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Full Schedule

Full Schedule

  • 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)