Merit Medical offers physician education in many formats – virtual video conferences, in-person classes, on-demand webinars, as well as courses designed around continuing education credits. We’re putting your education into your hands and offering formats designed to meet you, wherever you are.
Ferdinand Kiemeneij, MD, PhD
Interventional Cardiologist
Internationally recognized as the “Father of Transradial Intervention”
US Guest of Honor and IC Advanced Course Co-Proctor
Tergooi, The Netherlands
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, USA
Darren Klass, MD, PhD, MRCS, FRCR, FRCPC
Interventional Radiologist
Clinical Assistant Professor
Medical Head of MRI
IR Head – Complex Thoracic Aortic Stent Graft Program
Vancouver General Hospital
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Ajit S. Puri, MD, DM, DMRE
Interventional Neuroradiologist
Associate Professor
Director, Integrated Cerebrovascular Program and Division of Neurointerventional Radiology/Surgery
University of Massachusetts Medical Center
Worcester, MA, USA
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.
Beginning/Intermediate Agenda Highlights
Advanced Agenda Highlights (For Interventional Cardiologists, at noted US facility course dates)
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 September 11th – Saturday September 12th * Includes training on distal transradial access | The Merit Education Center, SLC | – Interventional Radiologists – Interventional Cardiologists – Interventional Neuroradiologists | – Dr. Ferdinand Kiemeneij, IC – Dr. Darren Klass, IR – Dr. Sandeep Nathan, IC – Dr. Ajit S. Puri, NIR | |
| TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Interventional Radiology
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
Sydney, Australia
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 Radiology
John Chung, MD, FRCPC
Interventional Radiologist
Vancouver General and the University of British Columbia (UBC) Hospitals
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Dr. Chung is a clinical instructor and the Interventional Radiology Fellowship program 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 Radiology
Tim Phillips, MBBS, GDSA, FRANZCR, CCINR
Consultant Interventional and Diagnostic Neuroradiologist
Neurological Intervention & Imaging Service of WA (NIISwa)
Western Australia
Dr. Phillips has worked as a consultant interventional neuroradiologist at NIISwa since 2013, performing over 1500 neurointerventional operations and 1200 cerebral angiograms in that time.
Interventional Cardiology
Enrique A. Flores, MD, FACC, RPVI
Interventional Cardiologist
Senior Partner, Georgia Heart Specialists, LLC
Covington, GA, USA
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA, USA
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).
Neurointerventional Radiology
Roger Barranco Pons, MD, EBIR, EBNR
Interventional and Neurointerventional Radiologist
Bellvitge University Hospital
Barcelona, Spain
Dr. Barranco Pons is an interventional radiologist and interventional neuroradiologist at Bellvitge University Hospital in Barcelona, Spain. He first completed his general radiology training in 2008, then trained and worked as an interventional radiologist. In 2012, Dr. Barranco Pons trained and shifted to interventional neuroradiology at the same institution. Dr. Barranco Pons started using radial access in his practice in 2015 and has progressively gained experience in different types of interventional neuroradiology procedures.
