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  • Thursday, June 11, 2026
  • 6:00 AM - 5:00 PM ET
    Speaker Ready Room
  • 6:00 AM - 6:00 PM ET
    Registration
  • 6:30 AM - 8:00 AM ET
    General Surgery Resident Session: How to Succeed as a Vascular Surgery Fellowship Applicant
    Moderator: Cassius Iyad Ochoa Chaar, MD, MS – Yale University School of Medicine
    Moderator: Venita Chandra, MD – Stanford University Medical Center
  • 6:30 AM - 8:00 AM ET
    Medical Student Session (MS1-2): Introduction to Vascular Surgery
    Moderator: Natalie D. Sridharan, MD, MS – UPMC
    Moderator: Misaki M. Kiguchi, MD – MedStar Washington Hospital Center
  • 6:30 AM - 8:00 AM ET
    Medical Student Session (MS3-4): How to Succeed as a Vascular Surgery Residency Applicant
  • 6:30 AM - 8:00 AM ET
    S1: Complex Open Vascular Techniques: How I Do It (Senior Section)
    Moderator: Daniel G. Clair, MD – Chair, Department of Vascular Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Moderator: Linda Le, MD
  • 6:30 AM - 8:00 AM ET
    S2: Evolving Technologies in Complex Tibial Disease (Women's Section)
    Moderator: Tahlia Weis, MD, PhD (she/her/hers) – Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic Health System, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA
    Moderator: Sharon C. Kiang, MD – Loma Linda VA Healthcare System
  • 7:30 AM - 11:30 AM ET
    Society for Vascular Nursing Annual Conference: Day 2
  • 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM ET
    P3: Plenary Session 3
    Moderator: Kakra Hughes, MD, PhD – Howard University and Hospital
    Moderator: Andres Schanzer, MD (he/him/his) – Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA
    Moderator: Kak Khee Yeung
    Moderator: Wei Zhou, MD – University of Arizona
  • 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM ET
    Crossroads@VAM
  • 9:00 AM - 6:30 PM ET
    SVS Central @ VAM
  • 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM ET
    Frank J. Veith Distinguished Lecture on Advances in PAD and Limb Salvage
    Moderator: Enrico Ascher, MD – Department of Surgery, NYU Langone Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY; Vascular Institute of New York, Brooklyn, NY.
  • 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM ET
    Awards Ceremony
    Moderator: Keith D. Calligaro, MD – Chief, Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Pennsylvania Hospital
  • 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM ET
    Coffee Break in the Exhibit Hall
  • 10:15 AM - 6:15 PM ET
    Touchpoint @ VAM (Hands-On Simulation Lab)
  • 10:15 AM - 6:30 PM ET
    Career Fair
  • 10:15 AM - 6:30 PM ET
    Exhibit Hall
  • 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM ET
    P4: Plenary Session 4
    Moderator: Allan M. Conway, MD – University of California San Francisco
    Moderator: Juan Carlos Jimenez, MD, MBA – David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
    Moderator: Elina Quiroga, MD (she/her/hers) – University of Washington
    Moderator: Malachi G. Sheahan, III, MD – Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Louisiana State University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA
  • 11:30 AM - 5:00 PM ET
    APP Collaboration with the SVS PA Section
  • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM ET
    Lunch Break with the Exhibitors
  • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM ET
    L3: Industry Symposium: Cook Presents: Practical Solutions for Challenging Iliac Anatomy: Purpose-Built and Patient-Specific Strategies to Address Real-World Challenges
  • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM ET
    L4: Industry Symposium: Penumbra Presents: Innovation with CAVT: How Patient Presentation and Rutherford Classifications Guide Influence ALI Management
    Industry Speaker: Dejah R. Judelson, MD (she/her/hers) – University of Massachusetts Medical School
    Industry Speaker: Rabih A. Chaer, MD, MS (he/him/his) – Stonybrook University
    Industry Speaker: Daniel Han, MD
    Industry Speaker: Venita Chandra, MD – Stanford University Medical Center
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM ET
    "How I Do It" Video Session
    Moderator: Kwame S. Amankwah, MD, MS (he/him/his) – University of Connecticut Healthcare
    Moderator: Bernardo C. Mendes, MD – Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM ET
    C05: The Venous Toolbox 2026: Evidence‑Based Guideline Updates and Contemporary Management for Reflux, Obstruction, and VTE
    Moderator: Nicolas J. Mouawad, MD, MBA – McLaren Bay Region
    Moderator: Yana Etkin, MD – Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, North Shore University Hospital and Long Island Jewish Medical Center
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM ET
    C06: Management of Chronic Aortic Dissection and Type R Endoleak: The Achilles Heel of Endovascular Repair for Aortic Dissection
    Moderator: Babak Abai, MD – Thomas Jefferson University
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM ET
    C07: Winning in Value-Based Vascular Care: Maximizing Reimbursement & Proving Value Through Verification
    Moderator: Caitlin W. Hicks, MD, MS (she/her/hers) – Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Department of Surgery, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
    Moderator: William P. Shutze, Sr., MD (he/him/his) – Heart Hospital Baylor
    Moderator: Joseph P. Hart, MD – Medical College of Wisconsin
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM ET
    International Chapter Educational Session
    Moderator: Fernando L. Joglar, MD (he/him/his) – University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine
    Moderator: Elina Quiroga, MD (she/her/hers) – University of Washington
    Moderator: Wei Zhou, MD – University of Arizona
  • 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM ET
    Cook Sizing Showdown Competition
  • 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM ET
    Coffee Break in the Exhibit Hall
  • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM ET
    C08: Hot Topics
    Moderator: Raghu L. Motaganahalli, MD – Division of Vascular Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
  • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM ET
    C09: Geriatric and Frail Vascular Surgery Patients: Principles, Challenges, and Contemporary Practice
    Moderator: Laura M. Drudi, MD – Centre Hospitalier de l’Universite de Montreal
    Moderator: Mohammad H. Eslami, MD, MBA – Charleston Area Medical Center Vascular Center of Excellence
  • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM ET
    C10: Tactics to Avert the Diabetic Foot Ulcer and Limb Amputation Epidemic
    Moderator: Joseph L. Mills, MD – Baylor College of Medicine
    Moderator: Nathan W. Kugler, MD – Medical College of Wisconsin
  • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM ET
    C11: The ABC's of Vascular Lab Management
    Moderator: Gale L. Tang, MD (she/her/hers) – University of Washington
  • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM ET
    Enrico Ascher Vascular Innovation Institute-Informational Session
  • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM ET
    International Young Surgeons Competition
    Moderator: Nicolas J. Mouawad, MD, MBA – McLaren Bay Region
    Moderator: Wei Zhou, MD – University of Arizona
  • 5:00 PM - 6:15 PM ET
    Interactive Poster Session
  • 5:00 PM - 6:15 PM ET
    International Poster Competition
    Poster Judge: Fernando L. Joglar, MD (he/him/his) – University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine
    Poster Judge: Mitsuhiro Yamamura, MD, PhD – Hyogo College of Medicine
    Poster Judge: Wei Zhou, MD – University of Arizona
    Poster Judge: Krishna M. Jain, MD (he/him/his) – Western Michigan University Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine
  • 5:00 PM - 6:15 PM ET
    Video Theater
    Moderator: Kwame S. Amankwah, MD, MS (he/him/his) – University of Connecticut Healthcare
    Moderator: Bernardo C. Mendes, MD – Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
  • 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM ET
    Taste of Boston: Exhibit Hall Opening Reception
  • 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM ET
    Women in Vascular Surgery Forum Sponsored by Humacyte
  • 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM ET
    SVS & VESS Young Surgeons Section Forum Sponsored by Penumbra