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Showcasing a ‘rewarding field’: student-trainee program at VAM deals with full spectrum of vascular surgery
Besides being able to attend the scientific and educational sessions at the Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM), medical students and general surgery residents have an entire program devoted specifically to their career stage. The VAM Resident and Student Program includes: Students…
First implant of custom-made thoracoabdominal hybrid device in North America announced
Terumo Aortic announced the first North American implant of a custom-made hybrid device, Thoracoflo. A press release noted that the device is used to treat patients with thoracoabdominal aortic disease using a less invasive surgical technique than traditional open surgical…
A call to arms: Reuse of mature venous conduits urged
“Recycle that vein!”—that was the appeal from the authors of a new study that trialled the explantation of mature arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) from patients with venous outflow obstruction in one extremity and translocation of them to the contralateral extremity. Led…
Surmodics announces successful first patient use of Sublime radial access microcatheter
Surmodics has announced that Ankur Lodha, MD, an interventional cardiologist at the Cardiovascular Institute of the South in Lafayette, Lousiana, and Pradeep Nair, director of the institute’s vein program, were the first physicians to use the company’s Sublime radial access…
FDA approves IDE for pivotal study of high-intensity focused ultrasound platform
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an investigational device exemption (IDE) application for the VEINRESET multicenter pivotal study that will evaluate Sonovein high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) treatment for varicose veins, it has been announced. Antonios Gasparis, MD, director…
VAM educational sessions set to cover gamut of clinical and vascular practice matters
With sessions covering a wide swath of topics important to vascular surgeons, including many proposed by Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) members themselves, participants at the 2023 SVS Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) are sure to find valuable information on both…
May Vascular Research Initiatives Conference program takes shape
With an emphasis on cells—structural and immune—the program for the May 10 Vascular Research Initiatives Conference (VRIC) in Boston next month is taking shape. VRIC will be held at the Boston Marriott Copley Place in Boston, in conjunction with the…
Intentional mentorship and pushing beyond representation
Chicago medical student Maria Paz, BS, discusses intentional mentorship—and why she believes it matters. When I started medical school, I never imagined that the most difficult part would be convincing myself that I deserved to be there. I remember at…
SVS member named 2023 Presidential Leadership Scholar
Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) member Anahita Dua, MD, has been named a Presidential Leadership Scholar for 2023. She is one of 60 scholars in this eighth annual class. Dua is an associate professor of surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital…
SVS announces officer candidates for 2023 election
The 2023 Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Nominating Committee has announced the candidates for the 2023 officer election. They are: Voting is under way for and will continue through 2 p.m. CDT Thursday, June 15. This is the first year…