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Friday, October 16, 2026
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM East Coast USA Time
Industry Sponsored Breakfast Symposium

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM East Coast USA Time

Industry Sponsored Breakfast Symposium

NON-CME

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM East Coast USA Time
Industry Sponsored FELLOWS Breakfast Symposium

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM East Coast USA Time

Industry Sponsored FELLOWS Breakfast Symposium

NON-CME

7:00 AM - 3:15 PM East Coast USA Time
Name Badge Pickup & Onsite Registration

7:00 AM - 3:15 PM East Coast USA Time

Name Badge Pickup & Onsite Registration

Registration

7:30 AM - 8:00 AM East Coast USA Time
Continental Breakfast & Visit Exhibits

7:30 AM - 8:00 AM East Coast USA Time

Continental Breakfast & Visit Exhibits

Networking

8:00 AM - 10:15 AM East Coast USA Time
Session 4: Access, Occlusive Disease & the Building Blocks of Complex EVAR
Moderator: Darren B. Schneider, MD – University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Moderator: Danielle Pineda, MD – AtlantiCare
Main Session

8:00 AM - 10:15 AM East Coast USA Time

Session 4: Access, Occlusive Disease & the Building Blocks of Complex EVAR

Moderator: Darren B. Schneider, MD – University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine

Moderator: Danielle Pineda, MD – AtlantiCare

Main Session

8:00 AM - 8:05 AM East Coast USA Time

Fellow Case Presentation: Minimally Invasive and Endovascular Techniques for Treatment of Vascular Rings in Adults: a Case Series

Case Presenter: Emily Larson, MD

Main Session

8:05 AM - 8:15 AM East Coast USA Time

Audience Participation & Discussion

Panelist: Emily Larson, MD

Main Session

8:15 AM - 8:20 AM East Coast USA Time

Vessel Prep and the Caval Approach to Access Challenges for Aortic Surgery

Main Session

8:20 AM - 8:30 AM East Coast USA Time

Audience Participation & Discussion

Main Session

8:30 AM - 8:35 AM East Coast USA Time

Access Makes or Breaks the Case: When to Come From Above, When From Below, and How to Do It Safely

Speaker: Darren B. Schneider, MD – University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine

Main Session

8:35 AM - 8:45 AM East Coast USA Time

Audience Participation & Discussion

Panelist: Darren B. Schneider, MD – University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine

Main Session

8:45 AM - 8:50 AM East Coast USA Time

Which Bridging Stents to Use in Complex Endovascular Aortic Repair and When

Speaker: Grace Wang, MD, MSCE, DFSVS – Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Main Session

8:50 AM - 9:00 AM East Coast USA Time

Audience Participation & Discussion

Panelist: Grace Wang, MD, MSCE, DFSVS – Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Main Session

9:00 AM - 9:05 AM East Coast USA Time

Mid- and Long-Term Outcomes With the Low-Profile Fenestrated EVAR Platform

Speaker: Kak Khee Yeung, MD, PhD – Amsterdam UMC

Main Session

9:05 AM - 9:15 AM East Coast USA Time

Audience Participation & Discussion

Panelist: Kak Khee Yeung, MD, PhD – Amsterdam UMC

Main Session

9:15 AM - 9:20 AM East Coast USA Time

Fellow Case Presentation: Utilization of Percutaneous Femoral-femoral Shunt to Temporize Lower Extremity Malperfusion in the Setting of Complicated Type B Aortic Dissection (TBAD)

Case Presenter: John Kessler, MD

Main Session

9:20 AM - 9:30 AM East Coast USA Time

Audience Participation & Discussion

Panelist: John Kessler, MD

Main Session

9:30 AM - 9:35 AM East Coast USA Time

Open Surgery for Occlusive Disease: Tips and Tricks

Speaker: Timur Sarac, MD – University of South Florida and Bay Pines VA

Main Session

9:35 AM - 9:45 AM East Coast USA Time

Audience Participation & Discussion

Panelist: Timur Sarac, MD – University of South Florida and Bay Pines VA

Main Session

9:45 AM - 9:55 AM East Coast USA Time

Debate: Aortic Occlusive Disease: Endovascular Solutions Are Now the Gold Standard — Pro (Endovascular)

Speaker: James F. McKinsey, MD – Mount Sinai Health System

Main Session

9:55 AM - 10:05 AM East Coast USA Time

Debate: Aortic Occlusive Disease: Open Surgery Remains the Gold Standard — Con (Open Surgery Remains King)

Speaker: Carlos Bechara, MD DFSVS – Rush University Medical Center

Main Session

10:05 AM - 10:15 AM East Coast USA Time

Audience Participation & Discussion

Panelist: James F. McKinsey, MD – Mount Sinai Health System

Panelist: Carlos Bechara, MD DFSVS – Rush University Medical Center

Main Session

10:15 AM - 10:45 AM East Coast USA Time
Refreshment Break & Visit Exhibits

10:15 AM - 10:45 AM East Coast USA Time

Refreshment Break & Visit Exhibits

Networking

10:45 AM - 12:20 PM East Coast USA Time
APP Session
Moderator: Entela Ahmeti, NP – Cooper University Hospital
APP Session

10:45 AM - 12:20 PM East Coast USA Time

APP Session

Moderator: Entela Ahmeti, NP – Cooper University Hospital

APP Session

10:45 AM - 10:50 AM East Coast USA Time

Welcome Remarks and Session Overview

Presenter: Entela Ahmeti, NP – Cooper University Hospital

APP Session

10:50 AM - 11:05 AM East Coast USA Time

Updated SVS Guidelines: Management of Blunt Thoracic Aortic Injury

Speaker: Entela Ahmeti, NP – Cooper University Hospital

APP Session

11:05 AM - 11:20 AM East Coast USA Time

Mental Health and Aortic Pathology

Speaker: Alexandra Melchiorre, PA-C – Atlanticare Regional Medical Center

APP Session

11:20 AM - 11:35 AM East Coast USA Time

Vascular Nursing Competencies

Speaker: Sarah Andryauskas, MSN, ACNPC-AG, CCNS – University of Maryland Medical System

APP Session

11:35 AM - 11:50 AM East Coast USA Time

Becoming an APP Proceduralist: My Experience, Training and Performing Endovenous Therapy

Speaker: Jessica R. Williams, PA-C – Prime Vascular Institute

APP Session

11:50 AM - 12:05 PM East Coast USA Time

Thoracic Outlet Syndrome for Advanced Practice Provider

Speaker: Natalie Wills, NP – Cooper University Healthcare

APP Session

12:05 PM - 12:20 PM East Coast USA Time

Pelvic Congestion Syndrome

Speaker: Entela Ahmeti, NP – Cooper University Hospital

APP Session

10:45 AM - 12:30 PM East Coast USA Time
Session 5: Endoleaks, Reinterventions & Long-Term Surveillance After Aortic Repair
Moderator: Sharif Ellozy, MD – Weill Cornell Medical College
Moderator: Carlos Bechara, MD DFSVS – Rush University Medical Center
Main Session

10:45 AM - 12:30 PM East Coast USA Time

Session 5: Endoleaks, Reinterventions & Long-Term Surveillance After Aortic Repair

Moderator: Sharif Ellozy, MD – Weill Cornell Medical College

Moderator: Carlos Bechara, MD DFSVS – Rush University Medical Center

Main Session

10:45 AM - 10:50 AM East Coast USA Time

Fellow Case Presentation: Simultaneous Endovascular Treatment of Acute Type B IMH and Extent IV TAAA

Case Presenter: Varun Dalmia, MD

Main Session

10:50 AM - 11:00 AM East Coast USA Time

Audience Participation & Discussion

Panelist: Varun Dalmia, MD

Main Session

11:00 AM - 11:05 AM East Coast USA Time

Renal Artery Injuries During F/BEVAR: How to Avoid and Manage Them

Speaker: Darren B. Schneider, MD – University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine

Main Session

11:05 AM - 11:15 AM East Coast USA Time

Audience Participation & Discussion

Panelist: Darren B. Schneider, MD – University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine

Main Session

11:15 AM - 11:20 AM East Coast USA Time

How I Handle Persistent False Lumen Perfusion After TEVAR for TBAD

Speaker: Jean M. Panneton, MD – University of Miami

Main Session

11:20 AM - 11:30 AM East Coast USA Time

Audience Participation & Discussion

Panelist: Jean M. Panneton, MD – University of Miami

Main Session

11:30 AM - 11:35 AM East Coast USA Time

Fellow Case Presentation: Salvage of a Prior Z-FEN Repair: Physician-Modified Gore Excluder for Type III Endoleak at the Z-FEN Main Body Flow-Divider

Case Presenter: Mark Briscoe, MD

Main Session

11:35 AM - 11:45 AM East Coast USA Time

Audience Participation & Discussion

Panelist: Mark Briscoe, MD

Main Session

11:45 AM - 11:50 AM East Coast USA Time

Aortic Graft Infection: Caputo Style…

Speaker: Frank Caputo, MD – Cleveland clinic

Main Session

11:50 AM - 12:00 PM East Coast USA Time

Audience Participation & Discussion

Panelist: Frank Caputo, MD – Cleveland clinic

Main Session

12:00 PM - 12:05 PM East Coast USA Time

Fellow Case Presentation: Two Stage TEVAR & Physician Modified Endograft (PMEG) with Left External Iliac Artery to SMA and Common Hepatic Artery Bypasses

Case Presenter: Joshua Spada, MD

Main Session

12:05 PM - 12:15 PM East Coast USA Time

Audience Participation & Discussion

Panelist: Joshua Spada, MD

Main Session

12:15 PM - 12:20 PM East Coast USA Time

Update on Gender Related AAA Outcomes: Should Our Evaluation and Approach Be Different?

Speaker: Lauren A. Huntress, MD – Prime Vascular Institute

Main Session

12:20 PM - 12:30 PM East Coast USA Time

Audience Participation & Discussion

Panelist: Lauren A. Huntress, MD – Prime Vascular Institute

Main Session

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM East Coast USA Time
Industry Sponsored Lunch Symposium

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM East Coast USA Time

Industry Sponsored Lunch Symposium

NON-CME

Sponsored By

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM East Coast USA Time
Lunch Break & Visit Exhibits

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM East Coast USA Time

Lunch Break & Visit Exhibits

Networking

1:30 PM - 3:15 PM East Coast USA Time
Session 6: Aortic Infection, Trauma & Special Populations
Moderator: James H. Black, III, MD – Johns Hopkins Hospital
Moderator: James F. McKinsey, MD – Mount Sinai Health System
Main Session

1:30 PM - 3:15 PM East Coast USA Time

Session 6: Aortic Infection, Trauma & Special Populations

Moderator: James H. Black, III, MD – Johns Hopkins Hospital

Moderator: James F. McKinsey, MD – Mount Sinai Health System

Main Session

1:30 PM - 1:35 PM East Coast USA Time

Fellow Case Presentation: Delivery Mechanism Failure During a Complex Two-vessel Physician-Modified Endograft Repair (PMEG)

Case Presenter: Anne Pius, MD

Main Session

1:35 PM - 1:45 PM East Coast USA Time

Audience Participation & Discussion

Panelist: Anne Pius, MD

Main Session

1:45 PM - 1:50 PM East Coast USA Time

Vascular-Ehlers Danlos Syndrome: Perils and Progress

Speaker: James H. Black, III, MD – Johns Hopkins Hospital

Main Session

1:50 PM - 2:00 PM East Coast USA Time

Audience Participation & Discussion

Panelist: James H. Black, III, MD – Johns Hopkins Hospital

Main Session

2:00 PM - 2:05 PM East Coast USA Time

Fellow Case Presentation: Who Will Be the Caretakers of Pediatric Vascular Emergencies? Case in Point: Management of an Aorto-esophageal Fistula in a 2-year-old Child

Case Presenter: Brewton McCluskey, MD

Main Session

2:05 PM - 2:15 PM East Coast USA Time

Audience Participation & Discussion

Panelist: Brewton McCluskey, MD

Main Session

2:15 PM - 2:20 PM East Coast USA Time

Juxtarenal Aneurysm Repair Is Nuanced and Here's Why

Speaker: Neal Cayne, MD, FACS – NYU

Main Session

2:20 PM - 2:30 PM East Coast USA Time

Audience Participation & Discussion

Panelist: Neal Cayne, MD, FACS – NYU

Main Session

2:30 PM - 2:35 PM East Coast USA Time

Vascular Reconstructions for Oncologic Surgery

Speaker: Sharif Ellozy, MD – Weill Cornell Medical College

Main Session

2:35 PM - 2:45 PM East Coast USA Time

Audience Participation & Discussion

Panelist: Sharif Ellozy, MD – Weill Cornell Medical College

Main Session

2:45 PM - 2:50 PM East Coast USA Time

Fellow Case Presentation: Late Presentation of Congenital Middle Aortic Syndrome Successfully Treated with Thoracoabdominal Aortic Bypass

Case Presenter: Adam Chalek, MD

Main Session

2:50 PM - 3:00 PM East Coast USA Time

Audience Participation & Discussion

Panelist: Adam Chalek, MD

Main Session

3:00 PM - 3:05 PM East Coast USA Time

AI-Driven Prediction: Aneurysm Growth, Dissection Remodeling & Spinal Cord Ischemia Risk (VASCUL-AID Project)

Speaker: Kak Khee Yeung, MD, PhD – Amsterdam UMC

Main Session

3:05 PM - 3:15 PM East Coast USA Time

Audience Participation & Discussion

Panelist: Kak Khee Yeung, MD, PhD – Amsterdam UMC

Main Session

6:30 PM - 10:00 PM East Coast USA Time
All Attendee Dinner

6:30 PM - 10:00 PM East Coast USA Time

All Attendee Dinner

Networking