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Thursday, September 18, 2025
4:30 PM – 5:00 PM
EDT
Mentee Mingling / Happy Hour for Speed Mentoring Registrants
4:30 PM – 5:00 PM
EDT
Mentee Mingling / Happy Hour for Speed Mentoring Registrants
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
EDT
Speed Mentoring (Pre-registration & SVM membership required)
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
EDT
Speed Mentoring (Pre-registration & SVM membership required)
Friday, September 19, 2025
6:45 AM – 7:45 AM
EDT
Industry-Sponsored Breakfast
6:45 AM – 7:45 AM
EDT
Industry-Sponsored Breakfast
7:50 AM – 8:00 AM
EDT
VSS2025 Welcome
7:50 AM – 8:00 AM
EDT
VSS2025 Welcome
8:00 AM – 8:40 AM
EDT
Year in Review
Moderator:
Shea E. Hogan, MD, MSCS, FSVM
– University of Colorado
Moderator:
Kamal Gupta, MD
– University of Kansas Medical Center
8:00 AM – 8:40 AM
EDT
Year In Review
Moderator:
Shea E. Hogan, MD, MSCS, FSVM
– University of Colorado
Moderator:
Kamal Gupta, MD
– University of Kansas Medical Center
8:00 AM – 8:08 AM
EDT
PAD Year in Review
Speaker:
Jennifer Rymer, MD MBA MHS
– Duke University Medical Center
8:08 AM – 8:16 AM
EDT
VTE Year in Review
Speaker:
Ana I. Casanegra, MD, MS
– Mayo Clinic
8:16 AM – 8:24 AM
EDT
Aneurysm Year in Review
Speaker:
Eric M. Isselbacher, MD, MSc
– Massachusetts General Hospital
8:25 AM – 8:33 AM
EDT
Disparities in Vascular Disease Year in Review
Speaker:
Olamide Alabi
8:33 AM – 8:40 AM
EDT
Vascular Imaging Year in Review
Speaker:
Sasan Partovi, MD
– Cleveland Clinic Main Campus
8:40 AM – 9:05 AM
EDT
Year Going Forward
Moderator:
Nicholas Leeper, MD
– Stanford Vascular Surgery
Moderator:
Mary M. McDermott, MD
– Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
8:40 AM – 9:05 AM
EDT
Year Going Forward
Moderator:
Nicholas Leeper, MD
– Stanford Vascular Surgery
Moderator:
Mary M. McDermott, MD
– Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
8:40 AM – 8:48 AM
EDT
Peripheral artery disease
Speaker:
Mary M. McDermott, MD
– Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
8:48 AM – 8:56 AM
EDT
Venous thromboembolism
Speaker:
Gregory Piazza, MD, MS
– BWH
8:56 AM – 9:05 AM
EDT
Aneurysms
Speaker:
Scott Damrauer, MD
– University of Pennsylvania
9:05 AM – 9:35 AM
EDT
Keynote: Novel therapeutic targets in vascular medicine
Keynote Speaker:
Daniel J. Rader, MD
– Seymour Gray Professor of Molecular Medicine
9:05 AM – 9:35 AM
EDT
Keynote: Novel therapeutic targets in vascular medicine
Keynote Speaker:
Daniel J. Rader, MD
– Seymour Gray Professor of Molecular Medicine
9:35 AM – 10:25 AM
EDT
Jay D. Coffman Young Investigator Award Presentations
9:35 AM – 10:25 AM
EDT
Jay D. Coffman Young Investigator Award Presentations
9:35 AM – 9:50 AM
EDT
PLATELETS AND DISEASE ETIOLOGY IN FIBROMUSCULAR DYSPLASIA
Speaker:
Anu Aggarwal, PhD
– Cleveland clinic
Discussant:
Brian Annex, MD
– Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University
9:50 AM – 10:05 AM
EDT
SEVERITY CLASSIFICATION OF CAROTID STENOSIS IN TAKAYASU ARTERITIS
Speaker:
Mark Joseph M. Abaca, MD, PhD
– Philippine Heart Center
Discussant:
Eri Fukaya, MD, PhD
– Stanford University
10:05 AM – 10:20 AM
EDT
SYSTEMIC PHARMACOTHERAPY FOR LYMPHEDEMA: AN OPEN LABEL TRIAL
Speaker:
Catharine Bowman, BHSc
– Stanford University
Discussant:
Aaron W. Aday, MD, MSc, RPVI
– Vanderbilt University Medical Center
10:25 AM – 10:55 AM
EDT
Exhibit Hall Break
10:25 AM – 10:55 AM
EDT
Exhibit Hall Break
10:55 AM – 11:10 AM
EDT
Best of VMJ & Mark A. Creager Prize
Speaker:
Heather L. Gornik, MD, MSVM
– University Hospitals Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute
Speaker:
Mary O. Whipple, PhD, RN, PHN, FSVM
– University of Minnesota
Speaker:
Alexander E. Sullivan, MD
– Vanderbilt University Medical Center
10:55 AM – 11:10 AM
EDT
Best of VMJ & Mark A. Creager Prize
Speaker:
Heather L. Gornik, MD, MSVM
– University Hospitals Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute
Speaker:
Mary O. Whipple, PhD, RN, PHN, FSVM
– University of Minnesota
Speaker:
Alexander E. Sullivan, MD
– Vanderbilt University Medical Center
11:10 AM – 11:40 AM
EDT
Vascular Disease and the Environment
Moderator:
Ryan J. Mays, PhD, MPH, MS
– University of Minnesota
Moderator:
Aaron W. Aday, MD, MSc, RPVI
– Vanderbilt University Medical Center
11:10 AM – 11:40 AM
EDT
Vascular Disease and the Environment
Moderator:
Ryan J. Mays, PhD, MPH, MS
– University of Minnesota
Moderator:
Aaron W. Aday, MD, MSc, RPVI
– Vanderbilt University Medical Center
11:10 AM – 11:18 AM
EDT
Neighborhood walkability and vascular disease
Speaker:
Ryan J. Mays, PhD, MPH, MS
– University of Minnesota
11:18 AM – 11:26 AM
EDT
Heavy metal exposure and vascular disease
Speaker:
Ana Navas-Acien
11:26 AM – 11:34 AM
EDT
Linking the environment to vascular biology
Speaker:
Naomi M. Hamburg, MD, FSVM
– Boston University School of Medicine
11:34 AM – 11:40 AM
EDT
Q/A
11:40 AM – 12:10 PM
EDT
Keynote: The Exposome: Rethinking Vascular Health Beyond The Clinic
Keynote Speaker:
Sadeer Al-Kindi
11:40 AM – 12:10 PM
EDT
Keynote: The Exposome: Rethinking Vascular Health Beyond The Clinic
Keynote Speaker:
Sadeer Al-Kindi
12:10 PM – 1:10 PM
EDT
Industry-Sponsored Lunch
12:10 PM – 1:10 PM
EDT
Industry-Sponsored Lunch
1:10 PM – 2:10 PM
EDT
Hands-On Ultrasound & Point-of-Care Ultrasound Workshop (POCUS; pre-registration required)
Chair:
Gaurav Parmar, MD, MPH, RPVI, FSVM
– Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Faculty:
Blake Iceton, MD
– Stanford University School of Medicine
Faculty:
Andrew B. Dicks, MD
– Prisma Health - University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Greenville
Faculty:
Pulkit Chaudhury, MD
– Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Faculty:
Kamal Gupta, MD
– University of Kansas Medical Center
Faculty:
Minakshi Biswas, MD, FSVM, FACC, RPVI
– Banner Health
Faculty:
Corrine A. Payette-Raftery, BS, RVT, RPhS
Faculty:
Angela Boivin, RVT, RDMS
– Mass General Brigham
1:10 PM – 2:10 PM
EDT
Hands-On Ultrasound & Point-of-Care Ultrasound Workshop (POCUS; pre-registration required)
Chair:
Gaurav Parmar, MD, MPH, RPVI, FSVM
– Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Faculty:
Blake Iceton, MD
– Stanford University School of Medicine
Faculty:
Andrew B. Dicks, MD
– Prisma Health - University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Greenville
Faculty:
Pulkit Chaudhury, MD
– Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Faculty:
Kamal Gupta, MD
– University of Kansas Medical Center
Faculty:
Minakshi Biswas, MD, FSVM, FACC, RPVI
– Banner Health
Faculty:
Corrine A. Payette-Raftery, BS, RVT, RPhS
Faculty:
Angela Boivin, RVT, RDMS
– Mass General Brigham
1:10 PM – 2:10 PM
EDT
PAD Forum: Debates and Controversies
Moderator:
Kushrow Niazi, MD
– Emory Healthcare
Moderator:
Alvaro Alonso, MD, MSCR, RPVI, FSVM
– University of Massachusetts
1:10 PM – 2:10 PM
EDT
PAD Forum: Debates and Controversies
Moderator:
Kushrow Niazi, MD
– Emory Healthcare
Moderator:
Alvaro Alonso, MD, MSCR, RPVI, FSVM
– University of Massachusetts
1:10 PM – 1:22 PM
EDT
Similar or Different: US versus European Guidelines for the Management of PAD
Speaker:
Herbert Aronow, MD, MPH
– Henry Ford Health
1:22 PM – 1:24 PM
EDT
Audience Poll
1:24 PM – 1:29 PM
EDT
Intervention for symptomatic common femoral artery stenosis: Endovascular approach should be firstline intervention
Speaker:
Nelson L. Bernado
1:29 PM – 1:34 PM
EDT
Intervention for symptomatic common femoral artery stenosis: Surgical approach should be firstline intervention
Speaker:
Katharine L. McGinigle, MD, MPH
– UNC
1:34 PM – 1:36 PM
EDT
Intervention for symptomatic common femoral artery stenosis rebuttal
Speaker:
Nelson L. Bernado
1:36 PM – 1:38 PM
EDT
Intervention for symptomatic common femoral artery stenosis rebuttal
Speaker:
Katharine L. McGinigle, MD, MPH
– UNC
1:38 PM – 1:40 PM
EDT
Audience Poll
1:40 PM – 1:42 PM
EDT
Audience Poll
1:42 PM – 1:47 PM
EDT
Dual pathway inhibition post revascularization: DPI should be prescribed routinely post lower extremity revascularization
Speaker:
Philip Goodney, MD, MS
– Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
1:47 PM – 1:52 PM
EDT
Dual pathway inhibition post revascularization: DPI should not be prescribed routinely post lower extremity revascularization
Speaker:
Craig Walker
1:52 PM – 1:54 PM
EDT
Dual pathway inhibition post revascularization rebuttal
Speaker:
Philip Goodney, MD, MS
– Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
1:54 PM – 1:56 PM
EDT
Dual pathway inhibition post revascularization rebuttal
Speaker:
Craig Walker
1:56 PM – 1:58 PM
EDT
Audience Poll
1:58 PM – 2:04 PM
EDT
Rapid fire questions: Initial test for CLI: ABI, US, CTA, MRA, or Angiogram
Panelist:
Daniella Kadian-Dodov, MD
– Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Panelist:
Rebecca LeLeiko, MD, MS
– Emory University School of Medicine
Panelist:
Christopher Regan, MD
– Yale University
Panelist:
Sahil Parikh, MD
– Endovascular Interventional Cardiology Fellowship
2:04 PM – 2:10 PM
EDT
Rapid fire questions: Below the knee disease always endovascular first; YES or NO
Panelist:
Daniella Kadian-Dodov, MD
– Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Panelist:
Rebecca LeLeiko, MD, MS
– Emory University School of Medicine
Panelist:
Christopher Regan, MD
– Yale University
Panelist:
Sahil Parikh, MD
– Endovascular Interventional Cardiology Fellowship
2:10 PM – 2:40 PM
EDT
Exhibit Hall Break
2:10 PM – 2:40 PM
EDT
Exhibit Hall Break
2:40 PM – 3:10 PM
EDT
Navigating the Future: Digital Innovation in Vascular Medicine
Moderator:
G. Jay Bishop, MD FACP FSVM FACC RPVIVI
– Cleveland Clinic
Moderator:
Shireen Khoury, MD, MPH
– Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
2:40 PM – 3:10 PM
EDT
Navigating the Future: Digital Innovation in Vascular Medicine
Moderator:
G. Jay Bishop, MD FACP FSVM FACC RPVIVI
– Cleveland Clinic
Moderator:
Shireen Khoury, MD, MPH
– Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
2:40 PM – 2:48 PM
EDT
Machine Learning to Enhance PAD Diagnosis & Risk Prediction
Speaker:
Elsie Ross, MD
– Stanford Vascular Surgery
2:48 PM – 2:56 PM
EDT
Optimizing Aortic Imaging with the Help of AI
Speaker:
Sreekanth Vemulapalli
2:56 PM – 3:04 PM
EDT
Digital Health - Innovating Within Your Institution
Speaker:
Oliver Aalami, MD
– Stanford University School of Medicine
3:04 PM – 3:10 PM
EDT
Q/A
3:10 PM – 3:40 PM
EDT
Keynote: Bridging Science and Community: Advancing Digital Health for Equitable Care
Keynote Speaker:
Matthew Corriere
3:10 PM – 3:40 PM
EDT
Keynote: TBD
Keynote Speaker:
Matthew Corriere
3:40 PM – 4:00 PM
EDT
SVM Awards Presentation and FSVM Recognition
3:40 PM – 4:00 PM
EDT
SVM Awards Presentation and FSVM Recognition
4:00 PM – 5:20 PM
EDT
Science on Tap: Poster Session Happy Hour in Exhibit Hall
4:00 PM – 5:20 PM
EDT
Science on Tap: Poster Session Happy Hour in Exhibit Hall
4:00 PM – 4:12 PM
EDT
SUBCLAVIAN STEEL SYNDROME TREATED WITH SHOCKWAVE LITHOTRIPSY
Speaker:
Priyanka Vatsavayi, MD
– East Tennessee State University
4:12 PM – 4:24 PM
EDT
REVERSING SAPHENOUS VEIN REFLUX THROUGH WEIGHT LOSS
Speaker:
Blake Iceton, MD
– Stanford University School of Medicine
4:24 PM – 4:36 PM
EDT
THROMBIN GENERATION AS A THROMBOSIS PREDICTOR IN PAD
Speaker:
Mounika Naidu Boya, MBBS
– Massachusetts General Hospital/ Harvard Medical School
4:36 PM – 4:48 PM
EDT
TOE BRACHIAL INDICES PREDICTS MAJOR ADVERSE LIMB EVENTS
Speaker:
Ana I. Casanegra, MD, MS
– Mayo Clinic
5:20 PM – 6:20 PM
EDT
Industry-Sponsored Dinner
5:20 PM – 6:20 PM
EDT
Industry-Sponsored Dinner
6:20 PM – 7:35 PM
EDT
Cases on the Rocks
6:20 PM – 7:35 PM
EDT
Cases on the Rocks
Saturday, September 20, 2025
6:45 AM – 7:45 AM
EDT
Industry-Sponsored Breakfast
6:45 AM – 7:45 AM
EDT
Industry-Sponsored Breakfast
7:45 AM – 7:55 AM
EDT
Transition to General Session
7:45 AM – 7:55 AM
EDT
Transition to General Session
7:55 AM – 8:00 AM
EDT
Welcome & Announcements
7:55 AM – 8:00 AM
EDT
Welcome & Announcements
8:00 AM – 8:20 AM
EDT
Presidential Address
8:00 AM – 8:15 AM
EDT
Presidential Address
8:20 AM – 8:50 AM
EDT
SVM Business Meeting
8:20 AM – 8:50 AM
EDT
SVM Business Meeting
8:50 AM – 9:40 AM
EDT
Best of VSS2025: Highlighted Oral Abstracts
8:50 AM – 9:40 AM
EDT
Best of VSS2025: Highlighted Oral Abstracts
8:50 AM – 9:02 AM
EDT
ASSESSING INTERNAL MEDICINE RESIDENTS' KNOWLEDGE OF VASCULAR MEDICINE
Speaker:
Jacob Grand, MD
– UTHSC
9:02 AM – 9:14 AM
EDT
QUALITY-OF-LIFE OUTCOMES OF THE SHOW-ME PAD DECISION AID
Speaker:
Firas Hentati, MD, MSc
– Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
9:14 AM – 9:26 AM
EDT
STRIKE-PE: FUNCTIONAL OUTCOMES AND QOL IN PE PATIENTS
Speaker:
Ido Weinberg, MD FSVM
– Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center
9:26 AM – 9:38 AM
EDT
TMEM16 PROTEINS REGULATE PROTHROMBOTIC ENDOTHELIAL EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES
Speaker:
Kobe Y. Tray, BA
– Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
9:40 AM – 10:20 AM
EDT
Pregnancy and Vascular Disease
Moderator:
Nichole E. Brunton, DO RPVI
– Virginia Commonwealth University Health
Moderator:
Jessica K. Bjorklund, MD, MPH, FACC, RPVI
– Staten Island University Hospital
9:40 AM – 10:20 AM
EDT
Pregnancy and Vascular Disease
Moderator:
Nichole E. Brunton, DO RPVI
– Virginia Commonwealth University Health
Moderator:
Jessica K. Bjorklund, MD, MPH, FACC, RPVI
– Staten Island University Hospital
9:40 AM – 9:48 AM
EDT
Pregnancy-related Complications and Future CVD Risk: Preeclampsia, Gestational DM/HTN
Speaker:
Afshan B. Hameed, MD
9:48 AM – 9:56 AM
EDT
Pregnancy-related SCAD
Speaker:
Jennifer Lewey, MD, MPH
– University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
9:56 AM – 10:04 AM
EDT
Aortopathy in Pregnancy
Speaker:
Nupoor Narula, MD, MSc
– Weill Cornell Medicine
10:04 AM – 10:12 AM
EDT
Pregnancy Associated Venous Thrombosis
Speaker:
Stanislav Henkin, MD, MPH, RPVI
– Mayo Clinic
10:12 AM – 10:20 AM
EDT
Q/A
10:20 AM – 10:50 AM
EDT
Exhibit Hall Break
10:20 AM – 10:50 AM
EDT
Exhibit Hall Break
10:50 AM – 11:20 AM
EDT
Atherosclerosis Prevention - Practical Implementation Across the Disease Continuum
Moderator:
Shireen Khoury, MD, MPH
– Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Moderator:
John Hornick, MD
– UPMC
10:50 AM – 11:20 AM
EDT
Atherosclerosis Prevention - Practical Implementation Across the Disease Continuum
Moderator:
Shireen Khoury, MD, MPH
– Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Moderator:
John Hornick, MD
– UPMC
10:50 AM – 10:58 AM
EDT
Lipids - "Advanced Assessment of the Lipid Profile & Atherosclerotic Risk"
Speaker:
Seth Shay Martin, MD, MHS
– Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
10:58 AM – 11:06 AM
EDT
Tobacco - "Effective Tobacco Cessation in Subspecialty Practice"
Speaker:
Panagis Galiatsatos, MD
11:06 AM – 11:14 AM
EDT
Nutrition & exercise - "Essential Pearls for Nutrition and Exercise Counseling in Vascular Care"
Speaker:
Selvi Rajagopal, MD MPH
– Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
11:14 AM – 11:20 AM
EDT
Q/A
11:20 AM – 11:50 AM
EDT
Keynote: Lipoprotein(a): Rewriting the Vascular Risk Equation
Keynote Speaker:
Michael D. Shapiro, DO, MCR
– Wake Forest University School of Medicine
11:20 AM – 11:50 AM
EDT
Keynote: Lipoprotein(a): Rewriting the Vascular Risk Equation
Keynote Speaker:
Michael D. Shapiro, DO, MCR
– Wake Forest University School of Medicine
11:50 AM – 12:50 PM
EDT
Industry-Sponsored Lunch
11:50 AM – 12:50 PM
EDT
Industry-Sponsored Lunch
12:50 PM – 1:00 PM
EDT
Transition to General Session
12:50 PM – 1:00 PM
EDT
Transition to General Session
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
EDT
Clash of the Titans: Great Debates in Vascular Medicine
Moderator:
Stanislav Henkin, MD, MPH, RPVI
– Mayo Clinic
Moderator:
Shea E. Hogan, MD, MSCS, FSVM
– University of Colorado
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
EDT
Clash of the Titans: Great Debates in Vascular Medicine
Moderator:
Stanislav Henkin, MD, MPH, RPVI
– Mayo Clinic
Moderator:
Shea E. Hogan, MD, MSCS, FSVM
– University of Colorado
1:01 PM – 1:07 PM
EDT
Debate 1 - Renal denervation in resistant hypertension (Pro)
Speaker:
Herbert Aronow, MD, MPH
– Henry Ford Health
1:07 PM – 1:13 PM
EDT
Debate 1 - Renal denervation in resistant hypertension (Con)
1:13 PM – 1:18 PM
EDT
Q&A
1:21 PM – 1:27 PM
EDT
Debate 2 - Intervention for Claudication (Pro)
Speaker:
J. Michael Bacharach, MD, PhD, FACC, FSVM
– North Central Heart Institute
1:27 PM – 1:33 PM
EDT
Debate 2 - Intervention for Claudication (Con)
Speaker:
Thom Rooke, MD
– Mayo Clinic
1:33 PM – 1:38 PM
EDT
Q&A
1:41 PM – 1:47 PM
EDT
Debate 3 - Intervention for asymptomatic high grade carotid stenosis (Pro)
Speaker:
Michael R. Jaff, DO
– Boston Scientific Corporation
1:47 PM – 1:53 PM
EDT
Debate 3 - Intervention for asymptomatic high grade carotid stenosis (Con)
Speaker:
Joshua Beckman, MD, MSc
– University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
1:53 PM – 1:58 PM
EDT
Q&A
2:00 PM – 3:20 PM
EDT
Venous Vascular Medicine Symposium I: The Nuts and Bolts of Clinical Practice (Registration Required, max 100 participants)
Moderator:
Eri Fukaya, MD, PhD
– Stanford University
Moderator:
Raghu Kolluri, MD, MS, RVT, FSVM
– OhioHealth
2:00 PM – 3:20 PM
EDT
Venous Vascular Medicine Symposium I: The Nuts and Bolts of Clinical Practice
Moderator:
Eri Fukaya, MD, PhD
– Stanford University
Moderator:
Raghu Kolluri, MD, MS, RVT, FSVM
– OhioHealth
2:00 PM – 2:08 PM
EDT
Venous Vascular Medicine Symposium I: The Nuts and Bolts of Clinical Practice - Why VM practitioners are suited for a venous practice
Speaker:
Steve Elias, MD, FACS, DFAVF DABVLM
– Englewood Health Network
2:08 PM – 2:13 PM
EDT
Venous Vascular Medicine Symposium I: The Nuts and Bolts of Clinical Practice - How I started as a non-interventional VM specialist
Speaker:
Eri Fukaya, MD, PhD
– Stanford University
2:13 PM – 2:21 PM
EDT
Venous Vascular Medicine Symposium I: The Nuts and Bolts of Clinical Practice - Economics of having a venous practice
Speaker:
Raghu Kolluri, MD, MS, RVT, FSVM
– OhioHealth
2:21 PM – 2:29 PM
EDT
Venous Vascular Medicine Symposium I: The Nuts and Bolts of Clinical Practice - You diagnosed lymphedema, what next?
2:29 PM – 2:35 PM
EDT
Venous Vascular Medicine Symposium I: The Nuts and Bolts of Clinical Practice - Q/A and Panel discussion
Panelist:
Steve Elias, MD, FACS, DFAVF DABVLM
– Englewood Health Network
Panelist:
Eri Fukaya, MD, PhD
– Stanford University
Panelist:
Raghu Kolluri, MD, MS, RVT, FSVM
– OhioHealth
2:35 PM – 2:50 PM
EDT
Venous Vascular Medicine Symposium I: The Nuts and Bolts of Clinical Practice - Venous Ultrasound Live Scanning
Faculty:
Blake Iceton, MD
– Stanford University School of Medicine
Faculty:
Steve Elias, MD, FACS, DFAVF DABVLM
– Englewood Health Network
2:50 PM – 3:20 PM
EDT
Venous Vascular Medicine Symposium I: The Nuts and Bolts of Clinical Practice - Case-Based Lecture and Discussions
Moderator:
Steve Elias, MD, FACS, DFAVF DABVLM
– Englewood Health Network
Speaker:
Andrea Obi, MD
– University of Michigan
Speaker:
Julianne Stoughton, MD
– Massachusetts General Hospital
Panelist:
Omar Esponda, MD RPVI RPhS
– Vein Specialists at Royal Palm Square
Panelist:
Eri Fukaya, MD, PhD
– Stanford University
Panelist:
Raghu Kolluri, MD, MS, RVT, FSVM
– OhioHealth
Panelist:
Arthur P. Topoulos, MD, FACP, FSVM
– Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
3:20 PM – 3:50 PM
EDT
Exhibit Hall & Break
3:20 PM – 3:50 PM
EDT
Exhibit Hall & Break
3:50 PM – 4:30 PM
EDT
Therapeutic dilemmas in Atherosclerosis Fireside Chat
Moderator:
Shireen Khoury, MD, MPH
– Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Panelist:
Michael D. Shapiro, DO, MCR
– Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Panelist:
Seth Shay Martin, MD, MHS
– Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Panelist:
Joshua Beckman, MD, MSc
– University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
3:50 PM – 4:30 PM
EDT
Therapeutic dilemmas in Atherosclerosis Fireside Chat
Moderator:
Shireen Khoury, MD, MPH
– Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Panelist:
Michael D. Shapiro, DO, MCR
– Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Panelist:
Seth Shay Martin, MD, MHS
– Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Panelist:
Joshua Beckman, MD, MSc
– University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
3:50 PM – 3:53 PM
EDT
Case 1
Speaker:
Amanda M. Morrison, MD
– Vanderbilt University Medical Center
3:53 PM – 4:03 PM
EDT
Panel Discussion
4:03 PM – 4:06 PM
EDT
Case 2
Speaker:
Alexander E. Sullivan, MD
– Vanderbilt University Medical Center
4:06 PM – 4:16 PM
EDT
Panel Discussion
4:16 PM – 4:19 PM
EDT
Case 3
Speaker:
Lena Tran, MD
– University of Texas at Southwestern
4:19 PM – 4:29 PM
EDT
Panel Discussion
3:50 PM – 5:10 PM
EDT
Venous Vascular Medicine Symposium II: The Hands-On Experience (Registration Required, max 100 participants)
3:50 PM – 5:10 PM
EDT
Venous Vascular Medicine Symposium II: The Hands-On Experience (Breakout 100)
3:50 PM – 5:10 PM
EDT
Station 1: Endothermal Ablation
Faculty:
Anand Athavale, MBBS
– Stanford University School of Medicine
Faculty:
Eri Fukaya, MD, PhD
– Stanford University
Faculty:
Raghu Kolluri, MD, MS, RVT, FSVM
– OhioHealth
Faculty:
Andrea Obi, MD
– University of Michigan
3:50 PM – 5:10 PM
EDT
Station 2: Microfoam Ablation
Faculty:
Syed Ahsan, MD
– Henry Ford Health
Faculty:
Omar Esponda, MD RPVI RPhS
– Vein Specialists at Royal Palm Square
Faculty:
Steve Elias, MD, FACS, DFAVF DABVLM
– Englewood Health Network
Faculty:
Arthur P. Topoulos, MD, FACP, FSVM
– Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
3:50 PM – 5:10 PM
EDT
Station 3: Sclerotherapy
Faculty:
Gaurav Parmar, MD, MPH, RPVI, FSVM
– Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Faculty:
Julianne Stoughton, MD
– Massachusetts General Hospital
Faculty:
Aditi Malhotra Yadav, MD, DABVLM, DABVM, RPVI
– Vein and Vascular Medicine Clinic
3:50 PM – 5:10 PM
EDT
Station 4: Lymphedema w/ live patient
Faculty:
Steven Dean, DO, MSVM, RPVI
– Ohio State University Medical Center
Faculty:
H.Bernadette Erikson, PT CLT-LANA
– Penn Medicine/Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Outpatient Therapy
3:50 PM – 5:10 PM
EDT
Station 5: Lymphedema w/ live patient
Faculty:
Teresa L. Carman, MD, RPVI, MSVM
– University Hospitals Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute
Faculty:
H.Bernadette Erikson, PT CLT-LANA
– Penn Medicine/Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Outpatient Therapy
4:30 PM – 5:10 PM
EDT
CLTI Fireside Chat
Moderator:
Jennifer Rymer, MD MBA MHS
– Duke University Medical Center
4:30 PM – 5:10 PM
EDT
CLTI Fireside Chat
Moderator:
Jennifer Rymer, MD MBA MHS
– Duke University Medical Center
4:30 PM – 4:40 PM
EDT
Case
Speaker:
Michael Sola, MD
– Mount Sinai
4:40 PM – 5:10 PM
EDT
Panel Discussion
Panelist:
Herbert Aronow, MD, MPH
– Henry Ford Health
Panelist:
Philip Goodney, MD, MS
– Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
5:10 PM – 5:30 PM
EDT
Exhibit Hall & Break
5:10 PM – 5:30 PM
EDT
Exhibit Hall & Break
5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
EDT
Vascular Jeopardy
5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
EDT
Vascular Jeopardy
6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
EDT
Global Networking Happy Hour – Celebrating Our International Colleagues
6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
EDT
Global Networking Happy Hour – Celebrating Our International Colleagues
Location: Exhibit Hall
Sunday, September 21, 2025
6:20 AM – 6:30 AM
EDT
Walk/5K Fun Run Registration
6:20 AM – 6:30 AM
EDT
Walk/5K Fun Run Registration
6:30 AM – 7:30 AM
EDT
Walk/5K Fun Run
6:30 AM – 7:30 AM
EDT
Walk/5K Fun Run
7:45 AM – 8:45 AM
EDT
Industry-Sponsored Breakfast
7:45 AM – 8:45 AM
EDT
Industry-Sponsored Breakfast
8:45 AM – 8:50 AM
EDT
Welcome & Announcements
8:45 AM – 8:50 AM
EDT
Welcome & Announcements
8:50 AM – 9:40 AM
EDT
Thrombosis and Anticoagulation
Moderator:
Damon Houghton, MD, M.S.
– Mayo Clinic
Moderator:
Ana I. Casanegra, MD, MS
– Mayo Clinic
8:50 AM – 9:40 AM
EDT
Thrombosis and Anticoagulation
Moderator:
Damon Houghton, MD, M.S.
– Mayo Clinic
Moderator:
Ana I. Casanegra, MD, MS
– Mayo Clinic
8:50 AM – 8:58 AM
EDT
Predicting the Unpredictable: Advanced Risk Scores for Venous Thromboembolism
Speaker:
Geoffrey Barnes, MD, MSc
– University of Michigan
8:58 AM – 9:06 AM
EDT
New Frontiers in Anticoagulant Research: What You Need to Know
Speaker:
Walter K. Kraft, MD
– Thomas Jefferson University
9:06 AM – 9:14 AM
EDT
Beyond Contraceptives: Hormonal Therapy and VTE in Cancer, Fertility, and Transgender Therapy
Speaker:
Damon Houghton, MD, M.S.
– Mayo Clinic
9:14 AM – 9:18 AM
EDT
Post-Stenting Dilemma: Anticoagulants or Antiplatelets for May-Thurner Syndrome?
Speaker:
Abdelrhman Abumoawad, MD
– St.Elizabeth's Medical Center/ Boston University
9:18 AM – 9:24 AM
EDT
Debate anticoagulants vs antiplatelets post stenting
Speaker:
Geno Merli, MD
– Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
9:24 AM – 9:30 AM
EDT
Debate anticoagulants vs antiplatelets post stenting
Speaker:
Arthur P. Topoulos, MD, FACP, FSVM
– Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
9:30 AM – 9:40 AM
EDT
Q/A
9:40 AM – 10:35 AM
EDT
Activate the PERT! Team Based Approach for Complex Pulmonary Embolism
Moderator:
Vladimir Lakhter, DO, FSVM
– Temple University Hospital - Lewis Katz School of Medicine
Moderator:
Aditya Sharma, MD
– Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute/ Advocate Health
Panelist:
Randy K. Ramcharitar, MD
– University of Virginia
Panelist:
Felipe Navarro, MD FACC RPVI
– Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Panelist:
Eric A. Secemsky, MD
– Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School
Panelist:
Nyal Borges, MD
– Atrium Health
9:40 AM – 10:35 AM
EDT
Activate the PERT! Team Based Approach for Complex Pulmonary Embolism
Moderator:
Vladimir Lakhter, DO, FSVM
– Temple University Hospital - Lewis Katz School of Medicine
Moderator:
Aditya Sharma, MD
– Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute/ Advocate Health
Panelist:
Randy K. Ramcharitar, MD
– University of Virginia
Panelist:
Felipe Navarro, MD FACC RPVI
– Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Panelist:
Eric A. Secemsky, MD
– Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School
Panelist:
Nyal Borges, MD
– Atrium Health
9:40 AM – 9:55 AM
EDT
PERT case with clot in transit
Speaker:
Ihab Haddadin, MD
– Cleveland Clinic Foundation.
9:55 AM – 10:10 AM
EDT
PERT case with acute on chronic PE
Speaker:
Riyaz Bashir, MD, FACC
– Temple University Hospital
10:10 AM – 10:25 AM
EDT
PERT case with ECMO support
Speaker:
Lauren Glassmoyer, MD
– Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
10:25 AM – 10:35 AM
EDT
Q/A
10:35 AM – 10:45 AM
EDT
Break
10:35 AM – 10:45 AM
EDT
Break
10:45 AM – 11:35 AM
EDT
Carotid Disease: Thinking Beyond the Stenosis
Moderator:
Maya Salameh, MD
– Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Moderator:
Ganesh Keshav Thirunavukkarasu, MBBS
– Massachusetts General Hospital
10:45 AM – 11:35 AM
EDT
Carotid Disease: Thinking Beyond the Stenosis
Moderator:
Maya Salameh, MD
– Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Moderator:
Ganesh Keshav Thirunavukkarasu, MBBS
– Massachusetts General Hospital
10:45 AM – 10:53 AM
EDT
Carotid Revascularization: New Innovations
Speaker:
Caitlin Hicks
10:53 AM – 11:01 AM
EDT
Carotid stenosis and Cognitive Decline: Is there an Association?
Speaker:
Tatjana Rundek, MD
– University of Miami
11:01 AM – 11:09 AM
EDT
The Role of Carotid Ultrasound in Risk Prediction in Carotid Stenosis
Speaker:
Gaurav Parmar, MD, MPH, RPVI, FSVM
– Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
11:09 AM – 11:17 AM
EDT
Are All Carotid Webs Created Equal?
Speaker:
Kamal Gupta, MD
– University of Kansas Medical Center
11:17 AM – 11:25 AM
EDT
Carotid Duplex Criteria: Where Are We in 2025?
Speaker:
Heather L. Gornik, MD, MSVM
– University Hospitals Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute
11:25 AM – 11:35 AM
EDT
Q/A
11:35 AM – 12:25 PM
EDT
Aortic Disease: Infection, Inflammation, Imaging, and Innovation
Moderator:
Natalia Fendrikova Mahlay, RPVI, FSVM
– Cleveland Clinic
Moderator:
Jessica Curcio, ND, MPAS, PA-C, FSVM
– University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
11:35 AM – 12:25 PM
EDT
Aortic Disease: Infection, Inflammation, Imaging, and Innovation
Moderator:
Natalia Fendrikova Mahlay, RPVI, FSVM
– Cleveland Clinic
Moderator:
Jessica Curcio, ND, MPAS, PA-C, FSVM
– University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
11:35 AM – 11:43 AM
EDT
Deciphering Inflammatory Aortopathies: The Role of Advanced Imaging
Speaker:
Paul Schoehhagen
11:43 AM – 11:51 AM
EDT
Beyond the Tear: Navigating the grey area between medical management and intervention
Speaker:
Ehsan Benrashid, MD
– Unviersity of NC SOM
11:51 AM – 11:59 AM
EDT
Beyond the Repair: The Critical Role of Detecting Endoleaks in Aneurysms
Speaker:
William Stavropoulos
11:59 AM – 12:07 PM
EDT
When infection strikes! Mycotic aneurysm vs infected graft (work up, management and long-term surveillance)
Speaker:
Fernando Motta
12:07 PM – 12:25 PM
EDT
Q/A
12:25 PM – 12:30 PM
EDT
Conclusion of VSS2025
12:25 PM – 12:30 PM
EDT
Conclusion of VSS2025