Panel Discussion | Femoral Access for Large Bores

Saturday, March 8, 2025

10:41 AM – 10:56 AM ET

Panel Moderator(s)

Nelson L. Bernardo, MD, FSCAI

Medical Director
MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute at MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Venkatesh Ramaiah, MD, FACS

Chief of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery & Complex Vascular Services at Honor Health. Network Medical Director for Honor Health Vascular Services
Pulse Cardiovascular Institute
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Navneet Sharma, MD

Assistant Professor
Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Panel Discussant(s)

Mohamed Abdel-Wahab, MD

Head of Structural Heart Disease Unit
Leipzig Heart Center
Leipzig, Germany

Disclosure(s): Boston Scientific: Consultant (Ongoing), Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Medtronic: Consultant (Ongoing), Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)
Joaquim Barboza, MD

Program Director - Interventional Cardiology Fellowship
University of Illinois Chicago

Disclosure(s): Abiomed Inc: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Boston Scietific: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)
Itsik Ben-Dor, MD

WHC
MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
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Marvin Eng, MD

Structural Heart Disease Medical Director
Banner University Medical Center
Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Disclosure(s): Edwards Lifesciences LLC: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)
Vijay Iyer, MD, PhD

Associate Professor
University at Buffalo
East Amherst, New York, United States

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Hady Lichaa, MD

Interventional Cardiovascular Specialist
Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital
Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States

Disclosure(s): Abbott Vascular, Abiomed, Philips, Penumbra, shockwave and Medtronic.: Consultant (Ongoing), Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)
Peter A. Soukas, MD, FSCAI

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

Disclosure(s): Abbott Vascular: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing); AVS: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.: Grant/Research Support (Terminated); Biotronik: Consultant (Ongoing); Inquis Medical: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Micromedical Solutions: Grant/Research Support (Terminated); Penumbra, Inc.: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Philips: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); R3 Vascular: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Reflow Medical: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Reva Medical: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Shockwave Medical: Consultant (Ongoing), Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); SoundBite Medical Solutions: Grant/Research Support (Terminated)

Disclosure(s):

Nelson L. Bernardo, MD, FSCAI: No financial relationships to disclose

Aravinda Nanjundappa, MD, FSCAI: No financial relationships to disclose

Venkatesh Ramaiah, MD, FACS: No financial relationships to disclose

Mohamed Abdel-Wahab, MD: Boston Scientific: Consultant (Ongoing), Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Medtronic: Consultant (Ongoing), Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)

Itsik Ben-Dor, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

Marvin Eng, MD: Edwards Lifesciences LLC: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)

Vijay Iyer, MD, PhD: No financial relationships to disclose

Hady Lichaa, MD: Abbott Vascular, Abiomed, Philips, Penumbra, shockwave and Medtronic.: Consultant (Ongoing), Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)

Peter A. Soukas, MD, FSCAI: Abbott Vascular: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing); AVS: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.: Grant/Research Support (Terminated); Biotronik: Consultant (Ongoing); Inquis Medical: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Micromedical Solutions: Grant/Research Support (Terminated); Penumbra, Inc.: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Philips: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); R3 Vascular: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Reflow Medical: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Reva Medical: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Shockwave Medical: Consultant (Ongoing), Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); SoundBite Medical Solutions: Grant/Research Support (Terminated)