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Endovascular

Session:: Access Closure | Supported through an Educational Grant by Terumo Medical

Panel Discussion | Vascular Access and Closure-Related Issues

Saturday, March 7, 2026
12:05 PM - 12:25 PM EST
Location: Jefferson

    Moderator(s)

  • Ramesh Daggubati, MD, FACC, FSCAI

    Vice Chair of the Department of Cardiology & Chief of Interventional Cardiology
    JW Ruby Memorial Hospital, West Virginia University
    Morgantown, West Virginia, United States

    Disclosure(s): Medtronic, Inc.: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)

  • Ion S. Jovin, MD

    Professor
    Virginia Commonwealth University/McGuire VAMC
    Richmond, Virginia, United States

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

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    Aravinda Nanjundappa, MD, FSCAI

    Director of Peripheral Vascular Interventions, Cardiovascular Division
    Cleveland Clinic , Main Campus
    Pepper pike, Ohio, United States

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

    • Panel Discussant(s)

  • Jeffrey E. Cohen, MD

    Attending Cardiac Surgeon
    Washington Hospital Center
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

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    Marvin Eng, MD

    Section Chief, Interventional Cardiology Structural Heart Medical Director
    University of Nebraska Medical Center
    Omaha, Nebraska, United States

    Disclosure(s): Abbott Vascular, Medtronic, Boston Scientific: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing); AngioDynamics: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing)

  • Amir Kaki, MD, FACC, FSCAI

    Director Mechanical Circulatory Support Director High-Risk Complex Coronary Interventions
    Henry Ford St John Hospital
    Birmingham, Michigan, United States

    Disclosure information not submitted.

  • Venkatesh Ramaiah, MD, FACS

    Co Founder and Chief PULSE CARDIOVASCULAR INSTITUTE CHAIRMAN TEDCONGRESS CONSULTANT ARIZONA HEART INSTITUTE OSBORN MEDICAL CENTER
    Pulse Cardiovascular Institute
    Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

    Disclosure information not submitted.

  • Toby Rogers, MD, PhD

    Associate Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) and Scientific Lead for Structural Heart Disease
    Georgetown University and MedStar Washington Hospital Center
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States

    Disclosure(s): Abbott: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing); Anteris: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing); Edwards Lifesciences: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing); Medtronic: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing); Transmural Systems: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Stock Options [in privately held companies] (Ongoing)

  • Peter A. Soukas, MD, FSCAI

    Director, Vascular Medicine & Interventional PV Lab
    Brown University Health Cardiovascular Institute/ Brown Medical School
    Providence, Rhode Island, United States

    Disclosure(s): Abbott Vascular, Medtronic, Boston Scientific, Endologix, Contego Medical: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing); Penumbra, BD, Boston Scientific, Medtronic, Philips, Shockwave, Gore, r3Vascular, Akura, Cagent Vascular, AcoArt, Contego Medical, InspireMD, AVS, Fastwave, .Cordis, Reva Medical,: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)

Disclosure(s):
Ramesh Daggubati, MD, FACC, FSCAI: Medtronic, Inc.: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)
Ion S. Jovin, MD: No financial relationships to disclose
Aravinda Nanjundappa, MD, FSCAI: No financial relationships to disclose
Jeffrey E. Cohen, MD: No financial relationships to disclose
Marvin Eng, MD: Abbott Vascular, Medtronic, Boston Scientific: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing); AngioDynamics: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing)
Toby Rogers, MD, PhD: Abbott: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing); Anteris: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing); Edwards Lifesciences: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing); Medtronic: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing); Transmural Systems: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Stock Options [in privately held companies] (Ongoing)
Peter A. Soukas, MD, FSCAI: Abbott Vascular, Medtronic, Boston Scientific, Endologix, Contego Medical: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing); Penumbra, BD, Boston Scientific, Medtronic, Philips, Shockwave, Gore, r3Vascular, Akura, Cagent Vascular, AcoArt, Contego Medical, InspireMD, AVS, Fastwave, .Cordis, Reva Medical,: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)