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‘Voices of Vascular’ series celebrates Ochoa for Hispanic History Month
The SVS Foundation “Voices of Vascular” series is celebrating Lyssa Ochoa, MD, for this year’s Hispanic History Month. A Mexican American vascular surgeon, Ochoa is dedicated to serving underserved communities. Raised in Mission, Texas, she founded the San Antonio Vascular…
Jimenez joins JVS-CIT as DEI editor
The Journal of Vascular Surgery-Cases, Innovations and Techniques (JVS-CIT) has appointed Juan Carlos Jimenez, MD, as its new associate editor and diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) officer. Jimenez, who serves as clinical professor of surgery and director of the Gonda…
SVN hosts virtual roundtable on PAD awareness
On Tuesday, Sept. 24, The Society for Vascular Nursing (SVN), in collaboration with the PAD Collaborative and the American Association of Wound Care (AAWC), presented a virtual roundtable titled “PAD: What is it? Leg Circulation Disease is More Common Than…
Perioperative care in open aortic vascular surgery: join upcoming webinar
A webinar on “Perioperative Care in Open Aortic Vascular Surgery: Recommendations from ERAS and SVS” was held by the SVS Leadership Development Committee on Oct. 15. Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) is a comprehensive perioperative care pathway that utilizes evidence‐based…
SVS and APSA convene for quarterly meeting
The SVS and the American Pediatric Surgical Association (APSA) Pediatric Vascular Surgery Interest Group convened for its quarterly meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 1. The focus of this quarter’s meeting was arterial thrombosis in children. The panel for the meeting was…
SVS launches leadership podcast series
In collaboration with the Physician Assistant Section, the SVS Leadership Development Committee, is set to launch a leadership development podcast in partnerhsip with Audible Bleeding. The first episode, scheduled to be recorded this fall, will spotlight the SVS Leadership Development…
Class of 2024–25: VQI announces third annual set of Fellowship in Training Program awardees
The Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI) Patient Safety Organization’s Fellowship in Training (FIT) Program has announced its third class of FIT participants for 2024–25 alongside the new FIT scholars. VQI FIT began in January 2022 and is designed to introduce residents…
Vascular Research Initiatives Conference abstracts due
Abstracts for the 2025 Vascular Research Initiatives Conference (VRIC) are being accepted through Nov. 20. VRIC, which is held in Baltimore, Maryland, this year, emphasizes the exchange of basic and translational vascular science that stimulates thoughtful discussion and motivates participants…
SVS unveils latest round of members to become Distinguished Fellows
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) has welcomed 11 surgeons to its ranks of Distinguished Fellows. The new fellows have distinguished themselves by making sustained and substantial contributions to the Society, said current SVS President Matthew Eagleton, MD, himself a…
Education and representation at core of inclusivity efforts for DEI committee
The SVS Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Committee continues to make strides in advancing inclusivity within the organization, with several projects underway to address both ongoing challenges and new opportunities. The DEI Committee has seen considerable progress since its inception,…