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 information not submitted.
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
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

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)
Itsik Ben-Dor, MD

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

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
ME

Marvin Eng, MD

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

Disclosure information not submitted.
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)
Adhir Shroff, MD, MPH

Clinical Chief of Cardiology
University of Illinois at Chicago/Jesse Brown Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois, United States

Disclosure information not submitted.
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):

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

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)