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Saturday, May 10, 2025
7:00 AM – 7:45 AM
East Coast USA Time
Attendee Breakfast
7:00 AM – 7:45 AM
East Coast USA Time
Attendee Breakfast
Networking
7:30 AM – 8:10 AM
East Coast USA Time
Session 26: VS Dermato-phlebology - Understand Treatment Through Clinical Cases
Moderator:
Vitor Gornati, MD, PhD, MBA
– Prime Care Medical Complex - Sao Paulo, Brazil
Moderator:
Aleksandra Jaworucka-Kaczorowska, MD, PhD
Aesthetic Sessions
7:30 AM – 8:10 AM
East Coast USA Time
Session 26: VS Dermato-phlebology - Understand Treatment Through Clinical Cases
Moderator:
Vitor Gornati, MD, PhD, MBA
– Prime Care Medical Complex - Sao Paulo, Brazil
Moderator:
Aleksandra Jaworucka-Kaczorowska, MD, PhD
Aesthetic Sessions
7:30 AM – 7:35 AM
East Coast USA Time
Examples of Veins That are Hard to Treat
Speaker:
Ronald Bush, MD, FACS
– Water's Edge Dermatology
Aesthetic Sessions
7:35 AM – 7:40 AM
East Coast USA Time
Segmental Saphenous and Tributary Reflux Associated with Small Veins
Speaker:
Vitor Gornati, MD, PhD, MBA
– Prime Care Medical Complex - Sao Paulo, Brazil
Aesthetic Sessions
7:40 AM – 7:45 AM
East Coast USA Time
How to Maximize the Patient Comfort When Delivering Treatment
Speaker:
Rodrigo Kikuchi, MD, PhD, MBA
– ECCOS Cursos
Aesthetic Sessions
7:45 AM – 7:50 AM
East Coast USA Time
Clinical Cases of Treating Multiple Veins and Plexuses
Speaker:
Aleksandra Jaworucka-Kaczorowska, MD, PhD
Aesthetic Sessions
7:50 AM – 7:55 AM
East Coast USA Time
Treatment of Dermal and Fascial Perforators
Speaker:
Ronald Bush, MD, FACS
– Water's Edge Dermatology
Aesthetic Sessions
7:55 AM – 8:00 AM
East Coast USA Time
What We Need to Improve on the Treatment of Small Veins
Speaker:
Rodrigo Kikuchi, MD, PhD, MBA
– ECCOS Cursos
Aesthetic Sessions
8:00 AM – 8:10 AM
East Coast USA Time
Discussion
Panelist:
Ronald Bush, MD, FACS
– Water's Edge Dermatology
Panelist:
Rodrigo Kikuchi, MD, PhD, MBA
– ECCOS Cursos
Aesthetic Sessions
7:30 AM – 9:00 AM
East Coast USA Time
PIT Hands-on Workshop 3
7:30 AM – 9:00 AM
East Coast USA Time
Station 1: Clinical Cases - PPT Presentation Interacting With the Trainees
Instructor:
Peter J. Pappas, MD
– Center for Vein Restoration
Instructor:
Nicholas Sikalas, MD
– Northwell
Instructor:
Dimitrios Virvilis, MD
– Saint Francis Hospital & Heart Center
PIT Hands-on Workshop
7:30 AM – 9:00 AM
East Coast USA Time
Station 10: IVUS
Instructor:
Paul J. Gagne, MD
– The Vascular Care Group, Darien, CT
Instructor:
Stephen A. Black, MD MBBCH FEBVS
Instructor:
Luis R. Leon, Jr., MD
– UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
PIT Hands-on Workshop
7:30 AM – 9:00 AM
East Coast USA Time
Station 2: Superficial Veins Thermal Devices
Instructor:
Dimitrios Kontothanassis, MD Prof. MS
– Italian Vein Institute
Instructor:
Edward M. Boyle, MD
– Inovia Vein Specialty Centers
Instructor:
Cassius Chaar, MD
PIT Hands-on Workshop
7:30 AM – 9:00 AM
East Coast USA Time
Station 3: Superficial Veins Non-thermal Devices
Instructor:
Steve Elias, MD
– Englewood Health Network
Instructor:
Zoe Deol, MD, FACS
– Center for Vein Restoration
Instructor:
Manjit Gohel, MD
PIT Hands-on Workshop
7:30 AM – 9:00 AM
East Coast USA Time
Station 4: Sclerotherapy
Instructor:
Lina Vargas, MD
– Lumina Vein & Aesthetic Insitute
Instructor:
Jennifer Clark, PAC, MPAS, MBA
– Sonoran Vein and Endovascular
Instructor:
Tomasz Urbanek, MD, PhD
– Medical University of Silesia, Katowice
PIT Hands-on Workshop
7:30 AM – 9:00 AM
East Coast USA Time
Station 5: Compression
Instructor:
Steven Dean, DO, MSVM, RPVI
– The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Instructor:
Fedor Lurie, MD, PhD
– Jobst Vascular institute
Instructor:
Giovanni Mosti, MD
– Clinica MD Barbantini, Lucca, Italy
PIT Hands-on Workshop
7:30 AM – 9:00 AM
East Coast USA Time
Station 6: Pelvic Reflux
Instructor:
Mark H. Meissner, MD
Instructor:
Kathleen D. Gibson, MD
Instructor:
Gloria Salazar, MD, FSIR, FCIRSE
– UNC Chapel Hill
PIT Hands-on Workshop
7:30 AM – 9:00 AM
East Coast USA Time
Station 7: IVC Filters
Instructor:
Kush R. Desai, MD, FSIR
Instructor:
Elias Hohlastos, MD, FSIR
– Northwestern Medicine
Instructor:
Rafael Demarchi Malgor, MD, MBA
– University of Colorado
PIT Hands-on Workshop
7:30 AM – 9:00 AM
East Coast USA Time
Station 8: Venous Stents
Instructor:
Houman Jalaie, MD
Instructor:
Erin Murphy, MD
– Sanger Heart and Vascular, Atrium Health
Instructor:
Kimberly Scherer, DO
– Weill Cornell Medical College
PIT Hands-on Workshop
7:30 AM – 9:00 AM
East Coast USA Time
Station 9: Thrombectomy Devices
Instructor:
Steven Abramowitz, MD
– MedStar Health
Instructor:
Daniel Han, MD
Instructor:
Patrick Muck, MD, RVT
– TriHealth - Good Samaritan Hospital
PIT Hands-on Workshop
8:10 AM – 8:22 AM
East Coast USA Time
Session 27: Best Poster Presentation
Moderator:
Jose A. Diaz, MD FAHA
– Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Moderator:
Mark H. Meissner, MD
General Sessions
8:10 AM – 8:22 AM
East Coast USA Time
Session 27: Best Poster Presentation
Moderator:
Jose A. Diaz, MD FAHA
– Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Moderator:
Mark H. Meissner, MD
General Sessions
8:10 AM – 8:13 AM
East Coast USA Time
Poster 1:
General Sessions
8:13 AM – 8:16 AM
East Coast USA Time
Poster 2:
General Sessions
8:16 AM – 8:19 AM
East Coast USA Time
Poster 3:
General Sessions
8:19 AM – 8:22 AM
East Coast USA Time
Voting and Winner Presentation
Judge:
Jose A. Diaz, MD FAHA
– Vanderbilt University Medical Center
General Sessions
8:22 AM – 8:30 AM
East Coast USA Time
Session 28: Best IVUS Presentation
Moderator:
Kush R. Desai, MD, FSIR
Moderator:
Steven Abramowitz, MD
– MedStar Health
General Sessions
8:22 AM – 8:30 AM
East Coast USA Time
Session 28: Best IVUS Presentation
Moderator:
Kush R. Desai, MD, FSIR
Moderator:
Steven Abramowitz, MD
– MedStar Health
General Sessions
8:22 AM – 8:25 AM
East Coast USA Time
Case 1:
General Sessions
8:25 AM – 8:28 AM
East Coast USA Time
Case 2:
General Sessions
8:28 AM – 8:30 AM
East Coast USA Time
Voting and Winner Presentation
Judge:
Kush R. Desai, MD, FSIR
General Sessions
8:30 AM – 9:20 AM
East Coast USA Time
Session 29: Superficial Veins
Moderator:
Felipe Coelho Neto, MD, MSc, PhD, MBA
– Hospital Vascular de Londrina
Moderator:
Zoe Deol, MD, FACS
– Center for Vein Restoration
General Sessions
8:30 AM – 9:20 AM
East Coast USA Time
Session 29: Superficial Veins
Moderator:
Felipe Coelho Neto, MD, MSc, PhD, MBA
– Hospital Vascular de Londrina
Moderator:
Zoe Deol, MD, FACS
– Center for Vein Restoration
General Sessions
8:30 AM – 8:35 AM
East Coast USA Time
Lessons Learned from Complications
Speaker:
Angela Kokkosis, MD
General Sessions
8:35 AM – 8:40 AM
East Coast USA Time
Treatment Plan for Symptomatic Varicose Veins Extending to the Pelvis
Speaker:
Aleksandra Jaworucka-Kaczorowska, MD, PhD
General Sessions
8:40 AM – 8:45 AM
East Coast USA Time
Hybrid Procedures for Varicose Veins
Speaker:
Tomasz Urbanek, MD, PhD
– Medical University of Silesia, Katowice
General Sessions
8:45 AM – 8:50 AM
East Coast USA Time
Use of Foam Sclerotherapy in Different Cases
Speaker:
Enric Roche, MD
– CLINICA VASCULAR BARCELONA
General Sessions
8:50 AM – 8:55 AM
East Coast USA Time
What did I Learn from my Mistakes
Speaker:
Lina Vargas, MD
– Lumina Vein & Aesthetic Insitute
General Sessions
8:55 AM – 9:10 AM
East Coast USA Time
Short Clinical Cases
Speaker:
Neil Khilnani, MD
– Weill Cornell Medicine - NY Presbyterian Hospital
Speaker:
Dimitrios Kontothanassis, MD Prof. MS
– Italian Vein Institute
General Sessions
9:10 AM – 9:20 AM
East Coast USA Time
Discussion
Panelist:
Angela Kokkosis, MD
Panelist:
Aleksandra Jaworucka-Kaczorowska, MD, PhD
Panelist:
Tomasz Urbanek, MD, PhD
– Medical University of Silesia, Katowice
Panelist:
Enric Roche, MD
– CLINICA VASCULAR BARCELONA
Panelist:
Lina Vargas, MD
– Lumina Vein & Aesthetic Insitute
Panelist:
Neil Khilnani, MD
– Weill Cornell Medicine - NY Presbyterian Hospital
Panelist:
Dimitrios Kontothanassis, MD Prof. MS
– Italian Vein Institute
General Sessions
9:30 AM – 10:15 AM
East Coast USA Time
Refreshment Break, Visit With the Exhibitors and Meet the Experts
9:30 AM – 10:15 AM
East Coast USA Time
Refreshment Break, Visit With the Exhibitors and Meet the Experts
Networking
10:15 AM – 10:35 AM
East Coast USA Time
Session 30: VS Journal Club - From the Press to Your Clinical Practice
Moderator:
Daniel Han, MD
Moderator:
Angela Kokkosis, MD
General Sessions
10:15 AM – 10:35 AM
East Coast USA Time
Session 30: VS Journal Club - From the Press to Your Clinical Practice
Moderator:
Daniel Han, MD
Moderator:
Angela Kokkosis, MD
General Sessions
10:15 AM – 10:20 AM
East Coast USA Time
Lymphatic Disease
Speaker:
Laura Redman
General Sessions
10:20 AM – 10:25 AM
East Coast USA Time
Superficial Vein Disease
Speaker:
Alun Davies, MA DM DSc FRCS FEBVS FFST FACPh
– Imperial
General Sessions
10:25 AM – 10:30 AM
East Coast USA Time
Deep Vein Disease
Speaker:
Mark H. Meissner, MD
General Sessions
10:30 AM – 10:35 AM
East Coast USA Time
Venous Thromboembolism
Speaker:
Victor Tapson, MD
– Cedars-Sinai Medical Center / Inari Medical
General Sessions
10:35 AM – 10:55 AM
East Coast USA Time
Session 31: VS Live Imaging
Panelist:
Steve Elias, MD
– Englewood Health Network
Panelist:
Rodrigo Kikuchi, MD, PhD, MBA
– ECCOS Cursos
General Sessions
10:35 AM – 10:55 AM
East Coast USA Time
Session 31: VS Live Imaging
Panelist:
Steve Elias, MD
– Englewood Health Network
Panelist:
Rodrigo Kikuchi, MD, PhD, MBA
– ECCOS Cursos
General Sessions
10:35 AM – 10:55 AM
East Coast USA Time
Superficial Vein Disease
Instructor:
Nicos Labropoulos, PhD
– Stony Brook Medicine
Instructor:
Adriano José Souza, MD
– ECOCENTER MEDICINA DIAGNÓSTICA
General Sessions
10:55 AM – 11:45 AM
East Coast USA Time
Session 32: Challenges in the Management of PE - In Collaboration with the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR)
Moderator:
Kush R. Desai, MD, FSIR
Moderator:
Suresh Vedantham, MD
General Sessions
10:55 AM – 11:45 AM
East Coast USA Time
Session 32: Challenges in the Management of PE - In Collaboration with the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR)
Moderator:
Kush R. Desai, MD, FSIR
Moderator:
Suresh Vedantham, MD
General Sessions
10:55 AM – 11:03 AM
East Coast USA Time
Patient Selection for Advanced PE Intervention: Have We Gotten Better?
Speaker:
Suresh Vedantham, MD
General Sessions
11:03 AM – 11:11 AM
East Coast USA Time
AI and PERTs: Luxury or Necessity?
Speaker:
Robert Lookstein, MD
– Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
General Sessions
11:11 AM – 11:16 AM
East Coast USA Time
Lytics are Valuable in PE
Speaker:
Kush R. Desai, MD, FSIR
General Sessions
11:16 AM – 11:21 AM
East Coast USA Time
We are in a Post-lytics World: Mechanical Thrombectomy is the Future
Speaker:
Parag Patel, MD MS
– Medical College of Wisconsin
General Sessions
11:21 AM – 11:29 AM
East Coast USA Time
Non-stop PE Trials: What Do We Hope to Learn?
Speaker:
Akhilesh Sista, MD
General Sessions
11:29 AM – 11:34 AM
East Coast USA Time
Pulmonary Angioplasty in Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Speaker:
Minhaj S. Khaja, MD, MBA
– University of Michigan Health
General Sessions
11:34 AM – 11:45 AM
East Coast USA Time
Discussion
Panelist:
Robert Lookstein, MD
– Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Panelist:
Parag Patel, MD MS
– Medical College of Wisconsin
Panelist:
Akhilesh Sista, MD
Panelist:
Minhaj S. Khaja, MD, MBA
– University of Michigan Health
General Sessions
11:45 AM – 12:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Session 33: VS Video Session - How I Do It
General Sessions
11:45 AM – 12:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Session 33: VS Video Session - How I Do It
General Sessions
11:45 AM – 11:50 AM
East Coast USA Time
TBA6
Speaker:
Minhaj S. Khaja, MD, MBA
– University of Michigan Health
General Sessions
11:50 AM – 11:55 AM
East Coast USA Time
Pelvic Embolization
Speaker:
Gloria Salazar, MD, FSIR, FCIRSE
– UNC Chapel Hill
General Sessions
11:55 AM – 12:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Discussion
Panelist:
Minhaj S. Khaja, MD, MBA
– University of Michigan Health
Panelist:
Gloria Salazar, MD, FSIR, FCIRSE
– UNC Chapel Hill
General Sessions
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
East Coast USA Time
Lunch Break and Industry Sessions
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
East Coast USA Time
Lunch Break and Industry Sessions
Networking
1:30 PM – 1:50 PM
East Coast USA Time
Session 34: New Methods, Early Results, Clinical Trials and Innovation
Moderator:
Mohsen Bannazadeh, MD, FACS, FSVS, RPVI
– Northwell Health
General Sessions
1:30 PM – 1:50 PM
East Coast USA Time
Session 34: New Methods, Early Results, Clinical Trials and Innovation
Moderator:
Mohsen Bannazadeh, MD, FACS, FSVS, RPVI
– Northwell Health
General Sessions
1:30 PM – 1:35 PM
East Coast USA Time
EMBOLIZE Trial Update
Speaker:
Ronald Winokur, MD, FSIR, FAVLS, RPVI
– Weill Cornell Medicine
General Sessions
1:35 PM – 1:40 PM
East Coast USA Time
TBA7
General Sessions
1:40 PM – 1:45 PM
East Coast USA Time
TBA8
General Sessions
1:45 PM – 1:50 PM
East Coast USA Time
Discussion
Panelist:
Ronald Winokur, MD, FSIR, FAVLS, RPVI
– Weill Cornell Medicine
General Sessions
1:50 PM – 2:40 PM
East Coast USA Time
Session 35: Comprehensive Venous Ulcer Care
Moderator:
John C. Lantis, II, MD
– Mount Sinai West/Icahn School of Medicine
Moderator:
George Koullias, MD PhD
– Hospital of Saint Catherine’s of Siena
General Sessions
1:50 PM – 2:40 PM
East Coast USA Time
Session 35: Comprehensive Venous Ulcer Care
Moderator:
John C. Lantis, II, MD
– Mount Sinai West/Icahn School of Medicine
Moderator:
George Koullias, MD PhD
– Hospital of Saint Catherine’s of Siena
General Sessions
1:50 PM – 1:58 PM
East Coast USA Time
How to Recognize the Different Ulcers
Speaker:
Steven Dean, DO, MSVM, RPVI
– The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
General Sessions
1:58 PM – 2:06 PM
East Coast USA Time
What is New in the Local Wound Imaging and Evaluation
Speaker:
Alisha Oropallo, MD, FSVS, FACS, FABWMS
– Northwell Health
General Sessions
2:06 PM – 2:14 PM
East Coast USA Time
When and How to Use Local Products
Speaker:
George Koullias, MD PhD
– Hospital of Saint Catherine’s of Siena
General Sessions
2:14 PM – 2:22 PM
East Coast USA Time
Plan for Treating the Veins
Speaker:
Nicholas Sikalas, MD
– Northwell
General Sessions
2:22 PM – 2:30 PM
East Coast USA Time
Treating Patients with Mixed Disease
Speaker:
John C. Lantis, II, MD
– Mount Sinai West/Icahn School of Medicine
General Sessions
2:30 PM – 2:40 PM
East Coast USA Time
Discussion
Panelist:
Steven Dean, DO, MSVM, RPVI
– The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Panelist:
Alisha Oropallo, MD, FSVS, FACS, FABWMS
– Northwell Health
Panelist:
Nicholas Sikalas, MD
– Northwell
General Sessions
2:40 PM – 3:20 PM
East Coast USA Time
Session 36: VS Mix
Moderator:
Angela Kokkosis, MD
Moderator:
Peter Gloviczki, MD, PhD
– Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
General Sessions
2:40 PM – 3:20 PM
East Coast USA Time
Session 36: VS Mix
Moderator:
Angela Kokkosis, MD
Moderator:
Peter Gloviczki, MD, PhD
– Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
General Sessions
2:40 PM – 2:45 PM
East Coast USA Time
Treatment of Pathologic Perforator
Speaker:
Steve Elias, MD
– Englewood Health Network
General Sessions
2:45 PM – 2:50 PM
East Coast USA Time
How do I Use Venoactive Drugs in My Clinical Practice
Speaker:
Ignacio Escotto, MD
– MEDICA SUR HOSPITAL
General Sessions
2:50 PM – 2:55 PM
East Coast USA Time
Varicose Veins Associated with Lymph Nodes
Speaker:
Edward M. Boyle, MD
– Inovia Vein Specialty Centers
General Sessions
2:55 PM – 3:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
A Difficult Case of Pelvic Reflux and Obstruction
Speaker:
Kimberly Scherer, DO
– Weill Cornell Medical College
General Sessions
3:00 PM – 3:05 PM
East Coast USA Time
Challenges in the Treatment of Post-thrombotic Obstruction
Speaker:
Houman Jalaie
General Sessions
3:05 PM – 3:10 PM
East Coast USA Time
Tumors and Veins
Speaker:
Peter Gloviczki, MD, PhD
– Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
General Sessions
3:10 PM – 3:20 PM
East Coast USA Time
Discussion
Panelist:
Steve Elias, MD
– Englewood Health Network
Panelist:
Ignacio Escotto, MD
– MEDICA SUR HOSPITAL
Panelist:
Edward M. Boyle, MD
– Inovia Vein Specialty Centers
Panelist:
Kimberly Scherer, DO
– Weill Cornell Medical College
Panelist:
Houman Jalaie, MD
General Sessions
3:20 PM – 3:45 PM
East Coast USA Time
Session 37: Clinical Images - How Do You Treat This?
Panelist:
Nicos Labropoulos, PhD
– Stony Brook Medicine
Panelist:
Ignacio Escotto, MD
– MEDICA SUR HOSPITAL
General Sessions
3:20 PM – 3:45 PM
East Coast USA Time
Session 37: Clinical Images - How Do You Treat This?
Panelist:
Nicos Labropoulos, PhD
– Stony Brook Medicine
Panelist:
Ignacio Escotto, MD
– MEDICA SUR HOSPITAL
General Sessions
3:20 PM – 3:40 PM
East Coast USA Time
Rapid-fire Decision-making and Treatment
Speaker:
Neil Khilnani, MD
– Weill Cornell Medicine - NY Presbyterian Hospital
Speaker:
Marcial Fallas, MD
– Centro Vascular avanzado
General Sessions
3:40 PM – 3:45 PM
East Coast USA Time
Closing Remarks
Moderator:
Nicos Labropoulos, PhD
– Stony Brook Medicine
General Sessions