2026 Rising Seniors/Incoming Fellows Program
Supported by a grant from Cook Medical
2026 Program Co-Chair: David A. Rigberg, MD, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
2026 Program Co-Chair: Guillermo A. Escobar, MD, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Sunday, March 29
6:00 pm - 6:05 pm
Welcome
David A. Rigberg, MD & Guillermo A. Escobar, MD
Top 5 Things to Know to Get Your Vascular Training Started
6:05 pm - 6:20 pm
Vascular Emergencies
Jesus Ulloa, MD
Los Angeles Veterans Affairs, Los Angeles, CA
6:20 pm - 6:35 pm
Pearls, tips and bits of wisdom to treat carotids
Jeffrey Jim, MD
Abbott Northwestern, Minneapolis, MN
6:35 pm - 6:50 pm
Pearls, tips and bits of wisdom planning and executing EVAR
Michael D. Sgroi, MD
Stanford University, Stanford, CA
6:50 pm - 7:05 pm
Pearls, tips and bits of wisdom planning and executing OPEN AAA
Pegge M. Halandras, MD
Loyola University, Maywood, IL
7:05 pm - 7:20 pm
Ways to look like you know what you are talking about regarding dialysis
Ronald Chang, MD
Flow Vascular, Houston, TX
7:20 pm - 7:35 pm
Pearls, tips and bits of wisdom planning and executing PAD Treatment
London C. Guidry, MD
The Baton Rouge Clinic, Baton Rouge, LA
7:35 pm - 8:00 pm
DISCUSSION
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Fellows Panel
Monday, March 30
1:05 pm - 1:50 pm
Didactic: Introduction to Endovascular
1:50 pm - 3:15 pm
Hands-On: Endovascular Session
- Catheters, wires, and sheaths
- Ultrasound Access
- Zilver PTX
- BeBack Crossing Catheter
- IVC Filters
- 28/Oct/2025 14:27Embolization Coils
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Aorta 101: Endovascular Approaches to Aortic Disease
4:00 pm - 4:45 pm
Hands-on: planning and sizing
4:45 pm - 5:30 pm
Hands-on: aortic graft deployment
- EVAR Stations
- FEVAR Stations
5:30 pm
Program Conclusion/ SCVS Paperwork for Reimbursement, COOK Books and Survey
