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Tuesday, March 3, 2026
7:30 AM - 8:20 AM
MST
Sponsored Breakfast Symposia
7:30 AM - 8:20 AM
MST
Sponsored Breakfast Symposia
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
MST
Scientific Session: Pulmonary Embolism
Moderator:
Gloria Salazar, MD
– UNC Chapel Hill
Moderator:
Rabih Chaer, MD. MSc
– Stonybrook University
General Session
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
MST
Scientific Session: Pulmonary Embolism
Moderator:
Gloria Salazar, MD
– UNC Chapel Hill
Moderator:
Rabih Chaer, MD. MSc
– Stonybrook University
General Session
8:30 AM - 8:38 AM
MST
Conditional Survival probability of Submassive Pulmonary Embolism: Catheter-Directed Therapy Vs Anticoagulant
Abstract Podium Presenter:
Hind Anan, MD
– UPMC
General Session
8:38 AM - 8:46 AM
MST
Thrombectomy Reduces Pulmonary Embolism Mortality but Unequal Access and Outcomes Persist by Race and Income
Abstract Podium Presenter:
Brett D. Cohen, DO
– St. Luke's University Health Network
General Session
8:46 AM - 8:54 AM
MST
Technological Improvements in Aspiration Thrombectomy Decreases Hemorrhage and Saves Lives in PE patients
Abstract Podium Presenter:
Joshua Meredith, MD
– Trihealth/Good Samaritan
General Session
8:54 AM - 9:00 AM
MST
Discussion
General Session
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
MST
Pulmonary Embolism Session
Moderator:
Gloria Salazar, MD
– UNC Chapel Hill
Moderator:
Rabih Chaer, MD. MSc
– Stonybrook University
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
MST
Pulmonary Embolism Session
Moderator:
Gloria Salazar, MD
– UNC Chapel Hill
Moderator:
Rabih Chaer, MD. MSc
– Stonybrook University
9:00 AM - 9:08 AM
MST
The Evidence for PE Intervention: Is There a Mortality Benefit and Does it Matter?
Speaker:
Victor Tapson, MD
– Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
9:08 AM - 9:16 AM
MST
Risk Stratification in Acute PE: How to Determine Who Will Benefit from Intervention and How to Treat Them in Time
Speaker:
Patrick Muck, MD
– TriHealth - Good Samaritan Hospital
9:16 AM - 9:24 AM
MST
PE interventions. How I do it.
Speaker:
Kenneth Rosenfield, MD
9:24 AM - 9:32 AM
MST
What is on the horizon for PE management?
Speaker:
Suresh Vedantham, MD
– Washington University in St. Louis
9:32 AM - 9:40 AM
MST
How to Start a Pulmonary Embolism Response Teams
Speaker:
Natalie D. Sridharan, MD
– UPMC
9:40 AM - 10:00 AM
MST
Panel Discussion
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
MST
Exhibit Hall Break
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
MST
Exhibit Hall Break
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
MST
Poster Presentations and Judging
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
MST
Poster Presentations and Judging
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
MST
Strandness Keynote
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
MST
Strandness Keynote
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
MST
President's Session
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
MST
President's Session
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
MST
Sponsored Lunch Symposia
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
MST
Sponsored Lunch Symposia
1:30 PM - 3:15 PM
MST
Scientific Session: Deep Vein/Pelvic
Moderator:
Steven Abramowitz, MD
– MedStar Health
Moderator:
Stephen Black, MD, MBBCh
– Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital
Moderator:
Misaki Kiguchi, MD
– MedStar Washington Hospital Center
General Session
1:30 PM - 3:15 PM
MST
Scientific Session: Deep Vein/Pelvic
Moderator:
Steven Abramowitz, MD
– MedStar Health
Moderator:
Stephen Black, MD, MBBCh
– Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital
Moderator:
Misaki Kiguchi, MD
– MedStar Washington Hospital Center
General Session
1:30 PM - 1:38 PM
MST
Optimizing Outcomes of the VenoValve in Patients with Chronic Venous Disease and Deep Venous Reflux: 2 years follow up
Abstract Podium Presenter:
Mikayla Lowenkamp, MD
– UPMC
General Session
1:38 PM - 1:46 PM
MST
Propensity Score Matched Comparison of 2-Year Outcomes in Isolated Femoropopliteal Deep Vein Thrombosis Treated with Mechanical Thrombectomy or Anticoagulation
Abstract Podium Presenter:
Steven Abramowitz, MD
– MedStar Health
General Session
1:46 PM - 1:54 PM
MST
Perfusion Index as a Simple and Objective Method to Follow-up Patients after Deep Venous Stenting
Abstract Podium Presenter:
Alperen K. YILDIRIM, MD
– Gulhane Training and Research Hospital
General Session
1:54 PM - 2:02 PM
MST
Nitinol venous stents do not improve iliac vein stenting accuracy in comparison to Elgiloy stents
Abstract Podium Presenter:
Anusha Jacob, DO
– UNC School of Medicine
General Session
2:02 PM - 2:10 PM
MST
Long-term clinical effectiveness of endovenous interventions for pelvic venous disorders
Abstract Podium Presenter:
Peter J. Pappas, MD
– Center for Vein Restoration and Center for Vascular Medicine
General Session
2:10 PM - 2:18 PM
MST
An Interesting & Different Perspective of May Thurner Syndrome
Abstract Podium Presenter:
Viren Sehgal, BS
– Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education
General Session
2:18 PM - 2:26 PM
MST
Debulking Inflow and Outflow Obstructions: Multicenter Analysis with Mechanical Thrombectomy Toolkit
Abstract Podium Presenter:
Steven Abramowitz, MD
– MedStar Health
General Session
2:26 PM - 2:32 PM
MST
QS The Symptoms-Varices-Pathophysiology (SVP) Classification of Left Renal Vein Compression Disorders: A Proposed Framework for Nutcracker Syndrome
Abstract Podium Presenter:
Khanjan H. Nagarsheth, MD, MBA
– University of Maryland Medical Center
General Session
2:32 PM - 2:40 PM
MST
Tracking Endothelial Coverage of Deep Vein Stents Over Time Using Electron Microscopy
Abstract Podium Presenter:
Trevin Eggleston, BA
– University of Michigan
General Session
2:40 PM - 2:48 PM
MST
Developmental Insights into Left Common Iliac Vein Compression: A Comparative Cadaveric Study in Fetuses and Adult
Abstract Podium Presenter:
Miguel A. Amore, MD
– Central Military Hospital. Buenos Aires
General Session
2:48 PM - 2:56 PM
MST
Novel In Vivo Re-Thrombosis Model For the Testing of Venoplasty Balloons
Abstract Podium Presenter:
Oscar Moreno, MD
– University of Michigan
General Session
2:56 PM - 3:06 PM
MST
Prognostic Value of a Classification System for Iliofemoral Stenting in Patients with Chronic Venous Obstruction
Speaker:
Houman Jalaie, MD
General Session
3:06 PM - 3:15 PM
MST
Mechanisms of Venous Stent Failure
Speaker:
Manj Gohel, MD
– Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
General Session
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
MST
International Session
Moderator:
Rashad A. Bishara, MD RPVI MS FRCS
– Organization for Teaching Hospitals of Egypt
Moderator:
Steve Elias, MD
– Englewood Hospital
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
MST
International Session
Moderator:
Rashad A. Bishara, MD RPVI MS FRCS
– Organization for Teaching Hospitals of Egypt
Moderator:
Steve Elias, MD
– Englewood Hospital
3:15 PM - 3:25 PM
MST
Keynote lecture: Next Generation Stents
Keynote Speaker:
Cees H.A Wittens, MD, PhD
– Benelux Society of Phlebology
3:25 PM - 3:30 PM
MST
Debate & discussion: Perforators in C5 & C6 patients - IP should be targeted & ablated by thermal or glue
Speaker:
Alvaro Orrego, MD, FACS
– San Sebastian University, Chile
3:30 PM - 3:35 PM
MST
Debate & discussion: Perforators in C5 & C6 patients - IP could be closed a side product of UGFS around the ulcer
Speaker:
Paola Ortiz, MD
3:35 PM - 3:40 PM
MST
Debate & discussion: Perforators in C5 & C6 patients - IP could be ignored, until deep venous obstruction & superficial venous reflux have been treated
Speaker:
Lowell S. Kabnick, MD
– Vein and Lymphatic University
3:40 PM - 3:45 PM
MST
Discussion
3:45 PM - 3:52 PM
MST
Staged or Simultaneous Varicose Vein Treatment After Saphenous Vein Ablation
Speaker:
Tomasz Urbanek, MD, PhD
3:52 PM - 3:59 PM
MST
Pigmentation after foam or cryo-laser cryo-sclerotherapy for lower limb reticular veins: A within-patient trial
Speaker:
Anelise Rodrigues, MD
– Clínica Anelise Rodrigues
3:59 PM - 4:06 PM
MST
Conservative treatments Effectiveness on Chronic Venous Disease Symptoms and Quality of Life in Patients with Obesity: Results from the VeinStep Observational Study
Speaker:
Alejandro J. Gonzalez Ochoa, MD
– Centro Medico del Noroeste
4:06 PM - 4:13 PM
MST
Efficacy of Direct Radiofrequency Ablation System for Varicose Veins and Branch Varicosities
Speaker:
Takaya Murayama, MD,PhD
– Medical Corporation Keihakukai
4:13 PM - 4:15 PM
MST
Discussion and Closing Remarks
4:15 PM - 4:45 PM
MST
Exhibit Hall Break
4:15 PM - 4:45 PM
MST
Exhibit Hall Break
4:15 PM - 4:45 PM
MST
Poster Presentations and Judging
4:15 PM - 4:45 PM
MST
Poster Presentations and Judging
4:45 PM - 5:45 PM
MST
Scientific Session: Diagnostic Imaging
Moderator:
Cassius Iyad Ochoa Chaar, MD, MPH, MS
– Yale School of Medicine, Yale University
Moderator:
Eric Hager, MD
– University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Moderator:
Alvaro Orrego, MD, FACS
– San Sebastian University, Chile
General Session
4:45 PM - 5:45 PM
MST
Scientific Session: Diagnostic Imaging
Moderator:
Cassius Iyad Ochoa Chaar, MD, MPH, MS
– Yale School of Medicine, Yale University
Moderator:
Eric Hager, MD
– University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Moderator:
Alvaro Orrego, MD, FACS
– San Sebastian University, Chile
General Session
4:45 PM - 4:53 PM
MST
From Symptom Duration to Histologic Validation: Refining MRI Relaxation Time Biomarkers for Thrombus Chronicity in Deep Vein Thrombosis
Abstract Podium Presenter:
Eniko Pomozi, MD
– DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center, Houston Methodist Hospital; Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
General Session
4:53 PM - 5:01 PM
MST
Femoral Vein Pulsatility Signals Right Sided Cardiovascular Pathology: Implications for Echocardiographic Screening
Abstract Podium Presenter:
Mouhammad Halabi, MD
– Henry Ford Hospital
General Session
5:01 PM - 5:09 PM
MST
Duplex Ultrasound versus Intravascular Ultrasound for Left Renal Vein Compression: A Comparative Analysis
Abstract Podium Presenter:
Khanjan H. Nagarsheth, MD, MBA
– University of Maryland Medical Center
General Session
5:09 PM - 5:15 PM
MST
QS Integrating Natural Language Processing and Computer Vision for Automated Venous Duplex Severity Scoring
Abstract Podium Presenter:
Joseph D. Cutteridge, BM BCh
– University of Oxford
General Session
5:15 PM - 5:21 PM
MST
QS Outcomes and Economic Impact of Ultrasound Evaluation to Rule Out Deep Vein Thrombosis in a Multi-hospital Health System
Abstract Podium Presenter:
Mateo Coppola, BS
– University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
General Session
5:21 PM - 5:29 PM
MST
The Use of Thermal Imaging as a Diagnostic Tool in Superficial Venous Disease – Early Results.
Abstract Podium Presenter:
Marwah Salih, MBBS MSc
– Imperial College London
General Session
5:29 PM - 5:35 PM
MST
QS A Novel Venous Leg Ulcer Fluid Analysis Method for Rapid Metabolic Profiling
Abstract Podium Presenter:
Matthew Tan, MBBS BSc(Hons) MRCS AFHEA
– Imperial College London
General Session
5:35 PM - 5:45 PM
MST
FORS technology in Venous Disease
Speaker:
Stephen Black, MD, MBBCh
– Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital
General Session
5:45 PM - 6:30 PM
MST
Doctor's Lounge: 56-year-old smoker with diabetes and medial malleolar non-healing ulcer for 3 months. No palpable pulses on exam.
Moderator:
William A. Marston, MD
– University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Panelist:
Nasim Hedayati, MD, MAS, DFSVS, FACS
– University of Texas at Austin
Panelist:
Manj Gohel, MD
– Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Panelist:
Matthew Menard, MD
5:45 PM - 6:30 PM
MST
Doctor's Lounge: 56-year-old smoker with diabetes and medial malleolar non-healing ulcer for 3 months. No palpable pulses on exam.
Moderator:
William A. Marston, MD
– University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Panelist:
Nasim Hedayati, MD, MAS, DFSVS, FACS
– University of Texas at Austin
Panelist:
Manj Gohel, MD
– Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Panelist:
Matthew Menard, MD
7:00 PM - 10:30 PM
MST
AVF Celebration
7:00 PM - 10:30 PM
MST
AVF Celebration