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 5 – Saturday, April 6, 2019 | Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Melbourne, Australia | For Interventional Radiologists | -Darren Klass, MD, PhD, MRCS, FRCR, FRCPC – Dr. Yehia El Hgar, MBBS, FRANZCR, M Eng (Biomed) | |
| Friday, June 7 – Saturday, June 8 | University of Miami, Miami, FL | For Interventional: -Radiologists -Cardiologists -Neuroradiologists | -Ferdinand Kiemeneij MD, PhD -Darren Klass, MD, PhD, MRCS, FRCR, FRCPC -Mauricio Cohen, MD | |
| Thursday, June 20 – Friday, June 21, 2019 | Merit Medical Campus, Maastricht, Netherlands | For Interventional: -Radiologists -Neuroradiologists -Cardiologists -Vascular Surgeons | -Darren Klass, MD, PhD, MRCS, FRCR, FRCPC -Ferdinand 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 | -Darren Klass, MD, PhD, MRCS, FRCR, FRCPC -Ferdinand Kiemeneij MD, PhD -Roger Barranco Pons, MD. EBIR, EBNR | |
| Friday, October 25 – Saturday, October 26, 2019 * Includes training session on distal transradial access | The Merit Education Center, Salt Lake City, UT, US | For Interventional: -Radiologists -Cardiologists -Neuroradiologists | – Ferdinand Kiemeneij MD, PhD – Darren Klass, MD, PhD, MRCS, FRCR, FRCPC – Sandeep Nathan, MD, MSc – Eric C. Peterson, MD, FAANS |
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
