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Track: Venous

SESSION I: Private vs. Employed vs. Academic Vascular Practice in 2026

Thursday, May 28, 2026
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM East Coast USA Time

    Moderator(s)

  • Jose Almeida, MD

    Voluntary Professor
    University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
    University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
    Miami, Florida, United States

Presentations:

  • 8:00 AM - 8:20 AM East Coast USA Time
    IVC 2026: Keeping Up With the Times

    Speaker: Jose I. Almeida, MD – University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

  • 8:20 AM - 8:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    How My Private Practice Vein Center Has Had to Adapt to the Past 30 Years

    Speaker: Edward G. Mackay, II, MD

  • 8:30 AM - 8:40 AM East Coast USA Time
    Pros and Cons of Joining a Vein Center Chain

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

  • 8:40 AM - 8:50 AM East Coast USA Time
    How Do I Stage Vein Procedures to Keep Things Profitable?

    Speaker: Paul McNeill, MD

  • 8:50 AM - 9:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    Running a Vein and Aesthetic Practice in Parallel

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

  • 9:00 AM - 9:10 AM East Coast USA Time
    Spider Vein Sclerotherapy: The Gateway to Aesthetic Medicine

    Speaker: Kandy Hammond, RN, BSN, MBA/HCM – Midwest Vein and Laser

  • 9:10 AM - 9:20 AM East Coast USA Time
    How We Do Veins at Massachusetts General Hospital: Can This Be Done With All the Bureaucracy of an Academic Center?

    Speaker: Julianne Stoughton, MD – Massachusetts General Hospital/ Harvard Medical School

  • 9:20 AM - 9:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    Utilizing Mid-Level Practitioners in a Medical Aesthetics Practice: Roles and Responsibilities, Training and Supervision, Maximizing Efficiency

    Speaker: Laura Ellis, MD – LevEllis Inc

  • 9:30 AM - 9:40 AM East Coast USA Time
    Creating Revenue Through the Sales of Ancillary Products and Services from Your Office

    Speaker: Kandy Hammond, RN, BSN, MBA/HCM – Midwest Vein and Laser

  • 9:40 AM - 9:50 AM East Coast USA Time
    2026 Reimbursement Increase: What This Means for OBLs

    Speaker: Mark J. Garcia, MD – Endovascular Consultants

  • 9:50 AM - 10:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    Panel Discussion

    Panelist: Edward G. Mackay, II, MD

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

    Panelist: Paul McNeill, MD

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

    Panelist: Kandy Hammond, RN, BSN, MBA/HCM – Midwest Vein and Laser

    Panelist: Julianne Stoughton, MD – Massachusetts General Hospital/ Harvard Medical School

    Panelist: Laura Ellis, MD – LevEllis Inc

    Panelist: Mark J. Garcia, MD – Endovascular Consultants