Presentations

While BMC2 meetings feature presentations by both local and national speakers, we are also presenting our work at conferences around the US. 

For presentations before 2020, please contact the BMC2 Coordinating Center at bmc2.info@umich.edu.

BMC2 Meeting Presentations

PCI

Cardiologist's & CV Surgeon's Attitudes Toward Cardiac Rehabilitation
Sherry L. Grace, PhD, CRFC
MiCR Network Meeting, 5/4/2023

What is the Evidence for Routine Intravascular PCI Imaging?
Kevin J. Croce, MD, Harvard Medical School
BMC2 PCI Physician Webinar 2/9/2023.

REVIVED-BCIS2
Dr. Nicklaus Slocum, MD, Munson Healthcare/Webber Heart Center BMC2 PCI Physician Webinar 2/9/2023

Coronary CT Angiography and Calcium Scoring
Troy LaBounty, MD, Michigan Medicine
PCI Coordinator Meeting, 9/8/2022

Actionable Things Health Systems or Care Teams do to Reduce Disparities in Care
David R. Nerenz, PhD, Henry Ford Health
PCI Collaborative Meeting, 5/12/2022

Persistent Racial Disparities in Risk of Readmission and Mortality after PCI
Stephanie Spehar, MD, Michigan Medicine
PCI Collaborative Meeting, 5/12/2022

Major Bleeding after Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: What's a little Hgb between friends?
Javier Valle, MD, MSCS, Trinity Health St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor
PCI Coordinator Meeting, 4/14/2022

Impact of LVEDP on Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Insights from the BMC2 Registry
Lorenzo Azzalini, MD, PhD, MSc, Virginia Commonwealth University
PCI Physician Meeting, 2/10/2022

P2Y12 Inhibitors and the Value of Cardiology Prescription Recommendations
Devraj Sukul, MD, MSc, Michigan Medicine
PCI Coordinator Meeting, 10/14/2021

Practical Guide to Implementation of SGLT2i In Clinical Practice
Muthiah Vaduganathan, MD, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Physician Webinar, 9/23/2021

Why Collect Data on Radiation Doses During PCI? 
Ryan D. Madder, MD, FACC, Frederik Meijer Heart & Vascular Institute, Spectrum Health
PCI Coordinator Meeting, 4/8/2021

Medical Management Post-PCI
Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH, Brigham and Women’s Hospital Heart and Vascular Center
PCI Physician Meeting, 11/19/2020

Preventing Readmission after AMI and PCI
Jason H. Wasfy, MD, MPhil, Massachusetts General Hospital Heart Center
PCI Physician Meeting, 9/17/2020

Vascular Surgery

Claudication: Appropriate Use Criteria and Clinical Practice Guidelines
Jessica Simons, MD, MPH, UMass Chan Medical School
Vascular Surgery Collaborative Meeting, 11/3/2022

Delays to Surgery Increase Mortality & Limb Loss in Patients with Acute Limb Ischemia
Margaret Smith, MD, MS, Michigan Medicine
Vascular Surgery Collaborative Meeting, 11/3/2022

The Impact of Carotid Intervention on Cognitive Function
Wei Zhou, MD, University of Arizona
Vascular Surgery Collaborative Meeting, 11/3/2022

Myocardial Injury
Davy Hamilton, MD, Michigan Medicine
Vascular Surgery Coordinator Meeting, 8/17/2022

Risk Adjustment Methodology
Jeremy Albright, PhD, BMC2 Statistician
Vascular Surgery Coordinator Meeting, 8/17/2022

Contrast Associated Acute Kidney Injury After EVAR
Drew Braet, MD, Michigan Medicine
Vascular Surgery Coordinator Meeting, 6/15/2022

Hyperperfusion Syndrome After CEA
John Kanitra, MD, Ascension St. John
Vascular Surgery Coordinator Meeting, 6/15/2022

Optimizing Pain Relief After Vascular Surgery for EVAR and CEA
Mark Bicket, MD, PhD, FASA, Michigan OPEN
Vascular Surgery Meeting, 5/15/2022 

Cranial Nerve Injuries Following CEA
Nicolaus J. Mouawad, MD, MPH, MBA, FSVS, FACS, RPVI, McLaren Bay Region
Vascular Surgery Coordinator Meeting, 4/20/2022

Lower Extremity Bypass
Abdul Kader Natour, MD, Henry Ford Health System
Vascular Surgery Coordinator Meeting, 4/20/2022

Impact of Cannabis Use on Vascular Surgery Outcomes
Drew Braet, MD, Michigan Medicine
Vascular Surgery Coordinator Meeting, 4/20/2022

Aortic Endoleaks: What Are They and Why Should We Care?
Frank M. Davis, MD
Vascular Surgery Coordinator Meeting, 3/16/2022

Opioid Prescribing and Pain Management After EVAR and CEA
Mark Bicket, MD, PhD, FASA, Michigan OPEN
Vascular Surgery Coordinator Meeting, 3/16/2022

Perverse Incentives Drive Inappropriate Care: Insights from Office-Based Atherectomy in Michigan and the Rest of the U.S.
Craig Brown, MD and Nicholas Osborne, MD, MS. Michigan Medicine
Vascular Surgery Collaborative Meeting, 11/4/2021

Running a Quality-Focused OBL
Krishna Jain, MD, Western Michigan University
Vascular Surgery Collaborative Meeting, 11/4/2021

Utilization Of Preoperative Vein Mapping in Patients Undergoing Infra-Inguinal Bypass is Associated With Increased Use of Vein Conduits
Abdul Kader Natour, MD, Henry Ford Health System
Vascular Surgery Collaborative Meeting, 11/4/2021

Decision-Making in Peripheral Artery Disease
Nicholas Osborne, MD, MS, Michigan Medicine
Vascular Surgery Collaborative Meeting, 11/4/2021

Appropriateness in PAD Procedures: Good Results Are Not Enough
Peter Lawrence, MD, UCLA
Vascular Surgery Collaborative Meeting, 11/4/2021

EVAR Explantation
Eanas S. Yassa, MD, FACS, RPVI, Meijer Heart Spectrum Health
Vascular Surgery Physician Meeting, 5/14/2021

Imaging for Complex EVAR
Nicholas Osborne, MD, MS, Michigan Medicine
Vascular Surgery Physician Meeting, 5/14/2021

Aortic Graft Infections
Nicolas J. Mouawad, MD, MPH, MBA, FSVS, FACS, RPVI, McLaren Bay Region
Vascular Surgery Physician Meeting, 5/14/2021

Cardiac Rehab

Cardiologist's & CV Surgeon's Attitudes Toward Cardiac Rehabilitation
Sherry L. Grace, PhD, CRFC
MiCR Network Meeting, 5/4/2023

Distance Referrals
Joseph Bryant, BS, CEP, Michigan Medicine
Cardiac Rehab Meeting, 6/30/2021 

A Nudge Towards Cardiovascular Health: Reimagining Implementation of Cardiac Rehabilitation
Srinath Adusumalli, MD, MSHP, MBMI, FACC, Penn Medicine
Cardiac Rehab Meeting, 6/30/2021 


BMC2 Conference Presentations

"Outcomes of Contemporary PCI in Nonagenarians: Insights from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Cardiovascular Consortium"
Ashwini Kerkar, MD; Devraj Sukul, MD, M.Sc.; Milan Seth, MS; Michael A. Lauer, M. Chadi Alraies, MD FACC FSCAI; Elizabeth Jane Pielsticker, MD; Gerald C. Koenig, MD; Mamas A. Mamas, DPhil, MA, MB BCh; Hitinder S. Gurm, MD
ACC Scientific Sessions 2023 - March 4 - 6, 2023

"Contemporary PCI Outcomes in Older Adults in Michigan: An Update from BMC2"
Ashwini Kerkar, MD; Devraj Sukul, MD, M.Sc.; Milan Seth, MS; Michael A. Lauer, M. Chadi Alraies, MD FACC FSCAI;  Elizabeth Jane Pielsticker, MD; Gerald C. Koenig, MD; Mamas A. Mamas, DPhil, MA, MB BCh; Hitinder S. Gurm, MD
ACC Scientific Sessions 2023 - March 4 - 6, 2023

"The Real-World Safety and Effectiveness of Coronary Intravascular Lithotripsy: Insights from the BMC2 Registry"
Devraj Sukul, MD, M. Sc.; Ryan Madder, MD; Babar Mir Basir, MD; Dan Menees, MD, Amir Kaki, MD; Lorenzo Azzalini, MD; Hitinder Gurm, MD
ACC Scientific Sessions 2023 - March 4 - 6, 2023

"Real World Application of WIfI Scores in Chronic Limb Threatening Ischemia Patients"
Margaret E Smith, Jeremy Albright, Matthew Corriere, Nicholas Osborne, Drew Braet, Peter Henke
Southern Association for Vascular Surgery (SAVS) 47th Annual Meeting January 18 – 21, 2023.

"Merging Machine Learning and Patient Preference: A Contemporary, Comprehensive, Patient-Centered Tool for Risk Production Prior to Percutaneous Coronary Intervention"
David E. Hamilton, Jeremy Albright, Milan Seth, Devraj Sukul, Hitinder S. Gurm
American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2022 - November 5th - 7th, 2022

"Variation in the Utilization of Coronary Physiology Among Those Undergoing PCI in Michigan - Insights from the BMC2"
M. Chadi Alraies, MD, MPH, FACC; Milan Seth, MS; Devraj Sukul, MD, MSc; Ryan Madder, MD; Hitinder Gurm, MD
TCT 2022 - September 16th - 19th, 2022

"A Novel Risk Calculator to Identify Patients at Risk of Contrast Associated Acute Kidney Injury after Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair"
Drew J. Braet, MD; Jeremy Albright, PhD; Nicholas H. Osborne, MD; Peter K. Henke, MD
Midwestern Vascular 2022 - September 15th - 17th, 2022

"Delays to Surgery Increase Mortality and Limb Loss in Patients with Acute Limb Ischemia Treated with Open Thrombectomy"
Margaret Smith, MD, MS; Jeremy Albright, PhD; Jonathan Eliason, MD; Loay Kabbani, MD; M. Ashraf Mansour, MD; Nicholas H. Osborne, MD, MS; and Peter K. Henke, MD
Midwestern Vascular 2022 - September 15th - 17th, 2022

"Utilization of Preoperative Vein Mapping in Patients Undergoing Infra-Inguinal Bypass is Associated with Increased Use of Venous Conduits"
Abdul Kader Natour, MD; Alexander Shepard, MD; Timothy Nypaver, MD; Robert Cuff, MD; Nicolas J Mouawad, MD, MPH, MBA, RPVI; Mark Mattos, MD; Peter K. Henke, MD; and Loay Kabbani, MD
Midwestern Vascular 2022 - September 15th - 17th, 2022

"Using a Collaborative Quality Improvement Registry to Improve Radiation Dose Reporting and Reduction: The BMC2 PCI Experience in Michigan"
Kathleen Frazier, RN, BSN; Annemarie Forrest, RN, MS, MPH; Milan Seth, MS; and John Sly
The ACC Quality Summit - September 14th - 16th, 2022

"A Standardized Approach to Heparin Management During Cardiac Catheterization"
Stephanie Edwin, PharmD, BCPS-AQ Cardiology; Hussein Almadhoun, MD, RPH, MSc Clinical Pharm; Edouard Daher, MD, FACC; Anthony Gianino, RN, MA; Dawn Light, RN; John Surducan, RN
The ACC Quality Summit - September 14th - 16th, 2022
 

"Comparative Analysis of Percutaneous Revascularization Practice in the United States and the United Kingdom: Insights from the BMC2 and BCIS Databases"
Brett Wanamaker, MD, FACC, FSCAI
ACC Scientific Sessions 2022

"Blinded Cross-Institutional Peer Review Across Michigan, An Innovative Initiative for Improving PCI Appropriateness and Quality"
Stephanie M. Spehar, Devraj Sukul, Milan Seth, Hitinder Gurm
ACC Scientific Sessions 2022

"Utilization of Preoperative Vein Mapping In Patients Undergoing Infra-inguinal Bypass Is Associated With Increased Use Of Venous Conduits"
Abdul Kader Natour, Peter Henke, Alexander Shepard, Robert Cuff, Nick Mouawad, Mark Mattos, Timothy Nypaver, Loay Kabbani
SVS/Vascular Annual Meeting 2022

"Opioid Prescription and Usage Patterns After Open Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair in Opioid-Naïve Patients."
Christopher O. Audu, William J. Melvin, Sriganesh B. Sharma, Jeremy Albright, Catherine Stabler, Nicholas H. Osborne, and Peter K. Henke
SVS/Vascular Annual Meeting 2022

"Beta Blockers are Associated with Decreased 30-Day Postoperative Stroke Risk Following Both Carotid Stenting and Endarterectomy in Patients with Hypertension"
Kiran A. Goyal, Jeremy Albright, Matthew A. Corriere, Nicholas H. Osborne, Peter K. Henke
SVS/Vascular Annual Meeting 2022

"Utilization of Preoperative Vein Mapping In Patients Undergoing Infra-inguinal Bypass Is Associated With Increased Use Of Venous Conduits"
Abdul Kader Natour, Peter Henke, Alexander Shepard, Robert Cuff, Nick Mouawad, Mark Mattos, Timothy Nypaver, Loay Kabbani
Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery's 49th Annual Symposium

"Impact of Marijuana Use On Vascular Surgery Outcomes"
Drew J. Braet, Jeremy Albright, Nicholas H. Osborne, Crag Brown, Peter K. Henke
Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery's 49th Annual Symposium

"Consciousness Equals Life: Survival in Cardiac Arrest Patients Undergoing PCI is Markedly Associated with Neurological Status"
Daniel Kobe, Milan Seth, David Hamilton, Manoj Sharma, Douglas Wunderly, Ronald Miller, David Sutter, Thomas LaLonde, Hitinder Gurm, Devraj Sukul
American College of Cardiology 2022


 

“Variability and Outcomes of Medical and Lifestyle Management of Peripheral Arterial Disease at the Time of Lower Extremity Bypass”
Ryan Howard, Jeremy Albright, Matthew Corriere, Nicholas Osborne, Eugene Laveroni, and Peter Henke
Southern Association for Vascular Surgery 46th Annual Meeting

"A Novel Tool for Highly Reliable and Accurate Prediction of Multiple Complications in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention"
David E. Hamilton, Milan Seth, Devraj Sukul, Hitinder S. Gurm
AHA 2021

"Impact of Left Ventricular End-Diastolic Pressure on the Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention"
Lorenzo Azzalini, Milan Seth, Devraj Sukul, Dilip S. Arora, Joseph Chattahi, Abdulfatah Osman, Vishal Gupta, Giuseppe Tarantini, Mamas Mamas, Hitinder S. Gurm
TCT 2021

“Single-state Trans-carotid Artery Revascularization (TCAR) Experience:  Outcomes and Impact Upon Carotid Procedural and Operative Outcomes”
Farah H. Mohamad, Chinmayee Potti, Loay Kabbani, Peter Henke, Michael Battaglia, Nicolas Mouawad, Nicholas Osborne, Matt Corriere, Timothy Nypaver
Midwestern Vascular Meeting 2021

“Assessment of Determinants of Value in Carotid Endarterectomy”
Craig Brown, Nicholas Osborne, Michael Kemp, Ahmad Hider, Caleb Scheidel, Jeremy Albright, Peter Henke
Midwestern Vascular Meeting 2021

"Impact of a Regional Smoking Cessation Intervention for Vascular Surgery Patients"
Ryan Howard, et al
Vascular Annual Meeting 2021

 

"Direct and Indirect Effects of Race and Socioeconomic Deprivation on Vascular Surgical Presentation and Outcomes"
Chloe Powell, Jeremy Albright, Nicholas H. Osborne, Matthew A. Corriere, Devraj Sukul, Hitinder S. Gurm
Vascular Annual Meeting 2021

“The Zip Code Jeopardy: Living in Disadvantaged Areas Is Associated With Significantly Increased Mortality After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention”
Devraj Sukul , Milan Seth, Stephanie Spehar, Michael Thompson, Daniel Bonifacio, Maged Rizk, Abdul Osman, Hitinder S. Gurm
American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2020

“The Prevalence of Coronary Risk Factors Among Patients Undergoing Their First Percutaneous Coronary Intervention”
Zoya Gurm, Milan Seth, Edouard Daher, Elizabeth Pielsticker, M. Imran Qureshi, Mark Zaniea, Michael Tucciarone, George Hanzel, Devraj Sukul
American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2020

“Not So Harmless: Marijuana Use and In-Hospital Outcomes After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention”
Sang Gune K Yoo, Thomas Earl, Cyril Ruwende, Milind Karve, Ibrahim Shah, Thomas Hill, Hitinder S. Gurm
American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2020

“Cardiac Rehabilitation Utilization After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Remains Exceedingly Low and Is Strongly Associated With the Treating Hospital and Operator”
Devraj Sukul, Milan Seth, Michael Thompson, Steven J. Keteyian, Jessica Yaser, John Syrjamaki, Hitinder S. Gurm
American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2020

 
“Post-discharge Readmission and Survival After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Among Patients With a History of Recent Gastrointestinal Bleeding”
Chelsea Meloche, Milan Seth, Ryan D. Madder, Jacob Kurlander, Jessica Yaser, Joseph Chattahi, John Collins, Natesh Lingam, Dilip Arora, Devraj Sukul
American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2020

“Persistent Racial Disparities in Risks of Readmission and Mortality After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in the Contemporary Era”
Stephanie Spehar, Milan Seth, Khaldoon Alaswad, Theodore Schreiber, Aaron Berman, John Syrjamaki, Omar Ali, Yousef Bader, Hitinder S. Gurm, Devraj Sukul
American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2020

The Value of a Statewide Quality Collaborative for Vascular Surgery Participants
Robert Beaulieu
Midwest Vascular Surgery Society, 2020 Annual Meeting

BMC2 Meeting Presentations

Risk Adjustment Methodology
Jeremy Albright, PhD, BMC2 Statistician
MISHC Coordinator/Abstractor Meeting, 9/20/2022

Coronary CT Angiography and Calcium Scoring
Troy LaBounty, MD, Michigan Medicine
PCI Coordinator Meeting, 9/8/2022

Myocardial Injury
Davy Hamilton, MD, Michigan Medicine
Vascular Surgery Coordinator Meeting, 8/17/2022

Risk Adjustment Methodology
Jeremy Albright, PhD, BMC2 Statistician
Vascular Surgery Coordinator Meeting, 8/17/2022

Contrast Associated Acute Kidney Injury After EVAR
Drew Braet, MD, Michigan Medicine
Vascular Surgery Coordinator Meeting, 6/15/2022

Hyperperfusion Syndrome After CEA
John Kanitra, MD, Ascension St. John
Vascular Surgery Coordinator Meeting, 6/15/2022

Optimizing Pain Relief After Vascular Surgery for EVAR and CEA
Mark Bicket, MD, PhD, FASA, Michigan OPEN
Vascular Surgery Meeting, 5/15/2022 

Actionable Things Health Systems or Care Teams do to Reduce Disparities in Care
David R. Nerenz, PhD, Henry Ford Health
PCI Collaborative Meeting, 5/12/2022

Persistent Racial Disparities in Risk of Readmission and Mortality after PCI
Stephanie Spehar, MD, Michigan Medicine
PCI Collaborative Meeting, 5/12/2022

Cranial Nerve Injuries Following CEA
Nicolaus J. Mouawad, MD, MPH, MBA, FSVS, FACS, RPVI, McLaren Bay Region
Vascular Surgery Coordinator Meeting, 4/20/2022

Lower Extremity Bypass
Abdul Kader Natour, MD, Henry Ford Health System
Vascular Surgery Coordinator Meeting, 4/20/2022

Impact of Cannabis Use on Vascular Surgery Outcomes
Drew Braet, MD, Michigan Medicine
Vascular Surgery Coordinator Meeting, 4/20/2022

Major Bleeding after Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: What's a little Hgb between friends?
Javier Valle, MD, MSCS, Trinity Health St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor
PCI Coordinator Meeting, 4/14/2022

Aortic Endoleaks: What Are They and Why Should We Care?
Frank M. Davis, MD
Vascular Surgery Coordinator Meeting, 3/16/2022

Opioid Prescribing and Pain Management After EVAR and CEA
Mark Bicket, MD, PhD, FASA, Michigan OPEN
Vascular Surgery Coordinator Meeting, 3/16/2022

Impact of LVEDP on Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Insights from the BMC2 Registry
Lorenzo Azzalini, MD, PhD, MSc, Virginia Commonwealth University
PCI Physician Meeting, 2/10/2022

Perverse Incentives Drive Inappropriate Care: Insights from Office-Based Atherectomy in Michigan and the Rest of the U.S.
Craig Brown, MD and Nicholas Osborne, MD, MS. Michigan Medicine
Vascular Surgery Collaborative Meeting, 11/4/2021

Running a Quality-Focused OBL
Krishna Jain, MD, Western Michigan University
Vascular Surgery Collaborative Meeting, 11/4/2021

Utilization Of Preoperative Vein Mapping in Patients Undergoing Infra-Inguinal Bypass is Associated With Increased Use of Vein Conduits
Abdul Kader Natour, MD, Henry Ford Health System
Vascular Surgery Collaborative Meeting, 11/4/2021

Decision-Making in Peripheral Artery Disease
Nicholas Osborne, MD, MS, Michigan Medicine
Vascular Surgery Collaborative Meeting, 11/4/2021

Appropriateness in PAD Procedures: Good Results Are Not Enough
Peter Lawrence, MD, UCLA
Vascular Surgery Collaborative Meeting, 11/4/2021

P2Y12 Inhibitors and the Value of Cardiology Prescription Recommendations
Devraj Sukul, MD, MSc, Michigan Medicine
PCI Coordinator Meeting, 10/14/2021

Practical Guide to Implementation of SGLT2i In Clinical Practice
Muthiah Vaduganathan, MD, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Physician Webinar, 9/23/2021

Distance Referrals
Joseph Bryant, BS, CEP, Michigan Medicine
Cardiac Rehab Meeting, 6/30/2021 

A Nudge Towards Cardiovascular Health: Reimagining Implementation of Cardiac Rehabilitation
Srinath Adusumalli, MD, MSHP, MBMI, FACC, Penn Medicine
Cardiac Rehab Meeting, 6/30/2021 

Why Collect Data on Radiation Doses During PCI? 
Ryan D. Madder, MD, FACC, Frederik Meijer Heart & Vascular Institute, Spectrum Health
PCI Coordinator Meeting, 4/8/2021

Medical Management Post-PCI
Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH, Brigham and Women’s Hospital Heart and Vascular Center
PCI Physician Meeting, 11/19/2020

Preventing Readmission after AMI and PCI
Jason H. Wasfy, MD, MPhil, Massachusetts General Hospital Heart Center
PCI Physician Meeting, 9/17/2020

EVAR Explantation
Eanas S. Yassa, MD, FACS, RPVI, Meijer Heart Spectrum Health
Vascular Surgery Physician Meeting, 5/14/2021

Imaging for Complex EVAR
Nicholas Osborne, MD, MS, Michigan Medicine
Vascular Surgery Physician Meeting, 5/14/2021

Aortic Graft Infections
Nicolas J. Mouawad, MD, MPH, MBA, FSVS, FACS, RPVI, McLaren Bay Region
Vascular Surgery Physician Meeting, 5/14/2021