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Full Schedule

  • Friday, January 30, 2026
  • 7:15 AM - 8:00 AM ET
    Breakfast
    Location: Garden Overlook
  • 7:15 AM - 8:00 AM ET
    Registration
    Location: Lullwater Foyer
  • 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM ET
    Welcome, Introductions, and Expectations
    Location: Salon 1-2
    Speaker: C. Matthew Hawkins, MD, MBA, FSIR – Emory University School of Medicine
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  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM ET
    Evolution of Physician Payment: MD Reimbursement
    Location: Salon 1-2
    Speaker: C. Matthew Hawkins, MD, MBA, FSIR – Emory University School of Medicine
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  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM ET
    Laying the Groundwork – Business Essentials & Career Pathways
    Location: Salon 3-5
    Speaker: Geogy Vatakencherry, MD, FSIR – Vascular and Interventional Physicians Integrated Residency VISLA Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles Medical Center
    Speaker: Raif Erim – Regents Health Resources
    Speaker: Nicholas Petruzzi, MD, FSIR – Vascular institute at AMI
    Business
  • 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM ET
    Coffee Break and Visit Exhibits
    Location: Lullwater Foyer
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM ET
    The APP Advantage: Building Teams and Systems That Work (Utilizing Extenders and Shared Visits, the Financial Side of Optimizing the APP Model, and EMR Optimization for Charge Capture)
    Location: Salon 1-2
    Speaker: Alexandra Fairchild, MD, FSIR (she/her/hers) – LSU Health
    Speaker: Oleksandra Kutsenko, MD – Red Rock Radiology Associates
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  • 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM ET
    Friday Keynote
    Location: Salon 1-2
    Keynote Speaker: Robert A. Lookstein, MD, FSIR – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
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  • 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM ET
    Networking Lunch
    Location: Dining Room
  • 1:15 PM - 2:30 PM ET
    Flow of Physician Revenue: Intake, Documentation, and Collections
    Location: Salon 1-2
    Speaker: Melody W. Mulaik, MS – Society of Interventional Radiology
    Speaker: Teri Bedard, RT – Revenue Cycle Coding Strategies
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  • 1:15 PM - 2:30 PM ET
    Making the Leap – Transitioning to Outpatient Practice
    Location: Salon 3-5
    Speaker: David Levi, MD – Atlantic Medical Imaging
    Speaker: Mark Cunningham, Esq – Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel P.C.
    Speaker: Blake Parsons, DO – Cardiovascular Health Clinic
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  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM ET
    Clinical Scenarios Where Revenue Is Often Lost & Minimizing Audit Risk in Your IR Practice
    Location: Salon 1-2
    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
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  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM ET
    Infrastructure & Operations
    Location: Salon 3-5
    Speaker: Mark J. Garcia, MD, FACR, FSIR (he/him/his) – EndoVascular Consultants
    Speaker: Nicholas Petruzzi, MD, FSIR – Vascular institute at AMI
    Speaker: Bill Langley – DTSpade Specialized Real Estate
    Business
  • 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM ET
    Coffee Break and Visit Exhibits
    Location: Lullwater Foyer
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM ET
    Employed Physician vs. Partnership Equity: Pros and Cons & Building the Business Case for an OBL - Economic Insights
    Location: Salon 1-2
    Speaker: Oleksandra Kutsenko, MD – Red Rock Radiology Associates
    Speaker: Seetharam Chadalavada, MD, FSIR, MS – University of Cincinnati | UC Health
    Speaker: Blake Parsons, DO – Cardiovascular Health Clinic
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  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM ET
    Financial Strategy – Margins, Procedures & Regulatory Landscape
    Location: Salon 3-5
    Speaker: Nicholas Petruzzi, MD, FSIR – Vascular institute at AMI
    Speaker: Deepak Sudheendra, MD, FSIR, RPVI (he/him/his) – 360 Vascular Institute
    Speaker: Robert J. Kennedy, MD, FSIR (he/him/his) – Interventional & Vascular Center
    Speaker: Teri Bedard, RT – Revenue Cycle Coding Strategies
    Business
  • 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM ET
    Welcome Reception and Networking with Bowling
  • Saturday, January 31, 2026
  • 7:15 AM - 8:00 AM ET
    Breakfast
    Location: Garden Overlook
  • 7:15 AM - 8:00 AM ET
    Registration
    Location: Lullwater Foyer
  • 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM ET
    Saturday Keynote
    Location: Salon 1-2
    Keynote Speaker: Ezequiel “Zeke” Silva III, MD, FSIR (he/him/his) – Methodist Hospital Texsan
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  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM ET
    Marketing & Growth: Building Your Brand & Referral Base
    Location: Salon 3-5
    Speaker: Brad Levari, MBA – Vascular Institute of AMI
    Speaker: Deepak Sudheendra, MD, FSIR, RPVI (he/him/his) – 360 Vascular Institute
    Speaker: Rishi Razdan, MD (he/him/his) – Azura Vascular Care
    Business
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM ET
    Navigating Stipends, Bonus Plans, Fair Market Value Standards, and Legal Requirements
    Location: Salon 1-2
    Speaker: Raif Erim – Regents Health Resources
    Speaker: Mark Cunningham, Esq – Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel P.C.
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  • 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM ET
    Coffee Break and Visit Exhibits
    Location: Lullwater Foyer
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM ET
    Navigating Coverage: Operational Excellence in Pre-Certification, Scheduling, Safety, and Daily Workflow
    Location: Salon 1-2
    Speaker: Seetharam Chadalavada, MD, FSIR, MS – University of Cincinnati | UC Health
    Speaker: Teri Bedard, RT – Revenue Cycle Coding Strategies
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  • 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM ET
    Corporate Sponsored session
    Location: Salon 1-2
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  • 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM ET
    Networking Lunch
    Location: Dining Room
  • 1:15 PM - 2:00 PM ET
    Strategic Planning: Scaling, Sustainability & Innovation
    Location: Salon 3-5
    Speaker: Kavi K. Devulapalli, MD, MPH – Image-Guided Surgery LLC
    Speaker: Robert J. Kennedy, MD, FSIR (he/him/his) – Interventional & Vascular Center
    Speaker: Rahul S. Razdan, MD, FSIR – Radiology Associates/Advanced Medical Imaging
    Business
  • 1:15 PM - 2:00 PM ET
    The Concern No One Wants to Talk About: BBB-Related Medicaid Reductions, Rural Hospitals, and APMs
    Location: Salon 1-2
    Speaker: Christopher Eastlee – Society of Interventional Radiology
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  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET
    Code Creation and Clinical Validation: New Codes for 2026
    Location: Salon 1-2
    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
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  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET
    Lessons from Successful Practice Builders
    Location: Salon 3-5
    Speaker: Deepak Sudheendra, MD, FSIR, RPVI (he/him/his) – 360 Vascular Institute
    Speaker: Geogy Vatakencherry, MD, FSIR – Vascular and Interventional Physicians Integrated Residency VISLA Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles Medical Center
    Speaker: Mark J. Garcia, MD, FACR, FSIR (he/him/his) – EndoVascular Consultants
    Business
  • 3:15 PM - 4:00 PM ET
    Closing Panel: The Future of Independent IR (An Economic Perspective)
    Location: Salon 1-2
    Speaker: C. Matthew Hawkins, MD, MBA, FSIR – Emory University School of Medicine
    Speaker: Nicholas Petruzzi, MD, FSIR – Vascular institute at AMI
    Speaker: Ezequiel “Zeke” Silva III, MD, FSIR (he/him/his) – Methodist Hospital Texsan
    Speaker: Julie C. Bulman, MD, RPVI – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School
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