SESSION 1 SCHEDULE
Monday
SESSION 1: VARICOSE VEINS: FROM COSMETIC TO SEVERE DISEASE
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7:50 AM - 8:00 AM Introduction
  Presenter(s):Jacob Cynamon, MD  
8:00 AM - 8:10 AM The History, Physical Exam And Classifications
  Presenter(s):Mark H. Meissner, MD  
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8:10 AM - 8:20 AM The Ultrasound: Straightforward And Complex
  Presenter(s):Neil M. Khilnani, MD  
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8:20 AM - 8:30 AM Documentation Required To File For Insurance And How To Handle Denials
  Presenter(s):Israel Schur, MD  
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8:30 AM - 8:40 AM Wound Care And Compression Therapy Prior To Treatment
  Presenter(s):Kathleen D. Gibson, MD  
8:40 AM - 8:50 AM The Importance Of Photographic Documentation Before And After Treatment: How I Do It
  Presenter(s):Jose I. Almeida, MD, RVT, RPVI, FACS  
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8:50 AM - 9:00 AM When Is Sclerotherapy Or Microphlebectomy Alone Appropriate
  Presenter(s):Melvin Rosenblatt, MD  
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9:00 AM - 9:10 AM The Art Of Managing Spider Veins And Minor Varicosities
  Presenter(s):Lowell S. Kabnick, MD, RPhS, FACS, FACPh  
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9:10 AM - 9:20 AM Greater And/Or Lesser Saphenous Vein Reflux: What You Need To Know Before You Treat
  Presenter(s):Israel Schur, MD  
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9:20 AM - 9:30 AM An Overview Of The Various Methods Used For Treating Saphenous Vein Reflux
  Presenter(s):Steve Elias, MD  
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9:30 AM - 9:40 AM Pros And Cons Of Laser
  Presenter(s):Lowell S. Kabnick, MD, RPhS, FACS, FACPh  
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9:40 AM - 9:50 AM Pros And Cons Of RF
  Presenter(s):Jose I. Almeida, MD, RVT, RPVI, FACS  
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9:50 AM - 10:00 AM Pros And Cons Of Mechanical Obstruction And Chemical Ablation (MOCA)
  Presenter(s):Steve Elias, MD  
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10:00 AM - 10:10 AM Pros And Cons Of Polydoconol Endovenous Microfoam
  Presenter(s):Kathleen D. Gibson, MD  
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10:10 AM - 10:20 AM Pros And Cons Of Cyanoacrylate Adhesive
  Presenter(s):Jose I. Almeida, MD, RVT, RPVI, FACS  
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10:20 AM - 10:40 AM Panel Discussion/Debate
10:40 AM - 11:00 AM Break – Visit Exhibits (South Corridor, 2nd Floor)
END OF SESSION 1
 
SESSION 2 SCHEDULE
Monday
SESSION 2: SPECIAL CONSIDERATION
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11:00 AM - 11:10 AM Peri-Treatment Medical Management
  Presenter(s):Neil M. Khilnani, MD  
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11:10 AM - 11:20 AM Management Of Very Large Saphenous Veins
  Presenter(s):Nick Morrison, MD  
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11:20 AM - 11:30 AM Management Of Refluxing Veins Near The Sapheno-Femoral Junction
  Presenter(s):Melvin Rosenblatt, MD  
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11:30 AM - 11:40 AM Perivaginal Varicose Veins: Where Are They Coming From And How To Treat Them
  Presenter(s):Melvin Rosenblatt, MD  
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11:40 AM - 11:50 AM When To Consider Iliac Vein Compression As A Contributing Factor: When And How To Treat
  Presenter(s):Seshadri Raju, MD  
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11:50 AM - 12:00 PM Evaluation And Management Of Perforators
  Presenter(s):Steve Elias, MD  
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12:00 PM - 12:10 PM Saphenous Vein Reflux In The Presence Of Prior Deep Vein Thrombosis
  Presenter(s):Kathleen D. Gibson, MD  
12:10 PM - 12:20 PM Management Of Residual Varicosities In The Leg, Feet And Ankle: What Is Safe To Treat And What Is Not
  Presenter(s):Nick Morrison, MD  
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12:20 PM - 12:30 PM Recurrence After Prior Successful Saphenous Vein Treatment
  Presenter(s):Nick Morrison, MD  
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12:30 PM - 12:40 PM Complications And Management Of Varicose Vein Treatments, Including EHIT 1-4
  Presenter(s):Lowell S. Kabnick, MD, RPhS, FACS, FACPh  
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12:40 PM - 12:50 PM Panel Discussion
12:50 PM - 1:50 PM Lunch Break
END OF SESSION 2
 
SESSION 3 SCHEDULE
Monday
SESSION 3: DVT CONTROVERSIES
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1:50 PM - 2:00 PM Acute DVT: Standard Of Care
  Presenter(s):Lawrence V. Hofmann, MD  
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2:00 PM - 2:10 PM Acute DVT: Modern Evidence That Suggests Intervention May Be Better
  Presenter(s):John H. Rundback, MD, FSIR, FAHA  
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2:10 PM - 2:20 PM Acute DVT: Scenarios Where Interventional Therapy Is Absolutely Necessary
  Presenter(s):Lawrence V. Hofmann, MD  
2:20 PM - 2:30 PM Tools And Rationale For Same Day Treatment
  Presenter(s):Robert A. Lookstein, MD, FSIR, FAHA  
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2:30 PM - 2:40 PM Tools And Rationale For Overnight Treatment
  Presenter(s):Jacob Cynamon, MD  
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2:40 PM - 2:50 PM Management Of Acute “Superficial” Vein Thrombosis
  Presenter(s):Mark H. Meissner, MD  
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2:50 PM - 3:00 PM When Would AngioVac Be The Best Tool
  Presenter(s):Ripal T. Gandhi, MD, FSVM  
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3:00 PM - 3:10 PM Dedicated Venous Stents: Design, Value And Availability
  Presenter(s):Seshadri Raju, MD  
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3:10 PM - 3:20 PM Rokitansky Lesion: Incidence, Pathophysiology And How To Manage It
  Presenter(s):Seshadri Raju, MD  
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3:20 PM - 3:30 PM Chronic DVT Symptoms And Treatment: Standard Of Care
  Presenter(s):Mark J. Garcia, MD  
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3:30 PM - 3:40 PM Chronic DVT: The Evidence For Aggressive Interventional Management
  Presenter(s):Mark J. Garcia, MD  
3:40 PM - 3:50 PM Techniques For Recanalizing Chronic DVT Including Chronic IVC Occlusions In The Presence Of IVC Filters
  Presenter(s):Lawrence V. Hofmann, MD  
3:50 PM - 4:00 PM Techniques For Recanalizing Difficult SVC Occlusions: Avoiding Complications
  Presenter(s):Marcelo Guimaraes, MD, FSIR  
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4:00 PM - 4:20 PM Break – Visit Exhibits (South Corridor, 2nd Floor)
END OF SESSION 3
 
SESSION 4 SCHEDULE
Monday
SESSION 4: PE/LYMPHATIC INTERVENTION
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4:20 PM - 4:30 PM Angio Suite Design To Optimize Interventional Success
  Presenter(s):Barry T. Katzen, MD  
4:30 PM - 4:40 PM IVC Filter Registry Update
  Presenter(s):Matthew S. Johnson, MD  
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4:40 PM - 4:50 PM IVC Penetration Into Surrounding Structures: What Can Be Removed Percutaneously And What Can’t
  Presenter(s):David W. Trost, MD  
4:50 PM - 5:00 PM Massive And Submassive PE Defined: Standard Of Care And The Pulmonary Embolism Response Team
  Presenter(s):Akhilesh K. Sista, MD  
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5:00 PM - 5:10 PM Massive And Submassive PE: New Tools And Techniques That May Prove To Be Better Than The Standard Of Care
  Presenter(s):James F. Benenati, MD  
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5:10 PM - 5:20 PM Lymphedema: Contemporary Concept On Diagnosis And Management
  Presenter(s):Byung-Boong Lee, MD  
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5:20 PM - 5:30 PM Lymphangiography: A Nearly Lost But Necessary Technique For Potential Lymphatic Intervention
  Presenter(s):Maxim Itkin, MD  
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5:30 PM - 5:40 PM Chylous Leaks: The New Frontier For Interventional Radiologists
  Presenter(s):Maxim Itkin, MD  
5:40 PM - 5:50 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 4
 
SESSION 5 SCHEDULE
Tuesday
SESSION 5: ADVANCES IN INTERVENTIONAL ONCOLOGY - PART 1
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8:00 AM - 8:10 AM Curing Hepatitis: Changing Prevalence Of HCC
  Presenter(s):Kevin Kim, MD  
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8:10 AM - 8:20 AM Treatment Guidelines For HCC: Local Regional Therapy Is King
  Presenter(s):Riccardo Lencioni, MD, FSIR, EBIR  
8:20 AM - 8:30 AM Small Hepatomas: Surgery, Ablate Or TACE/Ablate
  Presenter(s):Joshua L. Weintraub, MD, FSIR  
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8:30 AM - 8:40 AM Intermediate Sized HCC: TACE/Ablate And Role Of Sorafanib
  Presenter(s):Jean Francois H. Geschwind, MD  
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8:40 AM - 8:50 AM Intermediate Sized HCC: Why I Treat With Y-90
  Presenter(s):Riad Salem, MD, MBA  
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8:50 AM - 9:00 AM Large Tumors, Portal Vein Involvement, Childs C: Not Contraindicated For Interventional Therapy
  Presenter(s):Gregory J. Nadolski, MD  
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9:00 AM - 9:10 AM Management Of Hepatic Artery To PV Or HV Shunting
  Presenter(s):Edward Kim, MD  
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9:10 AM - 9:20 AM Use Of Biomarkers In Interventional Oncology
  Presenter(s):Kevin Kim, MD  
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9:20 AM - 9:30 AM Imaging Criteria To Assess Response Of Treatment
  Presenter(s):Victoria Chernyak, MD, MS / Riccardo Lencioni, MD, FSIR, EBIR  
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9:30 AM - 9:40 AM Trial Design For Investigating IR Therapies
  Presenter(s):Riad Salem, MD, MBA  
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9:40 AM - 9:50 AM Molecular Biology In Oncology
  Presenter(s):S. Nahum Goldberg, MD  
9:50 AM - 10:10 AM Panel Discussion
10:10 AM - 10:30 AM Break - Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)
END OF SESSION 5
 
SESSION 6 SCHEDULE
Tuesday
SESSION 6: ADANCES IN INTERVENTIONAL ONCOLOGY – PART 2
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10:30 AM - 10:40 AM Advances In Cone Beam CT Improves Accuracy Of Embolization Procedures
  Presenter(s):Edward Kim, MD  
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10:40 AM - 10:50 AM New Coils And Plugs To Improve Outcomes
  Presenter(s):Ziv J. Haskal, MD, FACR, FAHA, FSIR  
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10:50 AM - 11:00 AM New Catheters And Microcatheters To Improve Super-Selective Embolization And Prevent Reflux
  Presenter(s):Jafar Golzarian, MD  
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11:00 AM - 11:10 AM Temporary Flow Diversion To Promote Selective Tumor Embolization
  Presenter(s):Edward Kim, MD  
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11:10 AM - 11:20 AM New Guidance And Navigation Tools For Percutaneous Interventions
  Presenter(s):Venkatesh P. Krishnasamy, MD  
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11:20 AM - 11:30 AM PVE: Indications And A Review Of The Various Described Techniques
  Presenter(s):David C. Madoff, MD  
11:30 AM - 11:40 AM mCRC: A Surgeon’s Approach
  Presenter(s):Milan Kinkhabwala, MD  
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11:40 AM - 11:50 AM mCRC: What Interventional Oncology Offers
  Presenter(s):Matthew S. Johnson, MD  
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11:50 AM - 12:00 PM Neuroendocrine Tumors: Medical And Surgical Management
  Presenter(s):Steven K. Libutti, MD  
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12:00 PM - 12:10 PM Neuroendocrine Tumors: Liver Directed Therapies Offered By IO
  Presenter(s):Gregory J. Nadolski, MD  
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12:10 PM - 12:30 PM Panel Discussion
12:30 PM - 1:20 PM Lunch Break – South Corridor, 2nd Floor
Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)

END OF SESSION 6
 
SESSION 7 SCHEDULE
Tuesday
SESSION 7: ADVANCES IN INTERVENTIONAL ONCOLOGY – PART 3
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1:20 PM - 1:30 PM Breast Cancer
  Presenter(s):Renee M. Moadel, MD  
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1:30 PM - 1:40 PM Cholangiocarcinoma
  Presenter(s):Igor Lobko, MD  
1:40 PM - 1:50 PM Lung Cancer: When To Operate, Radiate And When To Ablate
  Presenter(s):Hooman Yarmohammadi, MD / Constantinos T. Sofocleous, MD, PhD  
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1:50 PM - 2:00 PM Pancreatic Cancer: Is IRE Changing The Natural History Of Early Detected Cancers
  Presenter(s):Jonathan Susman, MD  
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2:00 PM - 2:10 PM IRE For Non-Pancreatic Lesions
  Presenter(s):Shree R. Venkat, MD / Govindarajan Narayanan, MD  
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2:10 PM - 2:20 PM Renal Cell Carcinoma: When Is Ablation Best And How Aggressive Can You Be
  Presenter(s):Stephen B. Solomon, MD  
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2:20 PM - 2:30 PM Giant Hemangiomas: Operative vs. Percutaneous Management
  Presenter(s):Fred T. Lee Jr., MD  
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2:30 PM - 2:40 PM Panel Discussion
2:40 PM - 3:00 PM Break – Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)
END OF SESSION 7
 
SESSION 8 SCHEDULE
Tuesday
SESSION 8: BENIGN AND MALIGNANT LIVER PATHOLOGY
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3:00 PM - 3:10 PM Is Cholangitis In Malignant Bile Duct Obstruction An Iatrogenic Disease: Implications For Primary And Secondary Interventions
  Presenter(s):George I. Getrajdman, MD  
3:10 PM - 3:20 PM Bile Duct Pathology: Intervention In The Post-Transplant Patient
  Presenter(s):Jonathan Susman, MD  
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3:20 PM - 3:30 PM The Gallbladder: A Gateway For Biliary Interventions
  Presenter(s):Eli Atar, MD, FSIR  
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3:30 PM - 3:40 PM Transjugular Liver Biopsies: Indications, Techniques And Complications:; Why We Converted To Transfemoral Transcaval Liver Biopsies
  Presenter(s):Jacob Cynamon, MD  
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3:40 PM - 3:50 PM TIPS: New Training Tools For The Novice And Expert
  Presenter(s):Jafar Golzarian, MD  
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3:50 PM - 4:00 PM TIPS: New And Future Developments To Improve The Procedure And Outcomes
  Presenter(s):Ziv J. Haskal, MD, FACR, FAHA, FSIR  
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4:00 PM - 4:10 PM TIPS: Why I Use WallStents For All TIPS
  Presenter(s):Matthew S. Johnson, MD  
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4:10 PM - 4:20 PM Percutaneous Mesocaval Shunt Creation: Now Anyone Can Get A Shunt To Treat Symptomatic Portal Hypertension
  Presenter(s):Rahul S. Patel, MD  
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4:20 PM - 4:30 PM Management Of Acute And Chronic Portal Vein Thrombosis
  Presenter(s):Riad Salem, MD, MBA  
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4:30 PM - 4:40 PM Prevention Of Radiation Induced Pathology Using Natural Supplements
  Presenter(s):Kieran Murphy, MD  
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4:40 PM - 4:50 PM Decreasing Radiation Dose To The Operator And Patient By Using Simulators And Appropriate Protection
  Presenter(s):Gabriel Bartal, MD, FSIR, FCIRSE  
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END OF SESSION 8
 
SESSION 9 SCHEDULE
Tuesday
SESSION 9: PALLIATIVE IR
Moderators:Plinio Rossi, MD / Jacob Cynamon, MD  
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4:50 PM - 5:00 PM Venous Thrombosis In The Oncology Patient: Why, When And How To Treat
  Presenter(s):Robert H. Siegelbaum, MD  
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5:00 PM - 5:10 PM Cervical Esophagogastrostomies: Indications And Techniques
  Presenter(s):Alda Tam, MD  
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5:10 PM - 5:20 PM Management Of Malignant Ascites Or Pleural Effusions
  Presenter(s):Hooman Yarmohammadi, MD  
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5:20 PM - 5:30 PM Chronic Bone Pain Management
  Presenter(s):Kieran Murphy, MD  
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5:30 PM - 5:40 PM Plexus Block To Alleviate Chronic Pain
  Presenter(s):Kieran Murphy, MD  
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5:40 PM - 6:00 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 9
 
SESSION 10 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 10: MALE INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY
Moderators:David N. Siegel, MD  
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8:00 AM - 8:10 AM Clinical Evaluation Of Male Infertility
  Presenter(s):Lindsay Machan, MD  
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8:10 AM - 8:20 AM Surgical vs. IR Treatment Of Varicoceles
  Presenter(s):Jeffrey S. Pollak, MD  
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8:20 AM - 8:30 AM Incidental Benefit Of Varicocele Embolization: Reduction In Prostate Volume
  Presenter(s):Menachem M. Goren, MD / Yigal Gat, MD  
8:30 AM - 8:40 AM Symptomatic Prostatic Hypertrophy: Current Standard Of Care
  Presenter(s):Lloyd S. Minsky, MD  
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8:40 AM - 8:50 AM Prostate Embolization: A Single Center Experience
  Presenter(s):James B. Spies, MD  
8:50 AM - 9:00 AM Prostate Embolization: Design And Update Of A Randomized Prospective Trial
  Presenter(s):Shivank Bhatia, MD  
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9:00 AM - 9:10 AM Prostate Embolization: Technique Matters
  Presenter(s):Jafar Golzarian, MD  
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9:10 AM - 9:20 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 10
 
SESSION 11 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 11: FEMALE INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY
Moderators:David N. Siegel, MD  
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9:20 AM - 9:30 AM Fallopian Tube Recanalization: Technique And Results
  Presenter(s):Bruce Zwiebel, MD  
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9:30 AM - 9:40 AM Pelvic Pain: Differential Diagnosis
  Presenter(s):Sarah Kim, MD  
9:40 AM - 9:50 AM Uterine Fibroid Embolization: Is It The Gold Standard For Symptomatic Fibroids?
  Presenter(s):James B. Spies, MD  
9:50 AM - 10:00 AM Value Of Cone Beam CT Post-Treatment: A New Endpoint
  Presenter(s):Jacob Cynamon, MD  
10:00 AM - 10:10 AM Pelvic Congestion Syndrome: An Often Overlooked Cause Of Pelvic Pain
  Presenter(s):Lindsay Machan, MD  
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10:10 AM - 10:20 AM Peri-Natal Interventional Radiology
  Presenter(s):Jean-Pierre Pelage, MD, PhD  
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10:20 AM - 10:30 AM Panel Discussion
10:30 AM - 10:40 AM Break – Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)
END OF SESSION 11
 
SESSION 12 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 12: PEDIATRIC INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY
Moderators:Yosef Golowa, MD  
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10:40 AM - 10:50 AM Diagnosis And Management Of Malformations In The Pediatric Age Group
  Presenter(s):Robert J. Rosen, MD  
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10:50 AM - 11:00 AM HHT In The Pediatric Age Group: Technical Considerations And Results
  Presenter(s):Elchanan Bruckheimer, MBBS  
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11:00 AM - 11:10 AM Pediatric Central Venous Access
  Presenter(s):Peter Schlossberg, MD  
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11:10 AM - 11:20 AM Post Liver Transplant Complications Unique To The Pediatric Patient
  Presenter(s):Joshua L. Weintraub, MD, FSIR  
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11:20 AM - 11:30 AM Varicoceles In The Pediatric Patient: Should They Be Treated
  Presenter(s):Lindsay Machan, MD  
11:30 AM - 11:40 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 12
 
SESSION 13 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 13: RADIAL ACCESS
Moderators:David A. Hirschl, MD  
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11:40 AM - 11:50 AM RA Should Routinely Be Used For Visceral And Peripheral Intervention
  Presenter(s):Robert A. Lookstein, MD, FSIR, FAHA  
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11:50 AM - 12:00 PM Routine Use Of RA Is A Mistake
  Presenter(s):Thomas A. Sos, MD  
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12:00 PM - 12:10 PM Patient Preference Study Outcome
  Presenter(s):Marcelo Guimaraes, MD, FSIR  
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12:10 PM - 12:20 PM RA Technical Considerations
  Presenter(s):Aaron M. Fischman, MD  
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12:20 PM - 12:30 PM Panel Discussion
12:30 PM - 1:10 PM Lunch Break – South Corridor, 2nd Floor
Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)

END OF SESSION 13
 
SESSION 14 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 14: INNOVATIONS
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1:10 PM - 1:20 PM Can Hemorrhoids Be Managed With Arterial Embolization
  Presenter(s):Vincent Vidal, MD, PhD  
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1:20 PM - 1:30 PM Bariatric Embolization: Is There Clinical Evidence That It Works
  Presenter(s):Nickolas Kipshidze, MD, PhD  
1:30 PM - 1:40 PM Renal Denervation: Is There New Evidence That It Works
  Presenter(s):Mark H. Wholey, MD  
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1:40 PM - 1:45 PM Renal Angioplasty And Stenting: The Truth About The Randomized Trials
  Presenter(s):John H. Rundback, MD, FSIR, FAHA  
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1:45 PM - 1:50 PM Renal Angioplasty And Stenting: The Truth About The Randomized Trials
  Presenter(s):Thomas A. Sos, MD  
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1:50 PM - 2:00 PM Endovascular Management Of Acute Mesenteric Ischemia: Indications, Contraindications And Techniques
  Presenter(s):Yosef Golowa, MD  
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2:00 PM - 2:10 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 14
 
SESSION 15 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 15: AORTA
Moderators:Kevin Herman, MD / Jacob Cynamon, MD  
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2:10 PM - 2:20 PM What Is The New Classification Of Aortic Dissection
  Presenter(s):Michael D. Dake, MD  
2:20 PM - 2:30 PM New Concepts In Aortic Dissection Management
  Presenter(s):Juan C. Parodi, MD  
2:30 PM - 2:40 PM Endografts For The Management Of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms
  Presenter(s):Götz M. Richter, MD, PhD  
2:40 PM - 2:50 PM Routine Percutaneous EVAR With Conscious Sedation
  Presenter(s):Zvonimir Krajcer, MD, FACC  
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2:50 PM - 3:00 PM New Endografts For Truly Percutaneous Procedures And Hostile (Angulated) Necks
  Presenter(s):Barry T. Katzen, MD  
3:00 PM - 3:10 PM Performing EVAR Using ICE And Update On The Endospan Device
  Presenter(s):Eli Atar, MD, FSIR  
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3:10 PM - 3:20 PM The Origin Of Endostaples: Can Some Type I Endoleaks Be Managed Percutaneously
  Presenter(s):Juan C. Parodi, MD  
3:20 PM - 3:30 PM Evaluation And Management Of Type 2 Endoleaks
  Presenter(s):Bruce Zwiebel, MD  
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3:30 PM - 3:50 PM Panel Discussion
3:50 PM - 4:10 PM Break – Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)
END OF SESSION 15
 
SESSION 16 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 16: PVD
Moderators:Plinio Rossi, MD / Yosef Golowa, MD  
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4:10 PM - 4:20 PM Long SFA And Tibial Disease: Tools Of The Trade
  Presenter(s):Craig M. Walker, MD  
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4:20 PM - 4:30 PM Long SFA And Tibial Disease: The Winner Is . . .
  Presenter(s):Johannes Lammer, MD  
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4:30 PM - 4:40 PM Long SFA And Tibial Disease: Crossing Difficult Lesions, SAFFARI And Other Techniques
  Presenter(s):John H. Rundback, MD, FSIR, FAHA  
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4:40 PM - 4:50 PM Mixed Arterial And Venous Disease: Diagnosis And Management
  Presenter(s):Kevin Herman, MD  
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4:50 PM - 5:00 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 16
 
SESSION 17 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 17: DIALYSIS ACCESS
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5:00 PM - 5:10 PM Percutaneous AV Fistula Creation: Why, Where And How
  Presenter(s):Timothy W.I. Clark, MD  
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5:10 PM - 5:20 PM Review Of The Randomized Trials In AV Fistula And Graft Management
  Presenter(s):John E. Aruny, MD  
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5:20 PM - 5:30 PM Changing Economics Of Vascular Access Management
  Presenter(s):Gregg A. Miller, MD  
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5:30 PM - 5:40 PM Failing Dialysis Grafts And Fistulas: Looking For New Real Estate
  Presenter(s):Allen J. Wiesenfeld, MD  
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5:40 PM - 5:50 PM Central Venous Access: New Devices; New Coatings; Better Outcomes?
  Presenter(s):Timothy W.I. Clark, MD  
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5:50 PM - 6:00 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 17
 
SESSION 18 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 18: WORKSHOPS/CASE PRESENTATIONS: All Workshops Will Combine Didactic Lectures, Case Presentations And Hands-On Activities To Provide An Educational Experience For All Levels Of Participants.
Moderators:Yosef Golowa, MD / Jacob Cynamon, MD  
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8:00 AM - 9:00 AM WORKSHOP: Embolization Devices And Liquid Embolics
  Presenter(s):Aaron M. Fischman, MD / Ripal T. Gandhi, MD, FSVM / Jafar Golzarian, MD / Ziv J. Haskal, MD, FACR, FAHA, FSIR  
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9:00 AM - 10:00 AM WORKSHOP: Oncology: Embolization
  Presenter(s):Matthew S. Johnson, MD / Gregory J. Nadolski, MD / Igor Lobko, MD  
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10:00 AM - 11:00 AM WORKSHOP: Oncology: Ablation
  Presenter(s):Hooman Yarmohammadi, MD / Jonathan Susman, MD / Fred T. Lee Jr., MD  
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM WORKSHOP: Bone Intervention
  Presenter(s):Shlomit Goldberg-Stein, MD / Fred T. Lee Jr., MD  
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM WORKSHOP: LUNCHEON SESSION: Simulators
  Presenter(s):Gabriel Bartal, MD, FSIR, FCIRSE / Timothy W.I. Clark, MD  
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM WORKSHOP: Radial Artery Access
  Presenter(s):Aaron M. Fischman, MD / Marcelo Guimaraes, MD, FSIR / Robert A. Lookstein, MD, FSIR, FAHA / Andrew S. Blum, MD  
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2:00 PM - 3:00 PM WORKSHOP: New Stents And Balloons
  Presenter(s):Ripal T. Gandhi, MD, FSVM / Joshua L. Weintraub, MD, FSIR / Götz M. Richter, MD, PhD / Bruce Zwiebel, MD  
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM WORKSHOP: Portal HTN
  Presenter(s):Ziv J. Haskal, MD, FACR, FAHA, FSIR / Yosef Golowa, MD / Ernest J. Ring, MD / Jacob Cynamon, MD  
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4:00 PM - 5:00 PM WORKSHOP: Varicose Veins
  Presenter(s):Jose I. Almeida, MD, RVT, RPVI, FACS / Melvin Rosenblatt, MD / Steve Elias, MD / Joseph N. Shams, MD  
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM WORKSHOP: Dialysis And Central Veins
  Presenter(s):Allen J. Wiesenfeld, MD / Gregg A. Miller, MD / Marcelo Guimaraes, MD, FSIR  
END OF SESSION 18
 
SESSION 19 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 19: THE OPENING OF A NEW ERA: STROKE TRIALS AND EVIDENCE
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8:00 AM - 8:05 AM Introduction
  Presenter(s):Allan L. Brook, MD  
8:06 AM - 8:16 AM Stroke Demographics And Epidemiology
  Presenter(s):Lou R. Caplan, MD  
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8:17 AM - 8:27 AM Recent Negative NEJM Trials: What Did We Learn
  Presenter(s):Lawrence R. Wechsler, MD  
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8:28 AM - 8:38 AM MR CLEAN
  Presenter(s):Allan L. Brook, MD  
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8:39 AM - 8:49 AM ESCAPE
  Presenter(s):Michael D. Hill, MD  
8:50 AM - 9:00 AM SWIFT PRIME
  Presenter(s):David S. Liebeskind, MD  
9:01 AM - 9:11 AM Innovative Endovascular Therapy: From Trials To Practice
  Presenter(s):David S. Liebeskind, MD  
9:12 AM - 9:22 AM REVASCAT
  Presenter(s):Tudor Jovin, MD  
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9:23 AM - 9:33 AM THERAPY
  Presenter(s):J Mocco, MD, MS  
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9:34 AM - 9:44 AM Evidence Shared By Trials
  Presenter(s):Joshua A. Hirsch, MD  
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9:45 AM - 9:55 AM Important Differences In Trials
  Presenter(s):Dorothea Altschul, MD  
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9:56 AM - 10:05 AM Panel Discussion
10:05 AM - 10:25 AM Break – Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)
END OF SESSION 19
 
SESSION 20 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 20: TRIAGE STRATEGIES THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED
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10:26 AM - 10:36 AM Prior To The ER And Transport Issues
  Presenter(s):Peter A. Rasmussen, MD  
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10:37 AM - 10:47 AM Emergency Room Issues And Solutions
  Presenter(s):Edward C. Jauch, MD, MS  
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10:48 AM - 10:58 AM Telestroke Implementation And Problems
  Presenter(s):Don Frei, MD  
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10:59 AM - 11:09 AM Data: We Should Require Documenting Time Points: AKA Cardiology
  Presenter(s):Edward C. Jauch, MD, MS  
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11:10 AM - 11:20 AM DEBATE: Cardiologists Can Do This: Why I Agree
  Presenter(s):L. Nelson Hopkins, MD  
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11:21 AM - 11:31 AM DEBATE: Interventional Neuro Specialists Are Plentiful And The Appropriate Standard Of Care
  Presenter(s):David Fiorella, MD  
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11:32 AM - 11:42 AM Stroke Care Organization: Rural vs. City
  Presenter(s):Johanna T. Fifi, MD  
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11:43 AM - 11:53 AM Wake Up Strokes: Do We Have Any Data Or Not
  Presenter(s):Michael D. Hill, MD  
11:54 AM - 12:04 PM Panel Discussion
LUNCHEON PROGRAM: NEW FRONTIERS IN BRAIN HEMORRHAGE EVACUATION
Moderator(s): David Gordon, MD / David J. Langer, MD  
12:05 PM - 12:17 PM The Rationale For Minimally Invasive Surgery For The Evacuation Of Intracranial Hemorrhage
  Presenter(s):J Mocco, MD, MS  
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12:18 PM - 12:30 PM Minimally Invasive Access Surgery For Intracerebral Hemorrhage: Early Results And Future Directions
  Presenter(s):Mark D. Bain, MD  
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12:31 PM - 12:43 PM Minimally Invasive Surgery With Apollo: Experience To Date And Next Steps
  Presenter(s):David Fiorella, MD  
12:44 PM - 12:59 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 20
 
SESSION 21 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 21: PATIENT SELECTION AND STATE-OF-THE-ART IMAGING
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1:00 PM - 1:10 PM Basics Of Imaging For Stroke And The Latest Tools
  Presenter(s):Howard A. Rowley, MD  
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1:11 PM - 1:21 PM Clinical Triage Basics
  Presenter(s):Daniel L. Labovitz, MD  
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1:22 PM - 1:33 PM CT/CTA Is The Standard And All I Need
  Presenter(s):Andrew M. Demchuk, MD, FRCPC  
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1:33 PM - 1:43 PM Perfusion Is A Necessity For Best Practice And I Can Prove It
  Presenter(s):Adam J. Davis, MD  
1:44 PM - 1:54 PM Size Of The Core And The Physiology Of Progression: My Pearls
  Presenter(s): R Gilberto Gonzalez, MD, PhD  
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1:55 PM - 2:05 PM Collateral Imaging At Its Best
  Presenter(s):Mario Muto, MD  
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END OF SESSION 21
 
SESSION 22 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 22: HEMORRHAGIC STROKE
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2:06 PM - 2:16 PM Intraparenchymal Hemorrhage: When To Decompress
  Presenter(s):David J. Altschul, MD  
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2:17 PM - 2:27 PM Imaging Of Parenchymal Clots: Signs That Make You Worry
  Presenter(s):Todd S. Miller, MD  
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2:28 PM - 2:38 PM Aneurysm Therapy: Is There A Science Behind Which Aneurysms Will Grow And Rupture
  Presenter(s):Ajay K. Wakhloo, MD, PhD  
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2:39 PM - 2:49 PM Small Aneurysms: Coil Or Stent – Theory And Logic Behind My Decisions
  Presenter(s):Philip M. Meyers, MD  
2:50 PM - 3:00 PM Wide Neck Aneurysms: New Devices And Strategies
  Presenter(s):Don Frei, MD  
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3:01 PM - 3:11 PM Flow Diversion: Next Generation Ideas
  Presenter(s):Peter K. Nelson, MD  
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3:12 PM - 3:22 PM Managing Complications Of Aneurysm Therapy
  Presenter(s):Osama O. Zaidat, MD  
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3:23 PM - 3:33 PM AVM Treatment Options And Why
  Presenter(s):Howard A. Riina, MD  
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3:34 PM - 3:44 PM Dural Fistula: Venous Approaches
  Presenter(s):Guilherme Dabus, MD  
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3:45 PM - 3:55 PM Dural Sinus Stenosis: When And Why I Treat
  Presenter(s):Sudhakar R. Satti, MD  
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3:56 PM - 4:06 PM Direct Radial, Carotid And Venous Access
  Presenter(s):David D. Pasquale, MD  
END OF SESSION 22
 
SESSION 23 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 23: LATEST SCIENCE, LITERATURE AND NEWEST DEVICES
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4:07 PM - 4:17 PM Suction Thrombectomy: Lessons Learned
  Presenter(s):Wolfgang Leesch, MD  
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4:18 PM - 4:28 PM Stent Retrievers Are The Standard Of Care: The Evidence
  Presenter(s):Peter A. Rasmussen, MD  
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4:29 PM - 4:39 PM Treating Stroke After The Time Window Closes: Physiology And Practical Issues
  Presenter(s):Colin P. Derdeyn, MD  
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4:40 PM - 4:50 PM Posterior Circulation Ischemia: Is There A Role For Thrombectomy
  Presenter(s):Osama O. Zaidat, MD  
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4:51 PM - 5:01 PM Posterior Circulation Stroke: Strategies
  Presenter(s):Don Frei, MD  
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5:02 PM - 5:12 PM Economics Of Stroke Therapy
  Presenter(s):Joaquim M. Farinhas, MD  
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5:13 PM - 5:23 PM Comprehensive Stroke Centers: Is It Going To Be Required For Treatment
  Presenter(s):Steven H. Rudolph, MD  
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5:24 PM - 5:30 PM Panel Discussion
End of Program J

END OF SESSION 23