GENERAL INFORMATION
Viernes, 20 de marzo de 2026
7:45 – 8:50 a.m. Breakfast Session- Provided by Cook
Session 1: Complex Abdominal Aortic Care
8:00 – 8:08 a.m.
Endovascular Approach for the Reno-Visceral Aortic Treatment in Aortic Dissections
Andrés Reyes, MD — Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal
8:09 – 8:17
How And Why The Aortic Arch Is An Unhospitable Location For Endovascular Graft Treatments
Michael Sault, MD — Loyola University Hospital
8:18 – 8:26 a.m.
How to Choose an Off-the-Shelf Device (EU Experience)
Angel Flores, MD — Hospital Quironsalud Toledo
8:27 – 8:35 a.m.
Physician-Modified Endografts (PMEG): When and How to Use Them
Carlos Bechara, MD — Rush University Hospital
8:36 – 8:44 a.m.
How and When to Use EndoAnchors
Ross Milner, MD — University of Chicago Hospital
8:45 – 9:00 a.m.
Discussion (COOK)
Bechara, Soult, Mansukhani
Session 2: Abdominal Aortic Unique Topics
9:00 – 9:08 a.m.
Why Randomized Controlled Trials in Vascular Surgery Are Obsolete in the Era of Artificial Intelligence
Willem Wisselnick, MD — University of Illinois Chicago Hospital
9:09 – 9:17 a.m.
Aneurysm Sac Filling as a Solution for Type II Endoleaks
Carlos Bechara, MD — Rush University Hospital
9:18 – 9:26 a.m.
Future of Vascular Robotics: Single-Port Robotics and the Next Generation of Endovascular Surgery
Willem Wisselnick, MD — University of Illinois Chicago
9:27 – 9:35 a.m.
Use of Shockwave for Iliac Access Issues
Michael Sault, MD — Loyola University Hospital
9:36 – 9:44 a.m.
Fusion Imaging Updates
Luka Pocivavsek, MD — University of Chicago Hospital
9:45 – 10:00 a.m.
Panel Discussion
Break
Session 3: Aorto-Iliac Aneurysm
10:30 – 10:38 a.m.
IBE: Tips, Tricks, and Extended Uses
Heron Rodriguez, MD — Northwestern University Hospital
10:39 – 10:47 a.m.
Insights from the IBERVIX Study (GORE IBE Outcomes)
Jorge Fernández Noya, MD — Hospital Universitario de A Coruña
10:48 – 10:56 a.m.
Bilateral Iliac Aneurysm: Unilateral Iliac Branch as Standard Treatment
Borja Castejón Navarro, MD — Hospital Sanitas
10:57 – 11:05 a.m.
Long-term Outcomes of the Gore IBE Device
Meghan Barber, MD — University of Chicago Hospital
11:06 – 11:14 a.m.
Anatomic Limitations of Iliac Branch Devices
Ross Milner, MD — University of Chicago Hospital
11:15 – 11:30 a.m
Discussion
Session 4: Complex AAA / Aorto-Iliac Cases
11:30 – 11:40 a.m.
Case 1
Paula Pinto Rodriguez (PGY-2) — Loyola University Hospital
11:41 – 11:51 a.m
Case 2: Tailored Flow — One Platform, Two Strategies
Ignacio Michel Guisaso, MD — Hospital Universitario Vithas Madrid La Milagrosa
11:52 – 12:02 a.m
Case 3
Tanvi Subramanian, MD — University of Chicago Hospital
12:03 – 12:13 a.m.
Case 4
David Yang, MD — University of Chicago Hospital
12:14 – 12:30 p.m
Discussion
12:30 – 1:30 p.m.
Lunch Session Provided by W. L. GORE
Branch Device Solutions for Complex Aortic Repair
Ross Milner, MD — University of Chicago Hospital
Neel Makuntanshi MD— Northwestern University Hospital
Session 5: Aortic Trauma
13:35 – 13:43
Timing of TEVAR for BTAI
13:44 – 13:52
Branched / Fenestrated Aortic Endografting for Traumatic Aortic Injuries
Neel Makuntanshi, MD — Northwestern University Hospital
13:53 – 14:01
Coverage of LSA Is Safe in BTAI
Heron Rodriguez, MD — Northwestern University Hospital
14:02 – 14:10
Surveillance Paradigm After TEVAR in BTAI
14:11 – 13:19
Imaging Follow-up for Grade 1/2 BTAI
14:20 – 13:35
Discussion
Session 6: Thoraco-Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
14:36 – 14:44
Secondary Aortoenteric Fistulas: Evolution of Management and Outcomes
Francisco José Franco Meijide, MD — University of Chicago Hospitals
14:45 – 14:53
Genetic Testing for TAAA Patients
14:54 – 15:02
Current Status of Hybrid Arch Repair
Miroslav Peev, MD — University of Chicago Hospitals
15:03 – 15:11
Use of Spinal Drains — Are They Necessary?
15:12 – 15:20
Endovascular Repair Is Still Possible After PETTICOAT
15:21 – 15:35
Discussion
15:35 – 16:05
Break
Session 7: TAAA / Trauma Cases
16:05 – 16:15
Case 1
Lutfi Bargutthi, MD — University of Chicago
16:16 – 16:26
Case 2
Yasong Yu, MD — University of Chicago Hospital
16:27 – 16:37
Case 3 - Yasong Yu, MD — University of Chicago Hospital
16:38 – 16:48
Case 4 - Lutfi Bargutthi, MD — University of Chicago
16:49 – 17:00
Discussion / Adjourn
Noya, Milner, Flores
Evening Events
20:00
Dinner at Shaw’s Crab House (Oyster Hall)
Provided by Endospan
Sabado, 21 de marzo de 2026
7:45 – 8:50
Breakfast Session
Provided by Medtronic
Session 8: Type B Aortic Dissection
8:00 – 8:08
IVUS should always be used during TEVAR for TBAD
8:09 – 8:17
False Lumen Management Options
8:18 – 8:26
Acute Malperfusion Management
8:27 – 8:35
IVUS Should Always Be Used During TEVAR for TBAD
8:36 – 8:44
STABILISE Technique: How and When
8:45 – 9:00
Discussion
Session 9: Aortic Arch Disease
9:00 – 9:08
Contemporary Management of Aberrant Subclavian Artery
Takeyoshi Ota, MD — University of Chicago Hospital
9:09 – 9:17
9:18 – 9:26
Overview of Branch Device Options for Aortic Arch Repair
9:27 – 9:35
Early Experience with Second Generation Unibody Single Branched Stent Graft for TEVAR (CRATOS)
Ivan Constenla, MD — Vall d’Hebron Hospital
9:36 – 9:44
Do Parallel Grafts Still Have a Role in the Aortic Arch?
9:45 –10:00
Discussion
10:00 – 10:30
Break
Session 10: TBAD / Aortic Arch Cases
10:30 – 10:40
Case 1
Yasong Yu, MD — University of Chicago Hospital
10:41 – 10:51
Case 2 Chronic Type B Aortic Dissection Treated with TEVAR and Septotomy
Deena El-Gabri, PGY-4 — Northwestern University
10:52 – 11:02
Case 3
Yasong Yu, MD — University of Chicago Hospital
Break
Session 11: Ascending Aorta
11:45 – 11:53
Clinical Trials for Ascending Aorta
Sara Gaines, MD - University of Chicago Hospital
11:54 – 12:02
Endo-Bentall / Aortic Arch Laser Fenestration
Shahab Toursavadkohip, University of Maryland Hospital
12:03 – 12:11
Open Surgery Is Still the Gold Standard
Ross Milner MD — University of Chicago Hospital
12:12 – 12:20
Anatomic Eligibility for Endovascular Repair
12:21 – 12:29
Is Carotid Artery the Best Access for Endovascular Ascending Repair?
12:30 – 12:45
Discussion
12:45 – 1:45
Lunch Session
1:45 – 1:50 Adjourn/ Concluding Remarks Milner, Noya, Flores