CAROTID CLARITY: BEST PRACTICES & NEW DEVELOPMENTS

Monday, November 3, 2025

4:00pm - 4:45pm PT

Moderator(s)

Jade Hiramoto, MD, MAS

Professor of Surgery
University of California San Francisco
Vascular Surgery
San Francisco, California, United States

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Sean Lyden, MD

Chairman
Cleveland Clinic
Vascular Surgery
Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Disclosure(s): Abbott Vascular: Consultant
Boston Scientific: Consultant
Contego: Consultant
Cordis: Consultant
Endologix: Consultant
Gore and Associates: Consultant
InspireMD: Consultant
Medtronic: Consultant
Nectero: Consultant
Penumbra: Consultant
Shockwave: Consultant
Vivasure: Consultant

Panel(s)

J. Michael Bacharach, MD

Section Head Vascular Medicine & Peripheral Vascular Intervention
North Central Heart Institute
Vascular Medicine
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
William Gray, MD

System Chief of Cardiovascular Services, Main Line Health
Lankenau Heart Institute
Interventional Cardiology
Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, United States

Disclosure(s): Abbott Vascular: Grants/Research Support Recipient
Boston Scientific: Consultant; Grants/Research Support Recipient
Edwards Lifesciences: Consultant; Grants/Research Support Recipient
Efemerol: Consultant
Gore and Associates: Consultant
Medtronic: Consultant; Grants/Research Support Recipient
Philips: Consultant; Grants/Research Support Recipient
Shockwave: Consultant; Grants/Research Support Recipient
Pat Muck, MD

Chief - Division of Vascular Surgery
Good Samaritan Hospital
Vascular Surgery
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Disclosure(s): BD (formerly Bard): Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness)
BioTex: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness)
ICHOR: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness)
Medtronic: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness)
Penumbra: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness)
VizAI: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness)
Peter Soukas, MD

Director, Vascular Medicine & Interventional PV Lab; Director, Brown Vascular & Endovascular Medicine Fellowship
Brown University Health Cardiovascular Institute
Interventional Cardiology
Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Disclosure(s): Acotec: Grants/Research Support Recipient
AngioSafe: Consultant; Grants/Research Support Recipient
AVS: Grants/Research Support Recipient
BD (formerly Bard): Grants/Research Support Recipient
Boston Scientific: Advisory Board; Consultant; Grants/Research Support Recipient
Contego Medical: Consultant; Grants/Research Support Recipient
Cordis: Consultant; Grants/Research Support Recipient
Endologix: Advisory Board; Consultant
InspireMD: Grants/Research Support Recipient
Philips: Grants/Research Support Recipient
r3Vascular: Grants/Research Support Recipient
Shockwave: Advisory Board; Consultant; Grants/Research Support Recipient
W.L. Gore: Consultant; Grants/Research Support Recipient

Presentations:

4:00pm - 4:07pm PT

How I Incorporate the Neuroguard IEP Into My Carotid Practice
Speaker: William A. Gray, MD – Lankenau Heart Institute
4:07pm - 4:11pm PT

Panel Discussion
4:11pm - 4:18pm PT

Micromesh Stents: Do We Need Them, and What Are the Data?
Speaker: Peter A. Soukas, MD – Brown University Health Cardiovascular Institute
4:18pm - 4:22pm PT

Panel Discussion
4:22pm - 4:29pm PT

What Has Changed in Practice Since the NCD Was Altered?
Speaker: J. Michael Bacharach, MD – North Central Heart Institute
4:29pm - 4:33pm PT

Panel Discussion
4:33pm - 4:40pm PT

TCAR: New Stents, New Devices, and New Flow Reversal Options
Speaker: Pat E. Muck, MD – Good Samaritan Hospital
4:40pm - 4:45pm PT

Panel Discussion