Faculty
Weill Cornell Medicine
Dr. Sista is faculty in the division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology at Weill Cornell Medicine. His clinical expertise lies in the medical and endovascular treatment of venous thromboembolic disease (VTE). He has given >140 invited talks and moderated sessions at international meetings on VTE and has served on national committees. He has authored or co-authored 80 peer-reviewed publications, including original VTE clinical research and clinical practice standards in the medical and radiologic literature with co-authors from multiple disciplines. He chaired the SIR Foundation’s Research Consensus Panel with experts from 6 disciplines on Submassive Pulmonary Embolism in December 2015 which developed specific research questions to be answered by future research. He was the National Principal Investigator for Penumbra, Inc.’s multicenter (22 sites) prospective trial (N=119) of the Indigo CAT-8 thromboaspiration device for submassive PE (EXTRACT-PE), and was the co-National PI for the multicenter RESCUE study (N=120) of the Bashir Endovascular Catheter for submassive PE. He co-chaired the American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Statement on Interventional Therapy for Pulmonary Embolism and is on the Steering Committee and co-chair the InterventionaI Committee of the NHLBI-sponsored C-TRACT trial. He was the Principal Investigator of a U34 planning grant from the NHLBI to plan PE-TRACT, and is the principal investigator of the ongoing NHLBI-funded landmark PE-TRACT trial. He has been recognized as a Fellow of both the Society of Interventional Radiology (FSIR) and the American Heart Association (FAHA).
Wednesday, January 18, 2023
4:20 PM – 4:28 PM
Wednesday, January 18, 2023
4:44 PM – 4:52 PM