Heart of the Matter: Women's Heart Symposium

The Yale Women’s Heart Symposium is a one-day, multidisciplinary program delivering evidence-based updates in cardiovascular care for women. National experts will translate emerging research and new guidelines into practical strategies across outpatient, interventional, surgical, and critical care—addressing sex-specific presentations and underrecognized conditions. Designed for clinicians in all practice settings, the symposium features concise lectures, case discussions, and expert panels to help close care gaps and improve outcomes for women with cardiovascular disease.

Educational sessions will cover topics across the continuum of cardiovascular care, including coronary and valvular disease, heart failure, electrophysiology, cardio-oncology, peripheral vascular disease, and structural heart interventions. The program is ideal for cardiologists, internists, primary care physicians, surgeons, advanced practice providers, and allied health professionals.

1. Differentiate traditional and non-traditional cardiovascular risk factors in women across the lifespan.
2. Apply sex-specific considerations to the evaluation and management of ischemic heart disease, including INOCA and SCAD.
3. Evaluate strategies for complex coronary artery disease in women, including calcium modification, acute myocardial infarction/cardiogenic shock, and high-risk percutaneous coronary intervention.
4. Optimize heart failure care in women, including during pregnancy and in cases of cardiac amyloidosis.
5. Integrate 2024–2025 guideline updates and emerging evidence in cardio-oncology, electrophysiology, and structural heart disease into clinical practice.
6. Implement at least two strategies to improve inclusive research and increase women’s representation in cardiovascular clinical trials.

Registration fee* includes continental breakfast, refreshment breaks, and lunch.

• Physicians - $75

• Industry Attendee (non-exhibitor) - $125

• Nurses/PAs/Advanced Practitioners - $50

• Non-Yale Residents/Fellows/Students† - $25

• Yale Residents/Fellows/Students† - Complimentary

• Yale Department of Cardiology/HVC Staff – Complimentary

*All cancellations must be received in writing (or via e-mail) at least one week prior to the start of the conference to receive a refund. Any requests for refunds received after this date, or by telephone, will not be honored.
†A letter of verification from department head must accompany registration. Letter should be sent separately to Yale CME at the address below. You may also e-mail a pdf copy of your verification letter to [email protected]. 

The Yale School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation Statement
The Yale School of Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 7.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Disclosure Policy
It is the policy of Yale School of Medicine, Continuing Medical Education (CME), to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all its educational programs.  All individuals involved in the development and presentation of Accredited Continuing Education activities are required to disclose all financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies that has occurred within the past 24 months; and the opportunity to affect the content of CME about the products or services of the commercial interests. This information is disclosed to all activity participants prior to the commencement of the educational activity.

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Yale Continuing Medical Education adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

Member Information

Role in activity

Nature of Relationship(s) / Name of Ineligible Company(s)

Jennifer Frampton, DO, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine)
Yale School of Medicine
Old Lyme, CT

Co-Director, Faculty

Grant or research support-PCORI

Alexandra J. Lansky, MD, FACC, FAHA, FESC
Professor of Medicine (Cardiology),
Yale School of Medicine
New Haven, CT

Co-Director, Faculty

Consulting Fee-Emblok|Consulting Fee-Abiomed J&J|Consulting Fee-Emboline|Consulting Fee-Shockwave|Consulting Fee-Cordis

Sarah Abou Alaiwi, MD
Clinical Fellow
Yale School of Medicine
New Haven, CT

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Tariq N Ali, MD, MBA
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Yale University School of Medicine
Trumbull, CT

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Elissa Altin, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Cardiology)
Yale School of Medicine
New Haven, CT

Faculty

Robert R Attaran, FACC, FASE, FSCAI, RPVI, MBBS
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Cardiology)
Yale School of Medicine
Guilford, CT

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Daniel Chamie, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine)
Yale School of Medicince
Trumbull, CT

Faculty

Consulting Fee-Boston Scientific

Katherine Clark, MD, MBA
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine)
Yale School of Medicine
Hamden, CT

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Carlos D Davila, MD
Assistant Professor
Yale School of Medicine
Westport, CT

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

John K. Forrest, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Associate Professor of Medicine (Cardiology), Director, Structural Heart Disease Program
Yale School of Medicine
New Haven, CT

Faculty

Grant or research support-Edwards Lifesciences|Membership on Advisory Committees or Review Panels, Board Membership, etc.-Edwards Lifesciences|Grant or research support-Medtronic|Membership on Advisory Committees or Review Panels, Board Membership, etc.-Medtronic

Cesia Gallegos, MD, MHS
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine)
Yale School of Medicine
New Haven, CT

Faculty

Consulting Fee-Pfizer (Relationship has ended)|Grant or research support-Pfizer|Consulting Fee-AstraZeneca (Relationship has ended)|Consulting Fee-BridgeBio (Relationship has ended)

Kelsey Gray, MD
Cardiac Surgeon
Yale University
Branford, CT

Faculty

Consulting Fee-Intuitive Surgical

Eric M Grubman, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) and of Nursing
Yale School of Medicine
New Haven , CT

Faculty

Christine Hsueh, MD
Assistant Professor
Yale School of Medicine
Berlin, CT

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Mark Jacobs, MD
Assistant Professor
Yale School of Medicine
New Haven, CT

Faculty

Golsa Joodi, MD
Clinical Fellow
Yale School of Medicine
New Haven, CT

Faculty

Rohan Khera, MD, FACC, FAHA
Assistant Professor
Yale School of Medicine
New Haven, CT

Faculty

Jennifer Kwan, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine)
Yale School of Medicine
New Haven, CT

Faculty

Advisor-Ekohealth

Carlos Mena-Hurtado, MD, FACC, FSCAI, FAHA
Associate Professor of Medicine (Cardiology), Yale School of Medicine; Co-Director, Vascular Medicine Outcomes (VAMOS) Program; Medical Director, Vascular Medicine Program
New Haven, CT

Faculty

Consulting Fee-Cook Medical|Consulting Fee-Terumo|Grant or research support-Shockwave|Grant or research support-Philips|Grant or research support-NIH

Edward J Miller, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine and Radiology, Director, Nuclear Cardiology
Yale School of Medicine
Madison, CT

Faculty

Consulting Fee-Pfizer (Relationship has ended)|Grant or research support-Pfizer (Relationship has ended)|Grant or research support-BridgeBio|Consulting Fee-Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (Relationship has ended)|Grant or research support-Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (Relationship has ended)|Consulting Fee-GE (Relationship has ended)|Grant or research support-GE (Relationship has ended)|Consulting Fee-CSL Behring (Relationship has ended)|Grant or research support-AstraZeneca (Relationship has ended)|Consulting Fee-Synektik

Elliott E Miller, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine); Medical Director, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit; Firm Chief - Coronary Intensive Care Unit (CICU), Internal Medicine
Yale School of Medicine
New Haven, CT

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Michael G Nanna, MD
Assistant Professor
Yale School of Medicine
East Lyme, CT

Faculty

Independent Contractor (included contracted research)-NovoNordisk|Consulting Fee-HeartFlow, Inc.|Consulting Fee-Merck|Consulting Fee-Novartis

Emily Ong, MD
Assistant Professor
Yale School of Medicine
New Haven, CT

Faculty

Marc Pelletier, MD, MSc, FRCSC
Chief, Cardiac Surgery
Yale School of Medicine
Branford, CT

Faculty

Consulting Fee-Medtronic|Consulting Fee-Edwards Lifesciences|Consulting Fee-ProCell

Andrea Ramos Vicente, MD
Clinical Fellow
Yale School of Medicine
New Haven, CT

Faculty

Meghana Rao Brito, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine)
Yale New Haven Health
Essex, CT

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Israel Safiriyu, MD
Clinical Fellow
Yale School of Medicine
New Haven, CT

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Alexandra N Schwann, MD
Clinical Fellow
Yale School of Medicine
New Haven, CT

Faculty

Samit M Shah, MD, PhD, FACC, FSCAI
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Yale School of Medicine
Fairfield, CT

Faculty

Grant or research support-Abbott Vascular|Consulting Fee-Abbott Vascular|Advisor-Shockwave Medical|Consulting Fee-Edwards Lifesciences|Consulting Fee-Medtronic|Advisor-Vahaticor|Ownership-Angiomedix Inc

Erica S Spatz, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine (Cardiology)
Yale School of Medicine
New Haven, CT

Faculty

Grant or research support-Michaele and James Imbrogno Cardiovascular Fund|Membership on Advisory Committees or Review Panels, Board Membership, etc.-Sky Labs|Grant or research support-CDC|Grant or research support-NHLBI|Consulting Fee-American College of Cardiology |Grant or research support-Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute

Sara Tabtabai, MD
Assistant Professor
Yale School of Medicine
Glastonbury , CT

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Eric Velazquez, MD
Robert W. Berliner Professor of Medicine (Cardiology); Chief, Cardiovascular Medicine, Yale School of Medicine; Physician-in-Chief, Heart and Vascular Center, Yale New Haven Health
New Haven, CT

Faculty

Amit N. Vora, MD, MPH, FACC, FSCAI
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine)
Yale Medicine
New Haven, CT

Faculty

Consulting Fee-Medtronic|Consulting Fee-Edwards Lifesciences

Fatima Zeba, MD
Assistant Professor
Yale School of Medicine
New Haven, CT

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Friday, February 27, 2026

Exhibitor and Commercial Support Opportunities

We welcome industry partners to participate in the Heart of the Matter: Women’s Heart Symposium through our designated support tiers. Exhibitors will have the opportunity to engage with approximately 100 regional physicians and advanced practice providers attending this one-day accredited program. All exhibit spaces include a 6-foot table located outside the educational meeting room.

In accordance with ACCME and Yale CME standards, support provides an opportunity to participate and does not influence educational content, faculty selection, or attendee engagement. Attendance, exhibit traffic, and participation in promotional sessions cannot be guaranteed. Yale CME does not share pre-registration lists or attendee contact information.

For support tier details or to express interest, please contact Anne Lallier Stark at [email protected].