Category Archives: Past SCVP Meetings

Boston

The Society for Cardiovascular Pathology companion meetings were quite successful and well-attended. The Saturday evening session was held at the Ether Dome on the campus of Massachusetts General Hospital. The event was entitled “Molecular Investigation into a Familial Cardiomyopathy: Perspectives from Cardiology, Pathology, and the Family” and featured a unique experience of a report of a novel mutation causing familial atrial fibrillation and a variety of other cardiovascular findings. The Sunday morning sessions were a line up of topics related to amyloidosis. Talks by Joseph Maleszewski, John Burke, Mark Semigran and our young investigators set the stage for the Distinguished Acheivement Awardee Mike Fishbein. Mike Fishbein’s keynote lecture revisted the fact and fiction of arteriosclerosis.

The Sunday evening awards banquet was at Mamma Maria’s in the North Square. An excellent dinner preceded our hearty congratulations to Mike Fishbein.

During the USCAP meeting, there were excellent presentations during the poster session, the oral session and the evening specialty conference. Boston was cold, but friendly and most of the snow had melted away in the downtown area.

Everyone is looking forward to another excellent meeting at the 2016 USCAP meeting to be held in Seattle, Washington.

San Diego

The Society for Cardiovascular Pathology had another outstanding collection of companion meetings at the USCAP meeting in San Diego. The Saturday evening session entailed a pro/con discussion on the merits of viral molecular studies for working up myocarditis. The Sunday morning sessions were a line up of topics related to prognostic cardiac pathology. Talks by Gerald Berry, Mike Fishbein, and Jim Stone discussed the prognostic value of C4d staining, diagnosing cardiac allograft vasculopathy and markers in congestive heart failure. These talks were followed by 5 excellent young investigator talks. Finally Jagdish Butany gave the keynote lecture on the four faces of prosthetic heart valves.

The Sunday evening awards banquet was at Roy’s Hawaiian fusion restaurant. This was a lively event that included a raffle for several copies of “Cellular and Molecular Pathology of Cardiovascular Disease.” followed by the hearty congratulations to Jagdish Butany.

During the USCAP meeting, there were excellent presentations during the poster session, the oral session and the evening specialty conference. The warm San Diego weather was an added bonus to anyone who had traveled from the cold and snowy Northeast or Midwest.

Everyone is looking forward to another excellent meeting at the 2015 USCAP meeting to be held in Boston, Massachusetts.

Baltimore

The Society for Cardiovascular Pathology had a wonderful collection of meetings and events in Baltimore, Maryland. The Saturday night event consisted of two excellent lectures by Drs. Duke Cameron and Tom Traill concerning the history of congenital heart disease and late complications in adults who have undergone repair as children. The lectures were followed by light fare and a display of original plastinated hearts that were operated on by Dr. Alfred Blalock.

Sunday morning had wonderful lectures on the role of angiogenesis in disease. This was followed by short presentations of the young investigator award nominees. Afterwards, Dr. Gimbrone gave his Distinguished Achievement Award speech. That evening, we had our annual awards banquet at Aldo’s in the heart of Little Italy. The wine was superb.

During the USCAP meeting, there were excellent presentations during the poster session, the oral session and the evening specialty conference. Despite the threat of a major snow storm and all airlines cancelling their flights, everyone eventually made it home in good spirits.

Everyone is looking forward to much better weather at the 2014 USCAP meeting to be held in San Diego, California.

Vancouver

The Society for Cardiovascular Pathology had a very successful series of meetings and social events at the 2012 USCAP meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Saturday night event consisted of excellent talks by Drs. Wood and Padera showing the promise of percutaneous replacement heart valves and their potential pathologies. We then had a number of promising young residents and fellows make short presentations of their work, which were evaluated towards the awarding of the SCVP Young Investigator Award.

Sunday morning had five speakers all discuss atherosclerosis highlighting new discoveries and methods to evalute this disease. Dr. Gotlieb gave his Distinguished Achievement Award speech. That evening, we had our annual awards banquet at The Vancouver Club.

During the USCAP meeting, there were excellent presentations during the poster session, the oral session and the evening specialty conference. Everyone is looking forward to the 2013 USCAP meeting to be held in Baltimore,