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.

2026 Sessions

Session 2: Diagnosis and Imaging in CLTI

  • Moderator
    • Kumar Madassery, MD

Utilizing Imaging to Determine to Endo Vs. Surgical Bypass First-Approach

Speaker

Wednesday, August 05 10:10–10:18 AM
Room Picasso 4-6
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.

Cross-Sectional Imaging in 2026: The New Role of PCCA and MRA in Complex Disease

Speaker

Wednesday, August 05 10:18–10:26 AM
Room Picasso 4-6
Faculty

Trisha Roy

MD PhD FACS
Associate Professor
Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center

Dr. Trisha Roy is an Associate Professor of Cardiovascular Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College and a vascular surgeon-scientist at the Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center. She leads the Peripheral Vascular Translational Imaging Laboratory and the Peripheral Vascular Device Development Core at Houston Methodist Research Institute. Her work focuses on developing advanced MRI techniques and novel endovascular devices to improve the treatment of peripheral arterial disease.

Dr. Roy completed vascular surgery training and a PhD in medical imaging at the University of Toronto, where she pioneered an MRI technique for imaging occlusive peripheral arterial disease. This work led to the development of the CathPilot steerable catheter and the launch of a medical device startup.

Her research has been recognized with major awards including a Jerold B. Katz Investigator Endowment, an American Heart Association Transformational Project Award, and NIH R01 funding. Board-certified in vascular surgery, Dr. Roy integrates engineering, imaging science, and clinical expertise to advance precision endovascular care.

Where NonInvasive Imaging Would Have Led Me Astray: The Role of Diagnositc Angiography

Speaker

Wednesday, August 05 10:26–10:34 AM
Room Picasso 4-6
Faculty

Mike Watts

MD FSIR
Interventional Radiologist
Atlantic Medical Imaging

Dr. Mike Watts attended the University of Buffalo for his medical training, earning his MD in 2006, completed surgical internship and radiology residency at the Cleveland Clinic in 2011 and his fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania in 2012. He was the fellowship director for interventional radiology at the University of Pennsylvania and the director of interventional radiology at the Philadelphia VA until 2016. Since then he has been committed to limb preservation, treating CLI on a full-time basis in an outpatient setting. He currently practices at the Vascular Institute of Atlantic Medical Imaging.

IVUS and EVUS: Seeing the Vessel Wall and Flow

Speaker

Wednesday, August 05 10:34–10:42 AM
Room Picasso 4-6
Course Director

Fadi Saab

MD
Medical Director of Endovascular Therapy and Director of Cardiovascular Research
Michigan Outpatient Vascular Institute

Fadi A. Saab, M.D., is an interventional cardiologist specializing in endovascular revascularization of peripheral vascular disease, with a particular interest in critical limb ischemia (CLI). He also specializes in treating venous insufficiency and cardiac issues, including high blood pressure and carotid artery disease. Dr. Saab earned his medical degree from the Damascus University School of Medicine, Syria, and completed an internal medicine residency at Detroit Medical Center-Sinai Grace Hospital, affiliated with Wayne State University, Detroit, MI. He then completed a cardiology outcome research fellowship at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; a noninvasive cardiology fellowship at St. John Hospital & Medical Center, Detroit, MI; and fellowships in cardiovascular medicine and interventional cardiology at Baystate Medical Center, affiliated with Tufts University School of Medicine, Springfield, MA. Dr. Saab is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology, the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions, and the American Society of Echocardiography.. Saab is currently Medical Director of Endovascular Therapy and Director of Cardiovascular Research at Michigan Outpatient Vascular Institute in Dearborn, MI. Dr. Saab actively participates in clinical research and has authored multiple peer-reviewed publications. He is an active member of the CLI Global Society and chairs the Society's Publication Committee.

Tissue Perfusion Imaging in CLTI

Speaker

Wednesday, August 05 10:42–10:50 AM
Room Picasso 4-6
Faculty

Constantino Peña

MD, FSIR
Medical Director of Vascular Imaging
Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute

Constantino S. Peña, M.D., serves as the Section Head of interventional radiology. He is the medical director of vascular imaging at Baptist Health Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute.
Dr. Peña earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Stanford University, and his medical degree from Yale University School of Medicine. He completed his residency in diagnostic radiology and a vascular and interventional fellowship in Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts.
Dr. Peña is a clinical associate professor of radiology at Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine. He has presented in numerous national and international meetings as well as participated in multiple clinical trials.
He has served for many professional organizations. He serves as the chair for the Cardiovascular Radiology & Intervention Council of the American Heart Association. He presently serves on the executive council of the Society of Interventional Radiology and was a past Annual Meeting Chair. He has served on several committee on the American Board of radiology and is a Board examiner. He also served on the Radiology Info Committee of the American College of Radiology and Radiological Society of North America and the Society of Interventional Radiology Oncology Service Line.
Dr. Peña is a fellow of the Society of Interventional Radiology, American Heart Association and the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (CT). He is also a member of the Radiological Society of North America, American College of Radiology, Society of Cardiovascular CT, Iberoamerican Society of Interventional Radiology and the North American Society for Cardiac Imaging.

Why Simple Lesions Don’t Exist in CLTI: Imaging the Real-World Complexity Gap

Speaker

Wednesday, August 05 10:50–10:58 AM
Room Picasso 4-6
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.

Endpoints in Real World practice and in Clinical trials

Speaker

Wednesday, August 05 10:58–11:06 AM
Room Picasso 4-6
Faculty

Robert Lookstein

MD MHCDL FSIR FAHA FSVM
Professor of Radiology and Surgery, Executive Vice Chairman
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Dr. Robert A. Lookstein, MD, MHCDL, FSIR, FAHA, FSVM,
A 1995 graduate of the State University of New York Downstate Health Sciences University College of Medicine, Dr. Lookstein honed his skills through a rigorous residency in diagnostic radiology and a fellowship in vascular and interventional radiology at Mount Sinai Hospital. His association with Mount Sinai has been both enduring and impactful, culminating in his current roles as Professor of Radiology and Surgery at the Icahn School of Medicine and Executive Vice Chairman of the Department of Diagnostic, Molecular, and Interventional Radiology for the Mount Sinai Health System .
Beyond his clinical and academic responsibilities, Dr. Lookstein is deeply invested in research that shapes the future of vascular care. He has been instrumental in several pivotal studies, including the VENITE VICI venous stent trial, the SAVAL study on drug-coated stents in lower leg arteries, the PRESERVE registry evaluating the safety and efficacy of Inferior Vena Cava filters, the InPACT AV trial evaluating the role of drug coated balloons for hemodialysis fistula maintenance, the STORM-PE trial evaluating the role of percutaneous thrombectomy for acute pulmonary embolism, and the NHLBI-funded BEST-CLI trial assessing endovascular revascularization for critical limb ischemia .
His leadership extends to the global stage, where he serves as the 2025–2026 President of the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR). In this capacity, Dr. Lookstein advocates for a longitudinal clinical practice model in interventional radiology, emphasizing the importance of multidisciplinary teamwork and the integration of artificial intelligence to enhance patient outcomes .

Advanced Ultrasound Applications in CLTI (Live Ultrasound Demo)

Speaker

Wednesday, August 05 11:06–11:31 AM
Room Picasso 4-6
Faculty

Jill Sommerset

RVT, FSVU
Vascular Lab Director
Advanced Vascular Centers

Jill Sommerset, RVT, FSVU, is a vascular technologist with 25 years of experience in advanced vascular ultrasound and limb preservation. Currently, she is the director of ultrasound at Advanced Vascular Centers and HOPE Vascular & Podiatry. She is also the director of Clinical Education and Training at Aveera Medical. She is known for developing Pedal Acceleration Time (PAT). Jill is also an international speaker recognized for her contributions to vascular ultrasound and improving patient outcomes.

Discussion

Wednesday, August 05 11:31–11:50 AM
Room Picasso 4-6

Why Simple Lesions Don’t Exist in CLTI: Imaging the Real-World Complexity Gap

Speaker

Wednesday, August 05 10:50–10:58 AM
Room Picasso 4-6
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.

Vascular Innovation Lab (Non-Accredited)

Sponsored by Abbott Vascular.

Faculty

Thursday, August 06 5:20–7:20 PM
Room Monet Room
Faculty

Elizabeth Genovese

MD, MS, FACS, RPVI
Assistant Professor of Surgery
University of Pennsylvania

Dr. Elizabeth Genovese is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania and is the Director of the Penn Advanced Limb Preservation Program at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Genovese graduated from the University of Notre Dame, attended medical school at the University of Pittsburgh and completed her Integrated Vascular Surgery Residency at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, where she served as Chief Resident. Dr. Genovese specializes in advanced open and complex endovascular treatment of peripheral arterial disease, particularly chronic limb threatening ischemia. She currently serves as the Chair of the SUPRA INGUINAL and INFRA INGUINAL BYPASS VQI modules, and continues to participated in multiple local, regional and national societal committees. Her research focuses on healthcare disparities in peripheral arterial disease detection, treatment and outcomes, along with integration of new technology to streamline treatment algorithms and improve outcomes with complex endovascular therapies for peripheral arterial disease.

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.

Course Director

John Phillips

MD
Medical Director, Endovascular Therapies
Riverside Methodist Hospital

Dr. John A. Phillips, MD is a cardiology and peripheral vascular interventionalist in Columbus, Ohio. He is affiliated with OhioHealth, Riverside Methodist Hospital and has been in practice there for 15 years. Dr. Phillips is the medical director for endovascular medicine and the clinical operations council chief for the heart and vascular service line at Riverside Methodist.

Faculty

Michael Siah

MD
Assistant Professor
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Michael Siah, M.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He is a board-certified vascular surgeon and has been practicing at UT Southwestern since 2019.

Dr. Siah earned his medical degree at the University of Hawaii’s John A. Burns School of Medicine and completed a residency in vascular surgery at Georgetown University Hospital/Washington Hospital Center. He has delivered a number of presentations and published several academic articles and book chapters.

Additionally, he is Director of the Limb Salvage Program in the Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery at UT Southwestern. His primary clinical focus is on therapies for peripheral vascular disease, diabetic limb salvage, complex deep venous disease, and carotid disease.

Faculty

Mike Watts

MD FSIR
Interventional Radiologist
Atlantic Medical Imaging

Dr. Mike Watts attended the University of Buffalo for his medical training, earning his MD in 2006, completed surgical internship and radiology residency at the Cleveland Clinic in 2011 and his fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania in 2012. He was the fellowship director for interventional radiology at the University of Pennsylvania and the director of interventional radiology at the Philadelphia VA until 2016. Since then he has been committed to limb preservation, treating CLI on a full-time basis in an outpatient setting. He currently practices at the Vascular Institute of Atlantic Medical Imaging.

Who Decides? Structuring Multidisciplinary Decision-Making in CLTI

Speaker

Friday, August 07 7:31–7:39 AM
Room Picasso 4-6
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.

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.

Session 13: Real World DVA Roundtable

Discussant

Friday, August 07 1:50–2:20 PM
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

Yana Etkin

MD
Associate Chief of Vascular Surgery, Program Director
Northwell Health

Dr. Yana Etkin is board certified vascular surgeon and a Professor of Surgery at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/ Northwell. She serves as the Associate Chief of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery and a Program Director for the Vascular Surgery Fellowship and Residency programs.

Dr. Etkin received her medical degree from the Downstate Medical Center. She completed a residency in General Surgery at Montefiore Medical Center and a fellowship in Vascular Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.

Dr. Etkin is a passionate educator who mentored and trained numerous medical students, residents, and fellows. She is an active member of numerous committees in local, regional and national societies with current and past leadership roles. In 2023, she has been elected as one of the directors for the Vascular Surgery Board of the American Board of Surgery.

She maintains busy clinical practice with special expertise in aortic surgery, venous pathology, critical limb ischemia, and dialysis access. Dr. Etkin also runs an active clinical research program focused on novel vascular surgical techniques and patient outcomes. She has authored over 50 peer-reviewed articles and several book chapters. She is an Associate Editor for Annals of Vascular Surgery Brief Reports and Innovations journal and is on the editorial board of several other medical journals. She has been an invited speaker and has led workshops/courses at more than 70 regional, national and international programs.

Faculty

Steven Kum

MD
Visiting Consultant
Changi General Hospital

Dr Kum received his medical degree from the National University of Singapore in 2000 and
subsequently embarked on his surgical training with the Royal College of Surgeons,
obtaining his Master of Medicine and Fellowship in 2007.
In 2009, he completed his Postgraduate Fellowship in Vascular and Endovascular Surgery at
the Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney as well as at the Department of Angiology, Heart
Centre Leipzig. In 2012, he completed a second Fellowship on Advanced Techniques in
Diabetic Limb Salvage and Wound Care Techniques in Milan.
Since 2015, Dr Kum has been the Director of Vascular Surgery at Department of Surgery,
Changi General Hospital Singapore and he was subsequently appointed as a Visiting
Consultant in 2019. He currently maintains his practice at Mount Elizabeth Novena
Hospital, Singapore and is currently the CMO of M & L Healthcare. Dr Kum is the past President of the
Society for Vascular and Endovascular Surgeons of Singapore (SVESS) and is part of the organizing committee of
Critical Issues in Endovascular Therapy, a regional meeting organized by the society.
Dr Kum has a keen interest in clinical research revolving around Diabetic Limb Salvage. He is
one of the pioneers in Percutaneous Deep Arterialization for no-option Critical Limb
Ischemia for which he has authored or co-authored numerous papers. He is the PI or co-PI
for several industry or physician led studies. He is also a keen innovator who is currently
working on several disruptive technologies.

Faculty

Marta Lobato

MD
Co-director BTK/BTA Unit
Hospital De Cruces Barakaldo Spain

Dr Lobato has been a Vascular and endovascular Surgery Consultant in Hospital Universitario de Cruces (Bilbao-Spain) since 2010. Her Department is considered a first line Unit in the Endovascular management of CLTI ( particularly in the BTK-BTA segments). She developed her Vascular Fellowship Programme in Hospital Universitario Doce de Octubre (Madrid) and thereafter completed her training with short stages in Hospital du Nord St Etienne (France), Universitäs Spital Zurich. (Switzerland), St Franziskus Hospital Münster.(Germany)
For the last ten years her activity has been mainly focused in the endovascular treatment of the lower limb,routinely performing complex CTO revascularizations, including any sort of bidirectional access, transcollateral approaches, plantar loop or venous arterialization. She is also a reviewer of the Critical Limb ischaemia Journal, Journal of Endovascular Therapy, Annals of Vascular Surgery, Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery and VASA European Jornal of Vascular Medicine. Her Unit has presented multiple communications in well recognized international symposiums and has published many papers in first line journals of her speciality

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

Khanjan Nagarsheth

MD, M.B.A
Professor of Surgery, Chief of Vascular Surgery
Division of Vascular Surgery, St. Louis University School of Medicine

Dr. Khanjan “KJ” Nagarsheth is a vascular surgeon, Professor of Surgery, and Chief of the Division of Vascular Surgery at St. Louis University School of Medicine, where he also serves as System Director of Vascular Surgery for SSM Health in the St. Louis region. He is board certified in Vascular Surgery, General Surgery, and Surgical Critical Care. Dr. Nagarsheth completed his general surgery training at the University of Tennessee, fellowships in Surgical Critical Care and Acute Care Surgery at the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center and University of Maryland, and vascular surgery fellowship training at Staten Island University Hospital/Northwell. He also earned an MBA in Entrepreneurship from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Dr. Nagarsheth has developed nationally recognized programs in limb preservation, venous disease, vascular compression syndromes, pulmonary embolism care, and outpatient vascular interventions. His clinical and research interests focus on peripheral arterial disease, advanced venous disease, wound healing, thrombosis, and limb salvage innovation. He has authored more than 110 peer reviewed publications, multiple textbook chapters, and serves in numerous national leadership and editorial roles, including Associate Editor and Social Media Editor for the Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques. He is an active mentor to medical students, residents, and fellows and is committed to advancing multidisciplinary vascular care, surgical education, and healthcare innovation.

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

Michael Siah

MD
Assistant Professor
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Michael Siah, M.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He is a board-certified vascular surgeon and has been practicing at UT Southwestern since 2019.

Dr. Siah earned his medical degree at the University of Hawaii’s John A. Burns School of Medicine and completed a residency in vascular surgery at Georgetown University Hospital/Washington Hospital Center. He has delivered a number of presentations and published several academic articles and book chapters.

Additionally, he is Director of the Limb Salvage Program in the Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery at UT Southwestern. His primary clinical focus is on therapies for peripheral vascular disease, diabetic limb salvage, complex deep venous disease, and carotid disease.

Faculty

Jill Sommerset

RVT, FSVU
Vascular Lab Director
Advanced Vascular Centers

Jill Sommerset, RVT, FSVU, is a vascular technologist with 25 years of experience in advanced vascular ultrasound and limb preservation. Currently, she is the director of ultrasound at Advanced Vascular Centers and HOPE Vascular & Podiatry. She is also the director of Clinical Education and Training at Aveera Medical. She is known for developing Pedal Acceleration Time (PAT). Jill is also an international speaker recognized for her contributions to vascular ultrasound and improving patient outcomes.

Faculty

Mike Watts

MD FSIR
Interventional Radiologist
Atlantic Medical Imaging

Dr. Mike Watts attended the University of Buffalo for his medical training, earning his MD in 2006, completed surgical internship and radiology residency at the Cleveland Clinic in 2011 and his fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania in 2012. He was the fellowship director for interventional radiology at the University of Pennsylvania and the director of interventional radiology at the Philadelphia VA until 2016. Since then he has been committed to limb preservation, treating CLI on a full-time basis in an outpatient setting. He currently practices at the Vascular Institute of Atlantic Medical Imaging.

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