Program

Anita Harrington, MS RVT RDMS FSVU, SVU 2025 Annual Conference Chair

Mentoring and Lifelong Learning -- Sean Roddy, MD

• The Carotid Criteria: From UW Strandness to SRU Consensus to IAC Optimization – R. Eugene Zierler, MD RPVI FSVU
• Carotid Surgical Intervention: Pre and Post-op Evaluation -- David Williams, MS RVT RDCS FSVU
• Carotid Measurement Methodology Dilemma -- Steve Knight, RVT RDMS RDCS FSVU
• Revolutionizing Carotid Imaging: The Power of CEUS -- Rayshelle Finch, PhD
• Panel Discussion

• Work related Musculoskeletal Disorders: A More Holistic View -- Kevin Evans, PhD MA RDMS RVS FSDMS FAIUM
• Through the Ergonomic Lens: If We Could See Our Bodies at Work -- Jean Melendez-White, RVT RPhS FSVU
• How to Advocate for Yourself: Creating a Healthier, Ergonomic Work Environment -- Meagan Shaw, BS RVT
• Panel Discussion

Moderator: Melinda Bender, BS RDMS RVT

• Duplex Ultrasound Assessment of the Extracranial Carotid Artery Blood Flow and End-Stage Renal Disease Patient with High Flow Upper Limb Dialysis Access -- Julie Siew Tin Low, RVT
• Cumulative Comorbidities Are Associated with Loss to Follow Up and Carotid Stenosis Surveillance -- Joel Kruger
• Visceral Duplex, Ultrasound of Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia -- Brianna Lazur

• Dr. Strandness and the Early History of the Vascular Laboratory -- R. Eugene Zierler, MD RPVI FSVU
• Common Iliac Artery Size: Determining Standard Values to Improve Patient Care – Elizabeth Wooster, MEd
• Correlation Of ABI and Carotid Artery Disease: A Dual Center Review -- Elizabeth Wooster, MEd
• The Natural History of Asymptomatic, Moderate Carotid Arteries Stenosis, Using Ultrasound Velocities -- Joel Kruger
• Endothermic Heat Induced Thrombosis Rate and Self-Improvement Process for IAC Reaccreditation – Anita Harrington, MS RVT RDMS FSVU
• Q&A

• How to acquire Doppler and PVR waveforms and optimize using machine settings -- Marguerite Marlowe, BS RN RVT
• How to Classify Doppler and PVR Waveforms -- David Williams, MS RVT RDCS FSVU
• Continuous Wave Common femoral artery waveforms acquisition- How to Avoid Error at the Profunda and SFA Bifurcation -- Brianna Chochard
• How to evaluate for Arterial Thoracic Outlet with PPG -- Jasmine Sierecki-Hutton, RVT
• How to identify a Complete/Incomplete Palmar Arch Using PPG -- Jacqueline Ortiz, MA RVT
• How to Evaluate for Popliteal Artery Entrapment with PPG -- Matt Allen, MHA RVT RVS RPhS
• Interrogate the Posterior Circulation Using Vertebral/Basil-Sub Occipital Window -- Richard Genova, BA RVT RPhS
• Q & A

• Joshua Lee, MBA RVT FSVU, SVU President
• Anita Harrington, MS RVT RDMS FSVU, SVU Immediate Past President
• Brian Sapp, RVT RPhS FSVU, SVU President-Elect
• Patrick Washko, RVT RDMS FSVU, SVU Treasurer
• Marguerite Marlowe, BS RN RVT, SVU Secretary

• AI-Driven Automation and Accuracy Enhancement in Vascular Ultrasound Reporting: A Pilot Study -- Lindsey Ferraro, MS RDCS RVT
• Investigation of the Correlation Between DFA Volume Flow and the Severity of SFA; and Correlation Between DFA Volume Flow and PAD -- Soumith Sanka
• Increasing Utility in Carotid Surveillance: Machine Learning and Stable Stenosis -- Karina Newhall, MD
• Cerebrovascular Dynamics in Vestibular Dysfunction: A Novel Approach to Fall Prevention in Older Adults -- Somayeh Shahsavarani, PhD
• Validity of the Exergen DermaTemp DT-2000-FT FootscannerTM as a More Accessible and Direct Method for Monitoring Blood Perfusion in Patients with Atherosclerotic PAD -- Vaishnavi Siripurapu