
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
Balkan Road to Le.G.athering
On the Ground
On October 14 and 15 the auditorium lectures run in parallel with live procedures in the operating rooms and hands-on cases in the offices — with a second auditorium hosting the v-WIN round tables on October 15. 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
TT live procedures (ROMANIA tutor, Matei S; INTERNATIONAL tutor, Peron G)
Operating Room 2
TT/NTNT live procedures (ROMANIA tutor, Avram M ; INTERNATIONAL tutor, Gianesini S)
Office 1
SCLEROTHERAPY live cases (ROMANIA tutor, Godje B ; INTERNATIONAL tutor, Grace J)
Office 2
SCLEROTHERAPY live cases (ROMANIA tutor, Parau A ; INTERNATIONAL tutor, Aguero C)
Office 3
WOUNDCARE live cases (ROMANIA tutor, Ivan C ; INTERNATIONAL tutor: Goranova E)
Office 4
LYMPHEDEMA / LIPEDEMA live cases (BALKAN Tutor, Rucigaj T; INTERNATIONAL tutor, Grillo L)
All rooms · afternoon
ULTRASOUND SCHOOL AND PATIENTS SCREENING / MONITORING
Sandesc D (ROMANIA), Matei S (ROMANIA), Chi YW (USA), Gianesini S (ITALY)
Moderators: Goranova E (Bulgaria), Murariu M (Romania), 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 — Hussein E (EGYPT)
Pelvic Venous ultrasound
Beach C (USA)
09.07 discussant — Ungureanu A (ROMANIA)
OPEN DISCUSSION
Moderators: Bihari I (Hungary), Ianosi G (Romania), Fakhry A (Egypt), Eggen C (Netherlands)
Sclerotherapy safety
Rizk A (CANADA)
09.37 discussant — Goranova E (BULGARIA)
Sclerotherapy indications & contraindications
Grace J (AUSTRALIA)
09.47 discussant — Eggen C (NETHERLANDS)
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), Mahmoud M. (Bosnia), Rial R (Spain), Hussein E (Egypt)
10.37 session rationale
TT indications
Cardoso N (BRAZIL)
10.47 discussant — Avram M (ROMANIA)
TT evidence
Hussein E (EGYPT)
10.57 discussant — Pirnea A (ROMANIA)
Laser technical notes
Chakkour K (POLAND)
11.07 discussant — Pirnea A (ROMANIA)
RF technical notes
Josnin M (FRANCE)
11.17 discussant — Nassim R (EGYPT)
MICROWAVES technical notes
Chi YW (USA)
11.27 discussant — Ghirlea O (ROMANIA)
TT in large vessels
Rial R (SPAIN)
11.37 discussant — Avram M (ROMANIA)
TT for the tributaries
Peron G (BRAZIL)
11.47 discussant — Neagoe O (ROMANIA)
Laser for Aesthetic Phlebology
Doganci S (TURKEY)
11.57 discussant — Bzovii F (ROMANIA)
Laser for Ulcers
Grillo L (COSTA RICA)
12.07 discussant — Morelli M (ROMANIA)
TT complications management
Xhepa S (ALBANIA)
12.17 discussant — Xhepa S (ALBANIA)
OPEN DISCUSSION
Moderators: Rucigaj T (Slovenia), Pirvu C (Romania), Cardoso N (Brazil), 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)
MOCA technical notes
Serralde J (MEXICO)
14.10 discussant — Bihari I (HUNGARY)
Post-venous procedure thromboprophylaxis
Fakhry A (EGYPT)
14.20 discussant — Music D (MONTENEGRO)
NTNT in large vessels
Matei S (ROMANIA)
14.37 discussant
NTNT complications management
Gianesini S (ITALY)
14.47 discussant — Bzovii F (ROMANIA)
OPEN DISCUSSION
"Pius Brînzeu" Emergency County Hospital
In parallel — practical activities
Operating Room 1
TT live procedures (ROMANIA tutor, Matei S; INTERNATIONAL tutor, Peron G)
Operating Room 2
TT/NTNT live procedures (ROMANIA tutor, Avram M ; INTERNATIONAL tutor, Gianesini S)
Office 1
SCLEROTHERAPY live cases (ROMANIA tutor, Godje B ; INTERNATIONAL tutor, Grace J)
Office 2
SCLEROTHERAPY live cases (ROMANIA tutor, Parau A ; INTERNATIONAL tutor, Aguero C)
Office 3
WOUNDCARE live cases (ROMANIA tutor, Ivan C ; INTERNATIONAL tutor: Goranova E)
Office 4
LYMPHEDEMA / LIPEDEMA live cases (BALKAN Tutor, Rucigaj T; INTERNATIONAL tutor, Grillo L)
All rooms · afternoon
ULTRASOUND SCHOOL AND PATIENTS SCREENING / MONITORING
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), Milic D (Serbia), Lisson K (USA), Peron G (Brazil)
Lipedema basic science
Nagib S (EGYPT)
09.17 discussant — Mahmoud 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: Barac S (Romania), Goranova E (Bulgaria), Chakkour C (Poland), Portugal M (Brazil)
VAD basic science
Matei S (ROMANIA)
10.47 discussant — Tanaskovic S (SERBIA)
Lymphatic glycocalyx in human identification
Gianesini S (ITALY)
10.57 discussant — Matic M (SERBIA)
VAD: do we really need them?
Ilijevski N (SERBIA)
11.07 discussant — Rizk A (CANADA)
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
Hussein E (EGYPT)
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 — Matic M (SERBIA)
COMPRESSION in extreme cases
Bihari I (HUNGARY)
12.17 discussant — Morelli M (ROMANIA)
OPEN DISCUSSION
Moderators: Radu D (Romania), Music D (Montenegro), Grillo L (Costa Rica), Shaidakov E (Russia)
DVT drugs management
Barac S (ROMANIA)
13.47 discussant — Xhepa S (ALBANIA)
DVT procedural management
Rață A (ROMANIA)
13.57 discussant — Rial R (SPAIN)
NIVL management
Garcia M (USA)
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
Shingale F (GERMANY)
14.47 discussant — Mirsu A (ROMANIA)
OPEN DISCUSSION
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 — Dobrescu A (ROMANIA)
Pelvic Venous Disorder: the not to be forgotten disease
Lazarashvili Z (GEORGIA)
09.37 discussant — Pirtea L (ROMANIA)
Vein-lymphatic Gender Medicine
Aguero C (PARAGUAY)
09.47 discussant — Timar B (ROMANIA)
Academic Role in Healthcare Growth
"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)
Multi-specialty mandatory action
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
Fedor 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.: «C.ardio V.ascular» & «D.iabetes» management in CVD patients
Chi YW (USA)
13.52 discussant — Grillo L (COSTA RICA)
OPEN DISCUSSION
PROCTOPHLEBOLOGY: why it matters
Gallo G (ITALY)
14.05 discussant — Steven Sun (TAIWAN)
OPEN DISCUSSION
major literature everybody should know
Gianesini S (ITALY)
14.17 discussant — Murariu M (ROMANIA)
OPEN DISCUSSION
Next Actions
Matei S (ROMANIA)
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 — Rizk A (CANADA)
The Sapheno-femoral hemodynamic challenge
Bihari I (HUNGARY)
15.07 discussant — Tzaneva S (AUSTRIA)
Bulgarian advancements in woundcare
Goranova E (BULGARIA)
15.17 discussant — Music D (MONTENEGRO)
Balkan Vein-Lymphatic Global call
Milic D (SERBIA)
15.27 discussant — Mahmoud M (BOSNIA)
PAD & CVD: the same coin
Xhepa S (ALBANIA)
15.37 discussant — Negreanu A (ROMANIA)
Aguero C, Radu D, Gianesini S, Lazarashvili Z
Phlebolymphology: an educational family affair
Pagano M; Gianesini S (ITALY)
16.22 discussant — Lara I (SPAIN)
SFP major publications
Josnin M (FRANCE)
16.32 discussant — Rizk A (CANADA)
Phlebology future between academy and private practice
Rial R (SPAIN)
16.42 discussant — Barac S (ROMANIA)
Phlebolymphology accross specialties
Tzaneva S (AUSTRIA)
16.52 discussant — Nagib S (EGYPT)
Globalizing the evidence, nationalizing the decision making
Milic D (BALKANS)
17.02 discussant — Ianosi G (ROMANIA)
European phlebology: past, present & future
Strejcek J (CZ REP)
17.12 discussant — Ciubotaru V (ROMANIA)
Educational gaps in European Phlebolymphology
Chakkour K (POLAND)
17.22 discussant — Timar B (ROMANIA)
Phlebolymphology gaps in new generation engagement
Sumaj M (SLOVAKIA)
17.32 discussant — Bokuchava M (GEORGIA)
Gender medicine in Phlebolymphology
Eggen C (BENELUX)
17.42 discussant — Lisson K (USA)
Euro-asian Phlebo-lymphology synergy proposals
Shaydakov E (RUSSIA)
18.00 discussant — Peron G (BRAZIL)
Honorary lecture - OBGYN THROMBOTIC RISK ASSESSMENT v-WIN PHLEBO - GYN Synergy Prof. J. Caprini (USA) & Prof. L. Pirtea (ROMANIA)
Timiș County Council (Deputy Council Building)
v-HELP project: lesson learnt from Brazil to Romania
Matei S (ROMANIA) ; Peron G (BRAZIL)
09.12 discussant — Josnin M (FRANCE)
Varicose veins recurrency – patient management and surgical treatment
MURARIU M. (ROMANIA)
09.22 discussant — Grace J (AUSTRALIA)
Venous hemodynamics everybody should know
Fedor T (ROMANIA)
09.32 discussant — Fakhry A (EGYPT)
Anterior Saphenous Vein prophylactic ablation: why it does (not) make sense
Fedor T (ROMANIA)
09.42 discussant — Aguero C (PARAGUAY)
OPEN DISCUSSION
Opening
Ilijevski N ; 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
Romanian Society of Phlebology major contributions
Radu D (ROMANIA)
11.42 discussant — Cristodor P (ROMANIA)
Met & unmet needs in Phlebolymphology
Bokuchava M (GEORGIA)
11.52 discussant — Grace J (AUSTRALIA)
Top vein-lymphatic Research lines from V. Babes University
Murariu M (ROMANIA)
12.02 discussant — Goranova E (BULGARIA)
Pelvic venous disorder quantification & indication
Lazarashvili Z (GEORGIA)
12.12 discussant — Rizk A (CANADA)
V.A.L.I.D recommendations
Matei S (ROMANIA)
12.22 discussant — Hussein E (Egypt)
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
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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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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
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Accommodation
Nearby hotels from 60 to 150 euro.
