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Saturday, March 18
7:45 am - 8:30 am *Fellows Breakfast
Asbury Lobby
8:30 am - 4:15 pm *Fellows Program
Salons 1&2
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm *Fellows Reception
Ariels
Sunday, March 19
9:00 am - 5:00 pm Registration Desk
Grand Harbor Foyer
9:00 am - 5:00 pm Speaker Ready Room
Saybrook
12:25 – 12:35 Presidential Introduction
William J. Quinones-Baldrich
12:30 pm - 1:45 pm Focused Session: Reporting Standards in PAD and Venous Disease in 2016
Grand Harbor North
Moderators: Gilbert R. Upchurch, Jr.
William P. Robinson

Reporting Standards of Society for Vascular Surgery for Endovascular Treatment of Chronic Lower Extremity PAD
Michael Stoner
University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY

The Management of Diabetic Foot: A Clinical Practice Guideline by the Society for Vascular Surgery in Collaboration with the American Podiatric Medical Association and the Society for Vascular Medicine
Anil Hingorani
Lutheran Medical Center, New York, NY

Society for Vascular Surgery Practice Guidelines for Atherosclerotic Occlusive Disease of the Lower Extremities: Management of Asymptomatic Disease and Claudication.
John White
Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, IL

Who Falls Outside of the SVS Objective Performance Goals for PAD?
Mark Conrad
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

Clinical practice guidelines of the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) and the American Venous Forum (AVF)--Management of venous leg ulcers. Introduction.
Mark Passman
University of Alabama Medical Center, Birmingham, AL

1:45 pm - 3:15 pm Scientific Session I: Aortic Aneurysm
Grand Harbor North
Moderators: Jean Bismuth
Gustavo S. Oderich
1:45 pm - 2:00 pm 1. Orientation of Renal Stent-Grafts within the Proximal Seal Zone Affects Risk of Early Type 1a Endoleaks Following Snorkel-Chimney EVAR
Kenneth Tran, MD, Brant W. Ullery, MD, Nathan K. Itoga, MD, Jason T. Lee, MD
Stanford University, Stanford, CA
2:00 pm - 2:15 pm 2. Impact of Aortic Wall Thrombus on Long-Term Changes in Renal Function Among Patients Treated by Fenestrated-Branched Endografts for Complex Aortic Aneurysms
Giuliano de A. Sandri, MD, Gustavo S. Oderich, MD, Mauricio Ribeiro, MD, PhD, Leonardo Reis de Souza, MD, Stephen Cha, MS, Thanila Macedo, MD, Stephen Textor, MD, Terri Vrtiska, MD
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
2:15 pm - 2:30 pm 3. Increasing Disparity between SVS Guidelines for AAA Repair and Real World Practice; Are the Guidelines still relevant?
Ioannis Kontopidis, MD, Stuart Blackwood, MD, Emilia Krol, MD, Alan Dietzek, MD, RPVI, FACS.
Danbury Hospital, Danbury, CT
2:30 pm - 2:35 pm MP1. The Impact of Suprarenal Fixation on Complex Aneurysm Morphology
Alex Sher, BS, Rami Tadros, MD, FACS, RPVI, Martin Kang, BS, Melissa Tardiff, Ageliki Vouyouka, MD, Daniel Han, MD, Rajiv Chander, MD, Sung Yup Kim, MD, Michael Marin, MD, Peter L. Faries, MD.
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY.
2:35 pm - 2:40 pm MP2. Real world outcome: Open versus Endovascular repair of ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Akshay Kumar Gupta, MD MPH, Besma Nejim, MD MPH, Hanaa Aridi, MD, Muhammad Rizwan, MD, Satinderjeet locham, MD, Mahmoud Malas, MD, MHS, RPVI, FACS.
Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD
2:40 pm - 2:45 pm MP3. Contemporary Outcomes for Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms using Endovascular Balloon-Control for Hypotension
Jonathan Bath, Jose O. Leite, Maham R. Rahimi, Joseph S. Giglia, George H. Meier
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
2:45 pm - 2:50 pm MP4. Risks of Aortic-Related Reintervention or Rupture are Lower in Open Compared to Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
Nathan L. Liang, MD, MS, Michel S. Makaroun, MD, Rabih A. Chaer, MD, MSc, Edith Tzeng, MD
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
2:50 pm - 2:55 pm MP5. Risk factors for Late Renal Insufficiency Following Open and Endovascular Repair of Juxtarenal and Short-neck Infrarenal Aortic Aneurysms
Valerie Mai, MS, David Dexter, MD, Gordon Stokes, MD, Sadaf Ahanchi, MD, Sarah Ongstad, MD, Brandon Cain, MD, Obie Powell, MD, Niraj Parikh, MD, Jean Panneton, MD
Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA
2:55 pm - 3:00 pm MP6. Readmissions after Thoracic Endovascular Aorta Repair
Bindu Kalesan, Ph.D., M.P.H., Thomas W. Cheng, MS, Nikita Fnu, Jeffrey A. Kalish, MD, Kimberly Lu, Michaella V. Latkovic-Taber, M.P.H., Alik Farber, MD, Jeffrey J. Siracuse, MD
Boston University, Boston, MA
3:00 pm - 3:05 pm MP7. Results from a Prospective Multicenter Feasibility Study of Zenith p-Branch Stent Graft
Mark A. Farber, MD1, Gustavo Oderich, MD2, Carlos Timaran, MD3, Luis Sanchez, MD4, Feiyi Jia, PhD5
1University of North Carolina, Chqpel Hil, NC, 2Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 3UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX, 4Washington University, St. Louis, MO, 5Cook Incoprorated, Bloomington, IN, USA
3:05 pm - 3:10 pm MP8. Prospective Adjudicated Long Term Results of Fenestrated and p-Branch Endografts for the Treatment of Juxtarenal Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
James F. McKinsey, MD1, Zachary Dawson, PhD2.
1Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY, 2Cook Research Incorporated, West Lafayette, IN
3:10 pm - 3:15 pm MP9. Outcomes of Celiac Artery Stenting After Fenestrated Endovascularaneurysm Repair (FEVAR) Using Custom-Made Devices
Ryan Meehan, MD, David Timaran, MD, Lucyna Cieciura, MD, Robert C. Allen, MD, Martyn Knowles, MD, Carlos Timaran, MD
1University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX, 2University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
2:00 pm - 6:30 pm *Exhibit Hall Hours
Grand Harbor South
3:15 pm - 4:00 pm *Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall & Poster Viewing
Grand Harbor South
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm Scientific Session II: Peripheral Vascular
Grand Harbor North
Moderators: Alik Farber
Katherine L. McGinigle
4:00 pm - 4:15 pm 4. Adherence to Lipid Management Guidelines and Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Revascularization for Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia
Thomas FX O'Donnell, MD, Sarah E. Deery, MD, Jeremy D. Darling, Gabrielle N. Yee, Matthew R. Dernbach, Raul J. Guzman, MD, Marc L. Schermerhorn, MD
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
4:15 pm - 4:30 pm 5. Heel Wounds Predict Poor Outcomes After Infrapopliteal Revascularization
Abhisekh Mohapatra, MD, Jon C. Henry, MD, Efthymios D. Avgerinos, MD, Rabih A. Chaer, MD, Steven A. Leers, MD, Aureline Boitet, MD, Michael J. Singh, MD, Eric S. Hager, MD
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
4:30 pm - 4:45 pm 6. Outcomes of Tibial Endovascular Interventions in patients with Poor Pedal Runoff
Hallie E. Baer-Bositis, MD, Taylor D. Hicks, MD, Georges M. Haider, MD, Lori L. Pounds, MD, Matthew J. Sideman, MD, Maureen K. Sheehan, MD, Mark G. Davies, MD PhD MBA.
University of Texas Health Science Center - San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
4:45 pm - 4:50 pm MP10. Surgical and Endovascular Treatment of Segmental Arterial Mediolysis
Kate X. Peng1, Sailendra G. Naidu1, Thomas C. Bower2, Robert D. McBane2, Samuel R. Money1.
1Mayo Clinic Arizona, Phoenix, AZ, 2Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
4:50 pm - 4:55 pm MP11. The Risk of Hypogastric Artery Loss During Treatment of Iliac Artery Occlusive Disease
Charlotte Horne, MD, Kristen Boucher, James Bena, Christopher Smolock, MD
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
4:55 pm - 5:00 pm MP12. Is Tibial/Peroneal Arterial Revascularization with Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) an Effective Surgical Strategy for Critical Limb Ischemia (CLI)? A 30 Year Experience
Nicholas J. Gargiulo III, MD, FACS, RVT, RPVI, RDMS, Greg Landis, MD, FACS RVT, RPVI, Frank J. Veith, MD, FACS, Evan Lipsitz, MD, FACS, Neal Cayne, MD, FACS, RVT, RPVI
Clinch Valley Health, Richlands, NY
5:00 pm - 5:05 pm MP13. Predictors of secondary interventions in patients underwent peripheral interventions for peripheral vascular disease
Albeir Mousa, MD, FACS, RPVI,MPH, MBA1, Mike Broce, BA2, Ramez Morkous, MD1, Michael Yacoub, MD, FACS, RPVI1, Gilbert Upchurch, Jr., MD, FACS3, Ali AbuRahma, MD, FACS, RPVI, RVT1
1West Virginia University, Charleston, WV, 2CAMC Research Institute, Charleston, WV, 3UVA, Charlottesville, VA
5:05 pm - 5:10 pm MP14. Single Institution Experience of Tibial Bypass with Autologous and Nonautologous Conduit
John Futchko, MD, Charles DeCarlo, MD, John Phair, MD, Eric Trestman, MD, Evan Lipsitz, MD, Michael Vitti, MD, Francis Porreca, MD
Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
5:10 pm - 5:15 pm MP15. Redo Lower Extremity Bypass has Superior 30-day Outcomes After Failed Ipsilateral Bypass for Critical Limb Ischemia in a Large US Cohort
J. Hunter Mehaffey, MD, Robert B. Hawkins, MD, Anna Z. Fashandi, MD, Megan C. Tracci, MD, JD, John A. Kern, MD, Irving L. Kron, MD, Gilbert R. Upchurch, MD, William Robinson, MD
UVA, Charlottesville, VA
5:15 pm - 5:20 pm MP16. Comparison of Early and Late Postoperative Outcomes after Open Supra-inguinal Bypass
Mohammad H. Eslami, MD, MPH1, Denis V. Rybin, PhD2, Gheorghe Doros, PhD2, Jeffery Siracuse, MD3, ALik Farber, MD3.
1University of Pittsburgh Medical School, Pittsburgh, PA, 2Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, 3Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
5:20 pm - 5:25 pm MP17. Claudicants Who Smoke Have Higher Rates of Major Adverse Limb Events After Infrainguinal Bypass Than Former Smokers
Corey A. Kalbaugh, PhD1, Thomas E. Brothers, MD2, Mark A. Farber, MD1, Adam W. Beck, MD3, John Hallet, MD2, William A. Marston, MD1, Raghuveer Vallabhaneni, MD4.
1University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA, 2Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA, 3University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA, 4MedStar Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA.
5:25 pm - 5:30 pm MP18. Active Tobacco Use In Patients With Claudication Does Not Affect Outcomes Following Endovascular Interventions
Ian Schlieder, DO, Michele Richard, MD, Alpen Nacar, MD, Rebecca Rieger, MD, Alan Dietzek, MD
Danbury Hospital, Danbury, CT
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm *Welcome Reception in Exhibit Hall
Grand Harbor South
5:30 pm - 8:30 pm *Incoming Fellows Program - Part I
Salon 1
Monday, March 20
7:00 am - 8:00 am *Continental Breakfast with Industry
Grand Harbor South
7:00 am - 8:00 am Special Interest Group (SIG) Breakfast Sessions

Abdominal Aortic
Salon 3
Moderators: Linda Le
William D. Jordan, Jr.

Michael Sgroi
Stanford University

Alan Lumsden
Houston Methodist

Manju Kalra
Mayo Clinic

Nadia Awad
Albert Einstein Medical Center

Oluwafunmi Awonuga
University of Kentucky

Elizabeth Genovese
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Venous/Dialysis
Salon 4
Moderators: William M. Lee
Sean P. Roddy

Sara McKeever
University of Arkansas

Zane Young
Strong Memorial Hospital

Jon Quatromoni
University of Pennsylvania

Ignatius Lau
Mount Sinai, Icahn School of Medicine

Julie Duke
University of Arkansas for Medical Science

Gregory Magee
University of Colorado
7:00 am - 11:30 am *Exhibit Hall Hours
Grand Harbor South
7:00 am - 12:30 pm Speaker Ready Room
Saybrook
7:00 am - 12:30 pm Registration Desk
Grand Harbor Foyer
8:15 am - 9:25 am Scientific Session III: Vascular Imagining
Grand Harbor North
Moderators: Woosup Mi Park
Robert I. Hacker
8:15 am - 8:30 am 7. A Multi-institutional Experience in Vascular Ehlers Danlos Syndrome
Sherene Shalhub, MD, MPH1, Kelli Hicks, BS1, Karen Woo, MD2, Dawn Coleman, MD3, Frank Davis, MD3, Giovanni De Caridi, MD, PhD4, K. Nicole Weaver, MD5, Erin Miller, MS, CGC6, Marc Schermerhorn, MD7, Katie Shean, MD7, Gustavo Oderich, MD8, Mauricio Ribiero, MD, PhD8, Cole Nishikawa, MD9, Kristofer M. Charlton-Ouw, MD10, Christian-Alexander Behrendt, MD11, Sebastian Debus, MD PhD11, Yskert von Kodolitsch, MD12, Devin Zarkowsky, MD13, Richard J. Powell, MD13, Melanie Pepin, MS, CGC14, Peter Byers, MD15, Peter Lawrence, MD2
1University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 2Division of Vascular Surgery, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 3Section of Vascular Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 4Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy, 5Division of Human Genetics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cinncinnati, OH, 6The Heart Institute and Division of Human Genetics at Cincinnati Children's, Cinncinnati, OH, 7Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, 8Mayo Clinic Division of Vascular Surgery, Rochester, MN, 9University of California, Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA, 10Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), Houston, TX, 11Department of Vascular Medicine, University Heart Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany, 12Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center, Hamburg, Germany, 13Division of Vascular Surgery, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, 14Medical Genetics, Department of Pathology, Seattle, WA, 15Medical Genetics, Department of Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
8:30 am - 8:45 am 8. 10-year Review of Isolated Spontaneous Mesenteric Arterial Dissections 10-Year Review of Isolated Spontaneous Mesenteric Arterial Dissections
Courtney E. Morgan, MD, Mark K. Eskandari, MD, Heron E. Rodriguez, MD
Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
8:45 am - 9:00 am 9. Evolution of type II endoleaks based on different ultrasonographically identified patterns
Spyridon Monastiriotis, MD, ignatius Lau, MD, Shang Loh, MD, John Ferretti, MD, Apostolos Tassiopoulos, MD, Nicos Labropoulos
SUNY at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY
9:00 am - 9:05 am MP19. Volumetric Nephrogram Correlates with Long-Term Value Following Aortic Aneurysm Repair
Lauren E. Trakimas, D.O., Khurram Rasheed, MD, Doran Mix, MD, Jennifer L. Ellis, MD, Roan Glocker, MD, Adam Doyle, MD, Kathleen Raman, MD, Michael C. Stoner, MD
University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
9:05 am - 9:10 am MP20. Carbon Dioxide Use As A Kidney-Sparing Contrast Agent In Renal Artery Percutaneous Interventions
Gabriela Velazquez Ramirez, MD, David Crouse, Jeanette Stafford, MS, Nitin Garg, MD, Justin Hurie, MD, Randolph Geary, MD, Matthew Edwards, MD
Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
9:10 am - 9:15 am MP21. Axillary Artery Percutaneous Access for Endovascular Interventions
Emily Harris, BS, Courtney J. Warner, MD, Jeffrey C. Hnath, MD, Yaron Sternbach, MD, R. Clement Darling, III, MD
Albany Medical College, Albany, NY
9:15 am - 9:20 am MP22. Comparing Intra-Operative Quality of Care and Equipment Utilization Between the Hybrid OR and the Mobile C-Arm during Infra-Inguinal Endovascular Intervention
Andrew Tran, BS, Rajesh K. Malik, MD, Tareq M. Massimi, MD, Edward Y. Woo, MD, Steven D. Abramowitz, MD
MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC
9:20 am - 9:25 am MP23. Implementation of a Virtual Vascular Clinic with Point-of-Care Ultrasound in an Integrated Healthcare System: A Feasibility Pilot Study
Judith C. Lin, MD, Janelle M. Crutchfield, BSN, Valerie Gunn, MBA, Josephine Klapec, RVT, Courtney Stevens, MBA
Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
9:25 am - 10:00 am *Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall & Poster Viewing
Grand Harbor South
10:00 am - 11:10 am Scientific Session IV: Assorted Vascular Topics
Grand Harbor North
Moderators: Peter L. Faries
Kathleen J. Ozsvath
10:00 am - 10:15 am 10. The Challenge of the Complete Transmetatarsal Amputation
Kelly Kempe, MD, Naema Zarish, MD, Muzamil Aziz, MD, Kate Savoie, MD, Jen Gordon, MD, Shaun Stickley, MD, Prateek Gupta, MD, Michael Rohrer, MD
University of Tennessee, Memphis, TN
10:15 am - 10:30 am 11. Epidemiology and Trends in Outcomes of Pediatric Vascular Injuries in the United States
Mohammad H. Eslami, MD, MPH1, Efthymios D. Avgerinos, MD1, Jeffrey J. Siracuse, MD2, Alik Farber, MD2
1University of Pittsburgh Medical School, Pittsburgh, PA, 2Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
10:30 am - 10:35 am MP24. Testing Patterns for Genetically Triggered Vascular Disease at an Academic Center
Kelli Hicks, BS1, Melanie Pepin, MS, CGC2, Peter Byers, MD2, Sherene Shalhub, MPH, MD3.
1University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 2Medical Genetics, Department of Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 3Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
10:35 am - 10:40 am MP25. A National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) Analysis of Trends in Trainee Participation in Infrainguinal Bypasses and the Effect Upon Intraoperative and Postoperative and Outcomes
Bernardino C. Branco, MD, Miguel Montero-Baker, MD, Ramyar Gilani, MD, Charles A. West, MD, Joseph L. Mills, MD, Jayer Chung, MD, MSc
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
10:40 am - 10:45 am MP26. Spiral Vein Graft Reconstruction Technique for Venous Resection in Borderline Operable Pancreatic Cancer
Ilkka K. Kantonen, Assistant Professor, Hanna Seppanen, Arto Kokkola, Caj Haglund
Helsinki University, Helsinki, Finland
10:45 am - 10:50 am MP27. Oncovascular Surgery - Operating Major Retroperitoneal Tumors with Vascular Involvement may be Justified
Ilkka K. Kantonen, Pirkka Vikatmaa, Ilkka Perttila, Ari Leppaniemi, Ilkka Heiskanen, Jukka Siren, Heikki Makisalo, Anders Alback.
Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
10:50 am - 10:55 am MP28. Hard signs of vascular injury may be sufficient to warrant operative exploration and revascularization in the lower extremity trauma setting
Clinton Protack, MD, Brian Wengerter, MD, Raymond Jean, MD, Kristine Orion, MD, Jonathan Cardella, MD, Timur Sarac, MD, Bauer Sumpio, MD, Alan Dardik, MD, Adrian Maung, MD, Young Erben, MD
Yale University, Hew Haven, CT
10:55 am - 11:00 am MP29. Low Preoperative Albumin Predicts Worse Outcomes Following Open but not Endovascular Revascularization for Chronic Mesenteric Ischemia
Ajit Rao, MD, Peter Faries, MD, Michael Marin, MD, Ageliki Vouyouka, MD
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
11:00 am - 11:05 am MP30. Transfer Denials Create Barriers to Effective Regionalization of Vascular Care
Andy M. Lee, MD, Elsie G Ross MD, Chelsea A. Dorsey MD, Matthew W. Mell MD, MS
Stanford Hospital and Clinics, Stanford, CA
11:05 am - 11:10 am MP31. Physical Discomfort in Vascular Surgeons
Victor J. Davila, MD
Mayo Clinic Arizona, Phoenix, AZ
11:10 am - 11:15 am Introduction of Distinguished Visiting Professor
Grand Harbor North
11:15 am - 12:00 pm Distinguished Visiting Professor
Grand Harbor North

Aortic Dissection, Patients True Stories and the Innovations that Saved Their Lives
Germano Melissano MD
Universitŕ Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy

12:00 pm - 12:20 pm Scientific Session V: New Technology
Grand Harbor North
Moderators: William J. Quinones-Baldrich
George Pismisis
12:00 pm - 12:05 pm MP32. The right brachial access is safe for branched EVAR in complex aortic disease
Nikolaos Tsilimparis, MD,MD, Beatrice Fiorucci, MD, E. Sebastian Debus, MD, PhD, Fiona Rohlffs, MD, Fabio Verzini, MD, PhD, Tilo Kölbel, MD, PhD
Heart Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.
12:05 pm - 12:10 pm MP33. Preloaded Catheters and Guide-Wire Systems to Facilitate Catheterization During Fenestrated and Branched Endovascular Aortic Repair
Julia Chini1, Gustavo Oderich, MD1, Mauricio Ribeiro, MD, PhD1, Giuliano Sandri, MD1, Stephen Cha, MS2, Jan Hofer, RN1, Jean Wigham, RN1
1Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 2Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ
12:10 pm - 12:15 pm MP34. Electromagnetic Tracking of Flexible Robotic Catheter Enables “Assisted Navigation” and Brings Automation to Endovascular Navigation in an Ex-Vivo Study
Adeline Schwein, MD1, Ben Kramer, MS2, Ponraj Chinnadurai, MBBS, MMST3, Neha Virmani4, Sean Walker, PhD4, Marcia O'Malley, PhD2, Alan B. Lumsden, MD1, Jean Bismuth, MD1.
1Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, USA, 2Department of Mechanical Engineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA, 3Siemens Medical Solution USA Inc, Hoffman Estates Estates, IL, USA, 4Hansen Medical Inc., Mountain View, CA, USA.
12:15 - 12:20 pm MP35. EndoAnchors in Thoracic, Thoracoabdominal and Complex Abdominal Endovascular Aortic Repairs: Safe and Effective
Sarah B. Ongstad, MD, Daniel Miller, DO, Sebastian Larion, MD, Jean M. Panneton, MD.
EVMS, Norfolk, VA
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm *Incoming Fellows Program - Part II
Salon 1
12:45 pm - 2:00 pm *Concurrent Luncheon Symposia
Supported by Gore & Associates – Salon 2
Supported by Abbott – Salon 3
Supported by Penumbra – Salon 4
12:20 pm Free Afternoon
5:00 pm Women in Vascular Surgery Reception
Salon 7 & 8(part of Grand Harbor South)
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm *Young Vascular Surgeons Program
Salon 3
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm *Top Gun Competition
Salon 7 & 8 (part of Grand Harbor South)
Tuesday, March 21
6:45 am - 8:00 am Breakfast Symposia
Supported by Medtronic – Salon 3
7:00 am - 5:00 pm *Exhibit Hall Hours
Grand Harbor South
7:00 am - 5:00 pm Speaker Ready Room
Saybrook
7:00 am - 5:00 pm Registration Desk
Grand Harbor Foyer
7:00 am - 8:00 am *Continental Breakfast with Industry
Grand Harbor South
8:15 am - 9:15 am Scientific Session VI: Dialysis Access
Grand Harbor North
Moderators: Joann M. Lohr
Karen Woo
8:15 am - 8:30 am 13. Early-Access Upper Extremity Grafts Offer No Benefit Over Standard Grafts in Hemodialysis Access
John DelBianco, BA, Samuel Steerman, MD, David Dexter, MD, Sadaf Ahanchi, MD, Gordon Stokes, MD, Sarah Ongstad, MD, Obie Powell, MD, Niraj Parikh, MBBS, Jean Panneton, MD
Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA
8:30 am - 8:45 am 14. Retrospective Chart Review of Patients Who have Undergone Alteration of the HeRO Dialysis Graft
John Perry, David Hardy, MD, Shvetank Agarwal, MBBS, Gautam Agarwal, MD.
Medical College of Gerogia at Augusta University, Augusta, GA
8:45 am - 9:00 am 15. Effect of venous side branch obliteration for non-maturing arteriovenous fistulae
Matthew Altieri, Robert M. Libera, Michael T. Duan, Ajay K. Dhadwal, MD, Joe T. Huang, MD, Michael A. Curi, MD, Timothy Wu, MD
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ
9:00 am - 9:05 am MP36. Laparoscopic peritoneal dialysis (LPD) surgery performed by vascular surgeons is safe and effective in patients with prior abdominal surgery (PAS)
Ahmed Mohamed, MD, Matthew Bennet, MD, Luis Gomez, Linda Le, MD, Eric Peden, MD, Carlos Bechara, MD
The Methodist De Bakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston, TX
9:05 am - 9:10 am MP37. Removal of Non-infected Arteriovenous Fistulae Following Kidney Transplantation: A Safe and Beneficial Management Strategy for Unused Dialysis Access
Charles D. Fraser, III, MD, Joshua C. Grimm, MD, Russell N. Wesson, MD, Faris Azar, MD, Roberty J. Beaulieu, MD, Thomas Reifsnyder, MD
The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
9:10 am - 9:15 am MP38. The Associations of Hemodialysis Access Type and Access Satisfaction with Health-related Quality of Life
Natalie D. Sridharan, MD, Larry Fish, Lan Yu, Steven Weisbord, MD, Michel Makaroun, MD, Theodore Yuo, MD, MS
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
9:15 am - 9:45 am *Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall & Poster Viewing
Grand Harbor South
9:45 am - 10:45 am International Panel
Grand Harbor North

Cost Effectiveness of Vascular Interventions – Is It Important
Allun Davies, MD
United Kingdom

Aortic Intervention for AAA; Device Selection – Horses for Courses and Why You Need to Have More Than One Horse to Ride
Andrew Hill MD
New Zealand

How a Surgeon Can Play a Role in Understanding Endoprostheses Long-Term in Vivo Behavior
Nabil Chakfe MD
France

10:45 am - 10:50 am Introduction of President
Grand Harbor North
10:50 am - 11:50 am Presidential Address
Grand Harbor North
Look, Listen and Feel
William J. Quinones-Baldrich, MD
UCLA Medical Center
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm *Members Business Luncheon, Members Only
Salons 3&4
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm *Lunch with Industry
Grand Harbor South
1:10 pm - 1:55 pm Karmody Poster Competition, First Round
Salon 5 & 6 (part of Grand Harbor South)
1:55 pm - 3:25 pm Focused Session: Interesting (Non Traditional) Topics to Review in Aortic Disease
Grand Harbor North
Moderators: Gilbert R. Upchurch, Jr.
Ali Azizzadeh

Consequences of Hypogastric Artery Ligation, Embolization, or Coverage
Bauer Sumpio
Yale University, New Haven, CT

Radiation Exposure After Endovascular Abdominal and Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Repair
Matt Eagleton
Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH

Health-Related Quality-of-Life Outcomes After Open Versus Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
Louis L. Nguyen
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA

Suprarenal Versus Infrarenal Stent Graft Fixation on Renal Complications After Endovascular Aneurysm Repair
Brajesh K. Lal
University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD

Complex Fenestrated Endografting in Private Practice.
Alvaro Zamora
The Vascular Group of Naples, Naples, FL

Stage Hybrid Procedure for TAAA
Gilbert R. Upchurch
UVA Health System

3:25 pm - 3:55 pm *Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall & Poster Viewing
Grand Harbor South
3:55 pm - 4:45 pm Scientific Session VII: Carotid Disease and Vascular Medicine
Grand Harbor North
Moderators: Leila Mureebe
Samantha Minc
3:55 pm - 4:10 pm 16. Predictors of Unplanned 30 Day Readmission in Diabetic Foot Wounds
Courtenay M. Holscher, MD, Joseph K. Canner, MHS, Ronald L. Sherman, DPM, MBA, Kathryn Hines, PA-C, Mahmoud B. Malas, MD, MHS, James H. Black, III, MD, Nestoras Mathioudakis, MD, MHS, Christopher J. Abularrage, MD
Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD
4:10 pm - 4:15 pm MP39. Preoperative anemia increases the risk of mortality in symptomatic patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy.
Alexander B. Pothof, MSc, MD1, Thomas C.F. Bodewes, MD1, Jeremy D. Darling, BA1, Sarah Deery, MD1, Katie E. Shean, MD1, Peter A. Soden, MD1, Gert J. de Borst, MD2, Marc L. Schermerhorn, MD1.
1BIDMC, Boston, MA, 2UMCU, Utrecht, Netherlands
4:15 pm - 4:20 pm MP40. Long term outcomes of carotid endarterectomy using bovine pericardium patch compared with other techniques
Warner A. Oldenburg, M.D, Tariq Almerey, M.D, Mahmoud selim, M.D, Houssam Farres, M.D, Albert Hakaim, MD
Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
4:20 pm - 4:25 pm MP41. Low carotid stump pressure as a predictor for ischemic symptoms and as a marker for compromised cerebral reserve in octogenarians undergoing carotid endarterectomy
Sam Tyagi, Matthew Dougherty, Keith Calligaro, Douglas Troutman, Danielle Pineda, Hong Zheng.
Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
4:25 pm - 4:30 pm MP42. Routine Laboratory Cardiac Testing is Not Cost Effective Following Carotid Endarterectomy
Arthelma C. Tyson, MD, Celsa M. Tonelli, BS, Amira Alkhatib, BS, Shailraj Parikh, MD, Kuldeep Singh, MD, Saqib Zia, MBBS, Jonathan Schor, MD, FACS, Jonathan Deitch, MD, FACS.
Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, NY
4:30 pm - 4:35 pm MP43. Regional Variation in Patient Outcomes in Carotid Endarterectomy and Stenting in the Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI)
Katie E.M. Shean1, Sarah E. Deery, MD1, Sara L. Zettervall, MD1, Peter A. Soden, MD1, Thomas F.X. O'Donnell, MD1, Jeremy D. Darling, BA1, Joseph R. Schneider, MD/PhD2, Brian W. Nolan, MD3, Caron B. Rockman, MD4, Marc L. Schermerhorn, MD1
1Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, 2Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, 3Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Hanover, NH, 4NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, NY
4:35 pm - 4:40 pm MP44. The impact of insulin dependence on lower extremity revascularization outcomes in chronic limb threatening ischemia
Jeremy D. Darling, B.A., Sarah E. Deery, MD, Gabrielle Yee, B.S., Thomas Bodewes, M.Sc., Raul J. Guzman, MD, Mark C. Wyers, MD, Allen D. Hamdan, MD, Marc L. Schermerhorn, MD
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
4:40 pm - 4:45 pm MP45. Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors and Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers (ACEI/ARB) are Associated with Improved Limb Salvage After Infrapopliteal Interventions for Critical Limb Ischemia
Sikandar Z. Khan, MD1, Mariel Rivero, MD2, Linda M. Harris, MD1, Maciej L. Dryjski, MD1, Hasan H. Dosluoglu, MD2
1State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, 2VA Western NY Healthcare System, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm Annual Banquet
Shipwreck Beach
Wednesday, March 22
7:00 am - 8:00 am Special Interest Group (SIG) Breakfast Sessions

Peripheral and Other
Salon 3
Moderators: Kristina A. Giles
Karen Woo

Charles Briggs
Carolinas Healthcare System

Bruce Tjaden, Jr.
University of Texas, Houston

Michael McNally
University of Tennessee Medical Center

Alan Lumsden
Houston Methodist

Sungho Lim
Loyola University Medical Center

Wilhelm Sandmann
Elisabeth Krhs

Thoracic Aortic
Salon 4
Moderators: Scott M. Damrauer
Thomas C. Bower

Christopher Smolock
The Cleveland Clinic

Jonathan Cullen
University of Virginia

Jason Ryan
Henry Ford Hospital

Khurram Rasheed
University of Rochester Medical Center

Seth Noland
East Carolina University
7:00 am - 11:30 am Speaker Ready Room
Saybrook
7:00 am - 11:30 am Registration Desk
Grand Harbor Foyer
7:00 am - 8:00 am Continental Breakfast
Grand Harbor Foyer
8:15 am - 9:30 am Scientific Session VIII: Venous Disease
Grand Harbor North
Moderators: Alan M. Dietzek
Robert B. McLafferty
8:15 am - 8:30 am 17. Asymptomatic Patients with Inferior Vena Cava Filter Penetration Through the Wall May Be Managed Conservatively
Wande B. Pratt, MD, Sam S. Leake, Shaikh Afaq, MD, Harleen K. Sandhu, MD, Hazim J. Safi, MD, Ali Azizzadeh, MD, Kristofer M. Charlton-Ouw, MD
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX
8:30 am - 8:45 am 18. The results of Endovenous Superficial Venous Ablation for Lower Extremity Swelling
William P. Shutze, Sr., MD1, Paul Dhot2, Ryan Shutze2, Gerald Ogola, PhD3, Dennis Gable, MD1.
1The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano, Plano, TX, 2Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 3Baylor Scott and White Health, Dallas, TX
8:45 am - 9:00 am 19. D-Dimer and Clinical Probability testing Can Safely Guide Diagnosis and Location of Deep Venous Thrombosis in Contemporary high-Volume Practice
Albeir Mousa, MD, FACS, RPVI, MPH, MBA1, David De Wit, DO1, Mike Broce, BA2, Michael Yacoub, MD1, Ramez Morkous, MD1, Zachary AbuRahma, DO1, Ali AbuRahma, MD, FACS, RPVI, RVT
1West Virginia Univeristy, Charleston, WV, 2CAMC Research Institute, Charleston, WV, USA
9:00 am - 9:05 am MP46. Initial Experiences with Posterior Tibial Vein Access for Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis of Lower Extremity Deep Vein Thrombosis
Alison J. Kinning, MD
TriHealth Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati, OH
9:05 am - 9:10 am MP47. Fast Track Thrombolysis for Acute Iliofemoral Venous Occlusions: A Novel Approach to mize Complications of Standard Thrombolytic Therapy
Syed Ali Rizvi, D.O., Artur Rozentsvit, B.A., Anil Hingorani, MD, Enrico Ascher, MD, Natalie Marks, MD
NYU Lutheran Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
9:10 am - 9:15 am MP48. Pre-Operative Indicators for Venous Complications Associated With Implanted Ports
Jill Zink, MD, Patricia Labbe, CNP, Sean Healy, BS, Neil Rangwani, BS, Robert Netzley, MD, Dennis Wright, MD
Cleveland Clinic Akron General, Akron, OH
9:15 am - 9:20 am MP49. Clinical Correlation with Failure of Endovenous Therapy for Leg Swelling
Ahmad Alsheekh, M.D, Anil Hingorani, Enrico Ascher, M.D, Pavel Kibrik, Do, Natalie Marks, M.D.
Total Vascular Care, Brooklyn, NY
9:20 am - 9:25 am MP50. Treatment of Inferior Vena Cava Occlusions Associated with Inferior Vena Cava Filters
David Phang, MD, George H. Meier, MD
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
9:25 am - 9:30 am MP51. Vascular Injuries Associated with Orthopedic Procedures - Beware of the Cement
Joann Lohr1, Emily Wright2, Michael Wolujewicz, Wolujewicz2.
1Lohr Surgical Specialists, Cincinnati, OH, 2Trihealth, Cincinnati, OH
9:30 am - 10:00 am Scientific Session IX: Aortic Dissection
Grand Harbor North
Moderators: R. Clement Darling, III
Ali Azizzadeh
9:30 am - 9:45 am 20. Infrarenal Aortic Repair With or Without False Lumen Intentional Placement of Endografts for Hybrid Management of Complex Aortic Pathology
William J. Quinones-Baldrich, MD, Taimur Saleem, Adam Oskowitz.
UCLA Med Ctr, Dept of Surgery, Los Angeles, CA
9:45 am - 9:50 am MP52. Short Term Outcomes of TEVAR for Chronic Type B Aortic Dissections with Aneurysm
Allan M. Conway, MBChb, MRCS, Khalil Qato, MD, Laurie R. Mondry, BSN, Guillaume J. Stoffels, MS, MA, Gary Giangola, MD, Alfio Carroccio, MD
Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY
9:50 am - 9:55 am MP53. Long Term Outcome of Internal Iliac Artery Revascularization Performed During Common and Internal Iliac Aneurysm Repair
Indrani Sen, Manju Kalra, Himanshu Verma, Gustavo S. Oderich, Randall R. DeMartino, Courtney N. Day, Peter Gloviczki, Thomas C. Bower
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
9:55 am - 10:00 am MP54. Multidisciplinary Care Can Mitigate Socioeconomic Disparities in Patients with Diabetic Foot Ulcers
Caitlin W. Hicks, MD, MS, Joseph K. Canner, MHS, Nestoras Mathioudakis, MD, MHS, Ronald L. Sherman, DPM, MBA, Kathryn Hines, PA-C, Mahmoud B. Malas, MD, MHS, James H. Black, III, MD, Christopher J. Abularrage, MD
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
10:00 am - 10:45 am Karmody Poster Competition, Final Round
Grand Harbor North
10:45 am - 11:30 am Scientific Session X: Systems Based Care & Visceral Disease
Grand Harbor North
Moderators: R. Clement Darling
Colleen Moore
10:45 am - 11:00 am 21. The Impact of Arch Involvement in Acute Type B Aortic Dissection
Hunter M. Ray, MD, Kristofer M. Charlton-Ouw, MD, Anthony L. Estrera, MD, Charles C. Miller, PhD, Hazim J. Safi, MD, Ali Azizzadeh, MD
The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX
11:00 am - 11:15 am 22. The effect of indication for surgery on Medicare payments following lower extremity bypass surgery
Elizabeth Andraska, BS1, Danielle Sutzko, MD, MS1, Andrew Gonzalez, MD, JD, MS2, Nicholas Osborne, MD, MS1
1University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 2University of Illinois, Chicago, IL
11:15 am - 11:20 am MP55. Endovascular therapy of chronic mesenteric ischemia: improving midterm results justify continued use of bare metal stents
Woosup M. Park, MD, Collin Haben, BS, James F. Bena, MS, F. Ezequiel Parodi, MD, Sean P. Lyden, MD
Cleveland Clinic and Foundation, Cleveland, OH
11:20 am - 11:25 am MP56. Natural History of Visceral Artery Aneurysms in Patients with End Stage Liver Disease
Michael A. Antiporda, MD, Tariq Almerey, MD, Mahmoud Selim, MD, Houssam Farres, MD, Albert G. Hakaim, MD, Justin H. Nguyen, MD, Houssam Farres, MD
Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
11:25 am - 11:30 am MP57. Effect Of Gender On Clinical Outcomes After Percutaneous Renal Artery Interventions
Gabriela Velazquez Ramirez, MD, David Crouse, Jeanette Stafford, MS, Ashley Rickey, MD, Nitin Garg, MD, Justin Hurie, MD, Randolph Geary, MD, Matthew Edwards, MD
Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
11:30 am Adjourn

*Not part of the SCVS Scientific Program and is not eligible for CME credit through the SCVS joint sponsor.



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