Aortic Disease: What Every Clinician Should Know

Aortic Disease: What Every Clinician Should Know

Chicago, IL US
October 11, 2025
Advance Your Practice in Aortic Care!
 
Join fellow clinicians across specialties for this high-impact symposium designed to equip you with practical tools to improve outcomes for patients with aortic aneurysms. Now in its second year, it addresses persistent gaps in diagnosis, treatment coordination, and long-term management of this often-silent, life-threatening condition.
 
Held in Chicago, where high-risk and underserved populations face unique challenges accessing specialty care, this symposium offers a collaborative space to build cross-disciplinary expertise and align on evidence-based strategies.

What’s in store:
  • Insightful lectures from national leaders in vascular surgery, cardiothoracic surgery, radiology, and internal medicine
  • Interactive, case-based sessions that foster real-world problem-solving
  • Engaging panel discussions on clinical decision-making and evolving treatment approaches
  • A brand-new breakout lunch session featuring trainee-led case presentations and expert feedback

Topics will span cutting-edge diagnostic imaging, risk stratification, surgical and endovascular innovations, and long-term surveillance, all grounded in the latest research and clinical guidelines.

Don’t miss this opportunity to sharpen your skills, gain fresh perspectives, and engage in meaningful dialogue that can directly impact your daily practice and help reduce the burden of aortic aneurysms in the Chicago community.

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Target Audience

This activity is designed for primary care physicians, internists, and emergency medicine practitioners, as well as vascular surgeons, cardiothoracic surgeons, interventional radiologists, cardiologists, anesthesiologists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, perfusionists, and other healthcare professionals, including fellow and resident trainees who are involved or will be involved in the care and management of patients with aortic diseases.

Learning Objectives

After this activity, participants will be able to:

  • Identify patients at a high risk for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) using evidence-based screening and diagnostic criteria;
  • Discuss opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration in the diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of patients with aortic aneurysms;
  • Interpret the clinical utility of emerging imaging modalities for diagnosing and managing aortic aneurysms;
  • Analyze key surgical principles and procedural considerations to treat aortic aneurysms;
  • Evaluate evidence-based conservative and medical treatment strategies for AAA, considering individual patient comorbidities and risk profiles;
  • Appraise recent peer-reviewed evidence to inform clinical decision-making and optimize outcomes in aortic aneurysm care.
Additional information
ACGME/ABMS Core Competencies: 
Patient Care and Procedural Skills
Medical Knowledge
Practice-based Learning and Improvement
For more information, please contact:
CME Coordinator Contact Name: 
Angie Llinas
CME Coordinator Contact Email: 
[email protected]
CME Coordinator Contact Phone: 
773-702-2097
Summary
Available credit: 
  • 5.00 ABIM Medical Knowledge
  • 5.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 5.00 Nursing Contact Hours
  • 5.00 Participation
Event starts: 
10/11/2025 - 8:00am
Event ends: 
10/11/2025 - 2:00pm
Activity opens: 
05/29/2025
Activity expires: 
10/08/2025
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TimeSessionFaculty
 SECTION I: Ascending and Congenital Aortic Topics 
8:00 AMWelcome and IntroductionClayton Brinster, MD; Ross Milner, MD
8:05 AMNovel Developments in Aortic Dissection Research: From Bench to BedsideLuka Pocivavsek, MD, PhD
8:20 AMCurrent Treatment Paradigms for Congenital AortopathyMichael Earing, MD
8:35 AMHeart Transplantation for Complex Patients with Aortic DissectionValluvan Jeevanandam, MD
8:50 AMTAVR and Related Vascular Access StrategiesJay Khambhati, MD
9:05 AMCongenital Aortic Disease: Current Surgical StrategiesLuca Vricella, MD; Naru Hibino, MD
9:20 AMPanel Discussion 
9:35 AMBreak 
 SECTION II: Common Topics in Aortic Care 
9:50 AMCurrent Treatment of Common Aortic Pathology: Insights from VQITrissa Babrowski, MD
10:05 AMStrategies for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA): Open and EndovascularRoss Milner, MD
10:20 AMAcute Type B Aortic Dissection Management: Medical and Operative StrategiesClayton Brinster, MD
10:35 AMRole of Open Surgery and Dawn of Robotic Surgery in TAAA ManagementAshley J. Wiliamson, MD
10:50 AMPanel Discussion 
11:05 AMBreak 
11:20 AMTo Be DeterminedMargaret (Megan) Tracci, MD, JD, FACS
12:00 PMLunch Break 
12:15 PMLunch and Learn: Trainee Case Presentations 
 SECTION III: Essential Cardiac Topics 
1:00 PMAortic Surgery and Cerebral ProtectionTakeyoshi Ota, MD, PhD
1:15 PMRobotic Cardiac SurgeryHiroto Kitahara, MD
1:30 PMHybrid Aortic Surgery: Open and Endovascular TechniquesMiroslav Peev, MD
1:45 PMPanel Discussion and Conclusion 
2:00 PMAdjourn 

*The agenda is subject to change.

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ACCESSIBILITY The University of Chicago is committed to providing equal access appropriate to need and circumstances and complies fully with legal requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you are in need of special accommodation, please contact Angie Llinas via email at [email protected].
 
The University of Chicago reserves the right to cancel or postpone this conference due to unforeseen circumstances. In the unlikely event this activity must be cancelled or postponed, the registration fee will be refunded; however, the University of Chicago is not responsible for any related costs, charges, or expenses to participants, including fees assessed by airline/travel/lodging agencies.
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO COURSE DIRECTORS
  Clayton Brinster, MD, FACS
  Associate Professor of Surgery
  Co-Director, Center for Aortic Diseases
 

 

  Ross Milner, MD, FACS
  Chief, Section of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy
 

 
 

  Takeyoshi Ota, MD, FACS
  Professor of Surgery
  Co-Director, Center for Aortic Diseases
 

 


Disclosure Declarations
As a provider accredited by the ACCME, The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine asks everyone in a position to control the content of an education activity to disclose all financial relationships with any ineligible companies. This includes any entity whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. Financial relationships are relevant if a financial relationship, in any amount, exists between the person in control of content and an ineligible company during the past 24 months, and the content of the education is related to the products of an ineligible company with whom the person has a financial relationship. Mechanisms are in place to identify and mitigate any relevant financial relationships prior to the start of the activity.

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Physician Credit
The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
 
The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
 
Nursing Credit
University of Chicago Medicine is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
 
Participants who successfully complete the entire activity and complete an evaluation form will earn 5 contact hours.
 
American Board of Internal Medicine MOC Part II Credit
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 5 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
 
Other Participant Credit
Other participants will receive a Certificate of Participation. For information on the applicability and acceptance of Certificates of Participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME, please consult your professional licensing board.
 
Please note: The credit claiming process will close three months after the conference ends. Requests to claim credit after three months may incur additional fees.
 
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EXHIBIT OPPORTUNITIES ARE AVAILABLE! SPACE IS LIMITED, SO SIGN UP TODAY!
Exhibit at this premier symposium and connect with a multidisciplinary audience dedicated to advancing diagnosis, treatment, and long-term management of aortic aneurysms and related diseases. This high-impact program attracts primary care physicians, vascular and cardiothoracic surgeons, interventional radiologists, cardiologists, anesthesiologists, advanced practice providers, and trainees, all seeking innovative tools and solutions to improve patient outcomes.
 
Our exhibit space is designed to foster meaningful engagement with decision-makers eager to explore emerging imaging technologies, surgical and endovascular techniques, risk stratification tools, and evidence-based approaches to surveillance and medical management. Whether through dynamic conversations during networking breaks or increased visibility in program materials, your presence ensures maximum exposure in a growing and critically important field.

Don’t miss this opportunity to showcase your expertise, build valuable connections, and position your company at the forefront of aortic care innovation.

Download the PDF icon prospectus or contact Angie Llinas via email or 773-702-2097. We hope to see you there!
 

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Registration TypeFee
Physician$50
Other Healthcare Professional$25
Resident/Fellow/Student$0
Industry$395
 
CANCELLATION POLICY If you cancel your participation in this conference, your registration fee, less a 50% administrative fee, will be refunded when written notification is received by September 11, 2025. No refunds will be made after September 11, 2025.
 
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