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‘How to thrive, not just survive, as a vascular surgeon’
Outgoing Vascular & Endovascular Surgery Society (VESS) President Misty Humphries, MD, used her presidential address to outline how trainees and young vascular surgeons can “thrive and not just survive as a vascular surgeon.” The University of California, Davis interim chief…
Vascular surgery trainee autonomy driven by well-being, study finds
A new cross-sectional analysis as part of the SECOND trial found that most vascular surgery trainees are satisfied with their operative and clinical autonomy but that those who are not had increased odds of professional dissatisfaction, personal life dissatisfaction, burnout,…
Obituary: Janet Powell
Janet Powell, the clinical trial investigator who played a pivotal role in several landmark abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) studies, has died at the age of 79. At the time of her death, Powell was professor of vascular biology and medicine…
Inari Medical, now part of Stryker, launches Artix thrombectomy system
Inari Medical, now part of Stryker, recently announced the launch of its Artix thrombectomy system. Purpose-built for the needs of the peripheral arterial system, Artix is a combined aspiration plus mechanical thrombectomy solution. Stryker notes that the Artix system builds…
Philips issues Class I recall for Tack endovascular system
Philips has recently announced that it will no longer sell its Tack endovascular system in the U.S. following a Class I recall issued by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). A Class I recall is the FDA’s most serious classification,…
Stereotaxis seeks to broaden use of its robotic magnetic navigation system into multiple endovascular fields
Stereotaxis has announced a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulatory submission for the first robotically navigated catheter designed to expand usage of robotic magnetic navigation into the broader endovascular field. Emagin 5F is the first in a family of robotically…
Shockwave Medical announces US launch of intravascular lithotripsy catheter
Today, Shockwave Medical announced the U.S. launch of its Shockwave Javelin peripheral intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) catheter, a platform designed to modify calcium and cross narrowed vessels in patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD). The platform is designed to modify calcium…
‘Battlefield first aid’: A peer-to-peer prescription for dealing with adverse surgical outcomes
“Battlefield first aid” after a colleague has a bad case as the cornerstone of peer-to-peer support in vascular surgery was the feature of the recent Jesse E. Thompson, MD, Distinguished Guest Lecture at the 2025 Southern Association for Vascular Surgery…
AVF: From good to great
Ruth Bush, MD, used her 2025 American Venous Forum (AVF) presidential address to highlight the organization’s elevation and path to “level 5 leadership.” Level 5 leadership is seen across the organization’s activities, the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, professor…
Open surgery, endovascular intervention and robotics: The coming ‘third revolution’ in vascular surgery
The 2025 Southern Association for Vascular Surgery (SAVS) presidential address featured the hashtag phrase #OnlyUs, an allusion to the specialty’s “unique” differentiator. SAVS 2024–25 President Alan Lumsden, MD, returned to a familiar recent theme for his address to the 49th…