Current Understanding of the Diagnosis and Management of Acute Ischemic Stroke

Tuesday, April 14, 2026

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM ET

Location: 716A

Coordinator(s)

Manraj Heran, MD (he/him/his)

Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiologist; Pediatric Interventional Radiologist
BC Children's Hospital; Vancouver General Hospital, Canada
Sri Hari Sundararajan, MD

Assistant Professor of Radiology, Attending Physician of Neurointerventional Radiology, Interventional Radiology, and Diagnostic Neuroradiology
University Radiology Group / Robert Wood Johnson Universitu Hospital / St. Peter’s University University Hospital, United States

8:30 AM - 8:40 AM ET

Imaging of Acute Ischemic Stroke
Speaker: Christine Kim, MD (she/her/hers) – University of California Los Angeles
8:40 AM - 8:50 AM ET

EVT 1: The Fundamentals
Speaker: Sri Hari Sundararajan, MD – University Radiology Group / Robert Wood Johnson Universitu Hospital / St. Peter’s University University Hospital
8:50 AM - 9:00 AM ET

EVT II: Beyond The Basics / Controversies and Challenges in Managing AIS
Speaker: Joseph J. Gemmete, MD, FACR, FSIR – Central Michigan University
9:00 AM - 9:10 AM ET

Controversies and Challenges in Managing Acute Ischemic Stroke
Speaker: Jesse Jones, MD (he/him/his) – UAB Neurosurgery
9:10 AM - 9:20 AM ET

CREST 2 Trial: Is It A Paradigm Change in Carotid Disease Management
Speaker: Manraj Kanwal Singh Heran, MD (he/him/his) – BC Children's Hospital; Vancouver General Hospital
9:20 AM - 9:30 AM ET

Carotid Stenting Overview
Speaker: Manraj Kanwal Singh Heran, MD (he/him/his) – BC Children's Hospital; Vancouver General Hospital
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM ET

Q&A