2025 Annual Meeting Agenda

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Thursday, April 24, 2025
10:00 – 11:00 AM Registration
11:00 – 11:05 AM Welcome & Introductions Scott Tapper, MD
11:05 – 2:35 PM Session 1: Visiting Professor Talk & Plenary Session Moderators:
Salvatore Scali, MD,
Rachel Wilson, MD
11:05 – 11:35 AM AAA Rupture: Improving Care Models Niten Singh, MD
11:35 – 11:45 AM Aortic Height Index and Aneurysm Size as Independent Factors for Mid-Term Aortic-Related Complications in Male Patients with Fusiform Non-Ruptured AAA Camilo Polania, MD
11:45 – 11:55 PM Impact of Plasma Volume Status on Postoperative Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Open Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Repair Yaman Alsabbagh, MD
11:55 – 12:25 PM Break
12:25 – 12:55 PM Stress Testing in Current Vascular Practice David Stone, MD
12:55 – 1:05 PM Higher Rate of Reinterventions After Transfemoral Carotid Artery Stenting in Symptomatic Patients: A Retrospective Stroke Center’s Cohort Study Camila Esquetini-Vernon, MD
1:05 – 1:15 PM Open Repair of a Giant Celiac Artery Aneurysm with Unique Anatomical Considerations Fang Yuan, MD
1:15 – 1:20 PM Abstract Audience Scoring
1:25 – 2:25 PM Overview and Clinical Experience Using the GORE EXCLUDER Thoracoabdominal Endoprosthesis (TAMBE) Sponsored by W.L. Gore and Associates Sukgu Han, MD
2:35 – 4:35 PM Session 2: Plenary Session Moderators:
Eduardo Rodriguez-Zoppi, MD,
Michele Taubman, MD
2:30 – 2:40 PM Predictors of Successful Antibiotic Treatment of Osteomyelitis in Diabetic Forefoot Infection Ahmed Hassanin, MD
2:40 – 2:50 PM Open Deep Venous Arterialization Technique for Patients with No Option Chronic Limb Threatening Ischemia (No CLTI) Yaman Alsabbagh, MD
2:55 – 3:40 PM Break
3:40 – 4:10 PM Using Clinical Practice Guidelines (Wi-Fi, Appropriate Use Criteria for IC, etc.) to Improve Real-World Patient Care Caitlin Hicks, MD
4:10 – 4:20 PM Evaluating the Use of ChatGPT for Patient Education in PAD Rishab Agarwal, MS
4:20 – 4:30 PM Percutaneous Transmural Artery Bypass with DETOUR System for Patient with Proximal Arterio-venous Stent Through SFA Stent Interstices Andre Critsinelis, MD
4:35 – 4:45 PM Abstract Audience Scoring
5:00 PM Adjourn
5:00 – 6:00 PM Social Activity: Welcome Reception In Exhibit Hall
Friday, April 25, 2025
7:00 – 8:00 AM Registration & Breakfast
8:05 – 10:35 AM Session 3: James M. Seeger, MD Symposium Debate Session Moderators:
Scott Tapper, MD,
Robert Feezor, MD,
W. Anthony Lee, MD,
Young Erben, MD
8:05 – 8:17 AM Type 2 Endoleaks Should Be Ignored If Only Associated With Sac Diameter Changes Since They Are Not Relevant to Survival Niten Singh, MD,
W. Anthony Lee, MD
8:17 – 8:29 AM TEVAR Should Never Be Used Initially for An Uncomplicated Type B Aortic Dissection Zain Shahid, MD,
Dean Arnaoutakis, MD
8:29 – 8:41 AM Carotid Revascularization Should Never Be Offered to An Asymptomatic Octogenarian Russell Samson, MD,
David Stone, MD
8:41 – 8:53 AM Pre-Authorization Is A Waste of Time; Bad Doctors Will Cheat Anyway Paul Armstrong, MD
Russell Samson, MD
8:53 – 9:13 AM Panel/Winner Announcement
9:13 – 9:43 AM Break In Exhibit Hall
9:43 – 9:55 AM RVU-Based Performance Is The Optimal Model for Physician Reimbursement Murray Shames, MD,
Martin Back, MD
9:55 – 10:07 AM Fistula First’ Is Outdated; AV Grafts Should Be Prioritized for Older Dialysis-Dependent Patients Thomas Huber, MD,
Arthur Palamara, MD
10:07 – 10:19 AM Infrainguinal Bypass for Non-Work-Limiting Claudication Should Not Be Offered to Current Smokers Caitlin Hicks, MD,
Salvatore Scali, MD
10:19 – 10:31 AM Pharmacomechanical Catheter-Directed Therapy Is the First-line Treatment for Symptomatic Iliofemoral DVT, Not Anticoagulation Jean Bismuth, MD,
Benjamin Jacobs, MD
10:31 – 10:35 AM Panel/Winner Announcement
10:35- 10:50 AM Vascular Medicine Keith Swanson, MD
10:50 – 11:20 AM Break In Exhibit Hall
11:20 – 11:50 AM Presidential Address
11:55 – 12:55 PM PAD: How to Manage Increasingly Complex and Calcified Lesions Sponsored by Cook Medical Jean Bismuth, MD
1:00 PM Adjourn
1:30 – 5:45 PM Social Activity: FVS/FVF Golf Tournament

Saturday, April 26, 2025
7:00 – 8:00 AM Registration & Breakfast
8:00 – 9:30 AM Session 4: Visiting Professors & Plenary Session Moderators:
Kyle Diamond, MD,
Dean Arnaoutakis, MD
8:05 – 8:35 AM Resident/Fellow education: Addressing Gaps in Open Surgery Training and Mentoring Trainees/Junior Partners Niten Singh, MD
8:35 – 8:45 AM FEVAR for Complex Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms using In-Situ Laser Fenestrations Aslyn Mattson, MS
8:45 – 8:55 AM Retrograde Target Vessel Cannulation As A Salvage Technique For Fenestrated Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair Trung Nguyen, DO
8:55 – 9:05 AM Technical Success Using the Gore Thoracoabdominal Multibranch Endoprosthesis (TAMBE) Device through Bilateral Transfemoral Arterial Access Yuchi Ma, MD
9:05 – 9:15 AM The Management of Descending Thoracic Aortic Thrombus Priscilla Tanamal, MD
9:15 – 9:25 AM Abstract Audience Scoring
9:30 – 10:00 AM Break, Poster Hall & Exhibits In Exhibit Hall
10:00 – 12:45 PM Session 5: Visiting Professors & Plenary Moderators:
Michol Cooper, MD,
Sara Clark, MD
10:00 – 10:30 AM The Cost of EVAR in the Cost Containment Era David Stone, MD
10:30 – 10:40 AM Novel Modified Iliac Artery Stent Graft with Side Branch Extension Facilitating Kidney Transplant in Severe Aortoiliac Occlusive Disease Yaman Alsabbagh, MD
10:40 – 10:50 AM Clinical Outcomes Following Carotid Surgery in Patients with Radiation-Induced Carotid Artery Stenosis: A Propensity Score-matched Cohort Study Suren Jeevaratnam, MS
10:50 – 11:00 AM Intraplaque Hemorrhage and Plaque Ulceration Present in Higher Proportion in Patients with Symptomatic Mild- to Moderate Carotid Artery Stenosis Xindi Chen, BA
11:00 – 11:05 AM Abstract Audience Scoring
11:05 – 11:45 AM Break, Poster Hall & Exhibits In Exhibit Hall
11:45 – 12:45 PM Session 6: Visiting Professors & Plenary Moderators:
Russell Samson, MD,
Ben Szpila, MD
11:45 – 12:15 PM Actionable Steps When Identifying ‘Bad Actors’ or Providers: What Data is Needed, and How to Address It Caitlin Hicks, MD
12:15 – 12:25 PM Aortoenteric Fistulas Following Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair: A Scoping Review Christopher Montoya, MD
12:25 – 12:35 PM Lower Household Income Associated with Higher Cardiac and Vascular Mortality After Endovascular AAA Repair Jonathan Vandenberg, MD
12:35 – 12:45 PM Multidisciplinary Management of Complex Upper Extremity Trauma Secondary to Dog Bites Christopher Montoya, MD
12:45 – 1:00 PM Annual Business Meeting
1:05 – 2:05 PM The Versatile TREO: Everyday EVAR to the Future of Complex AAA Repair Sponsored by Terumo Aortic Dean Arnaoutakis, MD
2:05 PM Adjourn
2:10 – 2:50 PM Trainee Social
3:00 – 5:00 PM Social Activity: Splash Bash

Sunday, April 27, 2025
7:00 – 9:00 AM Registration & Breakfast
8:00 – 9:45 AM Session 7A: Introduction and Plenary Review: Visiting Professors Moderators:
Richard Teed, MD,
Jason Wagner, MD
8:05 – 8:15 AM Expanding the Palma Procedure: Acute Venous Reconstruction for Enhanced Limb Salvage in Complex Retroperitoneal Sarcoma Resection Jayant Kumar, MD
8:15 – 8:25 AM Fibro-Adipose Vascular Anomaly (FAVA) Dylan Wadell, MD
8:25 – 8:35 AM Open Repair and Subsequent Stenting to Treat Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome Secondary to Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Ashley Oh, MS
8:45 – 8:55 AM Thoracic Outlet Syndrome and Birth Trauma: A Potential New Correlation John Hargiss, MD
8:55 – 9:00 AM Abstract Audience Scoring
9:00 – 10:10 AM Session 7B: The Best/Worst Cases (Past or Future) Moderators:
Salvatore Scali, MD,
Scott Tapper, MD
9:25 – 9:40 AM Best Case/Worst Case Presentation Young Erben, MD
9:40 – 09:55 AM Best Case/Worst Case Presentation Michol Cooper, MD
09:55 – 10:05 AM Award Presentations Award Presenters:
Salvatore Scali, MD,
Scott Tapper, MD
10:05 – 10:10 AM Adjourn/Closing Remarks Salvatore Scali, MD