Faculty

Jeffrey Olin

DO, FACC, FAHA, MSVM
Professor of Medicine, Director of Vascular Medicine and Vascular Laboratory
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Jeffrey W. Olin, DO, FACC, FAHA, MSVM

Dr. Olin is a Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Director of Vascular Medicine and the Vascular Diagnostic Laboratory at Mount Sinai Heart.

Dr. Olin is an internationally recognized expert in Vascular Medicine and has been at the forefront of establishing Vascular Medicine as a distinct subspecialty of Cardiovascular Medicine. He is past Chair of the Interdisciplinary working group on peripheral vascular disease for the American Heart Association. He is on the task force for development of performance measures in various cardiovascular diseases for the ACC and AHA. He is a past president of the Society for Vascular Medicine and has been awarded the highest honor from that society, Master of the Society for Vascular Medicine. He has received multiple teaching awards and in 2016 received the Distinguished Achievement Award from the American Heart Association.

He is the Principal Investigator and Chair of the Steering Committee for the United States Registry for Fibromuscular Dysplasia and Chair of the Medical Advisory Board of the Fibromuscular Dysplasia Society of America. He is the Director of the Mount Sinai Heart Center for Fibromuscular Dysplasia Care and Research where he is studying the genetics of FMD and coronary, carotid and vertebral dissections.

Dr. Olin has authored 296 scientific papers in the peer review literature, 3 books and 85 book chapters. He is an Associate Editor for the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

2023 Sessions

I Found FMD in the Carotid Arteries on Duplex, What’s Next?

Presenter

Tuesday, October 31 4:10–4:25 PM
Faculty

Jeffrey Olin

DO, FACC, FAHA, MSVM
Professor of Medicine, Director of Vascular Medicine and Vascular Laboratory
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Jeffrey W. Olin, DO, FACC, FAHA, MSVM

Dr. Olin is a Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Director of Vascular Medicine and the Vascular Diagnostic Laboratory at Mount Sinai Heart.

Dr. Olin is an internationally recognized expert in Vascular Medicine and has been at the forefront of establishing Vascular Medicine as a distinct subspecialty of Cardiovascular Medicine. He is past Chair of the Interdisciplinary working group on peripheral vascular disease for the American Heart Association. He is on the task force for development of performance measures in various cardiovascular diseases for the ACC and AHA. He is a past president of the Society for Vascular Medicine and has been awarded the highest honor from that society, Master of the Society for Vascular Medicine. He has received multiple teaching awards and in 2016 received the Distinguished Achievement Award from the American Heart Association.

He is the Principal Investigator and Chair of the Steering Committee for the United States Registry for Fibromuscular Dysplasia and Chair of the Medical Advisory Board of the Fibromuscular Dysplasia Society of America. He is the Director of the Mount Sinai Heart Center for Fibromuscular Dysplasia Care and Research where he is studying the genetics of FMD and coronary, carotid and vertebral dissections.

Dr. Olin has authored 296 scientific papers in the peer review literature, 3 books and 85 book chapters. He is an Associate Editor for the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Case Studies & Discussion: Abnormal Findings in Visceral Artery Exams

Presenter

Wednesday, November 01 11:45–12:05 PM
Faculty

Jose Almeida

MD
Voluntary Professor
University of Miami Department of Surgery

Jose I. Almeida, MD, FACS, RPVI, RVT is a vascular surgeon specializing in Endovascular Venous Surgery, practicing in both private and academic settings in Miami, FL. He serves as a Voluntary Professor of Surgery at the University of Miami School of Medicine and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and Distinguished Fellow of the American Venous Forum. Dr. Almeida completed his general surgery residency at the University of Miami – Jackson Memorial Hospital in 1996, followed by a vascular surgery fellowship at the University of Missouri – Columbia in 1998. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Surgery in both Vascular Surgery and General Surgery.

From 1998 to 2003, he was a member of the Miami Cardiac and Vascular Institute; then in 2003, he refined his focus exclusively to Venous Surgery and founded the International Vein Congress (IVC)—a globally recognized educational platform dedicated to the advancement of venous disease management. Dr. Almeida is the author and editor of seminal works, including the Atlas of Endovascular Venous Surgery and Sumner’s Hemodynamic Guide to Venous Diagnosis and Intervention. His expertise is further reflected in numerous peer-reviewed journal articles and textbook chapters on vascular surgery. He sat on the Board of Directors of the American Venous Forum and the Editorial Board of the Journal of Vascular Surgery: Venous and Lymphatic Disorders, and is past Chairman of the Society for Vascular Surgery Patient Safety Organization Venous Quality Committee, underscoring his commitment to excellence and innovation in vascular care.

Faculty

Muhammad Hasan

MBBCh, RPVI, RVT
Manager, Cardiovascular Clinical Education and Credentialing
Baptist Health South Florida Heart & Vascular Care

A graduate from Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt. Certified as a registered Physician in Vascular Interpretation RPVI and registered Vascular Technologist RVT by the ARDMS.
Currently responsible for Baptist Health South Florida system-wide echocardiography and noninvasive vascular testing clinical education, and accreditation by IAC. Maintaining standard performance, managing and updating competencies and QI programs for the system's medical and technical staff.

Faculty

Nicos Labropoulos

PhD, DIC, RVT
Professor of Surgery and Radiology
Stony Brook University Medical Center

Dr. Nicos Labropoulos is tenured professor of Surgery and Radiology at Stony Brook University Medical Center, Long Island, NY. He is the Vascular Laboratory director and has a major interest in pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of vascular diseases. He completed his undergraduate training at the University of London. He did his clinical training, PHD and vascular fellowship at St. Mary’s Hospital, Imperial College, London, UK. Professor Labropoulos is on the editorial board of 11 journals and a reviewer for >20 medical and surgical journals. He has been a traveling fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine, the recipient of the Presidential award of the Society of Vascular Surgery, the IUA Hippocrates medal, UIP gold medal, the Sushrutha award and AVF Founder's award. He has more than 350 publications being cited over 24000 times and he has given more than 1500 presentations around the world. He has edited 5 vascular textbooks and has contributed over 65 book chapters on the diagnosis and management of vascular diseases. He has received many awards and has obtained over 10 million dollars in grants. He is actively involved on vascular training through the American and European vascular societies and many other local, national and international organizations. He has supervised many PHD students and he is an examiner in multiple countries. He is a co-founder of the International Vascular Foundation, the Institute of Vascular Diseases and Venous Health Foundation. Dr. Labropoulos gives lectures in English, Spanish, Portuguese, and Greek.

Faculty

Patrick Muck

MD
Chief of Vascular Surgery & Program Director Vascular Surgery
Trihealth - Good Samaritan Hospital - Ohio

Dr. Patrick Muck attended the University of Notre Dame and completed medical school at the University of Kentucky. He completed his vascular fellowship at Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. He currently is the Program Director of the independent and integrated vascular residencies at Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. Dr. Muck is also the Chief of the Section of Vascular Surgery at Good Samaritan Hospital. He is the Site Director for multiple FDA trials at GSH. Dr. Muck has been a speaker and/or moderator at many national and international meetings. He has written and published articles in peer reviewed journals and currently is a reviewer for the Journal of Vascular Surgery. He has authored several book chapters as well. He serves as the Past President for the Midwestern Vascular Surgery Society. He is the Treasurer of the American Venous Forum.

Faculty

Jeffrey Olin

DO, FACC, FAHA, MSVM
Professor of Medicine, Director of Vascular Medicine and Vascular Laboratory
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Jeffrey W. Olin, DO, FACC, FAHA, MSVM

Dr. Olin is a Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Director of Vascular Medicine and the Vascular Diagnostic Laboratory at Mount Sinai Heart.

Dr. Olin is an internationally recognized expert in Vascular Medicine and has been at the forefront of establishing Vascular Medicine as a distinct subspecialty of Cardiovascular Medicine. He is past Chair of the Interdisciplinary working group on peripheral vascular disease for the American Heart Association. He is on the task force for development of performance measures in various cardiovascular diseases for the ACC and AHA. He is a past president of the Society for Vascular Medicine and has been awarded the highest honor from that society, Master of the Society for Vascular Medicine. He has received multiple teaching awards and in 2016 received the Distinguished Achievement Award from the American Heart Association.

He is the Principal Investigator and Chair of the Steering Committee for the United States Registry for Fibromuscular Dysplasia and Chair of the Medical Advisory Board of the Fibromuscular Dysplasia Society of America. He is the Director of the Mount Sinai Heart Center for Fibromuscular Dysplasia Care and Research where he is studying the genetics of FMD and coronary, carotid and vertebral dissections.

Dr. Olin has authored 296 scientific papers in the peer review literature, 3 books and 85 book chapters. He is an Associate Editor for the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Faculty

John Pellerito

MD, FACR, FAIUM, FSRU
Vice Chairman/Professor of Radiology and Science Education
Northwell Health/Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell

Dr. John S. Pellerito is Vice Chairman of the Department of Radiology, the Program Director for the Radiology Residency Program and Director of the Peripheral Vascular Laboratory at Northwell Health and Director of the Body Imaging Fellowship at North Shore University Hospital. He is Professor of Radiology and Science Education at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell and is co-director of the SONICS ultrasound program for medical students at the University. Dr. Pellerito graduated from New York University before receiving his M.D. from Albany Medical College. He served as faculty at Yale-New Haven Hospital before his current positions at Northwell Health. He is the co-editor of Introduction to Vascular Ultrasonography, in its 7th edition. He is author of multiple original articles and book chapters, and his current research interests include developing new imaging strategies for OB/GYN and cardiovascular diseases including 3D imaging and ultrasound contrast agents. Dr. Pellerito is in great demand as a speaker both nationally and internationally and currently holds multiple editorial appointments including Radiology, RadioGraphics and Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine. He was a board examiner for the American Board of Radiology. He serves on the Executive Committee of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) and is currently on the Board of Directors for the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission for vascular testing (IAC). He currently serves on multiple committees, including the American College of Radiology, American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, Society of Ultrasound in Medical Education and the Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound.

Live Exam: Renal Artery Stenosis

Presenter

Wednesday, November 01 1:50–2:10 PM
Faculty

James Benenati

MD, FSIR
Dr. James F. Benenati, MD, FSIR
Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute, Miami, FL
Faculty

Ian Del Conde

MD
Director of Vascular Medicine
Miami Cardiac and Vascular Institute

Ian del Conde M.D., FACC, FSVM, is a cardiologist and vascular medicine specialist at the Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute.

He is the Director of Vascular Medicine and the Associate Director of Cardiology within the Miami Cardiac and Vascular Institute. Dr. Del Conde has authored numerous articles and book chapters that have been published in peer-reviewed periodicals, and has been an invited speaker to numerous national and international medical meetings.

His clinical research focuses on developing new diagnostic tools and therapies to advance the care of patients with cardiovascular disease. Dr. del Conde completed internal medicine residency training at Harvard’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and thn completed fellowship training in cardiology and vascular medicine at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, in New York City.

Faculty

Muhammad Hasan

MBBCh, RPVI, RVT
Manager, Cardiovascular Clinical Education and Credentialing
Baptist Health South Florida Heart & Vascular Care

A graduate from Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt. Certified as a registered Physician in Vascular Interpretation RPVI and registered Vascular Technologist RVT by the ARDMS.
Currently responsible for Baptist Health South Florida system-wide echocardiography and noninvasive vascular testing clinical education, and accreditation by IAC. Maintaining standard performance, managing and updating competencies and QI programs for the system's medical and technical staff.

Faculty

Esther Kim

MD, MPH, FSVM
Director of the Center for Women's Cardiovascular Health
Atrium Health, Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute

Esther S.H. Kim, MD, MPH, RPVI is a cardiologist and vascular medicine specialist at Atrium Health, Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute, in Charlotte, NC. She received her medical degree from Duke University School of Medicine and MPH degree from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. She completed her internal medicine residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital and her cardiology and vascular medicine fellowships at Cleveland Clinic. She was Professor of Medicine in the division of Cardiovascular Medicine and medical director of the vascular laboratory at Vanderbilt University Medical Center prior to her recent move to Charlotte, NC, to become the Director of the Center for Women's Cardiovascular Health at Sanger HVI. Her specialty interests include uncommon arterial diseases, particularly fibromuscular dysplasia and spontaneous coronary artery dissection, and vascular ultrasound imaging. She is the Treasurer of the Society for Vascular Medicine, Vice-Chair of the Peripheral Vascular Council of the American Heart Association, and serves as a member on the Board of Directors for the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission Vascular Testing Division.

Faculty

Jeffrey Olin

DO, FACC, FAHA, MSVM
Professor of Medicine, Director of Vascular Medicine and Vascular Laboratory
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Jeffrey W. Olin, DO, FACC, FAHA, MSVM

Dr. Olin is a Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Director of Vascular Medicine and the Vascular Diagnostic Laboratory at Mount Sinai Heart.

Dr. Olin is an internationally recognized expert in Vascular Medicine and has been at the forefront of establishing Vascular Medicine as a distinct subspecialty of Cardiovascular Medicine. He is past Chair of the Interdisciplinary working group on peripheral vascular disease for the American Heart Association. He is on the task force for development of performance measures in various cardiovascular diseases for the ACC and AHA. He is a past president of the Society for Vascular Medicine and has been awarded the highest honor from that society, Master of the Society for Vascular Medicine. He has received multiple teaching awards and in 2016 received the Distinguished Achievement Award from the American Heart Association.

He is the Principal Investigator and Chair of the Steering Committee for the United States Registry for Fibromuscular Dysplasia and Chair of the Medical Advisory Board of the Fibromuscular Dysplasia Society of America. He is the Director of the Mount Sinai Heart Center for Fibromuscular Dysplasia Care and Research where he is studying the genetics of FMD and coronary, carotid and vertebral dissections.

Dr. Olin has authored 296 scientific papers in the peer review literature, 3 books and 85 book chapters. He is an Associate Editor for the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Faculty

John Pellerito

MD, FACR, FAIUM, FSRU
Vice Chairman/Professor of Radiology and Science Education
Northwell Health/Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell

Dr. John S. Pellerito is Vice Chairman of the Department of Radiology, the Program Director for the Radiology Residency Program and Director of the Peripheral Vascular Laboratory at Northwell Health and Director of the Body Imaging Fellowship at North Shore University Hospital. He is Professor of Radiology and Science Education at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell and is co-director of the SONICS ultrasound program for medical students at the University. Dr. Pellerito graduated from New York University before receiving his M.D. from Albany Medical College. He served as faculty at Yale-New Haven Hospital before his current positions at Northwell Health. He is the co-editor of Introduction to Vascular Ultrasonography, in its 7th edition. He is author of multiple original articles and book chapters, and his current research interests include developing new imaging strategies for OB/GYN and cardiovascular diseases including 3D imaging and ultrasound contrast agents. Dr. Pellerito is in great demand as a speaker both nationally and internationally and currently holds multiple editorial appointments including Radiology, RadioGraphics and Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine. He was a board examiner for the American Board of Radiology. He serves on the Executive Committee of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) and is currently on the Board of Directors for the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission for vascular testing (IAC). He currently serves on multiple committees, including the American College of Radiology, American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, Society of Ultrasound in Medical Education and the Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound.

Case Studies & Discussion: Interesting Findings in Renal Artery Interpretation

Presenter

Wednesday, November 01 2:10–2:35 PM
Faculty

James Benenati

MD, FSIR
Dr. James F. Benenati, MD, FSIR
Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute, Miami, FL
Faculty

Ian Del Conde

MD
Director of Vascular Medicine
Miami Cardiac and Vascular Institute

Ian del Conde M.D., FACC, FSVM, is a cardiologist and vascular medicine specialist at the Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute.

He is the Director of Vascular Medicine and the Associate Director of Cardiology within the Miami Cardiac and Vascular Institute. Dr. Del Conde has authored numerous articles and book chapters that have been published in peer-reviewed periodicals, and has been an invited speaker to numerous national and international medical meetings.

His clinical research focuses on developing new diagnostic tools and therapies to advance the care of patients with cardiovascular disease. Dr. del Conde completed internal medicine residency training at Harvard’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and thn completed fellowship training in cardiology and vascular medicine at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, in New York City.

Faculty

Muhammad Hasan

MBBCh, RPVI, RVT
Manager, Cardiovascular Clinical Education and Credentialing
Baptist Health South Florida Heart & Vascular Care

A graduate from Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt. Certified as a registered Physician in Vascular Interpretation RPVI and registered Vascular Technologist RVT by the ARDMS.
Currently responsible for Baptist Health South Florida system-wide echocardiography and noninvasive vascular testing clinical education, and accreditation by IAC. Maintaining standard performance, managing and updating competencies and QI programs for the system's medical and technical staff.

Faculty

Esther Kim

MD, MPH, FSVM
Director of the Center for Women's Cardiovascular Health
Atrium Health, Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute

Esther S.H. Kim, MD, MPH, RPVI is a cardiologist and vascular medicine specialist at Atrium Health, Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute, in Charlotte, NC. She received her medical degree from Duke University School of Medicine and MPH degree from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. She completed her internal medicine residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital and her cardiology and vascular medicine fellowships at Cleveland Clinic. She was Professor of Medicine in the division of Cardiovascular Medicine and medical director of the vascular laboratory at Vanderbilt University Medical Center prior to her recent move to Charlotte, NC, to become the Director of the Center for Women's Cardiovascular Health at Sanger HVI. Her specialty interests include uncommon arterial diseases, particularly fibromuscular dysplasia and spontaneous coronary artery dissection, and vascular ultrasound imaging. She is the Treasurer of the Society for Vascular Medicine, Vice-Chair of the Peripheral Vascular Council of the American Heart Association, and serves as a member on the Board of Directors for the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission Vascular Testing Division.

Faculty

Jeffrey Olin

DO, FACC, FAHA, MSVM
Professor of Medicine, Director of Vascular Medicine and Vascular Laboratory
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Jeffrey W. Olin, DO, FACC, FAHA, MSVM

Dr. Olin is a Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Director of Vascular Medicine and the Vascular Diagnostic Laboratory at Mount Sinai Heart.

Dr. Olin is an internationally recognized expert in Vascular Medicine and has been at the forefront of establishing Vascular Medicine as a distinct subspecialty of Cardiovascular Medicine. He is past Chair of the Interdisciplinary working group on peripheral vascular disease for the American Heart Association. He is on the task force for development of performance measures in various cardiovascular diseases for the ACC and AHA. He is a past president of the Society for Vascular Medicine and has been awarded the highest honor from that society, Master of the Society for Vascular Medicine. He has received multiple teaching awards and in 2016 received the Distinguished Achievement Award from the American Heart Association.

He is the Principal Investigator and Chair of the Steering Committee for the United States Registry for Fibromuscular Dysplasia and Chair of the Medical Advisory Board of the Fibromuscular Dysplasia Society of America. He is the Director of the Mount Sinai Heart Center for Fibromuscular Dysplasia Care and Research where he is studying the genetics of FMD and coronary, carotid and vertebral dissections.

Dr. Olin has authored 296 scientific papers in the peer review literature, 3 books and 85 book chapters. He is an Associate Editor for the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Faculty

John Pellerito

MD, FACR, FAIUM, FSRU
Vice Chairman/Professor of Radiology and Science Education
Northwell Health/Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell

Dr. John S. Pellerito is Vice Chairman of the Department of Radiology, the Program Director for the Radiology Residency Program and Director of the Peripheral Vascular Laboratory at Northwell Health and Director of the Body Imaging Fellowship at North Shore University Hospital. He is Professor of Radiology and Science Education at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell and is co-director of the SONICS ultrasound program for medical students at the University. Dr. Pellerito graduated from New York University before receiving his M.D. from Albany Medical College. He served as faculty at Yale-New Haven Hospital before his current positions at Northwell Health. He is the co-editor of Introduction to Vascular Ultrasonography, in its 7th edition. He is author of multiple original articles and book chapters, and his current research interests include developing new imaging strategies for OB/GYN and cardiovascular diseases including 3D imaging and ultrasound contrast agents. Dr. Pellerito is in great demand as a speaker both nationally and internationally and currently holds multiple editorial appointments including Radiology, RadioGraphics and Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine. He was a board examiner for the American Board of Radiology. He serves on the Executive Committee of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) and is currently on the Board of Directors for the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission for vascular testing (IAC). He currently serves on multiple committees, including the American College of Radiology, American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, Society of Ultrasound in Medical Education and the Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound.

Hidden Signs: What Abdnormalities in Carotid Duplex Waveforms Tell Us?

Presenter

Wednesday, November 01 4:49–5:01 PM
Faculty

Jeffrey Olin

DO, FACC, FAHA, MSVM
Professor of Medicine, Director of Vascular Medicine and Vascular Laboratory
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Jeffrey W. Olin, DO, FACC, FAHA, MSVM

Dr. Olin is a Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Director of Vascular Medicine and the Vascular Diagnostic Laboratory at Mount Sinai Heart.

Dr. Olin is an internationally recognized expert in Vascular Medicine and has been at the forefront of establishing Vascular Medicine as a distinct subspecialty of Cardiovascular Medicine. He is past Chair of the Interdisciplinary working group on peripheral vascular disease for the American Heart Association. He is on the task force for development of performance measures in various cardiovascular diseases for the ACC and AHA. He is a past president of the Society for Vascular Medicine and has been awarded the highest honor from that society, Master of the Society for Vascular Medicine. He has received multiple teaching awards and in 2016 received the Distinguished Achievement Award from the American Heart Association.

He is the Principal Investigator and Chair of the Steering Committee for the United States Registry for Fibromuscular Dysplasia and Chair of the Medical Advisory Board of the Fibromuscular Dysplasia Society of America. He is the Director of the Mount Sinai Heart Center for Fibromuscular Dysplasia Care and Research where he is studying the genetics of FMD and coronary, carotid and vertebral dissections.

Dr. Olin has authored 296 scientific papers in the peer review literature, 3 books and 85 book chapters. He is an Associate Editor for the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Case Studies & Discussion: Interesting Cases in Carotid Duplex

Presenter

Wednesday, November 01 5:37–6:00 PM
Faculty

Ali AbuRahma

MD, FRCS, FACS, RVT, RPVI
Ali F. AbuRahma, M.D.
Professor of Surgery
Chief, Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Director, Vascular Surgery Fellowship & Residency Programs
Medical Director, Vascular Laboratory
Co-Director, Vascular Center of Excellence
West Virginia University/Charleston Area Medical Center

Ali F. AbuRahma is a tenured Professor of Surgery, Chief Emeritus of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery, of West Virginia University, Charleston. He also serves as Medical Director of the Vascular Laboratory and Co-Director of the Vascular Center of Excellence at Charleston Area Medical Center. He attended Alexandria University Medical School, completed his general surgery residency at the State University of New York and West Virginia University and his vascular fellowship at Arizona Heart Institute. He is certified by the American Board of Surgery, Vascular Surgery Board and Royal College of Surgeons of Canada in Vascular Surgery. He is the past President of the Society of Vascular Surgery.
Dr. AbuRahma has an avid interest in vascular surgery and has dedicated his life to research, earning him a national and international reputation for his contributions in this field. As a result, he has published over 275 articles in peer-reviewed journals, over 200 abstracts, 127 book chapters, and eight textbooks in vascular surgery (seven in noninvasive vascular diagnostics and one vascular/endovascular surgery combat manual). He is also an Associate Editor of the 8th, 9th 10th and 11th Editions of Rutherford’s Textbook in Vascular Surgery. He has also made presentations at over 560 national and international medical meetings, including many named distinguished lectures.

Faculty

James Benenati

MD, FSIR
Dr. James F. Benenati, MD, FSIR
Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute, Miami, FL
Faculty

Michael Jaff

DO
Chief Medical Officer
Boston Scientific Corporation

Michael R. Jaff, DO is the Chief Medical Officer and Vice-President of clinical affairs, technology and innovation at Boston Scientific Corporation. A professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School (retired), Dr. Jaff was the President of Newton-Wellesley Hospital from October 2016-December 2019. Prior to that, Dr. Jaff was the inaugural Paul and Phyllis Fireman Endowed Chair of Vascular Medicine and Medical Director of the Fireman Vascular Center at the Massachusetts General Hospital. He is an expert in all aspects of vascular medicine, including peripheral artery disease, venous thromboembolic disease, aneurysmal diseases, and all diagnostic strategies in vascular medicine.
He is the founder of VasCore, the Vascular Ultrasound Core Laboratory, the largest of its’ kind in the United States. VasCore has participated in trial design and independent analysis of vascular laboratory images for over 200 prospective multicenter peripheral vascular device and pharmaceutical trials across 66 countries.
Dr. Jaff has published extensively in the field of Vascular Medicine with over 300 peer-reviewed publications and 10 textbooks, is the Past-President of the Society for Vascular Medicine and Biology and was the first physician to have received the designation as Master of the Society for Vascular Medicine. He is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians, American College of Cardiology, the American Heart Association, and the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Intervention, and is a registered physician in vascular interpretation (RPVI).
In November 2011, Dr. Jaff became an alumnus of Harvard Business School after completing the General Management Program.

Faculty

Sebastian Koch

MD
Professor of Clinical Neurology; Director of the Patrick Cesarano Neurosonology Laboratory, Department of Neurology.
Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami

Dr. Koch is a board certified vascular neurologist and Professor of Clinical Neurology at the Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami. He graduated from Wake Forrest University School of Medicine and completed residency and fellowship in stroke at Jackson Memorial Hospital/ University of Miami. His clinical and research focus is on cerebrovascular disorders and stroke. He is the director of the Partrick Cesarano Neurosonology Laboratory, Department of Neurology. Dr. Koch maintains as active research interest in clinical ultrasonography and has published on sonographic detection of fibromuscular dysplasia, carotid plaque ulcerations, and vertebral artery origins stenosis.

Faculty

Laurence Needleman

MD
Professor of Radiology
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital- Sidney Kimmel Medical College

Laurence Needleman was born in the Bronx, studied Philosophy as an undergraduate at Cornell, moved around and landed in Philadelphia to work at Thomas Jefferson University where he is Professor of Radiology. He was the second Director of Ultrasound succeeding Barry Goldberg. He trained in Radiology at Cornell Medical Center in Radiology and was a fellow at Jefferson for Body Imaging. He is a Co Director of the Jefferson Vascular Center He is particularly interested in vascular ultrasound. He had held positions on the IAC-VT board, SVU board, and JRC-CVT.

Faculty

Jeffrey Olin

DO, FACC, FAHA, MSVM
Professor of Medicine, Director of Vascular Medicine and Vascular Laboratory
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Jeffrey W. Olin, DO, FACC, FAHA, MSVM

Dr. Olin is a Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Director of Vascular Medicine and the Vascular Diagnostic Laboratory at Mount Sinai Heart.

Dr. Olin is an internationally recognized expert in Vascular Medicine and has been at the forefront of establishing Vascular Medicine as a distinct subspecialty of Cardiovascular Medicine. He is past Chair of the Interdisciplinary working group on peripheral vascular disease for the American Heart Association. He is on the task force for development of performance measures in various cardiovascular diseases for the ACC and AHA. He is a past president of the Society for Vascular Medicine and has been awarded the highest honor from that society, Master of the Society for Vascular Medicine. He has received multiple teaching awards and in 2016 received the Distinguished Achievement Award from the American Heart Association.

He is the Principal Investigator and Chair of the Steering Committee for the United States Registry for Fibromuscular Dysplasia and Chair of the Medical Advisory Board of the Fibromuscular Dysplasia Society of America. He is the Director of the Mount Sinai Heart Center for Fibromuscular Dysplasia Care and Research where he is studying the genetics of FMD and coronary, carotid and vertebral dissections.

Dr. Olin has authored 296 scientific papers in the peer review literature, 3 books and 85 book chapters. He is an Associate Editor for the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Faculty

John Pellerito

MD, FACR, FAIUM, FSRU
Vice Chairman/Professor of Radiology and Science Education
Northwell Health/Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell

Dr. John S. Pellerito is Vice Chairman of the Department of Radiology, the Program Director for the Radiology Residency Program and Director of the Peripheral Vascular Laboratory at Northwell Health and Director of the Body Imaging Fellowship at North Shore University Hospital. He is Professor of Radiology and Science Education at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell and is co-director of the SONICS ultrasound program for medical students at the University. Dr. Pellerito graduated from New York University before receiving his M.D. from Albany Medical College. He served as faculty at Yale-New Haven Hospital before his current positions at Northwell Health. He is the co-editor of Introduction to Vascular Ultrasonography, in its 7th edition. He is author of multiple original articles and book chapters, and his current research interests include developing new imaging strategies for OB/GYN and cardiovascular diseases including 3D imaging and ultrasound contrast agents. Dr. Pellerito is in great demand as a speaker both nationally and internationally and currently holds multiple editorial appointments including Radiology, RadioGraphics and Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine. He was a board examiner for the American Board of Radiology. He serves on the Executive Committee of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) and is currently on the Board of Directors for the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission for vascular testing (IAC). He currently serves on multiple committees, including the American College of Radiology, American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, Society of Ultrasound in Medical Education and the Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound.

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