical and basic research.
• Encourage healthy intellectual competition.
• Introduction to advances in EP technology and management of unique clinical scenarios.

Program Chair

• Sandeep Gautam, MD, MPH, FHRS
  Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology
  University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri

Planning Committee

Program Agenda

January 24, 2025

6:30 p.m. Welcome Dinner at Hampton Inn & Suites at Columbia

January 25, 2025

7:00 a.m. Breakfast

7:45 a.m. Welcome – Zhenguo Liu, Sandeep Gautam

Session 1: Update on EP techniques

8:00 - 9:10 a.m.

• Moderator – Dr. Sanjaya Gupta
• 8:00 am to 8:15 am – Phillip Cuculich (Washington University) – What’s new in SBRT
• 8:15 am to 8:30 am – Rakesh Gopinathannair (KCHRI) – Epicardial ablation for IST
• 8:30 am to 8:45 am – Rahul Jain (University of Missouri-Columbia) – Spinal Anesthesia for PVC ablation
• 8:45 am to 9:00 am – Madhu Reddy (Kansas University Medical Center)– PWI with PFA

Panel Discussion

Session 2: ‘My Most Memorable Day in the EP Lab’

9:10 - 10:20 a.m.

• Moderator – Dr. Seth Sheldon
• 9:10 am to 9:25 am – Mitch Faddis (Washington University U)
• 9:25 am to 9:40 am – Rhea Phimental (Kansas University Medical Center)
• 9:40 am to 9:55 am – Hemant Godara (University of Missouri-Columbia)
• 9:55 am to 10:10 am – Alan Wimmer (University of Missouri Kansas City)

Panel Discussion

Lunch Break and Vendor Booth Visit

10:20 am - 11:15 am.

Session 3: EP Fellow Research Presentations

11:15 am - 12:25 pm

• Moderator: Dr. DJ Lakkireddy
• 11:15 am to 11:30 am - UM-Columbia – Fellow A
• 11:30 am to 11:45 am - KUMC – Fellow B
• 11:45 am to 12:00 noon- Washington University – Fellow C
• 12:00 noon to 12:15 pm – KCHRI – Fellow D

Panel Discussion

Session 4: Stump The Experts (Fellows Case Presentation)

12:30 pm - 1:45 pm

• Moderator: Dr. Dan Cooper
  Expert Panel:
  • Dr. Rahul Jain
  • Dr. Rugheed Ghadban
  • Dr. Dan Steinhaus
  • Dr. Amit Noheria

12:30 pm - 12:45 pm - UM-Columbia – Fellow A
12:45 pm - 1:00 pm - UMKC - Fellow B
1:00 pm - 1:15 pm - KUMC – Fellow C
1:15 pm - 1:30 pm - Washington University – Fellow D
1:30 pm - 1:45 pm - KCHRI – Fellow E
1:45 PM - 2:00 pm – Coffee Break

Session 5: EP Jeopardy Competition

2:00 pm - 2:50 pm

• Moderators:
  Dr. Krishna Pothineni
  Dr. Rajesh Kabra