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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…
PVSS is now VESS -The Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Society
Nearing 40 years of continued service to its membership, the Peripheral Vascular Surgery Society at its annual meeting elected a change in the society name to reflect the modern practice of its 1,000+ active and senior members. Originally founded in…
In Memoriam
Professor Edouard Kieffer, a preeminent figure in French vascular surgery, died in February 2014, at the age of 72. He was Professor of Vascular Surgery and former Head of the Department of Vascular Surgery at the Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, in Paris,…