
STARS 2025
08:00 - 08:45:00: Registration & Breakfast
SESSION ONE
Moderators:
Prof. Hany Zayed, Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Raghu Lakshminarayan, Hull York Medical School
Mr Chris Twine, Vascular Surgeon, North Bristol NHS Trust
08:45 – 08:50: Welcome
08:50 – 08:58: Long-term outcomes of covered endovascular reconstruction of aortic bifurcation: Results of the CERAB-UK registry
Mr Arsalan Wafi, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
08:58 – 09:06: Novel and promising technologies in the treatment of CLTI
Dr Michael Lichtenberg, Arnsberg Clinic, Germany
09:06 – 09:14: Endovascular management of subacute acute limb ischaemia
Dr Conrad von Stempel, University College London Hospitals
09:14 – 09:22: New approaches to deal with coral reef and heavily calcified aorto-iliac lesions
Dr Narayanan Thulasidasan, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
09:22 – 09:30: Management of infected aorto-iliac prosthetic grafts
Mr Morad Sallam, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
09:30 – 09:38: Patients with intermittent claudication: Are we managing them well?
Mr Sanjay Patel, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
09:38 – 09:46: Current status of PAD research in the UK
Prof. Athanasios Saratzis, NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre
09:46 – 09:54: Women representation in vascular research: Where are we?
Ms Anna-Louise Pouncey, City St George’s University of London
09:54 – 10:02: Do vascular guidelines apply to women with peripheral arterial disease?
Ms Noor Hamo, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
10:02 – 10:07: Industry Session: Gold Sponsor - Bentley
10:07 – 10:30: Q&A
10:30 – 11:00: Networking & Refreshment Break
SESSION TWO
Moderators:
Dr Tarun Sabharwal, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Mr Patrick Chong, Surrey Heart, Stroke and Vascular Centre
Mr Said Abisi, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
11:00 – 11:08: My algorithm in managing heavily calcified femoro-popliteal lesions
Prof. Andrej Schmidt, University of Leipzig
11:08 – 11:16: The true cost of re-interventions after endovascular procedures
Prof. Giovanni Torsello, St. Franziskus Hospital, Munster, Germany
11:16 – 11:24: Intra-Vascular Ultrasound: Does it add clinical or cost-effective advantage?
Dr Raghu Lakshminarayan, Hull York Medical School
11:24 – 11:32: Ultra-Low contrast dose revascularisation: Do we really need CO2?
Prof. Stavros Spiliopoulos, University of Athens, Greece
11:32 – 11:40: CO2 angiogram still has a role in CLTI
Dr Ganesh Deogaonkar, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
11:40 – 11:48: Best endovascular management of Femoro-popliteal disease: Updates from BASIL-3 trial
Mr Matthew Popplewell, The Royal Wolverhampton Trust / University of Birmingham
11:48 – 11:56: Popliteal artery aneurysms: open vs endovascular repair. Outcomes from the PARADE European registry
Prof. Nicola Troisi, University of Pisa
11:56 – 12:04: Endovascular Robotics: What added value does it bring?
Dr Tomas Baltrunas, VUL Santaros Klinikos
12:04 – 12:12: Meeting the targets in CLTI management: State of the nation
Mr Jonathan Boyle. Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
12:12 – 12:20: Do hot clinics expedite the treatment of CLTI patients ?
Miss Chloe Lakin, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
12:20 – 12:40: Q&A
12:40 – 12:55: Industry Session: Platinum Sponsor - Abbott
12:55 – 13:55: Lunch & Networking Break
SESSION THREE
Moderators:
Prof. Hany Zayed, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Mr Prakash Saha, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Panos Gkoutzios, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
13:55 – 14:10: LIVE CASE TRANSMISSION
14:10 – 14:15: Industry Session: Gold Sponsor - Shockwave - Innovation to Overcome the Challenge of Calcified BTK Disease
Dr Narayanan Thulasidasan, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
14:15 – 14:23: Latest updates on the role of drug-elusion below the knee
Prof. Dimitris Karnabatidis, University of Patras, Greece
14:23 – 14:31: Should drug-eluting technologies be the standard of care in below-the-knee interventions?
Dr Marianne Brodmann, Med Uni Graz
14:31 – 14:39: Mastering below-the-ankle endovascular approaches: My roadmap
Dr Marta Lobato, Hospital de Cruces, Barakaldo, Spain
14:39 – 14:47: Vessel preparation below the knee: Overview of emerging technologies
Dr Athanasios Diamantopolous, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
14:47 – 14:55: Percutaneous deep venous arterialisation: latest updates on outcomes and cost-effectiveness
Miss Kaji Sritharan, York & Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
14:55 – 15:03: Complications of below the knee endovascular interventions: Everyone's worst nightmare!
Dr Lorenzo Patrone, San Giovanni di Dio Hospital Florence, Italy
15:03 – 15:11: Non-surgical management of foot wounds: An update on evolving strategies
Dr Prash Vas, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
15:11 – 15:19: Management of vascular wounds: Are we adhering to the latest evidence?
Prof. Ian Chetter, Hull York Medical School/The University of Hull
15:19 – 15:29: Industry Session: Platinum Sponsor - Cordis: Sirolimus in PAD: The evidence and the application thus far
Dr Raghu Lakshminarayan, Hull York Medical School
15:29 – 15:50: Q&A
15:50 – 16:05: LIVE CASE TRANSMISSION
16:05 – 16:35: Networking & Refreshment Break
Session Four – My Nightmare Cases
Moderators:
Prof Hany Zayed, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Tarun Sabharwal, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
16:35 – 16:43: Nightmare case – Catastrophes of SFA interventions
Prof. Stavros Spiliopulos, University of Athens, Greece
16:43 – 16:51: Nightmare Case
Prof. Andrej Schmidt, University of Leipzig
16:51 – 16:59: Nightmare Case
Dr Konstantinos Katsanos, Patras University Hospital, Rion
16:59 – 17:07: Nightmare Case
17:07 – 17:15: Nightmare Case
Dr Tarun Sabharwal, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
17:15 – 17:23: Nightmare Case - To be lucky or good?
Dr Ben Thomson, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
17:23 – 17:31: Nightmare Case
Dr Shemin Abhay Mehta, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
17:31 – 17:39: Nightmare Case
Dr Nicola Troisi, University of Pisa
17:39 – 17:47: Nightmare Case
Mr Junjie Ng, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
17:47 – 17:52: Industry Session: Gold Sponsor – Gore: Cutting-edge solutions for aorto-iliac occlusive disease: the role of GORE® VIABAHN® VBX Balloon Expandable Endoprosthesis in today’s endovascular approaches
Mr Harishankar Nair, Consultant in Vascular Surgery, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
17:52 - 18:02: Industry Session: Platinum Sponsor - Boston Scientific
18:02 – 18:25: Q&A
18:25 – 18:30: Closing Comments
18:30 – 20:00: Drink’s Reception with bowl food