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Full Schedule

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  • Sunday, September 17, 2023
  • 8:00 AM – 12:30 PM US EDT
    Lymphedema / Lipedema / Wounds Hands on Workshop

    Venous & Lymphatic Wounds

    Earn 0 CME hour(s)

  • 8:00 AM – 12:30 PM US EDT
    Ultrasonography Hands on Workshop

    Program Chair: Linda Antonucci, RPhS, RVT, RDCS – Linda Antonucci Veins, LLC

    Ultrasonography

    Earn 4.5 CME hour(s)

  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM US EDT
    Connecting the World - Presidential Forum 1

    Co-Chair: Kurosh Parsi, MBBS, MSc(Med), PhD, LLM, FACD, FACP, FACLM – International Union of Phlebology (UIP)

    Co-Chair: Kürşat A. Bozkurt – University of Istanbul - cerrahpaşa

    Co-Chair: Sergio Gianesini, MD, PhD, FACS – University of Ferrara

    Co-Chair: Paul K. Thibault, MBBS FACP (he/him/his) – International Union of Phlebology

    Co-Chair: Fedor Lurie, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Jobst Vascular Institute

    Co-Chair: Pauline Raymond-Martimbeau, MD, CRF, FAVLS, DABVLM (she/her/hers) – Dallas non invasive vascular laboratory

    Co-Chair: Oscar H. Bottini, MD (he/him/his) – German Hospital of Buenos Aires

    Co-Chair: Lorena Grillo, MD – VASCUMED MEDICAL CARE AND WOUND CLINIC

    Co-Chair: Ravul Jindal, MS, DNB, FRCS, FIVS – Fortis Hospital Mohali

    Co-Chair: Zaza Lazarashvili, MD, PhD – Chapidze Emergency Cardiovascular Center

    Co-Chair: Rial Rodrigo, MD – University Hospital HM Madrid. Spain

    Co-Chair: Javier A. Serralde Gallegos, Sr. (he/him/his) – Mexican Academy of Phlebology and Lymphology

    Co-Chair: Carlos Simkin, MD

    International

    Earn 1.5 CME hour(s)

  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM US EDT
    Connecting the World - Presidential Forum 2

    Co-Chair: Kurosh Parsi, MBBS, MSc(Med), PhD, LLM, FACD, FACP, FACLM – International Union of Phlebology (UIP)

    Co-Chair: Kürşat A. Bozkurt – University of Istanbul - cerrahpaşa

    Co-Chair: Sergio Gianesini, MD, PhD, FACS – University of Ferrara

    Co-Chair: Paul K. Thibault, MBBS FACP (he/him/his) – International Union of Phlebology

    Co-Chair: Fedor Lurie, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Jobst Vascular Institute

    Co-Chair: Pauline Raymond-Martimbeau, MD, CRF, FAVLS, DABVLM (she/her/hers) – Dallas non invasive vascular laboratory

    Co-Chair: Oscar H. Bottini, MD (he/him/his) – German Hospital of Buenos Aires

    Co-Chair: Lorena Grillo, MD – VASCUMED MEDICAL CARE AND WOUND CLINIC

    Co-Chair: Ravul Jindal, MS, DNB, FRCS, FIVS – Fortis Hospital Mohali

    Co-Chair: Zaza Lazarashvili, MD, PhD – Chapidze Emergency Cardiovascular Center

    Co-Chair: Rial Rodrigo, MD – University Hospital HM Madrid. Spain

    Co-Chair: Javier A. Serralde Gallegos, Sr. (he/him/his) – Mexican Academy of Phlebology and Lymphology

    Co-Chair: Carlos Simkin, MD

    International

    Earn 1.5 CME hour(s)

  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM US EDT
    Connecting the World - Presidential Forum 3

    Co-Chair: Kurosh Parsi, MBBS, MSc(Med), PhD, LLM, FACD, FACP, FACLM – International Union of Phlebology (UIP)

    Co-Chair: Kürşat A. Bozkurt – University of Istanbul - cerrahpaşa

    Co-Chair: Sergio Gianesini, MD, PhD, FACS – University of Ferrara

    Co-Chair: Paul K. Thibault, MBBS FACP (he/him/his) – International Union of Phlebology

    Co-Chair: Fedor Lurie, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Jobst Vascular Institute

    Co-Chair: Pauline Raymond-Martimbeau, MD, CRF, FAVLS, DABVLM (she/her/hers) – Dallas non invasive vascular laboratory

    Co-Chair: Oscar H. Bottini, MD (he/him/his) – German Hospital of Buenos Aires

    Co-Chair: Lorena Grillo, MD – VASCUMED MEDICAL CARE AND WOUND CLINIC

    Co-Chair: Ravul Jindal, MS, DNB, FRCS, FIVS – Fortis Hospital Mohali

    Co-Chair: Zaza Lazarashvili, MD, PhD – Chapidze Emergency Cardiovascular Center

    Co-Chair: Rial Rodrigo, MD – University Hospital HM Madrid. Spain

    Co-Chair: Javier A. Serralde Gallegos, Sr. (he/him/his) – Mexican Academy of Phlebology and Lymphology

    Co-Chair: Carlos Simkin, MD

    International

    Earn 0.75 CME hour(s)

  • 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM US EDT
    Understanding Management of Pelvic Venous Disorders

    Program Chair: Ronald Winokur, MD (he/him/his) – Weill Cornell Medicine

    Co-Chair: Kush R. Desai, MD, FSIR – Northwestern University

    Co-Chair: Stephen Black, MD – Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital and Kings College London

    Co-Chair: Sriram Narayanan, MMBS, MS,FRCS (he/him/his) – The Harley Street Heart and Vascular Centre

    Co-Chair: Houman Jalaie, MD, PhD, (he/him/his) – Department of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery Aachen

    Co-Chair: Aleksandra Jaworucka- Kaczorowska, MD, PhD – Center of General and Vascular Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology; Center of Phlebology and Aesthetic Medicine

    Co-Chair: Gloria Salazar, MD – University of North Carolina

    Deep Pelvic

    Earn 1.5 CME hour(s)

  • 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM US EDT
    Basic Sciences of Phlebology

    Program Chair: Andrea Obi, MD – University of Michigan

    Co-Chair: Kurosh Parsi, MBBS, MSc(Med), PhD, LLM, FACD, FACP, FACLM – International Union of Phlebology (UIP)

    Co-Chair: Sarah Onida, BSc PhD FRCSVasc – Imperial College London

    Vascular Medicine

    Earn 2.0 CME hour(s)

  • 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM US EDT
    Basics of Venous Anatomy for Your Clinical Practice

    Program Chair: Linda Antonucci, RPhS, RVT, RDCS – Linda Antonucci Veins, LLC

    Moderator: Jean Francois Uhl, MD, FacPh – Paris cité University

    Moderator: Sara Skjonsberg, RVT RPhS – Envveno

    Co-Chair: Irwin Toonder, MD

    Co-Chair: MICHAEL M. DI IORIO, MD, FAVLS, RPVI, RVT, RPhS – South Austin Vein Center

    Co-Chair: Wassila Taha, MD,RPVI (she/her/hers) – Egypt Africa Venous Lymphatic Association

    Ultrasonography

    Earn 3.0 CME hour(s)

  • 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM US EDT
    Connecting the World: Pan-American Society of Phlebology and Lymphology

    Program Chair: Kathleen Gibson, MD, FACS, FAVLS – Lake Washington Vascular Surgeons

    International

    Earn 0 CME hour(s)

  • 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM US EDT
    Epidemiology Around the World

    Superficial Venous

    Earn 3.0 CME hour(s)

  • 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM US EDT
    Lymphedema - Latest Basic Insights and Mechanisms

    Program Chair: Steven Dean, DO, FSVM, RPVI – The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

    Co-Chair: Robert J. Damstra, MD PhD (he/him/his) – Expert center for lymph-vascular medicine (ECL) Nij Smellinghe hospital

    Co-Chair: Paula Donahue, PT, DPT, MBA, CLT-LANA – Vanderbilt University Medical Center

    Co-Chair: Ad Hendrickx, Pt, BHS (he/him/his) – Center of Expertise for Lymphovascular Medicine

    Lymphedema - Lipedema

    Earn 3.0 CME hour(s)

  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM US EDT
    Chronic Deep Vein Thrombosis and Post-Thrombotic Syndrome

    Program Chair: Ronald Winokur, MD (he/him/his) – Weill Cornell Medicine

    Co-Chair: Kush R. Desai, MD, FSIR – Northwestern University

    Co-Chair: Stephen Black, MD – Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital and Kings College London

    Co-Chair: Sriram Narayanan, MMBS, MS,FRCS (he/him/his) – The Harley Street Heart and Vascular Centre

    Co-Chair: Houman Jalaie, MD, PhD, (he/him/his) – Department of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery Aachen

    Co-Chair: Aleksandra Jaworucka- Kaczorowska, MD, PhD – Center of General and Vascular Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology; Center of Phlebology and Aesthetic Medicine

    Co-Chair: Gloria Salazar, MD – University of North Carolina

    Deep Pelvic

    Earn 1.5 CME hour(s)

  • 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM US EDT
    Academic Processional Preparation
  • 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM US EDT
    UIP Welcome Reception
  • 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM US EDT
    Opening Ceremony

    Moderator: Kurosh Parsi, MBBS, MSc(Med), PhD, LLM, FACD, FACP, FACLM – International Union of Phlebology (UIP)

    Moderator: Kathleen Gibson, MD, FACS, FAVLS – Lake Washington Vascular Surgeons

    Moderator: David E. Connor, BMedSc, PhD – International Union of Phlebology

    General Session

    Earn 2.0 CME hour(s)

  • 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM US EDT
    Poster Judging
  • Monday, September 18, 2023
  • 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM US EDT
    Advancing Venous and Lymphatic Treatment with A Novel Multimodal Compression Device by Koya Medical
  • 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM US EDT
    Evidence Meets Innovation: The Roles of Data, Device, and Patient Considerations by Medtronic
  • 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM US EDT
    Lymphatic Immunopathy and Wound Healing by LER
  • 7:15 AM – 8:15 AM US EDT
    Meet the Experts: Pelvic Venous Disease

    Moderator: Kathleen Gibson, MD, FACS, FAVLS – Lake Washington Vascular Surgeons

    Panelist: Aleksandra Jaworucka- Kaczorowska, MD, PhD – Center of General and Vascular Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology; Center of Phlebology and Aesthetic Medicine

    Panelist: Nicos Labropoulos, PhD (he/him/his) – Stony Brook Medicine

    Panelist: Zaza Lazarashvili, MD, PhD – Chapidze Emergency Cardiovascular Center

    Panelist: Mark Meissner, MD – University of Washington

    Panelist: Gloria Salazar, MD – University of North Carolina

    Co-Chair: John Blebea, MD, MBA – Central Michigan University

    Co-Chair: Alun H. Davies, MA DM DSc FRCS FACPh – Imperial College London

    Co-Chair: Sergio Gianesini, MD, PhD, FACS – University of Ferrara

    Co-Chair: Fedor Lurie, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Jobst Vascular Institute

    Meet the Experts

    Earn 1.0 CME hour(s)

  • 8:00 AM – 8:30 AM US EDT
    Break
  • 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM US EDT
    Connecting the World: Argentina, Austria, Balkans, Russia

    Program Chair: Sergio Gianesini, MD, PhD, FACS – University of Ferrara

    Program Chair: Jeffery P. Schoonover, MD, RPVI, DABVLM, FAVLS – Indiana Vein Specialists

    Co-Chair: Glenn Jacobowitz, MD – NYU Langone Health

    Program Chair: Javier A. Serralde Gallegos, Sr. (he/him/his) – Mexican Academy of Phlebology and Lymphology

    Program Chair: Pauline Raymond-Martimbeau, MD, CRF, FAVLS, DABVLM (she/her/hers) – Dallas non invasive vascular laboratory

    Co-Chair: Alejandro J. Gonzalez Ochoa, MD – Sociedad Mexicana Angiologia y Cirugia Vascular, Society Vascular Surgery,

    International

    Earn 0 CME hour(s)

  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM US EDT
    Basic Science - Translational Basic Science Approaches

    Program Chair: Andrea Obi, MD – University of Michigan

    Co-Chair: Kurosh Parsi, MBBS, MSc(Med), PhD, LLM, FACD, FACP, FACLM – International Union of Phlebology (UIP)

    Co-Chair: Sarah Onida, BSc PhD FRCSVasc – Imperial College London

    Vascular Medicine

    Earn 1.5 CME hour(s)

  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM US EDT
    Basic Superficial Veins Treatment 101

    Program Chair: Julianne Stoughton, MD, FACS – Massachusetts General Hospital/ Harvard Medical School

    Moderator: Alejandro J. Gonzalez Ochoa, MD – Sociedad Mexicana Angiologia y Cirugia Vascular, Society Vascular Surgery,

    Moderator: Janna Bentley, MD – Lakeshore Vein & Aesthetics Clinic

    Co-Chair: Kenneth Harper, MD, FACS, DABVLM, RPVI, RPhS – Vein Specialists of the South

    Co-Chair: Victor Canata, MD (Prof Dr Fpsp Rvt) – Centro Paraguayo De Varices/ Universidad Nacional De Asuncion

    Co-Chair: Javier A. Serralde Gallegos, Sr. (he/him/his) – Mexican Academy of Phlebology and Lymphology

    Co-Chair: Paul Pittaluga, MD – Riviera Veine Institut

    Co-Chair: Dong-ik Kim, MD, PhD – Sungkyunkwan Univ. Samsung Medical Center

    Co-Chair: Ravul Jindal, MS, DNB, FRCS, FIVS – Fortis Hospital Mohali

    Superficial Venous

    Earn 1.5 CME hour(s)

  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM US EDT
    Global Abstracts - Monday 8:30 AM

    Program Chair: Sonja Stiller- Martin, MD, DABVLM – Center for Advanced Vein Care

    Co-Chair: Fedor Lurie, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Jobst Vascular Institute

    Co-Chair: Marianne G. De Maeseneer, MD PhD (she/her/hers) – Department of Dermatology, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, Netherlands

    Co-Chair: Malay Patel, MD (he/him/his) – Apollo-CVHF Hospital

    Abstracts

    Earn 1.5 CME hour(s)

  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM US EDT
    Lymphedema Surgery: "This is NOT Show & Tell"

    Program Chair: Steven Dean, DO, FSVM, RPVI – The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

    Co-Chair: Robert J. Damstra, MD PhD (he/him/his) – Expert center for lymph-vascular medicine (ECL) Nij Smellinghe hospital

    Co-Chair: Paula Donahue, PT, DPT, MBA, CLT-LANA – Vanderbilt University Medical Center

    Co-Chair: Ad Hendrickx, Pt, BHS (he/him/his) – Center of Expertise for Lymphovascular Medicine

    Lymphedema - Lipedema

    Earn 1.5 CME hour(s)

  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM US EDT
    Stump the Chumps

    Program Chair: Robert L. Worthington-Kirsch, MD, FSIR, FCIRSE, FAVLS, RVT, RPVI, RPhS (he/him/his) – United Vein and Vascular Centers

    Co-Chair: Robert Tahara, MD, DFOEIS, FSVS, FACS, RVT, RPVI – Allegheny Vein & Vascular

    Panelist: Erin H. Murphy, MD, FACS – Sanger Heart and Vascular, Atrium Health, North Carolina

    Panelist: Kush R. Desai, MD, FSIR – Northwestern University

    Panelist: Vineet Mishra, MD, FAVLS, FAAD – University of California San Diego

    Panelist: Lornell E. Hansen, MD, DABVLM, RPhS

    Panelist: Cees H.A. Wittens, MD, PhD – ECoP

    Faculty: Loan K. Lam, DPM, FAPWHc, FAPWCA, CWSP, CLWT, CHWS (she/her/hers) – United Vein and Vascular Centers

    AVLS

    Earn 2.0 CME hour(s)

  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM US EDT
    Venous Hemodynamics

    Moderator: Linda Antonucci, RPhS, RVT, RDCS – Linda Antonucci Veins, LLC

    Moderator: Diana Neuhardt, RVT, RPhS, FSVU, LAVLS – Comprehensive Integrated Care Centers

    Co-Chair: Sara Skjonsberg, RVT RPhS – Envveno

    Co-Chair: Irwin Toonder, MD

    Co-Chair: Jean Francois Uhl, MD, FacPh – Paris cité University

    Co-Chair: MICHAEL M. DI IORIO, MD, FAVLS, RPVI, RVT, RPhS – South Austin Vein Center

    Co-Chair: Wassila Taha, MD,RPVI (she/her/hers) – Egypt Africa Venous Lymphatic Association

    Ultrasonography

    Earn 1.5 CME hour(s)

  • 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM US EDT
    Connecting the World: Bolivia, Baltics, Bulgaria, India, Dominican Republic

    Program Chair: Sergio Gianesini, MD, PhD, FACS – University of Ferrara

    Program Chair: Jeffery P. Schoonover, MD, RPVI, DABVLM, FAVLS – Indiana Vein Specialists

    Co-Chair: Glenn Jacobowitz, MD – NYU Langone Health

    Program Chair: Javier A. Serralde Gallegos, Sr. (he/him/his) – Mexican Academy of Phlebology and Lymphology

    Program Chair: Pauline Raymond-Martimbeau, MD, CRF, FAVLS, DABVLM (she/her/hers) – Dallas non invasive vascular laboratory

    Co-Chair: Alejandro J. Gonzalez Ochoa, MD – Sociedad Mexicana Angiologia y Cirugia Vascular, Society Vascular Surgery,

    International

    Earn 0 CME hour(s)

  • 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM US EDT
    Break
  • 10:00 AM – 4:30 PM US EDT
    Expo Hall and Posters Open

    Abstracts

    Earn 0 CME hour(s)

  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM US EDT
    Basic Science - Haemodynamics

    Program Chair: Raghu Kolluri, MD, MS – OhioHealth

    Co-Chair: Kurosh Parsi, MBBS, MSc(Med), PhD, LLM, FACD, FACP, FACLM – International Union of Phlebology (UIP)

    Co-Chair: Sarah Onida, BSc PhD FRCSVasc – Imperial College London

    Vascular Medicine

    Earn 1.5 CME hour(s)

  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM US EDT
    Compression in Phlebology - ICC

    Program Chair: Giovanni Mosti, MD – Clinica MD Barbantini, Lucca, Italy

    Co-Chair: Franz-Josef Schingale, MD (he/him/his) – Lympho-Opt

    Co-Chair: Jean Patrick BENIGNI, MD (he/him/his) – International Compression Club

    Co-Chair: Eduardo Simões Da Matta, MD, MBA, MSc (he/him/his) – International Compression Club

    Compression

    Earn 1.5 CME hour(s)

  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM US EDT
    Connecting the World: Brazil, France, Georgia, Czech Republic, Greece, Costa Rica, Chile

    Program Chair: Sergio Gianesini, MD, PhD, FACS – University of Ferrara

    Program Chair: Jeffery P. Schoonover, MD, RPVI, DABVLM, FAVLS – Indiana Vein Specialists

    Co-Chair: Glenn Jacobowitz, MD – NYU Langone Health

    Program Chair: Javier A. Serralde Gallegos, Sr. (he/him/his) – Mexican Academy of Phlebology and Lymphology

    Program Chair: Pauline Raymond-Martimbeau, MD, CRF, FAVLS, DABVLM (she/her/hers) – Dallas non invasive vascular laboratory

    Co-Chair: Alejandro J. Gonzalez Ochoa, MD – Sociedad Mexicana Angiologia y Cirugia Vascular, Society Vascular Surgery,

    International

    Earn 0 CME hour(s)

  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM US EDT
    Global Abstracts - Monday 10:30 AM

    Program Chair: Sonja Stiller- Martin, MD, DABVLM – Center for Advanced Vein Care

    Co-Chair: Fedor Lurie, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Jobst Vascular Institute

    Co-Chair: Marianne G. De Maeseneer, MD PhD (she/her/hers) – Department of Dermatology, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, Netherlands

    Co-Chair: Malay Patel, MD (he/him/his) – Apollo-CVHF Hospital

    Abstracts

    Earn 1.5 CME hour(s)

  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM US EDT
    Learning the SVP Pelvic Venous Classification System (Workshop)

    Program Chair: Kathleen Gibson, MD, FACS, FAVLS – Lake Washington Vascular Surgeons

    Co-Chair: Mark Meissner, MD – University of Washington

    Co-Chair: Nicos Labropoulos, PhD (he/him/his) – Stony Brook Medicine

    AVLS

    Earn 1.5 CME hour(s)

  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM US EDT
    Treatment of Non-Thrombotic Iliac Vein Lesions (NIVL)

    Program Chair: Ronald Winokur, MD (he/him/his) – Weill Cornell Medicine

    Co-Chair: Kush R. Desai, MD, FSIR – Northwestern University

    Co-Chair: Stephen Black, MD – Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital and Kings College London

    Co-Chair: Sriram Narayanan, MMBS, MS,FRCS (he/him/his) – The Harley Street Heart and Vascular Centre

    Co-Chair: Houman Jalaie, MD, PhD, (he/him/his) – Department of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery Aachen

    Co-Chair: Aleksandra Jaworucka- Kaczorowska, MD, PhD – Center of General and Vascular Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology; Center of Phlebology and Aesthetic Medicine

    Co-Chair: Gloria Salazar, MD – University of North Carolina

    Deep Pelvic

    Earn 1.5 CME hour(s)

  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM US EDT
    Venous & Lymphatic Wounds #1

    Co-Chair: Matthew M. Melin, MD – Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota

    Co-Chair: David H. Keast, BSc (Hon), MSc, Dip Ed, MD, CCFP, FCFP(LM) (LM) (he/him/his) – Parkwood Institute Research, Lawson Health Research Institute

    Venous & Lymphatic Wounds

    Earn 1.5 CME hour(s)

  • 12:00 PM – 2:30 PM US EDT
    Lunch
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM US EDT
    Expert Venous Panel: Device Selection and Patient-Centered Outcomes by BD
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM US EDT
    Food for Thought: Surgery vs. Conservative Treatment and WhatAabout Compression? by medi
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM US EDT
    From Complexity to Clarity: Navigating C2-C6 Disease with Varithena by Boston Scientific
  • 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM US EDT
    Compression Therapy Workshop - Venous Applications

    Co-Chair: Giovanni Mosti, MD – Clinica MD Barbantini, Lucca, Italy

    Co-Chair: Jean Francois Uhl, MD, FacPh – Paris cité University

    Co-Chair: Franz-Josef Schingale, MD (he/him/his) – Lympho-Opt

    Co-Chair: Eduardo Simões Da Matta, MD, MBA, MSc (he/him/his) – International Compression Club

    Compression

    Earn 0 CME hour(s)

  • 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM US EDT
    Connecting the World: American Venous Forum (AVF)

    Co-Chair: Glenn Jacobowitz, MD – NYU Langone Health

    General Session

    Earn 1.5 CME hour(s)

  • 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM US EDT
    Global Abstracts - Monday 2:30 PM

    Program Chair: Sonja Stiller- Martin, MD, DABVLM – Center for Advanced Vein Care

    Co-Chair: Fedor Lurie, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Jobst Vascular Institute

    Co-Chair: Marianne G. De Maeseneer, MD PhD (she/her/hers) – Department of Dermatology, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, Netherlands

    Co-Chair: Malay Patel, MD (he/him/his) – Apollo-CVHF Hospital

    Abstracts

    Earn 1.5 CME hour(s)

  • 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM US EDT
    Key Topics in Lipoedema

    Program Chair: Karen L. Herbst, PhD MD (she/her/hers) – Total Lipedema Care

    Co-Chair: Ad Hendrickx, Pt, BHS (he/him/his) – Center of Expertise for Lymphovascular Medicine

    Co-Chair: Paula Donahue, PT, DPT, MBA, CLT-LANA – Vanderbilt University Medical Center

    Lymphedema - Lipedema

    Earn 1.5 CME hour(s)

  • 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM US EDT
    Medical Resident / Student / Fellow

    Program Chair: Ramona Gupta, MD, FSIR – Northwestern University

    Program Chair: Ronald Winokur, MD (he/him/his) – Weill Cornell Medicine

    Co-Chair: Yung-Wei Chi, DO, FAHA, FSVM, FAVLS – University of California, Davis, Vascular Center

    Co-Chair: Sergio Gianesini, MD, PhD, FACS – University of Ferrara

    Medical Resident / Student / Fellow

    Earn 1.5 CME hour(s)

  • 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM US EDT
    Superficial Vein Treatment: How and Why I Do It

    Program Chair: Julianne Stoughton, MD, FACS – Massachusetts General Hospital/ Harvard Medical School

    Moderator: Victor Canata, MD (Prof Dr Fpsp Rvt) – Centro Paraguayo De Varices/ Universidad Nacional De Asuncion

    Moderator: Alejandro J. Gonzalez Ochoa, MD – Sociedad Mexicana Angiologia y Cirugia Vascular, Society Vascular Surgery,

    Co-Chair: Kenneth Harper, MD, FACS, DABVLM, RPVI, RPhS – Vein Specialists of the South

    Co-Chair: Javier A. Serralde Gallegos, Sr. (he/him/his) – Mexican Academy of Phlebology and Lymphology

    Co-Chair: Ravul Jindal, MS, DNB, FRCS, FIVS – Fortis Hospital Mohali

    Co-Chair: Dong-ik Kim, MD, PhD – Sungkyunkwan Univ. Samsung Medical Center

    Co-Chair: Paul Pittaluga, MD – Riviera Veine Institut

    Superficial Venous

    Earn 1.5 CME hour(s)

  • 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM US EDT
    Vascular Medicine 1.0

    Program Chair: Raghu Kolluri, MD, MS – OhioHealth

    Co-Chair: Kurosh Parsi, MBBS, MSc(Med), PhD, LLM, FACD, FACP, FACLM – International Union of Phlebology (UIP)

    Co-Chair: Sarah Onida, BSc PhD FRCSVasc – Imperial College London

    Vascular Medicine

    Earn 1.5 CME hour(s)

  • 4:00 PM – 4:30 PM US EDT
    Break
  • 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM US EDT
    Clinical and Ultrasound Evaluation with Live Demo

    Ultrasonography

    Earn 1.5 CME hour(s)

  • 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM US EDT
    Keynote - Debate Sessions 1.0

    Chair: Kathleen Gibson, MD, FACS, FAVLS – Lake Washington Vascular Surgeons

    Co-Chair: Fedor Lurie, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Jobst Vascular Institute

    Co-Chair: John Blebea, MD, MBA – Central Michigan University

    Co-Chair: Mark Meissner, MD – University of Washington

    Co-Chair: Alun H. Davies, MA DM DSc FRCS FACPh – Imperial College London

    General Session

    Earn 1.5 CME hour(s)

  • 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM US EDT
    The Art and Science of Cosmetic Sclerotherapy

    Program Chair: Margaret Mann, MD, FAAD, FAVLS – Innova Dermatology

    Co-Chair: Catherine Burdge, APRN (she/her/hers) – Connecticut Image Guided Surgery, PC

    Co-Chair: Douglas A. Hill, MD, FCFP, FAVLS, DABVLM (he/him/his) – The Vein Treatment Centre

    Co-Chair: Satish Vayuvegula, MD, MS, FAVLS (he/him/his) – AVLS

    Co-Chair: Claudine M. Hamel-Desnos, MD (she/her/hers) – Groupe Hospitalier Paris Saint Joseph (GHPSJ), Institut des Varices, Paris - France and Société Française de Phlébologie (French Society of Phlebology), France

    Co-Chair: Mandy Wong, MD (she/her/hers) – Dermapure Kelowna and Restore Surgical Centre

    Sclerotherapy

    Earn 1.5 CME hour(s)

  • Tuesday, September 19, 2023
  • 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM US EDT
    Deep, Superficial, or Something Else? Dealing with the Complex Veno-lymphatic Patient by Boston Scientific
  • 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM US EDT
    How the Lymphedema Treatment Act and Coverage for Pneumatic Compression May Benefit your Practice by Lympha Press
  • 7:00 AM – 8:15 AM US EDT
    Women in Phlebology - Breakfast
  • 7:15 AM – 8:15 AM US EDT
    Meet the Experts: My Five Best Tips and Tricks!

    Moderator: John Blebea, MD, MBA – Central Michigan University

    Panelist: Andrew Bradbury

    Panelist: Kenneth Harper, MD, FACS, DABVLM, RPVI, RPhS – Vein Specialists of the South

    Panelist: Alvaro Orrego, MD, FACS, AVF (he/him/his) – Laser&Veins Clinic

    Panelist: Paul Pittaluga, MD – Riviera Veine Institut

    Panelist: Michael Vasquez, MD, FACS, RVT – The Venous Institute of Buffalo

    Co-Chair: Alun H. Davies, MA DM DSc FRCS FACPh – Imperial College London

    Co-Chair: Sergio Gianesini, MD, PhD, FACS – University of Ferrara

    Co-Chair: Kathleen Gibson, MD, FACS, FAVLS – Lake Washington Vascular Surgeons

    Co-Chair: Fedor Lurie, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Jobst Vascular Institute

    Co-Chair: Mark Meissner, MD – University of Washington

    Meet the Experts

    Earn 1.0 CME hour(s)

  • 8:00 AM – 8:30 AM US EDT
    Break
  • 8:30 AM – 9:20 AM US EDT
    Connecting the World: Paraguay, Egypt, Italy, Japan

    Program Chair: Sergio Gianesini, MD, PhD, FACS – University of Ferrara

    Program Chair: Jeffery P. Schoonover, MD, RPVI, DABVLM, FAVLS – Indiana Vein Specialists

    Co-Chair: Glenn Jacobowitz, MD – NYU Langone Health

    Program Chair: Javier A. Serralde Gallegos, Sr. (he/him/his) – Mexican Academy of Phlebology and Lymphology

    Program Chair: Pauline Raymond-Martimbeau, MD, CRF, FAVLS, DABVLM (she/her/hers) – Dallas non invasive vascular laboratory

    Co-Chair: Alejandro J. Gonzalez Ochoa, MD – Sociedad Mexicana Angiologia y Cirugia Vascular, Society Vascular Surgery,

    International

    Earn 0 CME hour(s)

  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM US EDT
    Chronic Deep Vein Thrombosis and Post-Thrombotic Syndrome 2.0

    Program Chair: Ronald Winokur, MD (he/him/his) – Weill Cornell Medicine

    Co-Chair: Kush R. Desai, MD, FSIR – Northwestern University

    Co-Chair: Stephen Black, MD – Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital and Kings College London

    Co-Chair: Sriram Narayanan, MMBS, MS,FRCS (he/him/his) – The Harley Street Heart and Vascular Centre

    Co-Chair: Houman Jalaie, MD, PhD, (he/him/his) – Department of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery Aachen

    Co-Chair: Aleksandra Jaworucka- Kaczorowska, MD, PhD – Center of General and Vascular Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology; Center of Phlebology and Aesthetic Medicine

    Co-Chair: Gloria Salazar, MD – University of North Carolina

    Deep Pelvic

    Earn 1.5 CME hour(s)

  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM US EDT
    Compression in Lymphology - ICC

    Program Chair: Giovanni Mosti, MD – Clinica MD Barbantini, Lucca, Italy

    Co-Chair: Eduardo Simões Da Matta, MD, MBA, MSc (he/him/his) – International Compression Club

    Co-Chair: Jean Patrick BENIGNI, MD (he/him/his) – International Compression Club

    Co-Chair: Franz-Josef Schingale, MD (he/him/his) – Lympho-Opt

    Compression

    Earn 1.5 CME hour(s)

  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM US EDT
    Emerging Technologies I: Let Me Not Forget About Today Until Tomorrow

    Program Chair: Steve Elias, MD, FACS, DFAVF DABVLM – Englewood Health Network

    Co-Chair: Jorge Ulloa

    Co-Chair: Ahmed Gaweesh, MSc, MD, dECOP (he/him/his) – Alexandria University

    Co-Chair: Cees H.A. Wittens, MD, PhD – ECoP

    Technology Science

    Earn 0 CME hour(s)

  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM US EDT
    Global Abstracts -Tuesday 8:30 AM

    Program Chair: Sonja Stiller- Martin, MD, DABVLM – Center for Advanced Vein Care

    Co-Chair: Fedor Lurie, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Jobst Vascular Institute

    Co-Chair: Marianne G. De Maeseneer, MD PhD (she/her/hers) – Department of Dermatology, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, Netherlands

    Co-Chair: Malay Patel, MD (he/him/his) – Apollo-CVHF Hospital

    Abstracts

    Earn 1.5 CME hour(s)

  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM US EDT
    Medical Resident / Student / Fellow

    Program Chair: Ramona Gupta, MD, FSIR – Northwestern University

    Program Chair: Ronald Winokur, MD (he/him/his) – Weill Cornell Medicine

    Co-Chair: Yung-Wei Chi, DO, FAHA, FSVM, FAVLS – University of California, Davis, Vascular Center

    Co-Chair: Sergio Gianesini, MD, PhD, FACS – University of Ferrara

    Medical Resident / Student / Fellow

    Earn 1.5 CME hour(s)

  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM US EDT
    Venous & Lymphatic Wounds #2

    Co-Chair: Matthew M. Melin, MD – Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota

    Co-Chair: David H. Keast, BSc (Hon), MSc, Dip Ed, MD, CCFP, FCFP(LM) (LM) (he/him/his) – Parkwood Institute Research, Lawson Health Research Institute

    Venous & Lymphatic Wounds

    Earn 1.5 CME hour(s)

  • 9:20 AM – 10:00 AM US EDT
    Connecting the World: Ecuador, Netherlands, Panama, Russia, Uruguay

    Program Chair: Sergio Gianesini, MD, PhD, FACS – University of Ferrara

    Program Chair: Jeffery P. Schoonover, MD, RPVI, DABVLM, FAVLS – Indiana Vein Specialists

    Co-Chair: Glenn Jacobowitz, MD – NYU Langone Health

    Program Chair: Javier A. Serralde Gallegos, Sr. (he/him/his) – Mexican Academy of Phlebology and Lymphology

    Program Chair: Pauline Raymond-Martimbeau, MD, CRF, FAVLS, DABVLM (she/her/hers) – Dallas non invasive vascular laboratory

    Co-Chair: Alejandro J. Gonzalez Ochoa, MD – Sociedad Mexicana Angiologia y Cirugia Vascular, Society Vascular Surgery,

    International

    Earn 0 CME hour(s)

  • 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM US EDT
    Break
  • 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM US EDT
    Connecting Canada to the World: Enhancing Knowledge, Promoting Science

    Program Chair: Sergio Gianesini, MD, PhD, FACS – University of Ferrara

    Program Chair: Jeffery P. Schoonover, MD, RPVI, DABVLM, FAVLS – Indiana Vein Specialists

    Co-Chair: Glenn Jacobowitz, MD – NYU Langone Health

    Program Chair: Javier A. Serralde Gallegos, Sr. (he/him/his) – Mexican Academy of Phlebology and Lymphology

    Program Chair: Pauline Raymond-Martimbeau, MD, CRF, FAVLS, DABVLM (she/her/hers) – Dallas non invasive vascular laboratory

    Co-Chair: Alejandro J. Gonzalez Ochoa, MD – Sociedad Mexicana Angiologia y Cirugia Vascular, Society Vascular Surgery,

    General Session

    Earn 2.0 CME hour(s)

  • 10:00 AM – 4:30 PM US EDT
    Expo Hall and Posters Open

    Abstracts

    Earn 0 CME hour(s)

  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM US EDT
    Compression Therapy Workshop - Lymphatic Applications

    Program Chair: Giovanni Mosti, MD – Clinica MD Barbantini, Lucca, Italy

    Co-Chair: Franz-Josef Schingale, MD (he/him/his) – Lympho-Opt

    Co-Chair: Jean Patrick BENIGNI, MD (he/him/his) – International Compression Club

    Co-Chair: Eduardo Simões Da Matta, MD, MBA, MSc (he/him/his) – International Compression Club

    Compression

    Earn 0 CME hour(s)

  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM US EDT
    Emerging Technologies II: There's No Success Like Failure And Failure Is No Success At All

    Program Chair: Steve Elias, MD, FACS, DFAVF DABVLM – Englewood Health Network

    Co-Chair: Jorge Ulloa

    Co-Chair: Ahmed Gaweesh, MSc, MD, dECOP (he/him/his) – Alexandria University

    Co-Chair: Cees H.A. Wittens, MD, PhD – ECoP

    Technology Science

    Earn 0 CME hour(s)

  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM US EDT
    Global Abstracts - Tuesday 10:30 AM

    Program Chair: Sonja Stiller- Martin, MD, DABVLM – Center for Advanced Vein Care

    Co-Chair: Fedor Lurie, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Jobst Vascular Institute

    Co-Chair: Marianne G. De Maeseneer, MD PhD (she/her/hers) – Department of Dermatology, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, Netherlands

    Co-Chair: Malay Patel, MD (he/him/his) – Apollo-CVHF Hospital

    Abstracts

    Earn 1.5 CME hour(s)

  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM US EDT
    Latin American Consensus on Superficial and Perforating Venous Mapping

    Program Chair: Oscar H. Bottini, MD (he/him/his) – German Hospital of Buenos Aires

    Co-Chair: Alfredo Prego, MD (he/him/his) – Hospital Italiano de Montevideo Umberto Primo

    International

    Earn 0 CME hour(s)

  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM US EDT
    Research Fundamentals: International Research Collaboration for Data Acquisition

    Program Chair: John Blebea, MD, MBA – Central Michigan University

    Program Chair: Ronald Winokur, MD (he/him/his) – Weill Cornell Medicine

    Co-Chair: Vineet Mishra, MD, FAVLS, FAAD – University of California San Diego

    Co-Chair: Cees H.A. Wittens, MD, PhD – ECoP

    Co-Chair: Alun H. Davies, MA DM DSc FRCS FACPh – Imperial College London

    AVLS

    Earn 1.5 CME hour(s)

  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM US EDT
    Superficial Veins: Recurrent, Recanalized, and Resistant Veins

    Program Chair: Julianne Stoughton, MD, FACS – Massachusetts General Hospital/ Harvard Medical School

    Moderator: Kenneth Harper, MD, FACS, DABVLM, RPVI, RPhS – Vein Specialists of the South

    Moderator: Alejandro J. Gonzalez Ochoa, MD – Sociedad Mexicana Angiologia y Cirugia Vascular, Society Vascular Surgery,

    Co-Chair: Victor Canata, MD (Prof Dr Fpsp Rvt) – Centro Paraguayo De Varices/ Universidad Nacional De Asuncion

    Co-Chair: Javier A. Serralde Gallegos, Sr. (he/him/his) – Mexican Academy of Phlebology and Lymphology

    Co-Chair: Paul Pittaluga, MD – Riviera Veine Institut

    Co-Chair: Dong-ik Kim, MD, PhD – Sungkyunkwan Univ. Samsung Medical Center

    Co-Chair: Ravul Jindal, MS, DNB, FRCS, FIVS – Fortis Hospital Mohali

    Superficial Venous

    Earn 1.5 CME hour(s)

  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM US EDT
    Understanding Management of Pelvic Venous Disorders - 2.0

    Program Chair: Ronald Winokur, MD (he/him/his) – Weill Cornell Medicine

    Co-Chair: Kush R. Desai, MD, FSIR – Northwestern University

    Co-Chair: Stephen Black, MD – Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital and Kings College London

    Co-Chair: Sriram Narayanan, MMBS, MS,FRCS (he/him/his) – The Harley Street Heart and Vascular Centre

    Co-Chair: Houman Jalaie, MD, PhD, (he/him/his) – Department of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery Aachen

    Co-Chair: Aleksandra Jaworucka- Kaczorowska, MD, PhD – Center of General and Vascular Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology; Center of Phlebology and Aesthetic Medicine

    Co-Chair: Gloria Salazar, MD – University of North Carolina

    Deep Pelvic

    Earn 1.5 CME hour(s)

  • 12:00 PM – 2:30 PM US EDT
    Lunch
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM US EDT
    Newest SIGVARIS GROUP Insights
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM US EDT
    Pneumatic Pump Bootcamp: Everything You Wanted to Know by Tactile Medical
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM US EDT
    Venous Stenting Best Practices: Optimizing Patient Selection by Medtronic
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM US EDT
    Emerging Technologies Workshop

    Program Chair: Steve Elias, MD, FACS, DFAVF DABVLM – Englewood Health Network

    Co-Chair: Jorge Ulloa

    Co-Chair: Ahmed Gaweesh, MSc, MD, dECOP (he/him/his) – Alexandria University

    Co-Chair: Cees H.A. Wittens, MD, PhD – ECoP

    Technology Science

    Earn 0 CME hour(s)

  • 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM US EDT
    AVLS: HealthCare Policy & Advocacy

    Program Chair: John Blebea, MD, MBA – Central Michigan University

    Co-Chair: Robert White, MHS – American Vein & Lymphatic Society

    AVLS

    Earn 1.25 CME hour(s)

  • 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM US EDT
    Connecting the World: Venous Disease with the Mexican Societies

    Program Chair: Javier A. Serralde Gallegos, Sr. (he/him/his) – Mexican Academy of Phlebology and Lymphology

    Co-Chair: Alejandro J. Gonzalez Ochoa, MD – Sociedad Mexicana Angiologia y Cirugia Vascular, Society Vascular Surgery,

    Co-Chair: Sergio Gianesini, MD, PhD, FACS – University of Ferrara

    International

    Earn 1.5 CME hour(s)

  • 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM US EDT
    Emerging Technologies III: It's Alright, Everything Will Work Out Fine. We're Goin' To The End Of The Line

    Program Chair: Steve Elias, MD, FACS, DFAVF DABVLM – Englewood Health Network

    Co-Chair: Jorge Ulloa

    Co-Chair: Ahmed Gaweesh, MSc, MD, dECOP (he/him/his) – Alexandria University

    Co-Chair: Cees H.A. Wittens, MD, PhD – ECoP

    Technology Science

    Earn 0 CME hour(s)

  • 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM US EDT
    Global Abstracts - Tuesday 2:30 PM

    Program Chair: Sonja Stiller- Martin, MD, DABVLM – Center for Advanced Vein Care

    Co-Chair: Fedor Lurie, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Jobst Vascular Institute

    Co-Chair: Marianne G. De Maeseneer, MD PhD (she/her/hers) – Department of Dermatology, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, Netherlands

    Co-Chair: Malay Patel, MD (he/him/his) – Apollo-CVHF Hospital

    Abstracts

    Earn 1.5 CME hour(s)

  • 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM US EDT
    Lipedema in Practice

    Program Chair: Karen L. Herbst, PhD MD (she/her/hers) – Total Lipedema Care

    Co-Chair: Ad Hendrickx, Pt, BHS (he/him/his) – Center of Expertise for Lymphovascular Medicine

    Co-Chair: Paula Donahue, PT, DPT, MBA, CLT-LANA – Vanderbilt University Medical Center

    Lymphedema - Lipedema

    Earn 1.5 CME hour(s)

  • 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM US EDT
    Standardization & Protocols of Venous Investigation

    Program Chair: Linda Antonucci, RPhS, RVT, RDCS – Linda Antonucci Veins, LLC

    Moderator: Oscar H. Bottini, MD (he/him/his) – German Hospital of Buenos Aires

    Moderator: MICHAEL M. DI IORIO, MD, FAVLS, RPVI, RVT, RPhS – South Austin Vein Center

    Co-Chair: Sara Skjonsberg, RVT RPhS – Envveno

    Co-Chair: Irwin Toonder, MD

    Co-Chair: Jean Francois Uhl, MD, FacPh – Paris cité University

    Co-Chair: Wassila Taha, MD,RPVI (she/her/hers) – Egypt Africa Venous Lymphatic Association

    Ultrasonography

    Earn 1.5 CME hour(s)

  • 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM US EDT
    Superficial Veins: Complications and Their Management

    Program Chair: Julianne Stoughton, MD, FACS – Massachusetts General Hospital/ Harvard Medical School

    Moderator: Janna Bentley, MD – Lakeshore Vein & Aesthetics Clinic

    Moderator: Kenneth Harper, MD, FACS, DABVLM, RPVI, RPhS – Vein Specialists of the South

    Co-Chair: Victor Canata, MD (Prof Dr Fpsp Rvt) – Centro Paraguayo De Varices/ Universidad Nacional De Asuncion

    Co-Chair: Javier A. Serralde Gallegos, Sr. (he/him/his) – Mexican Academy of Phlebology and Lymphology

    Co-Chair: Alejandro J. Gonzalez Ochoa, MD – Sociedad Mexicana Angiologia y Cirugia Vascular, Society Vascular Surgery,

    Co-Chair: Ravul Jindal, MS, DNB, FRCS, FIVS – Fortis Hospital Mohali

    Co-Chair: Dong-ik Kim, MD, PhD – Sungkyunkwan Univ. Samsung Medical Center

    Co-Chair: Paul Pittaluga, MD – Riviera Veine Institut

    Superficial Venous

    Earn 1.5 CME hour(s)

  • 4:00 PM – 4:30 PM US EDT
    Break
  • 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM US EDT
    CEAP Specific Diagnostic Evaluation

    Program Chair: Linda Antonucci, RPhS, RVT, RDCS – Linda Antonucci Veins, LLC

    Moderator: Irwin Toonder, MD

    Moderator: Wassila Taha, MD,RPVI (she/her/hers) – Egypt Africa Venous Lymphatic Association

    Co-Chair: Sara Skjonsberg, RVT RPhS – Envveno

    Co-Chair: Jean Francois Uhl, MD, FacPh – Paris cité University

    Co-Chair: MICHAEL M. DI IORIO, MD, FAVLS, RPVI, RVT, RPhS – South Austin Vein Center

    Ultrasonography

    Earn 1.5 CME hour(s)

  • 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM US EDT
    Keynote - Debate Sessions 2.0

    Chair: John Blebea, MD, MBA – Central Michigan University

    Co-Chair: Alun H. Davies, MA DM DSc FRCS FACPh – Imperial College London

    Co-Chair: Kathleen Gibson, MD, FACS, FAVLS – Lake Washington Vascular Surgeons

    Co-Chair: Fedor Lurie, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Jobst Vascular Institute

    Co-Chair: Mark Meissner, MD – University of Washington

    General Session

    Earn 1.5 CME hour(s)

  • 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM US EDT
    Ultrasound Guided Sclerotherapy

    Program Chair: Margaret Mann, MD, FAAD, FAVLS – Innova Dermatology

    Co-Chair: Catherine Burdge, APRN (she/her/hers) – Connecticut Image Guided Surgery, PC

    Co-Chair: Douglas A. Hill, MD, FCFP, FAVLS, DABVLM (he/him/his) – The Vein Treatment Centre

    Co-Chair: Satish Vayuvegula, MD, MS, FAVLS (he/him/his) – AVLS

    Co-Chair: Claudine M. Hamel-Desnos, MD (she/her/hers) – Groupe Hospitalier Paris Saint Joseph (GHPSJ), Institut des Varices, Paris - France and Société Française de Phlébologie (French Society of Phlebology), France

    Co-Chair: Mandy Wong, MD (she/her/hers) – Dermapure Kelowna and Restore Surgical Centre

    Sclerotherapy

    Earn 1.5 CME hour(s)

  • 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM US EDT
    Space Forum Reception

    Program Chair: Matthew M. Melin, MD – Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota

    Co-Chair: Kelly Ogborn

    Co-Chair: Frank Aviles, Jr., PT, CWS, FACCWS, CLT-LANA, ALM, AWCC, MAPWCA – NRMC

    Social

    Earn 0 CME hour(s)

  • Wednesday, September 20, 2023
  • 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM US EDT
    Clinical Impact of the ASV

    Moderator: Antonios Gasparis, MD – Stony Brook

    Moderator: Suat Doganci, MD (he/him/his) – Turkish Society of Phlebology

    Speaker: Mark Meissner, MD – University of Washington

    Co-Chair: Rachel H. Drgastin – Inovia Vein Specialty Centers / Oregon Health & Science University

    Co-Chair: Alberto Caggiati, MD – Dept. of Anatomy, Sapienza Universiy of Rome, Italy

    Co-Chair: Edward M. Boyle, Jr., MD – Inovia Vein Specialtiy Centers

    Co-Chair: Nicos Labropoulos, PhD (he/him/his) – Stony Brook Medicine

    Program Chair: Mark Meissner, MD – University of Washington

    AVLS

    Earn 1 CME hour(s)

  • 7:00 AM – 8:15 AM US EDT
    Vein and Lymphatic University – UIP Breakfast Case Discussion (Superficial and Deep)

    Symposium

  • 7:15 AM – 8:15 AM US EDT
    Meet the Experts: Deep Venous Obstruction & Reflux

    Moderator: Fedor Lurie, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Jobst Vascular Institute

    Panelist: Kush R. Desai, MD, FSIR – Northwestern University

    Panelist: Jake F. Hemingway, MD (he/him/his) – University of Washington

    Panelist: Houman Jalaie, MD, PhD, (he/him/his) – Department of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery Aachen

    Panelist: Arjun Jayaraj, MD, FACS – RANE Center for Venous and Lymphatic Disease at St. Dominic Hospital

    Panelist: William Marston, MD – University of North Carolina

    Panelist: Erin H. Murphy, MD, FACS – Sanger Heart and Vascular, Atrium Health, North Carolina

    Panelist: Jorge Ulloa

    Co-Chair: John Blebea, MD, MBA – Central Michigan University

    Co-Chair: Alun H. Davies, MA DM DSc FRCS FACPh – Imperial College London

    Co-Chair: Sergio Gianesini, MD, PhD, FACS – University of Ferrara

    Co-Chair: Kathleen Gibson, MD, FACS, FAVLS – Lake Washington Vascular Surgeons

    Co-Chair: Mark Meissner, MD – University of Washington

    Meet the Experts

    Earn 1.0 CME hour(s)

  • 8:00 AM – 8:30 AM US EDT
    Break
  • 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM US EDT
    Connecting the World: Venezuela, Scandinavia, Switzerland, Kazakhstan

    Program Chair: Sergio Gianesini, MD, PhD, FACS – University of Ferrara

    Program Chair: Jeffery P. Schoonover, MD, RPVI, DABVLM, FAVLS – Indiana Vein Specialists

    Co-Chair: Glenn Jacobowitz, MD – NYU Langone Health

    Program Chair: Javier A. Serralde Gallegos, Sr. (he/him/his) – Mexican Academy of Phlebology and Lymphology

    Program Chair: Pauline Raymond-Martimbeau, MD, CRF, FAVLS, DABVLM (she/her/hers) – Dallas non invasive vascular laboratory

    Co-Chair: Alejandro J. Gonzalez Ochoa, MD – Sociedad Mexicana Angiologia y Cirugia Vascular, Society Vascular Surgery,

    International

    Earn 0 CME hour(s)

  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM US EDT
    AVLS Space Forum: The Impact of Weightlessness/microgravity on venous and lymphatic function #1

    Program Chair: Matthew M. Melin, MD – Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota

    Co-Chair: Kelly Ogborn

    Co-Chair: Frank Aviles, Jr., PT, CWS, FACCWS, CLT-LANA, ALM, AWCC, MAPWCA – NRMC

    AVLS

    Earn 1.5 CME hour(s)

  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM US EDT
    Conservative Lymphedema Therapy Under Review: Tailoring therapy to best advance our patients forward

    Program Chair: Steven Dean, DO, FSVM, RPVI – The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

    Co-Chair: Robert J. Damstra, MD PhD (he/him/his) – Expert center for lymph-vascular medicine (ECL) Nij Smellinghe hospital

    Co-Chair: Paula Donahue, PT, DPT, MBA, CLT-LANA – Vanderbilt University Medical Center

    Co-Chair: Ad Hendrickx, Pt, BHS (he/him/his) – Center of Expertise for Lymphovascular Medicine

    Lymphedema - Lipedema

    Earn 1.5 CME hour(s)

  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM US EDT
    Global Abstracts - Wednesday 8:30 AM

    Program Chair: Sonja Stiller- Martin, MD, DABVLM – Center for Advanced Vein Care

    Co-Chair: Fedor Lurie, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Jobst Vascular Institute

    Co-Chair: Marianne G. De Maeseneer, MD PhD (she/her/hers) – Department of Dermatology, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, Netherlands

    Co-Chair: Malay Patel, MD (he/him/his) – Apollo-CVHF Hospital

    Abstracts

    Earn 1.5 CME hour(s)

  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM US EDT
    Intervention Strategy in Acute Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)

    Program Chair: Ronald Winokur, MD (he/him/his) – Weill Cornell Medicine

    Co-Chair: Kush R. Desai, MD, FSIR – Northwestern University

    Co-Chair: Stephen Black, MD – Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital and Kings College London

    Co-Chair: Sriram Narayanan, MMBS, MS,FRCS (he/him/his) – The Harley Street Heart and Vascular Centre

    Co-Chair: Houman Jalaie, MD, PhD, (he/him/his) – Department of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery Aachen

    Co-Chair: Aleksandra Jaworucka- Kaczorowska, MD, PhD – Center of General and Vascular Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology; Center of Phlebology and Aesthetic Medicine

    Co-Chair: Gloria Salazar, MD – University of North Carolina

    Deep Pelvic

    Earn 1.5 CME hour(s)

  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM US EDT
    Learning the CEAP Venous Classification System (Workshop)

    Program Chair: Fedor Lurie, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Jobst Vascular Institute

    Co-Chair: Nicos Labropoulos, PhD (he/him/his) – Stony Brook Medicine

    Faculty: Mark Meissner, MD – University of Washington

    AVLS

    Earn 1.5 CME hour(s)

  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM US EDT
    Vascular Medicine 2.0

    Program Chair: Raghu Kolluri, MD, MS – OhioHealth

    Co-Chair: Kurosh Parsi, MBBS, MSc(Med), PhD, LLM, FACD, FACP, FACLM – International Union of Phlebology (UIP)

    Co-Chair: Sarah Onida, BSc PhD FRCSVasc – Imperial College London

    Vascular Medicine

    Earn 1.5 CME hour(s)

  • 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM US EDT
    Connecting the World: Turkey, Germany, Korea, Thailand

    Program Chair: Sergio Gianesini, MD, PhD, FACS – University of Ferrara

    Program Chair: Jeffery P. Schoonover, MD, RPVI, DABVLM, FAVLS – Indiana Vein Specialists

    Co-Chair: Glenn Jacobowitz, MD – NYU Langone Health

    Program Chair: Javier A. Serralde Gallegos, Sr. (he/him/his) – Mexican Academy of Phlebology and Lymphology

    Program Chair: Pauline Raymond-Martimbeau, MD, CRF, FAVLS, DABVLM (she/her/hers) – Dallas non invasive vascular laboratory

    Co-Chair: Alejandro J. Gonzalez Ochoa, MD – Sociedad Mexicana Angiologia y Cirugia Vascular, Society Vascular Surgery,

    International

    Earn 0 CME hour(s)

  • 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM US EDT
    Break
  • 10:00 AM – 2:30 PM US EDT
    Expo Hall and Posters Open

    Abstracts

    Earn 0 CME hour(s)

  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM US EDT
    Alternative Imaging

    Moderator: Steve Elias, MD, FACS, DFAVF DABVLM – Englewood Health Network

    Moderator: Linda Antonucci, RPhS, RVT, RDCS – Linda Antonucci Veins, LLC

    Co-Chair: Irwin Toonder, MD

    Co-Chair: Sara Skjonsberg, RVT RPhS – Envveno

    Co-Chair: Jean Francois Uhl, MD, FacPh – Paris cité University

    Co-Chair: MICHAEL M. DI IORIO, MD, FAVLS, RPVI, RVT, RPhS – South Austin Vein Center

    Co-Chair: Wassila Taha, MD,RPVI (she/her/hers) – Egypt Africa Venous Lymphatic Association

    Ultrasonography

    Earn 1.5 CME hour(s)

  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM US EDT
    AVLS Space Forum: The Impact of Weightlessness/microgravity on venous and lymphatic function #2

    Program Chair: Matthew M. Melin, MD – Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota

    Co-Chair: Kelly Ogborn

    Co-Chair: Frank Aviles, Jr., PT, CWS, FACCWS, CLT-LANA, ALM, AWCC, MAPWCA – NRMC

    AVLS

    Earn 1.5 CME hour(s)

  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM US EDT
    Connecting the World: Europe, Asia

    Program Chair: Sergio Gianesini, MD, PhD, FACS – University of Ferrara

    Program Chair: Jeffery P. Schoonover, MD, RPVI, DABVLM, FAVLS – Indiana Vein Specialists

    Co-Chair: Glenn Jacobowitz, MD – NYU Langone Health

    Program Chair: Javier A. Serralde Gallegos, Sr. (he/him/his) – Mexican Academy of Phlebology and Lymphology

    Program Chair: Pauline Raymond-Martimbeau, MD, CRF, FAVLS, DABVLM (she/her/hers) – Dallas non invasive vascular laboratory

    Co-Chair: Alejandro J. Gonzalez Ochoa, MD – Sociedad Mexicana Angiologia y Cirugia Vascular, Society Vascular Surgery,

    International

    Earn 0 CME hour(s)

  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM US EDT
    Global Abstracts - Wednesday 10:30 AM

    Program Chair: Sonja Stiller- Martin, MD, DABVLM – Center for Advanced Vein Care

    Co-Chair: Fedor Lurie, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Jobst Vascular Institute

    Co-Chair: Marianne G. De Maeseneer, MD PhD (she/her/hers) – Department of Dermatology, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, Netherlands

    Co-Chair: Malay Patel, MD (he/him/his) – Apollo-CVHF Hospital

    Abstracts

    Earn 1.5 CME hour(s)

  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM US EDT
    IVUS National Case Competition

    Program Chair: Ronald Winokur, MD (he/him/his) – Weill Cornell Medicine

    Co-Chair: Carlos Echevarria, MD, MMM – MGH-Harvard

    Judge: Steve Elias, MD, FACS, DFAVF DABVLM – Englewood Health Network

    Judge: Gloria Salazar, MD – University of North Carolina

    Presenting Author: Adam Reichard, MD, MS (he/him/his) – Trihealth Inc.

    Presenting Author: Nikhitha Murali, MD

    Presenting Author: Amit Pujari, MD

    Presenting Author: Andrew Samoyedny, MD

    AVLS

    Earn 0 CME hour(s)

  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM US EDT
    Superficial Venous: Guidelines and Best Practices from Around the World

    Moderator: Julianne Stoughton, MD, FACS – Massachusetts General Hospital/ Harvard Medical School

    Moderator: Alejandro J. Gonzalez Ochoa, MD – Sociedad Mexicana Angiologia y Cirugia Vascular, Society Vascular Surgery,

    Co-Chair: Kenneth Harper, MD, FACS, DABVLM, RPVI, RPhS – Vein Specialists of the South

    Co-Chair: Victor Canata, MD (Prof Dr Fpsp Rvt) – Centro Paraguayo De Varices/ Universidad Nacional De Asuncion

    Co-Chair: Javier A. Serralde Gallegos, Sr. (he/him/his) – Mexican Academy of Phlebology and Lymphology

    Co-Chair: Paul Pittaluga, MD – Riviera Veine Institut

    Co-Chair: Dong-ik Kim, MD, PhD – Sungkyunkwan Univ. Samsung Medical Center

    Co-Chair: Ravul Jindal, MS, DNB, FRCS, FIVS – Fortis Hospital Mohali

    Superficial Venous

    Earn 1.5 CME hour(s)

  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM US EDT
    Venous & Lymphatic Wounds #3

    Co-Chair: Matthew M. Melin, MD – Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota

    Co-Chair: David H. Keast, BSc (Hon), MSc, Dip Ed, MD, CCFP, FCFP(LM) (LM) (he/him/his) – Parkwood Institute Research, Lawson Health Research Institute

    Venous & Lymphatic Wounds

    Earn 1.5 CME hour(s)

  • 12:00 PM – 2:30 PM US EDT
    Lunch
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM US EDT
    Deep thoughts: A conversation about the value of IVUS in deep venous interventions by Philips
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM US EDT
    Obesity from Challenge to Action.
    A Practical Approach to Lipedema-Syndrome, Lymphedema and Venous Diseases in Obese Patients by JOBST
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM US EDT
    Proper Use of Legal Entities for Lawsuit Protection and Tax Reduction by Legally Mine
  • 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM US EDT
    General Council Meeting of International Union of Phlebology

    General Council

    Earn 0 CME hour(s)

  • 2:30 PM – 5:00 PM US EDT
    Advanced Venous Imaging- Pelvic Venous Disorders

    Moderator: Mark Meissner, MD – University of Washington

    Moderator: Sara Skjonsberg, RVT RPhS – Envveno

    Co-Chair: Irwin Toonder, MD

    Co-Chair: Jean Francois Uhl, MD, FacPh – Paris cité University

    Co-Chair: MICHAEL M. DI IORIO, MD, FAVLS, RPVI, RVT, RPhS – South Austin Vein Center

    Co-Chair: Wassila Taha, MD,RPVI (she/her/hers) – Egypt Africa Venous Lymphatic Association

    Ultrasonography

    Earn 2.5 CME hour(s)

  • 2:30 PM – 5:00 PM US EDT
    Keynote - Debate Sessions 3.0

    Chair: Alun H. Davies, MA DM DSc FRCS FACPh – Imperial College London

    Co-Chair: John Blebea, MD, MBA – Central Michigan University

    Co-Chair: Kathleen Gibson, MD, FACS, FAVLS – Lake Washington Vascular Surgeons

    Co-Chair: Fedor Lurie, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Jobst Vascular Institute

    Co-Chair: Mark Meissner, MD – University of Washington

    General Session

    Earn 2.5 CME hour(s)

  • 2:30 PM – 5:00 PM US EDT
    Sclerotherapy Hands on Workshop

    Program Chair: Margaret Mann, MD, FAAD, FAVLS – Innova Dermatology

    Co-Chair: Catherine Burdge, APRN (she/her/hers) – Connecticut Image Guided Surgery, PC

    Co-Chair: Douglas A. Hill, MD, FCFP, FAVLS, DABVLM (he/him/his) – The Vein Treatment Centre

    Co-Chair: Satish Vayuvegula, MD, MS, FAVLS (he/him/his) – AVLS

    Co-Chair: Claudine M. Hamel-Desnos, MD (she/her/hers) – Groupe Hospitalier Paris Saint Joseph (GHPSJ), Institut des Varices, Paris - France and Société Française de Phlébologie (French Society of Phlebology), France

    Co-Chair: Mandy Wong, MD (she/her/hers) – Dermapure Kelowna and Restore Surgical Centre

    Sclerotherapy

    Earn 2.5 CME hour(s)

  • 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM US EDT
    UIP Gala - Loews (medi & CVR)
  • Thursday, September 21, 2023
  • 7:15 AM – 8:15 AM US EDT
    Meet the Experts: Venous & Lymphatic Oedema & QOL

    Moderator: Sergio Gianesini, MD, PhD, FACS – University of Ferrara

    Panelist: Chantal agüero wagner, MD – Clínica Vanguardia

    Panelist: Oscar H. Bottini, MD (he/him/his) – German Hospital of Buenos Aires

    Panelist: Yung-Wei Chi, DO, FAHA, FSVM, FAVLS – University of California, Davis, Vascular Center

    Panelist: Ayman Fakhry

    Panelist: Armando Mansilha, MD, PHD, FIUA, FEBVS – Department of Vascular Surgery; S. João University Hospital

    Panelist: Jinsong Wang, wjs – Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital

    Co-Chair: Kathleen Gibson, MD, FACS, FAVLS – Lake Washington Vascular Surgeons

    Co-Chair: Mark Meissner, MD – University of Washington

    Co-Chair: John Blebea, MD, MBA – Central Michigan University

    Co-Chair: Fedor Lurie, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Jobst Vascular Institute

    Co-Chair: Alun H. Davies, MA DM DSc FRCS FACPh – Imperial College London

    Meet the Experts

    Earn 1.0 CME hour(s)

  • 8:00 AM – 8:30 AM US EDT
    Break
  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM US EDT
    Connecting the World: Germany, China, Peru, Georgia, Australia

    Program Chair: Sergio Gianesini, MD, PhD, FACS – University of Ferrara

    Program Chair: Jeffery P. Schoonover, MD, RPVI, DABVLM, FAVLS – Indiana Vein Specialists

    Co-Chair: Glenn Jacobowitz, MD – NYU Langone Health

    Program Chair: Javier A. Serralde Gallegos, Sr. (he/him/his) – Mexican Academy of Phlebology and Lymphology

    Program Chair: Pauline Raymond-Martimbeau, MD, CRF, FAVLS, DABVLM (she/her/hers) – Dallas non invasive vascular laboratory

    Co-Chair: Alejandro J. Gonzalez Ochoa, MD – Sociedad Mexicana Angiologia y Cirugia Vascular, Society Vascular Surgery,

    International

    Earn 0 CME hour(s)

  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM US EDT
    Foam Sclerotherapy

    Program Chair: Margaret Mann, MD, FAAD, FAVLS – Innova Dermatology

    Co-Chair: Catherine Burdge, APRN (she/her/hers) – Connecticut Image Guided Surgery, PC

    Co-Chair: Douglas A. Hill, MD, FCFP, FAVLS, DABVLM (he/him/his) – The Vein Treatment Centre

    Co-Chair: Satish Vayuvegula, MD, MS, FAVLS (he/him/his) – AVLS

    Co-Chair: Claudine M. Hamel-Desnos, MD (she/her/hers) – Groupe Hospitalier Paris Saint Joseph (GHPSJ), Institut des Varices, Paris - France and Société Française de Phlébologie (French Society of Phlebology), France

    Co-Chair: Mandy Wong, MD (she/her/hers) – Dermapure Kelowna and Restore Surgical Centre

    Sclerotherapy

    Earn 1.5 CME hour(s)

  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM US EDT
    Non-Venous Ultrasound Findings in the Vein Clinic (Beyond Varicose Veins)

    Program Chair: Linda Antonucci, RPhS, RVT, RDCS – Linda Antonucci Veins, LLC

    Moderator: Jean Francois Uhl, MD, FacPh – Paris cité University

    Moderator: Alun H. Davies, MA DM DSc FRCS FACPh – Imperial College London

    Co-Chair: Sara Skjonsberg, RVT RPhS – Envveno

    Co-Chair: Irwin Toonder, MD

    Co-Chair: MICHAEL M. DI IORIO, MD, FAVLS, RPVI, RVT, RPhS – South Austin Vein Center

    Co-Chair: Wassila Taha, MD,RPVI (she/her/hers) – Egypt Africa Venous Lymphatic Association

    Ultrasonography

    Earn 1.5 CME hour(s)

  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM US EDT
    Superficial Venous: Challenging Issues

    Program Chair: Julianne Stoughton, MD, FACS – Massachusetts General Hospital/ Harvard Medical School

    Moderator: Janna Bentley, MD – Lakeshore Vein & Aesthetics Clinic

    Moderator: Victor Canata, MD (Prof Dr Fpsp Rvt) – Centro Paraguayo De Varices/ Universidad Nacional De Asuncion

    Co-Chair: Javier A. Serralde Gallegos, Sr. (he/him/his) – Mexican Academy of Phlebology and Lymphology

    Co-Chair: Kenneth Harper, MD, FACS, DABVLM, RPVI, RPhS – Vein Specialists of the South

    Co-Chair: Alejandro J. Gonzalez Ochoa, MD – Sociedad Mexicana Angiologia y Cirugia Vascular, Society Vascular Surgery,

    Co-Chair: Ravul Jindal, MS, DNB, FRCS, FIVS – Fortis Hospital Mohali

    Co-Chair: Dong-ik Kim, MD, PhD – Sungkyunkwan Univ. Samsung Medical Center

    Co-Chair: Paul Pittaluga, MD – Riviera Veine Institut

    Superficial Venous

    Earn 1.5 CME hour(s)

  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM US EDT
    Venous & Lymphatic Guidelines USA: Position Statements and Clinical Guidelines

    Program Chair: John Blebea, MD, MBA – Central Michigan University

    AVLS

    Earn 1.5 CME hour(s)

  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM US EDT
    Venous & Lymphatic Wounds #4

    Co-Chair: Matthew M. Melin, MD – Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota

    Co-Chair: David H. Keast, BSc (Hon), MSc, Dip Ed, MD, CCFP, FCFP(LM) (LM) (he/him/his) – Parkwood Institute Research, Lawson Health Research Institute

    Venous & Lymphatic Wounds

    Earn 1.5 CME hour(s)

  • 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM US EDT
    Break
  • 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM US EDT
    UIP Engagement Work Group - Current and Future Projects open to Global Synergy

    Program Chair: Sergio Gianesini, MD, PhD, FACS – University of Ferrara

    International

    Earn 0 CME hour(s)

  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM US EDT
    Keynote - Debate Sessions 4.0

    Chair: Fedor Lurie, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Jobst Vascular Institute

    Co-Chair: Kathleen Gibson, MD, FACS, FAVLS – Lake Washington Vascular Surgeons

    Co-Chair: John Blebea, MD, MBA – Central Michigan University

    Co-Chair: Mark Meissner, MD – University of Washington

    Co-Chair: Alun H. Davies, MA DM DSc FRCS FACPh – Imperial College London

    General Session

    Earn 2.5 CME hour(s)

  • 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM US EDT
    Closing Ceremony

    Program Chair: Kathleen Gibson, MD, FACS, FAVLS – Lake Washington Vascular Surgeons

    General Session

    Earn 0 CME hour(s)