Merit Medical’s renowned hands-on radial education program offers a hands-on cadaver lab and state-of-the-art simulation training, with taped or live cases and engaging didactic presentations presented by some of the most respected radial faculty. ThinkRadial offers a course specific to Interventional Cardiologists and to Interventional Radiologists.
Courses are limited in size to preserve the quality of the hands-on experience. To be added to the list of interest for any of the below programs, please select a date and a Merit Medical representative will contact you to discuss course availability. Don’t see a date that meets your needs? We may be able to help place you in another opportunity.
| Course Dates | Location | Attendees | Program Faculty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday, November 15 – Friday, November 16, 2018 | Vancouver General and University of British Columbia Hospitals Vancouver, BC, CAN | IRs: Beginning/Intermediate ICs: Advanced (Preference given to Attending Physicians with at least 50 PCIs) | John Chung, MD, FRCPC Darren Klass, MD, PhD, MRCS, FRCR, FRCPC Stephen G Ho, MD, FRCPC David Liu, MD, BSc, FRCPC, FSIR | |
| Friday, February 8 – Saturday, February 9, 2019 | Merit Medical Campus, South Jordan, Utah | IC’s: Advanced IRs: Advanced Neuroradiologists | -Dr. Klass, MD, PhD, MRCS, FRCR, FRCPC -Dr. Kiemeneij MD, PhD -Sandeep Nathan, MD, MSc | |
| Thursday, March 7 – Friday, March 8, 2019 | Merit Medical Campus, Maastricht, Netherlands. | For Interventional: -Radiologists -Neuroradiologists -Cardiologists -Vascular Surgeons | -Dr. Klass, MD, PhD, MRCS, FRCR, FRCPC -Dr. Kiemeneij MD, PhD -Roger Barranco Pons, MD. EBIR, EBNR | |
| Thursday, June 20 – Friday, June 21, 2019 | Merit Medical Campus, Maastricht, Netherlands. | For Interventional: -Radiologists -Neuroradiologists -Cardiologists -Vascular Surgeons | -Dr. Klass, MD, PhD, MRCS, FRCR, FRCPC -Dr. Kiemeneij MD, PhD -Roger Barranco Pons, MD. EBIR, EBNR | |
| Thursday, October 10 – Friday, October 11, 2019 | Merit Medical Campus, Maastricht, Netherlands. | For Interventional: -Radiologists -Neuroradiologists -Cardiologists -Vascular Surgeons | -Dr. Klass, MD, PhD, MRCS, FRCR, FRCPC -Dr. Kiemeneij MD, PhD -Roger Barranco Pons, MD. EBIR, EBNR |
Beginning/Intermediate Agenda Highlights
Advanced Agenda Highlights (For Interventional Cardiologists, at noted US facility course dates)
Interventional Radiology
Dr. Darren Klass
Clinical Assistant Professor
Interventional Radiologist
Medical Head of MRI
IR Head – Complex Thoracic Aortic Stent Graft Program
Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC
US IR Proctor
Maastricht IR Proctor
Interventional Cardiology
Dr. Sandeep Nathan
Interventional Cardiologist
Associate Professor of Medicine
Director, Interventional Cardiology
Co-Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL
US IC Proctor
Interventional Cardiology
Ferdinand Kiemeneij, MD, PhD
Interventional Cardiologist at Tergooi, The Netherlands
Internationally recognized as the “father of transradial intervention”
US guest of honor and IC Advanced course co-proctor
Maastricht IC Proctor
Interventional Radiologist
Dr. Yehia El Hgar, MBBS, FRANZCR, M Eng (Biomed)
Clinical Associate Lecturer UNSW. Interventional and Diagnostic Radiologist. Liverpool and St. George hospitals.
Dr. El Hgar is an Interventional Radiologist practicing in the South and Western Sydney Area Health Districts (including Liverpool Hospital, St George Hospital) in NSW, with an affiliation to the University of NSW.
Interventional Radiologist
Eric C. Peterson, MD, FAANS
Dr. Peterson is recognized as only one of two dual-trained cerebrovascular neurosurgeons in South Florida. He is a board-certified cerebrovascular neurosurgeon who specializes in minimally invasive endovascular and surgical repair of brain aneurysms. Dr. Peterson also specializes in the surgical treatment of trigeminal neuralgia and brain AVMs.
Interventional Radiologist
John Chung, MD, FRCPC
Dr. Chung is an Interventional Radiologist at Vancouver General and the University of British Columbia (UBC) Hospitals in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He is also a Clinical Instructor and the Interventional Radiology Fellowship Director at UBC. He obtained his medical degree and completed a Radiology residency at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; followed by a fellowship in Interventional Radiology at UBC.
