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SVS leadership and membership integral to ‘far-reaching’ BEST-CLI trial
Support from the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) and, later, funding from the SVS Foundation were integral to the BEST-CLI trial, said one of the landmark trial’s leaders. BEST-CLI sought to determine the best revascularization treatment strategy—surgical or endovascular—for patients…
SVS gets moving on PAD-related grant
All those steps logged during the SVS Foundation’s exercise challenge in September will help the Foundation—and researchers—take new steps to unlock new treatments for peripheral artery disease (PAD). The foundation’s Vascular Health Step Challenge, during National PAD Awareness Month, raised…
Meet the new SVS Executive Board members
Five prominent vascular surgeons have been named “at-large” members of the SVS Executive Board (EB), which has been newly restructured and expanded to increase diversity of perspective and better meet the Society’s evolving needs. They are Chelsea Dorsey, MD, Yazan…
VAM 2025 abstract submission period opens
Vascular surgeon-scientists may submit their research for presentation at the 2025 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) in June through Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. The submission period opened Nov. 6. VAM research—both clinical and translational—is considered for presentation in several different forums…
VRIC 2025: Consider the Vascular Research Initiatives Conference a path to becoming a surgeon-scientist
When Frank Davis, MD, attended the SVS Vascular Research Initiatives Conference (VRIC) for the first time in 2014, he found not only meaningful discussions on research but also a pathway to the life he wanted. And he encourages those interested…
VAM 2025 abstract submission period set to open Nov. 6
Vascular surgeon-scientists may submit their research for presentation at the 2025 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) in June starting from Nov. 6 through Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. VAM research—both clinical and translational—is considered for presentation in several different forums that appeal…
VAM 2024 gala set for chicago’s museum of science and industry
During the vascular annual meeting that celebrates science and research, the SVS Foundation’s annual Gala will take place in a museum that also honors science. “A Night at the Museum—A Celebration of Science” is set for Friday, June 21, 2024…
SVS DEI Committee launches ‘Voices of Vascular’ series
To help celebrate the diversity in the vascular surgery specialty, the Society for Vascular Surgery Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee has launched “Voices of Vascular,” a series highlighting the contributions of surgeons from a wide variety of backgrounds. “Voices” debuts…