The Huntleigh Academy will be hosting a webinar on 'Patency Assessment at the Time of Revascularisation Surgery: How to Close with Confidence', taking place on Monday, 10 November 2025, 6:30 PM Greenwich Mean Time.
Intraoperative vascular patency assessment is critical, but what options are available to ensure you close with confidence? This webinar will explore methods available for evaluating patency at the time of arterial revascularisation, such as angiography, Duplex Ultrasound, and intraoperative Doppler probes. Join leading UK and international vascular surgeons as they share their insights and gain an understanding of what practices are adopted, factors to consider in choosing a single or a multi-modality approach, and, how do we enhance success?
Register now, for what promises to be an engaging and interactive session. There will be plenty of opportunity to ask questions and learn from experts in our first webinar series exploring intraoperative vascular patency assessment.
Speakers include:
Mr David Bosanquet, Consultant Vascular Surgeon, South East Wales Vascular Network (SEWVN)
David is a Consultant Vascular Surgeon working in the South East Wales Vascular Network (SEWVN), an honorary senior lecturer at Cardiff University and the Associate Medical Director of the Research & Development department in Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.
His primary research interests include peripheral arterial disease, amputation surgery, wound healing, surgical site infection, aortic aneurysm surgery, collaborative research, and decision making. He has led numerous national and international research projects in these areas, having secured funding from major national funders for these projects. He holds a number of leadership positions locally, nationally and internationally.
Professor Athanasios Saratzis, NIHR Research Professor of Vascular Surgery, University of Leicester
Professor Athanasios Saratzis MBBS, PhD, FRCS, FHEA, is NIHR Research Professor of Vascular Surgery at the University of Leicester and Consultant Vascular & Endovascular Surgeon at University Hospitals of Leicester.
His academic work focuses on applied cardiovascular surgical research, randomised trials, health technology assessment, and the development of complex interventions, particularly in peripheral arterial disease and abdominal aortic aneurysms. He leads several major randomised controlled trials in vascular diseases.
Internationally recognised for his expertise in complex endovascular revascularisation and limb salvage, Professor Saratzis has authored over 200 publications. He has established and led major international vascular research networks, including VERN and RCPAD, and serves on multiple NIHR, NICE, and ESVS committees.
Leigh Ann O'Banion, Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Surgery, University of California San Francisco, Fresno Branch Campus
Leigh Ann O’Banion, MD, is an Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Surgery, at the University of California San Francisco, Fresno Branch Campus.
Dr. O’Banion received her undergraduate degree in Biologic Sciences from Louisiana State University and her medical degree from the Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans. She completed her general surgery residency at UCSF Fresno. Subsequently, she completed her Vascular Fellowship at UCSF. Dr. O’Banion is board certified by the American Board of Surgery in General and Vascular Surgery.
Dr. O’Banion has been a faculty member in the Department of Surgery since 2017 teaching general surgery residents and UCSF medical students. She was recently appointed the UCSF Fresno Director for Faculty Development. She currently serves as chair of the Communications committee of the WVS, as well as a member of the AVF Program Committee.
Her clinical research focuses on limb salvage and outcomes-based research on vascular patients with major amputation. She was awarded the 2021 UCSF Fresno Faculty Research Award. Additionally, she is the founder of CHAMPIONS, an outreach program aimed at providing comprehensive cardiovascular screening and education in vascular deserts across the US in collaboration with the Foundation to Advance Vascular Cures, for which she serves as their medical director.
Lukla Biasi, Consultant Vascular Endovascular Surgeon
Mr. Lukla Biasi is an experienced vascular and endovascular surgeon with a dedicated commitment to the sub-specialties of lower limb revascularisation, multidisciplinary diabetic foot management, and carotid surgery.
He was awarded a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery with honours (Summa cum Laude) from the University of Bologna, Italy. Following a research fellowship at St George’s Vascular Institute in London, he completed his specialist training at the University Hospital of Parma, Italy, where he was appointed Consultant Vascular Surgeon in 2009.
Lukla moved to the UK in 2014 for a clinical fellowship in complex lower limb revascularisation at St Thomas’ Hospital, London.
Mr. Biasi took up his consultant vascular appointment at Guy's and St Thomas’ NHS Trust in 2016. He is the specialty lead for lower limb revascularisation, leading cutting-edge endovascular, hybrid, and open treatments. He has a specialist interest in complex wound management, digital health literacy, and telemedicine. Mr. Biasi has served as Patients’ Safety Co-Lead and is currently Treasurer and Fund Holder of the GSTT Vascular Charity Fund.
In 2018, he was awarded an International PhD – Doctor Europaeus – Summa cum Laude, with a doctoral thesis on complex infra-popliteal revascularisation in patients with critical limb ischaemia.
Mr. Biasi has published in international peer-reviewed journals and currently serves on the editorial board of the Vascular & Endovascular Review Journal (VER). He is also a reviewer for the European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery (EJVS), the British Journal of Surgery (BJS), Annals of Vascular Surgery, the Journal of Vascular Endovascular Surgery (VES), Angiology, and JRSM Cardiovascular Disease.
In the private sector, Mr. Biasi brings his expertise to the Cleveland Clinic London and to Nuffield Health in Royal Tunbridge Wells, where he has implemented a multidisciplinary vascular wound care service for timely assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of vascular lower limb ulcers and complex wounds.
How to register:
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