Advance Program

** All times indicated below are Pacific Time **

Sunday, August 9, 2026
12:00PMRegistration   
Limb Preservation Mini Symposium
Session I              
Moderators: Alexander Reyzelman, DPM & Ahmed Naiem, MD    
1:00PMWelcomeMichael Conte, MD
1:10Podiatry consult-is this foot salvageable-what I will look for to decideAlexander Reyzelman, DPM
1:30Preoperative planning for revascularization in CLTI-an algorithm for successAhmed Naiem, MD
1:45How does vascular calcification impact limb salvage?Iris Liu, MD
2:00My algorithm for treatment of femoral popliteal disease in CLTIVenita Chandra, MD
2:20Advances in wound managementTBA
2:40How I approach BTK diseaseMichael Siah, MD
3:00Case Presentations to the panelModerator: Michael Conte, MD

Panelists:
Venita Chandra, MD
Ahmed Naiem, MD
Leigh Ann O'Banion, MD
Michael Siah, MD
3:30Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall 
Session II
Moderators: Michael Conte, MD & Joy Walker, MD
4:00Pedal intervention - is it worth it?Michael Siah, MD
4:20Limb salvage in Singapore - how/what has their health system done to reduce amputations?Chong Tze Tec, MD
4:50Randomized clinical trials-what have we learned about CLTI treatmentMichael Conte, MD
5:10Panel Discussion: How can we use trial results to care for my patients?Moderator: Michael Conte, MD

Panelists: Allan Conway, MD
James Iannuzzi, MD
Ahmed Naiem, MD
5:30Adjourn 
5:30PMWine Tasting Reception in Exhibit Hall 
Monday, August 10, 2026
7:00AMRegistration and Continental Breakfast 
UCSF-STANFORD Aortic Symposium
The Aortic Arch - The Final Frontier
Session III      
Moderators: Jason Lee, MD and Jade Hiramoto, MD
8:00Welcome 
8:10Open treatment of aortic arch pathologyTBA
8:30Hybrid endovascular approaches to the aortic archGrace Wang, MD
8:50Zone 1-1/2 treatment for arch pathologyKeyuree Satam, MD
9:10Surgical management of Acute Type A dissectionTBA
9:30Spinal cord ischemia-algorithm for preventionColleen Flanagan, MD
9:50Q&A 
10:00Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall 
Session IV
10:30Endovascular treatment of TAAA-what works and how to choose the correct approachSukgu Han, MD
10:50Open TAA repair-how to reduce morbidity and mortality. The use of ECMOMatthew Sweet, MD
11:10PMEG, FEVAR, and open repair-how I choose for juxta and pararenal TAAATBA
11:30Utilization of available iliac branched devicesKen Tran, MD
11:45Cases for the panelPanelists: 
Sukgu Han, MD
Matthew Sweet, MD
Grace Wang, MD
12:15PMAdjourn 
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
7:00AMRegistration and Continental Breakfast 
Innovations, Techniques, and Updates
Session V
Moderators: Allan Conway, MD & Peter Schneider, MD
8:00Carotid Artery Disease in 2026Peter Schneider, MD
8:05CREST 2 trial: What did we learn?Brajesh Kumar Lal, MD
8:25Innovations in carotid surgeryPeter Schneider, MD
8:40Approach to patient selection for carotid repairTBA
9:00Has CREST 2 changed my approach to asymptomatic carotid diseaseRobert Chang, MD
9:15Illustrative casesModerator: Allan Conway, MD

Panelists:
Robert Chang, MD
Mazin Foteh, MD
Brajesh Kumar Lal, MD
Peter Schneider, MD
9:45Present-day approach pulmonary thrombectomy
Indications and results
How to do it-step by step		Mazin Foteh, MD
10:05Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall 
Session VI
10:35Intravascular Lithotripsy-why is this field expanding so rapidly?Leigh Ann O'Banion, MD
10:55Popliteal entrapment diagnostic evaluation and surgical approachJason Lee, MD
11:15IVC filter removal-when is it okay to say no?TBA
11:35Thrombectomy devices for PAD-what works and when to use it?Mazin Foteh, MD
11:55Closing RemarksMichael Conte, MD
12:00PMAdjourn