Meet the 2019 Program Planning Committee CONGRESS CHAIR & AVLS: LIVE STEVEN ELIAS, MD, FACS, FAVLS Dr. Elias is director of the Center for Vein Disease at Englewood Hospital. He is board certified in venous and lymphatic medicine and in general surgery, and he completed a fellowship in vascular surgery at Englewood Hospital. Dr. Elias’s clinical interests include all aspects of minimally invasive vein care; he is also committed to procedure development and teaching. He has lectured, written, and taught about vein disease both nationally and internationally. He has been principal investigator/investigator on numerous clinical trials and performed the first ClariVein procedure on a human. He has been director of the vascular vein programs at the Mount Sinai Vein Center and at Columbia University.
AVLS: LIVE ELLEN DILLAVOU, MD, FACS Dr. Ellen Dillavou is a vascular surgeon at Duke Regional Hospital and Duke University Hospital. She treats the full spectrum of vascular surgery disorders, and specializes in vein disease and vascular access. Drawn by the challenge of the vascular surgery, she has since dedicated herself to provide procedures best suited for patients. Dr. Dillavou has published various pieces focusing on vascular surgery dating back to 1997.
AVLS: INTERACTIVE & DEEP VEINS ANTONIO GASPARIS, MD Dr. Antonios Gasparis is a board-certified vascular surgeon and has been in practice for over 10 years. He is a leader in the field of vein disease, recognized for his work as a clinician, researcher, and educator. An active researcher, Dr. Gasparis is the author of 40 published papers and 5 book chapters on varicose veins, DVT, and pelvic vein disease. He teaches new techniques and technologies and has given over 100 presentations throughout the U.S. and internationally. Dr. Gasparis also serves as a reviewer for the Journal of Vascular Surgery and Phlebology. He has been cited as an “American Top Surgeon” for five years.
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