From Clot to Recovery

About this event

Join us for From Clot to Recovery, a multidisciplinary educational symposium focused on advancing the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and long-term management of pulmonary embolism (PE) and venous thromboembolism (VTE).

PE management is evolving rapidly. From early recognition and risk stratification to catheter-based therapies, mechanical thrombectomy, surgical embolectomy, ECMO, and multidisciplinary Pulmonary Embolism Response Teams (PERT), clinicians now have an expanding range of treatment options across the spectrum of disease severity.

This case-based program brings together experts in Interventional Cardiology, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Interventional Radiology, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Hematology-Oncology, and ECMO to explore contemporary best practices in VTE care.

The symposium concludes with a firsthand patient perspective on recovery after pulmonary embolism, followed by discussion and Q&A. Breakfast and lunch will be provided.

Whether you care for PE patients in the emergency department, intensive care unit, catheterization laboratory, operating room, or outpatient setting, From Clot to Recovery offers practical insights applicable across the continuum of VTE care.

The University of Texas at San Antonio is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Course Director & Coordinators: • Muhammad Hammadah, MD, Course Director

• Valerie Juarez, Course Coordinator

• Vanessa Dawson, Course Coordinator

Featured Faculty: • Ahmed Almomani, MD, Interventional Cardiology

• Anand Karnad, MD, Hematology-Oncology

• Anand Prasad, MD, Interventional Cardiology

• Arthur Joseph, DO, Interventional Radiology

• Cameron Harrison, MD, ECMO Team

• Christorpher Dayton, MD, Pulmonary Critical Care

• Guest Lunch Presentation

• Guest VA Patient

• John Walker, MD, Interventional Radiology

• Andrew Chesley, MD, Interventional Radiology

• Lacy Harville, MD, FACS, Cardiothoracic Surgery

• Mark Foster, MD, Emergency Medicine

• Meliza Sandoval, PhD, PERT Champion

• Muhammad Hammadah, MD, Interventional Cardiology

• Phillip Mason, MD, ECMO Team

• Rodolfo A. Estrada, MD, Pulmonary

• Stephen Derdak, DO, FCCP, Pulmonary

• Yogamaya Mantha, MD, Interventional Cardiology

Pulmonary Embolism (PE) & DVT Symposium Agenda

7:30 - 8 AM: Registration & Continental Breakfast 8 - 8:15 AM: Welcome & Introduction | Muhammad Hammadah, MD (Interventional Cardiology) 8:15 - 8:30 AM: Understanding DVT and PE: The Role of DVT Prophylaxis | Hospital Medicine 8:30 - 8:45 AM: Diagnosis of PE and New PE Classification | Christopher Dayton, MD (Pulmonary Critical Care) 8:45 - 9 AM: Respiratory Support in Acute PE | Stephen Derdak, DO, FCCP (Pulmonary Medicine) 9 - 9:15 AM: Systemic Thrombolysis in PE | Mark Foster, MD (Department of Emergency Medicine) 9:15 - 9:30 AM: Break & Networking 9:30 - 9:45 AM: Catheter-Directed Lytics | Andrew Chesley, MD (Interventional Radiology) 9:45 - 10 AM: Mechanical Thrombectomy for PE: When and How | Anand Prasad, MD (Interventional Cardiology) 10 - 10:15 AM: Clot in Transit | Ahmed Almomani, MD (Interventional Cardiology) 10:15 - 10:30 AM: Surgical Pulmonary Embolectomy: When and How | Lacy Harville, MD, FACS (Cardiothoracic Surgery) 10:30 - 10:45 AM: Hemodynamic Support and ECMO | Phillip Mason, MD (ECMO Team) 10:45 - 11 AM: Break & Networking 11 - 11:15 AM: The Role of IVC Filters in 2026 | John Walker, MD (Interventional Radiology) 11:15 - 11:30 AM: Iliac Stenting: When, How, and the Data | Yogamaya Mantha, MD (Interventional Cardiology) 11:30 - 11:45 AM: DVT and Mechanical Thrombectomy | Arthur Joseph, DO (Interventional Radiology) 11:45 AM - 12 PM: Duration of Anticoagulation & Hypercoagulable Workup | Anand Karnad, MD (Hematology-Oncology) 12 - 12:15 PM: CTEPH and Management of Residual Pulmonary Hypertension | Rodolfo A. Estrada, MD (Pulmonary Medicine) 12:15 - 1:15 PM: Lunch & Guest Speaker | The Horizon of PE Management: What Will PE Management Look Like in 2030? 1:15 - 1:30 PM: Our Institutional Data and Experience | Meliza Sandoval, PhD (PERT Champion) 1:30 - 1:45 PM: The Role of the PERT Team | Cameron Harrison, MD (ECMO Team) 1:45 - 2 PM: The Patient Perspective: A VA Patient's PE Journey | Guest Patient (VA) 2 - 2:15 PM: Closing Remarks & Q&A