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‘Voices of Vascular’ attracts national recognition with diversity award
“Voices of Vascular,” an initiative to highlight the diverse voices within the SVS, has earned the Society and the SVS Foundation a Profile of Excellence Award from the American Association of Medical Society Executives (AAMSE). Catherine Lampi, the Foundation’s director…
Why CMS should still not extend reimbursement indications for carotid stenting or other carotid ‘revascularization’ procedures
This commentary—authored by Anne Abbott, PhD, MBBS, Lawrence Schott, MD, Lan Gao, MMed, PhD, Hrvoje Budincevic, MD, PhD, Rishad Faruqi, MD, Tatjana Rundek, MD, PhD, Jean-Baptiste Ricco, MD, PhD, Saeid Shahidi, MD, and Gert J. de Borst, MD, PhD—consists of…
WVS 2023: Western Vascular Society presidency passes from Zhou to Fujitani
Roy M. Fujitani, MD, president of the University of California, Irvine (UCI) Medical Center medical staff, took over as Western Vascular Society (WVS) president at the conclusion of the WVS annual meeting recently held in Koloa, Hawaii (Sept. 9–12). He…
SVS-ACS Vascular Verification Program marks release of new standards for outpatient vascular centers
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) and the American College of Surgeons (ACS) have released new standards for outpatient vascular centers to help them provide optimal care and treatment of patients receiving vascular surgical and procedural care. These new standards,…
SAVS makes travel scholarship applications call for 2024 meeting
The Southern Association for Vascular Surgery (SAVS) has put out a call for applications from medical students and general surgery residents for 20 travel scholarships now available to attend the 2024 SAVS annual meeting. Applicants must be either a medical…
VRIC 2024 set for May 15
The 2024 Society for for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Vascular Research Initiatives Conference (VRIC), which concentrates on basic and translational vascular science, will take place from 7 a.m.–6 p.m. CDT on May 15, 2024, at the Hilton Chicago in Chicago. Researchers…
Popliteal artery lesions: Two-year results from European DCB catheter registry announced
“We face a scarcity of data evaluating endovascular therapy for isolated popliteal artery lesions, known as a difficult vessel bed to treat as we don’t want to leave anything behind,” said Frank Vermassen, MD, chief of vascular and thoracic surgery…
When women are PIs: A story foretold on the vascular frontlines
“Multifactorial” issues persist in gender representation in vascular leadership and trial enrollment, leading women vascular surgeons tell Vascular Specialist. “We would have fewer untoward side effects, fewer drugs removed from the market by the FDA [Food and Drug Administration], and,…
Humacyte announces positive top line results from Phase 2/3 trial of Human Acellular Vessel in treatment of patients with vascular trauma
Humacyte has announced positive top line results from its V005 Phase 2/3 trial of the Human Acellular Vessel (HAV) in vascular trauma repair. A press release reports that the single-arm clinical trial was a success and showed that the HAV…
SVS launches national smoking cessation initiative
The Society for Vascular Surgery’s Patient Safety Organization (SVS PSO) has formally launched a national smoking cessation initiative. It includes tools and resources to help physicians, surgeons and other healthcare professionals to help their patients kick the smoking habit. CAN-DO (Choosing Against…