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MVSS 2025: Ross Milner ascends to Midwestern Vascular Surgical Society presidency
Ross Milner, MD, the Louis Block professor of surgery and chief of vascular surgery at the University of Chicago, became the new president of the Midwestern Vascular Surgical Society (MVSS) in Cincinnati, Ohio, over the weekend. Milner took over from outgoing President Patrick Muck, MD, chief of vascular surgery at Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati,…
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MVSS 2025: Gore iliac branch device ‘equally effective’ in both IDE and registry studies
Researchers have reported comparable five-year outcomes of the Gore Excluder iliac branch endoprosthesis (IBE; Gore) in both the investigational device exemption (IDE) and GREAT registry studies of the device. Meghan Barber, MD, a vascular surgery fellow at the University of Chicago, shared this main finding from a new comparative study at the 49th annual meeting…
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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 Ojai, California (Sept. 14-17). The 2024–25 president, Ahmed Abou-Zamzam, MD, delivered his outgoing presidential address…
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Shifting demographics, improved visibility and strides made on Medicare reimbursements
This is the latest monthly update on a few of the critical issues facing the SVS. Changing SVS leadership demographics Over the last several years, the SVS Leadership and Appointments Committee made a determined effort to be more inclusive of the full spectrum of SVS members, with a specific focus on early-career and female vascular…
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Enduring PROMISE: Real-world outcomes study suggests results continue to flow from transcatheter arterialization of the deep veins
First retrospective analysis shows comparable outcomes data to those found in PROMISE II pivotal trial, authors report. The first post-approval multicenter analysis of so-called “no-option” chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) patients treated using a pioneering transcatheter arterialization of the deep veins (TADV) device lays out a set of real-world outcomes that align with those achieved in…
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Eastern Vascular Society passes 1,000-member mark
It “takes village” to build a community like the one that the Eastern Vascular Society (EVS) has grown into, outgoing president Brajesh K. Lal, MD, told the EVS annual meeting in Nashville, Tennessee (Sept. 4–7). Lal was delivering the 2025 presidential address on building on the society for the 21st century. He told those gathered…
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EVS 2025: Eastern Vascular Society reveals 2025–26 officer class
Benjamin Jackson, MD, chief in the Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery at Lehigh Valley Heart and Vascular Institute in Allentown, Pennsylvania, became the new Eastern Vascular Society (EVS) president during the 2025 EVS annual meeting in Nashville (Sept. 4–7). Palma Shaw, MD, professor of surgery at State University of New York in Syracuse, was…
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Journal of Vascular Surgery secures new editor-in-chief
The Journal of Surgery (JVS) has appointed Audra Duncan, MD, of Western University in London, Ontario, Canada, as its new editor-in-chief. Duncan will lead the journal for a four-year term, renewable for two more years, following the decision of the Publications Committee and the approval of the SVS Executive Board. She succeeds Thomas Forbes, MD,…
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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 at the Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM). The SVS invites all aspiring presenters, including clinicians, researchers,…
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Advancing the SVS mission to provide patients with expert vascular care
During the upcoming year, I plan to provide a monthly summary of critical issues the SVS is facing to keep you better informed. There are more than 100 projects SVS committees, councils and task forces are working on, so I will focus on three or four issues each month. I want to thank the many…