C05: The Venous Toolbox 2026: Evidence‑Based Guideline Updates and Contemporary Management for Reflux, Obstruction, and VTE

Moderator(s)

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  Nicolas Mouawad, MD, MBA

  Chief, Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
  McLaren Bay Region
  Bay City, Michigan
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  Yana Etkin, MD

  Associate Professor of Surgery
  Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, North Shore University Hospital and Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New York

A fast paced, case driven update on modern venous care—covering evidence-based guidelines for venous leg ulcers, lymphedema, DVT intervention candidacy, pelvic venous work up, stent technique pearls, and reflux therapy selection.

Presentations:

• 1:30 PM - 1:45 PM ET

  Guideline updates for venous leg ulcers
  

  Speaker: Alisha Oropallo, MD, PhD
• 1:45 PM - 2:00 PM ET

  Guideline updates in the management of lymphedema
  

  Speaker: Thomas f. O'Donnell, Jr., MD
• 2:00 PM - 2:15 PM ET

  Contemporary management of venous thromboembolism
  

  Speaker: Patrick Muck, MD – Good Samaritan Hospital
• 2:15 PM - 2:30 PM ET

  Evidence based guidelines in the management of upper extremity DVT
  

  Speaker: Rafael D. Malgor, MD, MBA – Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA
• 2:30 PM - 2:45 PM ET

  Recurrent varicose veins in women: Routine pelvic evaluation or selective only?
  

  Speaker: Joann M. Lohr, MD – Lohr Surgical Specialists, LLC
• 2:45 PM - 3:00 PM ET

  The role of junctional reflux in the outcome of venous ablation
  

  Speaker: Kathleen Gibson, MD