Day 1- Multidisciplinary Session
October 4, 2024

Start TimeEnd TimeSessionTopicFacilitatorFaculty PresentingFaculty Hospital
7:30 AM8:00 AMRegistration / breakfast
8:00 AM8:05 AMOpening remarksBaljendra Kapoor MDU Michigan
8:05 AM8:15 AMSession 1. Stone disease and acute cholecystitisCholelithiasis and cholecystitis: Role of surgeryDaniel Kirkpatrick, MD & Harjit Singh, MDSami Tannouri MDJefferson
8:15 AM8:25 AMNew paradigm for gallbladder drainage: endoscopic decompressionJoseph Triggs MDFox Chase
8:25 AM8:35 AMEvolving IR therapies for the gallbladder – more than just cholecystostomyAnsar Vance MDPenn
8:35 AM8:55 AMInteresting CasesHarjit Singh MDJHMI
Case presentationDan DePietro MDPenn
Case presentationJoseph Triggs MDFox Chase
8:55 AM9:25 AMBreak and Vendor Visiting in Exhibit Lounge
9:25 AM9:35 AMSession 2. Biliary Diseases and ManagementIR techniques for benign biliary strictures – the defaultAnsar Vance, MD & Harjit Singh, MDAhsun Riaz MDNorthwestern
9:35 AM9:45 AMPercutaneous management of Biliary leaksTina Sankhla MDEmory
9:45 AM9:55 AMIR Techniques for Malignant biliary stricturesJon Davidson MDCase Western
9:55 AM10:05 AMCholangioscopy-Practice BuildingDaniel Kirkpatrick MDU Michigan
10:05 AM10:15 AMCholangioscopy: Trouble shootingSameer Gadani MDCleveland Clinic
10:15 AM10:25 AMCholedocholithiasis-Percutaneous approachAnsar Vance MDPenn
10:25 AM10:35 AMCholangioscopy: Extreme IRAhsun Riaz, MDNorthwestern
10:35 AM10:45 AMEmerging Role for EUS-Guided Biliary Access for Malignant Biliary StricturesGalen Leung MDPenn State
10:45 AM10:55 AMEndoscopic techniques to overcome altered anatomyKashyap Panganamamula MDPenn
10:55 AM11:05 AMIndications and outcomes for surgical anastomotic revisionAlex Schlacterman MDJefferson
11:05 AM11:15 AMPalliative surgical strategies for malignant bile duct stricturesMark Etherington MDPenn
11:15 AM11:45 AMKurtz Amplatz Keynote Lecture- Pancreatic Cancer Interventions the next IR Frontier?Nadine Abi-Jaoudeh MDUCI
11:45 AM1:00 PMVendor visiting and new products (Faculty escort Trainees)
1:00 PM1:10 PMSession 3. Liver Metastases: an updateRadioembolization and other embolotherapies for NET in the era of PRRTNicholas Fidelman MDNicholas Fidelman MDUCSF
1:10 PM1:20 PMIs there a role for liver-directed therapy for grade 3 neuroendocrine tumors and neuroendocrine carcinoma?Ken Zhao MDMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
1:20 PM1:30 PMCurrent concepts in ablation for colorectal liver metastases: lessons learned from recent trialsKevin Kim MDUniversity of Maryland
1:30 PM1:40 PMRadioembolization for mCRC: does concurrent chemotherapy have added benefit?Resmi Charalel MDCornell
1:40 PM1:50 PMImmunoembolization and chemoembolization for metastatic melanoma: Which to choose?Robert Adamo MDThomas Jefferson
1:50 PM2:00 PMPercutaneous hepatic perfusion for metastatic melanoma.Robert Adamo MDThomas Jefferson
2:00 PM2:10 PMFuture liver remnant challenge: portal vein embolization, radiation lobectomy or total venous deprivation?Sameer Gadani MDCleveland Clinic
2:10 PM2:20 PMOligometastatic disease: Which ablative strategy to choose?Kevin Kim MDUniversity of Maryland
2:20 PM2:30 PMSerial biopsy of metastatic lesions: value addedDan DePietro MDPenn
2:30 PM3:00 PMBreak and Vendor Visiting in Exhibit Lounge
3:00 PM3:10 PMSession 4. Multi-disciplinary approach to pancreatitis and sequelaeEndoscopic management of pancreatic fluid collections and walled-off necrosisRichard Shlansky-Goldberg, MDSarah Coughlin MDPenn
3:10 PM3:20 PMDrainage and debridement strategies: IR perspectiveVincent Wu MDMGH
3:20 PM3:30 PMVARDS and other surgical techniques for management of PFC/WONKevin El-Hayek MDMetrohealth
3:30 PM3:40 PMPercutaneous drainage techniques for chronic pancreatitisRichard Shlansky-Goldberg MDPenn
3:40 PM4:45 PMSession 5. HCCInteresting CasesResmi Charalel, MD MPH & Sanjeeva Kalva, MDCharles Kim MDDuke
Case presentationKen Zhao MDMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Case presentationResmi Charalel MDCornell
Case presentationSanjeeva Kalva MDMGH
Case presentationCharles Vining MDPenn State
Case presentationKelley Weinfurtner MDPenn
Case presentationJoseph Evans MDU Michigan
Case presentationNicholas Fidelman MDUCSF

Day 2- Multidisciplinary Session
October 5, 2024

StartEnd TimeSessionTopicFacilitatorFaculty PresentingFaculty Hospital
7:30 AM8:00 AMRegistration / breakfast
8:00 AM8:15 AMSession 6: Management of Variceal HemorrhageThe Society of Gastrointestinal Intervention: a model for multidisciplinary society successBaljendra Kapoor, MD, Paula Noveli, MDJohn Sangjoon Park MDCatholic Kwandong University
8:15 AM8:25 AMEndoscopic approaches to esophageal variceal hemorrhageChristine Tofani MDCooper
8:25 AM8:35 AMUpdate on TIPS indicationsGreg Nadolski MDPenn
8:35 AM8:45 AMEndoscopic approaches to gastric variceal hemorrhageAshley Faulx MDCase Western
8:45 AM8:55 AMIR approaches to gastric variceal hemorrhageHassan Anbari MDU of Michigan
8:55 AM9:05 AMManagement of Ectopic Varices-Current conceptsPaula Noveli MDUniversity of Pittsburgh Medical Center
9:05 AM9:15 AMSurgical indications and approaches to portal decompressionMatt Kirkland MDPenn
9:15 AM9:25 AMAcute Portal vein thrombosis-a case-based approachPilar Bayona MDU of Miami
9:25 AM9:35 AMPortal vein recanalization: Percutaneous approachesVincent Wu MDMGH
9:35 AM9:45 AMCase presentationHyun-Ki Yoon MDAsan Medical Center
9:45 AM10:15 AMBreak and Vendor Visiting in Exhibit Lounge
10:15 AM10:25 AMSession 7: Embolics and Management of Non-variceal hemorrhageLatest endoscopic techniques for bleeding control in the upper and lower GI bleedingSuvranu Ganguli, MD & Justin Guan, MDKevin El-Hayek MDMetrohealth
10:25 AM10:35 AMEmpiric and provocative angiography for LGIBSanjeeva Kalva MDMGH
10:35 AM10:45 AMSurgical indications and approaches for GI hemorrhageCatherine Sharoky MDPenn
10:45 AM10:55 AMHemorrhoid embolization: review of literature and outcome AnalysisDivya Kumari MDU Chicago
10:55 AM11:05 AMPaticles, coils, plugs and liquid embolics-current applicationsShoey Ganguli MDBMC
11:05 AM12:00 PMSession 8: My Best SaveCase PresentationSid Tavri, MDAdam Fang MDUniversity of Maryland Medical Center
Case PresentationBader Abou Shaar MDCleveland Clinic
Case PresentationSid Tavri MDCase Western
Case PresentationBaljendra Kapoor MDU Michigan
Case PresentationNadine Abi-Jaoudeh MDUCI
Case PresentationDivya Kumari MDU Chicago
12:00 PM1:00 PMLunch and Vendor Visiting
1:00 PM1:10 PMSession 9: Management of pancreatic and CholangiocarcinomaEndoscopic diagnosis and management of pancreatic cancerHarish Lavu, MDAlana Persaud MDThomas Jefferson
1:10 PM1:20 PMSurgical management of pancreatic cancer: new approachesHarish Lavu MDJefferson
1:20 PM1:30 PMIR therapies for pancreatic cancer metastases to liverNadine Abi-Jaoudeh MDUCI
1:30 PM1:40 PMSurgical management of Intrahepatic CholangiocarcinomaHarish Lavu MDJefferson
1:40 PM1:50 PMIntrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma-Transcatheter therapiesVinit Khanna MDJefferson
1:50 PM2:00 PMIntrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma-Role of ablation and technical ConsiderationsAdam Fang MDUniversity of Maryland Medical Center
2:00 PM2:10 PMSession 10: Interventions for Morbid ObesitySurgical options for obesity: what works best?David Prologo, MDMaria Altieri MDPenn
2:10 PM2:20 PMEndoscopic bariatrics: newest techniquesVioleta Popov MDNYU
2:20 PM2:30 PMCurrent state of embolization and ablation for obesityDavid Prologo MDEmory
2:30 PM2:40 PMMedical management of obesity – the newest and greatestJavier Ocampo MDPenn
2:40 PM3:00 PMCase presentationDavid Prologo MDEmory
3:00 PM3:30 PMBreak and Vendor Visiting in Exhibit Lounge
3:30 PM3:40 PMSession 11. Management of luminal obstructionEUS and Endoscopic GJ stent placementJosh Winder, MD and Charles Kim, MDAlex Schlacterman MDThomas Jefferson
3:40 PM3:50 PMSurgical bypass – when is it indicated?Josh Winder MDPenn State
3:50 PM4:00 PMPercutaneous bowel drainage and stentingCharles Kim MDDuke
4:00 PM4:30 PMCases, debates, and hot seatResmi Charalel MDCornell
4:30 PM4:45 PMSession 12. Top abstracts award presentationsDivya Kumari, MD