FACULTY
Course Directors

Jose I. Almeida, MD, FACS, RPVI, RVT
Vascular SurgeonVoluntary Professor of Surgery
Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Founder, Miami Vein
Miami, Florida

Lowell S. Kabnick, MD, RPhS, FACS, FACPh
Chairperson: Vein and Lymphatic UniversityVascular Surgeon
Lake Worth Beach, FL

Edward G. Mackay, MD, FACS, RPVI, RVT
Vascular SurgeonPrivate Practice
St. Petersburg, FL
Faculty

Alan Dietzek, MD, RPVI, DFSVS
Network Chief, Vascular & Endovascular SurgeryWestern Connecticut Health Network
Linda and Stephen R Cohen Chair in Vascular Surgery
Danbury Hospital
Clinical Professor of Surgery
University of Vermont College of Medicine
Danbury, CT

Steve Elias, MD, FACS, FAVLS, DABVLM
Vascular SurgeonDirector, Center for Vein Disease, Englewood Health Network
Co-Founder, Venous Edge and Expert Venous Management
Editor in Chief, AVF Vein Specialist
Englewood, NJ

Mark J. Garcia, MD, MS, FSIR
Interventional RadiologistEndoVascular Consultants, LLC
Wilmington, DE

Kathleen D. Gibson, MD
Vascular SurgeonLake Washington Vascular Surgeons
Bellevue, WA

Peter Gloviczki, MD, FACS
Vascular SurgeonMayo Clinic
Rochester, MN

Kandy Hammond, RN, BSN, MBA/HCM
Vascular NurseMidwest Vein and Laser
Dayton, OH

Julian J. Javier, MD, FSCAI, FCCP
Interventional CardiologistNaples Vein Center
Naples, FL

Ghassan Kassab, PhD
Biomedical EngineerCalifornia Medical Innovations Institute
San Diego, CA

Timothy K. Liem, MD, MBA, FACS
Vascular SurgeonOregon Health & Science University
Portland, OR

Fedor Lurie, MD, PhD
Research DirectorJobst Vascular Institute
Toledo, OH

William A. Marston, MD
Chief of Vascular SurgeryUniversity of North Carolina School of Medicine
Chapel Hill, NC

Paul McNeill, MD
Vascular SurgeonMaryland Surgical Care
Frederick, MD

Mark H. Meissner, MD
Vascular SurgeonUniversity of Washington
Seattle, WA

Nick Morrison, MD, FACS, FACPh, RPhS
Center for Vein RestorationImmediate Past President, International Union of Phlebology
Past-President, American Vein and Lymphatic Society
Member, Foundation Venous and Lymphatic Disease
Scottsdale, AZ

Constantino S. Pena, MD
Interventional RadiologistMiami Cardiac & Vascular Institute
Miami, FL

Thomas Proebstle, MD, PhD
Dermatology / PhlebologistUniversity Medical Center
Mainz University
Germany

Taimur Saleem, MD
Vascular SurgeonThe Rane Center at St. Dominic
Jackson, MS

Cynthia K. Shortell, MD
Chief, Vascular and Endovascular SurgeryDuke University School of Medicine
Durham, NC

Jan Sloves, RVT, RCS, FASE
Director of Vascular ImagingMount Sinai Downtown
Department of Cardiology
New York, NY

Srini Tummala, MD
Director Vascular Disease & Amputation PreventionDirector EndoAVF Program
Vascular Interventional Physician
Dept of Interventional Radiology
Univ of Miami Health System
UM Miller School of Medicine
Miami, FL