PERT 2025 Keynote Speaker

Dr. Suresh Vedantham is an experienced Interventional Radiologist who specializes in the delivery and clinical investigation of image-guided therapies for venous thromboembolism. He completed medical school at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine (1992), medical internship at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (1993), radiology residency at UCLA Medical Center (1997), and interventional radiology (IR) fellowship at Stanford University (1998). In 1998, Dr. Vedantham joined the faculty of the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, MO, where he is currently a Professor of Radiology & Surgery, Assistant Dean for Clinical Research, and Founder-Director of its Trial-CARE Center that focuses on multicenter clinical trial innovation.

Dr. Vedantham played a central role in refining innovative image-guided treatments for venous disease and devoted his career to developing high-quality evidence to guide venous care.  Locally, he helped catalyze the formation of the Barnes-Jewish Hospital PERT. In 2008, he was publicly thanked by the U.S. Surgeon General for his leadership in bringing together diverse stakeholders around education and awareness of PE and DVT. The recipient of more than $30 million in grant funding, Dr. Vedantham serves as National Principal Investigator of the landmark NIH-sponsored ATTRACT, C-TRACT, and PE-TRACT Trials that are defining the optimal role of catheter-based therapy in the management of VTE.  He has mentored and trained many VTE-focused clinicians and investigators and has served in many leadership roles including 2017-2018 Society of Interventional Radiology President and current SIR Foundation Secretary. Dr. Vedantham was honored to receive the 2019 Venous Education Innovation and National Statesman (VEINS) Award and the SIR Foundation’s 2024 Leader in Innovation Award.