Treatment of Femoral-Popliteal Disease

Tuesday, April 1, 2025

8:30 AM – 9:45 AM CT

Location: Music City Center, 205 BC

Content Level: 200 (intermediate)

Coordinator(s)

Saher Sabri, MD, FSIR

Chief of Interventional Radiology
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, United States
Luke Wilkins, MD, FSIR

Associate Professor
University of Virginia, United States

The speakers will discuss specific challenges related to the treatment of femoral-popliteal PAD. We will delve into case examples including SFA-Pop long CTOs, heavy calcification and the use of IVL, atherectomy, alternative access for recanalization, popliteal disease, endovascular treatment of CFA disease.

Learning Objectives:

Describe the different anatomical challenges related to treatment of fem-pop disease.
Use best practices to evaluate different options for vessel preparation.
Understand alternative sites of access for treatment of SFA-pop lesions.

Presentations:

8:30 AM – 8:38 AM CT

PAD On Your Clinic Day
Speaker: Amy C. Taylor, MD, MBA (she/her/hers) – University of Virginia
8:38 AM – 8:46 AM CT

Crossing Techniques for CTOs - From Mundane to Magical
Speaker: Brian J. Schiro, MD – Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute / Radiology Associates of South Florida
8:46 AM – 8:54 AM CT

IVL - When, Where, and How?
Speaker: Shawn Sarin, MD – George Washington University
8:54 AM – 9:02 AM CT

Vessel Prep and How to Incorporate Into Your Algorithm
Speaker: Nicholas Hendricks, MD – Florida Endovascular and Interventional
9:02 AM – 9:10 AM CT

Q&A
9:10 AM – 9:18 AM CT

Long Segment CTOs - I’m Across…Now What?
Speaker: Luke R. Wilkins, MD, FSIR – University of Virginia
9:18 AM – 9:26 AM CT

IVUS utilization – do we really want to see?!?
Speaker: Mike Watts, MD, FSIR – Atlantic Medical Imaging
9:26 AM – 9:34 AM CT

Optimal Treatment of Common Femoral Disease: Endovascular vs Surgery
Speaker: Timothy W. Clark, MD, FSIR – University of Pennsylvania; Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
9:34 AM – 9:45 AM CT

Q&A