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Agenda

FRIDAY November 21, 2025
Friday Session
SATURDAY November 22, 2025
Saturday Session

 Grand America Breakfast and Registration 

Imperial Ballroom Reception
7:30 AM to 9:00 AM

November 21, 2025 at 8:10 AM — November 21, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Introduction and Welcome
Melissa M. Cortez, DO picture
Melissa M. Cortez, DO
Craig A Coleby, MD FAAP picture
Craig A Coleby, MD FAAP
November 21, 2025 at 8:30 AM — November 21, 2025 at 10:15 AM
MORNING SESSION 1 : Who, What, and Why of POTS
  • Autonomic Disorders : Defining Dysautonomia | Dr. Melissa Cortez
  • Who gets POTS,  Prevelance and Epidemiology | Dr. Satish Raj
  • What is POTS, Definitions, History, and Exam (and what it is not)  | Dr. Kelsey Klaas
  • Why POTS, Pathophysiology and Phenotypes | Dr. Satish Raj
  • Q&A Who, What, and Why POTS
Kelsey M. Klaas, MD picture
Kelsey M. Klaas, MD
Melissa M. Cortez, DO picture
Melissa M. Cortez, DO
Satish R. Raj, MD picture
Satish R. Raj, MD

Break - Refreshments & Exhibitors 

Imperial Ballroom Reception
10:15 am - 10:30 am

November 21, 2025 at 10:30 AM — November 21, 2025 at 12:30 PM
MORNING SESSION 2 : How of POTS
  • Non-Pharmacologic and Physical Therapy Approaches in POTS  |  Katie Johnson, DPT
  • Pharmagologic Treatment Strategy Overview  |  Dr Satish Raj
  • Chronic Pain and Approaches  |  Kelsey Klaas, MD
  • Mass Cell Activation and Connective Tissue Disorders  |  Dr. Anne Maitland
Satish R. Raj, MD picture
Satish R. Raj, MD
Anne L Maitland, MD PhD picture
Anne L Maitland, MD PhD

Grand America Lunch Service 

Imperial Ballroom 
12:30 pm - 1:15 pm

12:45 pm - Lunch Video Presentation POTS : An Invisible Illness 

November 21, 2025 at 1:15 PM — November 21, 2025 at 1:45 PM
KEYNOTE SPEAKER : Erin Nance, MD (Little Miss Diagnosed)

Avoiding The Missteps of Missdiagnosis

 

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Erin Nance, MD
November 21, 2025 at 1:45 PM — November 21, 2025 at 3:30 PM
AFTERNOON SESSION 3 : Barriers to Care
  • Systemic Barriers to Care  |  Dr. Kirti Sivakoti
  • The Shared Patient Experience   |  Cate Sinischali 
  • The Physicain Experience
  • Therapeutic Alliance  |  Ella Eastin
  • Q&A
Kirti Sivakoti, MD, CPE, CALC picture
Kirti Sivakoti, MD, CPE, CALC
Craig A Coleby, MD FAAP picture
Craig A Coleby, MD FAAP
Cate Siniscalchi picture
Cate Siniscalchi
Ella Eastin picture
Ella Eastin

Break - Refreshments & Exhibitors 

Imperial Ballroom Reception
3:30 pm  - 3:45 pm

November 21, 2025 at 3:45 PM — November 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
AFTERNOON SESSION 4 : Challenges In Care
  • Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome   |  Dr Nathan Richards
  • Herditary Angioedema, its not all MCAS  |  Dr Anne Maitland
  • Orthostatic Headaches, Beyond POTS  |
  • Q&A
Craig A Coleby, MD FAAP picture
Craig A Coleby, MD FAAP
Nathan Richards MD, MBA, FACS picture
Nathan Richards MD, MBA, FACS
Pradeep Chopra, MD MHCH picture
Pradeep Chopra, MD MHCH
Anne L Maitland, MD PhD picture
Anne L Maitland, MD PhD

To Be Announced

 Grand America Breakfast and Registration 

Imperial Ballroom Reception
7:30 AM to 9:00 AM

November 10, 2025 at 8:10 AM — November 21, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Introduction and Welcome
Melissa M. Cortez, DO picture
Melissa M. Cortez, DO
Craig A Coleby, MD FAAP picture
Craig A Coleby, MD FAAP
November 22, 2025 at 8:30 AM — November 22, 2025 at 10:30 AM
PLENARY LECTURE : Pradeep Chopra, MD

Topic:  Connecting the dots in Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome

Pradeep Chopra, MD MHCH picture
Pradeep Chopra, MD MHCH
Anne L Maitland, MD PhD picture
Anne L Maitland, MD PhD

Session Break - Refreshments & Exhibitors 

Imperial Ballroom Reception
10:45 am - 11:00 am

November 22, 2025 at 11:00 AM — November 22, 2025 at 12:30 PM
MORNING SESSION 6 : Autonomic Case Challenge
  • Case Based Learning Presentations, Management, and Discussion
  • Faculty-presented teaching cases illustrating key aspects of autonomic disorder diagnosis and management, followed by group discussion.
Kirti Sivakoti, MD, CPE, CALC picture
Kirti Sivakoti, MD, CPE, CALC
Craig A Coleby, MD FAAP picture
Craig A Coleby, MD FAAP
Kelsey M. Klaas, MD picture
Kelsey M. Klaas, MD
Melissa M. Cortez, DO picture
Melissa M. Cortez, DO
Pradeep Chopra, MD MHCH picture
Pradeep Chopra, MD MHCH
Satish R. Raj, MD picture
Satish R. Raj, MD
Anne L Maitland, MD PhD picture
Anne L Maitland, MD PhD
Luke Heyliger, MD picture
Luke Heyliger, MD

Grand America Lunch Service 

Imperial Ballroom 
11:45 pm - 12:45pm

November 22, 2025 at 1:15 PM — November 22, 2025 at 2:00 PM
AFTERNOON SESSION 7 : Research Year in Review
  • Literature Year in Review, Key Pulications
  • Future Direction of Research
  • Q&A
Melissa M. Cortez, DO picture
Melissa M. Cortez, DO
Satish R. Raj, MD picture
Satish R. Raj, MD
Anne L Maitland, MD PhD picture
Anne L Maitland, MD PhD
November 22, 2025 at 2:00 PM — November 22, 2025 at 3:00 PM
AFTERNOON SESSION 8 : Round Table Q&A
  • Round Table Discussion
  • Open Question taken through Eventmobi App
Melissa M. Cortez, DO picture
Melissa M. Cortez, DO
Satish R. Raj, MD picture
Satish R. Raj, MD
Pradeep Chopra, MD MHCH picture
Pradeep Chopra, MD MHCH
Nathan Richards MD, MBA, FACS picture
Nathan Richards MD, MBA, FACS
Kirti Sivakoti, MD, CPE, CALC picture
Kirti Sivakoti, MD, CPE, CALC
Kelsey M. Klaas, MD picture
Kelsey M. Klaas, MD
Craig A Coleby, MD FAAP picture
Craig A Coleby, MD FAAP
Ella Eastin picture
Ella Eastin
Anne L Maitland, MD PhD picture
Anne L Maitland, MD PhD
Erin Nance, MD picture
Erin Nance, MD