General Session

Scientific Session: VTE/IVC

Wednesday, March 4, 2026

9:15 AM - 10:45 AM MST

Moderator(s)

Arjun Jayaraj, MD

Vascular Surgeon
RANE Center for Venous and Lymphatic Diseases
Madison, Mississippi, United States
Neil Khilnani, MD

Professor of Clinical Radiology
Weill Cornell Medicine-NY Presbyterian Hospital
New York, New York, United States
Julianne Stoughton, MD

Assistant Professor in Vascular Surgery Harvard Medical School
Mass General Vascular Center: Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Presentations:

9:15 AM - 9:23 AM MST

Artificial Intelligence Improves Bleeding Risk Prediction in Hospitalized Patients Being Considered for VTE Pharmacoprophylaxis
Abstract Podium Presenter: Minerva Mayorga-Carlin, MPH – University of Maryland School of Medicine
9:23 AM - 9:31 AM MST

Signalling pathway predictors of fibrosis from a transcriptomic analysis of murine venous thrombosis
Abstract Podium Presenter: Benedict Turner, MBChB BSc FHEA MRCS – AutoMedica
9:31 AM - 9:39 AM MST

Systemic dexamethasone ameliorates venous fibrosis in a murine venous thrombosis model
Abstract Podium Presenter: Benedict Turner, MBChB BSc FHEA MRCS – AutoMedica
9:39 AM - 9:47 AM MST

Trends in Inferior Vena Cava Filter Placement and Retrieval in the Vascular Quality Initiative Inferior Vena Cava Filter Registry
Abstract Podium Presenter: Jonathan R. Krebs, MD – University of Florida
9:47 AM - 9:55 AM MST

Breaking the Blockage: Advancing Treatment Strategies for Upper Extremity Deep Vein Thrombosis
Abstract Podium Presenter: Suchit Chidurala, BSA – The Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine UTSA
9:55 AM - 10:03 AM MST

Caprini Score Based VTE Risk Assessment in Vascular Surgery Patients: A Prospective Single-Center Study
Abstract Podium Presenter: Bartosz J. Kończyk, MD – Department of General and Vascular Surgery, Angiology and Phlebology, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
10:03 AM - 10:11 AM MST

Inferior Vena Cava Filter Use and Rates of Deep Venous Thrombosis in High-Risk Oncological Patients Undergoing Abdominopelvic Surgery
Abstract Podium Presenter: Mohyee Ayouty, MD – Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
10:11 AM - 10:19 AM MST

Disparities of IVC Filter Insertion and Retrieval in the Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI)
Abstract Podium Presenter: Matthew Pergamo, MD, RPVI – Stony Brook Unversity Renaissance School of Medicine
10:19 AM - 10:29 AM MST

Hypercoagulable Workup and Considerations after VTE
Speaker: Eri Fukaya, MD, PhD – Division of Vascular Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine
10:29 AM - 10:39 AM MST

What are the Gaps in Anticoagulation Therapy?
10:39 AM - 10:45 AM MST

Discussion