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2022 Pittsburgh Vascular Symposium
This course will provide evaluation and critique of the current and future standards of care in the treatment of the vascular patient with respect to medical management, as well as endovascular and open therapies for the primary care provider, cardiologists, interventionalists, and the vascular surgeon. It continues to focus on new developments in technology, as well as surgical techniques, and will highlight the controversies as well as accepted practices.
Target Audience
This course is designed for primary care providers, cardiologists, interventionalists, vascular surgeons, and other interested healthcare professionals who provide primary care services.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of the program, attendees should be able to:
• Explain the current standards of care for aortic and peripheral artery disease processes
• Identify and distinguish the various aspects of a modern vascular medical and surgical practice
• Recognize implications of a new era in health care delivery related o vascular pathology
• Delineate the optimal treatment strategies for patients with extremity arterial diseases, aortic aneurysms, thoracic aortic diseases and dissection, carotid artery stenosis, and varicose veins
• Discuss in detail multiple areas of cardiovascular medicine
• Draw informed clinical decisions in cardiovascular medicine
• Forecast and discuss important issues and trends in cardiovascular medicine
• Assess health locally and regionally by evaluating the quality of medical care and disease prevention.
Additional Information
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This conference is only IN-PERSON.
Travel
Parking is on your own and facilities are available across the street from the Fairmont Pittsburgh Hotel.
COURSE CO-DIRECTORS:
Ulka Sachdev, MD
Course Co-Director,
Pittsburgh Vascular Symposium
Associate Professor of Surgery,
Division of Vascular Surgery
UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute
Pittsburgh, PA
Michael Madigan, MD
Course Co-Director,
Pittsburgh Vascular Symposium
Assistant Professor of Surgery,
Division of Vascular Surgery
UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute
Pittsburgh, PA
Nathan Liang, MD
Course Co-Director,
Pittsburgh Vascular Symposium
Assistant Professor of Surgery,
Division of Vascular Surgery
UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute
Pittsburgh, PA
Melissa Pearson, CRNP
Course Co-Director,
Pittsburgh Vascular Symposium
Nurse Practitioner,
Division of Vascular Surgery
UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute
Pittsburgh, PA
INTERNATIONAL GUEST FACULTY
Jean-Michel Bartoli, MD
Radiology and Medical Imaging
Hôpital de la Timone
Marseille, France
Professor A. Ross Naylor
Honorary Professor of Vascular Surgery
Department of Cardiovascular Sciences
University of Leicester
Leicester, England, United Kingdom
Philippe Piquet, MD
Vascular Surgery
Hôpital de la Timone
Marseille, France
U.S. GUEST FACULTY
Michael D. Dake, MD
Senior Vice President for Health Sciences
The University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ
R. Clement Darling, MD
Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery
Albany Medical College
Albany, NY
Alik Farber, MD
Section Chief, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
Professor, Vascular & Interventional Radiology
Boston University School of Medicine
Boston, MA
Julie A. Freischlag, MD, FACS, FRCSEd (Hon), DFSVS
CEO, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
Dean, Wake Forest School of Medicine
Chief Academic Officer, Atrium Health Enterprise
Winston-Salem, NC
Geetha Jeyabalan, MD
Vascular Surgeon
MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute
Washington, DC
Vikram Kashyap, MD
Professor of Surgery
Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Cleveland, OH
Joseph L. Mills, MD, FACS
Professor and Chief
Division of Vascular Surgery & Endovascular Therapy
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
Samantha Minc, MD
Assistant Professor
Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV
Cassius Iyad Ochoa Chaar, MD, MS, RPVI
Associate Professor of Surgery (Vascular)
Yale School of Medicine
New Haven, CT
Elsie Gyang Ross, MD
Assistant Professor, Surgery - Vascular Surgery
Stanford University
Stanford, CA
Vincent L. Rowe, MD
Professor of Clinical Surgery
Director, Pediatric Vascular Surgery at
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Keck School of Medicine of University of
Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
Naveed U. Saqib, MD, FACS
Associate Professor of Vascular Surgery
Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery
Program Director of Vascular Surgery Education
McGovern Medical School at UTHealth
Houston, TX
Andres Schanzer, MD, FACS, DFSVS
Professor and Chief, Vascular and
Endovascular Surgery
Director, UMass Center for Complex Aortic Disease
UMass Chan Medical School
Worcester, MA
LOCAL FACULTY
Fanny Alie-Cusson, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Vascular Surgery
Georges Al-Khoury, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Vascular Surgery
Julie Bitner, PA-C
Physician Assistant
Division of Vascular Surgery
Rabih A. Chaer, MD, MSc
Residency and Fellowship Program Director
Professor of Surgery
Division of Vascular Surgery
Mirnal Chaudhary, MD
Vascular Surgery Fellow
Division of Vascular Surgery
Mitchell Dyer, MD
Vascular Surgery Fellow
Division of Vascular Surgery
Raymond E. Eid, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Vascular Surgery
Mohammad H. Eslami, MD
Professor of Surgery
Division of Vascular Surgery
Anna K. Gaines, MD
Physiatrist
Tri Rivers Musculoskeletal Centers
Butler, PA
Catherine Go, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Vascular Surgery
Kathy Gonzalez, MD
Vascular Surgery Resident
Division of Vascular Surgery
Eric S. Hager, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of Vascular Surgery
Daniel E. Hall, MD, MDiv, MHSc, FACS
Associate Professor of Surgery
Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System
Jack Hornick, MD
Division of Cardiology
Steven A. Leers, MD, RVT, RPVI, FSVU
Medical Director, UPMC Vascular Laboratories
Professor of Surgery
Division of Vascular Surgery
Nathan Liang, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Vascular Surgery
Michael C. Madigan, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Vascular Surgery
Michel S. Makaroun, MD
Co-Director, UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute
Professor and Chair
Division of Vascular Surgery
Kyle Markel, MD
Vascular Surgery Resident
Division of Vascular Surgery
Ryan McEnaney, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Vascular Surgery
Satish C. Muluk, MD
Director, Division of Vascular Surgery, AHN
Vice-Chairman, Department of Thoracic &
Cardiovascular Surgery
Program Director, Vascular Surgery
Residency Program
Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery at
Drexel University College of Medicine
Allegheny Health Network
Reema Kirit Padia, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Otolaryngology
Brodie Parent, MD, MS
Assistant Professor
Department of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Melissa Pearson, CRNP
Nurse Practitioner
Division of Vascular Surgery
Christine Pellegrini, CRNP
Nurse Practitioner
Division of Vascular Surgery
Amanda R. Phillips, MD
Vascular Surgery Resident
Division of Vascular Surgery
Kathryn Reiter, PA-C
Physician Assistant
Division of Vascular Surgery
Charity Rowland, CRNP
Nurse Practitioner
Division of Vascular Surgery
J. Peter Rubin, MD
Professor and Chair
Department of Plastic Surgery
Ulka Sachdev, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of Vascular Surgery
Karim Salem, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Vascular Surgery
Jessica M. Sciulli, DPM
Sciulli Foot and Ankle Clinics
McKeesport, PA
Michael J. Singh, MD, FACS, RPVI
Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of Vascular Surgery
Atilla Soran, MD, MPH, FACS
Clinical Professor of Surgery
Division of Breast Surgical Oncology
Natalie D. Sridharan, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Vascular Surgery
Amy L. Steinmetz, RDMS, RVT
Peripheral Vascular Lab Technologist
Division of Vascular Surgery
Robert Tahara, MD
Attending Surgeon in Vascular Surgery
Bradford Regional Medical Center
Director, Allegheny Vein & Vascular
Bradford, PA
Lauren Tankesley, PA-C
Physician Assistant
Division of Vascular Surgery
Alicia B. Topoll, MD
Associate Program Director,
Cardiovascular Fellowship Program
Clinical Instructor of Medicine
Division of General Internal Medicine
Edith Tzeng, MD
Professor of Surgery
Division of Vascular Surgery
Theodore H. Yuo, MD, MSc
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Vascular Surgery
Elizabeth Zinn, PA-C
Physician Assistant
Division of Vascular Surgery
Local faculty members are affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and/or UPMC and reside in the Pittsburgh, PA area unless otherwise identified.
In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Physician (CME)
The University of Pittsburgh designates this live activity for a maximum of 15.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nursing (CNE)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 15.75 contact hours.
Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.
Available Credit
- 16.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
- 16.00 ANCCUPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
- 16.00 Attendance
Price
To minimize the risk of this in-person meeting, proof of vaccination against COVID-19 will be required of all attendees. Indoor masking will also be required.
Upon completion of your registration, please submit documentation of vaccination to Mark Byrne at byrneme@upmc.edu.
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Pre-Register — All pre-registrations are due before May 12, 2022. Registrations after this date are accepted only as on-site registrations. Registering online is the quickest and easiest way to reserve your space.
Please visit upmc.com/vascularsymposium for more information and to register. After registering, an electronic confirmation will be sent to the email address you provided when you registered.
Please note: Registration is not complete until you receive this confirmation. If you do not receive this confirmation within 5-7 days of registration, please contact us at 412-802-3031.
Cancellation — All cancellations must be in writing, via email or fax. Tuition for cancellations on or before May 12, 2022, will be completely refunded. After this date, a $35 administrative fee will be assessed. No refunds will be made after May 19, 2022. Cancellation requests can be made to: Mark Byrne at byrneme@upmc.eduor via fax to 412-291-1669.
The UPMC Center for Continuing Education reserves the right to cancel this program if sufficient registrations are not received. In the case of cancellation, the department will fully refund registration fees.
REGISTRATION FEES (PRE-REGISTER / ON-SITE)
• Physicians: $200 / $300
• Physicians within the UPMC Heart & Vascular Institute should contact Mark Byrne at 412-802-3031 or via email at byrneme@upmc.edu to register.
• Residents and Fellows: * Fee Waived / $100
• Residents and Fellows can apply for a fee waiver by contacting Mark Byrne at 412-802-3031 or via email at byrneme@upmc.edu.
• Nurses, PAs, and other health care professionals: $100 / $150
Registration fee includes:
• Continuing education credit
• Registration and course materials
• Continental breakfast, refreshments and lunch
• For additional information, contact the Conference Manager, Mark Byrne, at 412-802-3031 or via email at byrneme@upmc.edu.