Agenda
30TH IAMA ANNUAL MEETING
Friday May 22 , 2026 Kimpton Hotel Monaco Washington DC
Arrival at your leisure 3-5 pm Museum tour for attendees
Saturday May 23, 2026 Kimpton Hotel Monaco
7:30am Check-in & Continental Breakfast | Paris Ballroom
7:45 am TBD pharma speaker
8:10 am Welcome Drs. Freidoon Ghazi and Jasmin Moshirpur
| SURGERY PANEL | Moderator: Alireza Shamshirsaz, MD |
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| SURGERY PANEL | Moderator: Alireza Shamshirsaz, MD/Donna Mazloomdoost,MD |
| 8:15 am |
Hormonal changes and treatment options Shieva Ghofrany, MD, FACOG Stamford, CT |
| 8:30 am |
Towards an Integrated Artificial Intelligence Framework for endometriosis Sahar Khoshravesh, MD, Post doc fellow University of Maryland |
| 8:40am |
The War on Cancer: Why We’re Winning in Some Places and Failing in Others Omeed Moaven, MD Associate Professor HPB/GI Surgical Oncology, LSU |
| 9:00 am |
Venous insufficiency : multiple features, single concept Saina Attaran, MD, MRCS, FRCS Gilbert, Arizona |
| 9:20am |
Pretargeted Radioimmunotherapy for HER2-Positive Solid Tumors: A Novel, Approach to Enhance Targeted Radiotherapy Niloufar Salehi MD Post doc fellow Cornell |
| 9:30 am |
Cancer of the Oropharynx; approach and treatment Babak Givi MD Head and Neck Surgeon MSKCC, New York |
| 9:50 am |
Q&A/panel discussion |
| 10:00 am | Coffee Break / poster session |
| CARDIOVASCULAR PANEL | Moderator: Hirad Yarmohammadi, MD, MPH |
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| CARDIOVASCULAR PANEL | Moderator: Hirad Yarmohammadi, MD, MPH/Reza Movahed,MD,PhD |
| 10:15 am |
Reducing Heterogeneity of Cardiovascular Care Outcomes in the United States and Worldwide Mehdi Shishehbor, DO, MPH, PhD Interventional Cardiology, Cleveland, Ohio |
| 10:30 am |
Mechanistic and Integrative Autonomic-Hemodynamic Pathways Underlying Vasovagal Syncope and New Approaches to Its Management: A Comprehensive: A Narrative Review Viona Tavakkoli, MD Pre-med NYU |
| 10:40 am |
Current and Future Role of Artificial Intelligence in Cardiovascular Medicine Reza Arsanjani, MD Chair of Cardiovascular Imaging and Stress Testing Mayo clinic Arizona |
| 10:55 am |
Rituximab-Induced Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia in the Setting of Electrolyte Imbalance Misha Moazzemi, Pre-med NYU |
| 11:05 am |
A Single-Lead ECG Biosensor and a Cloud-Based Deep Learning AI Algorithm for Continuous Arrhythmia Monitorings Nersi Nazari, PhD Founder, CEO, Vital Connect, San Jose CA |
| 11:20 am |
How to prevent readmission in a patient with Congestive Heart Failure Reza Movahed, MD, PhD, FSCAI, FACC, FACP, FCCP Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson |
| 11:35 am |
Prevention strategies for women’s cardiac health KEYNOTE SPEAKER Roxana Mehran, MD, FACC, FACP, FCCP, FESC Professor of Medicine and director of Interventional Cardiovascular Research and clinical Trials, Mount Sinai, New York |
| 11:50 pm |
Q&A |
| 12:00 pm | Lunch |
| MED PANEL | Moderators: Farin Kamangar, MD, PhD/ Shaun Shayegan MD |
| 1:00 pm |
Updates in Lung Cancer: From screening to Diagnosis and treatment-Focus on minimally Invasive Procedures Ali Sadoughi, MD, DAABIP Interventional Pulmonologist, Montefiore Med Ctr - A. Einstein College of Medicine New York |
| 1:15 pm |
Asthma treatment options and biologics Jalil Ahari, MD Program Director, Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine, George Washington University |
| 1:30 pm |
A novel Biphosphonate without long term adverse effects does not cause atypical -like fracture in an invivo fatigue model Taraneh Rezaee, PhD |
| 1:40 pm |
Allergic Eye disease and vision Dara Koozekanani MD Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Neurosciences, University of Minessota Minneapolis, MN |
| 1:55 pm |
Opthalmic side effects of GLP1 drugs AmirFarbod Yazdanyar, MD Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Waterford, CT |
| 2:10 pm |
Dry Eye Syndrome: Diagnosis and management Maryam Tahvildari, MD Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Yale University, CT |
| 2:25 pm |
Q&A |
| 2:35 pm |
Coffee Break |
Shark-tank Style Pitch
Moderator: Ehsan Vaghefi,PhD
TEAM;
Shabnam Mohadessi, PhD
Aileen Mastouri PhD
Tony Chan JD , Orrick
Angus McQuilken, BA Orrick
| 2:45 pm |
Roofya Rostami, PhD |
| 3:00 pm |
Iman Daryaei, PhD |
| 3:15 pm |
Mohammed Reza Movahed , MD |
| 3:30pm |
Farhad Taghibaksh , PhD |
| 3:45pm |
Samaneh Kamali, PhD CEO and Founder, Caleo Biotechnologies, Inc. |
| 4:00 pm |
Danesh Mazloomdoost, MD |
| 4:15 pm |
Adjourn |
May 24- Sunday Kimpton Monaco Hotel Washington D.C, Paris Ballroom
7:15 am - 7:45 am Pilates session, Padideh Ortensi DMD rsvp padidehalizadeh@gmail.com Space Limited
8:15 am Check in/ Continental Breakfast
| Neurotech PANEL | Moderators: Danesh Mazloomdoost, MD/Nooshin Rezvani,MD, PhD |
| 8:30 am |
Decoders for sensing Mental and Physical Health Rose Faghih , PhD Associate Professor of biomedical engineering, NYU |
| 8:50am |
The Preclinical Tau deposition alters DMN deactivation during episodic memory tasks without affecting performance Bardiya Ghaderi Yazdi, MD Weill Cornell, New York |
| 9:00am |
Translating Thought Into Action: Restoring Human Function Through Brain-computer interfaces Omid Foruzan , PhD Vice President of Clinical at Synchron, New York |
| 9:20 am |
Evaluating Autonomic Responses to Antiseizure Medications in Pediatrics Using Wearable Devices.” Parnian Alizadeh, MD Post doc research fellow Harvard Medical School, MA |
| 9:30 am |
Regenerative Medicine for pain management Danesh Mazloomdoost, MD Regenerative Specialist, Lexington, KY |
| 9:50 am |
Current State of Psychiatric Neurotech Fargol Yeganeh Fathi , Premed student Weill Cornell |
| 9:55 am | Q&A |
| 10:05 am | Coffee Break and Poster Sessions |
Poster Sessions 10-10:20 am
| Neuroscience PANEL | Moderators : Arash Taavoni DO / Pegah Hosseinzadeh DMD |
| 10:20 am |
Diagnostics for Neurological Disease Ramin Javan, MD Professor of radiology, George Washington School of Medicine |
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10:40 am |
Fetal MRI in twin pregnancies: Indications, timing, and Brain Biometry in a Single Center Cohort Sara Babapour, MD Post doc fellow Yale School of Medicine |
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10:50 am |
Disenfranchised Grief in Medicine: Understanding Grief and healing among physicians a families following adverse medical events Sara Naderinabi Premed, Case Western Reserve University |
|
11:00 am |
Redefining Cosmetic and Dental Aesthetics: Identity, Expression, and the Modern Standard of Beauty Neda Hovaizi, DDS Boston, MA |
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11:20 am |
The inflammatory Price of Rejuvenation:The Metabolic and systemic Footprint of Local Aesthetic Procedures Amin Hedayat MD,FASDP,FACP,FASCP Las Vegas, Nevada |
|
11:40 am |
Entrepreneurs & Technical Leadership KEYNOTE SPEAKER Mohammad Ehteshami Chairman and CEO at beehive Industry , Evendale,Ohio |
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11:55 am |
Q&A |
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12:05 pm |
Lunch Payam Shakouri, MD |
| Derm/Med PANEL | Moderators : Bahar Houshmand MD/Arash Dabestani PharmD |
|
1:00 pm |
Hair loss and alopecia Mana Ogholikhan, MD Dermatology Specialist, Greenbelt Maryland |
|
1:15 pm |
Skin care and aging Elizabeth Bahar Houshmand MD Dermatology Specialist, Dallas, Texas |
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1:30 pm |
Exogenous Ochronosis: Skin lightening cream causing trare caviar-like lesion with banana-like pigments; review of literature and histological comparison with endogenous counterpart Amir Qorbani MD, Associate Clinical Professor, UCSF |
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1:45 pm |
Management of Obesity Shervin Dorodi, MD Family Medicine, IL |
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2:00 pm |
Gastrointestinal Pathologic Features of Trichohepatoenteric Syndrome in a young Adult female A case report and review Alireza Farazpey, UCSF School of Dentistry |
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2:10 pm |
Immune Profiling of Acral Lentiginous Melanoma and Its Relationship to Immunotherapy Response Shirin Sadoughi Edgemont Jr/Sr High School, New York |
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2:20 pm |
The Movahed sign (D-Shape Left Ventricle Seen on Gated Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) Imaging as an Indicator for Right Ventricular Overload) is also valid in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) or Computed Tomography (CT Reza Movahed MD, PhD |
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2:25 pm |
Using AI for TPN and other drug dosing Shabnam Gaskari PharmD Stanford University, CA |
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2:35 pm |
Finance in Medicine Marc Spedaliere, CFP Senior Vice President, Wealth Managment Advisor/ Merrill Lynch KEYNOTE SPEAKER |
| 2:50 pm |
Q&A |
| 3:00 pm | General Membership Meeting |
7pm -11:00 pm Gala Dinner Paris Ballroom Black Tie Optional
Monday May 25, 2026
8:30 am -10:30 am Board Members Meeting Athens Ballroom
Agenda
30TH ANNUAL MEETING
Friday May 22 , 2026 Kimpton Hotel Monaco Washington DC
Arrival at your leisure 3-5 pm Museum tour for attendees
Saturday May 23, 2026 Kimpton Hotel Monaco
7:45am Check in/ Continental Breakfast
8:10 am Welcome Drs. Freidoon Ghazi and Jasmin Moshirpur
SURGERY PANEL Moderator: Alireza Shamshirsaz, MD
| SURGERY PANEL | Moderator: Alireza Shamshirsaz, MD |
|---|---|
| 8:20 am |
Hormonal changes and treatment options Shieva Ghofrany, MD, FACOG Stamford, CT |
| 8:40 am |
Changes in Treatment Algorithm of Thoracic Aortic Pathologies Ali Khozenezhad, MD, PhD, FACC, FHRS, Director of Aortic and Arrhythmia Surgery, Long Beach Medical Center, CA |
| 8:55 am |
The War on Cancer: Why We’re Winning in Some Places and Failing in Others Omeed Moaven, MD Associate Professor HPB/GI Surgical Oncology, LSU |
| 9:10 am |
Complication of Vein disease Saina Attaran, MD, MRCS, FRCS Gilbert, Arizona |
| 9:35 am |
Cosmetic and reconstructive surgery Kathy Gohar, MD Beverly Hills, CA |
| 9:55 am |
Q&A/panel discussion |
| 10:05 am | Coffee Break / poster session |
CARDIOVASCULAR PANEL Moderator: Hirad Yarmohammadi, MD, MPH
| CARDIOVASCULAR PANEL | Moderator: Hirad Yarmohammadi, MD, MPH |
|---|---|
| 10:15 am |
Reducing Heterogeneity of Cardiovascular Care Outcomes in the United States and Worldwide Mehdi Shishehbor, DO, MPH, PhD Interventional Cardiology, Cleveland, Ohio |
| 10:30 am |
TBD/fellow |
| 10:40 am |
Current and Future Role of Artificial Intelligence in Cardiovascular Medicine Reza Arsanjani, MD Chair of Cardiovascular Imaging and Stress Testing Mayo clinic Arizona |
| 11:00 am |
A Single-Lead ECG Biosensor and a Cloud-Based Deep Learning AI Algorithm for Continuous Arrhythmia Monitorings Nersi Nazari, PhD Founder, CEO, Vital Connect, San Jose CA |
| 11:15 am |
How to prevent readmission in a patient with Congestive Heart Failure Reza Movahed, MD, PhD, FSCAI, FACC, FACP, FCCP Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson |
| 11:30 am |
Prevention strategies for women’s cardiac health KEYNOTE SPEAKER Roxana Mehran, MD, FACC, FACP, FCCP, FESC Professor of Medicine and director of Interventional Cardiovascular Research and clinical Trials, Mount Sinai, New York |
| 11:50 pm |
Q&A |
| 12:00 pm | Lunch |
MED PANEL Moderator: Farin Kamangar, MD, PhD / Sebastian Lighvani MD
| 1:00 pm |
Updates in Lung Cancer: From screening to Diagnosis and treatment-Focus on minimally Invasive Procedures Ali Sadoughi MD, Pulmonary Montefiore Hospital, New York |
| 1:20 pm |
Asthma treatment options and biologics Behnam Daghigh, MD Allergist, Leesburg, VA |
| 1:30 pm |
Anaphylaxis , diagnosis and treatment Mohsen Maboudian, MD, FAAAAI Allergist, Redland, CA |
| 1:45 pm |
Allergic Eye disease and vision Dara Koozekanani MD Minneapolis, MN |
| 2:00 pm |
Retinal health and prevention of disease AmirFarbod Yazdanyar, MD Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Waterford, CT |
| 2:15 pm |
Low-Dose IL-2 Therapy in Transplantation, Autoimmunity, and Inflammatory Diseases. Maryam Tahvildari, MD Yale University, CT |
| 2:30 pm | Fellow TBD |
| 2:40 pm | Q&A |
Poster Sessions
MED/TECH workshop Moderator: Ehsan Vaghefi,PhD
| 2:50 pm | |
| 3:00 pm | |
| 3:10 pm | |
| 3:20pm | |
| 3:30pm | |
| 3:40 pm |
IAMA -Junior/Javaan Assembly/Athens room |
| 3:50 pm | |
| 4:00 pm | Adjourn |
May 24- Sunday Kimpton Monaco Hotel Washington D.C
8:00 am Check in/ Continental Breakfast Marc Scarupa MD/ Urticaria
Neurotech PANEL Moderators: Fargol Yeganeh Fathi/Danesh Mazloomdoost, MD
| 8:30 am |
Decoders for sensing Mental and Physical Health Rose Faghih , PhD Associate Professor of biomedical engineering ,NYU |
| 8:50am |
Regenerative Medicine for pain management Danesh Mazloomdoost, MD Regenerative Specialist, Lexington, KN |
| 9:10am |
Omid Foruzan , PhD Vice President of Clinical at Synchron, New York |
| 9:30 am |
Evaluating Autonomic Responses to Antiseizure Medications in Pediatrics Using Wearable Devices.” Parnian Alizadeh, MD Post doc research fellow Harvard Medical School, MA |
| 9:40 am |
Shahram Majidi, MD Associate Professor of Neurosurgery/Neurology/radiology Icahn School of medicine, Mount Sinai, New York |
| 9:50 am |
Q&A |
| 10:00 am | Coffee Break |
Poster Session Moderator: John Iraj, MD
|
10:30 am |
Imaging challenges in Sinus disease Amir Batouli MD |
|
10:40 am |
Fellow TBD |
|
10:50 am |
Disenfranchised Grief in Medicine: Understanding Grief and healing among physicians a families following adverse medical events Sara Naderinabi Premed Student |
|
11:00 am |
Mechanical Dental Aesthetics Neda Hoveizi, DDS Boston, MA |
|
11:20 am |
Fellow/TBD |
|
11:30 am |
The inflammatory Price of Rejuvenation;The Metabolic and systemic Footprint of Local Aesthetic Procedures Amin Hedayat MD, FASDP, FACP, FASCP Las Vegas, Nevada |
|
11:50 am |
Q&A |
|
12:00 pm |
Lunch Payam Shakouri, MD |
Derm/Med Panel Moderators: Bahar Houshmand MD/Arash Dabestani PharmD
|
1:00 pm |
Hair loss and alopecia Mana Ogholikhan, MD |
|
1:15 pm |
Cosmetic Dermatology Bahar Houshmand MD, Dallas, Texas |
|
1:30 pm |
Exogenous Ochronosis: Skin lightening cream causing trare caviar-like lesion with banana-like pigments; review of literature and histological comparison with endogenous counterpart Amir Qorbani MD, Associate Clinical Professor, UCSF |
|
1:45 pm |
TBD/fellow |
|
1:55 pm |
Using AI for TPN and other drug dosing Shabnam Gaskari PharmD Stanford University, CA |
|
2:15 pm |
Immune Profiling of Acral Lentiginous Melanoma and Its Relationship to Immunotherapy Response Shirin Sadoughi |
|
2:25 pm |
Finance in Medicine Marc Spelidaire KEYNOTE SPEAKER |
|
2:45 pm |
Q&A |
|
3:00 pm |
General Membership Meeting |
Gala Dinner 7pm -11:00 pm Paris Ballroom
Monday May 25, 2026
8:30 am -10:30 am Board Members Meeting Athens Ballroom