May 22-23, 2025 Seattle, Washington
    
  
 

Program

PNEC 2025 – Scientific Agenda*

*Subject to change

General Session

Friday, May 23, 2025
PNEC GENERAL SESSION
7:00 a.m. – 7:55 a.m. Continental Breakfast With the Exhibitors
7:55 a.m. Welcoming Remarks Niten Singh, MD
8:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Session I: Aortic – Modern Management Moderators: Andres Schanzer, MD, Benjamin Starnes, MD and Sara Zettervall, MD
8:00 a.m. Pediatric Aortic Surgery That Every Vascular Surgeon Needs to Know Dawn Coleman, MD
8:07 a.m. When and How Should We Test for Genetic Aortopathies in Routine Practice and Does It Really Change Management Sherene Shalhub, MD
8:14 a.m. Radiation Exposure Matters and Here is How to Decrease It During Complex Aortic Repair Marc Schermerhorn, MD
8:21 a.m. Ten Technical Tips You Still Need to Know About Open Aortic Surgery in 2025 Kellie Brown, MD
8:28 a.m. Parallel Grafts Have Fallen Out of Favor but Here is How I Use Them in Acute Situations Nikhil Kansal, MD
8:35 a.m. Preventing Branch Leaks After F/BEVAR: Understanding the Forces Involved Bernardo Mendes, MD
8:42 a.m. Panel Discussion Panelists
8:52 a.m. Company Manufactured Purpose-Built PMEG Kits Today and in the Future Benjamin Starnes, MD
8:59 a.m. Real World Applications for Off the Shelf Grafts for TAAA’s and Thoracic Dissections: How It Can Impact Your Practice Sukgu Han, MD
9:06 a.m. The Role of TBE for the Treatment of Acute Type B Dissection Javairiah Fatima, MD
9:13 a.m. Extensive Endovascular Thoracoabdominal Septal Fenestration for Treatment of Malperfusion in Aortic Dissection: Should This Be Considered More Often? Jade Hiramoto, MD
9:20 a.m. Endovascular Thermal Septotomy Is An Important Technical Adjunct When Treating Dissection With F/BEVAR Andres Schanzer, MD
9:27 a.m. Lots of People Do FEVAR and I Am the One Who Takes Them Out – How I Do It Peter Rossi, MD
9:34 a.m. Panel Discussion Panelists
9:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Refreshment Break and Visit With the Exhibitors
10:15 a.m. – 11:52 a.m. Session II: Lower Extremity Moderators: Niten Singh, MD, John Laird, MD and Venita Chandra, MD
10:15 a.m. Update on Tibial Vessel Scaffolds: Now That We Have Promising 2-year Results, Should We Be More Aggressive on Implantation Brian DeRubertis, MD
10:22 a.m. 3-year Results With Percutaneous (PQ) Bypass: It Works. Why We Should Consider It and How To Do It Sean Lyden, MD
10:29 a.m. Are Sirolimus-Coated Balloons the Future of Tibial Interventions? Venita Chandra, MD
10:36 a.m. Update on Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL): Do Longer Balloons Improve our Options in this Patient Population? Misty Humphries, MD
10:43 a.m. Effect of Calcification on PAD Outcomes Jocelyn Beach, MD
10:50 a.m. Panel Discussion Panelists
11:00 a.m. Does Renal Failure Preclude Limb Salvage Attempts? Vincent Rowe, MD
11:07 a.m. How do We Teach Surgeons to Perform an Efficient and Technically Excellent Distal Bypass? Michael Conte, MD
11:14 a.m. The 5 Most Impactful Substudies From the BEST-CLI That Should Change Our Practice Matthew Menard, MD
11:21 a.m. Results of the Vascular Leaders Forum (VLF) on CLTI: It Is Better to Work Together! Eric Secemsky, MD
11:28 a.m. It Has Been Done With Aortic Surgery: Can We Create CLTI Reaserch Consortiums to Improve Care? Jayer Chung, MD
11:35 a.m. Putting It All Together: Technology and Trials – This Is Where I See Us Going With CLTI Therapy Peter Schneider, MD
11:42 a.m. Panel Discussion Panelists
11:52 a.m. – 12:55 p.m.
 Lunch Break and Visit Exhibits
11:52 a.m. – 12:55 p.m. Resident Competition – EVAR Planning
12:00 p.m. – 12:50 p.m.
 Sponsored Lunch Symposium (NON-CME) – 
12:00 p.m. – 12:50 p.m. Sponsored Lunch Symposium (NON-CME) – 
12:00 p.m. – 12:50 p.m. Sponsored Lunch Symposium (NON-CME) –
12:55 p.m. – 2:22 p.m. Session III: Venous Moderators: Cynthia Shortell, MD, Mark Meissner, MD and Jake Hemingway, MD
12:55 p.m. Phlebology Accreditation Today: IAC Guidelines and Standards for Vein Centers Ruth Bush, MD
1:02 p.m. When Success Isn’t Enough: Managing Residual Below-the-Knee Reflux Following Successful Above-the-Knee GSV Ablation Juan Carlos Jimenez, MD
1:09 p.m. Cyanoacrylate and Non-thermal Ablation Techniques: What’s the Story? Dejah Judelson, MD
1:16 p.m. Treatment Strategies for Multilevel Venous Disease Bernadette Aulivola, MD
1:23 p.m. Is It a Real Compression? Evaluating NIVLs and Can We Predict Positive Responses to Iliac Vein Stenting Raghu Kolluri, MD
1:30 p.m. RCT Data Is Needed in Pelvic Venous Disease – The EMBOLIZE Trial and Its Potential Impact Kathleen Gibson, MD
1:37 p.m. The Role of Intravascular Ultrasound in the Management of Chronic Venous Insufficiency David Dawson, MD
1:44 p.m. Dedicated Venous Stents Revisited: Long-Term Outcomes of Composite Wallstent-Z Stent Strategy in Iliofemoral Stenting William Marston, MD
1:51 p.m. Gonadal Vein Transposition for Left Renal Vein Compression in Patients With Complex Anatomy Cynthia Shortell, MD
1:58 p.m. TBD Mark Meissner, MD
2:05 p.m. Primary Lymphedema and Lymphatic Malformations: Contemporary Treatment Steven Dean, DO
2:12 p.m. Panel Discussion Panelists
2:15 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. Concurrent Focus Session: Limb Preservation and Wound Care (Click HERE for Program) Moderator: Joseph Fiorito, DPM
2:22 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. Session IV: Physician Practice Moderators: Brian Matteson, MD, David Deaton, MD and Misty Humphries, MD
2:22 p.m. Coverage for Outside Facilities and Creating a Service Agreement: How to Do It Francesco Aiello, MD
2:29 p.m. Coding and Billing Update: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Sean Roddy, MD
2:36 p.m. SVS/ACS Vascular Verification Program – This Is Why You Should Do It R. Clement Darling, MD
2:43 p.m. Supervised Exercise Therapy (SET) for Claudication: It Works in a Rural Setting and This Is How We Made It Successful Rebecca Scully, MD
2:50 p.m. Panel Discussion Panelists
3:00 p.m. Should We Have an Age Cutoff for AAA Repair? Benjamin Brooke, MD
3:07 p.m. Size Criteria for AAA Repair: Is It Time To Revisit? David Stone, MD
3:14 p.m. Other Indications for Carotid Intervention: How About Cognition and Depression? Wei Zhou, MD
3:21 p.m. Training the Next Generation: Tips on Improving Your Educational Style Malachi Sheahan, MD
3:28 p.m. Updates From the Vascular Surgery Board: Are We Seeing an Increasing Number of Future Vascular Trainees? David Rigberg, MD
3:35 p.m. Panel Discussion Panelists
3:45 p.m. – 4:10 p.m. Refreshment Break and Visit Exhibits
4:10 p.m. – 5:40 p.m. Session V: Technical Pearls, Techniques and Tips Moderators: Elina Quiroga, MD, MPH and Matthew Sweet, MD
4:10 p.m. Tips and Pearls for Great Vessel Reconstruction Evan Brownie, MD
4:17 p.m. Lessons Learned From TCAR: Can We Use Flow Reversal for Other Carotid Pathologies (Aneurysms, etc.)? Jeffrey Jim, MD
4:24 p.m. After Performing Over 1,000 Transfemoral Carotid Stents, These Are My Top Tips D. Christopher Metzger, MD
4:31 p.m. TCAR vs TFCAS vs CEA: Epidemiology and Outcomes Jesse Columbo, MD
4:38 p.m. Let’s Not Forget About Hybrid Great Vessel Procedures: Top Tips W. Darrin Clouse, MD
4:45 p.m. Panel Discussion Panelists
4:55 p.m. Top 5 Tips For Popliteal Artery Trauma Erica Mitchell, MD
5:02 p.m. Top Tips for Reoperative Open Aortic Surgery Mark Conrad, MD
5:09 p.m. Approaching Deep Chronic Venous Occlusions – Don’t Be a Quitter Jake Hemingway, MD
5:16 p.m. My Top “Go-to” Catheters For Crossing Chronic Total Occlusions Elizabeth Genovese, MD
5:23 p.m. Approaching Acute Type B Dissections Without Malperfusion: When to Go For It and When to Wait? Sara Zettervall, MD
5:30 p.m. Panel Discussion and Wrap Up Panelists
5:40 p.m. Resident Competition: “The $10,000 Pyramid”
6:10 p.m. Closing Lecture Peter Schneider, MD
6:25 p.m. Adjourn
6:30 p.m. Closing Dinner (ticket purchase required)

Simulation Summit

Thursday, May 22, 2025
Simulation Summit For Vascular Trainees
7:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
7:40 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Lower Extremity and Carotid Case Review Moderators: Venita Chandra, MD and Jeffrey Jim, MD
7:35 a.m. Introduction and Overview Drs. Singh and Tran
7:40 a.m. Case #1: John Rollo, MD
7:50 a.m. Case #2: Leigh Ann O’Bannion, MD
8:00 a.m. Case #3: Nathan Aranson, MD
8:10 a.m. Case #4: Gregory Magee, MD
8:20 a.m. Case #5: Max Wohlauer, MD
8:30 a.m. Case #6: Venita Chandra, MD
8:40 a.m. Case #7: Jeffrey Jim, MD
8:50 a.m. Panel Discussion Panelists
9:00 a.m. – 10:05 a.m. Venous and Wounds Case Review Moderators: Jake Hemingway, MD and William Marston, MD
9:00 a.m. Case #1: Dejah Judelson, MD
9:10 a.m. Case #2: Misty Humphries, MD
9:20 a.m. Case #3: Robert McLafferty, MD
9:30 a.m. Case #4: Gale Tang, MD
9:40 a.m. Case #5: Jake Hemingway, MD
9:50 a.m. Case #6: William Marston, MD
10:00 a.m. Panel Discussion Panelists
10:05 a.m. Refreshment Break
10:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Hands-On Rotation: Endovascular Simulation All Simulation Faculty
12:00 p.m. – 1:10 p.m.
 Lunch Break and Practice Management Session Moderators: Matthew Smith, MD and Kimberly Malka, MD
12:10 p.m. Wound Care: How to Integrate It into Your Practice Venita Chandra, MD
12:20 p.m. Creating a Niche for Yourself in Your Group Karina Newhall, MD
12:30 p.m. Hitting Your Stride in Research and Practice and the Power of Patience Sarasi Desikan, MD
12:40 p.m. The Grind of the First Years of Practice are Worth It to Set Up Your Practice Jonathan Rollo, MD
12:50 p.m. Understanding Coding and Billing: Little Things Do Matter! Francesco Aiello, MD
1:00 p.m. Panel Discussion Panelists
1:10 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. Aortic Case Review Moderators: Sara Zettervall, MD and Nikhil Kansal, MD
1:10 p.m. Case #1: Warren Gaspar, MD
1:20 p.m. Case #2: Javairiah Fatima, MD
1:30 p.m. Case #3: F. Ezequiel Parodi, MD
1:40 p.m. Case #4: Kristine Orion, MD
1:50 p.m. Case #5: Gregory Magee, MD
2:00 p.m. Case #6: Derek Nathan, MD
2:10 p.m. Case #7: Nikhil Kansal, MD
2:20 p.m. Case #8: Sara Zettervall, MD
2:30 p.m. Panel Discussion Panelists
2:45 p.m. Refreshment Break
3:00 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. Hands-On Rotation Simulator All Simulation Faculty
4:45 p.m. Conclusion and Course Evaluation Nam Tran, MD
5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Welcome Reception With the Exhibitors
5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Resident Competition – Suturing

APP Focus Session

Concurrent Focus Session: Updates on Vascular Surgery for Advanced Practice Providers

 

Thursday, May 22, 2025
1:10 p.m. – 2:40 p.m. Concurrent Focus Session: Updates on Vascular Surgery for Advanced Practice Providers Moderators: Elina Quiroga, MD, MPH and Troy Decker, PA-C, MPAS
1:10 p.m.
1:20 p.m.
1:30 p.m.
1:40 p.m.
1:50 p.m.
2:00 p.m.
2:10 p.m.
2:25 p.m. Panel Discussion  
2:40 p.m. Adjourn  

Business of Vascular Surgery

Concurrent Focus Session: Business of Vascular Surgery

The Business of Vascular Surgery roundtable will bring together administrative and surgeon leaders to discuss some of the pertinent business and economic challenges that confront us on a regular basis.

Thursday, May 22, 2025
3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Concurrent Focus Session: Business of Vascular Surgery Moderators: John Christopher, MHA and Nam Tran, MD
Topics of discussion: Discussants:
  • Growing the Practice – Outside Institution Contracting
  • The Price of New Technology – Negotiating Capital Investments
  • Coding – Making a Tedious Process Easier
  • Worth of the Vascular Surgeon – How to Make an Institution Understand Their Value
  • Recruitment – Hiring and Retaining Vascular Surgeons
  • Measuring Faculty Productivity from Academic and Hospital Perspectives
4:30 p.m. Adjourn

Limb Preservation Focus Session

Concurrent Focus Session: Limb Preservation and Wound Care

 

 

Friday, May 23, 2025
2:15 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. Concurrent Focus Session: Limb Preservation and Wound Care Moderator: Joseph Fiorito, DPM
2:15 p.m. Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy: Cases That Support Its Usefulness in Healing Wounds at Risk Limbs Nilufer Norsworthy, MD
2:30 p.m. Keeping the Fire: How to Engage and Support a Limb Preservation Team Robert McLafferty, MD
2:45 p.m. Mission Impossible: Limb Preservation Success William Marston, MD
3:00 p.m. Large Heel Wounds: When to Consider Soft Tissue Grafting vs. Amputation Barclay Stewart, MD
3:15 p.m. Patience is a Virtue: Case of Time Healing All Wounds Joseph Fiorito, DPM
3:30 p.m. Limb Preservation: Thoughts on Where We Still Need Progress Matthew Menard, MD
3:45 p.m. Adjourn