Save the Date for our Fall 2026
NESE Conference!
Saturday, October 24th, 2026
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, NH
Program Agenda:
7:00 AM - 7:45 AM | Registration
Breakfast & Vendors Open
7:45 AM – 8:00 AM | Housekeeping
Steve Walling BS, ACS, RCS, RDCS, FASE
8:00 AM – 8:50 AM | Double the (Congenital) Fun: DILV/DORV Imaging
Zachary Goode, DO
8:50 AM – 9:40 AM | Echo in the CCU
Dr Brigid Carlson; Brittany O’Neill, RCS
9:40 AM – 9:50 AM | Silver Sponsor Presentation
9:50 AM– 10:20 AM | Break, Visit Sponsors
10:20 AM – 11:10 AM | Robotic Mitral Valve Surgery, The Extra Value Unlocked with Echocardiography
Henry J. Tannous, MD, MBA, FACC
11:10 AM - 12:00 PM
Student Scholarship Winners | One Slide Case Presentations
ASE Scholarship Winner | State of the ASE Update
12:00 PM - 12:15 PM | Gold Sponsor Presentation
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM | Lunch
1:00 PM - 1:50 PM | Right Heart 3D Analysis
Andrew Landry, BS, RDCS
1:50 PM – 2:40 PM | Structural Echo Panel Discussion
Michael N. Young, MD, RPVI, FSCAI, FACC; Chelsea Bitter, BS, RCS; Shawn Ahmad, MD; Jawad Haider, MD, FACC; Sean McMahon, MD, FACC, FASE, FASNC; Garrett De Francis, BS, RDCS, FASE
2:40 PM - 2:50 PM | Silver Sponsor Presentation
2:50 PM – 3:10 PM | Break, Visit Sponsors
3:10 PM - 4:00 PM | Kahoot!
Steve Walling BS, ACS, RCS, RDCS, FASE
4:00 PM | Closing Remarks and Prizes
Plan your stay
Planning to stay the night? We’ve reserved a block of rooms at the Marriott Courtyard - less than a mile away from the conference center! Use the link below to book your room with the NESE group rate.
Congratulations to our 2025 NESE Scholarship Winner!
Ashley Meyer
Thank you to our conference sponsors!
CREDIT:
The Accrediting Body designates this educational activity for a maximum of 6.0 CEU Credits. Continuing education credits are honored by the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) and Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) towards registry requirements for sonographers. Credits are not valid towards ARRT of physician requirements.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
The faculty members of this program will utilize their clinical expertise and experience to improve attendees’ awareness and understanding of basic measurements and application of conventional and advanced technology. Teaching methods will include lectures, case presentations, live scanning, and audience participation.
FACULTY DISCLOSURE:
In order to ensure the highest balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor, faculty are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with any commercial interest related to the subject matter of the educational activity. Faculty also will disclose any off-label and/or investigational use of pharmaceuticals or instruments discussed in their presentation. Disclosure will be published in course material so the participants may formulate their own judgments regarding the presentation.
FACULTY:
Bryan Doldt, MS, RDCS, FASE
Program Director, Echocardiography Programs
School of Medical Imaging and Therapeutics MCPHS University, Worcester, MA
Zachary Bukowski, BS, RDCS
Echocardiography Sonographer
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, NH
Scott Friedman, MD
Chief of Cardiology and Associate Chief of Medicine White River Junction VA Medical Center
White River Junction, VT
Bryon A. Gentile, MD, FASE
Director of Interventional Echocardiography
UMass Chan Medical School, 55 Lake Ave North, Worcester, MA
Jeff Hill, MSc, ACS, FASE
Assistant Professor, Echocardiography Programs
School of Medical Imaging and Therapeutics, MCPHS University, Worcester, MA
Vincent Lipari, DO
Advanced Imaging Cardiologist and Director of Cardiovascular CT
Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT
Christina Lynch, MHA, RDCS
Cardiac Sonographer
Hartford Hospital
Hartford, CT
Richard A. Palma, BS, ACS, RCCS, RCS, RDCS, FACVP, FSDMS, FASE
Director, Duke Cardiac Ultrasound Program Duke School of Medicine, Raleigh, NC
Steve Walling, BS, ACS, RDCS, FASE
Program Director and Clinical Coordinator
Hoffman Heart School of Cardiovascular Technology
Saint Francis Hospital, Hartford, CT
Tiffani E. Wood, ACS, RDCS (AE, PE, FE)
Lead Cardiac Sonographer
University of Vermont Medical Center
Burlington, V
Our Spring 2026 conference was a huge success!
Thank you to all who participated.
