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Young vascular surgeons on the PAD frontier: ‘This is the time to seize the day,’ 2024 Veith Lecturer declares
Huge opportunities abound for vascular surgeons to take a leadership role on the frontlines of a developing peripheral arterial disease (PAD) treatment crisis in the U.S., said Michael Conte, MD, as he gave the second annual Frank J. Veith Distinguished Lecture on the closing day of the 2024 Vascular Annual Meeting. Conte spoke on “The…
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American Board of Surgery, Entrustable Professional Activities, surgical education, Surgical training, VAM 2024, Vascular surgery
‘Implementation of EPAs marks a paradigm shift in how we prepare vascular surgeons’
As the landscape of surgical education undergoes rapid evolution, one innovation promises to redefine how future vascular surgeons are trained and certified: Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs). A group of experts shed light yesterday on their potential to transform surgical training during an afternoon education session. Described as “the most disruptive innovation in assessment in more…
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SOOVC outlines strides made to provide platform for surgeons conducting research in the OBL
The SVS sub-section on Outpatient and Office Vascular Care (SOOVC) Chair Anil Hingorani, MD, used the group’s dedicated VAM 2024 session to focus on the office-based lab (OBL). “One of the main things we’ve worked on for the last couple of years is research in the OBL space,” he told those in attendance. “We’ve found…
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Leaders in their field: SVS bestows two awards for lifetime achievement
A standing ovation, flashing lights and a praiseworthy introduction greeted the recipients of the SVS Lifetime Achievement Award yesterday morning: Peter Gloviczki, MD, and Robert M. Zwolak, MD, took turns to soak in the highest honor a member can receive from the organization. Greeting them both individually, SVS President Joseph Mills, MD, introduced the two…
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Women’s Section to place a lens over vascular trauma
The SVS Women’s Section will host their VAM 2024 session, “Vascular Trauma: What I Need to Know in the Middle of the Night” at 3:30–5 p.m. on Friday (West Building, Level 1, W184a). The session will feature talks about different vascular trauma types and their guiding principles. “Vascular trauma is universal and can result in…
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Zenith iliac branch graft ‘durable and highly effective’ in PRESERVE II study
Five-year outcomes from the PRESERVE II study support the safety and effectiveness of the investigational Zenith iliac branch graft (ZBIS, Cook Medical) in combination with the iCast covered stent (Getinge) to preserve internal iliac artery perfusion during endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR). W. Anthony Lee, MD, is set to share this key conclusion during Plenary Session…
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Early vascular evaluation can ‘significantly supplement’ wound healing and limit resource waste
“Our findings ultimately suggest that vascular evaluation within six weeks of wound appearance can significantly supplement wound healing in wound centers,” said Saranya Sundaram, MD, vascular surgery resident (PGY-3) at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, presenting data from an 80-limb retrospective analysis during Thursday morning’s Plenary Session 3. Sundaram went on to…
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New comparative study shows no differences between HeRO and fAVG
A new contemporary comparative study will be presented during Friday’s Plenary Session 5 (8–9:30 a.m., West Building, Level 3, Skyline Ballroom) by author Theodore H. Yuo, MD, assistant professor at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It will explore the creation of upper extremity arteriovenous (AV) access ipsilateral to central venous…
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‘We are in this together’: SVS president set to issue call for vascular surgery unity amid tensions of modern medicine
SVS President Joseph Mills, MD, is set to issue a rallying call steeped in classical history and decades of collected vascular surgery wisdom in order to bring the specialty together for a common purpose: to overcome “unrest” and to drive forward vascular care. In a presidential address later today (Friday) at the 2024 Vascular Annual…
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Early vascular evaluation can ‘significantly supplement’ wound healing and limit resource waste
“Our findings ultimately suggest that vascular evaluation within six weeks of wound appearance can significantly supplement wound healing in wound centers,” said Saranya Sundaram, MD, vascular surgery resident (PGY-3) at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, presenting data from an 80-limb retrospective analysis during yesterday morning’s Plenary Session 3 at the 2024 Vascular…