Faculty

Course Directors
	Roderick Tung, MD Banner University Medical Center – Phoenix Phoenix, AZ			Gaurav Upadhyay, MD The University of Chicago Medicine Chicago, IL
	Gopi Dandamudi, MD Prisma Health Greenville, SC			Pugazhendhi Vijayaraman, MD Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center Danville, PA
	Kenneth Ellenbogen, MD VCU School of Medicine Richmond, VA
Faculty
Ambar Andrade, MD Banner Health Medical Center – Phoenix Phoenix, AZ Brett Atwater, MD Inova Heart & Vascular Institute Fairfax, VA Haran Burri, MD University Hospital of Geneva Geneva, Switzerland Oscar Cano, MD, PhD Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe Valencia, Spain Mihail Chelu, MD, PhD Baylor College of Medicine Houston, TX Mina Chung, MD Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH Karol Curila, MD Charles University and University Hospital Kralovske Vinohrady Prague, Czech Republic Mikael El Chami, MD Emory University Hospital Atlanta, GA Andre d’Avila, MD, PhD Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA Michael Gold, MD, PhD Medical University of South Carolina Charleston, SC Bengt Herweg, MD University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine Tampa, FL Weijian Huang, MD The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University Wenzhou, China Maggie Infeld, MD Tufts Medical Boston, MA Marek Jastrzebski, MD Jagiellonian University Hospital Krakow, Poland Jacqueline Joza, MD McGill University Health Centre Montreal, Québec, Canada Valentina Kutyifa, MD, PhD University of Rochester Rochester, NY Margarida Pujol-Lopez, MD Banner University Medical Center – Phoenix Phoenix, AZ   Jamal Mahar, MD Banner Health Medical Center – Phoenix Phoenix, AZ Daniel Lustgarten, MD University of Vermont Medical Center Burlington, VT Suneet Mittal, MD Valley Health System Ridgewood, NJ Pawel Moskal, MD Jagiellonian University Krakow, Poland Devi Nair, MD St. Bernard’s Heart & Vascular Center Jonesboro, AR Ajay Pillai, MD VCU School of Medicine Richmond, VA Shunmuga Sundaram Ponnusamy, MD, DM Velammal Medical College Madurai, India Robert Schaller, DO Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA Parikshit Sharma, MD Rush University Medical Center Chicago, IL Niraj Varma, MD, PhD Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH Kevin Vernooy, MD, PhD Maastricht University Medical Center Maastricht, The Netherlands Peter Weiss, MD Banner University Medical Center – Phoenix Phoenix, AZ Zachary Whinnett, MD CA Healthcare UK Imperial College NHS Trust London, United Kingdom Michael Zawaneh, MD Banner University Medical Center – Phoenix Phoenix, AZ Francesco Zanon, MD Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital Rovigo, Italy Case Sites and Operators Banner – University Medical Center • Phoenix, AZ Peter Weiss, MD, and Michael Zawaneh, MD Jagiellonian University • Krakow, Poland Pawel Moskal, MD

CME Accreditation

PPS9 ON-DEMAND is non-accredited and does not provide CME credits. The following CME information, including directions to claim CME credits, is relevant solely to on-site and virtual attendees of the live activity.

Claiming Credits
The 9^th Annual International Physiology of Pacing Symposium is CME-accredited for onsite and virtual attendees. Continuing Education Credits may be claimed directly on this webpage at the conference's conclusion. 1 CME Certificate is supplied electronically for the cumulative credits earned commensurate with the extent of participation in the activity.
Credits are available to claim until 10/25/2026

Target Audience
This educational activity is designed for electrophysiologists, general cardiologists, electrophysiology fellows in training, and allied healthcare professionals.

Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this educational activity, participants will be able to:

• Discuss the evolving role of conduction system pacing (CSP) for standard permanent pacing and cardiac resynchronization.
• Describe challenges and methods for implantation technique of permanent His-bundle pacing (HBP), left bundle branch area pacing (LBBAP), and left ventricular septal pacing (LVSP)
• Review the relationship between electrical stimulation of the heart and the mechanics of myocardial contraction.
• Review the history and recent advances of CSP and emerging clinical situations and applications in patients with narrow and wide QRS morphology.
• Review the anatomy of the membranous septum conduction system concerning the right atrium, tricuspid valve, and ventricular septum.
• Summarize strategies and clinical evidence for the various approaches to achieve cardiac resynchronization, including leadless technology, multisite pacing, and left ventricular (LV) endocardial pacing.
• Outline approaches to complications during implant procedures for CSP.
• Discuss approaches for remote monitoring and optimization of CSP and CRT systems.

Accreditation Statement
MediaSphere Medical and Ciné-Med have planned and implemented this activity to improve patient care. Ciné-Med is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Physicians: Ciné-Med designates this educational activity for a maximum of 9.50 AMA PRA CATEGORY 1 Credit(s)™.
Physicians should claim credit only for the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses and Other Healthcare Professionals: All other healthcare professionals will receive a Certificate of Participation. For information on the applicability and acceptance of Certificates of Participation for activities designated for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™, consult your professional licensing board.

Disclosure Policy
MediaSphere Medical and Ciné-Med adhere to accreditation requirements concerning industry support of continuing medical education. Speakers must openly disclose any data limitations and/or discuss any off-label, experimental, or investigational uses of drugs or devices in their presentations. Speakers will disclose any relationships at the beginning of their presentations.

All MediaSphere Medical and Ciné-Med employees in content control have indicated that they have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

MediaSphere Medical and Ciné-Med policy is to ensure balance, independent objectivity, and scientific rigor in all supported educational programs. All faculty members participating in academic activities must disclose to the program audience any real or apparent conflicts of interest held within the past 12 months.

MediaSphere Medical and Ciné-Med implement a mechanism to identify and resolve all conflicts of interest before delivering the educational activity to learners.

Non-Endorsement Statement
MediaSphere Medical and Ciné-Med verify that sound education principles have been demonstrated in developing this educational offering, as evidenced by reviewing its objectives, teaching plan, faculty, and activity evaluation process. MediaSphere Medical and Ciné-Med do not endorse or support the actual opinions or material content presented by the speaker(s) and sponsoring organization.

Commercial Support
This activity is supported through educational grants from:

Medtronic • Abbott • Boston Scientific • BIOTRONIK • CVRx • Impulse Dynamics • Murj

Joint Providership:
MediaSphere Medical, LLC and Ciné-Med

Industry Partners

2025 Industry Partners

Partners In Educational Advancements   

The generous support of our industry colleagues makes the 9^th Annual International Symposium on the Physiology of Pacing possible.

Educational Grantors

We gratefully acknowledge our industry partners for their significant and generous educational grant support.   

Medtronic • Abbott • Boston Scientific • BIOTRONIK

CVRx • Impulse Dynamics • Murj

Thank you to our Sponsors!

Platinum

Medtronic • Abbott • Boston Scientific • BIOTRONIK • Murj

Thank you to our Exhibitors!

Abbott

BIOTRONIK

Boston Scientific

Medtronic

Murj

Fischer Medical

EBR Systems, Inc.

VDI Technologies

Global Premier Live Stream

Boston Scientific

Partner Institutions

Recognized as

e-Satellite

Activity Description
The On-Demand Archive of the e-Satellite Lunch Symposium, featuring two distinct sessions, starts with Dr. Jorge Romero, Co-Principal Investigator of Boston Scientific’s SYNCHRONICITY Study, who introduces the study assessing the safety and effectiveness of LBBAP versus traditional CRT in patients with heart failure. Dr. Jonathon Weinstock joins Dr. Romero for further discussion on the research and its potential impact on daily practice. Next, Dr. Pugazhendhi Vijayaraman presents a live, pre-recorded case to an esteemed panel, including Dr. Gaurav Upadhyay and Dr. Daniel Friedman, who discuss the LBBAP implant technique and optimal clinical decision-making strategies.

e-Satellite Agenda and Faculty

Session I: Introducing the SYNCHRONICITY Study

Presenter: Co-Principal Investigator; SYNCHRONICITY Study Moderator Jorge Romero, MD Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, MA Jonathan Weinstock, MD Boston Scientific St. Paul, MN

Session II: LBBAP in Practice: A Recorded Live Case

Case Operator   Pugazhendhi Vijayaraman, MD Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center Danville, PA   Panelists   Gaurav Upadhyay, MD The University of Chicago Medicine Chicago, IL Daniel Friedman, MD Duke Health Durham, NC

“This activity was originally held as an e-Satellite lunch symposium during PPS9 through a special sponsorship from Boston Scientific; however, it was not part of the PPS9 official sessions as planned by its program committee. The activity was neither sponsored nor endorsed by PPS9”