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‘Leading when everyone is watching—and when no one knows what to do’
The title of the Southern Association for Vascular Surgery (SAVS) Jesse E. Thompson, MD, Distinguished Guest Lecture was heralded as “Leading when everyone is watching,”—but COVID-19 lent the message Julie Ann Freischlag, MD, was attempting to transmit a certain sharpness.…
‘Grit matters in vascular surgery’
“This is what happens to you when you show grit: You end up being elected president of the American College of Surgeons.” Those were among the words delivered by Gilbert R. Upchurch Jr., MD, in his presidential address at the…
New officers named to SVS office-based lab section
New officers are in place with the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Section on Outpatient and Office Vascular Care (SOOVC) Executive Committee, which covers office-based labs (OBLs). They are Robert Molnar, MD, chair; Clifford Sales, MD, vice chair; and members…
In memoriam: Aspiring vascular surgeon Noor Gul Shah, 29
Noor Gul Shah, MD, who passed away in October last year aged 29, was a remarkable fourth-year resident in general surgery at NYU Langone Health in New York City. Born and raised in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, she attended her…
Medtronic recalls unused Valiant Navion thoracic stent graft system
Medtronic has voluntarily issued a global recall of its Valiant Navion thoracic stent graft system and informed physicians to immediately cease use of the device until further notice. In accordance with its commitment to patient safety—and in consultation with independent…
‘Vascular surgery is an integral part of a complete healthcare system’
A new Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) report highlights both the critical skills vascular surgeons provide to a healthcare system and the specialty’s benefit to an institution’s bottom line. “The value of the modern vascular surgeon to the healthcare system:…
New SVS online portal heralds vascular education ‘on the go’
To great excitement on the part of leaders and members, the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) has launched its new Education Portal, the online hub for all SVS education content. The portal links to SVS’s live education offerings, the new…
SVS PAC recaps 2020, offers goals for 2021
It is difficult to put 2020 into words. However, despite everything bad that has gone on in the U.S. and nationally, the SVS PAC was lucky to have some successes. At the beginning of 2020, the PAC was losing ground…
UPDATED: First post-virus vascular meeting with in-person element declared success
The first major conference in the vascular surgery universe to incorporate an in-person element as part of a hybrid format has been declared a success, portending what attendees might expect from the 2021 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) set for San…
SVS solicits comments on clinical practice guidelines covering carotid disease
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) is seeking comments by Feb. 24 on proposed clinical practice guidelines for the management of extracranial cerebrovascular disease—which would update those published in the Journal of Vascular Surgery (JVS) in 2011. The SVS Document…