Please join us

This is a multidisciplinary annual educational conference focused on pediatric cardiovascular disease management across disciplines and phases of care. The meeting highlights current clinical practice and exciting new advances. The goal is to improve awareness, access, and care of patients with congenital heart disease.



This will be a great opportunity to gain valuable insights into the latest advancements in pediatric care, learn from top experts in the field and network with peers and specialists.

Physicians, Nurses, Allied Health Professionals and Students in:

• Primary Care
• Neonatology
• Maternal Fetal Medicine

• Anesthesiology
• Critical Care Medicine
• Cardiology
• Cardiovascular Surgery

Symposium Chair

Mamdouh Al-Ahmadi, MD

Chief, Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery

Children’s Hospital of Michigan

Symposium Co-Chair

Peter Sassalos, MD

Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery

Children’s Hospital of Michigan

Bradley Marino, MD MBA

Department Chair, Heart, Vascular & Thoracic

Division Chair, Cardiology & CV Medicine

Cleveland Clinic

Ramesh Sachdeva, MD PhD

Chief, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Children’s Hospital of Michigan

Mamdouh Al-Ahmadi, MD

Chief, Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery

Children’s Hospital of Michigan

Stuart Covi, MD

Pediatric Cardiology

Corewell Health

Thomas Fagan, MD

Director, Pediatric Interventional Cardiology, ACHD

Children’s Hospital of Michigan

Bradley Marino, MD MBA

Department Chair, Heart, Vascular & Thoracic

Division Chair, Cardiology & CV Medicine

Cleveland Clinic

Amrit Misra, MD

Pediatric Cardiology, ACHD

Boston Children’s Hospital

Arwa Saidi, MBBCH Med

Pediatric Cardiology, ACHD

University of Florida Health

Peter Sassalos, MD

Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery

Children’s Hospital of Michigan

  Gautam Singh, MD

   Chief, Pediatric Cardiology

Children’s Hospital of Michigan

Neha Ahluwalia, MD

Pediatric Interventional Cardiology

Children’s Hospital of Michigan

Mamdouh Al-Ahmadi, MD

Chief, Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery

Children’s Hospital of Michigan

Molly Ball, MD

Director, Neonatal Care in CICU, Neonatology

Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Christian Bauerfeld, MD

Director, Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Medicine

Children’s Hospital of Michigan

Snigdha Bhatia, MD

Pediatric Cardiology, Advanced Imaging

Children’s Hospital of Michigan

Jennifer Blake, MD

Pediatric Cardiology, Heart Failure & Transplant

Children’s Hospital of Michigan

Kristin Chenault, MD

Pediatric Anesthesiology

Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Thomas Fagan, MD

Director, Pediatric Interventional Cardiology, ACHD

Children’s Hospital of Michigan

Pooja Gupta, MD

Pediatric Cardiology, ACHD

Jeffrey Johnson, MD

Director, Maternal Fetal Medicine / Fetal Care Center

Children’s Hospital of Michigan

Peter Karpawich, MD

Pediatric Cardiology, Electrophysiology

Children’s Hospital of Michigan

Deemah Mahadin, MD

Pediatric Cardiology, Fetal & Advanced Imaging

Children’s Hospital of Michigan

Amrit Misra, MD

Pediatric Cardiology, ACHD

Boston Children’s Hospital

Diana Torpoco Rivera, MD

Pediatric Cardiology, Heart Failure & Transplant

Children’s Hospital of Michigan

Arwa Saidi, MBBCH Med

Pediatric Cardiology, ACHD

University of Florida Health

Peter Sassalos, MD

Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery

Children’s Hospital of Michigan

Jordan Schneider, MD

Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Medicine

Children’s Hospital of Michigan

What to Expect

October 17th - A welcome reception, dinner, and exciting lecture on the future of artificial intelligence in medicine.

October 18th - A full day of multidisciplinary presentations focused on a longitudinal approach to care divided into four sessions each moderated by a panel of experts. The morning sessions will emphasis management of single ventricle patients from fetal life to Fontan palliation. The afternoon sessions will transition into adulthood with an emphasis on management of adult congenital heart disease.

For Additional Information or Questions, please contact CHMHeartSymposium@dmc.org