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C19: Leadership Corner: Turf Battles in Vascular Surgery

Friday, June 12, 2026
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM ET
Location: Hynes CC, Third Level, Room 309

Vascular Surgery space is constantly being challenged by other specialties. These services like Cardiology, Interventional Radiology and Neuro-interventional specialists are often larger groups that wield significant influence with hospital administration and the C-suite. This session is set up to help vascular surgeons flourish and succeed in this crowded space.

Presentations:

  • 3:30 PM - 3:35 PM ET
    Introduction

    Speaker: Babak Abai, MD – Thomas Jefferson University

  • 3:35 PM - 3:45 PM ET
    Peripheral Arterial Disease - Cardiologists as "Vascular Specialists" are making headroads in this space. How do vascular surgeons co-exist and retain this "bread and butter" part of vascular disease

    Speaker: 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

  • 3:45 PM - 3:55 PM ET
    Vascular Laboratory - The crucial role of Vascular Surgeon and competition from Ultrasound Radiology

    Speaker: Nicos Labropoulos, PhD – Stony Brook Medicine

  • 3:55 PM - 4:05 PM ET
    How to navigate the Carotid Artery Space - Vascular Surgery, Neurosurgery and Neurointerventionalist, Cardiology and Interventional Radiology

    Speaker: Brajesh K. Lal, MD – University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA

  • 4:05 PM - 4:15 PM ET
    Thoracic Space - Is Cardiothoracic Surgery or Vascular Surgery in charge of descending thoracic aortas (and Maybe Ascending too)?

    Speaker: Shahab Toursavadkohi, MD

  • 4:15 PM - 4:25 PM ET
    Cardiovascular Service Line: Who Should Be the Leader?

    Speaker: Vikram S. Kashyap, MD – Corwell Health

  • 4:25 PM - 4:40 PM ET
    The C-Suite: How Leadership of Hospitals and Health Systems view Turf Battles

    Speaker: Julie A. Freischlag, MD – Wake Forest University School of Medicine

  • 4:40 PM - 5:00 PM ET
    Discussion