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Saturday, October 3, 2026
The VEINS
7:55am - 8:00am
PT
WELCOME TO THE VEINS 2026
The VEINS
7:55am - 8:00am
PT
WELCOME TO THE VEINS 2026
Location: Tower 4
The VEINS
7:55am - 8:00am
PT
Welcome Remarks - 2026 Course Director
Location: Tower 4
Kathleen Gibson, MD
– Lake Washington Vascular Surgeons
The VEINS
8:00am - 8:55am
PT
SUPERFICIAL VENOUS DISEASE IN THE REAL WORLD: COMPLEXITY, CONTROVERSY AND CARE DELIVERY
The VEINS
8:00am - 8:55am
PT
SUPERFICIAL VENOUS DISEASE IN THE REAL WORLD: COMPLEXITY, CONTROVERSY AND CARE DELIVERY
Location: Tower 4
The VEINS
8:00am - 8:08am
PT
"Don’t Write Me Off!" - The Obese and Functionally Impaired Patient
Location: Tower 4
Robert Attaran, MD
– Yale University
The VEINS
8:08am - 8:16am
PT
Have Clot, Have Had Clot, Might Have Clot – What Now?
Location: Tower 4
Mona Gupta, MD
– Northwestern University
The VEINS
8:16am - 8:24am
PT
Hot and Bothered Legs - Venous Interventions for Recurrent Cellulitis and Recalcitrant Ulcers
Location: Tower 4
Manj Gohel, MD
– Cambridge University Hospitals
The VEINS
8:24am - 8:32am
PT
Panel Discussion
Location: Tower 4
The VEINS
8:32am - 8:40am
PT
DEBATE: Wound Care In My Venous Practice Is Worth My Time
Location: Tower 4
Misaki Kiguchi, MD
– MedStar Washington Hospital Centers
The VEINS
8:40am - 8:48am
PT
DEBATE: Adding Wound Care to My Venous Practice Is a Waste of My Time
Location: Tower 4
Andrea Obi, MD
– University of Michigan
The VEINS
8:48am - 8:55am
PT
Panel Discussion
Location: Tower 4
The VEINS
9:00am - 10:00am
PT
EVIDENCE IN ACTION: CASE-BASED LESSONS FROM THE LAST YEAR
The VEINS
9:00am - 10:00am
PT
EVIDENCE IN ACTION: CASE-BASED LESSONS FROM THE LAST YEAR
Location: Tower 4
The VEINS
9:00am - 9:08am
PT
Reframing Superficial Vein Thrombosis: From Benign Condition to VTE Spectrum
Location: Tower 4
Teresa L. Carman, MD, RPVI, MSVM
– University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
The VEINS
9:08am - 9:16am
PT
One Size No Longer Fits All: Tailored Anticoagulation in Provoked VTE
Location: Tower 4
Yogen Kanthi, MD
– National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
The VEINS
9:16am - 9:24am
PT
Beyond Factor Xa: New Coagulation Targets and Systemic Drivers of VTE
Location: Tower 4
Geoffrey Barnes, MD, MSc
– University of Michigan
The VEINS
9:24am - 9:35am
PT
Panel Discussion
Location: Tower 4
The VEINS
9:35am - 9:43am
PT
From Formation to Fibrosis: Mechanisms of Venous Thrombus Aging
Location: Tower 4
Andrea Obi, MD
– University of Michigan
The VEINS
9:43am - 9:51am
PT
Who Gets VTE, and Why? Population-Level Drivers of Risk
Location: Tower 4
Aditya Sharma, MBBS
– Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute, Advocate Health
The VEINS
9:51am - 10:00am
PT
Panel Discussion
Location: Tower 4
The VEINS
10:30am - 11:10am
PT
THE NEXT PHASE OF SUPERFICIAL VEIN PRACTICE: ACCESS, OUTCOMES AND WHY PATIENTS AREN'T BETTER
The VEINS
10:30am - 11:10am
PT
THE NEXT PHASE OF SUPERFICIAL VEIN PRACTICE: ACCESS, OUTCOMES AND WHY PATIENTS AREN'T BETTER
Location: Tower 4
The VEINS
10:30am - 10:38am
PT
Vein Practice Development – I’ve Got The Basics Down, What’s Next?
Location: Tower 4
Mona Gupta, MD
– Northwestern University
The VEINS
10:38am - 10:46am
PT
Challenges in Patient Care Access: Billing, Coding And Reimbursement
Location: Tower 4
Juan Carlos Jimenez, MD, MBA
– University of California, Los Angeles- Division of Vascular and Endovascualr Surgery
The VEINS
10:46am - 10:50am
PT
Panel Discussion
Location: Tower 4
The VEINS
10:50am - 10:58am
PT
My Superficial Veins Are Closed. Why Am I Not Better?
Location: Tower 4
Kathleen J. Ozsvath, MD
– St. Peters Health Partners
The VEINS
10:58am - 11:06am
PT
Why Leg Vein Ulcers Don’t Heal - What Can I Do About Them?
Location: Tower 4
Robert Attaran, MD
– Yale University
The VEINS
11:06am - 11:10am
PT
Panel Discussion
Location: Tower 4
The VEINS
11:15am - 12:15pm
PT
LATE-BREAKING CLINICAL TRIALS
The VEINS
11:15am - 12:15pm
PT
LATE-BREAKING CLINICAL TRIALS
Location: Tower 4
The VEINS
11:15am - 12:15pm
PT
Clinical Trial Presentations
Location: Tower 4
The VEINS
1:30pm - 2:25pm
PT
CHRONIC PELVIC DISORDERS AND PELVIC VENOUS DISEASE: SORTING SIGNAL FROM NOISE
The VEINS
1:30pm - 2:25pm
PT
CHRONIC PELVIC DISORDERS AND PELVIC VENOUS DISEASE: SORTING SIGNAL FROM NOISE
Location: Tower 4
The VEINS
1:30pm - 1:38pm
PT
Differential Diagnosis of Chronic Pelvic Pain (CPP): Vascular and Nonvascular Causes
Location: Tower 4
Kathleen Gibson, MD
– Lake Washington Vascular Surgeons
The VEINS
1:38pm - 1:46pm
PT
Not Just Women: Pelvic Venous Disorders in Men
Location: Tower 4
Lindsay Machan, MD
– Vancouver Hospital
The VEINS
1:46pm - 1:54pm
PT
Venous Compression Syndromes and PeVD: Causal, Contributory, or Incidental? When Is Embolization Safe in the Presence of Renal Vein Compression?
Location: Tower 4
Jake F. Hemingway, MD
– University of Washington
The VEINS
1:54pm - 2:02pm
PT
Panel Discussion
Location: Tower 4
The VEINS
2:02pm - 2:10pm
PT
Managing Patient Expectations: Timelines, Incomplete Response, and Treatment Failure
Location: Tower 4
Gloria M. Salazar, MD
– University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The VEINS
2:10pm - 2:18pm
PT
When Your Patient With Pelvic Pain Should See a Specialist: Non Procedural Management of CPP
Location: Tower 4
Neil M. Khilnani, MD
– Weill Cornell Medicine
The VEINS
2:18pm - 2:25pm
PT
Panel Discussion
Location: Tower 4
The VEINS
2:30pm - 3:30pm
PT
ACUTE VENOUS DISEASE
The VEINS
2:30pm - 3:30pm
PT
ACUTE VENOUS DISEASE
Location: Tower 4
The VEINS
2:30pm - 2:38pm
PT
“There Is No Such Thing As Chronic DVT” - Is It Time to Change the Nomenclature?
Location: Tower 4
Steve Elias, MD
– Englewood Hospital and Medical Center
The VEINS
2:38pm - 2:46pm
PT
Acute DVT in Cancer Patients: When and Why to Intervene
Location: Tower 4
Britt Tonnessen, MD
– Yale School of Medicine
The VEINS
2:46pm - 2:54pm
PT
Mechanical Thrombectomy in Acute DVT: Device Proliferation vs Clinical Value
Location: Tower 4
Jay Mathews, MD, MS
– Manatee Memorial Hospital/Bradenton Cardiology Center
The VEINS
2:54pm - 3:05pm
PT
Panel Discussion
Location: Tower 4
The VEINS
3:05pm - 3:13pm
PT
Access Site Selection and Management of Access-Related Complications
Location: Tower 4
Minhaj S. Khaja, MD, MBA
– University of Michigan Health
The VEINS
3:13pm - 3:21pm
PT
Ideal Timing for Intervention in Acute DVT and Post-Procedure Monitoring After Acute DVT Intervention: Early Failure, Bleeding, and Follow-Up
Location: Tower 4
Suresh Vedantham, MD
– Washington University in St. Louis
The VEINS
3:21pm - 3:30pm
PT
Panel Discussion
Location: Tower 4
The VEINS
4:00pm - 5:00pm
PT
INNOVATION INCUBATOR / CREATIVE DISRUPTION (Non-CME)
The VEINS
4:00pm - 5:00pm
PT
INNOVATION INCUBATOR / CREATIVE DISRUPTION (Non-CME)
Location: Tower 4
The VEINS
4:00pm - 5:00pm
PT
Innovation Incubator / Creative Disruption
Location: Tower 4
The VEINS
5:00pm - 6:15pm
PT
THE VEINS RECEPTION (Non-CME)
5:00pm - 6:15pm
PT
THE VEINS RECEPTION (Non-CME)
Location: Exhibit Hall
The VEINS
The VEINS: Lymphedema
2:00pm - 3:30pm
PT
NON-PROCEDURAL MANAGEMENT OF THE SWOLLEN LEG
Lymphedema
2:00pm - 3:30pm
PT
NON-PROCEDURAL MANAGEMENT OF THE SWOLLEN LEG
Location: Tower 8
Lymphedema
2:00pm - 2:10pm
PT
Venous and Lymphatic Hypertension: When Medical Therapy Comes First
Location: Tower 8
Gaurav Parmar, MD, MPH
– Massachusetts General Hospital
Lymphedema
2:10pm - 2:20pm
PT
Compression Done Right: Stockings, Wraps, and Pumps in Venous Disease
Location: Tower 8
Teresa L. Carman, MD, RPVI, MSVM
– University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Lymphedema
2:20pm - 2:30pm
PT
Beyond Compression: MLD and Adjunctive Modalities
Location: Tower 8
Jeffery P. Schoonover, MD
– Indiana Vein Specialists
Lymphedema
2:30pm - 2:40pm
PT
Exercise for Venous Hypertension: Prescribing the Calf Muscle Pump
Location: Tower 8
Jordan Blake Iceton, MD, RVT, RPhS
– Mayo Clinic
Lymphedema
2:40pm - 2:50pm
PT
Panel Discussion
Location: Tower 8
Lymphedema
2:50pm - 3:00pm
PT
Weight Loss as Therapy: The Role of GLP-1–Based Treatments
Location: Tower 8
Steven M. Dean, DO
– The Ohio State University Medical Center
Lymphedema
3:00pm - 3:10pm
PT
From Coverage to Payment: Reimbursement Strategies for Lymphedema and Leg Swelling Care
Location: Tower 8
Jeffery P. Schoonover, MD
– Indiana Vein Specialists
Lymphedema
3:10pm - 3:20pm
PT
Mechanobiology of the Swollen Leg: Why Compression, Exercise, and Weight Loss Matter
Location: Tower 8
Scott J. Cameron, MD, PhD
– Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Lymphedema
3:20pm - 3:30pm
PT
Panel Discussion
Location: Tower 8
Lymphedema