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SURFACE TENSION: SUPERFICIAL VENOUS

Saturday, November 1, 2025
9:00am - 10:00am PT

    Moderator(s)

  • Jeff Carr, MD

    Medical Director
    Christus Healthcare
    Interventional Cardiology
    Tyler, Texas, United States

  • Raghu Kolluri, MD, MS

    System Medical Director - Vascular Medicine and Vascular Laboratories
    OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital
    Vascular Medicine
    Columbus, Ohio, United States

Disclosure(s):
Jeff Carr, MD: No relevant disclosure to display
Carl Fastabend, MD: No relevant disclosure to display
Britt Tonnessen, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

Presentations:

  • 9:00am - 9:08am PT
    Why, When and How to Treat Incompetent Perforators

    Speaker: Jeff Carr, MD – Christus Healthcare

  • 9:08am - 9:16am PT
    Small Veins, Big Problems: Tips and Tricks for Best Outcomes and Avoiding Complications in Sclerotherapy

    Speaker: Carl Fastabend, MD – United Vein and Vascular Centers

  • 9:16am - 9:24am PT
    Superficial Vein Disease: When Not to Treat

    Speaker: Misaki Kiguchi, MD – MedStar Washington Hospital Centers

  • 9:24am - 9:32am PT
    What Do Wound Care Centers Want?

    Speaker: Raghu Kolluri, MD, MS – OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital

  • 9:32am - 9:42am PT
    Panel Discussion
  • 9:42am - 9:47am PT
    Debate: Ambulatory Phlebectomy Is Superior to UGS for Treating Varicose Veins

    Speaker: Britt Tonnessen, MD – Yale School of Medicine

  • 9:47am - 9:52am PT
    Debate: UGS Is Superior to Ambulatory Phlebectomy for Treating Varicose Veins

    Speaker: Michael Di Iorio

  • 9:52am - 10:00am PT
    Panel Discussion