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E. Stanley Crawford
Ernest Stanley Crawford (1922-1992) was an internationally renowned cardiovascular surgeon whose greatest technical work involved innovative surgical techniques in the treatment of complex aortic diseases and diseases of the heart. He was a tremendous innovator who became the co-inventor of…
John Hunter and the Vasculature
“If Hunter were to return to life, nothing, I believe, would grieve him so much as the fact that tying the femoral artery where its coats are sound for the treatment of popliteal aneurysm is counted one of ‘his major…
Michael E. DeBakey
Dr. Michael Ellis DeBakey, pioneer heart surgeon and medical device innovator, died July 11, 2008, in Houston, about 2 months shy of his 100th birthday on Sept. 7. In his lifetime, Dr. DeBakey was renowned for his immense contributions to…
Applying Education Theory to Vascular Training
Citing a revolution in the way surgeons learn their craft, Dr. Erica L. Mitchell and Dr. Sonal Arora present an analysis of vascular training to identify key learning points and needs as residents move from novice to expert. Their report…
Successful 2012 Vascular Annual Meeting
The June 6-8, 2012 Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Vascular Annual Meeting held at National Harbor, MD, recorded excellent attendance. In all, 2,839 members, non-member physicians, residents/students, allied health professionals, and scholarship recipients attended the three-day meeting. One hundred ninety-one…
New SVS Officers and Members of the Board of Directors
On June 8, 2012, 2011-2012 SVS President Richard Cambria, MD, passed the gavel to 2012-2013 SVS President Peter Gloviczki, MD. As the 67th SVS President, Dr. Gloviczki is the Joe M. and Ruth Roberts Professor of Surgery at the Rochester,…
2011 Distinguished Fellows Honored During Vascular Annual Meeting
The June 6-8, 2012 Vascular Annual Meeting in National Harbor, MD, was the venue for recognizing the 12 newest SVS Distinguished Fellows. Active, International, and Senior SVS members who are vascular surgeons and who distinguish themselves in a sustained manner…
New SVS Members; Many From Brazil
At the June 2012 board meeting, the SVS Membership Committee approved all 208 2012 SVS membership applications. As of June 26, 2012, SVS membership was 3,683. Of the new applications, 33 resulted from a special membership campaign that targeted members…
Veith’s Viewpoint: Vascular Surgery and Creativity
Vascular surgery is an exciting field. It also faces enormous challenges. These include a difficult economic climate and intense competition from other specialties, both interventional and surgical. Vascular surgery has certain assets, such as its commitment only to the management…
Dealing With the Disruptive Surgeon
“Get this thing out of my operating room! The colon stapling device exploded into pieces when I hurled it against the operating room wall.” Most would assume that this must be a quote from an earlier era, when surgical icons…