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Thursday, October 30, 2025
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM
East Coast USA Time
Continental Breakfast
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM
East Coast USA Time
Continental Breakfast
Networking
7:50 AM - 9:30 AM
East Coast USA Time
Session I: Central Venous Stenosis and Occlusion Revisited
Moderator:
Karl A. Illig, MD
– FLOW Vascular Institute
Moderator:
Larry Scher, MD
– Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Panelist:
Nicholas Morrissey, MD
– Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Panelist:
Scott Trerotola, MD
– Penn Medicine
Panelist:
Marcio Filippo, MD
– Clinica VENE
Panelist:
Theodore F. Saad, MD
– Nephrology Associates, P.A.
Panelist:
Stephen Hohmann, MD
– Baylor Scott and White Health
Panelist:
Lee Kirksey, MD, MBA
– The Cleveland Clinic
Main Session
7:50 AM - 9:30 AM
East Coast USA Time
Session I: Central Venous Stenosis and Occlusion Revisited
Moderator:
Karl A. Illig, MD
– FLOW Vascular Institute
Moderator:
Larry Scher, MD
– Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Panelist:
Nicholas Morrissey, MD
– Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Panelist:
Scott Trerotola, MD
– Penn Medicine
Panelist:
Marcio Filippo, MD
– Clinica VENE
Panelist:
Theodore F. Saad, MD
– Nephrology Associates, P.A.
Panelist:
Stephen Hohmann, MD
– Baylor Scott and White Health
Panelist:
Lee Kirksey, MD, MBA
– The Cleveland Clinic
Main Session
7:50 AM - 8:00 AM
East Coast USA Time
Welcome Remarks
Speaker:
Karl A. Illig, MD
– FLOW Vascular Institute
Main Session
8:00 AM - 8:06 AM
East Coast USA Time
CVO: Scope of the Problem
Speaker:
Nicholas Morrissey, MD
– Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Main Session
8:06 AM - 8:12 AM
East Coast USA Time
Aggressive Interventional Procedures
Speaker:
Scott Trerotola, MD
– Penn Medicine
Main Session
8:12 AM - 8:18 AM
East Coast USA Time
Techniques of Lower Extremity Access
Speaker:
Marcio Filippo, MD
– Clinica VENE
Main Session
8:18 AM - 8:24 AM
East Coast USA Time
Who is Truly Catheter Dependent?
Speaker:
Theodore F. Saad, MD
– Nephrology Associates, P.A.
Main Session
8:24 AM - 8:39 AM
East Coast USA Time
Panel Discussion
Panelist:
Nicholas Morrissey, MD
– Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Panelist:
Scott Trerotola, MD
– Penn Medicine
Panelist:
Marcio Filippo, MD
– Clinica VENE
Main Session
8:39 AM - 8:45 AM
East Coast USA Time
Upstairs: Surfacer and HeRO in All Cases
Speaker:
Stephen Hohmann, MD
– Baylor Scott and White Health
Main Session
8:45 AM - 8:51 AM
East Coast USA Time
Downstairs: Leg Access is Best
Speaker:
Lee Kirksey, MD, MBA
– The Cleveland Clinic
Main Session
8:51 AM - 8:53 AM
East Coast USA Time
Rebuttal
Speaker:
Stephen Hohmann, MD
– Baylor Scott and White Health
Main Session
8:53 AM - 8:55 AM
East Coast USA Time
Rebuttal
Speaker:
Lee Kirksey, MD, MBA
– The Cleveland Clinic
Main Session
8:55 AM - 9:30 AM
East Coast USA Time
Case Presentations
Case Presenter:
Nicholas Morrissey, MD
– Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Case Presenter:
Scott Trerotola, MD
– Penn Medicine
Case Presenter:
Lee Kirksey, MD, MBA
– The Cleveland Clinic
Main Session
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
East Coast USA Time
Refreshment Break with the Exhibitors
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
East Coast USA Time
Refreshment Break with the Exhibitors
Networking
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
East Coast USA Time
Session II: Percutaneous versus Open Dialysis Access Revisited
Moderator:
Monnie Wasse, MD, MPH
– Rush University Medical Center
Moderator:
John R. Ross, Sr., MD
– Dialysis Access Center, Orangeburg SC
Panelist:
Robert Shahverdyan, MD
– Vascular Institute Hamburg
Panelist:
Dheeraj Rajan, MD, FRCPC, FACR
– University of Toronto
Panelist:
Rishi Razdan, MD
– Azura Vascular Care of Jacksonville
Panelist:
Neghae Mawla, MD
Panelist:
Matthew Smeds, MD
– Saint Louis University
Main Session
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
East Coast USA Time
Session II: Percutaneous versus Open Dialysis Access Revisited
Moderator:
Monnie Wasse, MD, MPH
– Rush University Medical Center
Moderator:
John R. Ross, Sr., MD
– Dialysis Access Center, Orangeburg SC
Panelist:
Robert Shahverdyan, MD
– Vascular Institute Hamburg
Panelist:
Dheeraj Rajan, MD, FRCPC, FACR
– University of Toronto
Panelist:
Rishi Razdan, MD
– Azura Vascular Care of Jacksonville
Panelist:
Neghae Mawla, MD
Panelist:
Matthew Smeds, MD
– Saint Louis University
Main Session
10:00 AM - 10:06 AM
East Coast USA Time
How My pAVF Experience Built My Surgical Practice?
Speaker:
Robert Shahverdyan, MD
– Vascular Institute Hamburg
Main Session
10:06 AM - 10:12 AM
East Coast USA Time
WavelinQ: Current Global Results
Speaker:
Dheeraj Rajan, MD, FRCPC, FACR
– University of Toronto
Main Session
10:12 AM - 10:18 AM
East Coast USA Time
Why Did Ellipsys Go Away?
Speaker:
Rishi Razdan, MD
– Azura Vascular Care of Jacksonville
Main Session
10:18 AM - 10:24 AM
East Coast USA Time
Literature Update: Just Because I Can Make an Anastomosis Doesn't Make it a Fistula
Speaker:
Neghae Mawla, MD
Main Session
10:24 AM - 10:39 AM
East Coast USA Time
Panel Discussion
Panelist:
Robert Shahverdyan, MD
– Vascular Institute Hamburg
Panelist:
Dheeraj Rajan, MD, FRCPC, FACR
– University of Toronto
Panelist:
Rishi Razdan, MD
– Azura Vascular Care of Jacksonville
Panelist:
Neghae Mawla, MD
Panelist:
Matthew Smeds, MD
– Saint Louis University
Main Session
10:39 AM - 10:45 AM
East Coast USA Time
pAVF: Technology Failed These Patient
Speaker:
Matthew Smeds, MD
– Saint Louis University
Main Session
10:45 AM - 10:51 AM
East Coast USA Time
pAVF: Industry Failed These Patients
Speaker:
Neghae Mawla, MD
Main Session
10:51 AM - 10:53 AM
East Coast USA Time
Rebuttal
Speaker:
Matthew Smeds, MD
– Saint Louis University
Main Session
10:53 AM - 10:55 AM
East Coast USA Time
Rebuttal
Speaker:
Neghae Mawla, MD
Main Session
10:55 AM - 11:30 AM
East Coast USA Time
Case Presentations
Case Presenter:
Neghae Mawla, MD
Case Presenter:
Robert Shahverdyan, MD
– Vascular Institute Hamburg
Case Presenter:
Matthew Smeds, MD
– Saint Louis University
Main Session
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
SAVE at CIDA!
Moderator:
Thiago Barroso, MD
– Afya Dialysis Access Center
Moderator:
Leonardo Cortizo, MD
Panelist:
Leonardo Oliveira Harduin, Professor - MD - MSc - PhD
– Federal Fluminense University
Panelist:
Marcio Filippo, MD
– Clinica VENE
Main Session
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
SAVE at CIDA!
Moderator:
Thiago Barroso, MD
– Afya Dialysis Access Center
Moderator:
Leonardo Cortizo, MD
Panelist:
Leonardo Oliveira Harduin, Professor - MD - MSc - PhD
– Federal Fluminense University
Panelist:
Marcio Filippo, MD
– Clinica VENE
Main Session
11:30 AM - 11:36 AM
East Coast USA Time
"Big BAM"
Speaker:
Leonardo Oliveira Harduin, Professor - MD - MSc - PhD
– Federal Fluminense University
Main Session
11:36 AM - 11:42 AM
East Coast USA Time
Femoral Vein Transposition - the SAVE Registry
Speaker:
Marcio Filippo, MD
– Clinica VENE
Main Session
11:42 AM - 12:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Cases from Brazil
Case Presenter:
Thiago Barroso, MD
– Afya Dialysis Access Center
Case Presenter:
Leonardo Oliveira Harduin, Professor - MD - MSc - PhD
– Federal Fluminense University
Case Presenter:
Marcio Filippo, MD
– Clinica VENE
Main Session
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
East Coast USA Time
Lunch Break & Visit the Exhibits
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
East Coast USA Time
Lunch Break & Visit the Exhibits
Networking
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
East Coast USA Time
NON-CME Industry Satellite Lunch Symposia
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
East Coast USA Time
NON-CME Industry Satellite Lunch Symposia
NON-CME
Sponsored By
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Session III: What do the Patients and Cannulators Want from Their Access?
Moderator:
Karthik Ramani, MD, MBA, MHA,CPE,FASN,FASDIN,FACP
– University of Michigan
Moderator:
Bart Dolmatch, MD, FSIR, Professor Emeritus
– The Palo Alto Medical Foundation
Panelist:
John R. Ross, Sr., MD
– Dialysis Access Center, Orangeburg SC
Panelist:
Mohamad A. Hussain, MD, PhD
– Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Panelist:
Dalia Dawoud, MD
– Nephrology Associates Medical Group / AZURA
Panelist:
Jessica Lancaster, Clinical Educator, RN
Panelist:
Adina Voiculescu, MD
– MassGeneralBrigham
Panelist:
Scott Trerotola, MD
– Penn Medicine
Main Session
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Session III: What do the Patients and Cannulators Want from Their Access?
Moderator:
Karthik Ramani, MD, MBA, MHA,CPE,FASN,FASDIN,FACP
– University of Michigan
Moderator:
Bart Dolmatch, MD, FSIR, Professor Emeritus
– The Palo Alto Medical Foundation
Panelist:
John R. Ross, Sr., MD
– Dialysis Access Center, Orangeburg SC
Panelist:
Mohamad A. Hussain, MD, PhD
– Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Panelist:
Dalia Dawoud, MD
– Nephrology Associates Medical Group / AZURA
Panelist:
Jessica Lancaster, Clinical Educator, RN
Panelist:
Adina Voiculescu, MD
– MassGeneralBrigham
Panelist:
Scott Trerotola, MD
– Penn Medicine
Main Session
1:30 PM - 1:36 PM
East Coast USA Time
What Does the Patient Want from Their Access: Creation, Maturation and Maintenance?
Speaker:
John R. Ross, Sr., MD
– Dialysis Access Center, Orangeburg SC
Main Session
1:36 PM - 1:42 PM
East Coast USA Time
What Do I Want from My Access?
Speaker:
Mohamad A. Hussain, MD, PhD
– Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Main Session
1:42 PM - 1:48 PM
East Coast USA Time
The Role of Ultrasound: How Can We Make the Cannulator's Life Easier?
Speaker:
Dalia Dawoud, MD
– Nephrology Associates Medical Group / AZURA
Main Session
1:48 PM - 1:54 PM
East Coast USA Time
The Cannulator to the Surgeon: How Can You Make My Life Easier?
Speaker:
Jessica Lancaster, Clinical Educator, RN
Main Session
1:54 PM - 2:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Patient Selection for Home Hemodialysis
Speaker:
Adina Voiculescu, MD
– MassGeneralBrigham
Main Session
2:00 PM - 2:06 PM
East Coast USA Time
Access Maintenance and Interventional Issues from the Patient's Perspective
Speaker:
Scott Trerotola, MD
– Penn Medicine
Main Session
2:06 PM - 2:27 PM
East Coast USA Time
Panel Discussion
Panelist:
John R. Ross, Sr., MD
– Dialysis Access Center, Orangeburg SC
Panelist:
Mohamad A. Hussain, MD, PhD
– Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Panelist:
Dalia Dawoud, MD
– Nephrology Associates Medical Group / AZURA
Panelist:
Jessica Lancaster, Clinical Educator, RN
Panelist:
Adina Voiculescu, MD
– MassGeneralBrigham
Panelist:
Scott Trerotola, MD
– Penn Medicine
Main Session
2:27 PM - 3:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Live Patient Demonstration
Instructor:
Karl A. Illig, MD
– FLOW Vascular Institute
Main Session
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
East Coast USA Time
Refreshment Break with the Exhibitors
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
East Coast USA Time
Refreshment Break with the Exhibitors
Networking
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
East Coast USA Time
Simulation of Dialysis Access
SODA
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
East Coast USA Time
Simulation of Dialysis Access
SODA
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Networking Reception with the Exhibitors
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Networking Reception with the Exhibitors
Networking
7:15 PM - 8:30 PM
East Coast USA Time
NON-CME Industry Satellite Evening Symposia
7:15 PM - 8:30 PM
East Coast USA Time
NON-CME Industry Satellite Evening Symposia
NON-CME
Sponsored By
VentureMed Group Inc
Friday, October 31, 2025
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
East Coast USA Time
NON-CME Industry Satellite Breakfast Symposia
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
East Coast USA Time
NON-CME Industry Satellite Breakfast Symposia
NON-CME
Sponsored By
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM
East Coast USA Time
Continental Breakfast
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM
East Coast USA Time
Continental Breakfast
Networking
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
East Coast USA Time
Session IV: Peritoneal Dialysis
Moderator:
Bart Dolmatch, MD, FSIR, Professor Emeritus
– The Palo Alto Medical Foundation
Moderator:
Rick Mishler, MD
– Arizona Kidney Disease and Hypertension Centers ASC
Panelist:
Dirk Hentschel, MD
– MassGeneral Brigham
Panelist:
Mohamed Ali Sheta, MD, FASN, FASDIN
– Houston Kidney Specialists
Panelist:
Jason K. Wagner, MD, FACS, FSVS
– Sarasota Memorial Hospital / Sarasota Vascular Specialists
Panelist:
Karthik Ramani, MD, MBA, MHA,CPE,FASN,FASDIN,FACP
– University of Michigan
Main Session
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
East Coast USA Time
Session IV: Peritoneal Dialysis
Moderator:
Bart Dolmatch, MD, FSIR, Professor Emeritus
– The Palo Alto Medical Foundation
Moderator:
Rick Mishler, MD
– Arizona Kidney Disease and Hypertension Centers ASC
Panelist:
Dirk Hentschel, MD
– MassGeneral Brigham
Panelist:
Mohamed Ali Sheta, MD, FASN, FASDIN
– Houston Kidney Specialists
Panelist:
Jason K. Wagner, MD, FACS, FSVS
– Sarasota Memorial Hospital / Sarasota Vascular Specialists
Panelist:
Karthik Ramani, MD, MBA, MHA,CPE,FASN,FASDIN,FACP
– University of Michigan
Main Session
8:00 AM - 8:06 AM
East Coast USA Time
Economics of PD in 2025: Who Benefits?
Speaker:
Dirk Hentschel, MD
– MassGeneral Brigham
Main Session
8:06 AM - 8:12 AM
East Coast USA Time
Who Is and Who Is Not a Candidate?
Speaker:
Mohamed Ali Sheta, MD, FASN, FASDIN
– Houston Kidney Specialists
Main Session
8:12 AM - 8:18 AM
East Coast USA Time
Trouble Shooting the Dysfunctional PD Patient
Speaker:
Jason K. Wagner, MD, FACS, FSVS
– Sarasota Memorial Hospital / Sarasota Vascular Specialists
Main Session
8:18 AM - 8:24 AM
East Coast USA Time
Long-term Results of PD: Does it Really Last?
Speaker:
Karthik Ramani, MD, MBA, MHA,CPE,FASN,FASDIN,FACP
– University of Michigan
Main Session
8:24 AM - 8:39 AM
East Coast USA Time
Panel Discussion
Panelist:
Dirk Hentschel, MD
– MassGeneral Brigham
Panelist:
Mohamed Ali Sheta, MD, FASN, FASDIN
– Houston Kidney Specialists
Panelist:
Jason K. Wagner, MD, FACS, FSVS
– Sarasota Memorial Hospital / Sarasota Vascular Specialists
Panelist:
Karthik Ramani, MD, MBA, MHA,CPE,FASN,FASDIN,FACP
– University of Michigan
Main Session
8:39 AM - 8:45 AM
East Coast USA Time
Percutaneous PD is Always the First Option
Speaker:
Mohamed Ali Sheta, MD, FASN, FASDIN
– Houston Kidney Specialists
Main Session
8:45 AM - 8:51 AM
East Coast USA Time
Laparoscopic PD is Better in Almost All Cases
Speaker:
Jason K. Wagner, MD, FACS, FSVS
– Sarasota Memorial Hospital / Sarasota Vascular Specialists
Main Session
8:51 AM - 8:53 AM
East Coast USA Time
Rebuttal
Speaker:
Mohamed Ali Sheta, MD, FASN, FASDIN
– Houston Kidney Specialists
Main Session
8:53 AM - 8:55 AM
East Coast USA Time
Rebuttal
Speaker:
Jason K. Wagner, MD, FACS, FSVS
– Sarasota Memorial Hospital / Sarasota Vascular Specialists
Main Session
8:55 AM - 9:30 AM
East Coast USA Time
Case Presentations
Case Presenter:
Mohamed Ali Sheta, MD, FASN, FASDIN
– Houston Kidney Specialists
Case Presenter:
Jason K. Wagner, MD, FACS, FSVS
– Sarasota Memorial Hospital / Sarasota Vascular Specialists
Case Presenter:
Theodore F. Saad, MD
– Nephrology Associates, P.A.
Main Session
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
East Coast USA Time
Refreshment Break with the Exhibitors
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
East Coast USA Time
Refreshment Break with the Exhibitors
Networking
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
East Coast USA Time
Session V: Back to the Basics: Management of Fistula and Graft Infections
Moderator:
Leonardo Oliveira Harduin, Professor - MD - MSc - PhD
– Federal Fluminense University
Moderator:
Neghae Mawla, MD
Panelist:
Gerald A. Beathard, MD, PhD
– University of Texas Medical Branch
Panelist:
Dalia Dawoud, MD
– Nephrology Associates Medical Group / AZURA
Panelist:
Eric K. Peden, MD
– Houston Methodist Hospital
Panelist:
Thiago Barroso, MD
– Afya Dialysis Access Center
Panelist:
Nicholas Morrissey, MD
– Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Panelist:
Mohamad A. Hussain, MD, PhD
– Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Main Session
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
East Coast USA Time
Session V: Back to the Basics: Management of Fistula and Graft Infections
Moderator:
Leonardo Oliveira Harduin, Professor - MD - MSc - PhD
– Federal Fluminense University
Moderator:
Neghae Mawla, MD
Panelist:
Gerald A. Beathard, MD, PhD
– University of Texas Medical Branch
Panelist:
Dalia Dawoud, MD
– Nephrology Associates Medical Group / AZURA
Panelist:
Eric K. Peden, MD
– Houston Methodist Hospital
Panelist:
Thiago Barroso, MD
– Afya Dialysis Access Center
Panelist:
Nicholas Morrissey, MD
– Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Panelist:
Mohamad A. Hussain, MD, PhD
– Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Main Session
10:00 AM - 10:06 AM
East Coast USA Time
Access Infections: Scope of the Problem
Speaker:
Gerald A. Beathard, MD, PhD
– University of Texas Medical Branch
Main Session
10:06 AM - 10:12 AM
East Coast USA Time
When is the Access Infected and When Is It Not?
Speaker:
Dalia Dawoud, MD
– Nephrology Associates Medical Group / AZURA
Main Session
10:12 AM - 10:18 AM
East Coast USA Time
Management of Graft Infection
Speaker:
Eric K. Peden, MD
– Houston Methodist Hospital
Main Session
10:18 AM - 10:24 AM
East Coast USA Time
Management of Fistula Infection
Speaker:
Thiago Barroso, MD
– Afya Dialysis Access Center
Main Session
10:24 AM - 10:39 AM
East Coast USA Time
Panel Discussion
Panelist:
Gerald A. Beathard, MD, PhD
– University of Texas Medical Branch
Panelist:
Dalia Dawoud, MD
– Nephrology Associates Medical Group / AZURA
Panelist:
Eric K. Peden, MD
– Houston Methodist Hospital
Panelist:
Thiago Barroso, MD
– Afya Dialysis Access Center
Panelist:
Nicholas Morrissey, MD
– Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Panelist:
Mohamad A. Hussain, MD, PhD
– Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Main Session
10:39 AM - 10:45 AM
East Coast USA Time
Catheters Really Aren't as Bad as We Think
Speaker:
Nicholas Morrissey, MD
– Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Main Session
10:45 AM - 10:51 AM
East Coast USA Time
Catheters Are the Work of the Devil
Speaker:
Mohamad A. Hussain, MD, PhD
– Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Main Session
10:51 AM - 10:53 AM
East Coast USA Time
Rebuttal
Speaker:
Nicholas Morrissey, MD
– Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Main Session
10:53 AM - 10:55 AM
East Coast USA Time
Rebuttal
Speaker:
Mohamad A. Hussain, MD, PhD
– Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Main Session
10:55 AM - 11:30 AM
East Coast USA Time
Case Presentations
Case Presenter:
Eric K. Peden, MD
– Houston Methodist Hospital
Case Presenter:
Thiago Barroso, MD
– Afya Dialysis Access Center
Case Presenter:
Mohamad A. Hussain, MD, PhD
– Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Main Session
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Keynote Address: Reflections on Five Decades of Hemodialysis Access
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Keynote Address: Reflections on Five Decades of Hemodialysis Access
Moderator:
Neghae Mawla, MD
Keynote Speaker:
Larry Scher, MD
– Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Main Session
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
East Coast USA Time
Lunch Break & Visit the Exhibits
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
East Coast USA Time
Lunch Break & Visit the Exhibits
Networking
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
East Coast USA Time
NON-CME Industry Satellite Lunch Symposia
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
East Coast USA Time
NON-CME Industry Satellite Lunch Symposia
NON-CME
Sponsored By
1:30 PM - 2:12 PM
East Coast USA Time
Session VI: Stump the Experts
Moderator:
Karl A. Illig, MD
– FLOW Vascular Institute
Moderator:
Dirk Hentschel, MD
– MassGeneral Brigham
Main Session
1:30 PM - 2:12 PM
East Coast USA Time
Session VI: Stump the Experts
Moderator:
Karl A. Illig, MD
– FLOW Vascular Institute
Moderator:
Dirk Hentschel, MD
– MassGeneral Brigham
Main Session
1:30 PM - 1:36 PM
East Coast USA Time
Selected Cases
Case Presenter:
Marcio Filippo, MD
– Clinica VENE
Main Session
1:36 PM - 1:42 PM
East Coast USA Time
Selected Cases
Case Presenter:
Dalia Dawoud, MD
– Nephrology Associates Medical Group / AZURA
Main Session
1:42 PM - 1:48 PM
East Coast USA Time
Selected Cases
Case Presenter:
Stephen Hohmann, MD
– Baylor Scott and White Health
Main Session
1:48 PM - 1:54 PM
East Coast USA Time
Selected Cases
Case Presenter:
Theodore F. Saad, MD
– Nephrology Associates, P.A.
Main Session
1:54 PM - 2:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Selected Cases
Main Session
2:00 PM - 2:06 PM
East Coast USA Time
Selected Cases
Main Session
2:06 PM - 2:12 PM
East Coast USA Time
Selected Cases
Main Session
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
"It's Academic Access" - Jeopardy!
Moderator:
Karl A. Illig, MD
– FLOW Vascular Institute
Main Session
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
"It's Academic Access" - Jeopardy!
Moderator:
Karl A. Illig, MD
– FLOW Vascular Institute
Main Session
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Team Interventional Nephrology
Panelist:
Dirk Hentschel, MD
– MassGeneral Brigham
Panelist:
Adina Voiculescu, MD
– MassGeneralBrigham
Panelist:
Karthik Ramani, MD, MBA, MHA,CPE,FASN,FASDIN,FACP
– University of Michigan
Main Session
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Team Interventional Radiology
Panelist:
Rishi Razdan, MD
– Azura Vascular Care of Jacksonville
Panelist:
Timothy Clark, MD
– Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, University of Pennsylvania
Panelist:
Scott Trerotola, MD
– Penn Medicine
Main Session
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Team Surgery
Panelist:
Mohamad A. Hussain, MD, PhD
– Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Panelist:
Leonardo Cortizo, MD
Panelist:
Jason K. Wagner, MD, FACS, FSVS
– Sarasota Memorial Hospital / Sarasota Vascular Specialists
Main Session
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
East Coast USA Time
Refreshment Break with the Exhibitors
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
East Coast USA Time
Refreshment Break with the Exhibitors
Networking
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
East Coast USA Time
Simulation of Dialysis Access
SODA
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
East Coast USA Time
Simulation of Dialysis Access
SODA
Saturday, November 1, 2025
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
East Coast USA Time
NON-CME Industry Satellite Breakfast Symposia
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
East Coast USA Time
NON-CME Industry Satellite Breakfast Symposia
NON-CME
Sponsored By
Laminate Medical Technologies
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM
East Coast USA Time
Continental Breakfast
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM
East Coast USA Time
Continental Breakfast
Networking
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
East Coast USA Time
Session VII: Where Did I Go Wrong?
Moderator:
Nicholas Morrissey, MD
– Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Moderator:
Eric K. Peden, MD
– Houston Methodist Hospital
Panelist:
Larry Scher, MD
– Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Panelist:
Gregg Miller, MD
– Azura
Panelist:
Karl A. Illig, MD
– FLOW Vascular Institute
Panelist:
Monnie Wasse, MD, MPH
– Rush University Medical Center
Main Session
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
East Coast USA Time
Session VII: Where Did I Go Wrong?
Moderator:
Nicholas Morrissey, MD
– Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Moderator:
Eric K. Peden, MD
– Houston Methodist Hospital
Panelist:
Larry Scher, MD
– Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Panelist:
Gregg Miller, MD
– Azura
Panelist:
Karl A. Illig, MD
– FLOW Vascular Institute
Panelist:
Monnie Wasse, MD, MPH
– Rush University Medical Center
Main Session
8:00 AM - 8:06 AM
East Coast USA Time
Malpractice in Dialysis Access
Speaker:
Larry Scher, MD
– Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Main Session
8:06 AM - 8:12 AM
East Coast USA Time
Declots and Other Maintenance Procedures
Speaker:
Gregg Miller, MD
– Azura
Main Session
8:12 AM - 8:18 AM
East Coast USA Time
Pitfalls of the "Inside Out" Technique
Speaker:
Karl A. Illig, MD
– FLOW Vascular Institute
Main Session
8:18 AM - 8:24 AM
East Coast USA Time
Avoiding Emergencies and Missed Lesions in the Dialysis Unit
Speaker:
Monnie Wasse, MD, MPH
– Rush University Medical Center
Main Session
8:24 AM - 8:39 AM
East Coast USA Time
Panel Discussion
Panelist:
Gregg Miller, MD
– Azura
Panelist:
Larry Scher, MD
– Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Panelist:
Karl A. Illig, MD
– FLOW Vascular Institute
Panelist:
Monnie Wasse, MD, MPH
– Rush University Medical Center
Panelist:
Eric K. Peden, MD
– Houston Methodist Hospital
Main Session
8:39 AM - 8:45 AM
East Coast USA Time
Houston, We Have a Problem: These Patients Belong in the University
Speaker:
Eric K. Peden, MD
– Houston Methodist Hospital
Main Session
8:45 AM - 8:51 AM
East Coast USA Time
Houston, We Have a Problem: These Patients Belong in a Dedicated Dialysis Access Center
Speaker:
Karl A. Illig, MD
– FLOW Vascular Institute
Main Session
8:51 AM - 8:53 AM
East Coast USA Time
Rebuttal
Speaker:
Eric K. Peden, MD
– Houston Methodist Hospital
Main Session
8:53 AM - 8:55 AM
East Coast USA Time
Rebuttal
Speaker:
Karl A. Illig, MD
– FLOW Vascular Institute
Main Session
8:55 AM - 9:30 AM
East Coast USA Time
Case Presentations
Case Presenter:
Monnie Wasse, MD, MPH
– Rush University Medical Center
Case Presenter:
Karl A. Illig, MD
– FLOW Vascular Institute
Case Presenter:
Gregg Miller, MD
– Azura
Main Session
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
East Coast USA Time
Refreshment Break with the Exhibitors
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
East Coast USA Time
Refreshment Break with the Exhibitors
Networking
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Session VIII: New Innovations, Trials, Techniques & Devices
Moderator:
John R. Ross, Sr., MD
– Dialysis Access Center, Orangeburg SC
Moderator:
Timothy Clark, MD
– Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, University of Pennsylvania
Main Session
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Session VIII: New Innovations, Trials, Techniques & Devices
Moderator:
John R. Ross, Sr., MD
– Dialysis Access Center, Orangeburg SC
Moderator:
Timothy Clark, MD
– Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, University of Pennsylvania
Main Session
10:00 AM - 10:06 AM
East Coast USA Time
Practical Steps in Setting Up a Medical Device Start Up in Dialysis Access
Presenter:
Michael Tal, MD, MBA
– Hadassah Medical Center
Main Session
10:06 AM - 10:12 AM
East Coast USA Time
First in Human Results of the DESCOVER AV Access Randomized trial of PTA vs Sirolimus Coated Covered Stent
Presenter:
Leonardo Oliveira Harduin, Professor - MD - MSc - PhD
– Federal Fluminense University
Main Session
10:12 AM - 10:18 AM
East Coast USA Time
Endovascular Suture-free AV Anastomosis
Presenter:
Ari Kramer, MD
– Spartanburg Hospital System
Main Session
10:18 AM - 10:24 AM
East Coast USA Time
Mid-term Results of the VENOS-2 Feasibility Study of the Velocity pAVF System
Presenter:
Rishi Razdan, MD
– Azura Vascular Care of Jacksonville
Main Session
10:24 AM - 10:30 AM
East Coast USA Time
ACCESS 2: One-Year AVF Outcomes from a Multinational Randomized Trial of Peri-Adventitial Sirolimus Delivery
Presenter:
Mohamad A. Hussain, MD, PhD
– Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Main Session
10:30 AM - 10:36 AM
East Coast USA Time
Semi-Automated 3D Ultrasound for AVF Maturation Assessment and Cannulation Guidance
Presenter:
Stephen Hohmann, MD
– Baylor Scott and White Health
Main Session
10:36 AM - 10:42 AM
East Coast USA Time
24-Month Clinical Outcomes for a New AV Graft Designed to Resist Occlusion & Infection
Presenter:
John R. Ross, Sr., MD
– Dialysis Access Center, Orangeburg SC
Main Session
10:42 AM - 10:48 AM
East Coast USA Time
Distal Staging Fistula to Reduce Tunneled Catheter Dependency in ESRD Patients
Presenter:
Ari Kramer, MD
– Spartanburg Hospital System
Main Session
10:48 AM - 10:54 AM
East Coast USA Time
Innovative Breakthroughs in Dialysis: A Novel Restorative Conduit for Dialysis Access
Presenter:
Robert Shahverdyan, MD
– Vascular Institute Hamburg
Main Session
10:54 AM - 11:00 AM
East Coast USA Time
Trials Update for SelfWrap, a Novel Bioabsorbable Perivascular Wrap to Improve AVF Maturation and Patency
Presenter:
Mohamad A. Hussain, MD, PhD
– Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Main Session
11:00 AM - 11:06 AM
East Coast USA Time
Clinical Experience in Improving Dialysis Access Outcomes With a Fistula Support Implant
Presenter:
Stephen Hohmann, MD
– Baylor Scott and White Health
Main Session
11:06 AM - 11:12 AM
East Coast USA Time
Use It or Lose It: How Physician Leadership Shapes Reimbursement Realities
Presenter:
Terry Litchfield, MPA, CPC
– Access Solutions
Main Session
11:12 AM - 11:18 AM
East Coast USA Time
Safety, Efficacy and Feasibility of a Room Temperature Decellularized Femoral Artery Allograft for AV Access
Speaker:
Mark Archie, MD, RPVI
Main Session
11:48 AM - 11:54 AM
East Coast USA Time
AVF Covered Stent 12-Month Results from AVeNEW PAS
Speaker:
Bart Dolmatch, MD, FSIR, Professor Emeritus
– The Palo Alto Medical Foundation
Main Session
11:54 AM - 12:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Comparison of 12-Month Reintervention Outcomes Following Treatment With a Novel Cell-impermeable Endoprosthesis Versus Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty
Speaker:
Karl A. Illig, MD
– FLOW Vascular Institute
Main Session
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
East Coast USA Time
Lunch Break & Visit the Exhibits
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
East Coast USA Time
Lunch Break & Visit the Exhibits
Networking
1:30 PM - 3:05 PM
East Coast USA Time
Session IX: Unresolved Issues - An Update
Moderator:
Stephen Hohmann, MD
– Baylor Scott and White Health
Moderator:
Neghae Mawla, MD
Panelist:
Timothy Clark, MD
– Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, University of Pennsylvania
Panelist:
Robert Shahverdyan, MD
– Vascular Institute Hamburg
Panelist:
Robert E. Lee, MD
– Echelon Development Group
Panelist:
Bart Dolmatch, MD, FSIR, Professor Emeritus
– The Palo Alto Medical Foundation
Panelist:
Karl A. Illig, MD
– FLOW Vascular Institute
Panelist:
Rick Mishler, MD
– Arizona Kidney Disease and Hypertension Centers ASC
Main Session
1:30 PM - 3:05 PM
East Coast USA Time
Session IX: Unresolved Issues - An Update
Moderator:
Stephen Hohmann, MD
– Baylor Scott and White Health
Moderator:
Neghae Mawla, MD
Panelist:
Timothy Clark, MD
– Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, University of Pennsylvania
Panelist:
Robert Shahverdyan, MD
– Vascular Institute Hamburg
Panelist:
Robert E. Lee, MD
– Echelon Development Group
Panelist:
Bart Dolmatch, MD, FSIR, Professor Emeritus
– The Palo Alto Medical Foundation
Panelist:
Karl A. Illig, MD
– FLOW Vascular Institute
Panelist:
Rick Mishler, MD
– Arizona Kidney Disease and Hypertension Centers ASC
Main Session
1:30 PM - 1:36 PM
East Coast USA Time
Update on Drug Coated Balloons
Speaker:
Timothy Clark, MD
– Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, University of Pennsylvania
Main Session
1:36 PM - 1:42 PM
East Coast USA Time
Alternatives to Radiation for Access Intervention
Speaker:
Robert Shahverdyan, MD
– Vascular Institute Hamburg
Main Session
1:42 PM - 1:48 PM
East Coast USA Time
Critically Assessing Device Effectiveness
Speaker:
Robert E. Lee, MD
– Echelon Development Group
Main Session
1:48 PM - 1:54 PM
East Coast USA Time
Device Permeability or Not?
Speaker:
Bart Dolmatch, MD, FSIR, Professor Emeritus
– The Palo Alto Medical Foundation
Main Session
1:54 PM - 2:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Interrupted vs. Continuous Suturing
Speaker:
Karl A. Illig, MD
– FLOW Vascular Institute
Main Session
2:00 PM - 2:06 PM
East Coast USA Time
How Much Surgery Should a Non-surgeon Be Doing?
Speaker:
Rick Mishler, MD
– Arizona Kidney Disease and Hypertension Centers ASC
Main Session
2:06 PM - 2:21 PM
East Coast USA Time
Panel Discussion
Panelist:
Timothy Clark, MD
– Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, University of Pennsylvania
Panelist:
Robert Shahverdyan, MD
– Vascular Institute Hamburg
Panelist:
Robert E. Lee, MD
– Echelon Development Group
Panelist:
Bart Dolmatch, MD, FSIR, Professor Emeritus
– The Palo Alto Medical Foundation
Panelist:
Karl A. Illig, MD
– FLOW Vascular Institute
Panelist:
Rick Mishler, MD
– Arizona Kidney Disease and Hypertension Centers ASC
Main Session
2:21 PM - 3:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Case Presentations
Case Presenter:
Rick Mishler, MD
– Arizona Kidney Disease and Hypertension Centers ASC
Case Presenter:
Timothy Clark, MD
– Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, University of Pennsylvania
Case Presenter:
Bart Dolmatch, MD, FSIR, Professor Emeritus
– The Palo Alto Medical Foundation
Main Session
3:00 PM - 3:05 PM
East Coast USA Time
Closing Remarks
Moderator:
Karl A. Illig, MD
– FLOW Vascular Institute
Main Session