Faculty

Eric Secemsky

MD, MSc, RPVI, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI, FSVM
Director of Vascular Interventon
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School

Eric A. Secemsky, MD, MSc, RPVI, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI, FSVM is the Director of Vascular Intervention and an interventional cardiologist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. He is also Section Head of Interventional Cardiology and Vascular Research at the Smith Center for Outcomes Research in Cardiology and an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Clinically, Dr. Secemsky splits his time attending in the cardiac catheterization lab, and the inpatient and outpatient vascular medicine services. Dr. Secemsky is the primary vascular interventionalist within the BIDMC catheterization lab, where he does complex venous and arterial procedures, with a focus on peripheral artery disease.

Dr. Secemsky leads the vascular and interventional research program at the Smith Center. His research involves utilizing real-world data to perform comparative effectiveness and outcomes research, with a focus on peripheral vascular disorders. Dr. Secemsky is involved in clinical trial design and implementation, and has served as an investigator on more than a dozen trials. Dr. Secemsky’s research program is funded by the National Institutes of Health, Harvard Medical School, extramural grants and philanthropy. Dr. Secemsky has authored more than 300 publications. He is an Associate Editor at Vascular Medicine and is on the Editorial Board at Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions and Journal of SCAI. He is on the Board of Directors for the VIVA Foundation, PERT Consortium and the Society for Vascular Medicine, and is the co-chair of the Vascular Disease Council for SCAI.

2026 Sessions

A Year in Review: Rapid Fire Update on CLTI Trial Publications

Speaker

Wednesday, August 05 8:30–8:40 AM
Room Picasso 4-6
Faculty

Eric Secemsky

MD, MSc, RPVI, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI, FSVM
Director of Vascular Interventon
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School

Eric A. Secemsky, MD, MSc, RPVI, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI, FSVM is the Director of Vascular Intervention and an interventional cardiologist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. He is also Section Head of Interventional Cardiology and Vascular Research at the Smith Center for Outcomes Research in Cardiology and an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Clinically, Dr. Secemsky splits his time attending in the cardiac catheterization lab, and the inpatient and outpatient vascular medicine services. Dr. Secemsky is the primary vascular interventionalist within the BIDMC catheterization lab, where he does complex venous and arterial procedures, with a focus on peripheral artery disease.

Dr. Secemsky leads the vascular and interventional research program at the Smith Center. His research involves utilizing real-world data to perform comparative effectiveness and outcomes research, with a focus on peripheral vascular disorders. Dr. Secemsky is involved in clinical trial design and implementation, and has served as an investigator on more than a dozen trials. Dr. Secemsky’s research program is funded by the National Institutes of Health, Harvard Medical School, extramural grants and philanthropy. Dr. Secemsky has authored more than 300 publications. He is an Associate Editor at Vascular Medicine and is on the Editorial Board at Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions and Journal of SCAI. He is on the Board of Directors for the VIVA Foundation, PERT Consortium and the Society for Vascular Medicine, and is the co-chair of the Vascular Disease Council for SCAI.

IVUS-Guided Femoropopliteal Interventions with Drug-Coated Devices (DCD) for PAD: Long Term Outcomes

Speaker

Thursday, August 06 8:19–8:26 AM
Room Picasso 1-3
Faculty

Eric Secemsky

MD, MSc, RPVI, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI, FSVM
Director of Vascular Interventon
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School

Eric A. Secemsky, MD, MSc, RPVI, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI, FSVM is the Director of Vascular Intervention and an interventional cardiologist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. He is also Section Head of Interventional Cardiology and Vascular Research at the Smith Center for Outcomes Research in Cardiology and an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Clinically, Dr. Secemsky splits his time attending in the cardiac catheterization lab, and the inpatient and outpatient vascular medicine services. Dr. Secemsky is the primary vascular interventionalist within the BIDMC catheterization lab, where he does complex venous and arterial procedures, with a focus on peripheral artery disease.

Dr. Secemsky leads the vascular and interventional research program at the Smith Center. His research involves utilizing real-world data to perform comparative effectiveness and outcomes research, with a focus on peripheral vascular disorders. Dr. Secemsky is involved in clinical trial design and implementation, and has served as an investigator on more than a dozen trials. Dr. Secemsky’s research program is funded by the National Institutes of Health, Harvard Medical School, extramural grants and philanthropy. Dr. Secemsky has authored more than 300 publications. He is an Associate Editor at Vascular Medicine and is on the Editorial Board at Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions and Journal of SCAI. He is on the Board of Directors for the VIVA Foundation, PERT Consortium and the Society for Vascular Medicine, and is the co-chair of the Vascular Disease Council for SCAI.

Expert Case Review: Directional Atherectomy Followed by Drug-Coated Balloon Therapy for Femoropopliteal Artery Disease (non-accredited)

Sponsored by Medtronic.

Discussant

Live Case Operator

Moderator

Thursday, August 06 12:15–1:15 PM
Room Picasso 1-3
Course Director

Eric Scott

MD
Vascular Surgeon
The Iowa Clinic

Eric Scott, MD is a board-certified vascular surgeon at the Iowa Clinic in Des Moines, Iowa where he began practice in 2008. He performs both arterial and venous procedures and has special interest in endovascular therapies for PAD and treatment of critical limb ischemia. Outside of the hospital, he enjoys spending time with his wife and three sons biking, skiing, travleing, and playing tennis.

Faculty

Eric Secemsky

MD, MSc, RPVI, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI, FSVM
Director of Vascular Interventon
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School

Eric A. Secemsky, MD, MSc, RPVI, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI, FSVM is the Director of Vascular Intervention and an interventional cardiologist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. He is also Section Head of Interventional Cardiology and Vascular Research at the Smith Center for Outcomes Research in Cardiology and an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Clinically, Dr. Secemsky splits his time attending in the cardiac catheterization lab, and the inpatient and outpatient vascular medicine services. Dr. Secemsky is the primary vascular interventionalist within the BIDMC catheterization lab, where he does complex venous and arterial procedures, with a focus on peripheral artery disease.

Dr. Secemsky leads the vascular and interventional research program at the Smith Center. His research involves utilizing real-world data to perform comparative effectiveness and outcomes research, with a focus on peripheral vascular disorders. Dr. Secemsky is involved in clinical trial design and implementation, and has served as an investigator on more than a dozen trials. Dr. Secemsky’s research program is funded by the National Institutes of Health, Harvard Medical School, extramural grants and philanthropy. Dr. Secemsky has authored more than 300 publications. He is an Associate Editor at Vascular Medicine and is on the Editorial Board at Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions and Journal of SCAI. He is on the Board of Directors for the VIVA Foundation, PERT Consortium and the Society for Vascular Medicine, and is the co-chair of the Vascular Disease Council for SCAI.

Faculty

Bobby Mendes

MD
Chief of Vascular Surgery
UNC Rex Hospital
Faculty

John Winscott

MD
Professor of Medicine and Surgery
The University of Mississippi Medical Center

Dr. Winscott is Professor of Medicine and Surgery at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, with a dual appointment in the divisions of interventional cardiology and vascular surgery. He serves as the director of the adult cardiac catheterization laboratory and is the program director for both the interventional cardiology and the endovascular portion of the vascular surgery fellowship programs. He specializes in critical limb ischemia, limb salvage, CTO, alternative access, directional atherectomy, and anti-restenotic therapy. He serves as the vascular director for 5 wound care centers throughout the state of Mississippi.

CME Live Case: Laser Atherectomy in Practice: A Case-Based CME Symposium on Clinical Decision-Making and Procedural Strategy

Supported by an educational grant from Angiodynamics.

Discussant

Live Case Operator

Moderator

Thursday, August 06 4:15–5:15 PM
Room Picasso 1-3
Course Director

Marianne Brodmann

MD
Professor
Division of Angiology Medical University Graz

Marianne Brodmann, MD, Prof is a vascular specialist at the Medical University of Graz, Austria. She has been trained in Internal Medicine at the University Hospital of Graz and her main focus, after specializing in Vascular Medicine (Angiology), is doing peripheral endovascular procedures. She is involved in many trials dealing with new endovascular techniques in both claudicants as well as CLI patients.

Faculty

Jay Mathews

MD, MS, FACC, FSCAI
Director, Cardiac Cath Lab, PERT, & Structural Heart
Bradenton Cardiology Center/Manatee Memorial Hospital

Dr. Mathews is an interventional cardiologist and endovascular specialist at Bradenton Cardiology Center in Bradenton, FL specializing in complex coronary interventions, structural heart procedures, endovascular therapies, and novel device research. He did his undergraduate training at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY receiving a degree in Biology and Electronic Media Arts & Communication and subsequently working in the multimedia technology sector. He later went on to graduate and professional training at Tufts University in Boston, MA where he received his MD and Master's in Health Communication at the Sackler School of Biomedical Sciences focusing on telemedicine and interactive education. He completed residency training and fellowship training in Cardiovascular Disease, Advanced Cardiac Imaging, and Interventional Cardiology at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, MO. He is currently global and national principal investigator in several trials and is actively involved in endovascular research.

Faculty

Zola N'Dandu

MD
Interventional Cardiology and Endovascular Intervention Specialist
Ascension Sacred Heart

Dr. Zola N’Dandu earned his medical degree from Eastern Virginia Medical School and completed training in Internal Medicine, Cardiology, and Interventional Cardiology at Ochsner Health, including advanced specialization in Peripheral Vascular Disease. He previously served as Section Head at Ochsner Medical Center–Kenner, where he developed a reputable program in Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia (CLTI). He currently practices at the Heart and Vascular Institute at Ascension Sacred Heart in Pensacola, Florida.

Dr. N’Dandu’s work centers on limb preservation through a multidisciplinary, collaborative approach to peripheral arterial disease (PAD). His clinical and academic interests include advanced infrapopliteal and inframalleolar interventions, as well as deep venous arterialization (DVA) for patients with limited options. He is actively engaged in research, innovation, clinical trials, and publication, and is dedicated to teaching residents and fellows. He also advocates for patient and community education to improve awareness, access, and outcomes in PAD care.

Program Chair

Bret Wiechmann

MD
Medical Director
Vascular & Interventional Physicians

Dr. Wiechmann has been in private practice for 28 years with Vascular & Interventional Physicians in Gainesville, Florida, USA, with a particular interest in peripheral arterial disease & critical limb ischemia, abdominal aortic aneurysms, carotid intervention, and venous disease. He has been elected a Fellow in 4 different medical associations, including the Society of Interventional Radiology, the Society of Vascular Medicine, the American Heart Association, and the Outpatient Endovascular & Interventional Society (OEIS) and has served in many leadership roles in these societies. Dr. Wiechmann is a founding member of the Outpatient Endovascular & Interventional Society (OEIS), serves on the Board, and is past-President of OEIS. He has given over 270 invited lectures, has been principal investigator in numerous clinical trials in peripheral arterial intervention, carotid stenting, medical therapy for PAD, and stem cell therapy for critical limb ischemia, and is lead or co-author on over 35 peer-reviewed articles.

Faculty

John Rundback

MD FAHA FSVM FSIR
Managing Partner
Advanced Interventional & Vascular Services LLP (AIVS)

John H. Rundback, MD, FAHA, FSVMB, FSIR

John H. Rundback, MD, is an Interventional Radiologist in practice since 1993, and is the Managing Partner of Advanced Interventional & Vascular Services LLP as well as a partner in Premier Endovascular in NJ. Dr. Rundback is board-certified in radiology and holds a Certificate of Added Qualification in Angiography and Interventional Radiology. He has been recognized as a Top Doctor by Castle Connolly.

Dr. Rundback's clinical and research interests focus on peripheral arterial disease, particularly complex tibiopedal therapies and deep venous arterialization for limb salvage, as well as venous interventions, carotid stenting, endovascular aneurysm repair. He has served as the principal investigator in many multi-center trials, presented at over 300 conferences, and published more than 100 peer-reviewed articles. Additionally, Dr. Rundback sits on the Scientific Advisory Board for multiple Strategic Device Companies, is CMO of a the ORCA Clinical Trials Network, and serves as an advisor and editorial board member for several medical journals.

Dr. Rundback is a past member of the Board of Directors of the Society of Interventional Radiology Foundation the Board of VIVA Physicians. Currently, he is an active board member of the CLI Global Society.

Faculty

Eric Secemsky

MD, MSc, RPVI, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI, FSVM
Director of Vascular Interventon
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School

Eric A. Secemsky, MD, MSc, RPVI, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI, FSVM is the Director of Vascular Intervention and an interventional cardiologist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. He is also Section Head of Interventional Cardiology and Vascular Research at the Smith Center for Outcomes Research in Cardiology and an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Clinically, Dr. Secemsky splits his time attending in the cardiac catheterization lab, and the inpatient and outpatient vascular medicine services. Dr. Secemsky is the primary vascular interventionalist within the BIDMC catheterization lab, where he does complex venous and arterial procedures, with a focus on peripheral artery disease.

Dr. Secemsky leads the vascular and interventional research program at the Smith Center. His research involves utilizing real-world data to perform comparative effectiveness and outcomes research, with a focus on peripheral vascular disorders. Dr. Secemsky is involved in clinical trial design and implementation, and has served as an investigator on more than a dozen trials. Dr. Secemsky’s research program is funded by the National Institutes of Health, Harvard Medical School, extramural grants and philanthropy. Dr. Secemsky has authored more than 300 publications. He is an Associate Editor at Vascular Medicine and is on the Editorial Board at Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions and Journal of SCAI. He is on the Board of Directors for the VIVA Foundation, PERT Consortium and the Society for Vascular Medicine, and is the co-chair of the Vascular Disease Council for SCAI.

Medical Therapy in CLTI: What “Optimal Management” Means in 2026

Speaker

Friday, August 07 7:23–7:31 AM
Room Picasso 4-6
Faculty

Eric Secemsky

MD, MSc, RPVI, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI, FSVM
Director of Vascular Interventon
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School

Eric A. Secemsky, MD, MSc, RPVI, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI, FSVM is the Director of Vascular Intervention and an interventional cardiologist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. He is also Section Head of Interventional Cardiology and Vascular Research at the Smith Center for Outcomes Research in Cardiology and an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Clinically, Dr. Secemsky splits his time attending in the cardiac catheterization lab, and the inpatient and outpatient vascular medicine services. Dr. Secemsky is the primary vascular interventionalist within the BIDMC catheterization lab, where he does complex venous and arterial procedures, with a focus on peripheral artery disease.

Dr. Secemsky leads the vascular and interventional research program at the Smith Center. His research involves utilizing real-world data to perform comparative effectiveness and outcomes research, with a focus on peripheral vascular disorders. Dr. Secemsky is involved in clinical trial design and implementation, and has served as an investigator on more than a dozen trials. Dr. Secemsky’s research program is funded by the National Institutes of Health, Harvard Medical School, extramural grants and philanthropy. Dr. Secemsky has authored more than 300 publications. He is an Associate Editor at Vascular Medicine and is on the Editorial Board at Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions and Journal of SCAI. He is on the Board of Directors for the VIVA Foundation, PERT Consortium and the Society for Vascular Medicine, and is the co-chair of the Vascular Disease Council for SCAI.

Roundtable: From Patchwork to Protocol — Standardizing Multidisciplinary CLTI Care

Discussant

Moderator

Friday, August 07 8:27–8:57 AM
Room Picasso 4-6
Faculty

Nick Alianello

DPM
Podiatrist / Podiatric Surgery
Associate Chief Medical Officer: Balance Health
Balance Health: Weil Foot and Ankle
Rush University Medical Center

Born and raised in the Western Suburbs of Chicago. I have completed all of my educational and medical training in Chicago. I am a proud father of two young children. Currently I am dedicated to my podiatric practice and serve as the Associate Chief Medical Officer of our nationwide practice.

Faculty

Ralph Darling

Chief
Division of Vascular Surgery
Albany Medical Center

R. Clement Darling III, MD, FACS
Professor of Surgery, Albany Medical College
Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery
Director, The Institute for Vascular Health and Disease
Albany Medical Center Hospital, Albany, NY
Chair, SVS/ACS Inpatient Vascular Verification Program

Dr. Darling is Board Certified in both General and Vascular Surgery and is a Distinguished
Fellow of the Society for Vascular Surgery and Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.
He serves as Chief of the Division of Vascular Surgery and the Director of the Institute for
Vascular Health and Disease at Albany Medical Center, where he leads one of the largest
vascular health care systems in the United States.

He has participated in more than 60 clinical research trials focused on carotid disease,
peripheral arterial disease, and both open and endovascular therapies for AAA disease. Dr.
Darling has published over 200 peer-reviewed papers more than 150 book chapters.

An Internationally recognized speaker, he has lectured extensively around the world and
held numerous leadership roles in national & regional medical societies. He is Past
President of the Society for Vascular Surgery, the Eastern Society for Vascular Surgery, the
Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Society, and the New England Society for Vascular
Surgery.

Faculty

Alik Farber

MD, MBA
James Utley Professor and Chair, Department of Surgery
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Chief of Surgery
Surgeon-in-Chief
Boston Medical Center Health System

Alik Farber is the Associate Chief Medical Officer for Surgical Services, Vice-Chair of the Department of Surgery and Chief of the Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery at Boston Medical Center. He is a Professor of Surgery and Radiology at Boston University School of Medicine.
Dr. Farber is a graduate of Brown University and obtained his medical degree from Harvard Medical School. He completed a residency in general surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital, a vascular surgery fellowship at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and an endovascular surgery fellowship at the Southern Illinois School of Medicine. He received his MBA at the Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University.
Dr. Farber’s clinical and research interest is in treatment of peripheral arterial disease. He was a National Co-Chair of the National Institutes of Health-sponsored Best Endovascular versus Best Surgical Therapy in Patients with Critical Limb Ischemia (BEST-CLI) trial, a randomized, controlled trial recently completed at 150 sites across North America, Europe and New Zealand.

Course Director

Kumar Madassery

MD
Associate Professor, Vascular Interventional Radiology, Director Peripheral Vascular Interventions, CLTI & Limb Preservation. Director Advanced VIR Fellowship.
Rush University Medical Center

Dr. Madassery is an Associate Professor of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (VIR) at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago and Rush Oak Park Hospital. He is the Director of The Advanced VIR Fellowship, the Director of Peripheral Vascular Interventions & CLTI Limb Preservation Program and the IVC Filter Clinic at Rush. Recently, is now Medical Director of VIR at Rush Oak Park Hospital.

He received his medical degree from Chicago Medical School, and both Radiology Residency and VIR Fellowship at Rush. Recently inducted as Fellow of the Society of interventional Radiology (FSIR) & the International Andreas Gruentzig Society (IAGS).

He has authored and co-authored numerous articles, and plethora of grand rounds & educational presentations nationally/globally. He is deeply involved with SIR, serving on Standards and Practices, current Chair of the SIR PAD Specialty Council, on the SIR Annual Meeting Committee and other roles. He reviewes for Journals such as JVIR, JSV-CIT, Journal of CLI, Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine & a Board member of the Alliance for Wound Care Stakeholders, in Washington, D.C.

Much of his practice is dedicated to Critical Limb Ischemia Revascularization and Limb Preservation. Recently, he published a multidisciplinary Comprehensive Limb Preservation Guidebook, entitled Limb Preservation for the Vascular Specialist, with over 60 co-authors. Other interests include Complex IVC Filter Retrievals, Dialysis Interventions, Venous Reconstructions, and Interventional Oncology. He founded and Directs the Peripheral Vascular Trainees Lab (PVTL), which had its Inagural meeting in 2024. Most importantly, he is joyously married, and father to two amazing children.

Faculty

Zola N'Dandu

MD
Interventional Cardiology and Endovascular Intervention Specialist
Ascension Sacred Heart

Dr. Zola N’Dandu earned his medical degree from Eastern Virginia Medical School and completed training in Internal Medicine, Cardiology, and Interventional Cardiology at Ochsner Health, including advanced specialization in Peripheral Vascular Disease. He previously served as Section Head at Ochsner Medical Center–Kenner, where he developed a reputable program in Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia (CLTI). He currently practices at the Heart and Vascular Institute at Ascension Sacred Heart in Pensacola, Florida.

Dr. N’Dandu’s work centers on limb preservation through a multidisciplinary, collaborative approach to peripheral arterial disease (PAD). His clinical and academic interests include advanced infrapopliteal and inframalleolar interventions, as well as deep venous arterialization (DVA) for patients with limited options. He is actively engaged in research, innovation, clinical trials, and publication, and is dedicated to teaching residents and fellows. He also advocates for patient and community education to improve awareness, access, and outcomes in PAD care.

Program Chair

Richard Neville

MD
Associate Director, INOVA Heart and Vascular Institute, Schar Chair of Vascular Surgery
INOVA Health system

Richard F. Neville, MD, FACS, DFSVS is currently Associate Director of INOVA Schar Heart and Vascular, Schar Chair of Vascular Surgery, and Chief of Wound care and Hyperbaric Medicine. Dr. Neville also has an academic appointment as Professor of Medical Education at the University of Virginia, and, Clinical Professor of Surgery at George Washington University where he previously held the position Ludwig Chief of the Division of Vascular Surgery. He also served as Chief of Vascular Surgery at Georgetown University for many years. Dr. Neville completed medical school at the University of Maryland and then general surgery residency at Georgetown University before moving on to a fellowship at the National Institutes of Health in endovascular device development. Dr. Neville then completed a vascular surgery fellowship under the direction of Dr. Robert Hobson. Dr. Neville is a Distinguished Fellow of the Society for Vascular Surgery, and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a member of many other societies including the Southern Association for Vascular Surgery. Dr. Neville is a national and international lecturer having published of over 200 manuscripts, 250 abstracts, 35 book chapters, and 350 invited lectures while remaining actively involved in research and the education of students, residents, fellows, and other physicians. He has consistently been named to the Best Doctors in America, Washingtonian Top Docs, and Who’s Who in the World. His clinical interests include lower extremity revascularization; wound healing, amputation prevention, as well as hemodialysis access.

Faculty

Eric Secemsky

MD, MSc, RPVI, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI, FSVM
Director of Vascular Interventon
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School

Eric A. Secemsky, MD, MSc, RPVI, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI, FSVM is the Director of Vascular Intervention and an interventional cardiologist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. He is also Section Head of Interventional Cardiology and Vascular Research at the Smith Center for Outcomes Research in Cardiology and an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Clinically, Dr. Secemsky splits his time attending in the cardiac catheterization lab, and the inpatient and outpatient vascular medicine services. Dr. Secemsky is the primary vascular interventionalist within the BIDMC catheterization lab, where he does complex venous and arterial procedures, with a focus on peripheral artery disease.

Dr. Secemsky leads the vascular and interventional research program at the Smith Center. His research involves utilizing real-world data to perform comparative effectiveness and outcomes research, with a focus on peripheral vascular disorders. Dr. Secemsky is involved in clinical trial design and implementation, and has served as an investigator on more than a dozen trials. Dr. Secemsky’s research program is funded by the National Institutes of Health, Harvard Medical School, extramural grants and philanthropy. Dr. Secemsky has authored more than 300 publications. He is an Associate Editor at Vascular Medicine and is on the Editorial Board at Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions and Journal of SCAI. He is on the Board of Directors for the VIVA Foundation, PERT Consortium and the Society for Vascular Medicine, and is the co-chair of the Vascular Disease Council for SCAI.

Course Director

Ahmed Kayssi

MD
Associate Professor
Division of Vascular Surgery
University of Toronto

Dr. Kayssi is a vascular surgeon and chief of the Division of Vascular Surgery at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto. He is an associate professor of surgery and program director of the Limb Preservation Fellowship at the University of Toronto. Ahmed obtained his medical degree from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, before relocating to Toronto to pursue training in general and vascular surgery. He subsequently completed a fellowship in limb preservation and wound care under the supervision of Dr. Richard Neville in Fairfax, Virginia. Dr. Kayssi is a graduate of the Harvard School of Public Health, where he obtained a Master’s of Public Health focusing on quantitative methods, and also holds a Doctorate of Public Health in Health Policy and Management from the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health.

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