11th Annual Vascular Disease Update : FRIDAY SESSION ONE | University Hospitals – At the Forefront of Vascular Care

Vascular Disease Management from Head to Toe:
This live course covers topics in vascular medicine, surgery and endovascular treatments, including diagnostic testing, clinical guidelines and the latest research and discoveries. Learn more about potential benefits and risks of various therapies, and how they might impact patient care.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
• Identify clinical signs and symptoms of common vascular conditions and the approach to diagnosis and management, including new treatment options
• Describe surgical and interventional treatments for critical limb-threatening ischemia
• Implement diagnostic criteria for diagnosis of vascular disorders in the vascular laboratory
• Discuss guideline-based recommendations for atherosclerosis risk factor modification and treatment of venous thromboembolism


State of the UH Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute

Mehdi Shishehbor, DO, MPH, PhD

Mehdi Shishehbor, DO, MPH, PhD

President, UH Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute
Professor, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

TCAR, endarterectomy and transfemoral carotid artery stenting for carotid disease: Which is best?

Norman Kumins, MD

Norman Kumins, MD

Vascular Surgery, UH Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute
Clinical Assistant Professor, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Revolutionizing the Approach to Pulmonary Embolism: The UH PERT Experience

Robert Schilz, DO

Robert Schilz, DO

Director, PulmonaryHypertension Program, UH Cleveland Medical Center
Professor, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Multidisciplinary Aortic Center: Current State and Future Plans

Cristian Baeza, MD

Cristian Baeza, MD

Associate Professor of Surgery
Co-Director, The Aortic Center
Jae Cho, MD

Jae Cho, MD

Vascular Surgery, UH Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute
Professor, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Novel Approach to Constructing AV Fistulae

Christopher Smith, MD

Christopher Smith, MD

Vascular Surgery, UH Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute
Assistant Professor, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Session 1 Panel Discussion

Cristian Baeza, MD

Cristian Baeza, MD

Associate Professor of Surgery
Co-Director, The Aortic Center
Jae Cho, MD

Jae Cho, MD

Vascular Surgery, UH Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute
Professor, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Robert Schilz, DO

Robert Schilz, DO

Director, PulmonaryHypertension Program, UH Cleveland Medical Center
Professor, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Mehdi Shishehbor, DO, MPH, PhD

Mehdi Shishehbor, DO, MPH, PhD

President, UH Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute
Professor, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Norman Kumins, MD

Norman Kumins, MD

Vascular Surgery, UH Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute
Clinical Assistant Professor, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Session TWO

Session THREE