Attendees at a past VIA Symposium session

20th Annual · Saturday, October 10th, 2026

Agenda

Advances in Lower Extremity Amputation Prevention, Outpatient Vascular Care, and Emerging Image-Guided Therapies

20th Annual VIA Symposium Agenda

Advances in Lower Extremity Amputation Prevention, Outpatient Vascular Care, and Emerging Image-Guided Therapies

Salvatore’s Grand Hotel · 6461 Transit Road · Buffalo, New York · Saturday, October 10, 2026

7:15 – 8:00 AMRegistration • Continental Breakfast • Visit Exhibits

Welcome

  • 8:00 – 8:10Azher Iqbal, MDWelcome & Opening Remarks

Session I

Comprehensive Amputation Prevention

  • 8:10 – 8:30Karen Bauer, DNPThe State of Lower Extremity Amputation in 2026: Human and Societal Cost
  • 8:30 – 8:50Angela Riznyk, DPMFundamentals of Wound Care: Evaluation, Initial Management, and When to Refer Patients with Foot Wounds
  • 8:50 – 9:10Reshada Lekperic, FNP-BCPertinent Vascular Testing in Patients with Lower Extremity Wounds
  • 9:10 – 9:30Taylor Hoff, DPMOffloading, Biomechanics and Wound Healing
  • 9:30 – 9:50Angela Riznyk, DPMAdvanced Wound Healing: Cellular, Acellular, and Matrix-Like Products (CAMPs) and Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
  • 9:50 – 10:00Faculty PanelQuestions & Answers
10:00 – 10:20 AMNetworking Break • Visit Exhibits

Session II

Evidence-Based Medical Management of Peripheral Artery Disease

  • 10:20 – 10:40Ajay Chaudhuri, MDSGLT2 Inhibitors and Limb Preservation
  • 10:40 – 11:00Ajay Chaudhuri, MDGLP-1 / Incretin Therapy and Vascular Disease
  • 11:00 – 11:20Ajay Chaudhuri, MDMineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonists and CKM Syndrome
  • 11:20 – 11:40Benjamin Zwierzchowski, MDHigh-Intensity Statin Therapy and Lipid Optimization
  • 11:40 – 12:00Karen Bauer, DNPBuilding Successful Limb Preservation Teams Through Collaboration
  • 12:00 – 12:10Faculty PanelQuestions & Answers
12:10 – 1:00 PMLunch • Networking • Visit Exhibits

Session III

Modern Endovascular Therapies for PAD & Limb Preservation

  • 1:00 – 1:30Gerald (“Jerry”) Niedzwiecki, MDModern Outpatient Interventional Suite: Tools and Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS)
  • 1:30 – 2:00Bob Tahara, MDContemporary Limb Preservation and Advanced Endovascular Therapies
2:00 – 2:20 PMNetworking Break • Visit Exhibits

Session IV

Advanced IR Embolic Therapies Beyond PAD

  • 2:20 – 2:40Azher Iqbal, MDUterine Fibroid Embolization: Expanding Treatment Options Through Collaboration
  • 2:40 – 3:00Bob Tahara, MDUpdate on TAME / Genicular Artery Embolization
  • 3:00 – 3:20Gerald (“Jerry”) Niedzwiecki, MDHemorrhoid Embolization and Prostate Artery Embolization
  • 3:20 – 3:40Faculty PanelQuestions & Answers

Session V

Neurointerventional Innovation

  • 3:40 – 4:00Kenneth Snyder, MD, PhDImpact of CREST-2 and Intravascular Lithotripsy on Carotid Artery Stenting
  • 4:00 – 4:20Kenneth Snyder, MD, PhDHeadaches: New Options for Interventional Management
  • 4:20 – 4:40Rosalind Lai, MDNext-Generation Imaging in the Management of Cerebral Aneurysms
  • 4:40 – 4:50Faculty PanelQuestions & Answers

Closing

  • 4:50 PMAzher Iqbal, MDClosing Remarks