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The Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Society Welcomes You
I would like to invite all Vascular Annual Meeting attendees to join us for the Spring Meeting of the Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Society (VESS; formerly Peripheral Vascular Surgery Society). This year’s program will be held on Wednesday, June 8…
National Harbor – Gateway to Washington, D.C.
For things to see and do while at the Vascular Annual Meeting, consider National Harbor as a gateway port to Washington, D.C., situated just across the Potomac. The famous sights, monuments, museums, and cultural icons in the nation’s capitol are…
Welcome from the Vascular Quality Initiative
I am pleased to welcome you to the first Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI) Annual Meeting (VQI@VAM), which will be held on June 8th, in conjunction with this year’s Vascular Annual Meeting at Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center. We have…
SFA-Popliteal Claudication: What’s Appropriate Care?
In past years the Crawford Critical Issues Symposium has served as a forum in which nonclinical issues took center stage. At the 2016 Vascular Annual Meeting, Dr. Ron Fairman of the University of Pennsylvania Health System will take the symposium…
Vascular Annual Meeting: A ‘Must-Attend’ Event
Our nation’s capital is the perfect venue for the pre-eminent vascular surgical educational and social meeting of the year – the 2016 SVS Vascular Annual Meeting on June 8-11. Dr. Bruce A. Perler This year’s meeting will be the most…
Letters to the Editor
Editors note: The following are a selection of responses from the SVS membership sent to Dr. Peter Lawrence based upon his article in a recent issue of Vascular Specialist on the topic of the abuse of peripheral artery disease stenting…
A renowned device innovator honored
In November last year, one of the highly prestigious National Medals of Technology and Innovation was presented to Thomas J. Fogarty, Fogarty Institute for Innovation, for his innovations in minimally invasive medical devices. U.S. President Obama presided at the ceremony…
From the Vascular Community: In Memoriam – Dr. John J. Bergan
Vascular pioneer, Dr. John J. Bergan, died on June 11th, 2014. Dr. Bergan’s illustrious career spanned more than 50 years. He completed his residency at Chicago Wesley Memorial Hospital in 1959 and began his medical career as a clinical assistant…
Success of Recent VRIC
More than 100 investigators, students, and trainees with an interest in translational research attended the Vascular Research Initiatives Conference (VRIC) in Toronto. Held one day before the American Heart Association’s Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology Meeting, VRIC fosters interaction among…
Vascular Issues – Leadership: Getting buy-in through the art of persuasion
Scenario: The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of a large hospital comes into the Chief Medical Officer’s (CMO) office after a hospital board retreat meeting on strategy for faster physician integration. His marching orders include allowing daytime coverage but restricting after-hours…