Day 1

February 10th
8 AM - 6 PM PST

Day 1 of WCVIS 2024 will provide a survey of vascular, oncologic, hepatobiliary, musculoskeletal, critical care, neurologic, genitourinary, and pediatric interventions. Day 1 will also include a program director panel and “angio club” with case presentations.

Day 2

February 11th
9 AM - 12 PM PST

Day 2 of WCVIS 2024 will include advice sessions for VIR trainees (premedical students, medical students, surgical interns, and residents) as well as faculty panels on both international VIR and office-based labs in private practice.

Angio Club

February 10th
3:30 - 5 PM PST

Our virtual Angio Club is a trainee case competition that offers the opportunity to present an interesting VIR case. Awards will be offered to the best presentation and most educational case. Pre-meds, medical students, residents, and fellows are welcome to compete.

Meet & Greet

February 10th
5 - 6 PM PST

This virtual Meet & Greet will be an opportunity to connect with faculty and fellow trainees with dedicated meeting spaces for women in VIR, underrepresented minorities in VIR, premedical students, and medical students interested in applying into VIR.

AGENDA

Day 1

  • General Introduction (Dr. Gossen)

    Introduction to VIR (Dr. Vatakencherry)

  • Medical Management alongside Vascular Intervention (Dr. Bhatt)

    Aortic Interventions (Dr. Kutsenko)

    Peripheral Artery Disease and Wound Care (Dr. Madassery)

    Venous Thromboembolic Disease (Dr. Desai)

  • Hepatocellular Carcinoma Management (Dr. Berman)

    Lung Cancer Management (Dr. Suh)

    Immunotherapy and Personalized Oncology (Dr. Moussa)

    Endoscopic Biliary Interventions (Dr. Srinavasa)

  • Palliative Interventions (Dr. Tutton)

    Knee Osteoarthritis and Genicular Artery Embolization (Dr. Genshaft)

  • Loma Linda (Dr. Cooper)

    KP VISLA (Dr. Vatakencherry)

    OU (Dr. Conner)

    MCW (Dr. Patel)

    UTMB (Dr. Saleem)

  • Pulmonary Embolism (Dr. Moriarty)

    Stroke (Dr. Goldman)

    PE-TRACT Clinical Trial (Dr. Sista)

  • Fibroids (Dr. Slonim)

    Sickle Cell Disease (Dr. Gilyard)

    Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (Dr. Warhadpande)

    Pediatric Vascular Malformations (Dr. Ahuja)

  • Series of case presentations by trainees with Q&A by faculty moderators. Awards will be presented for the most educational and the most interesting cases.

  • Breakout rooms with opportunities to speak to current and past VIR applicants with tips on how to be competitive (including preparing for away rotations)

Day 2

  • General Introduction (Dr. Gossen)

    Angio Club Awards (Dr. Gossen)

  • Dr. Guan (SIR)

    Dr. Andrade (SOBRICE)

    Dr. Kesselman (RADAID)

    Dr. Arai (Japan)

  • Tips for Undergraduates (Satya Morar)

    Tips for Medical Students (Marvee Espiritu)

    Tips for Surgical Intern Year (Dr. Jonas Kruse)

    Tips for Residency (Dr. Zaeem Billah)

  • Dr. Devulapalli (Moderating)

    Dr. Spencer (Minimally Invasive Procedure Specialists)

    Dr. Julien (South Florida Vascular Associates)

    Dr. Goettl (Vascular & Interventional Partners)
    Dr. Johnson (VITA Surgery and Vascular)

Symposium Resources

Speakers

  • Geogy Vatakencherry MD FSIR

    Program Director
    Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles Medical Center

  • Kyle Cooper MD

    Program Director
    Loma Linda University

  • Rakesh Ahuja MD

    Assistant Professor
    University of Texas - Houston

  • Shantanu Warhadpande MD

    Assistant Professor
    University of Michigan Medical Center

  • Kavi Devulapalli MD MPH

    Interventional Radiologist
    Independent

  • Elizabeth Brooke Spencer MD FSIR

    CEO and Medical Director
    Minimally Invasive Procedure Specialists

  • Neal Khurana MD

    Managing Partner
    Vascular & Interventional Specialists

  • Robert Suh MD

    Clinical Professor
    David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

  • Jonas Kruse MD

    PGY-1
    David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

  • Justin Guan MD

    Cleveland Clinic
    Chair of the Society of Interventional Radiology Global Trainee Network

  • Olexandra Kutsenko MD

    Interventional Radiologist
    Red Rock Radiology Associates

  • Ravi Srinivasa MD

    Professor
    David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

  • Marwan Moussa MD

    Professor
    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

  • Siddharth Padia MD

    Professor
    David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

  • Anthony Tadros, MD

    Assistant Clinical Professor
    UC San Diego

  • Kartik Kansagra MD

    Endovascular & Interventional Physician
    Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles Medical Center

  • Zaeem Billah MD

    Chief VIR Resident (PGY-5)
    Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles Medical Center

  • Suzanne Slonim MD

    Founder
    Fibroid Institute of Texas Dallas/Forth Worth

  • Shenise Gilyard MD

    Interventional Radiologist
    UCLA Health

  • Kush Desai MD

    Associate Professor
    Northwestern University

  • John Moriarty MD

    Clinical Professor
    UCLA Health

  • Daryl Goldman MD

    PGY-6
    Mount Sinai Hospital

  • Akhilesh Sista MD

    Vascular & Interventional Radiologist
    Weill Cornell Medicine

  • William Julien MD

    President
    South Florida Vascular Associates

  • Chris Goettl MD

    Interventional Radiologist
    Vascular and Interventional Partners

  • Fred Johnson MD

    Interventional Radiologist
    VITA Surgery and Vascular

Organizers

  • John Gossen, MD

    PGY-2 VIR Resident
    Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles Medical Center

  • Ashley Lamba

    MS-3
    Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell

  • Abinaya Ramakrishnan

    MS-2
    David Geffen School of Medicine

  • Amir Mostafavi

    MS-4
    Burnett School of Medicine

  • Vishaal Kondoor

    MS-4 (MD/MBA)
    Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

  • Spencer Klinsky

    MS-3
    Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine

  • Satya Morar

    MS-1
    Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

  • Nathan Sim

    MS-3
    Wayne State University School of Medicine

  • Eleanor Lee

    MS-2
    Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine

  • Salma Youssef

    MS-2
    University College Dublin School of Medicine

  • Emily Hunt

    MS-2
    Albert Einstein College of Medicine

  • Hossam Zaki

    MS-2
    Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University

  • Robby Boparai

    MS-2
    University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine

  • Vladlena Lee

    MS-4
    SUNY Downstate School of Medicine

  • Avishay Chand

    MS-2
    University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine

  • Ryan Nolan

    MS-1
    University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine

  • Nicholas Meredith

    MS-2
    University of Kentucky School of Medicine

  • Torrin Jacobsen

    MS-2
    Lake Eerie College of Osteopathic Medicine

  • Hamsat Anwar

    MS-3
    Western University College of Osteopathic Medicine

  • Sajel Dutt

    MS-2
    University of Minnesota Medical School

  • Shivam Rana

    Pre-Med
    UCLA

  • Chang "Gavin" Shu

    Pre-Med
    Goucher College

  • Eric Cyphers

    MS-4
    Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

  • Shriya Veluri

    MS-2
    UT Health San Antonio

  • Austin Shinagawa MD

    PGY-3 VIR Resident
    Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles Medical Center

  • Savraj Saggu

    MS-4
    St. George’s University School of Medicine

  • Anna Hu

    MS-3
    George Washington University School of Medicine