PAD Practice Building: Private Practice to Ivory Tower

Sunday, March 30, 2025

8:30 AM – 9:45 AM CT

Location: Music City Center, 205 BC

CE: 1.25

Content Level: 100 (foundational)

Coordinator(s)

Srini Tummala, MD

CEO & Director Vascular Disease
Florida Vascular Specialists, United States
Amy Taylor, MD, MBA (she/her/hers)

Assistant Professor
University of Virginia, United States

This session will give those who attend an overview of the various practice types and how to build a vascular practice in each one. The session will focus on strategies and pearls to help those starting a vascular practice.

Learning Objectives:

Understand differences in building a vascular program in different practice models.
Learn the differences of an IR/DR group, University group, and OBL/ASC model in terms of building a vascular program.
Learn tips and strategies for building a strong vascular referral network.

Presentations:

8:30 AM – 8:42 AM CT

Building a PAD Practice in the Ivory Tower
Speaker: Luke R. Wilkins, MD, FSIR – University of Virginia
8:42 AM – 8:54 AM CT

Building a PAD Practice in My Traditional DR/IR Practice
Speaker: Ansar Z. Vance, MD – University of Pennsylvania
8:54 AM – 9:06 AM CT

Building a PAD Practice for My OBL/ASC
Speaker: Nicholas Petruzzi, MD – Vascular Institute of Atlantic Medical Imaging
9:06 AM – 9:18 AM CT

Building a Vascular Practice in Today's Competitive Environment
Speaker: Olaguoke K. Akinwande, MD (he/him/his) – Midwest Institute for Non Surgical Therapy
9:18 AM – 9:30 AM CT

Importance of the Vascular Lab
Speaker: Bret N. Wiechmann, MD – Vascular & Interventional Physicians
9:33 AM – 9:45 AM CT

Q&A