Management of Osteoarthritis of the Knee

Monday, March 31, 2025

8:30 AM – 9:45 AM CT

Location: Music City Center, 207 AB

CE: 1.25

Content Level: 200 (intermediate)

Coordinator(s)

John Smirniotopoulos, MD, MS

Assistant Professor of Radiology
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, United States
Siddharth Padia, MD

Professor
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, United States

A comprehensive discussion of minimally invasive procedures for pain related to osteoarthritis of the knee. This session will include the workup of these patients, delve into injections such as PRP and Hyaluronic acid, deep dive into genicular artery embolization and genicular nerve ablation. The program will round out with a debate of embolization vs ablation followed by a Q&A session.

Learning Objectives:

Understand all minimally invasive therapies available to Interventional Radiologists for management of pain related to osteoarthritis of the knee.
Develop an understanding of indication and techniques for GAE.
Develop an understanding of indication and techniques for GNA.

Presentations:

8:30 AM – 8:42 AM CT

Osteoarthritis of the Knee: Patient Selection for Minimally Invasive Therapies and Practice Building
Speaker: Osman Ahmed, MD, FSIR – University of Chicago
8:42 AM – 8:54 AM CT

Minimally Invasive Therapies for Knee Osteoarthritis: Injectables and Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
Speaker: Ryan Hubbard, MD (he/him/his) – Anderson Orthopedic Clinic
8:54 AM – 9:06 AM CT

Genicular Artery Embolization: Current Data and Technique(s)
Speaker: Leigh Casadaban, MD, MS – University of Colorado
9:06 AM – 9:18 AM CT

Genicular Nerve Ablation: Current Data and Technique(s)
Co-Speaker: Felix Gonzalez, MD – AdventHealth
9:18 AM – 9:30 AM CT

Genicular Artery Embolization VS Genicular Nerve Ablation: How to Choose
Speaker: Siddharth Padia, MD – David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Speaker: John B. Smirniotopoulos, MD, MS – MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
9:30 AM – 9:45 AM CT

Q&A