Frank Arko

Chief, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Co-Director, Center for Aortic Disease Professor, Cardiovascular Surgery
Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute

Frank Arko, MD is currently Chief, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery and Co-director, Center for Aortic Disease at Carolinas Medical Center, Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute in Charlotte, NC. He received his B.S. from Texas A&M University graduating Summa Cum Laude and his M.D. with honors in 1994 from Texas A&M University. He completed his internship and his residency at Scott & White Hospital, Texas A&M University Health Science Center in 1999. Dr. Arko completed his Clinical Vascular Fellowship in 2000 and his Endovascular Fellowship in 2001 from Stanford University Hospital, CA. He completed a Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship from Stanford University Hospital in 2001.
Dr. Arko was an Assistant Professor, Director of Endovascular Surgery at Stanford University Medical Center from July 2001 to August 2004. Following this he was the Chief, Endovascular Surgery at University of Texas Southwestern in Dallas from 2004-2011. His work has resulted in more than 150 scientific articles, abstracts, books, book chapters and numerous presentations.
Dr. Arko’s clinical expertise is in stent graft treatment of thoracic and abdominal aortic aneurysmal disease, stenting and endarterectomy in carotid arterial disease, renovascular hypertension, aortoiliac occlusive disease, mesenteric vascular and minimally invasive therapy in venous disease. His research interests include simulation-based medical planning for cardiovascular disease and aortic wall microarchitecture and cyclic strain as well as device development. He is involved with multiple clinical trials.

Presentation(s):

• Supra-Aortic and Aortic Access for Other Procedures

  Sunday, February 4
  2:59 PM – 3:07 PM

• Live Cases from MCVI

  Monday, February 5
  9:30 AM – 10:45 AM

• Deep Dive Session 2: Complex Aortic and Iliac Interventions: Aneurysms and Occlusive Disease

  Monday, February 5
  3:55 PM – 5:45 PM

• Branched Devices for Preserving the Hypogastric Artery

  Monday, February 5
  4:44 PM – 4:51 PM

• Use of Endoanchors for Both Primary and Salvage in Short Proximal Necks: What Does the Anchor Registry Show?

  Monday, February 5
  4:58 PM – 5:05 PM

• Acute Arterial Ischemia: When and How to use Endovascular Solutions

  Monday, February 5
  5:23 PM – 5:31 PM

• Session 4: Aortic Dissection and Complex TEVAR and TAVR

  Tuesday, February 6
  8:00 AM – 9:30 AM

• Approaching Complicated Type B Dissections: Indications for Therapy

  Tuesday, February 6
  8:09 AM – 8:18 AM

• Management of the Distal False Lumen in Type B Dissections

  Tuesday, February 6
  8:36 AM – 8:45 AM

• Live Cases from MCVI

  Tuesday, February 6
  9:30 AM – 10:45 AM

• Session 6: Future of Aortic Therapies

  Tuesday, February 6
  1:35 PM – 2:20 PM

• Live Cases from MCVI

  Tuesday, February 6
  2:20 PM – 3:30 PM

• Peripheral Aneurysm Coiling Using Large-Volume Ruby ™ Coils: Results from the Multicenter Aneurysm Coiling Efficiency Trial

  Tuesday, February 6
  3:55 PM – 4:00 PM

• Acute DVT: Is Aspiration Now the Gold Standard?

  Wednesday, February 7
  12:27 PM – 12:36 PM

• Aortic Disease: 5 Must Know Clinical Trials

  Wednesday, February 7
  1:00 PM – 1:10 PM

• Panel Discussion, Q&A Session

  Wednesday, February 7
  1:00 PM – 1:15 PM

• Discussion and Q&A

  Wednesday, February 7
  2:00 PM – 2:10 PM

• Discussion and Q&A

  Wednesday, February 7
  2:03 PM – 2:10 PM