SESSION 7 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 7: LOWER EXTREMITY HOT TOPICS 1 (5-MINUTE TALKS)
Moderators:Enrico Ascher, MD / Kim J. Hodgson, MD  
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PROGRAM B (SESSIONS 14-16) LOCATION: TRIANON BALLROOM, 3RD FLOOR
6:35 AM - 6:40 AM Opening Remarks
  Presenter(s):Frank J. Veith, MD  
6:40 AM - 6:45 AM Optimizing POBA With Focal Force Balloons: What Are They And Do They Work With Heavily Calcified Arteries
  Presenter(s):Craig M. Walker, MD  
6:46 AM - 6:51 AM Tips And Tricks For Antegrade Puncture Of The CFA: How To Get The Wire Easily Into The SFA
  Presenter(s):Ali Amin, MD, RVT, FACS, FACC  
6:52 AM - 6:57 AM When And How To Use Embolic Protection Devices In The Lower Extremity
  Presenter(s):Peter A. Schneider, MD  
6:58 AM - 7:03 AM PTA (POBA) vs. Stenting For SFA/Popliteal Disease: Are Late Outcomes Equivalent
  Presenter(s):Kenneth Rosenfield, MD  
7:04 AM - 7:09 AM Endovascular vs. Open Surgical Treatments: A Common Sense Approach To The TASC System
  Presenter(s):Jos C. van den Berg, MD, PhD  
7:10 AM - 7:15 AM Role Of Bare Metal Stents For Below Knee Lesions Causing CLI: When Do They Help And When Not: Results Of The Belgian BTK Trial: What Is The Need For Reintervention At 1 Year
  Presenter(s):Frank E.G. Vermassen, MD, PhD  
7:16 AM - 7:21 AM Advantages And Limitations Of Drug Eluting Balloons (DEBs): Do They Improve On The Results Of PTA With Uncoated Balloons For The Treatment Of Primary Lesions And After Atherectomy
  Presenter(s):Gunnar Tepe, MD  
7:22 AM - 7:27 AM What Is The Effectiveness Of The Angioslide Embolic Debris Capture Device And When Should It Be Used
  Presenter(s):Thomas Zeller, MD  
7:28 AM - 7:33 AM Supera Veritas Stent: Why Is It A Better Solution For Extensive Femoropopliteal Disease
  Presenter(s):Peter C.J. Goverde, MD  
7:34 AM - 7:40 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 7
 
SESSION 8 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 8: LOWER EXTREMITY HOT TOPICS III (5-MINUTE TALKS)
Moderators:Kenneth Ouriel, MD, MBA, FACS, FACC / Michael B. Silva, Jr., MD  
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7:40 AM - 7:45 AM Tips And Tricks For Endovascular Treatment Of Chronically Occluded Prosthetic Bypasses Associated With CLI
  Presenter(s):Craig M. Walker, MD  
7:46 AM - 7:51 AM Endovascular Stenting Of CFA Lesions Is Possible And Can Be Associated With Good Midterm Outcomes
  Presenter(s):Nicolas A. Diehm, MD / Iris Baumgartner, MD  
7:52 AM - 7:57 AM DEBATE: Balloon PTA Is Usually Best In The Tibials: There Is Really A Need For Other Devices
  Presenter(s):Peter A. Schneider, MD  
7:58 AM - 8:03 AM DEBATE: Drug Eluting Stents (DESs) Used In Below Knee Arteries Improve Limb Salvage Outcomes Over POBA: Summary Of The Evidence
  Presenter(s):Thomas Zeller, MD  
8:04 AM - 8:09 AM Effectiveness Of Paclitaxil Coated DEBs For Treating In Stent Restenosis (The PACUBA Trial)
  Presenter(s):Johannes Lammer, MD  
8:10 AM - 8:15 AM 2-Year Results Of The Zilver PTX Trial: The Benefits Are Worthwhile
  Presenter(s):Michael D. Dake, MD  
8:16 AM - 8:21 AM Can Popliteal Stents Work: Tips, Tricks And Precautions
  Presenter(s):Gary M. Ansel, MD  
8:22 AM - 8:27 AM Top Ten Tips And New Technology For Performing Endovascular Treatments To The Foot: What Percentage Of Patients With CLI Will Need Open Surgery At Some Point In Their Ccourse: An Enthusiastic Inerventionalist's Perspective
  Presenter(s):Marco G. Manzi, MD  
8:28 AM - 8:33 AM Another View And Update On The Role Of DESs And DEBSs In Treating Below-Knee Disease: How Durable Are These Treatments
  Presenter(s):Andrej Schmidt, MD, PhD  
8:34 AM - 8:39 AM 2-Year Results With A Device To Remove The Atherosclerotic Core Of Long SFA Occlusions And Line It With A Distally Sented PTFE Graft Inserted Through The Groin
  Presenter(s):Patrice F. Bergeron, MD / Dieter Raithel, MD, PhD / Patrick Peeters, MD  
8:40 AM - 8:46 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 8
 
SESSION 9 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 9: LOWER EXTREMITY HOT TOPICS III (5-MINUTE TALKS)
Moderators:George H. Meier III, MD / Max Amor, MD  
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8:46 AM - 8:51 AM DEBATE: In Lower Extremity PTAs Intraluminal Is Better Than Subintimal
  Presenter(s):Marc Bosiers, MD  
8:52 AM - 8:57 AM DEBATE: Nonsentse, In Lower Extremity PTAs, Subintimal Is Better
  Presenter(s):George H. Meier III, MD  
8:58 AM - 9:03 AM Should PTAs Of The SFA Alwys Be Stented: Based On Prospective Follow-up Of 850 Patients
  Presenter(s):Robert Y. Rhee, MD  
9:04 AM - 9:09 AM Another View On Embolization During Lower Extremity Interventions: When Is Embolic Protection Needed And How Should It Be Done
  Presenter(s):Nicholas J. Morrissey, MD  
9:10 AM - 9:15 AM Tips And Tricks For Reentry Into The Lumen From The Subintimal Space
  Presenter(s):Peter A. Schneider, MD  
9:16 AM - 9:21 AM Another Single Center Experience Wth The Value Of DEBs For Femoropopliteal Lesions
  Presenter(s):Plinio Rossi, MD  
9:22 AM - 9:27 AM Does Debulking Before Using DEBs Help Wtih Primary Atherosclerotic Lesions; With In-Stent Restenosis: Ho Should It Be Done?
  Presenter(s):Andrej Schmidt, MD, PhD / Dierk Scheinert, MD  
9:28 AM - 9:33 AM Some Negative Aspects Of Tibial Angioplasty Based On U.S. Medicare Data In Patients With CLI: Complications Reshospitalizations And Amputations Are Frequent After The Procedures
  Presenter(s):Alan M. Graham, MD / Todd R. Vogel, MD  
9:34 AM - 9:39 AM Value Of Atherectomy Devices And Lasers For Lower Extremity Occlusive Lesions: Which Ones Make A Difference And When Should They Be Used
  Presenter(s):Thomas Zeller, MD  
9:40 AM - 9:45 AM Long-Term Results Of Ultrasound Enhanced Thrombolysis For Acute Arterial Occlusions: Results Of The Dutch Multicenter Study
  Presenter(s):Jean-Paul de Vries, MD, PhD  
9:46 AM - 9:51 AM Panel Discussion
9:46 AM - 9:51 AM Panel Discussion
9:51 AM - 10:10 AM Break - Visit Exhibit and Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)
END OF SESSION 9
 
SESSION 10 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 10: SESSION 10: MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS OF INTEREST TO INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGISTS
Moderators:Ernest J. Ring, MD / Robert A. Lookstein, MD, FSIR, FAHA  
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10:10 AM - 10:20 AM Patient And Public Advocacy: How The Internet Impacts On What We Do
  Presenter(s):Barry T. Katzen, MD  
10:20 AM - 10:30 AM How To Use Vascular Imaging To Bolster Your Interventional Practice
  Presenter(s):Barry Stein, MD, FSIR, FACR  
10:30 AM - 10:40 AM What Does Interventional Radiology Bring To The Table In The Treatment Of PVD?
  Presenter(s):Andrew S. Blum, MD  
10:40 AM - 10:50 AM Preclose Technique For Percutaneous EVAR And TEVAR: A Step By Step Tutorial With Technical Pearls And Clinical Outcomes
  Presenter(s):Ripal T. Gandhi, MD  
10:50 AM - 11:00 AM Renal Artery Intervention: PTA/Stents vs. Denervation
  Presenter(s):Marc Sapoval, MD, PhD  
11:00 AM - 11:10 AM CO2 Angiography
  Presenter(s):James Caridi, MD  
11:10 AM - 11:20 AM Vascular Imaging In The Setting Of Trauma
  Presenter(s):Eli Atar, MD  
11:20 AM - 11:30 AM A Non-Closure Closure Device
  Presenter(s):Jacob Cynamon, MD  
11:30 AM - 11:40 AM Early TIPS For Ascites: Does It Really Make A Difference?
  Presenter(s):Ziv J. Haskal, MD, FACR, FAHA, FSIR  
11:40 AM - 11:50 AM Biliary Stents: Covered Or Uncovered, That Is The Question
  Presenter(s):Joshua L. Weintraub, MD, FSIR  
11:50 AM - 12:00 PM CCSVI: What Have We Learned In The Past Year?
  Presenter(s):Salvatore J.A. Sclafani, MD  
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch Break - Americas Hall I, 3rd Floor
Visit Exhibits and Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)
END OF SESSION 10
 
SESSION 11 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 11: LUNCHEON PROGRAM: MANAGEMENT OF PROXIMAL VENOUS OBSTRUCTION. (PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. PLEASE E-MAIL ADMIN@VEITHSYMPOSIUM.ORG TO PRE-REGISTER COMPLIMENTARY.)
Moderators:Kenneth Ouriel, MD, MBA, FACS, FACC / Jacob Cynamon, MD  
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SPECIAL LUNCHEON SESSION - LOCATION: CONFERENCE ROOM A, CONCOURSE LEVEL
12:00 PM - 12:05 PM Opening Remarks
  Presenter(s):Kenneth Ouriel, MD, MBA, FACS, FACC  
12:05 PM - 12:15 PM Is There A Role For Thrombolysis And/Or Mechanical Thrombectomy In Acute Proximal Deep Venous Thrombosis
  Presenter(s):Anthony J. Comerota, MD, FACS, FACC  
12:15 PM - 12:25 PM The Use Of Venous Stenting For Subacute And Chronic Proximal Venous Obstruction
  Presenter(s):Ziv J. Haskal, MD, FACR, FAHA, FSIR  
12:25 PM - 12:35 PM Open Surgical Procedures Are Best For Obstruction Of The Iliofemoral Veins And Inferior Vena Cava
  Presenter(s):Peter Gloviczki, MD  
12:35 PM - 12:55 PM Discussion And Closing Remarks
12:50 PM - 12:54 PM Adjourn - Transition to Plenary Sessions. VEITHsymposium continues in the Grand Ballroom, 3rd Floor; AIMsymposium continues in the Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor.
END OF SESSION 11
 
SESSION 12 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 12: METASTATIC LIVER DISEASE
Moderators:Daniel Y. Sze, MD, PhD / David C. Madoff, MD  
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1:00 PM - 1:10 PM Imaging Strategies To Assess Extent Of Disease And Results Of Therapy
  Presenter(s):Jean Francois H. Geschwind, MD  
1:10 PM - 1:20 PM Systemic And Neoadjuvant Therapy For Colorectal Disease
  Presenter(s):Andreas Kaubisch, MD  
1:20 PM - 1:20 PM Debate: TACE Is Best For Colorectal Metastases To The Liver
  Presenter(s):Michael C. Soulen, MD  
1:30 PM - 1:40 PM Debate: y-90 Should Be The Gold Standard For Colorectal Metastatic Liver Disease
  Presenter(s):Matthew S. Johnson, MD  
1:40 PM - 1:50 PM Evolution Of A New Treatment Modality For Metastatic Liver Cancer From Major Surgery To Percutaneous Intervention
  Presenter(s):Steven K. Libutti, MD  
1:50 PM - 2:00 PM Chemoperfusion For Metastatic Liver Disease
  Presenter(s):Bradford Wood, MD  
2:00 PM - 2:10 PM When Is Surgery Indicated For Metastatic Liver Lesions?
  Presenter(s):Milan Kinkhabwala, MD  
2:10 PM - 2:20 PM Ablation Therapy Should Be Used In Combination With Other Therapies
  Presenter(s):Riccardo Lencioni, MD  
2:20 PM - 2:30 PM Management Of Neuroendocrine Tumors
  Presenter(s):Karen T. Brown, MD  
2:30 PM - 2:40 PM Chemoperfusion For Neuroendocrine Tumors: Early Results
  Presenter(s):Bradford Wood, MD  
2:40 PM - 2:50 PM Break – Visit Exhibits and Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)
END OF SESSION 12
 
SESSION 13 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 13: HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA
Moderators:Curtis W. Bakal, MD, MPH / George I. Getrajdman, MD  
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2:50 PM - 3:00 PM Assessment, Staging And Triage Of Patients With HCC
  Presenter(s):Daniel Y. Sze, MD, PhD  
3:00 PM - 3:10 PM Debate: Conventional TACE: How To Do It And Why It Is Best
  Presenter(s):Michael C. Soulen, MD  
3:10 PM - 3:20 PM Debate: TACE Using DEB Is Best: How I Do It And The Value Of Periprocedure Anti-Angiogenesis Therapy
  Presenter(s):Jean Francois H. Geschwind, MD  
3:30 PM - 3:40 PM Debate: y-90 Is The Best Treatment For HCC
  Presenter(s):Riad Salem, MD, MBA  
3:40 PM - 3:50 PM Immediate CT Post DEB TACE Helps Predict Adequacy Of TACE
  Presenter(s):Jacob Cynamon, MD  
3:50 PM - 4:00 PM Finding The Obscure Vessel Feeding The Tumor
  Presenter(s):Jonathan Susman, MD  
4:00 PM - 4:10 PM Indications, Technique And Assessment Of PV Embolization
  Presenter(s):David C. Madoff, MD  
4:10 PM - 4:20 PM Overview Of The Various Ablation Devices
  Presenter(s):Riccardo Lencioni, MD  
4:20 PM - 4:30 PM Biopsy After Ablation: What To Look For And Why It Should Be Standard Of Care
  Presenter(s):Constantinos T. Sofocleous, MD, PhD  
4:30 PM - 4:40 PM HIFU For HCC
  Presenter(s):Franco Orsi, MD  
4:40 PM - 4:50 PM When Is Radiation Indicated And Are Fiducials Necessary?
  Presenter(s):Nishita Kothary, MD  
4:50 PM - 5:00 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 13
 
SESSION 14 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 14: MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS
Moderators:Jafar Golzarian, MD / Riccardo Lencioni, MD  
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5:00 PM - 5:10 PM Radiation Exposure Risk To Patients And Physicians
  Presenter(s):Gabriel Bartal, MD  
5:10 PM - 5:20 PM Ablation Therapy For Primary And Metastatic Lung Cancer
  Presenter(s):Constantinos T. Sofocleous, MD, PhD  
5:20 PM - 5:30 PM Debate: Renal Cancer: There Is Little Or No Indication For Percutaneous Ablation Therapy
  Presenter(s):Reza Ghavamian, MD  
5:30 PM - 5:40 PM Debate: Renal Cancer: There Are Many Situations Where Percutaneous Ablation Is Best
  Presenter(s):Joshua L. Weintraub, MD, FSIR  
5:40 PM - 5:50 PM New Advances In Pancreatic Therapy
  Presenter(s):George I. Getrajdman, MD  
5:50 PM - 6:00 PM The Filter Retrieval Clinic
  Presenter(s):David W. Trost, MD  
6:00 PM - 6:10 PM Lymphatic Interventions: New Frontier Interventional Radiology
  Presenter(s):Maxim Itkin, MD  
6:10 PM - 6:20 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 14