Dr Kush R Desai is an Interventional Radiologist and Associate Professor of Radiology, Surgery, and Medicine at Northwestern University, US. His primary research and clinical interests are in venous thromboembolic disease, deep venous thrombectomy / thrombolysis, reconstruction of chronic venous occlusions, IVC filter management / complex IVC filter retrieval, and interventional pulmonary embolism management. He serves as the chair of the Society of Interventional Radiology’s venous clinical specialty council and is a fellow of the society. He also serves as the national and global principal investigator for numerous clinical trials that are developing strategies and devices to treat deep venous disease. In addition, he is a reviewer for several journals, including Circulation, Journal of the American College of Cardiology, as a distinguished reviewer for Journal of Vascular Surgery: Venous and Lymphatic Disorders, and as a top reviewer for Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology.