Track: Portal Hypertension
Hector Ferral, MD (he/him/his)
Vice-Chairman of Research
Louisiana State University
Financial relationships: Full list of relationships is listed on the CME information page.
Claire Kaufman, MD
Associate Professor
Oregon Health & Science University
Financial relationships: Full list of relationships is listed on the CME information page.
Description of the session: This session will cover the most important aspects of assessment and management of patients with portal hypertension. The purpose is to target interventional radiologists in their early career or with limited experience with portal hypertension and TIPS to show the basic steps and not dwell on difficult or extreme cases. The session will cover: evaluation of the patient with portal hypertension, basics steps to perform a TIPS, know when to offer interventions other than TIPS, and patient management and follow-up after intervention.
Speaker: Hector Ferral, MD (he/him/his) – Louisiana State University
Speaker: Claire Kaufman, MD – Oregon Health & Science University
Speaker: Preston Eiswirth, MD – SPS Radiology/Intermountain Health
Speaker: George Behrens, MD – VIR Chicago
Speaker: Hamed Aryafar, MD, FSIR (he/him/his) – San Diego Imaging Medical Group
Speaker: Maria del Pilar Bayona Molano, MD – USC University of Southern California