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Deadline extended for SCVS Young Surgeons Program
The application deadline for the Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery (SCVS) 2026 Young Vascular Surgeons Program has been extended until midnight Eastern Time on Sunday (Dec. 14). The program will take place as part of the 2026 SCVS Annual Symposium…
One-year results from IVC stent clinical trial show positive safety and efficacy data
Twelve-month results from the clinical trial assessing a dedicated venous stent for the treatment of symptomatic inferior vena cava (IVC) obstruction with or without combined iliofemoral obstruction showed the device exceeded its performance goal for freedom from a composite of…
One-year results from IVC stent clinical trial show positive safety and efficacy data
Twelve-month results from the clinical trial assessing a dedicated venous stent for the treatment of symptomatic inferior vena cava (IVC) obstruction with or without combined iliofemoral obstruction showed the device exceeded its performance goal for freedom from a composite of…
SVS receives slew of VAM 2026 ‘Hot Topics’ session proposals
Proposals for the new “Hot Topics” session at the 2026 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) recently drew in a slew of responses for the inaugural iteration of the program feature. Hot Topics sessions are designed to feature short, high-impact presentations on…
A story foretold: The AMA, Ed Annis, Medicare and the loss of physician autonomy
In 1979, after three years of group practice, I opened an office as a solo vascular surgeon. With a wife, three children and a mortgage to support, the move was gutsy. To survive, no referral was too small, no operation…
‘Ask not what vascular surgery can do for you… ask what it can do to you’
During his own recent presidential address on home turf, Patrick Muck, MD, invoked immortable words from the inaugural address of President John F. Kennedy to make a very serious point about radiation safety in vascular care: “Ask not what vascular…
‘The patient is there to see me and my face’: Making shared decision-making central to vascular care
Matthew Corriere, MD, believes a major shift is needed in how clinicians communicate and make decisions with their patients. During the 2025 distinguished address given at the New England Society for Vascular Surgery (NESVS) annual meeting in Providence, Rhode Island…
Designated multispecialty CLTI teams may help in amputation fight
Teams formally defined as specializing in chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) were associated with a decreased risk of major amputation among a subset of BEST-CLI trial sites, a paper recently published online ahead of print in the Journal of Vascular Surgery…
WVS 2025: David Rigberg takes over as president of Western Vascular Society
David Rigberg, MD, clinical professor of surgery, at the UCLA Gonda School of Medicine in Los Angeles, has taken over as president of the Western Vascular Society (WVS). Rigberg became the 2025–26 WVS president at the society’s annual meeting in…
VAM 2026 chairs discuss pathways to podium, poster presentations
Whether you’re a seasoned vascular surgeon or a first-time attendee, Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Program Committee Chair Jason Lee, MD, and Postgraduate Education Committee (PGEC) Chair Claudie Sheahan, MD, want you to know there’s a place—and a pathway—for everyone…