Panel Discussion | Diagnosis and Management of the Aorta

Tuesday, March 10, 2026

8:56 AM - 9:15 AM EST

Location: Georgetown

Moderator(s)

Steve D. Abramowitz, MD

Chair, Vascular Surgery
MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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Christian Shults, MD

Cardiac Surgeon
MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute
Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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Michael C. Stoner, MD

Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery
University of Rochester
Rochester, New York, United States

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Panel Discussant(s)

Dipankar Mukherjee, MD

chief of vascular surgery
INOVA Fairfax Hospital
Vienna, Virginia, United States

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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

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Constantino Peña, MD

Interventional Radiologist; Medical Director Vascular Imaging
Miami Cardiac and vascular Institute
Key Biscayne, Florida, United States

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Shawn N. Sarin, MD

Director, VIR
The George Washington University Hospital
Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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Disclosure(s):

Michael C. Stoner, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

Robert M. Bersin, MD, MPH, FSCAI: Nectero, Inc.: Stock-privately held company (Ongoing)

Zvonimir Krajcer, MD: Anaxiom Corporation: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing); Second Heart Assist, Inc.: Stock-privately held company (Ongoing); Taurus Vascular: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Stock-publicly held company (excluding mutual/index funds) (Ongoing)