
Prof. Y.W. Chi
University of California, Davis (USA)
- v-WIN President
- WUIP Vice President
- Le.G.athering World Congress — Americas Chair

Le.G.athering 2026

World Union of International Phlebolymphology 2026 Continental event

XVI Congress of the Balkan Venous Forum

XIX Congress of the Romanian Society of Phlebology
Balkan Road to Le.G.athering
On the Ground
On October 14 and 15 the auditorium lectures run in parallel with morning live cases in the operating rooms and offices — with a second auditorium hosting the synergy meetings and the v-WIN sessions. On October 16 and 17, international congress in the institutional University and Deputy Council venue.
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"Pius Brînzeu" Emergency County Hospital
In parallel — practical activities
Operating Room 1
LIVE CASES (Table Leaders: Matei S, National; Gianesini S, Global)
Operating Room 2
LIVE CASES (Table Leaders: Murariu M, National; Rial R, Global)
Office 1 · Sclero
LIVE CASES (Table Leaders: Parau A, National; Rizk A, Global)
Office 2 · Sclero
LIVE CASES (Table Leaders: Godje B, National; Grace J, Global)
Office 3 · Lymphedema, Lipedema, Ulcer
LIVE CASES (Table Leaders: Avram M, National; Smeelen V, Global)
Office 4
CLINICAL CASES DISCUSSION
Sandesc D (ROMANIA), Murariu M (ROMANIA), Radu D (ROMANIA), Matei S (ROMANIA), Chi YW (USA), Gianesini S (ITALY)
Moderators: Murariu M (Romania), Goranova E (Bulgaria), Beach C (USA), Aguero C (Paraguay)
Venous-lymphatic Patient Clinical Assessment
Gianesini S (ITALY)
08.37 discussant — Aguero C (PARAGUAY)
Lipedema Patient Clinical Assessment
Rucigaj T (SLOVENIA)
08.47 discussant — Nagib S (EGYPT)
Superficial & Deep venous ultrasound
Tutelca A (ROMANIA)
08.57 discussant — Goranova E (BULGARIA)
Pelvic Venous ultrasound
Beach C (USA)
09.07 discussant — Ungureanu A (ROMANIA)
OPEN DISCUSSION
Moderators: Bihari I (Hungary), Ianosi G (Romania), Fakhry A (Egypt), Chunga J (Peru)
Sclerotherapy safety
Rizk A (CANADA)
09.37 discussant — Goranova E (BULGARIA)
Sclerotherapy indications & contraindications
Grace J (AUSTRALIA)
09.47 discussant — Portugal M (BRAZIL)
Sclerotherapy tips & tricks
Chunga J (PERU)
09.57 discussant — Ivan C (ROMANIA)
Microfoam
Gianesini S (ITALY)
10.07 discussant — Nagib S (EGYPT)
OPEN DISCUSSION
Moderators: Avram M (Romania), Mahmud M. (Bosnia), Rial R (Spain), Nagib S (Egypt)
TT indications
Fakhry A (EGYPT)
10.47 discussant — Amamou M (TUNISIA)
TT evidence
Nagib S (EGYPT)
10.57 discussant — Pârnia A (ROMANIA)
Laser technical notes
Peron G (BRAZIL)
11.07 discussant — Pârnia A (ROMANIA)
RF technical notes
Gianesini S (ITALY)
11.17 discussant — Nassim R (EGYPT)
TT in large vessels
Rial R (SPAIN)
11.27 discussant — Amamou M (TUNISIA)
TT for the tributaries
Peron G (BRAZIL)
11.37 discussant — Nassim R (EGYPT)
Laser for Aesthetic Phlebology
Portugal M (BRAZIL)
11.47 discussant — Pârnia A (ROMANIA)
Laser for Ulcers
Grillo L (COSTA RICA)
11.57 discussant — Pârnia A (ROMANIA)
TT complications management
Xhepa S (ALBANIA)
12.07 discussant — Fahmy M (EGYPT)
OPEN DISCUSSION
Moderators: Rucigaj T (Slovenia), Ivan C (Romania), Grillo L (Costa Rica), Portugal M (Brazil)
NTNT indications
Ianosi G (ROMANIA)
13.40 discussant — Xhepa S (ALBANIA)
NTNT evidence
Mirsu A (ROMANIA)
13.50 discussant — Grillo L (COSTA RICA)
Glue technical notes
Ianosi G (ROMANIA)
14.00 discussant — Fahmy M (EGYPT)
Post-venous procedure thromboprophylaxis
Fakhry A (EGYPT)
14.10 discussant — Music D (MONTENEGRO)
NTNT in large vessels
Matei S (ROMANIA)
14.27 discussant
NTNT complications management
Gianesini S (ITALY)
14.37 discussant — Pârnia A (ROMANIA)
OPEN DISCUSSION
"Pius Brînzeu" Emergency County Hospital
In parallel — practical activities
Operating Room 1
LIVE CASES (Table Leaders: Matei S, National; Gianesini S, Global)
Operating Room 2
LIVE CASES (Table Leaders: Murariu M, National; Rial R, Global)
Office 1 · Sclero
LIVE CASES (Table Leaders: Parau A, National; Rizk A, Global)
Office 2 · Sclero
LIVE CASES (Table Leaders: Godje B, National; Grace J, Global)
Office 3 · Lymphedema, Lipedema, Ulcer
LIVE CASES (Table Leaders: Avram M, National; Smeelen V, Global)
Office 4
CLINICAL CASES DISCUSSION
Moderators: Rucigaj T (Slovenia), Bordianu A (Romania), Nagib S (Egypt), Grillo L (Costa Rica)
08.07 session rationale
Lymphedema basic science
Rockson S (USA)
08.17 discussant — Parau A (ROMANIA)
Lymphedema ultrasound scanning
Beach C (USA)
08.27 discussant — Ungureanu A (ROMANIA)
Lymphedema conservative management
Hendrix A (NETHERLANDS)
08.37 discussant — Farrag M (EGYPT)
Lymphedema procedural management
Bordianu A (ROMANIA)
08.47 discussant — Popovic M (SERBIA)
OPEN DISCUSSION
Moderators: Mirsu A (Romania), Music D (Montenegro), Lisson K (USA), Peron G (Brazil)
Lipedema basic science
Nagib S (EGYPT)
09.17 discussant — Mahmud M (BOSNIA)
Lipedema ultrasound scanning
Ungureanu A (ROMANIA)
09.27 discussant — Farrag M (EGYPT)
Lipedema conservative management
Lisson K (USA)
09.37 discussant — Bzovii F (ROMANIA)
Lipedema procedural management
Bordianu A (ROMANIA)
09.47 discussant — Opritoiu A (ROMANIA)
OPEN DISCUSSION
Moderators: Rață A (Romania), Maraš P (Montenegro), Portugal M (Brazil)
VAD basic science
Matei S (ROMANIA)
10.47 discussant — Tanaskovic S (SERBIA)
Met & Unmet Needs in VAD & GCS
Gianesini S (ITALY)
10.57 discussant — Godje B (ROMANIA)
VAD: do we really need them?
Rizk A (CANADA)
11.07 discussant — Pârnia A (ROMANIA)
Conservative CVD management by VAD
Peron G (BRAZIL)
11.17 discussant — Chunga J (PERÙ)
Periprocedural VAD indications
Lazarashvili Z (GEORGIA)
11.27 discussant — Rață A (ROMANIA)
COMPRESSION basic science
Portugal M (BRAZIL)
11.37 discussant — Bokuchava M (GEORGIA)
Validated COMPRESSION
Hendrix A (NETHERLANDS)
11.47 discussant — Mirsu A (ROMANIA)
COMPRESSION: how much do we really need it?
Fakhry A (EGYPT)
11.57 discussant — Popovic M (SERBIA)
Periprocedural COMPRESSION
Nagib S (EGYPT)
12.07 discussant — Roșu D (ROMANIA)
COMPRESSION in extreme cases
Bihari I (HUNGARY)
12.17 discussant — Ivan C (ROMANIA)
OPEN DISCUSSION
Moderators: Radu D (Romania), Music D (Montenegro), Grillo L (Costa Rica), Strejcek J (CZ Rep)
DVT drugs management
González A (SPAIN)
13.47 discussant — Xhepa S (ALBANIA)
DVT procedural management
Rață A (ROMANIA)
13.57 discussant — González A (SPAIN)
NIVL management
Rial G (SPAIN)
14.07 discussant — Grace J (AUSTRALIA)
Carbocytherapy / Ozonetherapy
Palmeri E (ITALY)
14.17 discussant — Cucui A (ROMANIA)
Woundcare validated dressings
Grillo L (COSTA RICA)
14.27 discussant — Ivan C (ROMANIA)
Drugs for woundcare
Matei S (ROMANIA)
14.37 discussant — Rizk A (CANADA)
Compression for woundcare
Hendrix A (NETHERLANDS)
14.47 discussant — Mirsu A (ROMANIA)
OPEN DISCUSSION
Gianaroli L (online, OBGYN); Romanelli M (ITALY, DERMATO)
PhlebORTHO: MEDI PEOPLE · PhlebONCO: MEDI, Pantea S (ROMANIA), Pirvu C (ROMANIA), Neagoe O (ROMANIA)
Victor Babeș University / Timiș County Council
Victor Babeș University
Ministry of Health, Authorities opening
V-WIN Recommendations Document
Gianesini S (ITALY); Grace J (AUSTRALIA)
09.17 discussant — Peron G (BRAZIL)
Phlebo-lymphology across medical specialties
Matei S (ROMANIA)
09.27 discussant — Pantea S (ROMANIA)
Pelvic Venous Disorder: the not to be forgotten disease
Lazarashvili Z (GEORGIA)
09.37 discussant — Motoc A (ROMANIA)
Vein-lymphatic Gender Medicine
Aguero C (PARAGUAY)
09.47 discussant — Olariu S (ROMANIA)
Academic Role in Healthcare Growth
Prof. Crețu O., "Victor Babeș" University Dean (ROMANIA)
09.57 discussant — Rial R (SPAIN)
OFFICIAL PICTURE
Timiș County Council (Deputy Council Building)
Moderators: Gianesini S (Italy), Feodor T (Romania)
The Glycocalyx along the vascular system
Gianesini S (ITALY)
11.47 discussant — Negreanu A (ROMANIA)
Thrombo-inflammatory control need in CVD
Matei S (ROMANIA)
11.57 discussant — Bunea C (ROMANIA)
Microcirculation fundamental literature
Feodor T (ROMANIA)
12.07 discussant
Heparinoids in everyday practice
Murariu M (ROMANIA)
12.17 discussant — Grace J (AUSTRALIA)
OPEN DISCUSSION
Moderators: Gianesini S (Italy), Matei S (Balkans), Radu D (Romania)
C.V.D. …stands for «C.hronic V.ascular D.isease»
Gianesini S (ITALY)
13.52 discussant — Grillo L (COSTA RICA)
OPEN DISCUSSION
PROCTOPHLEBOLOGY: why it matters
Chi YW (USA)
14.05 discussant — Steven Sun (TAIWAN)
OPEN DISCUSSION
CARDIOLOGY aspects all vein experts should know
Aguero C (PARAGUAY)
14.17 discussant — Murariu M (ROMANIA)
OPEN DISCUSSION
PHLEBObgyn: the POP project
Lazarashvili Z (GEORGIA)
OPEN DISCUSSION
Moderators: Ciubotaru V (Romania), Matei S (Romania), Peron G (Brazil), Grace J (Australia)
Compression in CVD & Sport: is it necessary?
Rucigaj T (SLOVENIA)
14.57 discussant — Kostov I (MACEDONIA)
The Sapheno-femoral hemodynamic challenge
Bihari I (HUNGARY)
15.07 discussant — Tzaneva S (AUSTRIA)
Sclerotherapy for Chronic venous disease CEAP C6 - Is It Appropriate?
Goranova E (BULGARIA)
15.17 discussant — Music D (MONTENEGRO)
Management of Saphenofemoral Junction Thrombosis associated with Huge Primary Varicose Veins
Xhepa S (ALBANIA)
15.27 discussant — Frenki V (ALBANIA)
OPEN DISCUSSION
Aguero C (PARAGUAY), Radu D (ROMANIA), Gianesini S (ITALY), Lazarashvili Z (GEORGIA)
Varicose vein surgery: present and future
Pagano M; Gianesini S (ITALY)
16.22 discussant — González A (SPAIN)
Phlebolymphology across specialties
Tzaneva S (AUSTRIA)
16.32 discussant — Nagib S (EGYPT)
Phlebology: I saw, I see & I'd like to see
Strejcek J (CZ REP)
16.42 discussant — Ciubotaru V (ROMANIA)
Educational gaps in European Phlebolymphology
Chakkour K (POLAND)
16.52 discussant — Rizk A (CANADA)
Phlebolymphology gaps in new generation engagement
Sumaj M (SLOVAKIA)
17.02 discussant — Eggen C (BENELUX)
Met & unmet needs in Phlebolymphology
Bokuchava M (GEORGIA)
17.12 discussant — Lisson K (USA)
Differential diagnosis in lower limb oedema - venous insufficiency vs. heart failure
Petrică L (ROMANIA)
17.22 discussant — Peron G (BRAZIL)
HONORARY LECTURE: Pelvic Pain Differential Diagnosis: toward the POP project
Prof. Laurentiu Pirtea (ROMANIA)
17.40 discussant — Caprini J (USA)
HONORARY LECTURE: Heart & Soul: psychosomatic aspects in cardiovascular disease
Prof. Anghel Teodora (ROMANIA)
17.57 discussant — Chi YW (USA)
Timiș County Council (Deputy Council Building)
Moderators: Radu D (Romania), Murariu M (Romania), Lazarashvili Z (Georgia), Gianesini S (Italy), Chi YW (USA)
v-HELP project: lesson learnt from Brazil to Romania
Matei S (ROMANIA)
09.12 discussant — Peron G (BRAZIL)
Varicose veins recurrency – patient management and surgical treatment
Murariu M (ROMANIA)
09.22 discussant — Grace J (AUSTRALIA)
Venous hemodynamics everybody should know
Negreanu A (ROMANIA)
09.32 discussant — Fakhry A (EGYPT)
Anterior Saphenous Vein prophylactic ablation: why it does (not) make sense
Feodor T (ROMANIA)
09.42 discussant — Aguero C (PARAGUAY)
OPEN DISCUSSION
Moderator: Matei S (Romania)
Opening
Tanaskovic S ; Matei S
Analysis of Lower Extremity Amputations from the SerbVasc Registry
Tanaskovic S (SERBIA)
Anti-inflammatory effects of diosmin as adjunctive therapy in acute deep vein thrombosis: Impact on venous recanalization, quality of life and post-thrombotic syndrome
Nikolic D (SERBIA)
Vascular inflammation management
Stojkovic M (SERBIA)
Optimising the management of venous disease: Expert consensus from a multinational panel of phlebology specialists
Matei S (ROMANIA)
OPEN DISCUSSION
Moderators: Radu D (Romania), Murariu M (Romania), Lazarashvili Z (Georgia), Gianesini S (Italy), Chi YW (USA)
Romanian Society of Phlebology major contributions
Murariu M (ROMANIA)
11.42 discussant — Lazarashvili Z (GEORGIA)
Dermatology notions all vein-lymphatic experts should have
Cristodor P (ROMANIA)
11.52 discussant — Grace J (AUSTRALIA)
V.A.N.S.T. - treating CVD from Romania to the World
Ciubotaru V (ROMANIA)
12.02 discussant — Kostov I (MACEDONIA)
Conservative CVD management in Romania: met & unmet needs
Avram M (ROMANIA)
12.12 discussant — Rizk A (CANADA)
V.A.L.I.D recommendations toward Romanian own Guidelines
Matei S (ROMANIA)
12.22 discussant — Nikolic D (SERBIA)
AWARDS & CLOSING CEREMONY
Program subject to change. Times are local to Timișoara (EEST).

University of California, Davis (USA)

University of Ferrara (Italy); USUHS University, Bethesda (USA)

V. Babeș University, Timisoara (Romania)

Endeavor Health, University of Chicago Vasculearn (Chicago, USA)
Your Talk
Submit YOUR PRESENTATIONS (pdf or ppt) on what you consider everybody should know about Leg-care including your eventual research. Start from a scientific paper you read and that you like or you did not like and elaborate your comment.
Submission deadline: October 1, 2026
Le.G.athering Global Project
Register for ONE Le.G.athering Event and enjoy FREE REGISTRATION in the OTHER TWO.

Chicago, USA
A global event for World Thrombosis Day honoring Prof. Joseph Caprini in Chicago, held during the Chicago Marathon (45,000+ attendees) to raise awareness on venous and lymphatic health. Part of the path toward the Le.G.athering World Congress, building a document of scientific appropriateness on Pain, Edema & Thrombosis management.
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Timisoara, Romania
The reference European event of the Le.G.athering Global Project, an international, multi-specialty congress bringing together frontal lectures, clinical practice, and an open call for Free Topics presentations.

Nairobi, Kenya
The Grand Finale, the first vein-lymphatic multi-specialty Global Congress in Africa, part of the v-AFRICAct initiative.
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Registration is handled by our Professional Congress Organizer, Prime Partners, on the Le.G.athering events page.
Timișoara, Romania — October 14–17, 2026
Venue & Hotels
The congress moves across three institutional venues of Timisoara, from the hospital to the university and the county council.
Timisoara, Romania
Timisoara, Romania
Timisoara, Romania
Accommodation
Nearby hotels from 60 to 150 euro.
