CURRICULUM VITAE

MALAY D. PATEL, MB, MS

Vascular Surgery • Endovascular Intervention •Phlebology

Ganga-Baug Dr. Vikram Sarabhai Road

Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380 015 India

Mobile Phone: +91 94 2649 9505

Residence Phone: +91 79 2630 3195 Clinic Phones: +91 79 2642 5540/+91 79 2642 5885

Fax: +91 79 2640 0386 E-mail: malay@drmalaypatel.com Web-site: www.drmalaypatel.com

DOB: November 7, 1958

Passport/Visa: Indian Passport; USA 10-year Visa Languages: All formal education in English;

also fluent in Gujarati and Hindi

PRESENT AFFILIATIONS

• Apollo Hospital, Ahmedabad, India • Manipal Hospital, Panjim, Goa, India

• Sanjivani Hospital, Ahmedabad, India

• Shah Alloys Limited (SAL) Hospital and Medical Institute, Ahmedabad, India • Shalby Hospital, Ahmedabad, India

PRESENT/RECENT WORK • December 1991 to Present

Vascular Surgery, Endovascular Intervention, and Phlebology; Private practice in Ahmedabad, India (“First Choice Vascular”) • April 2013 to Present Reviewer for Phlebology

• May 2008 to Present

Reviewer for the European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery • October 2007 to Present Assistant Professor of Vascular Surgery (Practicing), Sheth V.S. General Hospital and Sheth K.M. School of Post-Graduate Medicine and Research, Ahmedabad, India affiliated to Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, India.

• May 2007 to May 2009 Venous Association of India, Founding President • October 2003 to November 2005 Vascular Society of India, President

• September 2013 to September 2017 International Union of Phlebology, Vice-President

MEMBERSHIPS

• Ahmedabad Surgeons Association • Asian Society for Vascular Surgery • Asian Venous Forum • Association of Surgeons of India • Diabetic Foot Society of India • Endovascular Intervention Society of India • European Society for Vascular Surgery • European Venous Forum, Founding Member • Gujarat Vascular Society • Indian Association of Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgeons • Indian Medical Association • International Society for Vascular Surgery • Societe Francaise de Phlebologie • Society for Vascular Surgery • Vascular Society of India, Founding Member and Past President • Venous Association of India, Founding President • American Venous Forum • International Union of Phlebology, Vice-President

EDUCATION • June 1977 to January 1983 Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MB,BS) Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, India • January 1983 to December 1986 Master of Surgery (MS) Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, India

FELLOWSHIPS • July 1987 to June 1988 Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA. Clinical Postdoctoral Fellow, Cardiovascular Surgery under Michael DeBakey, MD and associates • July 1988 to June 1989 Hope Heart Institute/Providence Medical Center, Seattle, Washington, USA. Research Fellow, Vascular Surgery under Lester R. Sauvage, MD • July 1989 to June 1990 Hope Heart Institute/Providence Medical Center, Seattle, Washington, USA. Clinical Fellow, Vascular Surgery under Lester R. Sauvage, MD • September 1990 to February 1991 Thrombosis Research Institute, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK Clinical Research Fellow and Honorary Registrar under Catherine Demoliou-Mason, PhD

REGISTRATIONS & CERTIFICATIONS • Permanent Registration to practice in India. Registered under Gujarat Medical Council, Part-I of the Register; Registration Numbers: G-12999 & G-2995

• Permanent ECFMG Certification; Registration Number: 355-293-2

• Professional and Linguistic Assessment Board (PLAB) test; General Medical Council, UK, May 1987

PUBLICATIONS • Dissertation: “Surgical decompression of gastroesophageal varices by the Warren-Zeppa-Fomon Distal Spleno-Renal Shunt: A study of twenty cases.” Submitted to Gujarat University for partial fulfillment of the degree of Master of Surgery, October 1986. • Implant site: A determinant of completeness of arterial prosthesis healing in the dog and possibly in humans. K.R. Durante, H-D Wu, L.R. Sauvage, Q. Shi, A.R. Wechezak, D.E. Coan, S. Kaplan, M.D. Patel, M.W. Walker. Annals of Vascular Surgery, 1990; 4(2):171-8. • Re-endothelialization of isolated segments of the canine carotid artery with reference to the possible role of the adventitial vasa vasorum. Q. Shi, H-D Wu, L.R. Sauvage, K.R. Durante, M.D.

Patel, A.R. Wechezak, S. Kaplan, M. Walker. Journal of Vascular Surgery, 1990;12(4):476-85. • Comparative evaluation of the elasticity and flexibility of bioimpregnated knitted grafts. M.D. Patel, A. Kaplan, L.R. Sauvage, H-D Wu, S. Kaplan, Y. Usui, M. Walker. Annals of Vascular Surgery, 1992;6:127-133.

• Experimental evaluation of ten clinically used arterial prostheses

M.D. Patel, R.E. Arnell, L.R. Sauvage, H-D Wu, Q. Shi, A.R. Wechezak, D. Mungin. Annals of Vascular Surgery, 1992:6:244- 251.

• The direct effect of graft compliance mismatch per se on development of host arterial intimal hyperplasia at the anastomotic interface. H-D. Wu, Q. Shi, L.R. Sauvage, S. Kaplan, N. Hayashida, M.D. Patel, A.R. Wechezak, M.W. Walker. Annals of Vascular Surgery, 1993;7:156-168.

• Carotid endarterectomy in the prevention of strokes. Gujarat

Medical Journal, April 1996. • Pharmacotherapy of vascular disorders. JAMA India Supplement for the Vascular Society of India, December 1997.

• Long-term treatment of chronic venous insufficiency of the leg with micronized purified flavonoid fraction in the primary care setting of India. R.K. Pinjala, T.K. Abraham, S.K. Chadha, A.A. Hai, S.A. Hussain, A.K. Moulik, L.F. Nagori, G. Nayak, M.D. Patel, G. Sen, S. V. Shetty. Phlebology, 2004;19(4):179-184. • Transradial approach for peripheral artery procedures. R.A. Pothiwala, S.C. Shah, N.S. Tanwar, H. Malhotra, F. Panchal, N. Vayada, A. Desai, M.D. Patel, A. Ranjan, T.M. Patel. Indian Heart Journal, 2004:56(5):405. • Controversial Question. M.D. Patel. Medicographia, 2006:28(2):156. • Management of Venous Thromboembolism, R. Parakh, V.V. Kakkar, A.K. Kakkar. Journal of The Association of Physicians of India, 2007:55:49-71. (Member of the VTE Expert Group.) • Superficial vein thrombosis: a consensus statement, International Angiology, 2012:31(3):203-214. Under the auspices of the International Union of Angiology(IUA), the International Union of Phlebology (UIP), the Central European Vascular Forum (CEVF) and Vasculab.

PRESENTATIONS

• Is General Surgery in Peril? Presentation at the annual conference of the Gujarat State Surgeons Association and Third West Zone Conference of the Association of Surgeons of India, Ahmedabad, India; November 1986. • The measurable limitations of aspirin therapy in planning lower extremity revascularization strategy. Presentation at the annual meeting of the Seattle Surgical Society, Seattle, Washington, USA; January 1990. • Infra-geniculate arterial bypasses for lower extremity vascular insufficiency. Presentation at the annual conference of the Association of Surgeons of India, Hyderabad, India; December 1991. • Prophylactic carotid endarterectomy for prevention of strokes.

Presentation at the annual conference of the Association of Surgeons of India, Hyderabad, India; December 1991. • The direct effect of graft compliance mismatch per se on development of host arterial intimal hyperplasia at the anastomotic interface. Presentation at the Western Vascular Society meeting, Maui, Hawaii, USA; January 1992. • Diabetic Foot. Presentation at Anand, Gujarat, India; January 1992.

• Surgical Management of Vascular diseases. Presentation at Mehsana, Gujarat, India; February 1992.

• Staging Repair in Reimplantation of Severed Hands. Presentation at the annual conference of the Indian Association of Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgeons & 3rd World Congress on Open Heart Surgery, Hyderabad, India; February 1993. • Ulcer on Dorsum of Foot. Guest lecture at the annual conference of Gujarat State Branch of the Indian Medical Association meeting, Modasa, Gujarat, India; November 1993. • Surgery for the Prevention of Strokes. Faculty guest lecture at the National Vascular Surgeons Conference, Chennai, India; August 1994. • Early (30 day) results of arterial repair in monomelic injuries presenting after 6 hours. Presentation at the annual conference of the Indian Association of Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgeons, Bangalore, India; February 1995. • Preferential use of the long saphenous vein for lower extremity vascular reconstructions. Poster discussion at the annual conference of the Indian Association of Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgeons, Bangalore, India; February 1995. • Preferential use of the long saphenous vein for lower extremity vascular reconstructions. Presentation at the annual conference of the Association of Surgeons of India, Jodhpur, India; December 1995. • Surgical revascularization in chronic ischemia of the lower extremity of the young adult. Presentation at the annual conference of the Indian Association of Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgeons, Ooty, India; February 1997. • Changing Trends in the Management of Civilian Trauma. Presentation at the National Update on Vascular Society meeting, Rohtak, Haryana,

India; August 1998. • Use of upper extremity veins for lower extremity revascularization procedures. Presentation at the annual conference of the Vascular Society of India, Hyderabad, India; November 1999. • Leakages and Slippages: Case Reports. Presentation at the annual conference of the Vascular Society of India, Pune, India; December 2001. • Iatrogenic Vascular Injuries. Guest lecture at the annual conference of the Vascular Society of India, Pune, India; December 2001. • Etiopathology of Buerger's Disease. Guest lecture at the annual conference of the Indian Association of Orthopedics, Ahmedabad, India; December 2001. • Why Carotid Stenting Will Virtually Replace Carotid Endarterectomy in the Next Seven Years. Guest lecture at the Vascular Surgery Update meeting, New Delhi, India; October 2002. • Why Carotid Stenting Will Virtually Replace Carotid Endarterectomy in the Next Seven Years. Presentation at the annual meeting of the Vascular Society of India, Kodaikanal, India; October 2002. • Early (<30 days) results of infra-geniculate bypass operations in young (<45 years) adults with critical ischemia. Presentation at the annual meeting of the Vascular Society of India, Kodaikanal; October 2002. • Early (<30 days) results of infra-geniculate bypass operations in young (<45 years) adults with critical ischemia. Presentation at the International Conference on Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Beijing, China; October 2002. • Chronic Lower Extremity Ischemia. Guest lecture at a CME program, Jaipur, India; December 2002.

• Vascular Trauma. Guest lecture at the annual conference of the Gujarat Orthopedic Association, Ahmedabad, India; January 2003.

• Chronic Lower Extremity Ischemia. Guest lecture at CME program, Colombo, Sri Lanka; March 2003. • The Future of Vascular Surgery. Guest lecture at the annual meeting of the Vascular Society of India, Goa, India; October 2003. • The Future of Vascular Surgery. Guest lecture at the Asian Chapter of

the International Union of Angiology meeting, Hong Kong, China; November 2003. • The Future of Vascular Surgery. Presentation at the Vascular Surgery Update 2004 meeting, Department of Vascular Surgery, Army R & R (Research & Referral), New Delhi, India; March 2004. • Use of the Radial Artery for Peripheral Arterial Interventions. Presentation at the International Congress on Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Beijing, China; September 2004. • The Future of Vascular Surgery. Presentation at the International Congress on Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Beijing, China; September 2004. • Use of the Radial Artery for Peripheral Arterial Interventions. Presentation at the annual meeting of the Vascular Society of India and the 6th Biennial Meeting of the Asian Vascular Society, Bangalore, India; September 2004. • Use of the Radial Artery for Peripheral Arterial Interventions. Presentation at the North Indian Chapter of the Association of Surgeons of India meeting, Jammu, India; November 2004. • Managing Varicose Veins and Venous Ulcers: Past, Present, and Future. Guest lecture at the North Indian Chapter Association of Surgeons of India, Mid-term Continuing Medical Education: 2004 meeting, Jammu, India; November 2004. • Managing Varicose Veins and Venous Ulcers: Past, Present, and Future. Presentation at the International College of Surgeons -- Indian Section (West Zone) annual meeting, Mt. Abu, Rajasthan; December 2004. • Using the Radial Artery for Peripheral Arterial Interventions. Presentation at TRICO -- 2005 (Transradial Intervention Conference -- 2005), Ahmedabad, India; January 2005. • Using the Radial Artery for Peripheral Arterial Interventions. Presentation at the International Congress on Vascular & Endovascular Surgery/International Congress on BCS, Jinan, China; September 2005. • The Vascular Specialist in 2015. Presentation at the Vascular Society of India annual meeting, Thiruvananthapuram, India; November 2005. • Learners Inherit the Earth (Presidential Address). Presentation at the

Vascular Society of India annual meeting, Thiruvananthapuram, India; November 2005. • Managing Varicose Veins and Venous Ulcers: Past and Present. Presentation at the Continuing Surgical Education Programme in Vascular Surgery and Venous Diseases, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India; November 2005. • The Sufficient Management of Venous Insufficiency. Presentation at the Chinese National Congress of Vascular Surgery, Shenyang, China; September 2006. • The Sufficient Management of Venous Insufficiency. Presentation at the International Vascular Surgery Symposium and Workshops, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; November 2006. • The Vascular Specialist in 2016; The Sufficient Management of Venous Insufficiency; Using the Radial Artery for Peripheral Arterial Interventions. Presentations at Endovascology 2006, Shanghai, China; November 2006. • The Sufficient Management of Venous Insufficiency. Presentation at the Association of Surgeons of India (ASICON) meeting, Varanasi, India; December 2006. • The Sufficient Management of Venous Insufficiency. Guest lecture at the Surgical Society of Bangalore meeting, Bangalore, India; March 2007. • The Sufficient Management of Venous Insufficiency; Demonstration of Ultrasound-Guided Foam Sclerotherapy. Guest faculty lecture and demonstration at the Continuing Surgical Education Programme in Vascular Surgery, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India; April 2007. • Case presentation (Popliteal-dorsalis pedis bypass on a diabetic patient). Chairperson and presentation at the Diabetic Foot Disease: A Major Problem for the New Millennium meeting, Ahmedabad, India; September 2007.

• The Vascular Specialist in 2017. Presentation at the Vascular Society of India annual meeting, Baroda, India; October 2007. • The Sufficient Management of Venous Insufficiency. Presentation at the

Association of Surgeons of India: Kerala Chapter annual meeting, Thrissur, India; May 2008.

• The Sufficient Management of Venous Insufficiency. Presentation at the Scientific Association of Medical Officers, Ahmedabad, India; July 2008. • Lower Extremity Arterial Disease (LEAD) & Diabetes. Presentation at the Evidence Translated into Practice (ETP) Summit, Diu, India, June 2009. • Helps and Hindrances to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Venous

Disease in

India. Presentation at the World Meeting of the Union Internationale de Phlebologie (UIP)/International Union of Phlebology, Monte Carlo, Monaco, August 2009. • Helps and Hindrances to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Venous Disease

in India. Presentation at the Chinese Medical Association’s 7th International Conference on Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Beijing, China,

October 2009. • Helps and Hindrances to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Venous Disease

in India. Presentation at Endovascology 2009, Shanghai, China, December, 2009 • Chairperson of the “Interventional Radiology” session. Annual Congress

of Indian Radiological and Imaging Association. Ahmedabad, India,

January 2010. • Helps and Hindrances to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Venous Disease

in India. Presentation at the Central European Vascular Forum Congress, Timisoara, Romania, May 2010. • Helps and Hindrances to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Venous Disease

in India. Presentation at the 5th Asia Pacific Venous Thromboembolism

Training Program, Singapore, June 2011. • The Sufficient Management of Venous Insufficiency. Presentation at the Vascular Update of the Vascular Society of Gujarat, Vadodara, Gujarat,

July 2011

• Lower Extremity Arterial Disease (LEAD) & Diabetes. Presentation at the Pulse – 2011, Vadodara, Gujarat, August 2011.

• Helps and Hindrances to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Venous Disease

in India. Presentation at the 12th Asian Society for Vascular Surgery and 6th

Asian Venous Forum, Taipei, Taiwan, September 2011.

• Ultrasound Guided Foam-Sclerotherapy as the Sole Method of Treating Superficial Venous Reflux. Presentation at the 12th Asian Society for

Vascular Surgery and 6th Asian Venous Forum, Taipei, Taiwan, September 2011.

• The Sufficient Management of Venous Insufficiency. Presentation at M. P. Shah Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya, December 2011. • Lower Extremity Arterial Disease (LEAD) & Diabetes. Presentation at M. P. Shah Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya, December 2011. • Ultrasound Guided Foam-Sclerotherapy as the Sole Method of Treating

Superficial Venous Reflux. Presentation at the 5th Venous Association of India, Cochin, India, January 2012.

• Ultrasound Guided Foam-Sclerotherapy as the Sole Method of Treating

Superficial Venous Reflux. Presentation at Sclerotherapy 2012, Florence, Italy, March 2012.

* Superficial Vein Thrombosis, Presentation at the 6th Venous Association of India, Goa, India, January 2013. .• Ultrasound Guided Foam-Sclerotherapy as the Sole Method of Treating

Superficial Venous Reflux. Presentation at 4th Wang’s Vascular Symposium, Zhengzhou, Henan, China, April 2013

• Lower Extremity Arterial Disease (LEAD) & Diabetes. Presentation at Porvorim, Goa, July 2013.

• Ultrasound Guided Foam-Sclerotherapy as the Sole Method of Treating

Superficial Venous Reflux. Presentation at the World Meeting of the

Union Internationale de Phlebologie (UIP)/International Union of Phlebology, Boston, USA, September 2013.

2014

• Internationale de Phlebologie (UIP)/International Union of Phlebology consensus document on Foam Sclerotherapy, New Orleans, USA, February, 2014. • Different Molecule of Sodium Tetra Decyl Sulfate (STS) As Cause Of Allergy. Presentation at Sclerotherapy 2014, Florence, Italy, March 2014.

• Ultrasound Guided Foam-Sclerotherapy as the Sole Method of Treating Superficial Venous Reflux. Presentation at Mediterranean Meeting of Venous Disease – Alex, Alexandria, Egypt, May 2014.

CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS

1987 • Critical Issues in Organ Transplantation, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA. • General Surgery Update, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.

1988

• Thrombosis, Anticoagulants and Antiplatelet Agents in Clinical Practice, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA. • Biennial Meeting of the Michael E. DeBakey International Surgical Society, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA. • Annual UCLA Symposium: A Comprehensive Review of Vascular Surgery, UCLA, Santa Monica, California, USA.

1989

• Annual Meeting of the American Venous Forum, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. • Annual UCLA Program on Endovascular Surgery, UCLA, Beverly Hills, California, USA. • The Cardiovascular Patient: State of the Art Surgery and Current

Antibiotic Management, Texas Heart Institute, Austin, Texas, USA. • Annual Joint Meeting of the Society for Vascular Surgery and the North American Chapter of the International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, New York City, New York, USA. • Annual Meeting of the Pacific Northwest Vascular Society, University of Washington, Victoria, BC, Canada.

1990 • Annual Joint Meeting of the Society for Vascular Surgery and The North American Chapter of the International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, Los Angeles, California, USA.

• Congress of the European Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, Budapest, Hungary.

• Inaugural Symposium of the Thrombosis Research Institute, London, UK.

1991

• Meeting of the Surgical Research Society, London, UK. • London Vascular Debating Group: Struggle to Revascularize or Amputate, London, UK. • Annual Conference of the Indian Association of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeons, Mumbai, India. • Annual Meeting of the Association of Surgeons of India, Hyderabad, India.

1992

• Annual Conference of the Indian Association of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeons, Calcutta, India.

1993

• Annual Conference of the Indian Association of Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgeons & 3rd World Congress on Open Heart Surgery, Hyderabad, India. • Annual Conference of the Vascular Society of India, Hyderabad, India.

• Annual Conference of the Gujarat State Branch of the Indian Medical Association, Modasa, India.

1994 • Annual Conference of the Indian Association of Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgeons, Agra, India. • Biennial Meeting of the Michael E. DeBakey International Surgical Society, Houston, Texas, USA. • Annual Joint Meeting of the Society for Vascular Surgery and the North American Chapter of the International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, Seattle, Washington, USA. • National Conference of Vascular Society of India, Chennai, India.

1995 • Annual Conference of Gujarat State Orthopedic Association, Surat, India. • Annual Conference of the Indian Association of Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgeons, Bangalore, India. • Indo-China Workshop on Vascular Surgery and Budd-Chiari Syndrome, Chennai, India. • National Conference of Vascular Society of India, Mumbai, India. • Indian Conference on Hospital Infections, Ahmedabad, India. • International Workshop on Minimally Invasive Coronary Artery Surgery, Mumbai, India. • Global Congress on Cardiac Sciences, Chennai, India. • Annual Conference of the Association of Surgeons of India, Jodhpur, India.

1996 • Indian Society of Organ Transplantation, Ahmedabad, India. • Annual Conference of the Indian Association of Cardiovascular-Thoracic

Surgeons, New Delhi, India. • Annual Conference of the Vascular Society of India, New Delhi, India. • Annual Conference of the Association of Surgeons of India, Mumbai, India.

1997 • Annual Conference of the Indian Association of Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgeons, Ooty, India. • Annual Conference of the Vascular Society of India, Bangalore, India.

1998 • Annual Conference of the Indian Association of Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgeons, Jaipur, India. • National Update on Vascular Surgery, Rohtak, Haryana, India. • Annual Conference of the Vascular Society of India, Ahmedabad, India. (Served as Organizing Secretary.) • Annual Conference of Association of Surgeons of India, Ahmedabad, India.

1999 • Annual Conference of the Indian Association of Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgeons, Bhopal, India. • Annual Conference of the Vascular Society of India, Hyderabad, India.

2000 • Annual Conference of the Indian Association of Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgeons, Mumbai, India. • Annual Joint Meeting of the Society for Vascular Surgery and the North American Chapter of the International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, Toronto, Canada. • Annual Conference of the Vascular Society of India, Chennai, India.

2001

• Annual Meeting of the European Society for Vascular Surgery, Lucerne, Switzerland. • Klinikum Sud, Visiting Surgeon, Nuremberg, Germany. • Joint Meeting of the Forum of Angiology of the Royal Society of Medicine and the International College of Surgeons: Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, London, UK. • Workshop-cum-Update on Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, New Delhi, India. • Annual Conference of the Vascular Society of India, Pune, India.

2002 • Annual Conference of the Asian Vascular Society, Singapore. • Vascular Surgery Update, New Delhi, India. • Annual Conference of the Vascular Society of India, Kodaikanal, India. • International Conference on Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Beijing, China. • CME Program, Jaipur, India.

2003 • Workshop on Vascular Surgery, Colombo, Sri Lanka. • Scientific Meeting of the Endovascular and Interventional Society of India, New Delhi, India. • Annual Conference of the Vascular Society of India, Goa, India. • Asian Chapter Congress of the International Union of Angiology, Hong Kong, China.

2004 • Update in Vascular Surgery, Apollo Hospital, New Delhi, India. • Annual Meeting of the Endovascular and Interventional Society of India, Mumbai, India.

• Vascular Surgery Update 2004, Department of Vascular Surgery, Army Hospital, New Delhi, India.

• Postgraduate Course on Broadening Endovascular Horizons, Anaheim, California, USA.

• Annual Meeting of the Society for Vascular Surgery, Anaheim, California, USA. • Annual Meeting of the European Society for Vascular Surgery, Innsbruck, Austria. • International Congress on Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Beijing, China. • Xuan Wu Hospital, Capital University of Medical Sciences, Department of Vascular Surgery, Visiting Surgeon, Beijing, China. • Annual Conference of the Vascular Society of India and the Biennial Meeting of the Asian Vascular Society, Bangalore, India.

2005

• International Conference cum Workshop of the Association of Minimal Access Surgeons of India, Moderator of the Live Operative Session, New Delhi, India. • Special Regional Symposium of the American College of Phlebology, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. • Annual Meeting of the European Society for Vascular Surgery, Helsinki, Finland. • International Congress on Vascular & Endovascular Surgery/International Congress on BCS, National Scientific Advisor, Jinan, China.

• Annual Conference of the Vascular Society of India, Thiruvananthapuram, India.

• Continuing Surgical Education Programme in Vascular Surgery and Venous Diseases, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.

2006

• International Congress of the Asian Society for Vascular Surgery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

• Annual Conference of the Vascular Society of India, Chairperson for the Keynote Address and for the Ultrasound-Guided Foam Sclerotherapy Scientific Symposium, New Delhi, India.

2007

• Annual Meeting of the American Venous Forum, San Diego, California, USA • Annual Meeting of the European Venous Forum, Istanbul, Turkey. • Annual Meeting of the Diabetic Foot Society of India, Chennai, India.

2008 • Annual Conference of the Indian Society of Wound Management, Gandhinagar, India. • Annual Meeting of the Venous Association of India, Chennai, India. • Ultrasound-Guided Foam Sclerotherapy Workshop, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India. • World Congress of the International Union of Angiology (IUA), Athens, Greece. • International Congress on Thrombosis, Athens, Greece. • National Conference of the Diabetic Foot Society of India, Kolkata, India. • Annual Meeting of the Vascular Society of India, Chandigarh, India.

2009

• Annual Meeting of the Venous Association of India, Hyderabad, India. • Master Class on the Management of Chronic Venous Disease, Bangalore, India • Annual Meeting of the Vascular Society of India, Hyderabad, India.

• World Meeting of the Union Internationale de Phlebologie

(UIP)/International Union of Phlebology, Monte Carlo, Monaco.

2010 • Master Class on the Management of Chronic Venous Disease, Mumbai,

India. • Annual Meeting of the Venous Association of India, Bangalore, India. • Sclerotherapy 2010, Italian Phlebologic Association, Bologna, Italy. • Annual Meeting of the European Venous Forum, Antwerp, Belgium. • Master Class on the Management of Chronic Venous Disease, Rajkot, India • Endovascular Workshop by the Gujarat Vascular Society, Baroda, India. • Annual Meeting of the Vascular Society of India, Chennai, India. • Workshop on Venous Disease by the European Venous Forum, Larnaca, Cyprus. • Visit to Dr. Marian Simka’s hospital to observe how he treats chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency, Katowice, Poland.

2011 • Annual Meeting of the Venous Association of India, Chandigarh, India. • Master Class on the Management of Chronic Venous Disease, Ludhiana, India. • “Voyage Into Veins” Symposium, Chairperson, Ahmedabad, India. • Endovascular Workshop and CME – 2011, Chairperson, Vadodara, India. • Asia Pacific Venous Thromboembolism Training Program, Speaker, Singapore. • Vascular Update, Vascular Society of Gujarat, Speaker, Vadodara, India. • Vascular Update, Pulse – 2011, Speaker, Vadodara, India. • Asian Society for Vascular Surgery and Asian Venous Forum, Speaker,

Taipei, Taiwan.

2012 • Annual Meeting of the Venous Association of India, Cochin, India. • Sclerotherapy 2012, Italian Phlebologic Association, Florence, Italy.

2013 • Annual Meeting of the Venous Association of India, Goa, India.

4th Wang’s Vascular Symposium, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.

Annual meeting of the European Venous Forum, Belgrade, Serbia.

World Meeting of the Union Internationale de Phlebologie (UIP)/International Union of Phlebology, Boston, USA.

Annual meeting of the Vascular Society of India.

Hemodyn, Pozzuoli, Italy.

2014 .• Annual Meeting of the Venous Association of India, New Delhi, India • Annual meeting of the American Venous Forum, New Orleans, USA. • Executive Committee meeting of the International Union of Phlebology,

New Orelans, USA • Sclerotherapy 2014, Italian Phlebologic Association, Florence, Italy.

• Mediterranean Meeting for Venous Disease, Alexandria, Egypt.

• Annual Vascular Meeting of the Society of Vascular Surgery, Boston USA. Updated: 14/06/2014 MDP