Transradial Intervention EducationMerit 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday April 24th – Saturday April 25th, 2020 * Includes training on distal transradial access | Miami, FL | For Interventional: -Radiologists -Cardiologists -Neuroradiologists | – Sandeep Nathan, MD, MSc – Mauricio Cohen, MD, FACC, FSCAI – Darren Klass, MD, PhD, MRCS, FRCR, FRCPC – Ajit S. Puri, MD, D.M., D.M.R.E. | POSTPONED |
| Monday, May 25 – Tuesday, May 26, 2020 | Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Melbourne Australia | Interventional Radiologists Neuroradiologists Nursing Staff | -Darren Klass, MD, PhD, MRCS, FRCR, FRCPC – Yehia el Hgar, MBBS, FRANZCR, M Eng. (Biomed) – Tim Phillips MBBS, GDSA, FRANZCR, CCINR | COURSE FULL |
| Friday September 11th – Saturday September 12th * Includes training on distal transradial access | The Merit Education Center, SLC | For Interventional: -Radiologists -Cardiologists -Neuroradiologists | – Ferdinand Kiemeneij MD, PhD – Sandeep Nathan, MD, MSc – Darren Klass, MD, PhD, MRCS, FRCR, FRCPC – Ajit S. Puri, MD, D.M., D.M.R.E. | |
| Monday, October 19 – Tuesday, October 20, 2020 | Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Melbourne Australia | Interventional Radiologists Neuroradiologists Nursing Staff | -Darren Klass, MD, PhD, MRCS, FRCR, FRCPC – Yehia el Hgar, MBBS, FRANZCR, M Eng. (Biomed) – Tim Phillips MBBS, GDSA, FRANZCR, CCINR | POSTPONED |
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Beginning/Intermediate Agenda Highlights
Advanced Agenda Highlights (For Interventional Cardiologists, at noted US facility course dates)
Interventional Radiology
Dr. Darren Klass, MD, PhD, MRCS, FRCR, FRCPC
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, MD, MSc
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
Yehia El Hgar, MBBS, FRANZCR, M Eng (Biomed)
Clinical Associate Lecturer, University of New South Wales Sydney
Interventional and Diagnostic Radiologist, Liverpool and St. George Hospitals
Dr. El Hgar is an Interventional Radiologist in the South and Western Sydney Area Health Districts, with an affiliation to the University of NSW, Australia
Interventional Radiologist
Eric C. Peterson, MD, FAANS
Recognized as one of only two board-certified, dual-trained cerebrovascular neurosurgeons in South Florida
Specializing in minimally invasive endovascular and surgical repair of brain aneurysms
Additional specialty in the surgical treatment of trigeminal neuralgia and brain AVMs
Interventional Radiologist
John Chung, MD, FRCPC
Interventional Radiologist at Vancouver General and the University of British Columbia (UBC) Hospitals in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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, and a fellowship in Interventional Radiology at UBC
Neurointerventional Radiologist
Tim Phillips, MBBS GDSA FRANZCR CCINR
Consultant Interventional and Diagnostic Neuroradiologist
Neurological Intervention & Imaging Service of WA (NIISwa)
Dr. Tim Phillips has worked as a Consultant Interventional Neuroradiologist at NIISwa since 2013, performing over 1500 neurointerventional operations and 1200 cerebral angiograms in that time.
Neurointerventional Radiologist
Ajit S. Puri, MD, D.M., D.M.R.E.
Associate Professor of Radiology and Neurosurgery, and the Director, Integrated Cerebrovascular Program and the Division of Neurointerventional Surgery at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in Worcester, MA. He is board Certified in Radiology and CAQ in Neuroradiology and Committee on Advanced Subspecialty Training (CAST) certified in Neuroendovascular Surgery. He also is the Co-Director of the New England Center for Stroke Research. Dr. Puri received advanced fellowship training in diagnostic neuroradiology and neurointerventional surgery from Harvard Medical School affiliated Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston Children’s Hospital, and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
Interventional Cardiologist
Enrique A. Flores, MD, FACC, RPVI
Interventional Cardiologist
Senior Partner, Georgia Heart Specialists, LLC, Covington, GA
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
Dr. Flores is a staff physician at multiple hospitals, including Emory Hospital Midtown (Atlanta, GA), Rockdale Medical Center (Conyers, GA), Newton Medical Center (Covington, GA), Piedmont Hospital (Atlanta, GA), and Saint Joseph’s Hospital (Atlanta, GA).
