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.
| Course Dates | Course Title | Location | Attendees | Program Faculty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBD | TBD | Virtual Course Online | Interventional Radiologists Interventional Cardiologists Interventional Neuroradiologists | TBD |
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
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, Canada
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, USA
US IC Proctor
Interventional Cardiology
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
Maastricht IC Proctor
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.
Neurointerventional Radiology
Ajit S. Puri, MD, DM, DMRE
Associate Professor
Director, Integrated Cerebrovascular Program and Division of Neurointerventional Radiology/Surgery
University of Massachusetts Medical Center
Worcester, MA, USA
Dr. Puri is an associate professor of radiology and neurosurgery. He is also the director of the Integrated Cerebrovascular Program and the division of Neurointerventional Radiology/Surgery at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in Worcester, MA. He is board certified in radiology and CAQ in neuroradiology as well as Committee on Advanced Subspecialty Training (CAST) certified in neuroendovascular surgery. Dr. Puri is the co-director of the New England Center for Stroke Research. He 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 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.
