2026 Agenda – Friday, September 25^th

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2026 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2026

Peripheral Arterial Disease Symposium
PE & Advanced Venous Interventions

LOCATION: New York Marriott Marquis, 5^th Floor, Westside Ballroom

6:50 am

Registration / Continental Breakfast

New York Marriott Marquis, 5^th Floor

7:40 am

Welcome and Introduction

Prakash Krishnan, MD Samin K. Sharma, MD

7:45 am

KEYNOTE LECTURE
Data, Devices and Decision-Making: The Evolving Algorithm of CLTI

Thomas Zeller, MD

SESSION I | AORTOILIAC DISEASE

Session Head:

Vishal Kapur, MD

Panel:

Koen Deloose, MD Fabrizio Fanelli, MD Elizabeth Genovese, MD Karthik Gujja, MD Daniel K. Han, MD Zola M. N'Dandu, MD Constantino S. Peña, MD Andrej Schmidt, MD

8:25 am

LIVE CASE PRESENTATION #1

Broadcast From: Tokyo Bay Medical Center, Japan

Operator(s):

Tatsuya Nakama, MD

8:55 am

Iliac CTOs: Access, Tools, and Crossing Technique / Re-entry

Elizabeth Genovese, MD

9:05 am

Vessel Preparation Determines My Therapy of Choice for Aorto-Iliac Disease

Constantino S. Peña, MD

9:15 am

DEBATE
Do We Overtreat Iliac Disease with Covered Stents?

Pro: Zola M. N'Dandu, MD
Con: Koen Deloose, MD

9:30 am

BREAK / VISIT EXHIBITS

SESSION II | COMMON FEMORAL ARTERY DISEASE

Session Head:

Daniel K. Han, MD

Panel:

Eric Ducasse, MD, PhD Fabrizio Fanelli, MD Yann Gouëffic, MD, PhD Bhaskar Purushottam, MD Ajit G. Rao, MD David D. Song, MD Thomas Zeller, MD

9:45 am

LIVE CASE PRESENTATION #2

Broadcast From: Tokyo Bay Medical Center, Japan

Operator(s):

Tatsuya Nakama, MD

10:15 am

DEBATE
Endovascular Intervention vs. Surgical Endarterectomy for Common Femoral Disease: The Great Debate

Endo: Yann Gouëffic, MD, PhD
Surgery: Eric Ducasse, MD, PhD

10:30 am

Vessel Preparation in CFA Disease: Tools, Tips, Tricks

Fabrizio Fanelli, MD

10:40 am

Destination Treatment in CFA Disease: Data on DCB and Stent

TBD

10:50 am

Panel Discussion / Q&A

SESSION III | SUPERFICIAL FEMORAL ARTERY DISEASE: FEMOROPOPLITEAL I

Session Head:

Srini Tummala, MD

Panel:

Marianne Brodmann, MD Fabrizio Fanelli, MD Bhaskar Purushottam, MD Andrej Schmidt, MD Raman Sharma, MD Peter A. Soukas, MD Thomas Zeller, MD

11:00 am

LIVE CASE PRESENTATION #3 | SEVERE CALCIFIED LONG SUPERFICIAL FEMORAL ARTERY CTO

Broadcast From: Ballad Health Holston Valley Medical Center, Kingsport, TN

Operator(s):

D. Christopher Metzger, MD

11:30 am

How I Cross Challenging Calcified SFA: Access, Technique, Wires and Devices

Andrej Schmidt, MD

11:40 am

Atherectomy Devices in Calcified Femoral-Popliteal Lesions

Fabrizio Fanelli, MD

11:50 am

Pave-and-Crack Technique: Role of Covered Stent in Calcified Lesions

Peter A. Soukas, MD

12:00 pm

Future Horizons in Intravascular Lithotripsy: Current Devices, Next Generation Devices and Clinical Direction

Sabine Steiner, MD

12:10 pm

ADJOURN CME SESSION / PICK UP LUNCH / VISIT EXHIBITS

12:40 pm -
1:10 pm

BREAK / VISIT EXHIBITS

SESSION IV | SUPERFICIAL FEMORAL ARTERY DISEASE: FEMOROPOPLITEAL II

Session Head:

Bhaskar Purushottam, MD

Panel:

Marianne Brodmann, MD Brian G. DeRubertis, MD Kumar Madassery, MD Matthew T. Menard, MD Sahil A. Parikh, MD Eric A. Secemsky, MD

1:40 pm

LIVE CASE PRESENTATION #4

Broadcast From: Cardiovascular Institute of the South, Houma, LA

Operator(s):

Pradeep K. Nair, MD

2:10 pm

Is Vessel Prep a Missing Link in Long-Segment SFA Disease?

Marianne Brodmann, MD

2:20 pm

Role of IVUS in Evaluation and Assessment of Lesion Morphology: Does It Dictate Type of Vessel Prep and Destination Therapy?

TBD

2:30 pm

DEBATE
Stent-First or Stent Avoidance: Which Strategy Wins in Long-Segment SFA Disease?

Pro: TBD
Con: Peter A. Soukas, MD

2:45 pm

SIRPAD Trial: Key Takeaways and Clinical Implication

Sabine Steiner, MD

2:55 pm

Panel Discussion / Q&A

SESSION V | SUPERFICIAL FEMORAL ARTERY DISEASE: FEMOROPOPLITEAL III

Session Head:

Karthik Gujja, MD

Panel:

Koen Deloose, MD Eric Ducasse, MD, PhD Yana Etkin, MD Elizabeth Genovese, MD Yann Gouëffic, MD, PhD Steven Kum, MD Bhaskar Purushottam, MD Tim Wittig, MD

3:05 pm

DEBATE
Is Fem-Pop Atherectomy: Need or Choice?

Pro: Thomas Zeller, MD
Con: Eric A. Secemsky, MD

3:20 pm

DEBATE
Is Endovascular-First Still Appropriate for TASC D Fem-Pop Disease?

Pro: Jay Mathews, MD
Con: Matthew T. Menard, MD

3:35 pm

SWEDEPAD Trial: Key Takeaways and Clinical Implication

Brian G. DeRubertis, MD

3:45 pm

SIRONA 2 RCT: Update on 2-Year Results

TBD

3:55 pm

BREAK / VISIT EXHIBITS

SESSION VI | SUPERFICIAL FEMORAL ARTERY DISEASE: FEMOROPOPLITEAL IV

Session Head:

Raman Sharma, MD

Panel:

Edward Choke, MD, PhD Yana Etkin, MD Arthur C. Lee, MD Kumar Madassery, MD Jay Mathews, MD Zola M. N'Dandu, MD Ajit G. Rao, MD Tim Wittig, MD

4:10 pm

LIVE CASE PRESENTATION #5

Broadcast From: Ballad Health Holston Valley Medical Center, Kingsport, TN

Operator(s):

D. Christopher Metzger, MD

4:40 pm

Choice of Atherectomy Device in ISR: How Do I Choose?

Tim Wittig, MD

4:50 pm

DCB or DES in ISR: Is There Data to Suggest One Over the Other?

Yana Etkin, MD

5:00 pm

Role of Thrombectomy Devices and Filters in ISR

Kumar Madassery, MD

5:10 pm

PTAB vs. Covered Stent in ISR: Where Do They Fit in the Algorithm?

Ajit G. Rao, MD

5:20 pm

Panel Discussion / Q&A

5:30 pm

Closing Remarks

Prakash Krishnan, MD

5:35 pm

CME SESSION ENDS

7:15 am

Registration / Continental Breakfast

New York Marriott Marquis, 5^th Floor

8:00 am

Welcome, Introductions, and Symposium Overview

George S. Chrysant, MD Erin Murphy, MD Rahul S. Patel, MD

SECTION 1: PULMONARY EMBOLISM

PE SESSION I | INITIAL EVALUATION, TREATMENT, AND GUIDELINE RECOMMENDATIONS

Moderator:

TBD

Panel:

TBD

8:15 am

Role of a PERT Team in Diagnosis and Initial Management of PE

TBD

8:25 am

Overview of the AHA / ACC Guidelines for PE

TBD

8:35 am

Initial Medical Management of PE

TBD

8:45 am

Who Should Go to the Catheterization Laboratory?

TBD

8:55 am

Catheter-Based Thrombolytics for PE

TBD

9:05 am

Panel Discussion / Q&A

PE SESSION II | CATHETER-BASED THROMBECTOMY FOR PE

Moderator:

TBD

Panel:

TBD

9:25 am

Large-Bore Mechanical Thrombectomy: What the Data Tells Us

TBD

9:35 am

LBMT Case Examples and Tips for Use

TBD

9:45 am

Computer-Assisted Vacuum Thrombectomy: Current Data

TBD

9:55 am

CAVT Case Examples and Tips for Use

TBD

10:05 am

Role of ECMO in the Treatment of PE

TBD

10:15 am

Panel Discussion / Q&A

10:35 am

NETWORKING BREAK / VISIT EXHIBITS

PE SESSION III | TAPED CASES

Moderator:

TBD

Panel:

TBD

10:50 am

CAVT Case

TBD

11:10 am

LBMT Case

TBD

11:30 am

LUNCH / VISIT EXHIBITS

SECTION 2: ADVANCED VENOUS INTERVENTIONS

VENOUS SESSION I | ACUTE DVT AND THROMBECTOMY

Moderator:

TBD

Panel:

TBD

12:30 pm

Current State of Medical Management of Acute DVT

TBD

12:42 pm

Mechanical Thrombectomy and Aspiration

TBD

12:54 pm

Complex Access: Popliteal and Beyond

TBD

1:06 pm

Filter Management and Reconstruction

TBD

1:18 pm

Panel Discussion / Q&A

VENOUS SESSION II | CHRONIC OCCLUSION AND NIVL

Moderator:

TBD

Panel:

TBD

1:35 pm

NIVL and May-Thurner Identification

TBD

1:44 pm

IVUS: The Gold Standard

TBD

1:53 pm

Stent Selection and Placement

TBD

2:02 pm

C-TRACT

TBD

2:11 pm

Wire and Support Catheter Escalation

TBD

2:20 pm

What Do You Use When Wire Won’t Cross?

TBD

2:29 pm

Management of Stent Occlusion

TBD

2:38 pm

The “Difficult” Case

TBD

2:47 pm

Panel Discussion / Q&A

3:05 pm

NETWORKING BREAK / VISIT EXHIBITS

VENOUS SESSION III | SUPERFICIAL VENOUS DISEASE

Moderator:

TBD

Panel:

TBD

3:20 pm

Thermal vs. Non-Thermal Ablation

TBD

3:30 pm

The Small Saphenous Vein (SSV)

TBD

3:40 pm

Chemical Ablation and Foam (Varithena)

TBD

3:50 pm

C6: The Venous Ulcer Challenge

TBD

4:00 pm

Panel Discussion / Q&A

Payer documentation and medical necessity guidelines

VENOUS SESSION IV | PELVIC VENOUS DISORDERS

Moderator:

TBD

Panel:

TBD

4:15 pm

Pelvic Venous Disorder Diagnostics

TBD

4:25 pm

Embolization Materials and Techniques

TBD

4:35 pm

Final Grand Panel and Wrap-Up

TBD

4:50 pm

Closing Remarks and Symposium Adjourn

George S. Chrysant, MD Erin Murphy, MD Rahul S. Patel, MD

5:00 pm

2026 Agenda – Friday, September 25th

LOCATION: New York Marriott Marquis, 5th Floor, Westside Ballroom

Registration / Continental Breakfast

Welcome and Introduction

KEYNOTE LECTUREData, Devices and Decision-Making: The Evolving Algorithm of CLTI

LIVE CASE PRESENTATION #1

Iliac CTOs: Access, Tools, and Crossing Technique / Re-entry

Vessel Preparation Determines My Therapy of Choice for Aorto-Iliac Disease

DEBATEDo We Overtreat Iliac Disease with Covered Stents?

BREAK / VISIT EXHIBITS

LIVE CASE PRESENTATION #2

DEBATEEndovascular Intervention vs. Surgical Endarterectomy for Common Femoral Disease: The Great Debate

Vessel Preparation in CFA Disease: Tools, Tips, Tricks

Destination Treatment in CFA Disease: Data on DCB and Stent

Panel Discussion / Q&A

LIVE CASE PRESENTATION #3 | SEVERE CALCIFIED LONG SUPERFICIAL FEMORAL ARTERY CTO

How I Cross Challenging Calcified SFA: Access, Technique, Wires and Devices

Atherectomy Devices in Calcified Femoral-Popliteal Lesions

Pave-and-Crack Technique: Role of Covered Stent in Calcified Lesions

Future Horizons in Intravascular Lithotripsy: Current Devices, Next Generation Devices and Clinical Direction

ADJOURN CME SESSION / PICK UP LUNCH / VISIT EXHIBITS

SPONSORED LUNCH SYMPOSIUM ~ Supported by TBD, not CME Accredited

BREAK / VISIT EXHIBITS

LIVE CASE PRESENTATION #4

Is Vessel Prep a Missing Link in Long-Segment SFA Disease?

Role of IVUS in Evaluation and Assessment of Lesion Morphology: Does It Dictate Type of Vessel Prep and Destination Therapy?

DEBATEStent-First or Stent Avoidance: Which Strategy Wins in Long-Segment SFA Disease?

SIRPAD Trial: Key Takeaways and Clinical Implication

Panel Discussion / Q&A

DEBATEIs Fem-Pop Atherectomy: Need or Choice?

DEBATEIs Endovascular-First Still Appropriate for TASC D Fem-Pop Disease?

SWEDEPAD Trial: Key Takeaways and Clinical Implication

SIRONA 2 RCT: Update on 2-Year Results

BREAK / VISIT EXHIBITS

LIVE CASE PRESENTATION #5

Choice of Atherectomy Device in ISR: How Do I Choose?

DCB or DES in ISR: Is There Data to Suggest One Over the Other?

Role of Thrombectomy Devices and Filters in ISR

PTAB vs. Covered Stent in ISR: Where Do They Fit in the Algorithm?

Panel Discussion / Q&A

Closing Remarks

CME SESSION ENDS

Registration / Continental Breakfast

Welcome, Introductions, and Symposium Overview

SECTION 1: PULMONARY EMBOLISM

Role of a PERT Team in Diagnosis and Initial Management of PE

Overview of the AHA / ACC Guidelines for PE

Initial Medical Management of PE

Who Should Go to the Catheterization Laboratory?

Catheter-Based Thrombolytics for PE

Panel Discussion / Q&A

Large-Bore Mechanical Thrombectomy: What the Data Tells Us

LBMT Case Examples and Tips for Use

Computer-Assisted Vacuum Thrombectomy: Current Data

CAVT Case Examples and Tips for Use

Role of ECMO in the Treatment of PE

Panel Discussion / Q&A

NETWORKING BREAK / VISIT EXHIBITS

CAVT Case

LBMT Case

LUNCH / VISIT EXHIBITS

SECTION 2: ADVANCED VENOUS INTERVENTIONS

Current State of Medical Management of Acute DVT

Mechanical Thrombectomy and Aspiration

Complex Access: Popliteal and Beyond

Filter Management and Reconstruction

Panel Discussion / Q&A

NIVL and May-Thurner Identification

IVUS: The Gold Standard

Stent Selection and Placement

C-TRACT

Wire and Support Catheter Escalation

What Do You Use When Wire Won’t Cross?

Management of Stent Occlusion

The “Difficult” Case

Panel Discussion / Q&A

NETWORKING BREAK / VISIT EXHIBITS

Thermal vs. Non-Thermal Ablation

The Small Saphenous Vein (SSV)

Chemical Ablation and Foam (Varithena)

2026 Agenda – Friday, September 25^th

LOCATION: New York Marriott Marquis, 5^th Floor, Westside Ballroom

KEYNOTE LECTURE
Data, Devices and Decision-Making: The Evolving Algorithm of CLTI

DEBATE
Do We Overtreat Iliac Disease with Covered Stents?

DEBATE
Endovascular Intervention vs. Surgical Endarterectomy for Common Femoral Disease: The Great Debate

DEBATE
Stent-First or Stent Avoidance: Which Strategy Wins in Long-Segment SFA Disease?

DEBATE
Is Fem-Pop Atherectomy: Need or Choice?

DEBATE
Is Endovascular-First Still Appropriate for TASC D Fem-Pop Disease?

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