Dr. Gustavo Oderich is originally from Porto Alegre, Brazil and currently the Chair of the Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Program Director for Vascular Surgery Integrated Residency, Traditional Fellowship and Advanced Aortic Fellowship at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN.  He is a pioneer and expert in branched and fenestrated endovascular devices for the treatment of complex aortic aneurysmal disease and discusses recent innovations, controversies and future directions of this field.

(0:25) - Full Biography and a recent interview in Vascular News

(7:42) - Brachial Access and other advanced techniques for TAAA

(9:38) - Evolution from physician-modified to company-manufactured fenestrated-branched endografts to treat pararenal and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms.

(13:30) - In situ fenestration during aortic aneurysm repair

(17:30) - Regulatory, compliance, and legal issues involved with physician-modified devices

(18:20) - Investigational Device Exemption (IDE)

(19:10) - GORE® EXCLUDER® Thoracoabdominal Branch Endoprosthesis (TAMBE)

(24:20) - NICE draft guideline casts shadow over EVAR for unruptured aneurysms and The proposed UK abdominal aortic aneurysm guidelines: A much needed wakeup call

(29:30) - Sexual dysfunction after elective repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms

(31:00) - Techniques that have lead to reduced radiation exposure in F-BEVAR

(36:30) - Peloton