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Friday, January 30, 2026
7:15 AM - 8:00 AM
ET
Registration & Breakfast
Location: Exhibit Hall
8:00 AM - 8:45 AM
ET
Keynote
Keynote Speaker:
Robert A. Lookstein, MD, FSIR
– Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Revenue
Business
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
ET
Laying the Groundwork – Business Essentials & Career Pathways
Speaker:
Geogy Vatakencherry, MD, FSIR
– Vascular and Interventional Physicians Integrated Residency VISLA Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles Medical Center
Speaker:
Raif Erim
– Revenue Cycle Coding Strategies
Speaker:
Nicholas Petruzzi, MD, FSIR
– Vascular institute at AMI
Business
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
ET
Welcome, introductions, goals, and expectations/Overview of Physician Reimbursement History
Speaker:
C. Matthew Hawkins, MD, MBA, FSIR
– Emory University School of Medicine
Revenue
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
ET
Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall
Location: Exhibit Hall
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
ET
The APP Advantage: Building Teams and Systems That Work (Utilizing extenders and the shared visits, the financial side of optimizing the APP model & EMR Optimization for charge capture)
Speaker:
Alexandra Fairchild, MD, FSIR (she/her/hers)
– LSU Health
Speaker:
Oleksandra Kutsenko, MD
– Miami Cardiac and Vascular Institute
Revenue
Business
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
ET
Corporate Sponsored session
Corporate
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
ET
Networking Lunch
1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
ET
Making the Leap – Transitioning to Outpatient Practice
Speaker:
Srini Tummala, MD, FSIR, FSVM
– Florida Vascular Specialists
Speaker:
David Levi, MD
– Atlantic Medical Imaging
Speaker:
Mark Cunningham
– Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel P.C.
Speaker:
Blake Parsons, DO
– Cardiovascular Health Clinic
Business
1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
ET
Physician Revenue Flow: Intake, Documentation, and Collections
Speaker:
Melody W. Mulaik, MSHS, CRA, FAHRA
– Society of Interventional Radiology
Speaker:
Teri Bedard, RT(R)(T), CPC
– Revenue Cycle Coding Strategies
Revenue
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
ET
Infrastructure & Operations
Speaker:
Mark J. Garcia, MD, FSIR (he/him/his)
– EndoVascular Consultants
Speaker:
Nicholas Petruzzi, MD, FSIR
– Vascular institute at AMI
Speaker:
Bill Langley, CCIM
– Dudley Thomas Spade SRE
Business
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
ET
Clinical Scenarios Where Revenue Is Often Lost & Minimizing Audit Risk in Your IR Practice
Speaker:
Joseph M. Miller, MD, MS
– Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Speaker:
Julie C. Bulman, MD, RPVI
– Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School
Revenue
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
ET
Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall
Location: Exhibit Hall
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
ET
Financial Strategy – Margins, Procedures & Regulatory Landscape
Speaker:
Nicholas Petruzzi, MD, FSIR
– Vascular institute at AMI
Speaker:
Deepak Sudheendra, MD, MHCI, RPVI, FSIR (he/him/his)
– 360 Vascular Institute
Speaker:
Robert J. Kennedy, MD, FSIR (he/him/his)
– Interventional & Vascular Center
Speaker:
Teri Bedard, RT(R)(T), CPC
– Revenue Cycle Coding Strategies
Business
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
ET
Pros and Cons of being an employed physician vs. partnership equity & Building the Business Case for an OBL: Economic Insights
Speaker:
Blake Parsons, DO
– Cardiovascular Health Clinic
Revenue
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
ET
Welcome reception and networking with bowling and pizza
Saturday, January 31, 2026
7:15 AM - 8:00 AM
ET
Corporate Sponsored Breakfast session
Corporate
8:00 AM - 8:45 AM
ET
Keynote
Keynote Speaker:
Ezequiel “Zeke” Silva III, MD, FSIR
Revenue
Business
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
ET
Marketing & Growth – Building Your Brand & Referral Base
Speaker:
Brad Levari
– Vacular Institute of AMI
Speaker:
Deepak Sudheendra, MD, MHCI, RPVI, FSIR (he/him/his)
– 360 Vascular Institute
Speaker:
Rishi Razdan, MD, FSIR
– Azura
Business
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
ET
Navigating Stipends, Bonus Plans, Fair Market Value Standards, and Legal Requirements
Speaker:
Raif Erim
– Revenue Cycle Coding Strategies
Speaker:
Mark Cunningham
– Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel P.C.
Revenue
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
ET
Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall
Location: Exhibit Hall
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
ET
Operational Excellence - Navigating Insurance Coverage, Pre-Certification, Scheduling, Safety, & Daily Workflow
Speaker:
Seetharam Chadalavada, MD, FSIR, MS
– University of Cincinnati | UC Health
Speaker:
Teri Bedard, RT(R)(T), CPC
– Revenue Cycle Coding Strategies
Revenue
Business
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
ET
Corporate Sponsored session
Corporate
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
ET
Networking Lunch
1:15 PM - 2:00 PM
ET
Strategic Planning – Scaling, Sustainability & Innovation
Speaker:
Kavi K. Devulapalli, MD, MPH
– Image-Guided Surgery PLLC
Speaker:
Robert J. Kennedy, MD, FSIR (he/him/his)
– Interventional & Vascular Center
Speaker:
Rishi Razdan, MD, FSIR
– Azura
Business
1:15 PM - 2:00 PM
ET
The Concern No One Wants to Talk About- BBB- Medicaid reduction, rural hospitals , APM
Speaker:
Christopher Eastlee
– Society of Interventional Radiology
Revenue
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
ET
Lessons from Successful Practice Builders
Business
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
ET
Code Creation and Clinical Validation- new codes for 2026
Speaker:
Julie C. Bulman, MD, RPVI
– Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School
Speaker:
Minhaj S. Khaja, MD, FSIR, MBA (he/him/his)
– University of Michigan
Speaker:
Joseph M. Miller, MD, MS
– Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Revenue
3:15 PM - 4:00 PM
ET
Closing Panel: The Future of Independent IR
Revenue
Business