Critical Issues America (CIA) Annual Meeting 2026

Critical Issues America (CIA) Annual Meeting 2026 is organized by Well-Assembled Meetings (WAM) & Associations and will be held from Feb 06 - 07, 2026 at The Biltmore Hotel,Coral Gables, Florida, United States of America.

Description:
The meeting will help participants to identify and manage complications associated with endovascular and open repair of complex aortic disease including: arch descending thoracic, TAAA, pararenal and juxtarenal aneurysms, aortoiliac aneurysms and other miscellaneous pathologies affecting the aorta.

CIA will recognize potential treatment failure and the role of advance imaging techniques in the evaluation, treatment, and management of aortic disease.

Objectives:

• Provide an overview of current and unmet management of DLE complications caused by reduced blood supply and/or neuropathic damage
• Discuss new developments in basic, translational and biomaterial research that impact DLE management
• Explore new therapeutic approaches, from early pre-clinical to late clinical stage of development through presentations from leaders in academia and in the biotechnology industry
• Identify possible areas of collaboration between academia and industry
• Understand the impact and potential for Endovascular Repair of Aortic Arch Disease
• Identify neuroprotective strategies after aortic repair
• Recognize options (endovascular and open) for repair thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms
• Understand role of "Off-the-Shelf" options for Endovascular repair of pararenal aneurysms
• Identify appropriate patient selection for percutaneous aortic repair
• Recognize necessary components to improve outcomes with ruptured aortic procedures
• Understand challenges and strategies for the management of patients with aortic dissections
• Identify the appropriate treatment options for blunt aortic injury patients
• Recognize the role and potential for endovascular repair of mycotic aortic pathologies
• Understand the role of new imaging modalities and techniques in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with aortic disease

Speakers: Matthew Eagleton, MD, Mark Farber, MD, Gustavo S Oderich, MD, FACS, Manju Kalra, MBBS, Luis Sanchez MD, FACS, Benjamin W. Starnes, MD,FACS, Frank Veith, MD, Cherrie Abraham, MD, Dean Arnaoutakis, MD, Adam Beck, MD, Anthony Estrera, MD, Marcelo Ferreira, MD, Sukgu Han, MD, Stephan Haulon, MD, Jade S Hiramoto, MD, Tilo Kölbel, MD, Jason T Lee, MD, Bradley G Leshnower, MD, Alan B Lumsden, MD, Thanila A Macedo, MD, Tara Mastracci, MD, Steven Maximus, MD, Barend Mees, MD, Bernardo C Mendes, MD, David Minion, MD, Aleem Mirza, MD, Bijan Modarai, PhD, Randy Moore, MD, John W Ohman, MD, Maral Ouzounian, MD, Tim Resch, MD, Eric Roselli, MD, Andres Schanzer, MD, Marc Schermerhorn, MD, Darren Schneider, MD, Benjamin W Starnes, MD, Matt Sweet, MD, Akiko Tanaka, MD, Carlos Timaran, MD, Hence Verhagen MD, Eric Verhoeven, MD, Grace Wang, MD, William J Yoon, MD