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Scientific Forums

Placenta Accreta Spectrum

Tuesday, February 10, 2026
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM  
Location: Summit 227 - 228

Recording available 2/16-5/2

This forum will explore contemporary data and practice-transforming insights around the diagnosis, risk stratification, and multidisciplinary management of Placenta Accreta Spectrum (PAS). With new imaging modalities, population-based epidemiology, and real-world implementation data, the forum will identify actionable strategies to address referral timing, PAS deserts, and evolving clinical definitions of PAS-related morbidity. The second hour will be dedicated to interactive sessions focused on research gaps and system-level solutions to reduce PAS-related maternal morbidity and mortality.

Presentations:

  • 3:00 PM - 3:15 PM  
    PAS and Maternal Morbidity: Modern Definitions and Impact

    Forum Speaker: Christina L. Herrera, MD – University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

  • 3:15 PM - 3:30 PM  
    Imaging Evolution: Enhancing PAS Diagnosis and Staging

    Forum Speaker: Alfred Abuhamad, MD (he/him/his) – Eastern Virginia Medical School at Old Dominion University

  • 3:30 PM - 3:50 PM  
    Real World Implementation of Scheduled, Unscheduled and Emergent deliveries, PAS: Surgical Decision-Making in Calm and Crisis

    Forum Speaker: Brett D. Einerson, MD, MPH (he/him/his) – Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Utah Health

    Forum Speaker: Daniela A. Carusi, MD, MSc (she/her/hers) – Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, MassGeneral Brigham; Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine; Harvard Medical School

  • 3:50 PM - 4:20 PM  
    Interactive Discussion: Mapping and Solving PAS Care Deserts

    Forum Speaker: Brett D. Einerson, MD, MPH (he/him/his) – Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Utah Health

    Forum Speaker: Karin A. Fox, MD, MEd – Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, The University of Texas Medical Branch Health

    Forum Speaker: Daniela A. Carusi, MD, MSc (she/her/hers) – Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, MassGeneral Brigham; Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine; Harvard Medical School

    Forum Speaker: Adam T. Sandlin, MD – University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

    Forum Speaker: AnneMarie E. Opipari, MD (she/her/hers) – University of Michigan

  • 4:20 PM - 5:00 PM  
    Interactive Discussion: Referral Timing and Operational Readiness Metrics

    Forum Speaker: Farah H. Amro, MD – Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston

    Forum Speaker: Christina L. Herrera, MD – University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

    Forum Speaker: George R. Saade, MD – Eastern Virginia Medical School at Old Dominion University

    Forum Speaker: Alfred Abuhamad, MD (he/him/his) – Eastern Virginia Medical School at Old Dominion University

    Forum Speaker: Antonio F. Saad, MBA, MD (he/him/his) – Inova Fairfax Hospital