Statewide Meeting List

2026 Statewide Meeting
State of the State
Peter K. O'Brien, MD, CPPS, FACC
Medical Director, Centra Stroobants Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
Chief Quality Officer, Centra Heart and Vascular Institute
Co-founder and Steering Group, Virginia Heart Attack Coalition
Regional Reporting
- Central – Megan Vaughan, MSN, RN, Bon Secours Richmond Heart & Vascular Institute
- Eastern – Anand Krishnan, MD, MD, Sentara Healthcare
- Northwestern – Patrick Stafford, MD, University of Virginia
- Southern –Maegan Sholes, Centra Lynchburg
- Western – Melanie Johnson, Carilion Clinic
- Northern – Laura Atwell, Manager of EMS Programs, NVERS
Statewide Data Review — VHAC + EMS
Eddie Fonner, VCSQI Executive Director, Chief Data Analyst
Laura Atwell, Manager of EMS Programs, NVERS
Panel Discussion
Evidence to Action: Current Research in STEMI Systems of Care
Moderator: Lt. Yasmin Ahmady, Prince William County Department of Fire and Rescue (PWCDFR)
Evidence Review Presenter & Panelist: Michael Kontos, MD - Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University
Panelists:
Aman A. Shah, MD, Emergency Medicine/EMS, Cooper University Health Care-Camden
Kayla Long, MD, Emergency Medicine, Centra Lynchburg General Hospital
Patrick Stafford, MD, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Virginia
Kimberly Pumphrey, Rivanna-Rappahannock EMS Council Region 5, NVERS Northern Virginia Emergency Response System
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
Moving the Decision Upstream: The Crashing Patient and the Future of Prehospital Cardiovascular Care
Aman Shah, MD FAEMS FAAEM
Operational Medical Director, Prince William County Fire & Rescue System and Public Safety Communications (911)
Associate EMS Medical Director, Cooper University Hospital
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
Workgroup Updates (Rapid Fire)
EMS Education – Lt. Yasmin Ahmady, Prince William County Department of Fire and Rescue (PWCDFR)
Direct to Cath Lab – Peter K. O'Brien, MD, Centra Lynchburg
Thrombolytics – Michael Kontos, MD, Virginia Commonwealth University
Cardiogenic Shock – Chalak Berzingi, MD, Carilion Clinic
PERT – Michael Kelley, MD, Carilion Clinic
Closing Remarks
Peter K. O'Brien, MD, CPPS, FACC
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