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SVS officer corps on the record: priorities, opportunities and a few revealing facts
President Peter Lawrence—two priorities to drive surgeon and patient education While in Chicago for an SVS officers retreat, President Peter Lawrence took time to outline his agenda and how he hopes it will take SVS forward. VS: What agenda priorities…
Avoid costly billing errors: Register for the 2014 Coding Course
Attend an intensive, two-day program in Chicago this October 10-11 that addresses the most pressing issues about coding and reimbursement, including: • Proposed updates for 2015 • How the global surgical package affects billing and reimbursement • Changes to endovascular…
Rep. Burgess, MD (R-TX), encouraged SVS members to get involved at SVS PAC reception
Representative Michael Burgess was the special guest for the SVS PAC reception held during the Vascular Annual Meeting in Boston on June 5. Guests included SVS members who had contributed to the PAC in the past year. Rep. Burgess was…
Julie Ann Freischlag, MD, named the new SVS Foundation Chair
The SVS Foundation announced Dr. Julie Ann Freischlag as the new SVS Foundation Chair. Dr. Freischlag follows in the footsteps of Dr. Peter Gloviczki, who successfully led the Foundation to increased participation from SVS members. SVS Past Presidents move into…
Future vascular surgeons could face training gap
The combination of healthier patients, stricter work-hour limits, and the increase in minimally invasive procedures could create a training gap among vascular surgeons, particularly for complex open procedures. That topic was discussed during the Vascular Annual Meeting. In 2013, a…
2014 SVS Awards Presentations
SVS Women’s Leadership Training Grants Winners: Manju Kalra, MBBS Mayo Clinic Rochester, Minnesota Caron Rockman, MD New York University Medical Center New York, NY Ulka Sachdev, MD University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Pittsburgh, PA
Vascular Annual Meeting offered education and networking opportunities
Vascular health professionals from around the world gathered in Boston earlier this month to learn more about the specialty’s cutting-edge research, catch up with colleagues, and view the latest trends and technology at the recent Vascular Annual Meeting. The meeting’s…
Journal of Vascular Surgery Web Site Enhancements
The Journal of Vascular Surgery (JVS) has migrated to a new web platform, providing readers with improved search capabilities and mobile-friendly content. The full site version for JVS now allows users to search within a single issue, collection, and by…
President Freischlag Urges Members to ‘Take a Chance’
When SVS President Julie Ann Freischlag, MD, went off to college at the University of Illinois, her goal was to become a high school biology teacher. Instead, she became the sixth woman to receive a certificate in vascular surgery, served…
John Mannick, MD, Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
An actual flip of a coin was responsible for bringing John Mannick, MD, into the field of vascular surgery. But it was more than a matter of chance that he received the Lifetime Achievement Award at yesterday’s awards presentation. “Dr.…