VAST 2025

May 21 – 23, 2025

The Omni Hilton Head Island

Hilton Head, SC

Learn, Discuss, Collaborate

The VAST 2025 Annual Conference, offers several unique interactive learning formats designed to engage the
panel and audience in a high-spirited discussion on contemporaneous vascular issues.
Interactive
Expert moderators facilitate the panel and audience in a fast-paced and high-intensity discussion.
The audience is the ultimate arbitrator and challenges the panel and speakers to dissect all points and counterpoints of the debate.
Complex Cases & Complications
Key opinion leaders present complex cases and complications that require a deep dive in finding solutions and along the way, are challenged by a panel of key operatives. There are no boundaries to this discussion, as operatives on the sidelines (the audience debate the panel and speakers to
assert their viewpoint).
My Opinion…Take it or, Leave it!
Experience matters! In the session, the operatives stand by their opinion, and have no issues going head-to-head with the panel and the audience that might disagree.
Morbidity & Mortality
This morbidity and mortality session is designed for the operatives to take a deep dive and get us to a place that is immersed in complications and require innovative strategies to save the day. The operatives have been forewarned to come well prepared as they are sure to be challenged by thepanel that has been there and done that.
Deep Dive: Fellows & Residents Competition
This is where the rubber hits the road and vascular trainees have the opportunity to present innovative cases, novel techniques, or original research to a panel of experts whose job is to challenge and judge the presenters.
The Vascular Roundtable®
Each year we focus a roundtable discussion on controversial topics that profoundly affect our ability to deliver the highest quality Vascular Care.
Industry Symposiums
This is when our industry partners have the opportunity to showcase projects in their pipeline stage and focus
discussion on emerging vascular technology.

Registration Fees

  Faculty Member-  Covered by CVA Physician (Non faculty)- $850 Fellow/ Resident (Participating in Deep Dive Competition)-  Covered by CVA Scholarship
Register Today

Registration Fee Includes:

• Admission to scientific sessions on Wednesday, May 21st – Friday, May 23rd 2025.
• Scientific program materials.
• Access to the Exhibit Hall.
• Daily continental breakfast and refreshment breaks.

Cancellation Policy:

Cancellation requests received in writing on or before May 1st, 2025 will be refunded and will be subject to a $50 administrative fee.
Cancellations will not be accepted over the phone.

Schedule At-a-Glance

 

Wednesday, May 21st

Sunrise Breakfast                   6:15 AM

Welcome to VAST                  7:00 – 7:10 AM

Industry Welcome                  7:10- 7:20 AM

General Session                       7:20 – 12:20 PM

Industry Symposium

Fellows/Residents Only        12:20 – 1:05 PM

 

Thursday, May 22nd

Sunrise Breakfast                    6:30 AM

General Session                       7:15 – 9:34 AM

Refreshment Break                9:34 – 9:56 AM

Vascular Roundtable            9:56 – 10:56 AM

General Session                  10:58 – 12:07 AM

Meeting Adjourns for Faculty

AHP Symposium                 12:07 – 12:55 PM

 

Friday, May 23rd

Sunrise Breakfast               6:30 AM

General Session                  7:15 – 11:20 AM

Deep Dive Winner            11:20 AM

Closing Comments           11:30 AM

VAST Concludes

 

Residents & Fellows Competition

All faculty are encouraged to nominate one of their trainees to attend VAST and participate in the Fellows Competition. This competition offers a fresh, energetic, and engaging educational format for participants to present original research, interesting cases, or novel techniques and technologies with a focus on complex procedures, complication management, and bailouts.

Chairman

Manish Mehta, MD, MPH, FACS

Vascular Health Partners,

Community Care Physicians

Reflecting on the success of VAST 2024!

2025 Faculty

Steven Abramowitz, MD, RPVI

Georgertown University

MedStar Washington

Hospital Center

Washington, D.C.

Fanny Alie-Cusson, MD, FRCSC, FACS

Sanger Heart &

Vascular Institute

Atrium Health          

Charlotte, NC

Frank Arko, MD

Sanger Heart &

Vascular Institute

Atrium Health  

Charlotte, NC

Sateesh Babu, MD

New York Medical College

Heart & Vascular Institute

Valhalla, New York

Carlos Bechara, MD, MS, DFSVS, FACS, RPVI

Loyola Stritch School

of Medicine

Maywood, IL 

 

Keith Calligaro, MD, FACS

Pennsylvania Hospital

Philadelphia, PA

Francis Caputo, MD, FACS, RPVI

The Cleveland Clinic

Lerner College of Medicine

Cleveland, Ohio

Jae Sung Cho, MD, FACS

Case Western Reserve

University School of Medicine

Cleveland Medical Center

         

Cleveland, OH

Alan Dietzek, MD, FACS, DFSVS

Jersey Shore University

Medical Center.

Hackensack Meridien

Health Network.                                        

Neptune, NJ

Matthew Dougherty, MD

University of Pennsylvania

School of Medicine

Pennsylvania Hospital

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

John Eidt, MD

Texas A&M College

of Medicine

Baylor Scott & White Heart &

Vascular Hospital

Dallas, TX

Hosam El Sayed, MBBCh, PhD, FACS, RVT

Eastern Virginia

Medical School at ODU

Sentara Vascular Specialists

Norfolk, VA

Shariff Ellozy, MD

Weill Cornell Medicine     

New York, NY

Yana Etkin, MD, FSVS, FACS

Zucker School of Medicine at

Hofstra/ Northwell                                    

Hempstead, NY.

Peter Faries, MD, FACS

Icahn School of Medicine at 

Mount Sinai

New York, NY

Fatima Javairiah, MD

 

 

Manuel Garcia-Toca, MD, MS

Emory University

Grady Memorial Hospital          

Atlanta, Georgia

Karan Garg, MD

NYU School of Medicine                                      

New York, NY

Patrick Geraghty, MD, DFSVS, FACS, RPVI

Washington University

School of Medicine

Barnes-Jewish Hospital

St. Louis, MO

Julie Glaser, MD

Penn Presbyterian

Medical Center

University of Pennsylvania

Health System

Philadelphia, PA

Lauren Grimsley, MD, MBA

University of Tennessee

Medical Center                                     

Knoxville, Tennessee

Daniel Han, MD, FACS

The Icahn School of Medicine

at Mount Sinai     

New York, NY

Benjamin Jackson, MD, MS, FACS, DFSVS

University of Pennsylvania

School of Medicine

Lehigh Valley Health Network

Allentown, PA

Kamran Jafree, MBBS

Vascular Care of Texas                                      

Dallas, TX

Lalithapriya Jayakumar, MD

Vascular Health Partners

Community Care Physicians

Latham, New York

William Johnson, MD

NYU Grossman School

of Medicine

New York, NY

Manju Kalra, MBBS

Mayo Clinic College of

Medicine and Science

Rochester, MN

Misaki Kiguchi, MD, MBA, MSc, RPVI, FACS

MedStar Washington

Hospital Center

Washington, DC

Julia Kleene, MD

Albany Medical Center

Albany, NY

Mimmie Kwong, MD, MAS, FACS, RPVI

UC Davis School of Medicine

Sacrameto, CA

W Anthony Lee, MD, FACS

Florida Atlantic University

School of Medicine

Boca Raton, Fl

Evan Lipsitz, MD, MBA, FACS

Montiefiore Medical Center 

Albert Einstein College

of Medicine         

Bronx, NY

Alan Lumsden, MD, ChB, RVT, FACS

Methodist DeBakey Heart &

Vascular Center

Methodist Hospital                                    

Houston, TX

Rajiv Malik, MD, FACS, RPVI

New York-Presbyterian

Brooklyn Methodist Hospital

Brooklyn, New York

David Minion, MD, FACS

University of Kentucky

Medical Center

Lexington, KY

Patrick Muck, MD

TriHealth Heart Institute

Good Samaritian Hospital                                    

Cincinnati, Ohio

Deepak Nair, MD, MS, MHA, RVT, FACS

Florida State University

Medical School

Sarasota Memorial Hospital

Sarasota, FL

Annabella Olson, MD

Houston Methodist Hospital

Houston, Texas

Jean Panneton, MD, FACS, FRCSC

Eastern Virginia

Medical School at

Old Dominion University   

Norfolk, VA

Saum Rahimi, MD

Rutgers Robert Wood

Johnson Medical School

New Brunswick, NJ

Reid Ravin, MD

ChristianaCare

 

Newark, Delaware

Matthew Recht, MD, FACS

Trihealth Heart and

Vascular Institute

Cincinnati, OH

Jorge Rey, MD, FACS

University of Miami

Miller School of Medicine

Miami, Florida      

Robert Rhee, MD, FACS

SUNY Downstate

Maimonides Medical Center

New York, NY

John Ross, MD

Medical University of

South Carolina Health

Orangeburg, South Carolina

Timur Sarac, MD

The Ohio State University

Wexner Medical Center

Columbus, Ohio      

Salvatore Scali, MD, DFSVS, FACS, RPVI

University of Florida

UF/Health Shands Hospital          

Gainesville, FL

Larry Scher, MD, FACS

Montefiore Medical Center

Albert Einstein College

of Medicine

Bronx, New York

Darren Schneider, MD

University of Pennsylvania


Perelman School of Medicine                                     

Philadelphia, PA

Peter Schneider, MD

University of California

San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

Michael Schwartz, MD, RPVI, FACS

New York Medical College

Tuxedo Park, NY

Saadat Shariff, MD

Montefiore Medical Center

Albert Einstein College

of Medicine

Bronx, New York

William Shutze, MD

Baylor University

Medical Center

Texas Vascular Associates

Dallas, TX

Jeffrey Silpe, MD, MS-HPeD

Zucker School of Medicine at

Hofstra/Northwell                               

Hempstead, NY

Danielle Smith, DO, MPH, RPVI, FACS

Heart & Vascular Partners,

Colorado Vascular Associates

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Scott Stevens, MD

University of Tennessee-

Knoxville Medical Center

Knoxville, Tennessee

Michael Stoner, MD, RVT, FACS, DFSVS

University of Rochester

School of Medicine

Rochester, NY

Apostolos Tassiopoulos, MD, FACS

Stony Brook

University Hospital

Stony Brook, NY

Margaret Tracci, MD, JD

University of Virginia

School of Medicine
         

Charlottesville, VA

Kenneth Tran, MD

Stanford University School

of Medicine                                    

Stanford, CA

Gabriela Velazquez, MD, FACS, RPVI

Wake Forest University

School of Medicine

Winston-Salem, NC

 

2025 Deep Dive Competition

Coming Soon!