2025 VEITHsymposium - Session Detail

Tuesday, November 17 - Saturday, November 21, 2026

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Wednesday, November 19, 2025
SESSION 36: MORE ISSUES IMPORTANT IN VASCULAR SURGERY: HISTORY, PRACTICE PATTERNS, VALUE OF GUIDELINES AND RCTS, MALPRACTICE, SCIENCE, TRAINING AND HUMAN BEHAVIOR
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators: Jack L. Cronenwett, MD / Jerry Goldstone, MD, FACS, FRCSEd  
SESSION 36 SCHEDULE
VASCULAR HISTORY
2:00 PM - 2:05 PM
The Sudden Death And Revealing Autopsy Of King George II In 1760: A 265-Year Perspective On Aortic Dissection And How It Influenced History
Presenter(s): Frank J. Criado, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

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2:06 PM - 2:11 PM
From The SVS History Collection: The Importance Of Battlefield Failures In World War II And How They Led To The Formation Of The SVS
Presenter(s): Jerry Goldstone, MD, FACS, FRCSEd  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

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OTHER CHALLENGING ISSUES
2:12 PM - 2:17 PM
How To Prevent Problems With Overlapping Surgical Procedures For A Single Surgeon With A Covering Surgeon Policy: Is It Good For Patients
Presenter(s): Patrick A. Stone, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

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2:18 PM - 2:23 PM
How A Vascular Surgery Service With A Large Volume Of Emergent Patients Can Handle Them Without Disrupting Elective Schedules And Clinical Practices: A Committed Surgeon Of The Day Without Other Responsibilities Is The Answer
Presenter(s): Michael C. Stoner, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

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2:24 PM - 2:29 PM
The Burden Of Iatrogenic Vascular Injury To The Vascular Surgery Workforce At A Tertiary Care Center: What Can And Should Be Done To Offset This Problem: An Uncommitted Surgeon Of The Day May Help: Financial Implications
Presenter(s): Caron B. Rockman, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

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2:30 PM - 2:35 PM
Panel Discussion
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

FLAWS IN EVIDENCE BASED STUDIES
2:36 PM - 2:41 PM
Wishful Thinking And Confirmation Bias: The Achilles Heel Of Statistical Analysis And How They Lead To Flaws In Evidence-Based Medical Studies
Presenter(s): Frans L. Moll, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

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2:42 PM - 2:47 PM
Vascular Surgeons/Specialists Need To Develop High Quality Evidence To Improve Care: Why And How To Do It: How Registry-Based RCTs Can Help: What Are They, Why Are They Different From And Better Than Standard RCTs
Presenter(s): Jens Eldrup-Jorgensen, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

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2:48 PM - 2:53 PM
In What Circumstances Can Nonoperative Management Improve Patient-Reported Outcomes As Revascularization: Does This Apply To Intermittent Claudication, Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis, Small AAAs, Etc.
Presenter(s): Benjamin S. Brooke, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

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2:54 PM - 2:59 PM
Principles Physicians Need To Consider When Innovating Medical Devices: It's More Than Securing Intellectual Property
Presenter(s): Gary M. Ansel, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

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3:00 PM - 3:05 PM
Legal Implications Of Performing PMEGs And Laser Fenestrations Without An IDE: When Is The Vascular Specialist Vulnerable And When Are They Not
Presenter(s): O. William Brown, MD, JD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

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3:06 PM - 3:11 PM
Artificial Intelligence Will Transform How Vascular Surgery Is Practiced: How Does It Work And How Will It Help: How Do Machine Learning, Algorithmic Learning And Enhanced Reality Fit In
Presenter(s): Benjamin S. Brooke, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

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3:12 PM - 3:17 PM
Panel Discussion
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

3:18 PM - 3:28 PM
Break – Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)