
And the winner is…
Dr. Nour Tashtish was the victorious presenter for January who wins the travel grant to attend CVI and the $500 prize. The other competitors will also receive travel grants to CVI.
Each month, The Interventional Octagon features a different topic. Three cases are chosen and present to a panel of experts in a live webinar. The winner receives a prize ($500 Amazon Gift Card) and a travel grant to attend the CVI 2025: The Operators Enclave(TM) in Austin, TX in July.
Thanks to all who submitted case!
The finalist for January were:
Fem-Pop/Below The Knee CTO: Planning & Executing a Rendezvous
Muhammad Junaid Ahsan, MD
Baylor University Medical Center
The Disastrous Beginning
Mohamed Alam, MD, Interventional Cardiology Fellow
National Heart Institute
Stent Wars: The Quest for Patency – Tackling Neoatherosclerosis, Restenosis, and Thrombosis Like a Pro
Nour Tashtish, MD, Fellow
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
The Octagon Judging Panel for February included:
The Interventional Octagon judging panel for January includes:
- John Eidt, MD
- Dmitriy Feldman, MD
- Jun Li, MD
- Shirling Tsai, MD
The competition will be moderated by CVI Directors Subhash Banerjee, MD & Mehdi Shishehbor, DO, MPD, PhD.
This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.
To claim CME credit:
- View the webinar
- At the end of the webinar, log onto: https://www.online-med-edu.com/cvi/013125/enduring
- Complete the Evaluation/Credit Request Form
- Download or Print Credit Statement/Certificate
February Octagon submissions are now open. View the official Interventional Octagon page for details and submissions.