Mastering Cardiac and Vascular Complications 2024

August 16 - 17, 2024

In Person Only at Yours Truly Hotel
Washington, DC

Top Reasons You Should Attend

Course will consist of didactic lectures, case presentations, panel discussions, and simulation sessions.
Forum for participants to acquire the knowledge set needed in the rescue and ‘bailout’ of complications.
Interact with key opinion leaders.
Hands-on experience with the equipment needed for ‘bailout’ and rescue.

Fellows Apply Today! Accepted Fellows Receive:

Complimentary registration
Coach airfare from within the U.S. or Canada, train fare, or mileage reimbursement*
2 nights hotel accommodations at host hotel, Yours Truly, Washington DC
Bring your Program Director and they will receive 50% Off Registration**

*Accepted fellows will be sent information regarding travel arrangements

Registration

All registrations will be confirmed by email only. Please use an email address that you check regularly. If you have questions regarding registration or do not receive an email confirmation of your registration within 1-2 business days, please contact us at mcvc.fellows@gmail.com.

Registration Type

Cost

Physician**

$199

Allied Health Professional

$149

Industry Professional

$499

**Physicians Receive Discounted Registration!
Attending with your fellow? Email us at mcvc.fellows@gmail.com to receive a discount code for 50% off your registration fee.

Cancellation Policy
Cancellations made in writing by July 7, 2024, will be subject to a 50% penalty. No refunds will be given after July 7, 2024. Cancellations will not be accepted by telephone. In the unlikely event that the course is canceled, we will refund the registration fee, but are not responsible for any travel costs.

Please email mcvc.fellows@gmail.com if you have questions or need additional information.

Learning Objectives

Highlighted Topics:

Carotid artery
TEVAR
EVAR
Renal artery, mesenteric and pelvic interventions
Aorto-iliac interventions
Infra-inguinal procedure – Common femoral artery, SFA and popliteal artery
Below-the-knee interventions

Vascular access-related complications – radial artery, brachial artery, femoral artery, etc.
Venous procedures and interventions
Coiling and embolization tools and procedures
IVC filter implantation and retrieval
Comprehensive lectures and “hands-on” sessions on: “rescue” covered-stents, snares and ancillary devices needed in the armamentarium

Industry

Mastering Cardiac & Vascular Complications is a case-based course that will provide a venue for fellows to review with experts challenging complications cases of coronary, structural heart and endovascular procedures and discuss their management, early recognition and prevention.

The course includes sessions to allow fellows the opportunity for hands-on experience with the equipment needed for “bailout” and rescue from complications. Exhibitors will have significant time with fellows as part of the course curriculum.

Venue

Yours Truly Hotel

Faculty

Course Director

Nelson L. Bernardo, MD

Medical Director, Peripheral Vascular Laboratory
Director for Peripheral Intervention
MedStar Washington Hospital Center
MedStar Health
Washington, DC

Co-Course Director

Aravinda Nanjundappa, MD

Director of Peripheral Vascular Interventions, Cardiovascular Division
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, OH

Scientific Chairs

Interventional Cardiology

Walter A. Tan, MD, MS

Associate Professor of Medicine
Wakeforest University
Atrium Health
Wakeforest Baptist
Winston-Salem, NC

Vascular Surgery

Michael C. Stoner, MD

Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery
Co-Director, UR Medicine Heart & Vascular
Associate Director, Catheterization Laboratory
University of Rochester
Rochester, NY

Interventional Radiology

Michael J. Miller, MD

Interventional Radiologist
Atrium Health
Wake Forest Baptist
Winston-Salem, NC

Invited Faculty

Itsik Ben-Dor, MD 

Program Director, Interventional Cardiology 
Associate Director, Cardiac Catheterization Lab 
MedStar Washington Hospital Center
MedStar Health
Washington, DC

Marvin Eng, MD

Structural Heart Medical Director
Banner University Medical Center
Phoenix, AZ

Jason Foerst, MD

Director, Structural Heart Program
Carilion Clinic
Roanoke, VA

Hayder Hashim, MD

Interventional Cardiologist
MedStar Washington Hospital Center
MedStar Health
Washington, DC

Wah Wah Htun, MD

Interventional | Structural Cardiologist
Gundersen Health System
La Crosse, WI

Islam Othman, MD

Interventional Cardiologist
DukeHealth
Durham, NC

Ramesh Mazhari, MD 

Director of Cardiovascular ICU
George Washington University
Washington, DC

Samir Pancholy, MD

Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
Veterans Administration
Wilkes-Barre, PA

Toby Rogers, MD, PhD

Scientific Lead Structural Heart Disease
MedStar Washington Hospital Center
MedStar Health
Washington, DC

Horst Sievert, MD

Director
CardioVascular Center Frankfurt CVC
Brown Medical School
Frankfurt, Germany

Peter Soukas, MD

Director, Vascular Medicine & Interventional PV Lab
Cardiovascular Institute
Brown Medical School
Providence, RI

M. Umer Tariq, MD

Interventional Cardiologist
ECU Health
Greenville, NC

Shahram Yazdani, MD

Interventional Cardiologist
Carient Heart & Vascular
Fairfax, VA

John Angle Fritz, MD 

Professor of Radiology
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA

Keith Horton, MD

Vascular Interventional Radiologist
MedStar Washington Hospital Center
MedStar Health
Washington, DC

John B. Smirniotopoulos, MD

Vascular Interventional Radiologist
MedStar Washington Hospital Center
MedStar Health
Washington, DC

Javairiah Fatima, MD

Associate Professor of Surgery
Georgetown University
Washington, DC  

Dipankar Mukherjee, MD

Chief of Vascular Surgery
INOVA Fairfax Hospital
Falls Church, VA

Venkatesh Ramaiah, MD

Chief of Vascular Endovascular Surgery and Complex Vascular Services, HonorHealth  Network
Medical Director, HonorHealth Vascular Services
HonorHealth Vascular Group
Scottsdale, AZ

Kyle Reynolds, MD

Vascular Surgeon
MedStar Health
Washington, DC

Michael Siah, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, TX

Jeffrey Wang, MD

Vascular Surgeon 
Horizon Vascular Specialists
Rockville, MD

Wei Zhou, MD

Professor and Chief of Vascular Surgery
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ

Mastering Cardiac and Vascular Complications 2024

Top Reasons You Should Attend

Fellows Apply Today! Accepted Fellows Receive:

Registration

Learning Objectives

Highlighted Topics:

Industry

Venue

Yours Truly Hotel

Faculty

Course Director

Nelson L. Bernardo, MD

Co-Course Director

Aravinda Nanjundappa, MD

Scientific Chairs

Interventional Cardiology

Walter A. Tan, MD, MS

Vascular Surgery

Michael C. Stoner, MD

Interventional Radiology

Michael J. Miller, MD

Invited Faculty

Interventional Cardiology

Itsik Ben-Dor, MD

Marvin Eng, MD

Jason Foerst, MD

Hayder Hashim, MD

Wah Wah Htun, MD

Islam Othman, MD

Ramesh Mazhari, MD

Samir Pancholy, MD

Toby Rogers, MD, PhD

Horst Sievert, MD

Peter Soukas, MD

M. Umer Tariq, MD

Shahram Yazdani, MD

Interventional Radiology

John Angle Fritz, MD ​

Keith Horton, MD

John B. Smirniotopoulos, MD

Vascular Surgery​

Javairiah Fatima, MD

Dipankar Mukherjee, MD

Venkatesh Ramaiah, MD

Kyle Reynolds, MD

Michael Siah, MD

Jeffrey Wang, MD

Wei Zhou, MD

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Ramesh Mazhari, MD 

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