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Next gen: Pair of sessions tailored for medical students lay out keys to the specialty
Medical students attending the 2025 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) will have two unique opportunities to deepen their understanding of vascular surgery through sessions designed specifically for their level of training. On Thursday, June 5, the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) will host two concurrent sessions, each tailored to different stages of medical education. The Introduction to…
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First-in-man results to show promise for robot-assisted HIFU in PAD treatment
Results of a first-in-human study of non-invasive, robotic-assisted high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) for the treatment of peripheral arterial disease (PAD), to be presented Friday morning, will show that the therapy appears to be safe and feasible for the treatment of PAD localized in the femoral artery. Robert M Wiggers, MD, a vascular surgery PhD…
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Experts to examine ‘evolving landscape’ of vascular intervention in PE management
A number of topics relating to pulmonary embolism (PE) management—including lytic therapy versus thrombectomy, risk stratification and device selection—will feature this afternoon during an educational session. Taking place from 3:15–4.45 p.m. on the Second Floor (Room 217–219) at the 2025 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) in New Orleans, the session will also see experts discuss current…
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VQI LEAF surveillance protocol set to be unveiled during VQI@VAM
Philip P. Goodney, MD, is unveiling a pivotal monitoring tool during the Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI) Annual Meeting, VQI@VAM, today—the Long-Term EVAR Assessment and Follow-up (LEAF) surveillance protocol, a multi-stakeholder initiative aimed at enhancing long-term monitoring of endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) outcomes. The presentation, being delivered by the section chief at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center…
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A message from the SVS president
As we come together for VAM 2025, I want to take a moment to reflect on the remarkable progress we’ve made over the past year and to thank each of you for your dedication to our shared mission. This past year has been one of bold action, strategic growth and meaningful impact. With the guidance…
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Crawford Forum: Empowering vascular surgeons
This year’s E. Stanley Crawford Critical Issues Forum at the 2025 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) in New Orleans, from 11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m., on the Morial Convention Center’s First Floor (Great Hall A) seeks to address some of the structural and economic issues facing vascular surgeons as individuals—and those that challenge the specialty as an entity.…
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What the cost of cancer care teaches vascular specialists
How does the cost of treating critical limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) in the U.S. stack up to cancer care? That was the question at the heart of research conducted by Richard W. Walsh, MD, and colleagues at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio, Texas, to be presented during the 2025 Vascular Annual…
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A New Orleanian’s guide to New Orleans
Welcome! Our city is humid, crumbling and vaguely supernatural. Make the right choices and you will never forget your time here. Double that if you make the wrong ones. Here are some personal favorites. Restaurants: Lilette, Clancy’s, Paladar 511 and Jacques-Imo’s are essential. Can’t go wrong with Atchafalaya, Shaya or Commander’s Palace. In Treme, visit…
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Vascular Quality Initiative to host annual meeting at VAM 2025
The Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI), in collaboration with the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS), will convene its ninth annual conference (June 3–4) during this year’s Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM 2025) in the Morial Convention Center (Second Floor, R08–R09) in New Orleans, bringing together healthcare professionals to advance the quality and safety of vascular care. This…
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Taking the lead: The vascular surgeon in the pediatric vascular surgical space
It’s a bit like realigning the narrative, ever so slightly. “I want us to feel, as a collective specialty, that pediatric vascular care falls under our purview,” says Dawn Coleman, MD, a leading voice in the vascular surgical care of pediatric patients, as she emphasizes an emerging need for her vascular surgeon colleagues to own…