Program Schedule

Industry Sponsored Dinner

Industry Sponsored Breakfast

Welcome 

Faculty:

Program Chair: Aditya Sharma, MBBS, RPVI, FSVM, Atrium Health/ Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute/ Advocate Enterprise

Vascular Medicine at an Inflection Point: 2026 Year in Review & 2027 Outlook

Faculty:

Moderator: Naomi Hamburg, MD, MS, MSVM Moderator: Daniella Kadian-Dodov, MD, FSVM, Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital

8:00 AM - 8:02 AM EDT Welcome & Session Framing

8:02 AM - 8:11 AM EDT Peripheral Artery Disease — 2026 Year in Review Speaker: Olamide Alabi, MD, MS

8:11 AM - 8:20 AM EDT Venous Thromboembolism — 2026 Year in Review Speaker: Vishal Arora, MD

8:20 AM - 8:29 AM EDT Aortic Disease & Aneurysms — 2026 Year in Review Speaker: Eric Isselbacher, MD, MSc

8:29 AM - 8:35 AM EDT Discussion Moderator: Naomi Hamburg, MD, MS, MSVM Moderator: Daniella Kadian-Dodov, MD, FSVM, Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital

8:35 AM - 8:42 AM EDT Year in Review Discussion (Cross-cutting themes & audience Q&A) Panelist: Olamide Alabi, MD, MS Panelist: Eric Isselbacher, MD, MSc Panelist: Vishal Arora, MD

8:42 AM - 8:47 AM EDT PAD in 2027 Speaker: Andrew Klein, MD

8:47 AM - 8:52 AM EDT VTE in 2027 Speaker: Eric A Secemsky, MD, MSc, RPVI, FSVM, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

8:52 AM - 8:57 AM EDT Aortic Disease & Aneurysms in 2027 Speaker: Gabriela Velazquez, MD, FACS

8:57 AM - 9:05 AM EDT 2027 Outlook Discussion & Take-Home Pearls Moderator: Naomi Hamburg, MD, MS, MSVM Moderator: Daniella Kadian-Dodov, MD, FSVM, Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital Panelist: Eric A Secemsky, MD, MSc, RPVI, FSVM, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Panelist: Andrew Klein, MD Panelist: Gabriela Velazquez, MD, FACS

Keynote: Endothelial Cell Metabolism May Provide the Elusive Key to Unlock Medical Revascularization in PAD

Faculty:

Keynote Speaker: Brian Annex, MD, MSVM Moderator: Yogen Kanthi, MD, FSVM, Lasker Investigator, NIH, National Institutes of Health

Jay D. Coffman Young Investigator Awards Competition

9:30 AM - 9:45 AM EDT Carotid Plaque Score and Neurological Deficit Severity in Acute Cerebral Infarction (CAPSACIN) Speaker: David Christian Layug, Resident(Recently Graduated)- Internal Medicine, Davao Doctors Hospital

9:45 AM - 10:00 AM EDT Complement-Mediated and Protease-Driven Arterial Remodeling by Platelet-Derived Extracellular Vesicles Drive in Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection Speaker: Huijun Edelyn Park, MS, Cleveland Clinic

Exhibit Hall Break 

Best of VMJ & Mark A. Creager Prize 

Faculty:

Speaker: Heather Gornik, MD, MSVM, Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute

The Carotid Session: Beyond the Usual!

Faculty:

Moderator: Minakshi Biswas, MD, RPVI, FSVM Moderator: Alexander E. Sullivan, MD, MSCI, RPVI

10:50 AM - 10:57 AM EDT Screening for Carotid Artery Disease: Is It Ever OK? Speaker: Siri Neelati, MD

10:57 AM - 11:04 AM EDT Does Carotid stenosis affect cognition? And will revascularization make one smarter? Speaker: Ronald Lazar, PhD

11:04 AM - 11:11 AM EDT Risk prediction in asymptomatic carotid stenosis: Things we can use now and pie in the sky! Speaker: Zafer Keser, MD, Associate Professor of Neurology, Mayo Clinic

11:11 AM - 11:18 AM EDT Tough Problems in Carotid Disease: And yes, you will see them! Speaker: Kamal Gupta, MD, FSVM

11:18 AM - 11:25 AM EDT Vertebral Artery Stenosis: Natural History and Management Speaker: Yulanka Castro-Dominguez, MD

11:25 AM - 11:40 AM EDT Q&A Panel Discussion

Keynote: Thrombus to Therapy: Emerging Frontiers in Venous Disease

Faculty:

Keynote Speaker: Andrea Obi, MD, RPVI Moderator: Raghu Kolluri, MD, RVT, MSVM, System Chief Vascular | OhioHealth, OhioHealth

Industry Sponsored Lunch

Cardiometabolic Therapies in PAD: The Evolving Role of GLP-1 and SGLT2 Inhibition

Faculty:

Moderator: Mary M. McDermott, MD, MSVM Moderator: Justin Morrison, MD, FSVM

1:20 PM - 1:27 PM EDT GLP-1 Receptor Agonists and SGLT2 Inhibitors in PAD: A Review of the Evidence Speaker: Mary M. McDermott, MD, MSVM

1:27 PM - 1:34 PM EDT Who, When, and How: Prescribing GLP-1 and SGLT2 Inhibitors for PAD: Practical information for the vascular clinician Speaker: Marc Bonaca, MD, MPH, FSVM

1:34 PM - 1:41 PM EDT Beyond GLP-1: Emerging Incretin-Based Therapies Speaker: Shruthi Chandrashekhar Vijayalakshmi, MD

1:41 PM - 1:50 PM EDT Q&A Panel Discussion

When LDL Isn’t Enough: Rethinking Lipid Management in Vascular Disease

Faculty:

Moderator: Mounica Yanamandala, MD Moderator: Maya Salameh, MD, FSVM

1:50 PM - 2:02 PM EDT Beyond LDL: Unmasking Residual Risk in the Polyvascular PAD Patient Speaker: Laurence Sperling, MD

2:02 PM - 2:14 PM EDT Statins, Symptoms, and Real Life: Managing Lipids in the Complex PAD Patient Speaker: Tamar Polonsky, MD, MSCI, FSVM

2:14 PM - 2:20 PM EDT Q&A Panel Discussion

POCUS

Exhibit Hall Break

Hypertension in 2026: You do not want to miss this session!

Faculty:

Moderator: Kamal Gupta, MD, FSVM Moderator: Arvind Pandey, MD, Brigham and Women's Hospital

2:50 PM - 2:57 PM EDT What We Miss and Why It Matters: 2025 Hypertension Guidelines- What Actually Changes Practice Speaker: Arvind Pandey, MD, Brigham and Women's Hospital

2:58 PM - 3:05 PM EDT What We Miss and Why It Matters: Aldosteronism in Everyday Practice- A Case-Based Guide for Non-Endocrinologists Speaker: Peter Wilson, MD, Professor of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine

3:06 PM - 3:13 PM EDT What We Miss and Why It Matters: The Hypertension Zebras- Uncommon and Overlooked Diagnoses Speaker: Debbie Cohen, MD, Professor of Medicine, University of Pensylvania

3:14 PM - 3:22 PM EDT Panel discussion

3:22 PM - 3:29 PM EDT The Future of Hypertension Care: What’s Next in Hypertension- New Drugs, New Data, New Models of Care Speaker: Matt Alexander, MD, PhD

3:30 PM - 3:37 PM EDT The Future of Hypertension Care: Is the Cuff Obsolete? Wearables, Home BP, and Digital Hypertension Care Speaker: Amitabh Pandey, MD

3:38 PM - 3:45 PM EDT The Future of Hypertension Care: Renal Denervation Revisited- Outcomes, Coverage, and Patient Selection Speaker: Herbert Aronow, MD, MPH, MSVM, Henry Ford Health

Escalation of Care in PE: A Hands‑On Bootcamp for Vascular Specialists

Faculty:

Moderator: Stanislav Henkin, MD, MPH, RPVI, FSVM Moderator: Gregory Piazza, MD, MS, FSVM

2:50 PM - 3:50 PM EDT Station 1: Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis for PE: Devices, Dosing, and Decision-Making Faculty: Felipe Navarro, MD, RPVI, FSVM Faculty: Luai Tabaza, MD, RPVI, FSVM, Virtua Health

2:50 PM - 3:50 PM EDT Station 2: Mechanical Thrombectomy in PE: Devices and Technique Faculty: Sundeep Shenoy, MD, MBA, FSVM Faculty: Justin Morrison, MD, FSVM

2:50 PM - 3:50 PM EDT Station 3: Interpreting Hemodynamics in Acute and Chronic PE: An RHC Simulator Faculty: Alexander E. Sullivan, MD, MSCI, RPVI

2:50 PM - 3:50 PM EDT Station 4: ECMO for High-Risk PE: Cannulation, Circuit Management, and Weaning Faculty: Vladimir Lakhter, DO, FSVM

2:50 PM - 3:50 PM EDT Station 5:CPET in Post-PE Dyspnea: Identifying Residual Pulmonary Vascular Disease Faculty: Orly P. Ran Sapir, MD

SVM Awards and FSVM Recognition

Poster Session & Moderated Posters

4:10 PM - 4:22 PM EDT Thinking on One’s Feet: Cerebral Perfusion Sustained by Iliac Arteries in Takayasu Arteritis Speaker: Katreen Jade Kimayong Gallangi, Medical Internist, Adult Cardiology Fellow-Philippine Heart Center, MD, DPCP, Philippine Heart Center

4:22 PM - 4:34 PM EDT When Klippel-Trenaunay Moves North: Right Upper Limb Involvement In A 9 Year Old Boy Speaker: Rus Cyan Josef Evangelista Rodelas, MD, FPCP, FPCC, Philippine Heart Center

4:34 PM - 4:45 PM EDT Hydrogen peroxide regulates platelet activation and thrombosis through calcium-dependent mechanisms in aging Speaker: Pooja Yadav, PhD, Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa

4:46 PM - 4:58 PM EDT A Concordance Study Between Digital Sphygmomanometer and Standard Ankle Brachial Index Machine in the Measurement of Ankle-Brachial Index Speaker: Neil Wayne Calipusan Salces, Physician, Chong Hua Hospital

Welcome Reception

Industry Sponsored Dinner

Cases on the Rocks

Faculty:

Moderator: Ana Casanegra, MD, MS, Professor, Mayo Clinic Moderator: Danielle Vlazny, PA-C, MS Moderator: Stanislav Henkin, MD, MPH, RPVI, FSVM Panelist: Jeffrey Olin, DO Panelist: Paul Wennberg, MD, MSVM

Industry Sponsored Breakfast

Welcome & Announcements

Presidential Address

Faculty:

Speaker: Esther Soo Hyun Kim, MD, MPH, RPVI, FSVM, Atrium Health

Business Meeting

Showdown in the A Town: Debates That Pack a Punch in Vascular Medicine

Faculty:

Moderator: Shea Hogan, MD, MSCS, Denver Health Moderator: Stanislav Henkin, MD, MPH, RPVI, FSVM

8:50 AM - 9:00 AM EDT Opening Bell: Introductions & Rules of the Ring

9:00 AM - 9:08 AM EDT Early Career Smackdown: “To Stent or to Sweep Clean?” Carotid Endarterectomy vs. Carotid Stenting for Asymptomatic Disease – The Stent Savant Speaker: Chris Kovach, MD, MSc, FACC, FSCAI, RPVI, Colorado Springs Cardiology

9:08 AM - 9:16 AM EDT Early Career Smackdown: “To Stent or to Sweep Clean?” Carotid Endarterectomy vs. Carotid Stenting for Asymptomatic Disease – The Champion of the Clean Cut Speaker: Rebecca Scully, MD, MPH

9:18 AM - 9:20 AM EDT Final Bell & Audience vote

9:20 AM - 9:28 AM EDT Mid-Career Grudge Match: “The Battle at the Bifurcation” Open Surgery vs. Endovascular Therapy for Common Femoral Artery Disease - Endovascular Precision Speaker: Eric A Secemsky, MD, MSc, RPVI, FSVM, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

9:28 AM - 9:36 AM EDT Mid-Career Grudge Match: “The Battle at the Bifurcation” Open Surgery vs. Endovascular Therapy for Common Femoral Artery Disease - Defender of the Open Approach Speaker: Andrea Obi, MD, RPVI

9:36 AM - 9:40 AM EDT Final Bell & Audience vote

9:40 AM - 9:48 AM EDT Heavyweight Championship Bout: “How Long Is Long Enough?” Provoked VTE: Fixed Duration Therapy vs. Lifelong Anticoagulation: “Time Limited Anticoagulation Gets the Job Done.” Speaker: Teresa L. Carman, MD, RPVI, MSVM

9:48 AM - 9:56 AM EDT Heavyweight Championship Bout: “How Long Is Long Enough?” Provoked VTE: Fixed Duration Therapy vs. Lifelong Anticoagulation: “Once a Clot, Always a Risk.” Speaker: Gregory Piazza, MD, MS, FSVM

9:56 AM - 10:00 AM EDT Final Bell & Audience vote

Next-Generation Antithrombotics: Factor XI Inhibition from Biology to Bedside

Faculty:

Moderator: Daniella Kadian-Dodov, MD, FSVM, Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital Moderator: Robert McBane, MD, MSVM

10:00 AM - 10:07 AM EDT Why Factor XI? Biology, Genetics, and Drug Design Speaker: David Gailani, MD, Professor of Pathology, Professor of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

10:07 AM - 10:14 AM EDT What Do the Trials Show? Phase 2/3 Evidence Speaker: Gregory Piazza, MD, MS, FSVM

10:14 AM - 10:21 AM EDT Practical Considerations: Monitoring, Procedures & Bleeding Speaker: Geoffrey Barnes, MD, MSc, FSVM, University of Michigan

10:21 AM - 10:30 AM EDT Q&A Panel Discussion

Exhibit Hall Break

Post-Thrombotic Syndrome

Faculty:

Moderator: Eri Fukaya, MD, FSVM, Clinical Professor, Stanford University School of Medicine Moderator: Yogen Kanthi, MD, FSVM, Lasker Investigator, NIH, National Institutes of Health

11:00 AM - 11:09 AM EDT C-TRACT Trial: Implications for the Management of Post-Thrombotic Syndrome Speaker: Suresh Vendantham, MD, Professor and Assistant Dean, Washington University School of Medicine

11:09 AM - 11:18 AM EDT Post-Thrombotic Syndrome: A Practical Approach Speaker: Erin Murphy, MD, FACS

11:18 AM - 11:30 AM EDT Discussion and Rapid-Fire Questions Panelist: Suresh Vendantham, MD, Professor and Assistant Dean, Washington University School of Medicine Panelist: Leben Tefera, MD, FSVM, Cleveland Clinic Panelist: Erin Murphy, MD, FACS Panelist: Andrea Obi, MD, RPVI

Legacy and Leadership in Vascular Medicine: The Role in the Heart & Vascular Institute, Institution, and the Enterprise

Faculty:

Moderator: Gaurav Parmar, MD, MPH, CPH, RPVI, FSVM, FACC, Program Director, Vascular Medicine Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital

11:30 AM - 11:35 AM EDT Tribute to Dr. Ido Weinberg Speaker: Gaurav Parmar, MD, MPH, CPH, RPVI, FSVM, FACC, Program Director, Vascular Medicine Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital

11:35 AM - 12:00 PM EDT Fireside chat: Leadership, program development, and the evolving role and value of vascular medicine with expert leaders Panelist: Raghu Kolluri, MD, RVT, MSVM, System Chief Vascular | OhioHealth, OhioHealth Panelist: Esther Soo Hyun Kim, MD, MPH, RPVI, FSVM, Atrium Health Panelist: Heather Gornik, MD, MSVM, Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute Panelist: Herbert Aronow, MD, MPH, MSVM, Henry Ford Health Panelist: Michael Jaff, DO, FACC, Chief Medical Officer, Boston Scientific

Industry Sponsored Lunch

Aneurysms and Dissections: Decisions That Change Outcomes

Faculty:

Moderator: Randy K. Ramcharitar, MS, MD, FSVM, Associate Professor, UVA Health Moderator: Amanda M. Morrison, MD

1:10 PM - 1:23 PM EDT Ascending Aortic Aneurysms: “Too Big to Ignore or Too Small to Fix? The Gray Zone Speaker: John A Elefteriades, MD, PhD

1:23 PM - 1:36 PM EDT Aortic Dissections: “Timing Is Everything: Deciding When Type B Dissections Need Intervention Speaker: Brad Leshnower, MD

1:36 PM - 1:49 PM EDT Small Vessels, Big Decisions: Managing Carotid and Vertebral Aneurysms, Pseudoaneurysms & Dissections Speaker: Andrew Southerland, MD, MSc

1:49 PM - 2:00 PM EDT Discussion

Vascular Potpourri: Thrombosis, Testing, and Translating Results to Care

Faculty:

Moderator: Natalia Fendrikova Mahlay, MD, RPVI, FSVM Moderator: Yogen Kanthi, MD, FSVM, Lasker Investigator, NIH, National Institutes of Health

2:00 PM - 2:12 PM EDT Arterial thrombosis thrombophilia testing: what and when

2:12 PM - 2:24 PM EDT Venous thrombosis thrombophilia testing: what and when Speaker: Robert McBane, MD, MSVM

2:24 PM - 2:36 PM EDT Interpreting Thrombophilia testing: Translating Lab Data to Practice

2:36 PM - 2:48 PM EDT Platelet Function Testing: When to Test, How to Interpret, and What to Do Next Speaker: Scott Cameron, MD, PhD, RPVI, FSVM

2:48 PM - 3:00 PM EDT Q&A Panel Discussion

Venous and Lymphatic Vascular Medicine

Faculty:

Moderator: Raghu Kolluri, MD, RVT, MSVM, System Chief Vascular | OhioHealth, OhioHealth Moderator: Eri Fukaya, MD, FSVM, Clinical Professor, Stanford University School of Medicine

1:30 PM - 1:37 PM EDT Not Just Reflux Time: Extracting Meaning from Venous Duplex Speaker: Robert Eberhardt, MD, FSVM, Clinical Professor of Medicine and Surgery, BU Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine/Boston Medical Center

1:37 PM - 1:44 PM EDT When Symptoms Don’t Match Duplex Imaging Results Speaker: Paul Wennberg, MD, MSVM

1:44 PM - 1:51 PM EDT Why the Leg Swells and What To Do Speaker: Blake Iceton, MD

1:51 PM - 1:58 PM EDT SVT in Varicose Veins: When And How We Should Intervene Speaker: Suman Wasan, MD, FSVM, Professor of Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine

1:58 PM - 2:05 PM EDT Symptomatic Varicose Veins with PTS: How and What to Treat Speaker: John Fish, MD, RPVI, FSVM

2:05 PM - 2:12 PM EDT What To Do with Superficial Venous Procedure Complications Speaker: Jeff Schoonover, MD, RPVI, DABVLM, FAVLS, Owner/Chief Medical Officer, INDIANA VEIN & LYMPHATIC

2:12 PM - 2:25 PM EDT Discussion

2:25 PM - 2:32 PM EDT Unusual Swelling: How to Approach SVC Syndrome Speaker: Jennifer Montgomery, MD, PhD

2:32 PM - 2:39 PM EDT Lymphedema: If It’s a Clinical Diagnosis, Should We Test? Speaker: Brett Carroll, MD, FSVM

2:39 PM - 2:46 PM EDT Lymphedema Care: What Can Patients Get with Insurance Speaker: Teresa L. Carman, MD, RPVI, MSVM

2:46 PM - 2:53 PM EDT Lymphedema in Chronic Wounds Speaker: Mark Melin, MD, Gonda Vascular Center, Wound Clinic Medical Director, Mayo Clinic

2:53 PM - 3:00 PM EDT Discussion

PAD Collaborative Think Tank hosted by SVM (Invitation Only)

SVM Committee Meetings (Invitation Only)

SVM Committee Meetings (Invitation Only)

VMJ Editorial Board Meeting (Invitation Only)

Speed Mentoring Cocktails with Mentees (Invitation Only)

Speed Mentoring Session - The Masters of Mentorship (Preregistration Required - For SVM Members Only)

Exhibit Hall Break

Vascular Health Across a Woman’s Life: Signals, Transitions, and Turning Points

Faculty:

Moderator: Bryan Wells, MD, FSVM, FASE, FACC, EMORY UNIVERSITY Moderator: Amanda M. Morrison, MD

3:30 PM - 3:34 PM EDT Introductions

3:35 PM - 3:36 PM EDT Case 1: "The First Signal": Peripartum considerations (Age 20-30s) Speaker: Shiavax Rao, MD, RPVI, Guthrie Clinic

3:37 PM - 3:50 PM EDT Case 1 Discussion Speaker: Marysia Tweet, MD, MS

3:51 PM - 3:52 PM EDT Case 2: “The Years We Didn't Think Were Cardiac": Perimenopause (Age 40-50s) Speaker: Lena Tran, MD, Cardiology/Vascular Medicine Attending, University of Texas Southwestern

3:53 PM - 4:05 PM EDT Case 2 Discussion Speaker: Emily Lau, MD, MPH, Co-Director, Women's Heart Health Program, Mass General Brigham

4:06 PM - 4:08 PM EDT Case 3: "The Late Bloom": Disease after Years of Signal (Age 60+) Speaker: Lena Tran, MD, Cardiology/Vascular Medicine Attending, University of Texas Southwestern

4:09 PM - 4:21 PM EDT Case 3 Discussion Speaker: Gretchen Wells, MD

4:21 PM - 4:30 PM EDT Cases summary and Q&A

CLTI in 2026: New Tools, New Pathways, and What Actually Improves Limb Outcomes

Faculty:

Moderator: Herbert Aronow, MD, MPH, MSVM, Henry Ford Health Moderator: Rohan Kalathiya, MD

4:30 PM - 4:37 PM EDT Inside the Hyperbaric Chamber: When Oxygen Therapy Helps—and When It Doesn’t Speaker: Ricardo Duran, MD, Medical Director Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine at Wellstar, Wellstar North Fulton Hospital

4:37 PM - 4:44 PM EDT From PAD to CLTI: Predicting Progression with Advanced Imaging and AI Speaker: Trisha Roy, MD

4:44 PM - 4:51 PM EDT Revascularization Reimagined: New Frontiers in CLTI Treatment Speaker: Kevin Rogers, MD

4:51 PM - 4:59 PM EDT Q&A Panel Discussion

Venous and Lymphatic Vascular Medicine Workshop

Vascular Jeopardy

Networking Happy Hour

Walk/5K Fun Run

Industry Sponsored Breakfast

Welcome & Announcements

Keynote: The New Playbook for Acute Pulmonary Embolism: Evidence, Innovation, and Impact

Faculty:

Moderator: Eri Fukaya, MD, FSVM, Clinical Professor, Stanford University School of Medicine Keynote Speaker: Geoffrey Barnes, MD, MSc, FSVM, University of Michigan

Challenging Pulmonary Embolism Presentations: A Case‑Based Forum

Faculty:

Moderator: Luai Tabaza, MD, RPVI, FSVM, Virtua Health Moderator: Leben Tefera, MD, FSVM, Cleveland Clinic

9:10 AM - 9:13 AM EDT Welcome & Session Framing: Why PE Remains One of the Most Challenging Diagnoses in Vascular Medicine

9:13 AM - 9:21 AM EDT The Global Burden of Pulmonary Embolism: Why the Stakes Keep Rising Speaker: Behnood Bikdeli, MD, MS, FSVM

9:21 AM - 9:23 AM EDT Audience Q&A

9:23 AM - 9:27 AM EDT Case 1 – High-Risk Pulmonary Embolism with Persistent Cardiogenic Shock After Thrombolysis Speaker: Samah Ahmadieh, MD

9:27 AM - 9:35 AM EDT Faculty Panel Discussion: Salvage Strategies, Escalation Pathways, and Team-Based Decisions Panelist: Vikas Aggarwal, MD, MPH Panelist: Nyal Borges, MD Panelist: W. Brent Keeling, MD, Emory University Hospital Midtown Panelist: Stanislav Henkin, MD, MPH, RPVI, FSVM

9:35 AM - 9:42 AM EDT Audience Q&A

9:42 AM - 9:46 AM EDT Case 2 - Acute-on-Chronic Pulmonary Embolism: Sorting Old Disease From New Threat Speaker: Dinu-Valentin Balanescu, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic

9:46 AM - 9:54 AM EDT Faculty Panel Discussion: Imaging Clues, Hemodynamics, and Treatment Thresholds Panelist: Vikas Aggarwal, MD, MPH Panelist: Nyal Borges, MD Panelist: W. Brent Keeling, MD, Emory University Hospital Midtown Panelist: Stanislav Henkin, MD, MPH, RPVI, FSVM

9:54 AM - 10:01 AM EDT Audience Q&A

10:01 AM - 10:05 AM EDT Case 3 - Persistent Dyspnea After PE: Expected Recovery or Missed Diagnosis? Speaker: Shiavax Rao, MD, RPVI, Guthrie Clinic

10:05 AM - 10:13 AM EDT Faculty Panel Discussion: Post-PE Syndromes, Follow-Up Models, and When to Re-Intervene Panelist: Vikas Aggarwal, MD, MPH Panelist: Nyal Borges, MD Panelist: W. Brent Keeling, MD, Emory University Hospital Midtown Panelist: Stanislav Henkin, MD, MPH, RPVI, FSVM

10:13 AM - 10:20 AM EDT Audience Q&A and Key Take-Home Pearls

Trump the Masters, Challenging Cases from a Career in Vascular Medicine

Faculty:

Moderator: Elizabeth Ratchford, MD, RVT/RPVI, FSVM, Professor of Clinical Medicine; Director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Vascular Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Moderator: Robert McBane, MD, MSVM Panelist: Teresa L. Carman, MD, RPVI, MSVM Panelist: Heather Gornik, MD, MSVM, Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute Panelist: James Froehlich, MD, MPH, MSVM

10:20 AM - 10:40 AM EDT Cases Speaker: Jeffrey Olin, DO

10:40 AM - 11:00 AM EDT Cases Speaker: Bruce Gray, DO, MSVM

11:00 AM - 11:20 AM EDT Cases Speaker: Heather Gornik, MD, MSVM, Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute

From Idea to Institution: Real-World Lessons in Vascular Medicine Program Development

Faculty:

Moderator: Gaurav Parmar, MD, MPH, CPH, RPVI, FSVM, FACC, Program Director, Vascular Medicine Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital Moderator: Madonna Michael, M.D., RPVI, FSVM, Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute

11:20 AM - 11:28 AM EDT Navigating Institutional Politics and Securing Administrative support for creating a formal Vascular Medicine Program/Section/Division Speaker: Geno Merli, MD

11:28 AM - 11:36 AM EDT How to Build/Grow a Vascular Medicine Clinical Service Line – Practical “nuts and bolts” Speaker: Bryan Wells, MD, FSVM, FASE, FACC, EMORY UNIVERSITY

11:36 AM - 11:44 AM EDT EMR Efficiency – Make EMR Work for You, Not Against You Speaker: Gaurav Parmar, MD, MPH, CPH, RPVI, FSVM, FACC, Program Director, Vascular Medicine Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital

11:44 AM - 12:00 PM EDT Rapid Fire Panel: Five Things I Wish I Knew Early in My First Vascular Medicine Job Panelist: Geno Merli, MD Panelist: Sneha E. Thomas, MD, FSVM, University of California Riverside Panelist: Bryan Wells, MD, FSVM, FASE, FACC, EMORY UNIVERSITY Panelist: Maya Serhal, MD

Conclusion of VSS2026