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  • Sunday, Mar 30th
    8:30 AM – 9:45 AM CT
    Office Based Labonomics 101: Building a Core Team, Exploring Different Models
    Location: Music City Center, 205 A
    Co-Coordinator: Michelle N. Maneevese, MD (she/her/hers) – Access Vascular Health
    Coordinator: Derek Mittleider, MD, FSIR – Vascular and Embolization Specialists
    Office-based ProceduresLevel 100 (beginner)Categorical Course
     Earn 1.25 CME
  • Sunday, Mar 30th
    8:30 AM – 8:39 AM CT
    OBL Team Model 1: The Skeleton Crew
    Location: Music City Center, 205 A
    Speaker: Olaguoke K. Akinwande, MD (he/him/his) – Midwest Institute for Non Surgical Therapy
    Office-based ProceduresLevel 100 (beginner)Categorical Course
  • Sunday, Mar 30th
    8:39 AM – 8:48 AM CT
    OBL Team Model 2: The One Woman Show
    Location: Music City Center, 205 A
    Co-Speaker: Michelle N. Maneevese, MD (she/her/hers) – Access Vascular Health
    Office-based ProceduresLevel 100 (beginner)Categorical Course
  • Sunday, Mar 30th
    8:48 AM – 8:57 AM CT
    OBL Team Model 3: Hire to What You Aspire
    Location: Music City Center, 205 A
    Speaker: Jafar Golzarian, MD, FSIR – University of Minnesota / North Star Vascular
    Office-based ProceduresLevel 100 (beginner)Categorical Course
  • Sunday, Mar 30th
    8:57 AM – 9:06 AM CT
    OBL Team Model 4: How and When to Choose a Partner
    Location: Music City Center, 205 A
    Speaker: Derek Mittleider, MD, FSIR – Vascular and Embolization Specialists
    Office-based ProceduresLevel 100 (beginner)Categorical Course
  • Sunday, Mar 30th
    9:06 AM – 9:15 AM CT
    Team Building Beyond the OBL: Podiatry, Cardiology, Vascular Surgery
    Location: Music City Center, 205 A
    Co-Speaker: Ali Golshan, MD – Ali Golshan MD Inc
    Office-based ProceduresLevel 100 (beginner)Categorical Course
  • Sunday, Mar 30th
    9:15 AM – 9:24 AM CT
    OBL in Academics
    Location: Music City Center, 205 A
    Speaker: David Mauro, MD – UNC
    Office-based ProceduresLevel 100 (beginner)Categorical Course
  • Sunday, Mar 30th
    9:24 AM – 9:33 AM CT
    Team Building Beyond the OBL: Urology, Gynecology, Dermatology, Primary Care
    Location: Music City Center, 205 A
    Speaker: Gustavo Elias, MD – Virginia Interventional and Vascular Associates
    Office-based ProceduresLevel 100 (beginner)Categorical Course
  • Sunday, Mar 30th
    9:33 AM – 9:45 AM CT
    Q&A
    Location: Music City Center, 205 A
    Office-based ProceduresLevel 100 (beginner)Categorical Course
  • Sunday, Mar 30th
    1:15 PM – 2:30 PM CT
    Breaking Barriers: Navigating Exclusivity Clauses and Mastering Contract Negotiations
    Location: Music City Center, 205 A
    Coordinator: Mary Costantino, MD, FSIR (she/her/hers) – Advanced Vascular Centers
    Coordinator: Michael Cumming, MD, MBA, RPVI (he/him/his) – Vascular and Interventional Experts
    Office-based ProceduresLevel 200 (intermediate)Categorical Course
     Earn 1.25 CME
  • Sunday, Mar 30th
    1:15 PM – 1:27 PM CT
    Evaluating the Enforceability of Physician Non-Competes in 2025
    Location: Music City Center, 205 A
    Speaker: Jason Greis, JD (he/him/his) – Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP
    Office-based ProceduresLevel 200 (intermediate)Categorical Course
  • Sunday, Mar 30th
    1:27 PM – 1:39 PM CT
    Considerations for Negotiating Contracts with Partners
    Location: Music City Center, 205 A
    Speaker: Michael Cumming, MD, MBA, RPVI (he/him/his) – Vascular and Interventional Experts
    Office-based ProceduresLevel 200 (intermediate)Categorical Course
  • Sunday, Mar 30th
    1:39 PM – 1:51 PM CT
    Legal Considerations for Navigating Exclusivity Clauses
    Location: Music City Center, 205 A
    Speaker: Jason Greis, JD (he/him/his) – Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP
    Office-based ProceduresLevel 200 (intermediate)Categorical Course
  • Sunday, Mar 30th
    1:51 PM – 2:03 PM CT
    Top 5 lessons learned negotiating my own contracts. Top 5 lessons learned negotiating contracts with hospitals.
    Location: Music City Center, 205 A
    Speaker: Donald L. Garbett, MD – IR Centers
    Office-based ProceduresLevel 200 (intermediate)Categorical Course
  • Sunday, Mar 30th
    2:03 PM – 2:15 PM CT
    Exclusivity Clause - How This Almost Stopped me from Opening an OBL, and how I Solved the Problem.
    Location: Music City Center, 205 A
    Speaker: Derek Mittleider, MD, FSIR – Vascular and Embolization Specialists
    Office-based ProceduresLevel 200 (intermediate)Categorical Course
  • Sunday, Mar 30th
    2:15 PM – 2:30 PM CT
    Q&A
    Location: Music City Center, 205 A
    Office-based ProceduresLevel 200 (intermediate)Categorical Course
  • Monday, Mar 31st
    8:30 AM – 9:45 AM CT
    Labreneurship: Brand Building and Growth
    Location: Music City Center, 205 A
    Coordinator: Aaron Kovaleski, MD – Endovascular Consultants of Colorado, PC
    Coordinator: Warren Swee, MD – CLI Vascular Specialists
    Office-based ProceduresLevel 200 (intermediate)Categorical Course
     Earn 1.25 CME
  • Monday, Mar 31st
    8:30 AM – 8:39 AM CT
    “Boots on the Ground” - Things You Yourself Can Do as Your Own Rep
    Location: Music City Center, 205 A
    Speaker: Warren Swee, MD – CLI Vascular Specialists
    Office-based ProceduresLevel 200 (intermediate)Categorical Course
  • Monday, Mar 31st
    8:39 AM – 8:48 AM CT
    Digital Presence and Its Importance - Website and SEO
    Location: Music City Center, 205 A
    Speaker: Connor McPherson (he/him/his) – OBL Marketing
    Office-based ProceduresLevel 200 (intermediate)Categorical Course
  • Monday, Mar 31st
    8:48 AM – 8:57 AM CT
    Marketing Expansion - Social Media, Radio, TV
    Location: Music City Center, 205 A
    Speaker: Christopher Goettl, MD, MBA – University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix
    Office-based ProceduresLevel 200 (intermediate)Categorical Course
  • Monday, Mar 31st
    8:57 AM – 9:06 AM CT
    Take Control of Your Marketing Budget
    Location: Music City Center, 205 A
    Speaker: Dev Batra, MD – Premier Endovascular PLLC
    Office-based ProceduresLevel 200 (intermediate)Categorical Course
  • Monday, Mar 31st
    9:06 AM – 9:15 AM CT
    Challenges of Marketing IR Independently vs. Being Part of a Large Group
    Location: Music City Center, 205 A
    Speaker: Aaron Kovaleski, MD – Endovascular Consultants of Colorado, PC
    Office-based ProceduresLevel 200 (intermediate)Categorical Course
  • Monday, Mar 31st
    9:15 AM – 9:24 AM CT
    As the Brand
    Location: Music City Center, 205 A
    Speaker: Dianne Keen, FRBMA – AbbaDox
    Office-based ProceduresLevel 200 (intermediate)Categorical Course
  • Monday, Mar 31st
    9:24 AM – 9:33 AM CT
    Real Life Example of a Functional Marketing Program in an Independent IR OBL
    Location: Music City Center, 205 A
    Speaker: Aaron Kovaleski, MD – Endovascular Consultants of Colorado, PC
    Office-based ProceduresLevel 200 (intermediate)Categorical Course
  • Monday, Mar 31st
    9:33 AM – 9:45 AM CT
    Q&A
    Location: Music City Center, 205 A
    Office-based ProceduresLevel 200 (intermediate)Categorical Course
  • Monday, Mar 31st
    12:10 PM – 1:10 PM CT
    86 - Prostate Artery Embolization in the Office Based Lab Setting Versus Hospital Setting
    Location: Music City Center, Expo Poster Area
    Poster Presenter: Connie Liou, MD – Columbia University
    Author/Co-author: Abin Sajan, MD – Columbia Irving Medical Center
    Author/Co-author: Samuel Fordyce, MD – Columbia University
    Author/Co-author: Asad Baig, MD – Columbia University
    Author/Co-author: Stephen P. Reis, MD – Columbia University
    Author/Co-author: Noor Ahmad, MD – Columbia University
    Author/Co-author: David C. Sperling, MD – Columbia University
    Author/Co-author: Kiyon Naser-Tavakolian, MD – Columbia University
    Office-based ProceduresTraditional Poster
  • Tuesday, Apr 1st
    1:15 PM – 2:30 PM CT
    Maximizing Productivity: Simple Cases/services to Fill OBL/ASC Downtime
    Location: Music City Center, 205 A
    Coordinator: Kamal Morar, MD, MBA – Morar Medical
    Coordinator: Keerthi Prasad, MD (he/him/his) – Embolix
    Office-based ProceduresLevel 300 (advanced)Categorical Course
     Earn 1.25 CME
  • Tuesday, Apr 1st
    1:15 PM – 1:27 PM CT
    What's Your Burn Per Hour Rate in the OBL/ASC & the Managerial Dashboard
    Location: Music City Center, 205 A
    Speaker: Kamal Morar, MD, MBA – Morar Medical
    Office-based ProceduresLevel 300 (advanced)Categorical Course
  • Tuesday, Apr 1st
    1:27 PM – 1:39 PM CT
    Simple Pain Procedures/services Which Do Not Require Physician Time
    Location: Music City Center, 205 A
    Speaker: Keerthi Prasad, MD (he/him/his) – Embolix
    Office-based ProceduresLevel 300 (advanced)Categorical Course
  • Tuesday, Apr 1st
    1:39 PM – 1:51 PM CT
    How to Market and Cultivate Additional Services/procedures from Your Existing Data Base of Patients
    Location: Music City Center, 205 A
    Speaker: Sandeep Rao, MD, MBA – Southwestern IR Institute/Ally Pain & Vascular
    Office-based ProceduresLevel 300 (advanced)Categorical Course
  • Tuesday, Apr 1st
    1:51 PM – 2:03 PM CT
    How Not to Leave Anything on the Table - Incomplete Procedural Documentation and Billing in the OBL/ASC
    Location: Music City Center, 205 A
    Speaker: Beth Kujawski (she/her/hers) – StreamlineMD
    Office-based ProceduresLevel 300 (advanced)Categorical Course
  • Tuesday, Apr 1st
    2:03 PM – 2:15 PM CT
    Using Physician Extenders to Boost your Peripheral Vascular Practice
    Location: Music City Center, 205 A
    Speaker: Elsie Koh, MD, FSIR (she/her/hers) – American Endovascular and Amputation Prevention
    Office-based ProceduresLevel 300 (advanced)Categorical Course
  • Tuesday, Apr 1st
    2:15 PM – 2:30 PM CT
    Q&A
    Location: Music City Center, 205 A
    Office-based ProceduresLevel 300 (advanced)Categorical Course
  • Wednesday, Apr 2nd
    11:33 AM – 11:42 AM CT
    Post-graduate year 6 (PGY-6) resident experience in the office-based lab (OBL) setting in an academic IR practice, a cross-sectional study.
    Location: Music City Center, 205 BC
    Presenting Author: John Filtes, MD – Columbia University Irving Medical Center
    Author/Co-author: Abin Sajan, MD – Columbia Irving Medical Center
    Author/Co-author: Hannah Bae, MD – Columbia University
    Author/Co-author: Kiyon Naser-Tavakolian, MD – Columbia University
    Author/Co-author: Sidney Brejt, MD – Columbia University
    Author/Co-author: Stephen P. Reis, MD – Columbia University
    Author/Co-author: Noor Ahmad, MD – Columbia University
    Author/Co-author: Mari Tassarotti, MD – Columbia University
    Office-based ProceduresScientific Session