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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2022
7:00 am
MOCK ORAL EXAMS
Examinees, Plaza II
7:30 am
MOCK ORAL EXAMS
Examinees, Plaza I
12:30-5:00 pm
6:00-7:30 pm
WELCOME RECEPTION

THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 2022
6:30-7:30 am
NEW MEMBERS & SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT'S BREAKFAST
7:45-7:50 am
PRESIDENTIAL WELCOME
7:50-9:30 am
SCIENTIFIC SESSION I
Presiding: Hernan Bazan
Adam W. Beck
7:50 am
1. Drastic Increase in Hospital Labor Costs During the COVID-19 Pandemic Leads to Sustained Financial Loss for an Academic Vascular Surgery Division
Clayton J Brinster, G. Thomas Escousse, Philip A Rivera, Hernan Bazan, Ross Parkerson, Charles Leithead, Samuel R Money, W.C. Sternbergh, III
Ochsner Health, New Orleans, LA

Discussant: Yazan Duwayri
8:10 am
2. Vascular Surgery is the Most Commonly Consulted Specialty for Emergent Operative Trauma
Abigail Hatcher, Anna West, Ravi R. Rajani, Christopher Ramos, Jaime Benarroch-Gampel
Emory University, Atlanta, GA

Discussant: Sheila M. Coogan
8:30 am
3. Index Atherectomy Peripheral Vascular Interventions Performed for Claudication are Associated with More Reinterventions than Non-Atherectomy Procedures
Qingwen Kawaji, Chen Dun, Christi Walsh, David P. Stonko, Christopher J Abularrage, James H Black, III, Bruce Alan Perler, Martin A Makary, Caitlin Hicks
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD

Discussant: William Shutze
8:50 am
4. Variability and Outcomes of Medical and Lifestyle Management of Peripheral Arterial Disease at the Time of Lower Extremity Bypass
Ryan Howard1, Jeremy Albright1, Matthew Corriere1, Nicholas Osborne1, Eugene Laveroni2, Peter Henke1
1Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI;2Beaumont Health, Farmington Hills, MI

Discussant: Katharine L. McGinigle
9:10 am
5. Mortality Differences in Complex Endovascular Repair of Thoracoabdominal Aneurysms in the VQI and Aortic Research Consortium
Ryan Heslin1, Juliet Blakeslee-Carter2, Zdenek Novak2, Andres Schanzer3, Mark Farber4, Gustavo Oderich5, Matt Eagleton6, Darren Schneider7, Matthew Sweet8, Adam Beck2
1University of South Alabama College of Medicine, Birmingham, AL;2University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL;3University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA;4The Univeristy of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC;5The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX;6Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Boston, MA;7University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA;8University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Discussant: Michol Alexis Cooper
9:30 am
FOUNDERS' AWARD PAPER
Neurologic Outcomes of Carotid and Other Emergent Interventions for Ischemic Stroke over Six Years with Analysis Enhanced by Machine Learning
P. Andrew Rivera, Bethany Jennings, Jeffrey Burton, Aaron Hayson, Faith Mason, Jaron Pettis, Adam Berenson, Sam Money, Waldemar C Sternbergh, III, Daniel Fort, Hernan A Bazan
Ochsner Health, New Orleans, LA
9:50 am
- Introduction of New Members
- Presentation of the S. Timothy String Presidential Award
10:05-10:35 am
COFFEE BREAK - VISIT EXHIBITS
10:35 am-12:15 pm
SCIENTIFIC SESSION II
Presiding: Hernan Bazan
Caitlin Hicks
10:35 am
6. Accuracy and Utility of Intraoperative Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS) After Complex Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair
Carla K Scott, Jesus Porras Colon, Marilisa Soto Gonzalez, Felipe L Pavarino, Mirza S Baig, Melissa L Kirkwood, Carlos H Timaran
UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX

Discussant: Javairiah Fatima
10:55 am
7. Impact of Flow Reversal Duration On Neurological Outcomes Of Transcarotid Artery Revascularization (TCAR)
Isaac N Naazie, Nadin Elsayed, Claire Janssen, John Lane, Mahmoud Malas
University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA

Discussant: Young Erben
11:15 am
8. Effect of Timing of TEVAR after Type B Aortic Dissection in the SVS VQI Post approval Project for Dissection
Adam W Beck1, Grace Wang2, Joseph Lombardi3, Rodney White4, Jack Cronenwett5, John Kern6, Richard P Cambria7, Ali Azizzadeh8
1University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL;2Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA;33- Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, NJ;44- Vascular Surgery Services, Long Beach Memorial Heart & Vascular, Long Beach, CA;5Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH;66- Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA;7St. Elizabeth's Medical Center, Brighton, MA;8Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA

Discussant: Jean M. Panneton
11:35 am
9. Impact Bilateral Carotid Body Tumor Resection in the Carotid Baroreceptor Function
Santiago Mier y Teran-Ellis1, Humberto A. Estrada-Rodriguez1, Javier E. Anaya-Ayala1, Gabriel Lopez-Pena2, Emmanuel A. Contreras-Jimenez1, Xelha A. Domiguez-Vega1, Alejandra A. Gonzalez-Duarte1, Carlos A Hinojosa3
1Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion "Salvador Zubiran", Mexico, Mexico2Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion "Salvador Zubiran", Tlalpan, Mexico3Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion "Salvador Zubiran", Mexico city, Mexico

Discussant: Christopher Zarins
11:55 am
10. National Treatment Patterns and Outcomes in Patients with End-stage RenalDisease and Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia
Samir K Shah, Dan Neal, Scott A Berceli, Michol A Cooper, Martin R Back, Zain Shahid, Mark S Segal, Thomas S Huber, Gilbert R Upchurch, Salvatore T Scali
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

Discussant: Jon V. Schellack
12:15 pm
THE RUDOLPH MATAS LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
12:20 pm
THE JESSE E. THOMPSON, M.D. DISTINGUED GUEST LECTURER
Publish and Flourish: How to Write a Great Paper and Have it Accepted in the Journal of Vascular Surgery

Peter Gloviczki
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
12:50 pm
ADJOURN
4:00-6:00 pm
SKILLS COMPETITION
6:00-7:00 pm
COCKTAIL RECEPTION

FRIDAY, JANUARY 21, 2022
6:30 am
MORNING RUN, 3-5 Mile Casual Run
8:00-9:00 am
SCIENTIFIC SESSION III
Presiding: Linda Le
W. Charles Sternbergh
8:00 am
11. Carotid Lesion Length Independently Predicts Stroke and Death After TransCarotid Artery Revascularization and TransFemoral Carotid Artery Stenting
Nadin Elsayed1, Maryam Ali Khan1, Munir Paul Moacdieh1, Ann Gaffey1, Jeffrey Siracuse2, Mahmoud Malas1
1University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA;2Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA

Discussant: Charles James Bailey
8:20 am
12. Contrast Induced Acute Kidney Injury in High-Risk patients undergoing Peripheral Vascular Interventions
Satinderjit Locham, Alejandra Rodriguez, Brittany Strauss, Adam Doyle, Roan Glocker, Jennifer Ellis, Doran Mix, Michael Stoner
University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY

Discussant: Michael F. Amendola
8:40 am
13. Asymptomatic Patients With a Remote History of Transient Ischemic Attack or Stroke May Benefit From Reduced Hazard of In-hospital Death After Transcarotid Artery Revascularization
Jerry Zhu, Ajit Rao, Anthony Turner, Windsor Ting, Daniel Han, Rami Tadros, David Finlay, Ageliki Vouyouka, Michael Marin, Peter Faries
The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY

Discussant: Larry H. Hollier
9:00-9:30 am
COFFEE BREAK - VISIT EXHIBITS
9:30-10:30 am
SCIENTIFIC SESSION IV
Presiding: Ellen Dillavou
Salvatore T. Scali
9:30 am
14. The Inside Out Technique is Safe and Effective in Thoracic Central Venous Obstruction
Roberto G. Aru, Emad A. Chishti, Sayee S. Alagusundaramoorthy, John C. Gurley, Eric D. Endean
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

Discussant: JimBob Faulk
9:50 am
15. Incidence of Venous Thromboembolism in Patients with Peripheral Arterial Disease after Endovascular Intervention
Daniel G Kindell, Emilie G Duchesneau, Sydney E Browder, Deanna Caruso, Nathan T. Shenkute, Kathleen Marulanda, William Marston, Katharine McGinigle
University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill, NC

Discussant: Jeffrey B. Edwards
10:10 am
16. Single-center experience with the femoral-to-brachial preloaded delivery system for fenestrated-branched endovascular repair of complex aortic aneurysms
Guilherme BB. Lima1, Aleem K Mirza1, Emanuel R Tenorio1, Giulianna B Marcondes1, Marina Dias-Neto1, Naveed Saqib1, Bernardo C Mendes2, Gustavo S Oderich1
1The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX;2Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

Discussant: K. Dean John Arnaoutakis
10:30 am-10:35 am
Presentation of the Resident Poster Competition Award
Salon I-II
10:35 am-11:35 am
RAPID FIRE SESSION
Salon I-II
Moderator: Murray L. Shames
Panelists: Melissa L. Kirkwood
Samuel R. Money
10:35 am
RF1. Caged Knickerbocker: A Novel Modification to Targeted False Lumen Management in Complex Aortic Dissection
David Blitzer, Gabriel Pereira, Charles Drucker, Khanjan Nagarsheth, John Karwowski, Bradley Taylor, Shahab Toursavadkohi
University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD
10:45 am
RF2. 10-Year Outcomes for Hybrid Aortic Arch Repair
Andrew M Vekstein, E. Hope Weissler, Christopher W. Jensen, Lillian Kang, Ryan P Plichta, Jeffrey G Gaca, Chandler A Long, G. Chad Hughes, IV
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
10:55 am
RF3. Impact of Patient and Procedural Factors on Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Mesenteric Bypass
William P Zickler, Benjamin R Zambetti, Saskya Byerly, Edward H Garrett, Jr., Harvey Edward Garrett, Jr., Louis J Magnotti
University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN
11:05 am
RF4. Outcomes Of Gracilis And Sartorius Muscle Flap In Vascular Groin Complications
Patrick Albert, Chiranjiv Virk, Zachary Conolly, Terry Lairmore, Muzammil Aziz
Louisiana State University, Shreveport, LA
11:15 am
RF5. Association of Variant Aortic Arch Anatomy with Aortic Dissections and Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms
Jacob B Watson1, Jacob Siahan2, Charles Miller1, Harleen Sandhu1, Kristofer Charlton-Ouw2
1McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX;2HCA Houston Healthcare, Gulf Coast Division, Houston, TX
11:25 am
RF6. Renal Artery Aneurysms Are Primarily Treated In The Non-Elective Setting
Mitri K. Khoury1, Fred A. Weaver2, Nicole M. Nevarez1, Shirling Tsai1, Bala Ramanan1, John G. Modrall1
1University of Texas, Southwestern, Dallas, TX;2University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
11:35 am
INTRODUCTION OF WILLIAM A. MARSTON
William D. Jordan, Jr.
11:35 am-12:20 pm
PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS
The Vascular Surgeon: What is "The Right Stuff"?
Salon I-II
William A. Marston
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
12:20 pm
Adjourn
12:30 pm
DIVERSITY LUNCH
Supported by Cook Medical
Chandler A. Long
Duke University Medical Center, Raleigh, NC
12:30 pm
GOLF OUTING DEPARTURE FROM HOTEL
1:00 pm
GOLF OUTING
Atlantis Country Club
Tee times begin at 1:15 pm

No official tournament. Lunch NOT included.
6:30 pm-11:00 pm
PRESIDENT'S RECEPTION, DINNER & AFTER PARTY

SATURDAY, JANUARY 22, 2022
7:00 am-7:30 am
TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH
Moderator: Hernan Bazan
Panelists: C. Keith Ozaki
Jean Marie Ruddy
Samuel C. Tyagi
7:00 am
TR1. Influence of Renal Insufficiency on Mitochondrial Bioenergetics and Limb Dysfunction in a Novel Murine Iliac Arteriovenous Fistula Model
Erik M Anderson1, Kyoungrae Kim2, Brian J Fazzone1, Kenneth C Harland1, Qiongyao Hu1, Dan Neal2, Kerri A O'Malley1, Scott A Berceli1, Terence E Ryan2, Salvatore T Scali1
1University of Florida, Malcolm Randall VA Medical Center, Gainesville, FL; 2University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
7:10 am
TR2. Structured Exercise Therapy Builds Muscle Strength in Porcine Model of Peripheral Artery Disease
Carson Hoffmann1, Jarrod Call2, Maiko Sasaki1, Feifei Li1, Dylan McLaughlin1, Ahmed Ismaeel3, Panagiotis Koutakis3, Luke Brewster1
1Atlanta VA Medical Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA;2University of Georgia, Athens, GA;3Baylor University, Waco, TX
7:20 am
TR3. Intra-arterial Delivery of Mesenchymal Stem Cells Following Balloon Angioplasty
Samuel Nussbaum, Mira Shoukry, Ralph Perkerson, Takahisa Kanekiyo, Houssam Farres, Albert Hakaim
Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, FL
7:30 am-8:00 am
VIDEOS
Moderator: Hernan Bazan
Panelists: Alan B. Lumsden
David J. Minion
Leila Mureebe
7:30 am
V1. Repair of Aberrant Right Subclavian Artery Causing Dysphagia Using a Hybrid Approach
Lauren Story, Mohammed Moursi
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR
7:35 am
V2. Endovascular Aortic Arch repair with physician modified endograft (PMEG) device
Carla K Scott, Anna L Driessen, Jesus Porras Colon, Khalil H Chamseddin, Marilisa Soto Gonzalez, Felipe L Pavarino, Mirza S Baig, Carlos H Timaran
UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
7:40 am
V3. Modified "Candy-Plug" Technique for False Lumen Embolization in Chronic Type B Aortic Dissection
Daniel Miles, Sally Schonefeld, Cassra Arbabi, Donald Baril, NavYash Gupta, Bruce Gewertz, Ali Azizzadeh
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
7:45 am
V4. Technique for Transcarotid Artery Revascularization (TCAR): How We Do It
Ahmed Ghamraoui, Joseph J Ricotta, II
Florida Atlantic University Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Boca Raton, FL
8:00-9:00 am
VASCULAR CASE CONFERENCE
Moderator: Salvatore T. Scali
Panelists: Ali Azizzadeh
Robert Brumberg
W. Charles Sternbergh
8:00 am
C1. Hypogastric Artery Thrombectomy for Spinal Cord Ischemia Following Fenestrated Endovascular Aortic Repair
Veena Mehta, Mathew Wooster
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
8:10 am
C2. Extra-anatomic cerebrovascular aortic debranching for severely symptomatic Takayasu's arteritis
Matthew J Rossi, Javairiah Fatima
Medstar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC
8:20 am
C3. The Endovascular Management of a Ruptured Suprarenal Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (SAAA) Utilizing Antegrade In-Situ Laser Fenestration at a Community Hospital
Lauren B Gammel1, Richard Yoon2, Robert C Allen3
1East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN;2Ballad Health, Johnson City, TN; 3Ballad Health Holston Valley Medical Center, Kingsport, TN
8:30 am
C4. Vertebral Artery Transection With Pseudoaneurysm And Arteriovenous Fistula Requiring Antegrade And Retrograde Embolization
Maham Karatela, Hope Weissler, Mitchell W. Cox, Zachary F. Williams
Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
8:40 am
C5. Hybrid Iliofemoral Venous Bypass and Stenting for Post Thrombotic Syndrome
Rajavi Parikh1, Erin Murphy1, Frank Arko, III2, Gregory A Stanley1
1Atrium Health, Charlotte, NC;2Frank Arko, Charlotte, NC
8:50 am
C6. An Unusual Case of Portal Hypertension Secondary to a Traumatic Arteriovenous Fistula in a Patient with an Associated Celiac Artery Aneurysm
Ulugbek Negmadjanov, Oscar A. Vazquez, Reagan L. Ross, Aidan D. Hamm, Jessica L. Buicko, Miguel A. Lopez-Viego Department of Surgery, Charles E. Schmidt
College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL
9:00-10:00 am
SCIENTIFIC SESSION V
Presiding: Melissa Jean Donovan
Murray L. Shames
9:00 am
17. Elective Surgery Shutdown due to CoVID-19 Did Not Decrease Vascular Integrated Resident Nor Vascular Fellow Operative Experience
Besher Tolaymat, Joseph V Lombardi, Bruce L Tjaden, Philip Batista, Jeffrey Carpenter, Katherine K McMackin
Cooper University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

Discussant: Benjamin Pearce
9:20 am
18. Outcomes Of A Limb Sparing Approach To Pediatric Bone Tumors With Blood Vessel Involvement
Malachi Sheahan1, Joyce Kim1, Marie Unruh1, Bruce Torrance1, Robert Batson1, Larry H Hollier1, Claudie Sheahan2
1Louisiana State University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA;2Louisiana State University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA

Discussant: Martyn Knowles
9:40 am
19. Early Results and Feasibility of Total Endovascular Aortic Arch Repair Using Three-Vessel Company-manufactured and Physician-modified Stent-grafts
Kyongjune B Lee, Jesus Porras Colon, Carla K Scott, Felipe L Pavarino, Mirza S Baig, Melissa L Kirkwood, Carlos H Timaran
UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX

Discussant: Behzad Farivar
10:00-10:30 am
COFFEE BREAK - VISIT EXHIBITS
10:30-11:50 am
SCIENTIFIC SESSION VI
Presiding: Michol Alexis Cooper
Salvatore T. Scali
10:30 am
20. Utilization of Coronary CTA and FFR-CT to Reduce Cardiovascular Death in a Critical Limb Ischemia Cohort
Gregory A Stanley, Michelle M Hajostek, Charles S Briggs, Halim Yammine, Hector O CrespoSoto, Tzvi Nussbaum, Frank R Arko, III
Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute/Atrium Health, Charlotte, NC

Discussant: Claudie Sheahan
10:50 am
21. Cloud-based Fusion Imaging Improves Operative Metrics during Fenestrated Endovascular Aneurysm Repair
Charles J Bailey, Jeffrey B Edwards, Marcelo Giarelli, Bruce Zwiebel, Laurence S Grundy, Murray L Shames
University of South Florida / Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL

Discussant: Michael M. McNally
11:10 am
22. Analysis of Wound Healing Time And Wound Free Period In Patients With Chronic Limb Threatening Ischemia Treated With And Without Revascularization
Katharine L McGinigle, Smith M Ngeve, Sydney E Browder, Melissa E Hammrick, Jacob E Wood, Federico E Parodi, Luigi E Pascarella, Mark A Farber, William A Marston
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC

Discussant: Thomas N. Hawken
11:30 am
23. Vascular Surgery Role in Vascular Trauma: 11-year Analysis of Peripheral Vascular Trauma Management at a Level-1 Trauma Center
Sundeep Guliani, Robin Osofsky, Shannen Ramey, Andrew Fisher, Richard Miskimins, Ross Clark, Mohammed Ali Rana
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
Discussant: Christopher R. Ramos
SPONSORED BY: Michael Amendola
11:50 am
ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING (Members Only)
12:20 pm
ADJOURN