Vascular Symposium
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Chris Owen, MS, ACNP-BC, RNFA, AACC
American College of Cardiology
Director of Innovative Design and Simulation
Edgewater, Maryland

Loay Kabbani, MD, MHSA, FACS
Program Director, Vascular Surgery Fellowship
Henry Ford Hospital
Detroit, Michigan

Chris Kolokythas, CRNP
Senior Nurse Practitioner
Shock Trauma Center
University of Maryland Medical Center
Baltimore, Maryland

Sheila Angobung, RN
Senior Clinical Nurse
University of Maryland Medical Center
Baltimore, Maryland

Bradley Taylor, MD, MPH
Dr. Joseph S. and Irene P. McLaughlin Professor of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
Division Head, Division of Cardiac Surgery
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland

Adriana Laser, MD, MPH, FACS
Albany Medical Health System
Albany, New York

Yazan Duwayri, MD, MBA
Professor and Chief
Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy
John E. Skandalakis Chair in Surgery
Co-Director, Emory Aortic Center, Emory Healthcare
Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia

Patricia McLaughlin, CRNP
Nurse Practitioner
Division of Cardiac Surgery
University of Maryland Medical Center
Baltimore, Maryland

Brajesh Lal, MD
Professor of Surgery
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Professor of Neurology, Mayo Clinic Chief, Vascular Service, Baltimore VA Medical Center Director, Center for Vascular Research, University of Maryland
Director, NIH Vascular Imaging Core Facility, University of Maryland
PI, CREST-2 Registry (C2R)
Co-PI, CREST-2
Baltimore, Maryland

Jacob Cherian, MD
Associate Professor
Neurosurgery
Diagnostic Radiology & Nuclear Medicine
University of Maryland School of Medicine

Joel Harding, DO
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Vascular Surgery
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland

Andi Peshkepija, MD
Senior Staff Vascular Surgeon
Henry Ford Hospital
Detroit, Michigan

Sarasijhaa Desikan, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Vascular Surgery
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland

Melissa Wagner RN, MS, AGACNP-BC, CCRN
Senior Nurse Practitioner
Department of Neurosurgery
Department of Neurocritical Care
University of Maryland Medical Center
Baltimore, Maryland

Apostolos Tassiopoulos, MD, FACS
Professor and Chair
Department of Surgery
Chief, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
Stony Brook Medicine
Centereach, New York

Joseph Lombardi, MD, MBA, FACS
Chief Physician Executive
Chair of the Heart & Vascular Institute
AtlantiCare
Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey

Halim Yammine, MD
Vascular Surgeon
Atrium Health Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute Kenilworth
Charlotte, NC

Chetan Pasrija, MD
Assistant Professor of Cardiac Surgery
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland

Charles J. Fox, MD
Professor of Surgery
Division of Vascular Surgery
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland

Michael J. Nooromid, MD
Assistant Professor
Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Khanjan Nagarsheth, MD, MBA, FACS
Associate Professor of Surgery
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs and Operational Strategies, Department of Surgery
Program Director of Vascular Surgery Integrated Residency
Associate Program Director of Vascular Surgery Fellowship
Co-Director of Limb Preservation Program
Medical Director of PERT Program
Medical Director of Vascular Compressions Program
Medical Director of Office Based Laboratory
Medical Director of NIH - Imaging Core Lab
Medical Director of Vascular Surgery Progressive Care Unit
Division of Vascular Surgery
University of Maryland Medical Center
Baltimore, Maryland

Mirnal Chaudhary, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland

Jill Colglazier, MD,
Associate Professor of Surgery, Consultant, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota

Michael Lilly, MD
Professor of Surgery
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Department of Surgery, University of Maryland Midtown Campus
Baltimore, Maryland

Heather J. Lawson, MSN, RN, FNP-C
Rex Vascular Specialist
UNC Rex Healthcare
Raleigh, North Carolina

Edward Hepworth, MD
Otolaryngologist
Denver, Colorado

Natalie Flinn Jones, CRNP
Nurse Practitioner
Division of Vascular Surgery
University of Maryland Medical Center
Baltimore, Maryland

Trisha Roy, MD, PhD, RPVI, BASc
Assistant Professor & Clinical Scholar
Cardiovascular Surgery
Jerold B. Katz Investigator,
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery
Houston Methodist
Weill Cornell Medical College
Houston, Texas

Sherla Farrell-Sealey, CRNP
Certified Wound Specialist
Clinical Program Manager-Wound and Hyperbaric Center
University of Maryland Medical System Midtown
Baltimore, Maryland

James Black III, MD, FACS
The David Goldfarb, MD Professor of Surgery
Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland

Saurabh Gupta, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Vascular Surgery
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland

Behzad Farivar, MD
Associate Professor
Division of Surgery & Endovascular Surgery
Co-Director, UVA Aortic Center
Charlottesville, VA

Javairiah Fatima, MD
Professor and Director, Complex Aortic Center
MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Washington, District of Columbia

Mehrdad Ghoreishi, MD
Co-Director, Aortic Surgery
Medical Director, Cardiac Surgery Research
Baptist Health Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute
Miami, Florida

Rishi Kundi, MD, RPVI, FACS, FSVS
Associate Professor of Surgery
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Chief, Endovascular Trauma Surgery
Director, Go Team
Programs in Trauma and Surgical Critical Care
R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center 
University of Maryland Medical Center
Baltimore, Maryland

Rajabrata Sarkar, MD, PhD
Barbara Baur Dunlap Professor of Surgery and Physiology
Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery
Executive Vice Chair, Department of Surgery
Co-Chair, Innovation Challenge Program, Univ. of Maryland Medical Center
Special Project Leader, Operating Room Efficiency
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland

Babak Abai, MD
Associate Professor
Program Director, Fellowship in Vascular Surgery
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Todd E. Rasmussen, MD
Professor and Vice Chair for Education
Department of Surgery
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota

Ann Kim, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Vascular Surgery
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland

Greg Conway, MD, MS
Assistant Professor, Surgery
Lewis Katz School of Medicine
Temple University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Faisal Aziz, MD, MBA, FACS
Professor and Gilbert and Elsie H. Sealfon Faculty Fellow in Vascular Research and Treatment
Department of Surgery
Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery
Division of Cardiac Surgery
Professor, Department of Medicine
Division of Cardiology
Penn State Heart and Vascular Institute
Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Kendal Endicott, MD
Director of the Inova Complex Aortic Vascular Program
Inova Fairfax Hospital
Falls Church, Virginia

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