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PHenomenal
Hope 2026

Knowledge, Research & Advocacy in PH

Join renowned experts as well as rising young investigators and allied healthcare providers as they share original research.

This symposium offers a combination of oral presentations, expert panel discussions, and poster sessions in an environment that encourages collaboration and a deeper exploration of patient-centered research.

December 4
The Westin Copley Place, Boston

Topic areas
may include...

  • Navigating the Patient Journey
  • Addressing Unmet Needs in Pulmonary Hypertension
  • Pulmonary Hypertension and Women's Health: From Pregnancy to Menopause
  • Innovation in Clinical Trial Design

Schedule

Download the full schedule here.

Friday, December 4

Friday, December 4
  • 7:15 – 8:00
    Registration, Breakfast, Exhibits and Posters
  • 8:00 – 8:15
    Opening Remarks
    Hap Farber, MD; Eric Borstein

Navigating the Patient Journey | Women's Health

Navigating the Patient Journey | Women's Health
  • 8:15 – 8:35
    Beating the Odds Twice: Surviving Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and Overcoming CTEPH
    Jessica Morrison
  • 8:35 – 8:55
    Women and PH: Navigating Pregnancy in Pulmonary Hypertension
    Anjali Vaidya, MD
  • 8:55 – 9:15
    Sexual Health, HRT, and Menopause in Women with Pulmonary Hypertension
    Corey Ventetuolo, MD
  • 9:15 – 9:35
    Correlation Between RHC Parameters and Echocardiography in Pregnancy
    Stephanie Hon, MD
  • 9:35 – 9:50
    Panel Discussion | Audience Q&A
    Moderator: Nadine Al Naamani
  • 9:50 – 10:15
    Collaborate, Integrate, and Elevate: Team-based Approaches in PH Care
    Glenn Treisman, MD
  • 10:15 – 10:20
    Patient Advocacy Foundation Funding for PAH Patients
    Brittany Stuber, MBA, MPH

Navigating the Patient Journey

Break
  • 10:20 – 10:45
    Break | Poster Presentations

Innovation in Clinical Trial Design

Innovation in Clinical Trial Design
  • 10:45 – 11:15
    Expert Panel: Advanced Imaging and Monitoring in PH
    Moderator: Jean-Luc Vachiery, MD
  • 11:15 – 11:35
    Team PHenomenal Hope Award Winner (2024): Novel Trial Designs
    Jason Weatherald, MD
  • 11:35 – 11:55
    Redefining Functional Class in Pulmonary Hypertension
    Stephen Mathai, MD
  • 11:55 – 12:15
    Predictive Value of Early NT-proBNP Decline for Hemodynamic Improvement in Sotatercept-Treated PAH
    Meagan Chavarria, NP
  • 12:15 – 12:30
    Panel Discussion | Audience Q&A
    Moderator: Vallerie McLaughlin, MD
  • 12:30 – 12:40
    Where is EB?
    Eric Borstein

Navigating the Patient Journey

Break
  • 12:40 – 1:00
    Box Lunch Pick-up and Poster Viewing

Lunch Panel Discussion

Lunch Panel Discussion
  • 1:00 – 1:40
    The Future of PH Care – What Will Change in the Next 5 Years?
    Moderator: Marc Humbert, MD

Unmet Needs in Pulmonary Hypertension

Unmet Needs in Pulmonary Hypertension
  • 1:40 – 2:00
    Group 2 PH: The Impact of GDMT on Phenotypes and the Incidence of Pulmonary Hypertension
    Yogesh Reddy, MD
  • 2:00 – 2:20
    Determinants of Monotherapy Use in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension and Treatment Patterns in Mild Disease: A Contemporary Real-World United States Study
    Ioana Preston, MD
  • 2:20 – 2:40
    Changing the Course of Pulmonary Hypertension: A Path Toward Disease Modification and Remission
    R. James White, MD
  • 2:40 – 3:00
    Panel Discussion | Audience Q&A
    Moderator: Patricia George, MD
  • 3:00 – 3:20
    Expert Panel: What’s Your Third Drug?
    Moderator: Richard Channick, MD
  • 3:20 – 3:50
    ILD-PH Pro-Con Debate: Does Screening Still Matter?
    YES: Rajan Saggar, MD | NO: Steven Nathan, MD
  • 3:50 – 4:00
    Team PHenomenal Hope Wrap-up
    Hap Farber, MD; Eric Borstein; Leslie Orlovsky

The Westin
Copley Place

The Westin Copley Place is the official host property of PHenomenal Hope 2026. The Westin has partnered with us to offer the following discounted room rates to our participants:

King Room

$299 + taxes

Please book your accommodations through the official registration process to access the group room block.

Call for Abstracts

Submit an abstract for oral plenary or poster session at PHenomenal Hope 2026 on December 4, 2026 in Boston, where you can:

  • Share your findings with colleagues
  • Gain feedback from expert faculty
  • Network and collaborate with other professionals

Submitted abstracts should focus on unique research and topics that highlight caring for the whole patient, navigating the patient journey, exploring unmet needs in patients with pulmonary hypertension, recognizing and responding to barriers to care, and innovation in clinical trial design.

Oral Presentations

Submission Deadline
Closed

Notification of Selected Abstracts
September 15

Poster Presentations

Submission Deadline
Closed

Notification of Selected Abstracts
October 15

Review submission guidelines

Call for Abstracts

Thank you to all who submitted abstracts for this year's event!

The submission window is now closed. Please direct any questions to mindy@mindyllc.com

Admission Fees

Trainees & Allied

Early
(by October 1)
$75

Standard/Walk-In
(after October 1)
$125

Physicians

Early
(by October 1)
$125

Standard/Walk-In
(after October 1)
$200

Commercial/Industry

Early
(by October 1)
$400

Standard/Walk-In
(after October 1)
$600

If you are a non-industry healthcare provider and would like to be added to the waitlist, click the button above.

Registration Deadline 11/4/26*

*Space is limited and there is no guarantee that walk-in registrations will be allowed.
Notification will be posted on this website if/when program is full.

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