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IIb or not IIb?
I must admit that Shakespeare was not one of my favorite subjects at school. However, his words have relevance to some of my thoughts about vascular surgical issues. In a previous editorial I adopted his words to describe how, with…
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…
Crawford Forum: Are procedures overused?
BOSTON – This year’s F. Stanley Crawford Critical Issues Forum, titled “Appropriate Use of Vascular Surgery Procedures: Do We Have a Problem?,” was a response to the question of whether vascular surgeons are performing too many procedures and if enough…
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…
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
Just do it?
The typical American world view has always extolled the virtues of positive thinking. From the pilgrim fathers to the Western settlers, we pursued goals that were considered insurmountable. In the modern era, Ronald Reagan inspired us by stating that “Nothing…
What would Charles Darwin say about collaborating with and training other specialties?
Vascular surgery has evolved from a limited subspecialty of general and thoracic surgery into a complex and well-defined specialty. The introduction of endovascular treatments and their adoption and embrace by vascular surgeons has made our specialty exciting and attractive. However,…
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…