American Venous Forum Annual Meeting 2025

The American Venous Forum Annual Meeting 2025 (VENOUS2025) is designed for a wide range of professionals in the field of venous and lymphatic disease, including:

• Vascular Surgeons: Specialists in treating venous and lymphatic disorders.
• Interventional Radiologists and Cardiologists: Professionals involved in minimally invasive treatments.
• General Surgeons and Physicians: Those managing venous diseases in their practice.
• Researchers and Academics: Focused on advancing knowledge and innovation in venous care.
• Healthcare Professionals: Nurses, technologists, and others supporting venous disease management.
• Industry Experts: Developers of medical devices and technologies for venous treatments.

This event is ideal for anyone looking to deepen their expertise, stay updated on the latest research, and collaborate with leaders in the field.

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*Note: these are continuous video recordings during the conference, they include individual lectures mentioned in the Detail section below

February 15.mp4
February 16 Afternoon Session.mp4
February 16 Part 1.mp4
February 16 Part 2.mp4
February 16 Sponsor Lunch.mp4
February 17 Sponsor Breakfast.mp4
February 17 Sponsor Lunch.mp4
February 17.mp4
February 18 Sponsor Breakfast.mp4
February 18 Sponsor Lunch.mp4
February 18.mp4
February 19 Sponsor Breakfast.mp4
February 19.mp4
Full Schedule.pdf

*Detail:

• Saturday, February 15, 2025
• 1:00 PM – 2:45 PM APP & Physician-in-Training Joint Session: Ultrasound Moderator: Steve Elias, MD – Englewood Hospital Faculty: Alyssa FlutyFaculty: Roberto Rodriguez
• 2:45 PM – 3:00 PM Break
• 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM APP Session: Guidelines Moderator: Karen Bauer, DNP, CWS, FAAWC – University of Toledo Moderator: Alyssa Fluty
• 3:00 PM – 3:55 PM Physician-in-Training Session: Superficial & Deep Moderator: Robert R. Attaran, M.D – Yale School of Medicine, Yale University
• 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM APP Session: Leg Edema Moderator: Sarah Rosenberger, CRNP – University of Maryland Medical Center Moderator: Lorraine Loretz, DPM, MSN, NP – UMass Memorial Medical Center (retired); private practice
• 3:55 PM – 5:00 PM Physician-in-Training Session: Pelvic & Wounds Moderator: Steve Elias, MD – Englewood Hospital
• 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM APP & Physician-in-Training Joint Reception
• Sunday, February 16, 2025
• 8:00 AM – 8:45 AM Breakfast in Foyer
• 8:45 AM – 10:15 AM APP Session: Wound Care Moderator: Christina A. Guarin, MSN, ACNPC-AG – University of Texas Medical Branch Moderator: Debbie Williams, RN
• 8:45 AM – 10:15 AM Physician-in-Training Session: Case Presentations Moderator: Nii-Kabu Kabutey, MD – University of California, Irvine Moderator: Robert R. Attaran, M.D – Yale School of Medicine, Yale University Moderator: Steve Elias, MD – Englewood Hospital
• 10:15 AM – 10:30 AM Break
• 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM APP & Physician-in-Training Joint Session: Hands On Workshop
• 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Sponsored Lunch Symposium
• 1:15 PM – 1:30 PM Welcome Speaker: Ruth Bush, MD, JD, MPH – John Sealy School of Medicine, UTMB Galveston, Texas Speaker: Cassius Iyad Ochoa Chaar, MD, MPH, MS – Yale School of Medicine, Yale University Speaker: Windsor Ting, MD – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
• 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Session 1: Imaging Acquisition and Interpretation Moderator: Ruth Bush, MD, JD, MPH – John Sealy School of Medicine, UTMB Galveston, Texas Moderator: Windsor Ting, MD – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Moderator: Cassius Iyad Ochoa Chaar, MD, MPH, MS – Yale School of Medicine, Yale University
• 1:45 PM – 2:30 PM APP Session: Pelvic Venous Insufficency Moderator: Karen Bauer, DNP, CWS, FAAWC – University of Toledo Moderator: Lorraine Loretz, DPM, MSN, NP – UMass Memorial Medical Center (retired); private practice
• 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM APP Session: Thrombotic Events Moderator: Ruth Bush, MD, JD, MPH – John Sealy School of Medicine, UTMB Galveston, Texas Moderator: Christina A. Guarin, MSN, ACNPC-AG – University of Texas Medical Branch
• 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM Session 2: Medical Prophylaxis and Therapy Moderator: Kathleen Ozsvath, MD – St. Peters Health Partners Moderator: Juan C. Jimenez, MD, MBA – University of California Los Angeles Moderator: Anders JB Lundell, MD – Scandinavian Venous Centre
• 3:30 PM – 3:45 PM Break
• 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM APP Session: The Art of Sclerotherapy Moderator: Debbie Williams, RN Moderator: Christina A. Guarin, MSN, ACNPC-AG – University of Texas Medical Branch Moderator: Lorraine Loretz, DPM, MSN, NP – UMass Memorial Medical Center (retired); private practice
• 3:45 PM – 5:15 PM SVM/EVF/AVF Session Moderator: Eri Fukaya, MD, PhD – Division of Vascular Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine Moderator: Tomasz Urbanek, Professor – Department of General Surgery, Vascular Surgery, Angiology and Phlebology, Medical University of Silesia , Katowice, Poland Moderator: Julianne Stoughton, MD – Mass General Vascular Center: Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
• 4:45 PM – 5:15 PM APP Session: Practice Management and Accreditation Moderator: Christina A. Guarin, MSN, ACNPC-AG – University of Texas Medical Branch
• 5:45 PM – 7:15 PM Case Competition & Happy Hour
• Monday, February 17, 2025
• 7:30 AM – 8:20 AM Sponsored Breakfast Symposium
• 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM Session 3: Impact of Venous Disease on Limb and Life Moderator: Eric Hager, MD – University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Moderator: Sheila N. Blumberg, MD, MS – NYU Grossman School of Medicine/NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn Moderator: Judith C. Lin, MD MBA – Michigan State University of Human Medicine
• 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM Break
• 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM Villavicencio: A World Without Borders Moderator: Mark D. Iafrati, MD Moderator: Alvaro Orrego, MD, FACS – San Sebastian University, Chile
• 12:15 PM – 1:15 PM Sponsored Lunch Symposium
• 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM Venous Health Inequities in Practice and Research
• 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM Break
• 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM Sumner Session — From Mentee to Mentor: Successful Mentorship (Not for CE credit) Moderator: Joseph Raffetto, MD – VA Boston HCS
• 4:30 PM – 5:15 PM Session 4: Healing Wounds and Controlling Edema Moderator: Christine Shokrzadeh, MD – University of Texas Medical Branch Moderator: Alejandro Gonzalez Ochoa, MD – Centro Medico del Noroeste Moderator: Steve Elias, MD – Englewood Hospital
• 5:15 PM – 6:00 PM Doctors’ Lounge: Young Male with Bilateral Varicose Veins Moderator: Steve Elias, MD – Englewood Hospital Speaker: Alun H. Davies, MA DM FRCS DSc FEBVS FACPh FLSW FMedSci – Imperial College London Speaker: Jaime Benarroch-Gampell, MD – Emory School of Medicine Speaker: Alejandro Gonzalez Ochoa, MD – Centro Medico del Noroeste
• 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Reception in Exhibit Hall
• Tuesday, February 18, 2025
• 7:30 AM – 8:20 AM Sponsored Breakfast Symposium
• 8:30 AM – 9:15 AM Session 5: AI and Therapies for Venous Thromboembolism Moderator: Rabih A. Chaer, MD – UPMC Moderator: Rashad A. Bishara, FRCS MS RPVI – Organization for Teaching Hospitals of Egypt Moderator: Cassius Iyad Ochoa Chaar, MD, MPH, MS – Yale School of Medicine, Yale University
• 9:15 AM – 10:00 AM Collaboration for Venous Care Moderator: Rabih A. Chaer, MD – UPMC Moderator: Brajesh K. Lal, MD – University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore VA Medical Center Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center Moderator: Cassius Iyad Ochoa Chaar, MD, MPH, MS – Yale School of Medicine, Yale University
• 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM Break
• 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM Strandness Keynote: VENOUS – ON the SHOULDERS of GIANTS!! Speaker: Joann M. Lohr, MD – Dorn VA
• 11:00 AM – 11:50 AM President’s Session: From Good to Great: The AVF’s Path to Level 5 Leadership (Not for CE credit)
• 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Sponsored Lunch Symposium
• 1:05 PM – 2:00 PM Session 6: Compression and Reflux in the Abdomen and Pelvis Moderator: Nasim Hedayati, MD, MAS, DFSVS, FACS – University of Texas at Austin Moderator: Robert R. Attaran, M.D – Yale School of Medicine, Yale University Moderator: Wilhelm Sandmann, MD Ph D Professor – Clinic Bel Etage
• 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM International Session: World Insights Moderator: Alvaro Orrego, MD, FACS – San Sebastian University, Chile Moderator: Tomasz Urbanek, Professor – Department of General Surgery, Vascular Surgery, Angiology and Phlebology, Medical University of Silesia , Katowice, Poland
• 3:00 PM – 4:15 PM Poster Session
• 4:15 PM – 5:15 PM Session 7: Complex Venous Disease and Malformations Moderator: Arjun Jayaraj, MD – RANE Center for Venous and Lymphatic Diseases Moderator: David Dexter, II, MD – Macon and Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences. Old Dominion University Eastern Virginia Medical School Moderator: Jorge H. Ulloa, MD – Fundacion santa fe
• 5:15 PM – 6:00 PM Doctors’ Lounge: College student with cosmetic venous concerns and incidental NIVL Moderator: Kathleen Ozsvath, MD – St. Peters Health Partners Speaker: Abraheem Mohammed Khoujah, Sr., MD – Vascular Surgery department mietiga preventive medical hospital Speaker: Robert R. Attaran, M.D – Yale School of Medicine, Yale University Speaker: Jorge H. Ulloa, MD – Fundacion santa fe
• 5:15 PM – 6:00 PM Doctors’ Lounge: Young female with iliofemoral DVT and mild symptoms Moderator: Suresh Vedantham, MD – Washington University in St. Louis Speaker: Karem Harth, MD – University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center Speaker: Efthymios “Makis” Avgerinos, MD – University of Athens, School of Medicine Speaker: Anil P. Hingorani, MD – NYU Langone Brooklyn
• 6:45 PM – 10:45 PM AVF Night of Southern Hospitality
• Wednesday, February 19, 2025
• 7:30 AM – 8:15 AM Annual Member Business Meeting
• 8:15 AM – 9:15 AM Sponsored Breakfast Symposium
• 9:15 AM – 10:15 AM Late Breaking Trials Moderator: Julianne Stoughton, MD – Mass General Vascular Center: Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Moderator: Mikel Sadek, MD – New York University Langone Health Moderator: Efthymios “Makis” Avgerinos, MD – University of Athens, School of Medicine
• 10:15 AM – 11:05 AM Awards Session Moderator: Ruth Bush, MD, JD, MPH – John Sealy School of Medicine, UTMB Galveston, Texas Moderator: Cassius Iyad Ochoa Chaar, MD, MPH, MS – Yale School of Medicine, Yale University
• 11:05 AM – 11:20 AM Break
• 11:20 AM – 12:20 PM Novel Technology and Emerging Studies Moderator: Arjun Jayaraj, MD – RANE Center for Venous and Lymphatic Diseases Moderator: Karem Harth, MD – University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center Moderator: Mohammed Nadjib Bouayed, PhD – vascular and endovascular surgery clinic, Oran