UPMC Pittsburgh Vascular Symposium Comprehensive Vascular Care 2025

1. Overview
The UPMC Pittsburgh Vascular Symposium Comprehensive Vascular Care 2025 provides an in-depth review of current trends, controversies, and advanced techniques in vascular surgery. The program covers a broad spectrum of topics, including deep venous insufficiency, aortic arch interventions, PAD management, and the integration of medical AI and telemedicine in vascular practice.
Course Date: Pittsburgh, PA US May 8, 2025 to May 10, 2025
2. Learning Objectives

Evaluate comprehensive treatment strategies for deep and superficial venous insufficiency, including DVT management and pelvic congestion syndrome.

Analyze current algorithms for carotid interventions, weighing the benefits of CEA, TCAR, and medical management.

Assess advanced endovascular approaches for complex aortic diseases, including TEVAR, fenestrated grafts, and the management of endoleaks.

Implement modern limb salvage techniques for peripheral arterial disease (PAD), integrating covered stents, DCBs, and bypass options.

Incorporate emerging technologies, such as medical AI applications, 3D printing, and telemedicine, to optimize patient care and clinical workflows.

3. Target Audience

Best for vascular surgeons and interventionalists who want updates on endovascular techniques, aortic repair, and limb salvage strategies.

This course is designed for primary care providers, cardiologists, interventionalists, vascular surgeons, and other interested healthcare professionals who provide primary care services.

4. Topics
Topics (68 Lectures):

01 Mentorship – A Personal Journey

02 Is There Any Room for Improvement in Superficial Venous Insufficiency Strategies

03 Iliocaval Reconstruction

04 Transposition of the Femoral Vein in Deep Vein in The Patients with Deep Venous Reflux

05 Possibilities and Challenges with Ultrasound Artificial Intelligence in Acute DVT Diagnosis

06 Comprehensive Evaluation and Treatment for Pelvic Congestion Syndrome

07 Advanced Catheter Configuration for Peritoneal Dialysis

08 When Is Percutaneous AVF a Good Option, When Is It Not

09 Creative Access When Standard AVFAVG Are Not an Option

10 Pittsburgh Vascular Symposium 2025 – Panel Disscussion on Venous & Dialysis

11 Case Review – Upper Extremity DVT

12 GLP-1 Agonists, What Do I Need to Know

13 Do We Really Need Double Antiplatelet Therapy for Every Vascular Patient

14 Vascular Medicine Is a Critical Component to Optimal Care

15 Grafts & Flaps for Lower Extremity Salvage

16 What Am I Looking for in a Spine Exposure

17 Spine Exposure Tips and Tricks

18 Panel Discussion – Vascular Care, Antiplatelet Therapy for Vascular Patients, Spine Exposure

19 Medical AI Apps Are Proliferating – Are They Helping Patients or Providers

20 Focal Delivery for Antiplatelet Therapy to Prevent Stent Thrombosis and Reduce Bleeding Risk

21 Putting Imaging in Your Hands – the UPMC 3D Printing Program

22 My Patients and I Love the OBL. Which Patients Are Appropriate

23 The Regrettable Journey – Why I Opened an Office-Based Lab ASC and Now Question My Life Choices. A Scientific, Satirical, an…

24 Have We Solved the Carotid Duplex Criteria

25 Vascular Ultrasound Is an Invaluable Adjunct During All Phases of Care

26 Cerebral Hyperperfusion Syndrome Following CEA

27 Debate – CEA Is Still the Gold Standard for Carotid Intervention

28 Debate – TCAR Is the New Standard for Carotid Intervention

29 Easy TCAR 40 Minutes, Difficult TCAR 43 Minutes

30 Common Carotid Artery Disease – Is There Data to Support Intervention

31 Pittsburgh Vascular Symposium 2025 – Panel Disscussion on Carotid & Vascular Lab

32 Case Review – Heart Catheterization via Radial Access

33 Case Review – Management of Aortoiliac Disease

34 Case Review – Post-Procedure Vascular Complications – Clinical Course and Management

35 Forging Vascular Surgeons of Tomorrow – Balancing Autonomy and Excellence in the Quality Era

36 Uncomplicated Type B Aortic Dissection – TEVAR or Medical Management Do We Need a Trial

37 Uncomplicated Type B Dissection – Clinical Equipoise and the IMPROVE-AD Study

38 Strategies to Minimize SCI after TEVAR – Is There Any Role for Prophylactic Spinal Drainage

39 Endovascular Approaches to the Aortic Arch

40 In Laser Situ Fenestration – Bailout or a Great Planned Procedure

41 Management Strategy for Infected Aortic Aneurysms

42 Endoanchor Use in the Thoracic Aorta

43 Using Telemedicine to Improve Limb Salvage in Rural Communities

44 Covered Stents, DCB, DES – Is There Any Role Left for POBA and Bare Metal Stents

45 My Approach to Challenging Tibial Occlusive Disease

46 Which Patients to Consider Deep Vein Arterialization

47 What Is My Approach to the Young Patient with PAD

48 Can We Make Any Progress to Improve Outcomes for Acute Mesenteric Ischemia

49 Pittsburgh Vascular Symposium 2025 – Panel Disscussion (Part 2)

50 Current Trends and New Options for Thoracoabdominal Aortic Repair to Overcome Spinal Cord Ischemia

51 Should I Worry About or Ignore In Stent Re-Stenosis in the SFA

52 The Pedal Bypass Remains a Durable Limb Salvage Option

53 Improving Limb Salvaged Outcomes in the Disadvantaged Population

54 Below the Knee Adjuncts for PAD Treatment

55 Aortobifemoral Bypass Remains a Viable Procedure in 2025

56 Suction Thrombectomy Always Works on Social Media

57 Is a Common Femoral Stent Ever an Appropriate Option

58 Pittsburgh Vascular Symposium 2025 – Panel Disscussion (Part 3)

59 Which Bridging Stent Is Best for Complex Aortic Procedures

60 Who Gets an Open AAA Repair in 2025

61 AAA Rupture – EVAR or Bust

62 Can the Aortic Wall Be Stabilized to Prevent Aortic Growth

63 Is the Internal Iliac Artery Worth Saving During EVAR

64 Approach to the Type 1A Endoleaks

65 How to Manage the Angulated Neck with EVAR

66 Pittsburgh Vascular Symposium 2025 – Panel Disscussion

67 Case Presentation – Aortic

68 How to Incorporate Shared Decision Making for CTLI