Key Opinion Leader Forum 4 – PAD – Online Session – 2nd of May 2024
You will be able to pose your questions to our panel: Maria Antonella Ruffino (Switzerland) and Ozan Yazar (Netherlands), and your host, Kak Khee Yeung, the Academy PAD Pathway Lead.
Objective
Do you have a challenging case? Are you unsure how to treat PAD issues? Do you want a different perspective? Are you a member? Then you are welcome to join our KOL Forum to hear how a KOL would treat your case! This is a new educational initiative for those with moderate to advanced vascular surgery knowledge. It allows participants to ask and get responses to burning questions on moderate to difficult cases by either submitting them for possible selection in the Forum, or via the KOL Forum case library. You can also just join and learn! The sessions are designed to:
- Provide advanced training for experienced surgeons
- Provide a rare opportunity to interact with experts in the field
- Receive advice on personal cases
- Be informal spaces
Meet Our Key Opinion Leaders
Maria Antonella Ruffino
Dr. Ruffino, is a Vascular Interventional Radiologist, Head of the Department of Interventional Radiology at the Imaging Institute of Southern Switzerland, at EOC Hospital in Lugano, Switzerland. Dr. Ruffino performs complex PAD revascularisations, PTA and stenting of visceral arteries, embolisation, emergency endovascular procedures for trauma and acute limb ischaemia, as well as EVAR, TEVAR, Ch/B/FEVAR, peripheral aneurysms treatment, and venous interventions. Dr. Ruffino is a member of the Italian Society of Medical Radiology (SIRM), of the European Society of Radiology (ESR) and Fellow of CardioVascular Society of Interventional Radiology (CIRSE). She is also Fellow of the European Board of Interventional Radiology (EBIR). She is involved as principal investigator or co-investigator in several international studies and an invited speaker and participant at many national and international congresses. She is also author of scientific publications, including original articles in peer reviewed journals and book chapters, and Assistant Editor for JEVT.
Ozan Yazar
Dr. Yazar is a dedicated vascular surgeon with international training acquired in various countries including Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany. He possesses expertise in both endovascular and open vascular interventions for the treatment of acute limb ischaemia. He is currently working at Zuyderland Medical Center in Heerlen, Netherlands, where he performs a comprehensive range of endovascular and vascular surgeries in aortic and peripheral arteries. He has obtained a doctorate in fenestrated and branched stent-grafts for complex aortoiliac aneurysms and is acquiring training in embolisation for managing bleedings. Scientifically, he is an author of publications in peer reviewed journals, co-supervises several PhD students at the University of Maastricht and actively engages in national and international research studies. He has organised numerous workshops for international participants, covering topics such as Vascular Closure Device, BTK, BEVAR and IBD. Furthermore, he has been a speaker at various congresses and reviewed several publications for the Journal of Endovascular Therapy. Dr. Yazar is a member of the Dutch Society for Vascular Surgery, Belgian Society for Vascular Surgery, CardioVascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe, and European Society for Vascular Surgery. He is also Fellow of the European Board of Vascular Surgery.
