Clinical & Translation Session 4: CMR in Neglected Tropical Diseases: Unmasking the Hidden Threats

Thursday, February 5, 2026

11:10 AM - 12:10 PM

Location: Asia I and Hall 1 (3rd Floor)

Moderator(s)

Henrique Trad, MD, PhD

Radiologist in private clinical practice
Colaborator at Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulous Radiologia
Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Juliano de Lara Fernandes, MD, PhD, MBA

CMR and CCT Coordinator
Radiologia Clinica de Campinas
Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil

11:10 AM - 11:20 AM

New Frontiers in Chagas Disease: CMR for Early and Advanced Diagnosis
Speaker: Carlos Rochitte, MD, PhD, FSCMR – InCor - Univ. of São Paulo / HCOR - Heart Hospital
11:20 AM - 11:30 AM

Tuberculosis and the Heart: CMR Insights into a Great Masquerader
Speaker: Vineeta Ojha, MD – AIIMS, New Delhi
11:30 AM - 11:40 AM

Beyond Chagas and TB: CMR in Infective Tropical Cardiomyopathies
Speaker: Lilia M. Sierra-Galan, MD, FSCMR – The American British Cowdray Medical Center
11:40 AM - 11:50 AM

Endomyocardial Fibrosis: Shedding Light on a Neglected Cardiomyopathy
Speaker: Ntobeko A. Ntusi, MD, PhD – South African Medical Research Council
11:50 AM - 12:10 PM

Discussion
Panelist: Anita Sadeghpour, MD – MedStar Health, Georgetown University
Panelist: Hector Medina, MD – Baylor Scott and White