Putting Coils to the Test: Embolization Summit 2026

November 21, 2026 | 8:30 - 11:30 am US Central

Putting Coils to the Test: Embolization Summit 2026

Every embolization has a moment where the coil choice stops being routine: a vessel just under the edge of what your device was built for, a coil that doesn’t hold the way it did last time, a case where the standard technique isn’t quite enough. This year’s summit puts those moments center stage. Faculty go head-to-head on the vessel sizes that split opinion and dig into the mechanical trade-offs between pushable and detachable systems, coils and liquids, before turning to the cases where things didn’t go as planned.

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agenda

Session 1: Coils Under the Microscope: Mechanics, Materials, and the Competition

Coils Under the Microscope: Mechanics, Materials, and the Competition

How Coil Design Decisions Shape Clinical Performance, Dr. Dania Daye
What Launched in 2025/2026 and Whether It Earns a Spot, Dr. Parag Patel
Pushable vs. Detachable: Matching Mechanical Properties to the Clinical Task, Dr. Kamran Ahrar
Debate 1: taking down a 13 mm artery, Dr. Dania Daye and Dr. Bulent Arslan
Debate 2: taking down a 7 mm artery, Dr. Jean Pierre Pelage
Debate 3: taking down a 2/3 mm artery, Dr. Marc Sapoval and Dr. Jessica Stewart
Coils, Liquids, or Both? The Case-by-Case Argument for Combination Therapy, Dr. Vivian Bishay
Panel Discussion

Industry Session by Terumo

Industry Session by Terumo

Session 2: Coils in the Real World: Cases, Complications, and Creative Solutions

Coils in the Real World: Cases, Complications, and Creative Solutions

When Coils Misbehave: Recognizing and Managing Mishaps in Real Time, Dr. Geert Maleux
Designing the Ideal coil: A Wish List From the Angio Suite, Dr. Gary Siskin
Outside the Box: Unconventional Coil Applications Worth Considering, Dr. Jean Pierre Pelage
Creative Coil Cases, Dr. Jessica Stewart
Creative Coil Cases, Dr. Bulent Arslan
Complications in Focus: Coil Cases Gone Wrong, Case 1, Dr. Sarah White
Complications in Focus: Coil Cases Gone Wrong, Case 2, Dr. Geert Maleux
Panel Discussion

Faculty

Dr. Jafar Golzarian

North Star Vascular & Interventional

Dr.Marc Sapoval

Hôpital Européen Georges-Pompidou

Dr. Gary Siskin

Albany Medical Center

Dr. Parag Patel

Medical College of Wisconsin

Dr. Sarah White

Medical College of Wisconsin

Dr. Dania Daye

University of Wisconsin

Dr. Jean-Pierre Pelage

McGill University

Dr. Jessica Stewart

UCLA Health

Dr. Bulent Arslan

Rush Medical Center

Dr. Kamran Ahrar

MD Anderson

Dr. Vivian Bishay

Mount Sinai Medical Center

Dr. Geert Maleux

University Hospitals Leuven

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GEST Education

The GEST Group has developed premiere events including the annual GEST conference, focused topic meetings and summits where physicians come to learn from other physicians in the field of embolization.