Name: 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

📌 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
📅 Course Date: April 16–19, 2026
🧠 Level: Intermediate to Advanced
📚 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

🫀 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

📚 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.

Pre-course 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 the 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

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Description

Mayo Clinic Echo Fiesta 2026

📌 Overview

📦 Course Specifications

🎯 Target Audience

🧠 What You Will Learn

🫀 Core Echocardiography Skills

🔬 Advanced Imaging Techniques

❤️ Valvular & Structural Heart Disease

🧠 Cardiomyopathies & Complex Cases

⚙️ Interventional & Emerging Technologies

📚 Course Topics Include

📌 Topics:

EVALUATION OF THE LEFT SIDE

LEFT VENTRICULAR CARDIOMYOPATHIES AND APPLICATIONS IN STRAIN IMAGING

STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY AND PERICARDIAL DISEASE

Breakout Sessions: Small Groups Reviewing Cases and Techniques

Breakout Sessions: Small Groups Reviewing Cases and Techniques

Friday, April 17, 2026

EVALUATION OF THE RIGHT SIDE

Saturday, April 18, 2026

LEFT SIDED VALVULAR HEART DISEASE

INTERVENTIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

INTERVENTIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY CONTINUED

Breakout Sessions: Small Groups Reviewing Cases and Techniques

Breakout Sessions: Small Groups Reviewing Cases and Techniques

Sunday, April 19, 2026

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE IN SPECIALIZED POPULATIONS

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