WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 2026
7:00 am
MOCK ORAL EXAMS (Maximum of 30)
12:25 - 5:00 pm
CME POSTGRADUATE COURSE: THEN & NOW: A 50-YEAR JOURNEY OF INNOVATION AND TECHNIQUE
6:00 - 7:30 pm
WELCOME RECEPTION
7:30 - 9:30 pm
SIZING SHOWDOWN: THE AORTIC PLANNING & SIZING CHALLENGE & DINNER
Supported by Cook
THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 2026
6:30 - 7:30 am
NEW MEMBERS' BREAKFAST
7:45 - 7:50 am
PRESIDENTIAL WELCOME
7:50 - 9:30 am
SCIENTIFIC SESSION I
Presiding: Adam W. Beck
William Shutze
1. Dementia is Associated with Early Mortality and Other Adverse Outcomes after Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
Samir K. Shah1, Lingwei Xiang
2, Gilbert R. Upchurch, Jr.
1, Rachel R. Adler
2, Khanjan B. Shah
1, Clancy J. Clark
3, Zara Cooper
4, Emily Finlayson
5, Dae Hyun Kim
6, Joel S. Weissman
4
1University of Florida, Gainesville, Gainesville, FL;2Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA;3Virginia Mason, Seattle, WA;4Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA;5University of California, San Francisco, CA, San Francisco, CA;6Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, MA
Discussant: Javairiah Fatima
2. Survival and Functional Outcomes after Major Amputation: A Regional Analysis of U.S. PAD Patients
Subhan Ahmed1, Emily Spangler
2, Danielle Sutzko
2, Adam W. Beck
2, Zdenek Novak
2
1University of Alabama at Birmingham Heersink School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL;2Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Discussant: Katharine L. McGinigle
4. Wound Healing, Wound-Free Period and Amputation-free Survival in Patients with Wound Ischemia foot Infection (WIfI) Stage 3 & 4 Disease
Cuneyt Koksoy1, Sydney Browder
2, Ilse Torrez-Ruiz
1, Sai P Manikonda
1, Moussa Shahoud
2, Joseph L Mills, Sr.
1, Zachary S Pallister
1, Katherine L McGinigle
2, Jayer Chung
1
1Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX;2University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
Discussant: Olamide Alab
5. Limb Salvage is Possible in Select Patients with Arterial Injuries and Elevated Mangled Extremity Severity Scores
Priscilla Tanamal, Sophia Trinh, William Delahoussaye, Claudia Leonardi, Marie Unruh, Amit Chawla, Malachi Sheahan, III, Claudie Sheahan
LSUHSC New Orleans, New Orleans, LA
Discussant: Jaime Benarroch-Gampl
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: Manuel Garcia-Toca
Lori L. Pounds
6. PAD Awareness in Structurally Vulnerable Hispanic/Latino Women
Adriana Gutierrez Yllu1, Rodrigo M. Carrillo-Larco
1, Andrew A. Gonzalez
2, Gabriela Velazquez
3, Olamide Alabi
4
1Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA;2Indiana University, School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN;3Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery., Winston-Salem, NC;4Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
Discussant: Michael M. McNally
7. Utilization of the Stop Short Technique in Transcarotid Artery Revascularization Doubles the Risk of Intraoperative Common Carotid Artery Dissection
Y.H. Andrew Wu1, Roberto G. Aru
2, Jamie Schwartz
1, Solomon Mulugeta
3, Chen Dun
1, Christopher J. Abularrage
1, Michael C. Stoner
4, Jesse A. Columbo
5, Sumaira Macdonald
3, Caitlin W. Hicks
1
1Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD; 2Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA; 3Silk Road Medical, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA; 4University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY; 5Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH
Discussant: Mitchell W. Cox
8. A 16-year experience of Popliteal Artery Aneurysm Repair: Endovascular stent grafting matches surgical bypass at a cost of much higher reintervention rates
Thomas A. Cook1, Hosam F. El Sayed
2, Nicholas L. Bandy
2, Benjamin B. Samberg
1, Emily D. Burnett
1, Jacob A. Hoffman
1, David J. Dexter
2, Jean M. Panneton
2
1Eastern Virginia Medical School at Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA;2Eastern Virginia Medical School at Old Dominion University Department of Vascular Surgery, Norfolk, VA
Discussant: Patrick A. Stone
9. Premature Peripheral Arterial Disease is Associated with Worse Outcomes After Endovascular Peripheral Vascular Intervention
Rae S. Rokosh1, Laurence Sperling
1, Arshed Ouyyumi
1, Ravi R. Rajani
1, Yazan Duwayri
1, Manuel Garcia-Toca
1, Carlos Mena-Hurtado
2, Kim G. Smolderen
2, Gaelle Romain
2, Olamide Alabi
1
1Emory University, Atlanta, GA;2Yale New Haven Health, New Haven, CT
Discussant: Caitlin W. Hicks
10. Contemporary Outcomes of Open Conversion after Failed Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair from a High-Volume Aortic Treatment Center
Michael J. Fassler1, Salvatore T. Scali
1, Griffin P. Stinson
1, Christopher R. Jacobs
2, Martin R. Back
1, Scott A. Berceli
1, Michol A. Cooper
1, Benjamin N. Jacobs
1, Samir K. Shah
1, Zain Shahid
1, Gilbert R. Upchurch Jr.
1, Thomas S. Huber
1
1University of Florida - Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Gainesville, FL 2Mayo Clinic - Jacksonville - Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Jacksonville, FL
Discussant: Jean M. Panneton
12:15 pm
PAC/GR Update
Yazan Duwayri, PAC
Joseph Haurani, GR
12:25 pm
THE JESSE E. THOMPSON, M.D. DISTINGUISHED GUEST LECTURER
Kenneth J. Cherry, Jr, MD, FACS
University of VA Hospital, Charlottesville, VA
4:00 - 6:00 pm
SKILLS COMPETITION
6:00 - 7:00 pm
COCKTAIL RECEPTION
FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 2026
7:00–8:00 am
MODERATED E-POSTER SESSION
Joe Blas, Melissa Kirkwood, Charles Leithead, Mrinal Shukla
8:00 - 9:00 am
SCIENTIFIC SESSION III
Presiding: Tam T. Huynh
Salvatore T. Scali
12. Racial Background Alters the Metabolomic Profile of Limb Muscle from Patients with Chronic Limb Threatening Ischemia
Nancy C. Edwards1, Zoë S. Terwilliger
2, FeiFei Li
2, Dean J. Yamaguchi
3, Thomas D. Green
2, Matthew P. Goldman
1, Kevin Z. Chang
1, Ashlee E. Stutsrim
1, Gabriela Velazquez-Ramirez
1, Joseph M. McClung
2
1Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, Winston Salem, NC;2Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC;3Ochsner Health, New Orleans, LA
Discussant: Luke Brewster
9:00 - 9:30 am
COFFEE BREAK – VISIT EXHIBITS
9:30 - 10:30 am
SCIENTIFIC SESSION IV
Presiding: Dawn M. Coleman
Linda Le
14. The Impact of Choice of Bypass Method and Outcomes After Pediatric Lower Extremity Arterial Trauma
Hilary Ragin Jessup1, Alexandra Mao
2, Adriana Gutierrez Yllu
3, Justin Sobrino
4, Jason D. Sciarretta
5, Manuel Garcia-Toca
6, Yazan Duwayri
6, Olamide Alabi
6
1Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA;2Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA;3Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA;4Emory University Department of Surgery, Division of Pediatric Surgery; Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA;5Division of Trauma/Surgical Critical Care, Grady Memorial Hospital, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA;6Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
Discussant: Claudie Sheahan
10:30 - 11:30 am
RAPID FIRE SESSION
| Moderators: |
James H. Black, III
Malachi G. Sheahan |
RF2. Downregulated Calcification Signaling, Abrogated Growth, and Preserved Aortic Compliance Can Be Achieved by Inhibiting SGK-1 in Small AAA
Matthew Patrick Anderson, Alexander Rovner, Vinitha Uppalapati, Casey Donahoe, Brooks Winer, Ying Xiong, Rupak Mukherjee, Jeffery Jones, Jean Marie Ruddy
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
RF4. The Impact of Neighborhood Deprivation on Acute Limb Ischemia Presentation, Progression, and Outcomes
Khushie Matharoo1, Jeffrey Gaskins
2, Nicholas Bandy
2, Hosam F. El Sayed
3, Animesh Rathore
3, Matthew J. Rossi
3, David J. Dexter, III
3
1Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA;2Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, Norfolk, VA;3Sentara Vascular Specialists, Norfolk, VA
RF8. Contemporary Outcomes of Aortic Surgery in Connective Disease Patients and the Evolving Role for Endovascular Repair in Select High-Risk Patients
Walker R. Ueland, Pavel Mazirka, Salvatore T. Scali, Zain Shahid, Michol A. Cooper, Gilbert R. Upchurch, Jr., John R. Spratt, Thomas M. Beaver, Tomas D. Martin, Martin R. Back
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
11:30 am
THE RUDOLPH MATAS LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
11:45 am
INTRODUCTION OF MARGARET C. TRACCI, MD, JD
Mark A. Farber, MD
12:00 pm
PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS
Margaret C. Tracci, MD, JD
University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA
6:30 - 11:00 pm
PRESIDENT'S RECEPTION & DINNER
10:00 pm - 1:00 am
PRESIDENT'S AFTER PARTY
SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 2026
7:00 am - 8:00 am
POTPOURRI
| Moderators: |
Clayton Brinster
Gabriela Velazquez-Ramirez |
8:00 - 9:00 am
VASCULAR CASE CONFERENCE
| Moderators: |
Dennis R. Gable
Emily Spangler |
9:00 - 10:00 am
SCIENTIFIC SESSION V
Presiding: Yazan Duwayri
Benjamin J. Pearce
17. Impact of Food and Drug Administration Safety Communications on Drug-Coated Device Utilization in Peripheral Artery Disease
Midori P. White MD, Chen Dun PhD, Y.H. Andrew Wu MD, Jamie Schwartz MD, Jesse A. Columbo MD, MS, Christopher J. Abularrage MD, Ying Wei Lum MD, James H. Black III MD, Caitlin W. Hicks MD MS
Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD
Discussant: Michael C. Stoner
18. One-year outcomes of Mechanical Thrombectomy and Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis in Acute Pulmonary Embolism at a Single Hospital System
Bright Benfor1, Pallavi Gorantla
2, Sri Achanta
3, Eric K. Peden
1
1Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX;2University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX;3School of Engineering, TAMU, College Station, TX
Discussant: David J. Dexter, II
19. Comprehensive National Institutes of Health Funding Analysis of Academic Vascular Surgeons
Adishesh Narahari, Paranjay Patel, Emily Fronk, Anirudha Chandrabhatla, Ann Mathew, Patrick McCarthy, A. Chase Phillips, Behzad Farivar, W. Darrin Clouse, Margaret C. Tracci
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
Discussant: Salvatore T. Scali
10:00 - 10:30 am
COFFEE BREAK - VISIT EXHIBITS
10:30 - 11:50 am
SCIENTIFIC SESSION VI
Presiding: Jean Marie Ruddy
23. A Multi-Institutional Study Comparing Antegrade and Retrograde Open Mesenteric Bypass for Chronic Mesenteric Ischemia
Brian Fazzone
1, Salvatore T. Scali
1, Peter Albrecht
2,
Erik M. Anderson1, Dan Neal
1, Thomas S. Huber
1, Eric Endean
2
1University of Florida, Gainesville, FL;2University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Discussant: W. Charles Sternbergh, III
11:50 am
ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING (Members Only)
