frank j veith md
Commentary: Bias rules
Bias can be defined as a prejudice or a preformed inclination. Bias is reflective of one’s inherent mind set about any thing, concept, ideology,...
Dealing with adversity in vascular surgery
Adversity is part of life and everyone must deal with it. How one manages adversity matters, separates the winners from the losers, and is...
Witch hunts and hidden agendas
Witch hunt: An intensive effort to discover and expose disloyalty, subversion, dishonesty or the like, usually based on slight, doubtful or irrelevant evidence, and...
Some things vascular surgeons should know that they don’t learn in...
All vascular surgeons want to be good doctors and to take the best possible care of their patients. They, therefore, train diligently and strive...
EVAR vs. open repair for rAAAs
Although some vascular surgeons are convinced that endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) is superior to open repair for the treatment of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms...
What would Charles Darwin say about collaborating with and training other...
Vascular surgery has evolved from a limited subspecialty of general and thoracic surgery into a complex and well-defined specialty. The introduction of endovascular treatments...
Yes, give more patients statins
The question of whether or not to give more healthy patients statin drugs is one of considerable interest to the public and much debate...
Veith’s Views: The Blacksnake Phenomenon
Two young men went camping in the wilderness. One of them went off to gather firewood. He returned an hour later, staggering, badly battered,...
Democracy – best, but only if….
A stated goal of the United States is to support and promote democracy throughout the world. This seems reasonable, because democracy has often worked...
Veith’s Views: Second opinions are overrated
A middle aged man goes to his primary care physician for his annual check-up. Because of an abnormal physical finding or laboratory test, he...
Veith’s Viewpoint: Good doctor, good medical care: priceless
Today all we hear about is the high cost of U.S. health care, and how for our country to survive economically, it must cut...
Veith’s Viewpoint: Vascular Surgery and Creativity
Vascular surgery is an exciting field. It also faces enormous challenges. These include a difficult economic climate and intense competition from other specialties, both...
Veith’s Viewpoint: Extend and Fix the Sunshine Act, or End It
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has the laudable goals of extending health care insurance coverage and reducing overall health care costs. However, hidden in...