The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Foundation has appointed new members to its Board of Directors. These individuals will continue the Foundation’s mission of driving advancements and impacting the field of vascular surgery. Peter Henke, MD (pictured), the new Research Council chair, replaces Raul Guzman, MD. Joseph Mills, MD, will assumes the role of Foundation chair, succeeding Michael Dalsing, MD, and Matthew Menard, MD, replaces Ulka Sachdev-Ost, MD.
Henke was the past chief of surgery at the Ann Arbor Veterans Affairs, co-director of the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Vascular Intervention Collaboration and a past president of the American Venous Forum.
Mills currently serves as the Reid professor and chief of vascular surgery and endovascular therapy at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. His extensive vascular surgery leadership and academic background have led him to hold the presidency in multiple vascular societies and contribute significantly to vascular surgery literature.
Menard is the vascular and endovascular fellowship program director at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston.
“The SVS Foundation’s commitment to advancing vascular health is unwavering,” Mills said. “I am excited to lead this distinguished board in continuing to make impactful strides in our field. We will focus on driving research, fostering innovation, and improving patient care to meet the challenges of vascular disease.”
Keith Calligaro, MD, the SVS president-elect, will join the board as part of the presidential line. Calligaro is the chief of vascular surgery at Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia.
For more information about the SVS Foundation and its Board of Directors, visit vascular. org/FoundationBoard.
