Invited speaker in international meetings

Thaveau F, Is there still a room for a new stent design ?, Symposium Gore congrès CIRSE Lisbonne 2012, Portugal, Lisbonne, September 16, 2012.

HEIM F. Future Challenges in Vascular and Valvular therapies. Oral presentation.  University of Jyvaskyla, Finland, March 10th 2012.

Thaveau F, Aortoiliac surgery can be totally performed by robotic, Lecture en anglais pour cours en streaming sur web pour IRCAD Students, Strasbourg, November 14th, 2012.

CHAKFE N, LEJAY A, GIRSOWICZ E, DELAY C, HEIM F, THAVEAU F, DURAND B. New devices. Do they make a difference to the patient, to the physicians or to the medical companies ? Vascular Meeting at Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 1-2th 2012.

CHAKFE N. How can structural and biomechanical endograft properties influence clinical properties ? Oral presentation. European Biomechanical Research Symposium, Marseille, France, May 2-3rd, 2012.

HEIM F. Transcatheter Heartvalves: textile as an alternative to biological tissue. Oral presentation. Endocardiovascular Biomechanics Research 2012, Marseille, France May 3-4 th, 2012.

CHAKFE N. Endovascular treatment of dissection. Theoretical background and practical examples.. Oral presentation. Gore Symposium, Charing Cross Symposium, London, United Kingdom, April 14-17th, 2012.

CHAKFE N. Technological evolution for infra-inguinal stents. Oral presentation. Symposium on Radiology and Endovascular Surgery, Marseille, France, April 2-4th, 2012.

CHAKFE N. A case of popliteal aneurysm. Oral presentation. Symposium on Radiology and Endovascular Surgery, Marseille, France, April 2-4th, 2012.

CHAKFE N. The role of the surgeon in device development : an international perspective. Oral presentation. La Sapienza Medical School, Rome, Italy, March 31st, 2012.

CHAKFE N. Stent evolution for peripheral arterial disease. Oral presentation. 16th European Vascular Course, Maastricht, The Netherlands, March 11-13, 2012.

CHAKFE N., GORE VIABAHN Endoprosthesis in the Peripheral Arteries: Case Presentation, GORE Symposium, Rome, Italy, December 1-3, 2011.

CHAKFE N., Les nouveaux stents dans les lésions athéromateuses de l’artère fémorale superficielle. Oral communication. 63èmes Journées Internationales Francophones d’Angéologie, Paris, France, January 21-22, 2011.

CHAKFE N. Laboratoire du GEPROVAS : état des lieux. Oral communication. XXVIème congrès annuel de Société de Chirurgie Vasculaire. Nantes, France, 24-27 juin 2011.

LEJAY A, THAVEAU F, BAJCZ C, BAKASSA S, KRETZ JG, CHAKFE N. Current clinical applications of vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) in vascular surgery. Oral presentation. European Symposium of Vascular Biomaterials. Strasbourg, France, 2011.

CHAKFE N. Biomatériaux et technologies vasculaires. Oral presentation. Société Francophone Internationale d’Angiologie, Paris, France, January 27-28, 2012.

THAVEAU F, IVANENKO A, GEORG Y, LEJAY A, KRETZ JG, DURAND B, CHAKFE N,. Robotic and aorto-iliac surgery: current experience and future developments. Oral communication. Symposium on Vascular Innovations, Budapest, Hungary, November 25-27, 2010.

CHAKFE N, THAVEAU F, GEORG Y. Aortic arch debranching and endovascular treatment of the thoracic aortic disease. Oral communication. Symposium on Vascular Innovations, Budapest, Hungary, November 25-27, 2010.

THAVEAU F. New developments in vascular technologies: Future developments in Abdominal aortic aneurysm treatment. Cook Medical Corporate Symposium. Oral communication. 19th European Chapter Meeting of the International Union of Angiology. Paris, France, September 24-26, 2010.

CHAKFE N. New developments in vascular technologies: Is there a room for drug-eluting stents in SFA lesions? Cook Medical Corporate Symposium. Oral communication. 19th European Chapter Meeting of the International Union of Angiology. Paris, France, September 24-26, 2010.

CHAKFE N, DURAND B, RIEPE G, THAVEAU F, DIEVAL F, STEINMETZ E, KRETZ JG. Materialermüdung konventioneller und endovaskulärer Prothesen. Oral communication. Heidelberger Heissen Eisen, Heidelberg, Germany, June 24-25, 2005.

CHAKFE N, THAVEAU F, GEORG Y. Aortic arch debranching and endovascular treatment of the thoracic aortic disease. Oral communication. Santa Marta Symposium, Lisboa, Portugal, June 25-26, 2010.

CHAKFE N, for the GEPROVAS. Treatments of SFA TASC C and D lesions: Current and future concepts. Does a compliant vascular graft improve the results? Communication orale. Perouse symposium. Controversies and Actualities in Vascular Surgery, Paris, France, January 22-23, 2010.

LE MAGNEN JF, DIEVAL F, CHAKFE N, DURAND B. Mechanical testing if vascular sutures. Oral communication. European Symposium of Vascular Biomaterials. Hambourg, Germany, November 30th, 2002.

MATHIEU D, MIR R, IVANENKO A, GEORG Y, THAVEAU F, CHAKFE N, DURAND B. Assessment of endoprosthesis migration risks: reliability of in vitro tests. Oral communication. European Symposium of Vascular Biomaterials, Strasbourg, France, May 13-15, 2009.

HEIM F, MARCHAND C, CHAKFE N, DURAND B. Anchoring a biomaterial in the aortic root. Oral communication. European Symposium of Vascular Biomaterials, Strasbourg, France, May 13-15, 2009.

CHAKFE N, CRETON O, IVANENKO A, THAVEAU F, MATHIEU D, GEORG Y, KRETZ JG, DURAND. Characteristics of aortic stent-grafts including durability and fatigue testing. Oral communication. European Vascular Course, Amsterdam, Netherlands, May 15-17, 2008.

CHAKFE N, DURAND B. Les activités du GEPROVAS. Oral communication. Congrès de l’Association Canadienne Française pour l’Avancement des Sciences, Quebec, Canada, May 5th, 2008.

THAVEAU F, CHAKFE N, KRETZ JG. Robotic assisted surgery and biomaterials. Where are we going? Oral communication. European Symposium of Vascular Biomaterials, Strasbourg, France, April 26-28, 2007.

CHAKFE N, GEORG Y, STEINMETZ E, THAVEAU F, RINCKENBACH S, CAMIN A, EDAH TALLY S, DIEVAL F, RIEPE G, DURAND B, KRETZ JG. Les perspectives d’avenir dans le traitement des anévrysmes de l’aorte abdominale : Les nouveaux matériaux. Oral communication. Actualités en chirurgie vasculaire. Le traitement des anévrysmes de l’aorte abdominale, Paris, France, November 23-25, 2005.

BEN ABDESSALEM S, DURAND B, CHAKFE N. Etude de l’interaction fluide-paroi dans les prothèses cardiovasculaires textiles. Oral communication, CIRAT-1, Monastir, Tunisia, December 3-5, 2004.

CHAKFE N, RINCKENBACH S, EDAH-TALLY S, THAVEAU F, KRETZ JG. Ruptures secondaires après endoprothèse aortique abdominale. Oral communication. Russian Society for Vascular Surgery and Angiology. Kondopoga, Russia, July 1-4, 2004.

KRETZ JG, CHAKFE N, DURAND B, DIEVAL F, STEINMETZ E, F THAVEAU, RIEPE G. Endoprothèses aortiques : les leçons tirées des explants, Enretiens Vasculaires du Québec, Valleyfield, Canada, May 14-15, 2004.

CHAKFE N, DURAND B, DIEVAL F, STEINMETZ E, F THAVEAU, RIEPE G, KRETZ JG. The lessons from explanted devices. Oral communication, In : « Status update after a decade of EVAR. Has concensus been reached on key issues ? » , Edwards Satellite Symposium, European Vascular Course, Amsterdam, Netherlands, March 18-20, 2004.

THAVEAU F, CHAKFE N, RINCKENBACH S, EDAH-TALLY S, GASSER B, DIEVAL F, DURAND B, KRETZ JG. Healing characteristics of ePTFE vascular prostheses and perigraft seromas. Oral communication. European Symposium of Vascular Biomaterials. Mulhouse, France, December 10-12, 2003.

DURAND B, DIEVAL F, CHAKFE N. Mechanical approach of large sized arterial prosthesis enductions. Communication orale. European Symposium of Vascular Biomaterials. Mulhouse, France, December 10-12, 2003.

L’HOSTIS G, CHAKFE N, DURAND B. Mechanical characterisation of ePTFE. Oral communication. European Symposium of Vascular Biomaterials. Mulhouse, France, December 10-12, 2003.

KRETZ JG, CHAKFE N, DURAND B, THAVEAU F, RINCKENBACH S, DIEVAL F. Impregnated vascular prosthesis: What future for the concept? The whishes of the surgeons. Oral communication. European Symposium of Vascular Biomaterials. Mulhouse, France, December 10-12, 2003.

CHAKFE N, THAVEAU F, RINCKENBACH S, GASSER B, EDAH-TALLY S, DIEVAL F, DURAND B, KRETZ JG. Healing characteristics of impregnated vascular prostheses. Oral communication. European Symposium of Vascular Biomaterials. Mulhouse, France, December 10-12, 2003.

CHAKFE N, THAVEAU F, RINCKENBACH S, RIEPE G, KRETZ JG, DIEVAL F, DURAND B. Incidence and causes of aortic endovascular grafts degradation. Oral communication. International Laparoscopic and endovascular congress, Quebec, Canada, May 15-17, 2003.

CHAKFE N, DURAND B, DIEVAL F, THAVEAU F, RINCKENBACH S, KRETZ JG. Vascular biomaterials : present and future. Oral communication. CVI Symposio Internacional de cirurgia vascular, Lisboa, Portugal, May 2-3, 2003.

CHAKFE N, DIEVAL F, THAVEAU F, RINCKENBACH S, RIEPE G, ZBALI I, HEINTZ C, KRETZ JG, DURAND B. The poor durability of first and second generation endovascular grafts : Incidence, causes and recommendation for the industry. Oral communication. Controversies and update in vascular and cardiovascular surgery, Paris, France, January 24-25, 2003.

LE MAGNEN JF, DIEVAL F, IVANENKO A, THAVEAU F, CHAKFE N, DURAND B. Mechanical characterization of suture filaments. Oral communication. European Symposium of Vascular Biomaterials, Strasbourg, France, May 13-15, 2009.

DIEVAL F, MATHIEU D, CHAKFE N, DURAND B. Material interactions on endo-vascular devices. Polyester degradation of the cover. Oral communication. European Symposium of Vascular Biomaterials. Hambourg, Germany, November 30th, 2002.

CHAKFE N, RIEPE G, DURAND B, KRETZ JG. Durability of surgical AAA grafts. Are conventional grafts durable? Oral communication. European Society for Vascular Surgery, Symposium Cordis : Durability of AAA stent-grafts. Lessons learnt from history. Istanbul, Turkey, September 26-29, 2002.

CHAKFE N, RIEPE G, DIEVAL F, THAVEAU F, HASSANI O, LE MAGNEN JF, KRETZ JG, DURAND B. La dégradation des prothèses vasculaires: Les leçons tirées des explants prothétiques. Oral communication. European Symposium of Vascular Biomaterials. Mulhouse, France, December 13-15, 2001.

DIEVAL F, MATHIEU D, CHAKFE N, DURAND B. La stabilité des structures textiles. Oral communication. European Symposium of Vascular Biomaterials. Mulhouse, France, December 13-15, 2001.

DURAND B, DIEVAL F, LE MAGNEN JF, CHAKFE N. Approche du comportement des matériaux souples. Oral communication. European Symposium of Vascular Biomaterials. Mulhouse, France, December 13-15, 2001.

RIEPE G, CHAKFE N, MORLOCK M, IMIG H. Dilatation and durability of polyester grafts. In: "Complications in vascular and endovascular techniques” Oral communication, European Vascular Course, Marseille, France, March 23-24, 2001.

BEN ABDESSALEM S, AKESBI S, DIEVAL F, CHAKFE N, KRETZ JG, DURAND B. La simulation numérique du couplage fluide-structure dans les prothèses vasculaires textiles. Oral communication. European Symposium of Vascular Biomaterials. Mulhouse, France, December 13-15, 2001.

LE MAGNEN JF, MATHIEU D, CHAKFE N, DURAND B. Approche critique des tests normalisés. Oral communication. European Symposium of Vascular Biomaterials. Mulhouse, France, December 13-15, 2001.

CHAKFE N, DURAND B, DIEVAL F, RIEPE G, KRETZ JG. Approach of the fabric structure degradation of the endovascular prostheses. Oral communication, In : « Fluid and structural biomechanical aspects of abdominal aortic aneurysm exclusion » , Global Endovascular Therapy, Monaco, June 18-21, 2001.

CHAKFE N. Methodology of study of explanted aortic endoprostheses, Oral communication, European Vascular Course Symposium Medtronic, Marseille, France, March 23-24, 2001.

RIEPE G, HEINTZ C, IMIG H, BIRKEN L, MORLOCK M, KAISER E, DELLING G, CHAKFE N. Degradation of stent-grafts after implantation in human being. Oral communication. European Symposium of Vascular Biomaterials. Mulhouse, France, December 13-15, 2001.

CHAKFE N, THAVEAU F, RIEPE G, HASSANI O, CELERIEN J, DURAND B, KRETZ JG. Graft healing and graft incorporation. In: "Complications in vascular and endovascular techniques", Oral communication, European Vascular Course, Marseille, France, March 23-24, 2001.

CHAKFE N, RIEPE G. Résultats des différentes études cliniques multicentriques : Matério-vigilance. Oral communication. Endovascular 2000. Symposium Medtronic : Indications et contre-indications du traitement endovasculaire des anévrysmes de l’aorte thoracique et abdominale, Paris, January 18, 2000.

RIEPE G, MORLOCK C, CHAKFE N, HEINZ C, IMIG H. Unfavorable alterations in explanted endovascular grafts used for AAA repair : When do they occur and what is their significance. Oral communication. 26th Annual Symposium. Critical problems, new horizons and techniques in vascular and endovascular surgery, New-York, USA, November 18-21, 1999.

CHAKFE N, DURAND B, BEAUFIGEAU M, LE MAGNEN JF, RIEPE G, KRETZ JG. Démarches d'expérimentation et d'homologation des endoprothèses vasculaires. Oral communication. International Vascular Pathology Meetings, Monte-Carlo, Monaco, June 4-6, 1998.

ROSSET E, CHAKFE N, BRANCHEREAU A, MAGNAN PE. Imprégnation des prothèses en Dacron. Oral communication. Actualités de Chirurgie Vasculaire: Le remplacement artériel: Principes et applications, Paris, France, November 26-27, 1992.