Russell H. Samson
A proposal to save vascular surgery
In response to recent articles in the lay press suggesting vascular surgeons were performing unnecessary procedures, Vascular Specialist medical editor, Malachi Sheahan, has asked...
A brilliant plan to increase vascular surgeons’ income—and decrease the incidence...
I have come up with a brilliant plan that will decrease the incidence of stroke nationwide, provide an excellent source of income for vascular...
Endofill and the ‘last editorial’
This marks my last editorial as medical editor of Vascular Specialist. It has been more than a privilege to have been offered this position....
A fantasy
The day had gone very well. The vascular surgeon woke early excited for a morning in the OR and then an afternoon in the...
The men and women of vascular surgery
Recent news events have detailed the many humiliations and abuses, both verbal and physical, that women, and some men, have to endure in the...
Unskilled and unaware
In 1999, two psychologists, David Dunning and his student Justin Kruger, published a paper that demonstrated people who are really bad at something tend...
A welcome addition
On behalf of the SVS Publications Committee I am delighted to announce the appointment of Malachi Sheahan, III, M.D., as Associate Medical Editor of...
Why be a vascular surgeon?
This edition of Vascular Specialist is being published early to coincide with the VAM. Since medical students will be attending the meeting I thought...
Disappearing Act
By now you must be tired of my rants about other specialties making inroads into our “turf.” But a brochure came across my desk...
The ‘Silent Minority’
In May, Rebecca (Becky) Maron CAE, the first Executive Director of the Society for Vascular Surgery, is retiring. Becky played a pivotal role in...
Elections?
The SVS is currently soliciting nominations for election to the positions of VP, Treasurer, and Secretary. Because this is an election year in the...
Mischief Maker
There is a woman whose mischief is causing me a whole lot of problems. Now, I don’t want you to think that I’m a...
Brothers and sisters, unite!
In this month’s Vascular Specialist, there are two letters to the editor that seem to imply a division in the SVS membership. The letters...
The USPSTF says ‘Don’t do it’
The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recently issued a draft document recommending against screening for carotid artery disease in asymptomatic patients.
The draft...
A band of brothers and sisters
In this online issue of Vascular Specialist, we mourn the passing of five pioneer vascular surgeons. One of these, Dr. James DeWeese, worked with...
Outpatient Endovascular Suites: Are They Good for the Patient or the...
Vascular surgeons, as well as related specialists, have increasingly become involved in the ownership of outpatient endovascular suites as proprietors (individual or partnered with...