The California Heart Rhythm Symposium

The California Heart Rhythm Symposium aims to bring together leaders in the field of cardiac electrophysiology (EP) and provide a forum for presentation and discussion of the latest advances in this medical subspecialty. The meeting will highlight basic and clinical mechanisms of cardiac arrhythmias, standard methods for their evaluation and treatment, and new advances in their treatment.

This is a 1.5-day conference comprised of didactic lectures from world renowned leaders in the field of cardiac electrophysiology, followed by an abstract session where fellows-in-training (i.e. EP fellows) will present their latest research (a poster-based session) to faculty and physician attendees. The fellow’s abstracts will be judged by a select committee, and the best will be selected for a cash research award. The second ½ day of lectures will be followed by a session wherein selected ECGs, presented by fellows-in-training will be presented and reviewed by selected meeting faculty.

1. Recognize mechanisms underlying various cardiac arrhythmias.
2. Explain current standard methods for evaluation and treatment of various cardiac arrhythmias and their rationale.
3. Evaluate emerging treatment approaches that are currently being applied or can be expected to be applied in the near future for treatment of various cardiac arrhythmias.

Online registration closes October 26, 2026.

Cancellation Policy: The full course tuition is refundable, less $25 if your cancellation is received in writing on or before October 19, 2026.  Please send your cancellation request to [email protected]. In the unlikely event that the course is canceled, UC San Diego is responsible for a full refund of the registration fee only.


CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

Submission Deadline: September 15, 2026
Decision By: September 30, 2026

First Place Prize:  $1,000

Second Place Prize:  $500

Submit abstracts to: [email protected]

We encourage all conference attendees to submit an abstract describing their own research. If your abstract is accepted, you will be expected to present your abstract(s) as a poster at the conference.

Abstract Format
List all institutional affiliations beside each author's name. Leave a blank line between paragraphs. Abstracts should be single-spaced and left justified. Abstracts should not exceed 300 words.

Please include the full correspondence information for the presenting author, including cell phone number, work phone number, fax number, e-mail and mailing address.

Presenting authors should be present, Friday, October 30th at 5:45pm, while posters are displayed for questions and answers (approximately one hour).

For questions, please contact [email protected].

Nurses: For the purpose of recertification, the American Nurses Credentialing Center accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ issued by organizations accredited by the ACCME. For the purpose of relicensure, the California Board of Registered Nursing accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (report up to 11.00 hours of credit and list "CME Category 1" as the provider number).

UC San Diego’s Commitment to Excellence and Value in Medical Education
We are dedicated to providing the highest quality educational experiences, while being mindful of our environmental and financial responsibilities. As a leader in medical education, we strive to balance excellence with fiscal stewardship, ensuring that our events are both informative and sustainable. Although this event may not be directly governed by university funding sources, we have made a conscious effort to adhere to the spirit of their guidelines and responsible spending, while delivering a high-quality experience for our attendees. We appreciate your participation and look forward to sharing knowledge and expertise with you.

Accommodations: We are committed to ensuring that our programs are accessible to all individuals. For general information or to request reasonable accommodations, please contact [email protected] at your earliest convenience. All in-person events are wheelchair accessible.  Service animals specifically trained to assist a person with a disability are welcome. No other animals, including pets, therapy animals, or emotional support animals, are allowed.

Cultural & Linguistic Competency and Implicit Bias: Continuing medical education (CME) providers are required by state Assembly Bills 1195 and 241, and the standards created by the California Medical Association (CMA), to include components that address cultural and linguistic competency and implicit bias in CME activities. The planners and presenters of this activity has been asked to provide meaningful consideration of these standards in the selection and presentation of content.  Additional information and resources are available on the
UC San Diego CPD Website. 

Audio / Video Consent: This event may be audio and/or video recorded for future use or distribution. For virtual events, any engagement during the presentation (audio, video, chat, Q&A submission, etc.) will be captured and included. Participant microphones and cameras are generally disabled by default, and can always be manually disabled by participant. Depending on the type of event, publication of the recordings might be on a publicly available website or on an access-restricted site. By registering for this event, you give UC San Diego the right to use your name, voice, image, written text, or video footage without compensation and waive the right to inspect or approve any document in which these appear.

Covid-19 Health & Safety: We follow state and local guidelines and protocols related to COVID-19 safety measures. At this time, no restrictions are in place for the State of California and San Diego County.  We encourage each attendee to decide what works for them and wear a face mask if that is their preferred choice.  We reserve the right to update COVID related expectations at any time, should local and state guidelines change and prevailing COVID rates increase.

Bahia Hotel
998 W. Mission Bay Drive
San Diego, CA 92109
Hotel Information / Reserve your room

A limited block of rooms has been reserved at the special discount rate of $209+/night. Discounted rates apply until the reservation deadline of September 29, 2026, or until all rooms in the group block have been reserved, whichever occurs first. Once the room block has been filled, discounted group rates may not be available. We encourage you to make your reservation early. Please identify yourself as a participant of the California Heart Rhythm Symposium when making your reservation.

Please note: To receive the discounted group rate, lodging must be booked directly with the hotel.

Parking is complimentary. 

All persons in a position to control the content of accredited education must disclose all financial relationships held with ineligible companies, prior to assuming their role in the accredited activity. Those relationships deemed relevant to the education, are mitigated prior to the activity.

CME staff, meeting planners, peer reviewers, editorial staff, and CME committee reviewers, do not have any relevant financial relationships with ACCME-defined ineligible companies.

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

The UC San Diego School of Medicine adheres to the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. 

Member Information

Role in activity

Nature of Relationship(s) / Name of Ineligible Company(s)

Gregory Feld, MD
Professor of Medicine
UC San Diego
Rancho Santa Fe, CA

Course Director, Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Samuel Asirvatham, MD
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN

Faculty

Ulrika Birgersdotter Green, MD
Professor of Medicine
UC San Diego
La Jolla, CA

Faculty

Noel G. Boyle, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine, UCLA Cardiac Arrhythmia Center
UCLA
Los Angeles, CA

Faculty

Peng-Sheng Chen, MD
Editor-in-Chief, Heart Rhythm, Burns & Allen Chair in Cardiology Research, Staff Physician III
Department of Cardiology, Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA

Faculty

Douglas Darden, MD
Director of the Sports Cardiology Clinic
HCA Midwest Health
Overland Park, KS

Faculty

Timm Dickfeld, MD, PhD, FACC, FHRS
University of Maryland, School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD

Faculty

J. Kevin Donahue, MD
Professor
UMass Chan Medical School
Worcester, MA

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

David M. Donaldson, MD, FACC, FHRS
Professor of Medicine
UC Irvine
Irvine, CA

Faculty

Michael Field, MD
Professor of Medicine
Medical University of Southern Carolina
Charleston, SC

Faculty

Edward P. Gerstenfeld, MD
Professor of Medicine
UC San Francisco
San Francisco, CA

Faculty

Brett A. Gidney, MD
HS Associate Clinical Professor
UCLA Health
Los Angeles, CA

Faculty

Frederick Han, MD
Professor of Medicine
UC San Diego
San Diego, CA

Faculty

Gordon Ho, MD, FACC, FHRS
Associate Professor
UC San Diego
San Diego, CA

Faculty

Kurt Hoffmayer, MD, PharmD
Associate Clinical Professor, Medicine
UC San Diego
San Diego, CA

Faculty

Jonathan Hsu, MD, MAS, FACC, FAHA, FHRS
Professor
UC San Diego
La Jolla, CA

Faculty

David E. Krummen, MD, FACC, FHRS
Professor of Clinical Medicine
UC San Diego and VA San Diego
San Diego, CA

Faculty

Anne-Sophie Lacharite-Roberge, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
UC San Diego
San Diego, CA

Faculty

Gregory Marcus, MD
Professor of Medicine, Associate Chief of Cardiology for Research
UC San Francisco
San Francisco, CA

Faculty

Nassir Marrouche, MD
Director, Tulane Heart and Vascular Institute
Tulane University
New Orleans, LA

Faculty

Jeanne Poole, MD, FACC, FHRS
Professor of Medicine
University of Washington
Seattle, WA

Faculty

Farshad Raissi, MD, MPH, FHRS
Associate Professor
UC San Diego
San Diego, CA

Faculty

Consulting Fee-BIOTRONIK, Inc.|Consulting Fee-Biosense Webster, Inc.|Honoraria-Abbott (Any division)|Honoraria-Zoll (Any division)

Jason Roberts, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
McMaster University
Hamilton, ON, Canada

Faculty

Jonathan Salcedo, MD, FACC, FHRS
Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group
Redwood City, CA

Faculty

Walid Saliba, MD
Director of the Electrophysiology Lab
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH

Faculty

Amir Schricker, MD
EP Medical Director
Sutter Health Mills-Peninsula Medical Center
Hillsborough, CA

Faculty

Kalyanam Shivkumar, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine
UCLA
Los Angeles, CA

Faculty

Uma N. Srivatsa, MBBS, MAS
Director of Arrhythmia Services, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine
UC Davis Health
Sacramento, CA

Faculty

William Stevenson, MD
Professor of Medicine
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN

Faculty

Roderick Tung, MD
Professor of Medicine
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ

Faculty

Atul Verma, MD
Professor of Medicine
McGill University Health Center
Montreal, QC, Canada

Faculty

Oussama Wazni, MD, MBA
Section Head, Electrophysiology
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH

Faculty

Contact Us

Registration Questions
UC San Diego School of Medicine
Continuing Professional Development 
9500 Gilman Drive, MC0947
La Jolla, CA 92093-0947
P: (858) 534-3940 / Toll-Free: (888) 229-6263
F: (858) 534-1896
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: cpd.ucsd.edu

Conference Questions

Amy Hart
Associate Director, Event Services
Phone: (858) 822-4770
E-mail: [email protected]

EXHIBITORS WELCOME!

Please find our exhibitor package below and click on the Exhibit at this Event button to register.

TERMS & CONDITIONS

Products must be relevant to the program content. UC San Diego Continuing Professional Development (CPD) reserves the right to deny any application that does not meet this requirement.

UC San Diego CPD agrees to provide exhibit space for the above-listed exhibitor for the course presented on the dates and location designated above. UC San Diego CPD will acknowledge exhibitor support in course materials.

The exhibitor acknowledges that conducting marketing or promotional activities in any conference area except for their assigned exhibit space is prohibited. Commercial interests may not engage in sales, promotional activities, or distribute product-specific advertisements while in the designated location of the CPD activity. CPD activity space includes, but is not limited to, lecture halls, break out rooms, and laboratory areas.

UC San Diego Continuing Professional Development Exhibitor Policy

Exhibitors and UC San Diego Continuing Professional Development agree to abide by the ACCME Standard for Integrity and Independence in Accredited CE and the UC Health Care Vendor Relations Policy. Any actions that are not in accordance with the above stated policies may result in the removal of the exhibit company and its representatives from the conference site, in which case no refund of exhibit fees will be allowed.


Preferred method of payment is credit card. No additional fees will be applied. 

If you must pay via check, ACH or bank transfer, please coordinate with meeting planner, Amy Hart at [email protected]. Please note, additional steps will need to be completed to process these payment types.

Payment Deadline & Late Fee Policy
Exhibitor payment is due in full by the deadline listed on program materials (webpage and exhibitor agreement form). A $500 late fee will apply to any payments received after the posted deadline.

To avoid a late fee and ensure participation, proof of payment (such as a check copy, electronic payment confirmation, or remittance advice) must be submitted by the deadline.
Please note that exhibit placement and promotional benefits are not guaranteed until full payment and proof of payment are received.

Kindly provide a copy of your transfer details along with the processing date so we can accurately track and confirm your payment.

CANCELLATION POLICY: There are no refunds for cancellation of exhibit. 

Payment must be received prior to the event.

W-9 Form

EXHIBITOR PROSPECTUS

We welcome the support of this activity in the form of an educational grant. 

As a supporter, your company or organization will be acknowledged in the conference materials.   

Please read the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education.

For information about commercial support opportunities, please contact: [email protected]