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Through the looking glass: Addressing bias in surgery
15th September 2020
Letter from Seattle: Amid COVID-19 pandemic, time to act is long past due
20th March 2020
How important is complex endovascular aortic training in the current landscape?
1st December 2025
Changing the game in knee osteoarthritis: A vascular approach
1st December 2025
Should toe amputation be delayed in diabetic patients with osteomyelitis?
29th November 2018
Commentary
Missing a step? Searching for meaning in claudication research
16th December 2025
Comparing office practice models: Should we joint venture?
30th September 2025
The intersection of palliative care and vascular surgery
30th September 2025
OBL: In praise of the office-based interventional lab
2nd March 2021
Flying lesson: King Air 559 Delta Whiskey
6th October 2020
Shifting demographics, improved visibility and strides made on Medicare reimbursements
15th September 2025
Celebrity-prompted awareness in vascular surgery
20th August 2025
Signal-to-noise ratio: Thoughts on fine-tuning feedback during vascular surgery training
21st October 2022
Settled science: The indisputable link between EHR and burnout
9th April 2021
Moments suspended in time: Joining the vascular fold
20th March 2022
From proposal to podium: Tips for getting your abstract accepted at...
27th April 2022
To drain or not to drain? That is the question
15th June 2020
Diversity efforts while in training: Is it just another box to...
21st February 2022
Corner Stitch: A letter to new vascular interns
1st August 2022
The pandemic has been a challenge, but perhaps it imposed some...
18th March 2022
Confessions of a dual-trained, dual-practicing vascular-trauma surgeon
5th August 2022
Sex discordance and postoperative outcomes: We should be vigilant of a...
23rd February 2022
Einstein’s Aneurysm: Of Cellophane and Rudolph Nissen
24th January 2012
VESS: A society primed for young vascular surgeons, trainees and medical...
5th January 2022
Journey of a trainee surgeon-scientist: Mentorship, passion and the importance of...
24th November 2021
Discussing ERAS—Enhanced Recovery After Surgery
12th June 2022
A brilliant plan to increase vascular surgeons’ income—and decrease the incidence...
26th August 2022
ESVS 2024 clinical practice guidelines on the management of abdominal aortoiliac...
25th January 2024
VSIGs increase early exposure to vascular surgery in med school
5th December 2021
Corner Stitch: Audible Bleeding cuts down to vascular core
21st September 2022
APDVS responds to #Medbikini, re-avows commitment to diverse workforce
28th July 2020
A balance is required with non-compete agreements in surgical practice
20th January 2022
The benefits of an academic research career in the VA
2nd December 2020
‘Do not blame the legal system for the present state of...
30th November 2021
Why CMS should still not extend reimbursement indications for carotid stenting...
21st September 2023
‘Latinx’: How to understand and use the term
23rd March 2021
Tips and Tricks: Using a ‘Roman sandal’ after compartment syndrome treatment
3rd October 2017
Corner Stitch: From intentions to gratitude in 2022
18th January 2022
DEI initiatives in vascular surgery: How are we doing?
22nd August 2022
Innovation within the Veterans Health Administration
16th August 2022
Deploying robust, detailed SVS VQI data to help better define role...
26th February 2020
Mentorship: Why more vascular surgeons should consider mentoring young minds
8th July 2022
PEARLS: A mnemonic to help handle adversity
2nd January 2020
Letter to the editor: The vascular influencer
22nd March 2023
Should clopidogrel be discontinued prior to open vascular procedures?
12th September 2016
Getting the most out of meetings like VAM
17th June 2022
Corner Stitch: What I wish I had known in vascular training
13th March 2023
Patient-reported outcomes in vascular surgery are here to stay
15th August 2022
‘I cannot remove my black skin’: Perspective of a vascular surgery...
14th July 2020
Veterans Affairs: A call to surveillance
6th December 2022
Corner Stitch: Navigating the technology landscape as a vascular trainee
22nd May 2023
The pulmonary arterial tree—it is time we branch out
20th November 2023
Corner Stich: Bridging knowledge gaps and meeting new demands of vascular...
26th October 2023
COVID-19: Socially distant yet never closer
6th April 2020
Alexis Carrel, the “Father of Anastomoses”
11th September 2014
Professionalism: #Medbikini through the eyes of an aspiring medical student
16th September 2020
Pearls of wisdom for interns
7th June 2021
BASIL-2 and BEST-CLI: A tale of two limb trials
9th June 2023
Legal duty to nonpatients: Driving accidents
16th August 2019
Answering the questions of appropriate outcome measures after intervention for deep...
29th May 2025
System outage alert: Cyberattack sends medicine back to paper age
18th January 2021
Change: A driving force behind SVS advocacy initiatives
20th November 2023
Private-academic surgeon salary gap raises concerns Lifestyle choice important Not just...
24th March 2015
The ‘modern’ VA has made great strides with patient outcomes and...
27th October 2023
Bright future predicted for JVS internship program
29th November 2022
Embracing new definition of healthcare as digital age confronts holdouts
18th May 2020
Commentary: Should AVFs be ligated after kidney transplant?
27th February 2019
Vascular fellow: ‘Keeping your head down does not save you from...
15th July 2020
Back to basics: All the things I love about vascular surgery
30th January 2023
E. Stanley Crawford
6th August 2012
Carotid-axillary bypass for revascularization of the left subclavian artery in zone-2...
14th December 2017
Wellness: Of dreaming in blood and the ‘moral injury’ contained in...
25th March 2020
Being queer without proximal or distal control
7th June 2021
Corner Stitch: Supplementing our formal learning as vascular trainees
15th August 2023
Why be a vascular surgeon?
27th June 2016
Happiness, well-being and culture are key ingredients for seeking ‘eudaimonia’
23rd May 2023
Why should SVS members respond when they receive an invitation to...
3rd January 2024
Government Grand Rounds: Educating through advocacy
30th April 2023
Phaedro’s dog and Dr. Oz: Reclaiming physician leadership in health care
26th February 2026
On gratefulness as a vascular surgery trainee
16th November 2023
Corner Stitch: The art of surgery in the present moment
21st September 2021
CMS: Proposed reduced conversion factor would cut vascular surgeon reimbursements
31st August 2023
Using the gracilis muscle flap
23rd February 2015
Tips and Tricks: Dealing with a troublesome peritoneal dialysis catheter
14th December 2017
A love for writing
11th May 2021
Upper arm loop grafts
15th March 2017
Government Grand Rounds: Opportunity knocks as Congressional ‘busy season’ beckons
27th October 2023
Empowering vascular surgery to promote five pivotal healthcare bills before Congress
31st August 2023
Global vascular guidelines for CLTI are gaining traction but work remains...
2nd January 2020
SVS advocacy efforts help spark landmark change in research effort requirements
20th April 2021
What I learned from Navy SEALs about resilience
15th February 2019
Carotid stenting rebuttal: Those who live in glass houses…
13th December 2023
Changing gears: A guide to cruising back to the operating room
28th June 2023
Learning culture, errors and Melinda French Gates
31st December 2022
Pioneer Heart Surgeon, Dr. Michael DeBakey
11th September 2014
Letter: ‘Women must not only have a seat at the table,...
10th September 2020
From the SVS president: Supporting one another
21st March 2023
The six Ps of vascular surgery
7th August 2015
SVS needs assessment survey: Evaluating impact of COVID-19 on vascular surgery
16th April 2020
Corner Stitch: Navigating pregnancy as a vascular surgery trainee
18th July 2024
Welcome Our New Resident Editor
22nd November 2013
‘FDA’s mission to bring safe and effective vascular surgery devices to...
2nd August 2023
Understanding the terminology of gender identity
31st January 2019
Corner Stitch: How to say ‘I messed up’
23rd July 2025
John Hunter and the Vasculature
6th August 2012
Open vs. endovascular for chronic mesenteric ischemia
6th February 2017
TLR – Target lesion recurrence
25th January 2015
Latest edition of USPSTF guidance produces essential reiteration, continuing to leave...
13th February 2020
More than a research project: The vascular trainee’s role in tackling...
16th February 2023
Commentary: Should board exams include a technical skill assessment? A European...
6th September 2016
Virtual catch-up: Vascular surgery and coming around to telemedicine
22nd June 2020
We need to reassess our primitive understanding of the venous system
1st October 2018
Navigating the red tape: A case for hybrid ORs in the...
30th April 2023
Vascular Surgery Chronicles: Charles Lindbergh and Alexis Carrel: Strange Bedfellows
1st March 2016
Ancient Aneurysms
20th June 2013
Government Grand Rounds: How SVS members can contribute to actively support...
28th December 2023
Michael E. DeBakey
6th August 2012
Advocate or adversary? Perils baked into the relationship between physicians and...
23rd March 2020
Integrated vascular residency recruitment: Start pipeline earlier, engage more deeply
18th August 2020
The good, the bad and the bloody: Reflections on the road...
3rd September 2024
Points/Counterpoint: Should surgeons operate on functional tricuspid regurgitation?
20th June 2017
Six top tips to help navigate interview season
31st October 2021
Corner Stitch: A reflection on 2022…
10th December 2022
Early adaptation of SVS, STS TBAD joint document will drive robust...
12th March 2020
PCBs: Panel of vascular surgeons review latest findings on paclitaxel-coated balloons
21st September 2021
How will coronavirus impact medical education?
12th March 2020
Commentary: Bias rules
26th February 2019
Medical care in time of coronavirus: Handling patients without COVID-19
5th May 2020
I’m just a bill: An overview of health-related committees on Capitol...
15th March 2024
The Prince of Surgery: Sir Astley Cooper
19th September 2012
Corner Stitch: If you want to go far, go together
19th August 2021
Calling SOS — Save Our Saphenous!
21st November 2013
A welcome addition
18th July 2016
Introducing Our New International Editors
26th September 2011
Point/Counterpoint: Should FEVAR be used for a short neck?
2nd January 2018
Law & Medicine: Which doctors get sued?
10th February 2016
Corner Stitch: Spotlight on VESS 2023
11th May 2023
The PERT Movement – Vascular surgeons must answer the call
2nd February 2017
Commentary: INR instability in the NOAC era
6th September 2016
The paclitaxel paradox
28th March 2019
SVS (Specialty of Vascular Surgery): Why, How, and When
16th December 2016
Some patients leave a scar on you
2nd January 2019
Beyond ‘do better’: New year reflections from a vascular surgery trainee
26th January 2024
Continuous certification – Not just one more hoop to jump through
28th December 2018
Advancing the SVS mission to provide patients with expert vascular care
15th August 2025
Congress considers incremental steps towards Medicare payment reform
28th August 2023
Letter to the editor: Physicians and APPs should work together to...
12th July 2025
The pros and cons of novel anticoagulants
9th September 2015
Letter to the editor: The virtue of a social media presence...
10th May 2023
EVAR vs. open repair for rAAAs
15th October 2014
Impact of Fellowship Programs on Residents’ Case Logs Examined
24th June 2011
How to write a manuscript for publication
24th October 2016
Residency is like an IRONMAN
3rd October 2016
Physician value thyself!
28th December 2018
From the editor: New column launches
23rd February 2015
Hard road disproving that statins make you dumb
4th April 2017
Invisible ties: The unique journey that landed one medical student on...
1st November 2024
Commentary: Physician burnout: It’s good to complain
20th February 2019
Shinal v. Toms: It’s Now Harder to Get Informed Consent
10th September 2017
Corner Stitch: Acing the final training years
20th July 2021
The power of grassroots and grasstops advocacy
16th April 2024
Corner Stitch: On the vascular trainee opportunities on the conference calendar
28th December 2023
Applying Education Theory to Vascular Training
2nd August 2012
Grappling with the healthcare vision of a new administration
10th March 2025
Using a retrojugular approach to the carotid
25th August 2015
Can RCTs be misleading and biased?
26th September 2011
Burnout
2nd January 2019
Disappearing Act
29th April 2016
A call to address sexual harassment and gender discrimination in medicine
25th August 2019
Percutaneous closure
30th January 2014
Vascular Surgery Chronicles: Michael E. DeBakey
1st January 2009
Democracy – best, but only if….
25th September 2013
Why you need a new SVS tie or scarf
25th January 2016
Springtime in the world of vascular training
1st May 2024
‘Proceed cautiously in use of DCBs in CLTI patients with advanced...
23rd September 2021
Welcome to our Online Edition and a New Voice
19th December 2012
Terminating an employee
12th February 2019
About The Residents’ Forum
1st May 2011
Point/Counterpoint: Is TEVAR required for all Type B aortic dissections?
9th October 2014
From the editors
24th March 2015
Vascular Chronicles: EVAR: 20 years in North America
23rd January 2013
Stopping the ooze
23rd July 2013
‘Anti-Semantic’
27th January 2014
Budget neutrality and code valuation basics
19th February 2024
Reduced resident duty hours haven’t changed patient outcomes
9th December 2014
Point/Counterpoint: Is endograft PAA repair durable?
2nd March 2017
Last night I had a nightmare
15th October 2014
Yes, give more patients statins
30th January 2014
Reducing radiation exposure
3rd February 2015
Forecast from your new editor
22nd July 2013
Transitions
18th May 2016
How to maximize a minimal incision
22nd November 2013
Veith’s Viewpoint: Vascular Surgery and Creativity
23rd July 2012
Editor’s Diary
21st November 2011
Steps to incorporate business knowledge into the medical school curriculum
26th August 2014
Medical ethics and economics
30th January 2019
Prediabetes screening: ‘Target of reducing disparities should be geared towards advocacy’
24th November 2021
General surgeons getting less vascular training
19th May 2016
Educational opportunities abound at VAM 2023
15th June 2023
Rudolph Matas, M.D.
6th August 2012
Endovascular Therapy First for All CLI?
19th December 2012
Patient, heal thyself!
11th March 2019
‘That 5% Thing’
25th October 2013
The 10,000-hour rule
23rd February 2015
Patients who want to make you retire, and how to cope
5th March 2019
Witch hunts and hidden agendas
31st July 2015
A band of brothers and sisters
20th February 2014
Some things vascular surgeons should know that they don’t learn in...
25th January 2015
Reflections on women in surgery
2nd January 2019
After the recess: Taking a look ahead to a busy September...
27th August 2025
Point/Counterpoint: Is limb salvage always best in diabetes?
3rd January 2017
Crawford Forum: Are procedures overused?
15th July 2014
Fear and Loathing on the Interview Trail
1st May 2011
Challenges in Training: Open repair in 2020
27th January 2014
SVS Resident Research Prize given to AAA study
23rd July 2013
Veith’s Viewpoint: The Vascular Disease Paradox
26th March 2012
Our patients need more Spanish-speaking vascular surgeons: An argument for medical...
16th September 2024
Letters to the Editor: ‘Endo hubris’ – We got...
31st August 2017
Ten tips for chronic venous ulcers
25th September 2013
The ACA, the private practice of vascular surgery, and SVS: A...
24th March 2014
Medicare at 50: Physicians brace for transition to value-based payment
1st June 2015
General Residents See Fewer Aortic Surgeries
16th November 2012
Five reasons physicians will use mobile health for patient care
10th September 2014
Brothers and sisters, unite!
9th November 2015
Taking a leap of faith
15th March 2017
The torrid number of hospital mergers and integrations do not create...
3rd March 2025
Mischief Maker
18th December 2015
APDVS: Tapping the Minds of Vascular Trainees
14th July 2011
Residents, postop complications linked
17th June 2014
I’m having an identity crisis
21st September 2015
Veith’s Views: The Blacksnake Phenomenon
21st November 2013
Dealing with adversity in vascular surgery
25th January 2016
Vascular Surgery Chronicles
1st May 2011
Antibiotic resistance remains a challenge for hospitals
16th December 2016
Mitigating Burnout – Part 3
5th June 2017
Letters to the Editor
4th March 2015
Risking it all on the miracle of teamwork
6th March 2018
Keep RUC in mind
21st August 2013
‘Our What’s In It For Me’ Society
24th January 2012
Analysis finds 28.8% prevalence of depression in residents
8th December 2015
In focus: Outpatient vascular practice
16th December 2024
February Fix-Up
22nd February 2012
Elections?
1st March 2016
Special Report II: Tackling Burnout
15th May 2017
Corner Stitch: Becoming a community-engaged vascular surgeon
9th March 2025
Solving the Surgical Workforce Dilemma
3rd October 2012
Who’s increasing health care costs? Not us!
29th March 2019
Questions on OECs
8th May 2013
Kudos to our departing Medical Editor, Dr. George Andros
20th June 2013
Residents reluctant to recommend DNR to patients
26th January 2015
Veith’s Viewpoint: Good doctor, good medical care: priceless
26th March 2013
Pioneers of Heparin
11th September 2014
Shared decision making?
1st February 2015
‘Walk out the snot’
14th May 2014
The FREEDOM trial: Is it sui generis?
26th March 2013
Valentine Mott and the Innominate Artery
11th September 2014
The clash between mission and revenue for not-for-profit, tax-exempt hospitals
1st November 2024
Guest editorial: Best of both worlds
20th December 2018
What would Charles Darwin say about collaborating with and training other...
18th June 2014
COMMENTARY: How and why to perform research as a trainee
14th May 2014
Veith’s Views: Second opinions are overrated
22nd July 2013
Welcome to the August Online Issue: Take the SVS Survey
17th August 2012
The SVS is working for you on burnout
28th December 2018
A Thoughtful December
20th December 2011
Primary Care Physicians Don’t Get Patients Well
19th September 2012
CMS clinical trials raise cardiac mortality
2nd January 2018
What happened to 5-year outcomes?
9th May 2014
Preventive health: Getting rid of the middleman (uh-oh, that’s us!)
31st January 2018
Dealing With the Disruptive Surgeon
23rd July 2012
From the Editor: Let the ‘Sunset Act?’
25th September 2013
Veith’s Viewpoint: Extend and Fix the Sunshine Act, or End It
9th May 2012
Idle intravenous catheters are associated with preventable complications
15th December 2016
Vascular: The Final Frontier – Pushing vascular science where no science...
5th January 2016
The USPSTF says ‘Don’t do it’
24th March 2014
Just do it?
18th June 2014
Tips for using EMRs effectively
16th August 2016
The end of polypill – statins for everyone
22nd June 2016
From the Editor: Knights of the Rectangular Table
26th June 2015
Invisible ink
17th December 2013
Grit: The value of growth mindset and persistence as a vascular...
15th March 2024
IIb or not IIb?
15th July 2014
Professional Courtesy
20th June 2013
Present vascular surgery challenges are magnified in our emergency rooms
2nd May 2016
The Affordable Care Act: Oversight on Providing for Graduate Medical Education
19th December 2012
‘Medicar’– shared decision making? part III
27th July 2015
The ‘Silent Minority’
25th April 2016
Shared decision making? Part two
16th April 2015
Who Gains, Who Pays?
19th September 2012
Vascular surgery – it’s personal
29th January 2016
The ‘I’s have it: Ethics and the vascular community
25th August 2014
Outpatient Endovascular Suites: Are They Good for the Patient or the...
17th August 2012
From the Editor: The elephant in the operating room
24th August 2015
More on the PAD stenting issue
24th March 2015
Corner Stitch: How to make the most of your research year(s)—personal...
10th December 2024
Helping history come alive online in Vascular Specialist
7th October 2014
Government Grand Rounds: A call to action for the 119th Congress
1st October 2024
From the Editor: What’s in a name? In the case of...
4th June 2015
Government Grand Rounds: What happens next? The importance of the lame...
16th December 2024
‘Where are you from? Where are you really from?’
19th February 2024
Redemption through perseverance
6th February 2024
Senate scrutiny of HHS nominees poses key moment for vascular surgery...
7th March 2025
Reflections from VESS: Internal mentoring, external inspiration and really good skiing
17th February 2025
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