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Track: Latin Session

Session I: Modern Management of Venous Disease in Latin America

Saturday, May 30, 2026
1:30 PM - 3:05 PM East Coast USA Time

Presentations:

  • 1:30 PM - 1:35 PM East Coast USA Time
    Opening Remarks

    Speaker: Victor Canata, MD, PhD – Centro Paraguayo de Varices Con Laser

  • 1:35 PM - 1:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    Endovenous Laser Ablation 1470 nm: Tips and Tricks

    Video Presenter: Lowell S. Kabnick, MD – Vein and Lymphatic University

  • 1:45 PM - 1:55 PM East Coast USA Time
    How I Do My Technique in Aesthetic Phlebology

    Speaker: Lina M. Vargas, MD – Lumina Vein & Aesthetic Insitute

  • 1:55 PM - 2:05 PM East Coast USA Time
    MOCA in Latin America: Tips and Tricks

    Speaker: Paola Ortiz, MD – Uruguay Vein Center/ Hospital Pasteur Vascular Surgery/Phlebology Department/HHPFoundation

  • 2:05 PM - 2:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    Thermography: Its Role in Diagnosis

    Speaker: Dale Maharaj, MBBS FRCS FICS FICA CWS FACS RPVI – Caribbean Vascular & Vein Clinic

  • 2:15 PM - 2:25 PM East Coast USA Time
    Endovenous Laser Ablation of Epifascial Veins and Tributaries: The Porcupine Technique

    Speaker: Victor Canata, MD, PhD – Centro Paraguayo de Varices Con Laser

  • 2:25 PM - 2:35 PM East Coast USA Time
    Evolution of Phlebology in Latin America: From Scalpel to Smart Needle

    Speaker: Laura Pradines Terra, MD

  • 2:35 PM - 2:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    Five-year Survival in Patients With Diabetic Foot After Major vs. Minor Amputation: A Retrospective Study from Quito, Ecuador
  • 2:45 PM - 3:05 PM East Coast USA Time
    Latin Session I Discussion Panel

    Panelist: Lina M. Vargas, MD – Lumina Vein & Aesthetic Insitute

    Panelist: Paola Ortiz, MD – Uruguay Vein Center/ Hospital Pasteur Vascular Surgery/Phlebology Department/HHPFoundation

    Panelist: Laura Pradines Terra, MD

    Panelist: Dale Maharaj, MBBS FRCS FICS FICA CWS FACS RPVI – Caribbean Vascular & Vein Clinic