Transplant Interventions

Tuesday, April 1, 2025

3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT

Location: Music City Center, 202 A

CE: 1.5

Moderator(s)

Eric Hohenwalter, MD, FSIR

Professor, Chief of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
Medical College of Wisconsin, United States

Presentations:

3:00 PM – 3:09 PM CT

Correlation of Pre Locoregional Therapy Percutaneous Core Biopsy Histopathologic Grade in LI-RADS 5 Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) with Post Orthotopic Liver Transplant HCC Recurrence and Survival
Presenting Author: Pedram Keshavarz, MD – David Geffen School of Medicine At UCLA
Author/Co-author: Zahra Mohammadi Goldar, MD – UCLA
Author/Co-author: Steven S. Raman, MD, FSIR – David Geffen School of Medicine At UCLA
Author/Co-author: Om Patel, None – UCLA
Author/Co-author: Aarib Shahab, None – UCLA
Author/Co-author: Annabel Chen, BS – UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
Author/Co-author: Vatche G. Agopian, MD – UCLA
Author/Co-author: Richard Finn, MD – UCLA
Author/Co-author: Justin McWilliams, MD, FSIR – David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Author/Co-author: Jason Chiang, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Interventional Radiology, UCLA
Author/Co-author: David S.K. Lu, MD – UCLA
3:09 PM – 3:18 PM CT

Essential Role of Interventional Radiology in the Care of Patients after Organ Transplant: a Quantitative Retrospective Analysis
Presenting Author: Clark R. Restrepo, MD (he/him/his) – Medstar Georgetown University Hospital
Author/Co-author: Lubaba Hasan, BS – Medstar Georgetown Transplant Institute
Author/Co-author: Alexander Kroemer, MD – Medstar Georgetown Transplant Institute
Author/Co-author: Nora Tabori, MD (she/her/hers) – MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Author/Co-author: Emil I. Cohen, MD, FSIR – Medstar Georgetown University Hospital
3:18 PM – 3:27 PM CT

Long Term Impact of Pre-Orthotopic Liver Transplant Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Placement on Post-Transplant Survival: A Propensity-Matched Analysis Using the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) Database
Presenting Author: Mohammad Mirza-Aghazadeh-Attari, MD, MPH – Johns Hopkins University
Author/Co-author: Peiman Habibollahi, MD, RPVI – MD Anderson Cancer Center
Author/Co-author: Saher Sabri, MD, FSIR – MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
Author/Co-author: Emil I. Cohen, MD, FSIR – Medstar Georgetown University Hospital
Author/Co-author: Nima Kokabi, MD – University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Author/Co-author: Juan C. Camacho, MD (he/him/his) – Florida State University, Radiology Associates of Florida
Author/Co-author: Pejman Radkani, MD – MedStar Georgetown
Author/Co-author: Rohit Satoskar, MD – MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute
Author/Co-author: Arul Thomas, MD – MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute
Author/Co-author: Bill Majdalany, MD, FSIR (he/him/his) – University of Vermont Medical Center
Author/Co-author: Wael Saad, MD – University of Utah
Author/Co-author: Nariman Nezami, MD (he/him/his) – Georgetown University Medical Center
3:27 PM – 3:36 PM CT

Management of Acute Pulmonary Embolism in Post Lung Transplant Patients Using Mechanical Thrombectomy and Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis Techniques
Presenting Author: Ahmad Arar, MD – University of Texas Southwestern
Author/Co-author: Samuel Rice, MD – University of Texas, Southwestern
Author/Co-author: Mhd Wisam Alnablsi, MD – UTSW Medical Center/Dept of Radiology
Author/Co-author: Akhilesh Pillai (he/him/his) – McGovern Medical School UTHealth Houston
Author/Co-author: Jamaal Benjamin, MD – UT Southwestern
Author/Co-author: Rehan Quadri, MD – UT Southwestern Medical Center
Author/Co-author: Rakesh K. Varma, MD – University of Pittsburgh
Author/Co-author: Moaz M. Choudhary, MD – University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Author/Co-author: Daniel Lamus, MD – University of Texas Southwestern Medical School Program
Author/Co-author: Anil K. Pillai, MD, MBA – University of Texas Health Science Center
3:36 PM – 3:45 PM CT

Primary Patency and Duplex Ultrasound Dynamics in Drug-Eluting versus Bare-Metal Hepatic Artery Stents Placed in Liver Transplant Patients
Presenting Author: Mohamad Harraka – Georgetown University School of Medicine
Author/Co-author: Clark R. Restrepo, MD (he/him/his) – Medstar Georgetown University Hospital
Author/Co-author: Danielle DeMulder, MD – Medstar Georgetown University Hospital
Author/Co-author: Michael Ching, MD – MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
Author/Co-author: Saher Sabri, MD, FSIR – MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
Author/Co-author: Emil I. Cohen, MD, FSIR – Medstar Georgetown University Hospital
Author/Co-author: Nariman Nezami, MD (he/him/his) – Georgetown University Medical Center
3:45 PM – 3:54 PM CT

Safety and Efficacy of Primary Stent Placement for Hepatic Artery Kinks in Liver Transplant Recipients
Presenting Author: Sheikh Muhammad Usman Shami, MD (he/him/his) – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Author/Co-author: Vijay Ramalingam, MD – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Author/Co-author: Ammar Sarwar, MD, FSIR (he/him/his) – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Author/Co-author: Jeffrey Weinstein, MD, FSIR – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Author/Co-author: David Lee, MD – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Author/Co-author: Michael Curry, MD – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | Harvard Medical School
Author/Co-author: Devin E. Eckhoff, MD – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Author/Co-author: Muneeb Ahmed, MD, FSIR – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard
3:54 PM – 4:03 PM CT

Safety and feasibility of Preoperative Simultaneous Portal Vein Embolization and Biliary Drainage in Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma prior to Hepatectomy
Presenting Author: Hooman Yarmohammadi, MD – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Author/Co-author: Mohamed M. Soliman, MD – New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medicine
Author/Co-author: Olivier Chevallier, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – François-Mitterrand Teaching Hospital, University of Bourgogne/Franche-Comté
Author/Co-author: Sara Velayati, MD – White Plain Hospital
Author/Co-author: Ken Zhao, MD – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Author/Co-author: Brett Marinelli, MD – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Author/Co-author: Fourat Ridouani, MD – Division of Interventional Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
Author/Co-author: Vlasios S. Sotirchos, MD – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Author/Co-author: Anne Covey, MD – Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
4:03 PM – 4:12 PM CT

Splenic Artery Embolization Improves Hepatic Artery Buffer Response in Patients with Non-occlusive Hepatic Artery Hypoperfusion Syndrome After Liver Transplantation
Presenting Author: Jonas Kruse, MD – UCLA
Presenting Author: Dustin Roberts, MD – UCLA Health
Author/Co-author: Arjun B. Ranade, MD – UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
Author/Co-author: Fady M. Kaldas, MD – UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
Author/Co-author: Edward W. Lee, MD – University of California, Los Angeles
Author/Co-author: Lucas R. Cusumano, MD, MPH – ucla
4:12 PM – 4:21 PM CT

Transplant Liver Biopsies: Does Biopsy Needle Gauge Matter?
Presenting Author: Connie Liou, MD – Columbia University
Author/Co-author: Juhi Deolankar, MD – New York Presbyterian/Columbia University
Author/Co-author: Brett Musialowicz, MD – Columbia University
Author/Co-author: Rooshi Parikh, BS – The City University of New York
Author/Co-author: Stephen P. Reis, MD – Columbia University
Author/Co-author: Joshua Weintraub, MD, FACR, FSIR (he/him/his) – Columbia University
Author/Co-author: Kiyon Naser-Tavakolian, MD – Columbia University
4:21 PM – 4:30 PM CT

Thrombosis Risk and Breakthrough Pulmonary Embolism in Cancer Patients with Inferior Vena Cava Filters and Impact of Mechanical Thrombectomy in Patient Outcomes: A Single-Center Retrospective Analysis of 1,594 patients
Presenting Author: Koustav Pal, MBBS (he/him/his) – MD Anderson
Author/Co-author: Mohammad Mahdi Khavandi, MD – MD Anderson Cancer Center
Author/Co-author: Noreen Siddiqui, MD – MD Anderson
Author/Co-author: Joshua D. Kuban, MD, FSIR, MA – MD Anderson Cancer Center
Author/Co-author: Milan Patel, MD – MD Anderson Cancer Center
Author/Co-author: Ketan Shah, MD – MD Anderson
Author/Co-author: Kamran Ahrar, MD – MD Anderson Cancer Center
Author/Co-author: Alda Tam, MD, FSIR – MD Anderson Cancer Center
Author/Co-author: Steven Y. Huang, MD, FSIR – The University of Texas MD Anderson
Author/Co-author: Varshana Gurusamy, MD – MD Anderson Cancer Center
Author/Co-author: Sanjay Gupta, MD, FSIR – MD Anderson Cancer Center
Author/Co-author: Peiman Habibollahi, MD, RPVI – MD Anderson Cancer Center
Author/Co-author: Rahul A. Sheth, MD, FSIR – MD Anderson