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Saturday, May 2, 2026
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
East Coast USA Time
Attendee Breakfast
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
East Coast USA Time
Attendee Breakfast
Networking
7:00 AM - 3:45 PM
East Coast USA Time
Name Badge Pickup & Onsite Registration
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
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
7:30 AM - 7:35 AM
East Coast USA Time
Dealing with Perforator Veins and Their Network
Speaker:
Ronald Bush, MD, FACS
– Water's Edge Dermatology
Aesthetic Course
7:35 AM - 7:40 AM
East Coast USA Time
Management of Refluxing Saphenous Tributaries and Small Veins
Speaker:
Tomasz Urbanek, MD, PhD
– Medical University of Silesia, Katowice
Aesthetic Course
7:40 AM - 7:45 AM
East Coast USA Time
What Do I Do to Make Patients to Feel Better?
Speaker:
Rodrigo Kikuchi, MD, PhD, MBA
– ECCOS Cursos
Aesthetic Course
7:45 AM - 7:50 AM
East Coast USA Time
Pelvic Floor Veins Connecting with Small Veins in the Limbs
Speaker:
Kimberly Scherer, DO
– Weill Cornell Medical College
Aesthetic Course
7:50 AM - 7:55 AM
East Coast USA Time
Retreatment of Persistent Veins
Speaker:
Ronald Bush, MD, FACS
– Water's Edge Dermatology
Aesthetic Course
7:55 AM - 8:00 AM
East Coast USA Time
Short Complex Clinical Cases
Speaker:
Felipe Coelho Neto, MD, MSc, PhD, MBA
– Hospital Vascular de Londrina
Aesthetic Course
8:00 AM - 8:10 AM
East Coast USA Time
Discussion
Panelist:
Tomasz Urbanek, MD, PhD
– Medical University of Silesia, Katowice
Panelist:
Rodrigo Kikuchi, MD, PhD, MBA
– ECCOS Cursos
Panelist:
Kimberly Scherer, DO
– Weill Cornell Medical College
Panelist:
Ronald Bush, MD, FACS
– Water's Edge Dermatology
Aesthetic Course
8:10 AM - 8:22 AM
East Coast USA Time
Session 27: Best Poster Presentation
Moderator:
Suresh Vedantham, MD
– Washington University in St. Louis
Moderator:
Stephen A. Black, MD MBBCH FEBVS
– Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital London
Main Session
8:10 AM - 8:22 AM
East Coast USA Time
Session 27: Best Poster Presentation
Moderator:
Suresh Vedantham, MD
– Washington University in St. Louis
Moderator:
Stephen A. Black, MD MBBCH FEBVS
– Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital London
Main Session
8:10 AM - 8:13 AM
East Coast USA Time
Poster 1:
Main Session
8:13 AM - 8:16 AM
East Coast USA Time
Poster 2:
Main Session
8:16 AM - 8:19 AM
East Coast USA Time
Poster 3:
Main Session
8:19 AM - 8:22 AM
East Coast USA Time
Voting and Winner Presentation
Judge:
Suresh Vedantham, MD
– Washington University in St. Louis
Judge:
Stephen A. Black, MD MBBCH FEBVS
– Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital London
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
8:22 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
8:22 AM - 8:25 AM
East Coast USA Time
Case 1:
Main Session
8:25 AM - 8:28 AM
East Coast USA Time
Case 2:
Main Session
8:28 AM - 8:30 AM
East Coast USA Time
Voting and Winner Presentation
Judge:
Efthymios Avgerinos, MD
– Athens Medical Center, University of Athens
Judge:
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
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
8:30 AM - 8:35 AM
East Coast USA Time
These Veins Should Have Never Been Treated
Speaker:
Luis R. Leon, Jr., MD
– University of Arizona
Main Session
8:35 AM - 8:40 AM
East Coast USA Time
Treatment of Superficial Veins in Patients with Ulcers
Speaker:
Lowell S. Kabnick, MD
– Vein and Lymphatic University
Main Session
8:40 AM - 8:45 AM
East Coast USA Time
How Do I Chose When Do Phlebectomies or Foam?
Speaker:
Tomasz Urbanek, MD, PhD
– Medical University of Silesia, Katowice
Main Session
8:45 AM - 8:50 AM
East Coast USA Time
Continuous Care - Residual, Recurrent and New Development of Reflux
Speaker:
Angela Kokkosis, MD
– Stony Brook University Hospital
Main Session
8:50 AM - 8:55 AM
East Coast USA Time
What I Do in Redo Thermal Ablation Cases?
Speaker:
Anil Hingorani, MD
– NYU Brooklykn
Main Session
8:55 AM - 9:10 AM
East Coast USA Time
Short Clinical Cases
Speaker:
Neil Khilnani, MD
– Weill Cornell Medicine - NY Presbyterian Hospital
Speaker:
Dimitrios Kontothanassis, MD Prof. MS
– Italian Vein Institute
Main Session
9:10 AM - 9:20 AM
East Coast USA Time
Discussion
Panelist:
Luis R. Leon, Jr., MD
– University of Arizona
Panelist:
Lowell S. Kabnick, MD
– Vein and Lymphatic University
Panelist:
Tomasz Urbanek, MD, PhD
– Medical University of Silesia, Katowice
Panelist:
Anil Hingorani, MD
– NYU Brooklykn
Panelist:
Neil Khilnani, MD
– Weill Cornell Medicine - NY Presbyterian Hospital
Panelist:
Dimitrios Kontothanassis, MD Prof. MS
– Italian Vein Institute
Main Session
9:30 AM - 10:15 AM
East Coast USA Time
Refreshment Break, Visit With the Exhibitors and Meet the Experts
9:30 AM - 10:15 AM
East Coast USA Time
Refreshment Break, Visit with the Exhibitors and Meet the Experts
Networking
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
10:15 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
10:15 AM - 10:20 AM
East Coast USA Time
Lymphatic Disease
Main Session
10:20 AM - 10:25 AM
East Coast USA Time
Superficial Vein Disease
Speaker:
Alun Davies, MA DM DSc FRCS FEBVS FFST FACPh FMedSci
– Imperial
Main Session
10:25 AM - 10:30 AM
East Coast USA Time
Deep Vein Disease
Speaker:
Mark H. Meissner, MD
– University of Washington School of Medicine
Main Session
10:30 AM - 10:35 AM
East Coast USA Time
Venous Thromboembolism
Speaker:
Victor Tapson, MD
– Cedars-Sinai Medical Center / Inari Medical
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
10:35 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
10:35 AM - 10:55 AM
East Coast USA Time
Superficial Vein Disease
Instructor:
Nicos Labropoulos, PhD
– Stony Brook Medicine
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
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
10:55 AM - 11:02 AM
East Coast USA Time
Five Tips in Successfully Managing Iliac Vein Obstruction
Speaker:
Parag Patel, MD MS
– Medical College of Wisconsin
Main Session
11:02 AM - 11:09 AM
East Coast USA Time
Understanding the NIH-sponsored C-TRACT Trial
Speaker:
Suresh Vedantham, MD
– Washington University in St. Louis
Main Session
11:09 AM - 11:16 AM
East Coast USA Time
Post-thrombotic Syndrome: Advancing Provider Awareness and Education
Speaker:
Neil Khilnani, MD
– Weill Cornell Medicine - NY Presbyterian Hospital
Main Session
11:16 AM - 11:23 AM
East Coast USA Time
Iliac Vein Stenosis with Pelvic Venous Disease – Which Comes First?
Speaker:
Kimberly Scherer, DO
– Weill Cornell Medical College
Main Session
11:23 AM - 11:28 AM
East Coast USA Time
Clinical Case - New Tools to Manage Caval Outflow Obstruction
Speaker:
Robert Lookstein, MD
– Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Main Session
11:28 AM - 11:33 AM
East Coast USA Time
Clinical Case - New Strategies to Improve Venous Inflow
Speaker:
Minhaj S. Khaja, MD, MBA
– University of Michigan Health
Main Session
11:33 AM - 11:45 AM
East Coast USA Time
Discussion
Panelist:
Neil Khilnani, MD
– Weill Cornell Medicine - NY Presbyterian Hospital
Panelist:
Kimberly Scherer, DO
– Weill Cornell Medical College
Panelist:
Robert Lookstein, MD
– Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Panelist:
Minhaj S. Khaja, MD, MBA
– University of Michigan Health
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
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
11:45 AM - 11:50 AM
East Coast USA Time
Treatment of Iliocaval Obstruction
Speaker:
Steven Abramowitz, MD
– MedStar Health
Main Session
11:50 AM - 11:55 AM
East Coast USA Time
Tips and Tricks on PE Interventions
Speaker:
Efthymios Avgerinos, MD
– Athens Medical Center, University of Athens
Main Session
11:55 AM - 12:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Discussion
Panelist:
Steven Abramowitz, MD
– MedStar Health
Panelist:
Efthymios Avgerinos, MD
– Athens Medical Center, University of Athens
Main Session
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
East Coast USA Time
Lunch Break and Visit the Exhibitors
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
East Coast USA Time
Lunch Break and Visit the Exhibitors
Networking
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
East Coast USA Time
NON-CME Industry Lunch Symposium
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
East Coast USA Time
NON-CME Industry Lunch Symposium
NON-CME Industry Event
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
1:30 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
1:30 PM - 1:35 PM
East Coast USA Time
Welcome from RCS and Explanation of the Award
Speaker:
Frank CT Smith, BSc MSc MD FRCS FEBVS FHEA
– Royal College of Surgeons of England
Main Session
1:35 PM - 1:48 PM
East Coast USA Time
Optimizing Venous Stenting Outcomes: Biomarkers, Surveillance, and Inflow Vessel Disease
Speaker:
Adam Gwozdz, MD PhD
– Imperial College London / Inari Medical
Main Session
1:48 PM - 1:50 PM
East Coast USA Time
Award Ceremony
Main Session
1:50 PM - 2:40 PM
East Coast USA Time
Session 35: Comprehensive Venous Ulcer Care
Moderator:
Harold Brem, MD
Moderator:
Munier Nazzal, MD, MBA, M Ed, FRCS, FACS, DFSVS
– University of Toledo
Main Session
1:50 PM - 2:40 PM
East Coast USA Time
Session 35: Comprehensive Venous Ulcer Care
Moderator:
Harold Brem, MD
Moderator:
Munier Nazzal, MD, MBA, M Ed, FRCS, FACS, DFSVS
– University of Toledo
Main Session
1:50 PM - 1:57 PM
East Coast USA Time
Leg Ulcer - Population, Incidence and Risk Factors
Speaker:
Stephen A. Black, MD MBBCH FEBVS
– Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital London
Main Session
1:57 PM - 2:04 PM
East Coast USA Time
Diagnostic Exams and Follow-up
Speaker:
Alisha Oropallo, MD, FSVS, FACS, FABWMS
– Northwell Health
Main Session
2:04 PM - 2:11 PM
East Coast USA Time
Compression and Dressings
Speaker:
Karen Bauer
Main Session
2:11 PM - 2:18 PM
East Coast USA Time
Wound Bed Preparation
Speaker:
Harold Brem
Main Session
2:18 PM - 2:25 PM
East Coast USA Time
Trends in the Local Treatment - What Are the Best Things to Use
Speaker:
George Koullias, MD PhD
– Hospital of Saint Catherine’s of Siena
Main Session
2:25 PM - 2:30 PM
East Coast USA Time
Clinical Case - Interventional Treatment
Speaker:
Daniel Han, MD
– Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Main Session
2:30 PM - 2:40 PM
East Coast USA Time
Discussion
Panelist:
Stephen A. Black, MD MBBCH FEBVS
– Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital London
Panelist:
Alisha Oropallo, MD, FSVS, FACS, FABWMS
– Northwell Health
Panelist:
Karen Bauer, MD
Panelist:
George Koullias, MD PhD
– Hospital of Saint Catherine’s of Siena
Panelist:
Daniel Han, MD
– Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
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
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
2:40 PM - 2:45 PM
East Coast USA Time
When and How Perforator Veins Should Be Treated?
Speaker:
Steve Elias, MD
– Englewood Health Network
Main Session
2:45 PM - 2:50 PM
East Coast USA Time
SVS/AVF/AVLS Guidelines for Varicose Veins: Current Controversies
Speaker:
Peter Gloviczki, MD, PhD
– Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Main Session
2:50 PM - 2:55 PM
East Coast USA Time
Short Cases with Pelvic Reflux
Speaker:
Kimberly Scherer, DO
– Weill Cornell Medical College
Main Session
2:55 PM - 3:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Unusual Venous Cases
Speaker:
Munier Nazzal, MD, MBA, M Ed, FRCS, FACS, DFSVS
– University of Toledo
Main Session
3:00 PM - 3:05 PM
East Coast USA Time
Cases with Venous Obstruction
Speaker:
Mohsen Bannazadeh, MD, FACS, FSVS, RPVI
– Northwell Health
Main Session
3:05 PM - 3:10 PM
East Coast USA Time
Treatment of Post-thrombotic Disease
Speaker:
Efthymios Avgerinos, MD
– Athens Medical Center, University of Athens
Main Session
3:10 PM - 3:20 PM
East Coast USA Time
Discussion
Panelist:
Steve Elias, MD
– Englewood Health Network
Panelist:
Kimberly Scherer, DO
– Weill Cornell Medical College
Panelist:
Munier Nazzal, MD, MBA, M Ed, FRCS, FACS, DFSVS
– University of Toledo
Panelist:
Mohsen Bannazadeh, MD, FACS, FSVS, RPVI
– Northwell Health
Panelist:
Efthymios Avgerinos, MD
– Athens Medical Center, University of Athens
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
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
3:20 PM - 3:40 PM
East Coast USA Time
Rapid-fire Decision-making and Treatment
Case Presenter:
Neil Khilnani, MD
– Weill Cornell Medicine - NY Presbyterian Hospital
Case Presenter:
Marcial Fallas, MD
– Centro Vascular avanzado
Panelist:
Nicos Labropoulos, PhD
– Stony Brook Medicine
Panelist:
Ignacio Escotto, MD
– MEDICA SUR HOSPITAL
Main Session
3:40 PM - 3:45 PM
East Coast USA Time
Closing Remarks
Panelist:
Nicos Labropoulos, PhD
– Stony Brook Medicine
Panelist:
Antonios Gasparis, MD
– Northwell Health
Main Session
