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

 

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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

School of Medicine.

MedStar Washington

Hospital Center.

Washington, D.C.

Fanny Alie-Cusson, MD, FRCSC, FACS

Wake Forest University

School of Medicine.

Atrium Healthcare System

Sanger Heart &

Vascular Institute.       

Charlotte, North Carolina

Frank Arko, MD

Wake Forest University

School of Medicine.

Atrium Healthcare System

Sanger Heart &

Vascular Institute.       

Charlotte, North Carolina

Sateesh Babu, MD

New York Medical College.

Westchester Medical Center.

Valhalla, New York

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

Loyola Stritch School

of Medicine.

Rush Medical Center.

Chicago, Illinois

 

Keith Calligaro, MD, FACS

University of Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Hospital.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Neal Cayne, MD, FACS, RPVI

NYU Grossman School

of Medicine.

NYU Langone Health.

New York, New York

Jae Sung Cho, MD, FACS

Case Western Reserve

University School of

Medicine.

Cleveland Medical Center

University Hospitals.

Cleveland, Ohio

Michael Chobotov, PhD, MS

TriVascular.

Carlsbad, California

Alan Dietzek, MD, FACS, DFSVS

University of Vermont

School of Medicine.

Jersey Shore University

Medical Center.

Hackensack Meridien

Health Network.                                        

Neptune, New Jersey

John Eidt, MD

Texas A&M School

of Medicine.

Baylor Scott & White Heart &

Vascular Hospital.

Dallas, Texas

Hosam El Sayed, MBBCh, PhD, FACS, RVT

Eastern Virginia

Medical School at ODU.

Sentara Vascular Specialists.

Norfolk, Virginia

Shariff Ellozy, MD

Weill Cornell Medicine. 

New York Presbyterian

Hospital.   

New York, New York

Yana Etkin, MD, FSVS, FACS

Zucker School of Medicine at

Hofstra/Northwell.

Northwell Health.                                

Lake Success, New York

Peter Faries, MD, FACS

Icahn School of Medicine

at Mount Sinai.

Mount Sinai Health System.

New York, New York

Manuel Garcia-Toca, MD, MS

Emory University School

of Medicine.

Grady Memorial Hospital.          

Atlanta, Georgia

Karan Garg, MD

NYU Grossman School

of Medicine.                          

New York, New York

Patrick Geraghty, MD, DFSVS, FACS, RPVI

Washington University

School of Medicine.

Barnes-Jewish Hospital.

St. Louis, Missouri

Julie Glaser, MD

University of Pennsylvania

Health System.

Penn Presbyterian Medical

Center.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Lauren Grimsley, MD, MBA

University of Tennessee

Graduate School of Medicine.

University of Tennessee

Medical Center.                                   

Knoxville, Tennessee

Daniel Han, MD, FACS

Icahn School of Medicine

at Mount Sinai.

Mount Sinai Health System.

New York, New York

Dawn Hoosier-Paty, FNP-C

Vascular Health Partners.

Community Care Physicians.

Latham, New York

Benjamin Jackson, MD, MS, FACS, DFSVS

University of Pennsylvania

School of Medicine.

Lehigh Valley Heart and

Vascular Institute.

Allentown, Pennsylvania

Kamran Jafree, MBBS

Medical City Healthcare.

Vascular Care of Texas.                                    

Dallas, Texas

Lalithapriya Jayakumar, MD

Vascular Health Partners.

Community Care Physicians.

Latham, New York

William Johnson, MD

NYU Grossman School

of Medicine.                         

New York, New York

Manju Kalra, MBBS

Mayo Clinic College of

Medicine and Science.

Mayo Clinic.

Rochester, Minnesota

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

MedStar Georgetown

University Hospital.

MedStar Washington

Hospital Center.

Washington, DC

Victoria Klass, FNP-BC

Vascular Health Partners.

Community Care Physicians.

Latham, New York

Julia Kleene, MD

Albany Medical College.

Albany Medical Center.

Albany, New York

Mimmie Kwong, MD, MAS, FACS, RPVI

University of California

Medical School.

UC Davis Health.

Sacramento, California

Igor Laskowski, MD, PhD

New York Medical College. 

Westchester Medical Center.

Valhalla, New York

W Anthony Lee, MD, FACS

Florida Atlantic University

School of Medicine.

Baptist Health Medical Group.

Boca Raton, Florida

Evan Lipsitz, MD, MBA, FACS

Albert Einstein College

of Medicine.

Montefiore Medical Center.

Bronx, New York

Alan Lumsden, MD, ChB, RVT, FACS

Methodist DeBakey Heart &

Vascular Education Center.

Houston Methodist Hospital.

Houston, Texas

Rajiv Malik, MD, FACS, RPVI

Weill Cornell School

of Medicine.

New York-Presbyterian

Brooklyn Methodist Hospital.

Brooklyn, New York

James McKinsey, MD

Icahn School of Medicine

at Mount Sinai.

Mount Sinai Medical Systems.                           

New York, New York

David Minion, MD, FACS

University of Kentucky

College of Medicine.

University of Kentucky

Medical Center.

Lexington, Kentucky

Patrick Muck, MD

Trihealth Heart and

Vascular Institute.

Good Samaritan Hospital.

Cincinnati, OH

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

Florida State University

Medical School.

Sarasota Memorial Hospital.

Sarasota, Florida

Annabella Olson, DO

Houston Methodist Hospital.

Houston, Texas

Jean Panneton, MD, FACS, FRCSC

Eastern Virginia

Medical School at

Old Dominion University.   

Norfolk, Virginia

Philip Paty, MD, FACS

Vascular Health Partners.

Community Care Physicians.

Latham, New York

Anita Puthuparampil-Suchdeve, MS, FNP-BC

Vascular Health Partners.

Community Care Physicians.

Latham, New York

Saum Rahimi, MD

Rutgers Robert Wood

Johnson Medical School.

Robert Wood Johnson

University Hospital.

New Brunswick, New Jersey

Reid Ravin, MD

ChristianaCare.

Newark, Delaware

Matthew Recht, MD, FACS

Trihealth Heart and

Vascular Institute.

Good Samaritan Hospital.

Cincinnati, Ohio

Jorge Rey, MD, FACS

University of Miami

Miller School of Medicine.

Miami, Florida      

Robert Rhee, MD, FACS

SUNY Downstate Health

Sciences University.

Maimonides Medical Center.

Brooklyn, New York

John Ross, MD

Medical University of

South Carolina Health.

Orangeburg, South Carolina

Timur Sarac, MD

The Ohio State University

School of Medicine.

Wexner Medical Center.

Columbus, Ohio      

Larry Scher, MD, FACS

Albert Einstein College

of Medicine.

Montefiore Medical Center.

Bronx, New York

Darren Schneider, MD

University of Pennsylvania

Perelman School of Medicine.

Pennsylvania Hospital.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Michael Schwartz, MD, RPVI, FACS

New York Medical College.

Westchester Medical Center.

Good Samaritan Hospital.

Suffern, New York

Saadat Shariff, MD

Albert Einstein College

of Medicine.

Montefiore Medical Center.

Bronx, New York

William Shutze, MD

Baylor University

Medical Center.

Texas Vascular Associates.

Dallas, Texas

Jeffrey Silpe, MD, MS-HPeD

Zucker School of Medicine

at Hofstra/Northwell.

Northwell Health.

Lake Success, New York

Danielle Smith, DO, MPH, RPVI, FACS

Heart & Vascular Partners.

Colorado Vascular Associates.

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Scott Stevens, MD

University of Tennessee

Graduate School of Medicine.

University of Tennessee

Medical Center.

Knoxville, Tennessee

Apostolos Tassiopoulos, MD, FACS

Renaissance School of

Medicine at Stony Brook

University.

Stony Brook University

Medical Center.

Stony Brook, New York

Margaret Tracci, MD, JD

University of Virginia School

of Medicine.

University of Virginia

Health System.

Charlottesville, Virginia

Kenneth Tran, MD

Stanford University School

of Medicine.

Stanford Health Care.                               

Stanford, California

Douglas Troutman, DO, RPVI

Perelman School of Medicine

University of Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Hospital.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

 

Gabriela Velazquez, MD, FACS, RPVI

Wake Forest University

School of Medicine.

Winston-Salem,

North Carolina

 

2025 Deep Dive Competition

Keith Anderson, MD

University of Tennessee

Knoxville Medical Center.

Knoxville, Tennessee

Shujera Bhutta, MD

Westchester Medical Center.

Valhalla, New York

Nicole, D'Ambrosio, MD

MedStar Georgetown

University Hospital.

Washington, DC

Andrew DeClerk, MD

Medical City Healthcare.                                     

Plano, Texas

Nathan Dillard, MD

Icahn Mount Sinai

School of Medicine at

Mount Sinai Hospital.                                

New York, New York

Madeline Drake, MD

Houston Methodist Hospital.                             

Houston, Texas

Yun Ke (Tracy) Du, MD

Hospital of the

University of Pennsylvania.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

 

Franklin Farid, MD

Baylor University

Medical Center.

Dallas, Texas

Arash Fereydooni, MD, MS, MHS

Stanford Medicine

Health Care .                         

Stanford, California

Eric Goldschmidt, MD

Atrium Health Carolinas

Medical Center.

Charlotte, North Carolina

William Hopper, MD

University of Texas Health

Science Center.

San Antonio, Texas

Andrew Lazar, MD

NYU Langone Medical

Center.    

New York, New York

Ruojia Debbie Li, MD, MS

Loyola University

Medical Center.

Maywood, Illinois 

 

Shimena Li, MD, MSc

Atrium Health Wake Forest

Baptist Medical Center.

Winston-Salem,

North Carolina

 

Prashanth Palvannan, MD, MPH

Icahn Mount Sinai

School of Medicine at

Mount Sinai Hospital.                                

New York, New York

Avkash Patel, MD

Case Western Reserve

University.                         

University Hospitals.       

Cleveland, Ohio

Alice Piccinini, MD

Mayo Clinic College of

Medicine and Science.

Rochester, Minnesota

Matthew Schneck, MD

UC Davis Health.

Sacramento, California

Luis Mejia Sierra, MD

Northshore University

Hospital.

Long Island Jewish

Medical Center.

New Hyde Park, New York

Ahmed Sorour, MD

Cleveland Clinic Foundation.

Cleveland, Ohio

George Titomihelakis, MD

Icahn Mount Sinai

School of Medicine at

Mount Sinai Hospital.                                

New York, New York

Yi Tong, MD

SUNY Downstate

Maimonides Medical Center.

Brooklyn, New York

Charles Vasquez, MD, MSCE, MSEd, FACS

Hospital of the

University of Pennsylvania.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Alan Wang, DO

Christiana Care

Health System.

Wilmington, Delaware

Joseph Wasselle II, MD

Atrium Health

Carolinas Medical Center.

Charlotte, North Carolina

Audra York, MD

Hospital of the

University of Pennsylvania. 

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Muhammad Zeeshan, MD

Washington University

School of Medicine.

Barnes Jewish Hospital.

St. Louis, Missouri