A Z H E R I Q B A L , M DIt is my pleasure to invite you to the 14th Annual VIA Symposium. This yearly educational gathering has become a cherished annual Western New York event which brings new cutting edge minimally invasive image guided treatment modality updates. These are presented by renowned experts from around the country to primary care providers in our community.

Over last few meetings, we have included thought provoking leader discussions about trends and changes in medical care delivery. We think that this is very pertinent and timely. These changes will affect practice of medicine, especially at the primary care level. We have again included a couple of very interesting talks on these topics.

We are honored to have Dr. Nelson Hopkins as our keynote speaker. Dr. Hopkins is world renowned for his innovations in neurovascular interventions. Dr. Hopkins is a native Buffalonian who has also changed care delivery model in Buffalo. He has been a proponent of team approach before the word was known in the halls of medicine.

We are very excited to give you updates on DVT management, vascular disease management, perspectives on women’s health and neurovascular interventions with national and internationally renowned experts such as Dr. Ari Isaacson, Dr. Jay Bishop, Dr. Nicos Labropoulos, Dr. Adnan Siddiqui, Dr. John Lipman, Dr. Maciej Dryjski, Dr. Robert Tahara, Dr.Julie Madejski and Dr. Irfan Khan.

I hope that you will enjoy this symposium!

ARI ISAACSON, MDVascular Interventional RadiologyDirector of Clinical Research forthe Department of RadiologyUNC Department of RadiologyChapel Hill, NC

7:15AM - 7:45AM Registration7:45AM - 8:00AM Welcoming Remarks

8:00AM - 8:30AM Update on DVT management and hypercoaguable evaluationG. JAY BISHOP, MD

8:30AM - 9:00AM Managing lower extremity vascular disease outside thehospital: What’s safe, what’s feasible, & what’s fantasyROBERT TAHARA, MD

10:00AM - 10:15AM Panel Discussion, Q&A10:15AM - 10:30AM Break & Exhibits

12:00PM - 12:20PM Panel Discussion, Q&A12:20PM - 12:50PM Lunch & Exhibits

10:30AM - 11:00AM Advanced office gynecologyJULIE MADEJSKI, MD

11:00AM - 11:30AM Uterine artery embolization for treatment of fibroids andadenomyosisJOHN LIPMAN, MD

12:50PM - 1:20PM Keynote PresentationNELSON HOPKINS, MD

1:20PM - 1:50PM AAA work up and management in an outpatient settingMACIEJ DRYJSKI, MD

2:20PM - 2:50PM Clinical research as a care option: New year, new paradigms,new opportunitiesIRFAN KHAN, MD

2:50PM - 3:00PM Panel Discussion, Q&A, Closing Remarks

1:50PM - 2:20PM Strategies for headaches: Interventional venous sinus stentingfor pseudotumor and embolization for chronic subdural hematomaADNAAN SIDDIQUI, MD

11:30AM - 12:00PM The latest and greatest in embolizationARI ISAACSON, MD

ROBERT TAHARA, MDDirector of Allegheny Vein& VascularBradford, PA

ADNAAN SIDDIQUI, MDNeurosurgery, Vice-Chairman& Professor of Neurosurgeryat the State University of NewYork at BuffaloBuffalo, NY

NELSON HOPKINS, MDNeurosurgeryChairman of the Board of the GVI & President/CEO of theJacobs InstituteBuffalo, NY

MACIEJ DRYJSKI, MDVascular SurgeryMedical Director of Vascular& Endovascular SurgeryKaleida HealthBuffalo, NY

G. JAY BISHOP, MDVascular MedicineHeart and Vascular InstituteCleveland ClinicCleveland, OH

NICOS LABROPOULOS,PhD, RVTCardiovascular MedicineDirector of Vascular LaboratoryStony Brook University MedicalStony Brook, NY

AZHER IQBAL, MDVascular InterventionalRadiology, Medical Directorof Buffalo Vascular CareBuffalo, NY

IRFAN KHAN, MDCardiac ElectrophysiologyCEO of Circuit ClinicalIntegrated ResearchOrganization (IRO)Buffalo, NY

JOHN LIPMAN, MDVascular InterventionalRadiology, Medical Directorof the Atlanta Fibroid CenterAtlanta, GA

JULIE MADEJSKI, MDObstetrics & GynecologyArtemis Center for GynecologyBuffalo, NY

At the conclusion of this session, the learner should be able to:

“Excellent patient care, practice knowledge updates!Perfect venue.” James Mikulsky, PA

› Describe current guidelines for DVT management and use of anticoagulant options.

› Identify patients with hypercoaguable conditions and discuss appropriate workup.

› Review evaluation and diagnostic options for patients presenting with leg swelling.

› Outline treatment modalities for management of lower extremity arterial and venous disease in an outpatient setting.

› Discuss impact of peripheral arterial disease on patient, physician and society.

› Review minimally invasive treatment approach to gynecologic conditions and discuss appropriate selection of patient for these treatments.

› Discuss role of uterine artery embolization in management of symptomatic uterine leiomyomas and adenomyosis and identify patients appropriate for this procedure.

› Evaluate and select patients appropriate for prostate artery and geniculate artery embolization and understand the role of these procedures in treatment management.

› Discuss healthcare trends and values in Western New York community.

› Outline evaluation, diagnosis and management of abdominal aortic aneurysm.

› Identify neurosurgical diagnoses for patients presenting with headache and discuss neurosurgical treatment options for these patients.

› Discuss clinical research as possible option for treatment care.

BUFFALO MARRIOTT NIAGARA, 1340 MILLERSPORT HIGHWAY, BUFFALO, NY 14221

The educational material presented at this conference is intended for medical doctors, doctors of osteopathic medicine, podiatrists, residents, wound care specialists, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners.

9:00AM - 9:20AM Peripheral arterial disease: Defining patient, physician and healthcare system’s value of treatmentAZHER IQBAL, MD

How to evaluate and diagnose the swollen legNICOS LABROPOLOUS, PhD, RVT

9:20AM - 10:00AM

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