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Full Schedule

  • Thursday, April 30, 2026
  • 6:30 AM - 7:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    Attendee Breakfast
  • 6:30 AM - 6:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Name Badge Pickup & Onsite Registration
  • 7:00 AM - 8:10 AM East Coast USA Time
    Session 1: VS Dermato-phlebology - Dealing with the fine veins
    Moderator: Tomasz Urbanek, MD, PhD – Medical University of Silesia, Katowice
    Moderator: Peggy Bush, APRN – Water's Edge Dermatology
    Aesthetic Course
  • 7:30 AM - 11:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    Physician-in-Training Hands-on Workshop
  • 8:10 AM - 8:50 AM East Coast USA Time
    Session 2: VS Live - Patients With Chronic Venous Disease: History, Examination, Live Imaging and Making the Treatment Plan
    Moderator: Nicos Labropoulos, PhD – Stony Brook Medicine
    Panelist: Steve Elias, MD – Englewood Health Network
    Panelist: Peter J. Pappas, MD – Center for Vein Restoration
    Panelist: Kathleen D. Gibson, MD – Overlake Vascular Surgeons
    Main Session
  • 8:50 AM - 9:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    Session 3: Evaluation and imaging of different conditions
    Moderator: Houman Jalaie, MD – University Hospital Aachen
    Moderator: Luis R. Leon, Jr., MD – University of Arizona
    Main Session
  • 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM East Coast USA Time
    Refreshment Break, Visit With the Exhibitors and Meet the Experts
  • 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    Session 4: Treatment of superficial vein reflux
    Moderator: Kimberly Scherer, DO – Weill Cornell Medical College
    Moderator: Igor Rafael Sincos, MD, PhD, MBA – Clínica Endovascular São Paulo
    Main Session
  • 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    Session 5: VS Live Imaging
    Moderator: Nicos Labropoulos, PhD – Stony Brook Medicine
    Panelist: Neil Khilnani, MD – Weill Cornell Medicine - NY Presbyterian Hospital
    Panelist: Karem Harth, MD – University Hospitals Harrington Heart and Vascular Institute
    Main Session
  • 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Session 6: Enhanced learning from clinical cases
    Moderator: Lowell S. Kabnick, MD – Vein and Lymphatic University
    Moderator: Edward M. Boyle, MD – Inovia Vein Specialty Centers
    Main Session
  • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Lunch Break and Visit the Exhibitors
  • 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    NON-CME Industry Lunch Symposium
  • 1:30 PM - 2:20 PM East Coast USA Time
    Session 7: Management of venous ulceration - In Collaboration With the American Venous Forum (AVF)
    Moderator: Mark Iafrati, MD
    Moderator: Steve Elias, MD – Englewood Health Network
    Main Session
  • 2:20 PM - 3:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Session 8: Real examples of solving clinical VTE problems
    Moderator: Alex C. Spyropoulos, MD – Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
    Main Session
  • 3:00 PM - 3:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    Session 9: VS Live imaging
    Moderator: Nicos Labropoulos, PhD – Stony Brook Medicine
    Panelist: Suresh Vedantham, MD – Washington University in St. Louis
    Panelist: William Marston, MD – University of North Carolina School of Medicine
    Main Session
  • 3:15 PM - 4:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Refreshment Break, Visit With the Exhibitors and Meet the Experts
  • 3:15 PM - 4:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Scientific Poster Presentations and Judging
  • 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Session 1: Vein aesthetics
    Moderator: Peggy Bush, APRN – Water's Edge Dermatology
    Moderator: Vitor Gornati, MD, PhD, MBA – Prime Care Medical Complex - Sao Paulo, Brazil
    Allied Health Care Course
  • 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    Session 10: New Methods, Early Results, Clinical Trials and Innovation
    Moderator: Erin Murphy, MD – Sanger Heart and Vascular, Atrium Health
    Moderator: Fedor Lurie, MD, PhD – Jobst Vascular institute
    Panelist: David Dexter, MD – Sentara Healthcare/Old Dominion University Eastern Virginia Medical School
    Panelist: Akhilesh Sista, MD – Weill Cornell Medicine
    Main Session
  • 4:30 PM - 4:55 PM East Coast USA Time
    Session 2: Edema, lymphedema and lipedema
    Moderator: Fedor Lurie, MD, PhD – Jobst Vascular institute
    Allied Health Care Course
  • 4:45 PM - 5:10 PM East Coast USA Time
    Session 11: VS Live Imaging
    Moderator: Nicos Labropoulos, PhD – Stony Brook Medicine
    Panelist: Houman Jalaie, MD – University Hospital Aachen
    Panelist: Patrick Muck, MD, RVT – TriHealth - Good Samaritan Hospital
    Main Session
  • 4:55 PM - 5:20 PM East Coast USA Time
    Session 3: Management of chronic venous disease
    Moderator: Marcial Fallas, MD – Centro Vascular avanzado
    Moderator: Karen Bauer
    Allied Health Care Course
  • 5:10 PM - 6:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Session 12: Management of lymphedema, lipedema, and edema
    Moderator: Steven Dean, DO, MSVM, RPVI – The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
    Moderator: Manjit Gohel, MD
    Main Session
  • 5:20 PM - 5:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    Session 4: Management of Venous Obstruction
    Moderator: Igor Rafael Sincos, MD, PhD, MBA – Clínica Endovascular São Paulo
    Moderator: Karem Harth, MD – University Hospitals Harrington Heart and Vascular Institute
    Allied Health Care Course
  • 5:45 PM - 6:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    Session 5: Treatment of venous thromboembolism
    Moderator: Alex C. Spyropoulos, MD – Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
    Allied Health Care Course
  • 6:15 PM - 6:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    Magic Show: The Extreme Magic of Eric Wilzig
    Main Session
  • 6:45 PM - 7:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    Networking Reception With the Exhibitors
  • 7:45 PM - 10:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Evening Reception
  • Friday, May 1, 2026
  • 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    Attendee Breakfast
  • 7:00 AM - 6:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Name Badge Pickup & Onsite Registration
  • 7:30 AM - 8:10 AM East Coast USA Time
    Session 13: VS Dermato-phlebology - Management of the reticular veins
    Moderator: Rodrigo Kikuchi, MD, PhD, MBA – ECCOS Cursos
    Moderator: Aleksandra Jaworucka-Kaczorowska, MD, PhD – Center of Phlebology and Aesthetic Medicine, Jaworuccy Surgery Center, Gorzów Wlkp., Poland
    Aesthetic Course
  • 8:10 AM - 8:45 AM East Coast USA Time
    Session 14: Techniques and outcomes in thrombus removal
    Moderator: Efthymios Avgerinos, MD – Athens Medical Center, University of Athens
    Moderator: Karem Harth, MD – University Hospitals Harrington Heart and Vascular Institute
    Main Session
  • 8:45 AM - 9:35 AM East Coast USA Time
    Session 15: Pelvic Venous Disorders (PeVD) Workgroup - In collaboration with AVLS
    Moderator: Neil Khilnani, MD – Weill Cornell Medicine - NY Presbyterian Hospital
    Moderator: Kathleen D. Gibson, MD – Overlake Vascular Surgeons
    Main Session
  • 9:35 AM - 10:20 AM East Coast USA Time
    Refreshment Break, Visit With the Exhibitors and Meet the Experts
  • 10:20 AM - 11:10 AM East Coast USA Time
    Session 16: Update on venous stenting - Planning, sizing, deployment and patient care
    Moderator: Paul J. Gagne, MD – The Vascular Care Group, Darien, CT
    Moderator: William Marston, MD – University of North Carolina School of Medicine
    Main Session
  • 11:10 AM - 11:25 AM East Coast USA Time
    Session 17: VS Live Imaging
    Moderator: Nicos Labropoulos, PhD – Stony Brook Medicine
    Panelist: Stephen A. Black, MD MBBCH FEBVS – Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital London
    Panelist: Erin Murphy, MD – Sanger Heart and Vascular, Atrium Health
    Main Session
  • 11:25 AM - 11:35 AM East Coast USA Time
    Real magic during venous interventions! Live interaction the student vs the teacher
    Moderator: Peter Gloviczki, MD, PhD – Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
    Moderator: Mark H. Meissner, MD – University of Washington School of Medicine
    Main Session
  • 11:35 AM - 12:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Session 18: VS Keynote Lecture
    Moderator: Nicos Labropoulos, PhD – Stony Brook Medicine
    Main Session
  • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Lunch Break and Visit the Exhibitors
  • 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    NON-CME Industry Lunch Symposium
  • 1:30 PM - 2:20 PM East Coast USA Time
    Session 19: Synergy in Industry and Medicine - Key questions in venous and lymphatic disease
    Moderator: Neil Khilnani, MD – Weill Cornell Medicine - NY Presbyterian Hospital
    Panelist: Parag Patel, MD MS – Medical College of Wisconsin
    Panelist: Houman Jalaie, MD – University Hospital Aachen
    Panelist: Erin Murphy, MD – Sanger Heart and Vascular, Atrium Health
    Panelist: Karem Harth, MD – University Hospitals Harrington Heart and Vascular Institute
    Main Session
  • 2:20 PM - 3:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Session 20: VS Compression Club
    Moderator: Fedor Lurie, MD, PhD – Jobst Vascular institute
    Moderator: Karen Bauer, MD
    Main Session
  • 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    Refreshment Break, Visit With the Exhibitors and Meet the Experts
  • 3:45 PM - 4:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    Session 1: Clinical cases of thrombosis - Presentation and interactive discussion
    Moderator: Ignacio Escotto, MD – MEDICA SUR HOSPITAL
    Panelist: Young Erben, MD – Mayo Clinic Florida
    Panelist: Nicole M. Yuja, MD – Hospital CMH, Tegucigalpa
    Panelist: Andres Marin, MD FACS – HOMS
    Sesion Latina
  • 3:45 PM - 4:25 PM East Coast USA Time
    Session 21: Case based learning from interventions
    Moderator: Peter J. Pappas, MD – Center for Vein Restoration
    Moderator: Mikel Sadek, MD – NYU Langone Health
    Main Session
  • 4:15 PM - 4:40 PM East Coast USA Time
    Session 2: Interactive learning from venous reflux cases
    Moderator: Mariuxi Morales, MD – Universidad Catolica Argentina
    Panelist: Flora Ibara, MD
    Panelist: Pepe Merida, MD
    Panelist: Paola Ortiz, MD – Uruguay Vein Center/ Hospital Pasteur Vascular Surgery Department/HHPFoundation
    Sesion Latina
  • 4:25 PM - 4:40 PM East Coast USA Time
    Session 22: VS Live Imaging
    Moderator: Nicos Labropoulos, PhD – Stony Brook Medicine
    Panelist: Aleksandra Jaworucka-Kaczorowska, MD, PhD – Center of Phlebology and Aesthetic Medicine, Jaworuccy Surgery Center, Gorzów Wlkp., Poland
    Panelist: Neil Khilnani, MD – Weill Cornell Medicine - NY Presbyterian Hospital
    Main Session
  • 4:40 PM - 5:10 PM East Coast USA Time
    Session 3: VS LATIN wolrd highlights
    Moderator: Marcial Fallas, MD – Centro Vascular avanzado
    Sesion Latina
  • 4:40 PM - 5:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    Session 23: Vascular Medicine mix - In collaboration with the Society for Vascular Medicine
    Moderator: Blake Iceton, MD – Mayo Clinic
    Main Session
  • 5:10 PM - 5:35 PM East Coast USA Time
    Session 4: Management of iliocaval obstruction
    Moderator: Luis R. Leon, Jr., MD – University of Arizona
    Sesion Latina
  • 5:15 PM - 6:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Session 24: New Methods, Early Results, Clinical Trials and Innovation
    Moderator: Robert Lookstein, MD – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    Moderator: Manjit Gohel, MD
    Panelist: Lowell S. Kabnick, MD – Vein and Lymphatic University
    Panelist: Ronald Bush, MD, FACS – Water's Edge Dermatology
    Panelist: Stephen A. Black, MD MBBCH FEBVS – Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital London
    Panelist: Patrick Muck, MD, RVT – TriHealth - Good Samaritan Hospital
    Main Session
  • 5:35 PM - 6:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Session 5: Aesthetic Vein Disease - Interactive Q&A session
    Moderator: Rodrigo Kikuchi, MD, PhD, MBA – ECCOS Cursos
    Panelist: Nora Sanchez, MD – ISSSTE
    Panelist: Paola Ortiz, MD – Uruguay Vein Center/ Hospital Pasteur Vascular Surgery Department/HHPFoundation
    Panelist: Felipe Coelho Neto, MD, MSc, PhD, MBA – Hospital Vascular de Londrina
    Panelist: Karen Utsunomia, MD – Prime Care Medical Complex
    Sesion Latina
  • 6:00 PM - 6:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Session 6: VS LATIN Mix
    Moderator: Andres Marin, MD FACS – HOMS
    Sesion Latina
  • Saturday, May 2, 2026
  • 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    Attendee Breakfast
  • 7:00 AM - 3:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    Name Badge Pickup & Onsite Registration
  • 7:30 AM - 8:10 AM East Coast USA Time
    Session 26: VS Dermato-phlebology - Treatment of more complex cases
    Moderator: Vitor Gornati, MD, PhD, MBA – Prime Care Medical Complex - Sao Paulo, Brazil
    Moderator: Felipe Coelho Neto, MD, MSc, PhD, MBA – Hospital Vascular de Londrina
    Aesthetic Course
  • 8:10 AM - 8:22 AM East Coast USA Time
    Session 27: Best Poster Presentation
    Moderator: Rafael Demarchi Malgor, MD, MBA – University of Colorado
    Moderator: Suresh Vedantham, MD – Washington University in St. Louis
    Main Session
  • 8:22 AM - 8:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    Session 28: Best clinical case
    Moderator: Efthymios Avgerinos, MD – Athens Medical Center, University of Athens
    Moderator: Parag Patel, MD MS – Medical College of Wisconsin
    Main Session
  • 8:30 AM - 9:20 AM East Coast USA Time
    Session 29: Superficial Veins
    Moderator: Felipe Coelho Neto, MD, MSc, PhD, MBA – Hospital Vascular de Londrina
    Moderator: Angela Kokkosis, MD – Stony Brook University Hospital
    Main Session
  • 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM East Coast USA Time
    Refreshment Break, Visit With the Exhibitors and Meet the Experts
  • 10:15 AM - 10:35 AM East Coast USA Time
    Session 30: VS Journal Club - From the Press to Your Clinical Practice
    Moderator: Karem Harth, MD – University Hospitals Harrington Heart and Vascular Institute
    Moderator: Nicos Labropoulos, PhD – Stony Brook Medicine
    Main Session
  • 10:35 AM - 10:55 AM East Coast USA Time
    Session 31: VS Live Imaging
    Moderator: Nicos Labropoulos, PhD – Stony Brook Medicine
    Panelist: Steve Elias, MD – Englewood Health Network
    Panelist: Rodrigo Kikuchi, MD, PhD, MBA – ECCOS Cursos
    Main Session
  • 10:55 AM - 11:45 AM East Coast USA Time
    Session 32: In Collaboration with the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR)
    Moderator: Suresh Vedantham, MD – Washington University in St. Louis
    Moderator: Parag Patel, MD MS – Medical College of Wisconsin
    Main Session
  • 11:45 AM - 12:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Session 33: VS - How I Do It
    Moderator: Suresh Vedantham, MD – Washington University in St. Louis
    Main Session
  • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Lunch Break and Visit the Exhibitors
  • 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    NON-CME Industry Lunch Symposium
  • 1:30 PM - 1:50 PM East Coast USA Time
    Session 34: Special award and presentation from the Royal College of Surgeons of England - The Arris and Gale Lecture
    Moderator: Frank CT Smith, BSc MSc MD FRCS FEBVS FHEA – Royal College of Surgeons of England
    Moderator: Nicos Labropoulos, PhD – Stony Brook Medicine
    Main Session
  • 1:50 PM - 2:40 PM East Coast USA Time
    Session 35: Comprehensive Venous Ulcer Care
    Moderator: Harold Brem
    Moderator: Munier Nazzal
    Main Session
  • 2:40 PM - 3:20 PM East Coast USA Time
    Session 36: VS Mix
    Moderator: Ignacio Escotto, MD – MEDICA SUR HOSPITAL
    Moderator: Peter Gloviczki, MD, PhD – Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
    Main Session
  • 3:20 PM - 3:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    Session 37: Clinical Images - How Do You Treat This?
    Moderator: Neil Khilnani, MD – Weill Cornell Medicine - NY Presbyterian Hospital
    Moderator: Marcial Fallas, MD – Centro Vascular avanzado
    Main Session