The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) has elected Andres Schanzer, MD, as the incoming vice president and Malachi G. Sheahan III, MD, as the new secretary, revealed during Friday night’s Annual Business Meeting, as part of the 2025 Vascular Annual Meeting (June 4-7) in New Orleans.
As vice president, Schanzer will help coordinate the activities of SVS councils and committees. His term as vice president will be followed by terms as president-elect and president, ensuring continuity of leadership.
“I am incredibly honored and humbled to serve in this role,” said Schanzer. “My goal is to bring together all our diverse members and to advance our society to best serve our patients.”
Schanzer, the Cutler distinguished chair, professor and chief of the vascular and endovascular division at UMass Medical School in Worcester, Massachusetts, is noted for his commitment to vascular surgery education and has taken on numerous leadership roles within regional and national surgical societies. His involvement has extended to quality and safety committees, as well as the development of SVS guidelines.
Schanzer serves as the principal investigator for CARPE-CMD, a physician-sponsored investigational device exemption trial focusing on complex aortic repair. His output includes over 250 peer-reviewed manuscripts and more than 300 invited lectures presented globally.
As secretary, Sheahan will serve a three-year term, overseeing strategic alignment and coordination of SVS communications outreach through SVSConnect, vascular.org and social media platforms.
“This is a pivotal time for our field,” he noted. “I am excited to work for the SVS and its members as we come together to increase public awareness and improve outcomes for our patients.”
Sheahan is a professor of surgery at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center (LSUHSC) in New Orleans. He serves as chair of the Department of Surgery and chief of the Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery. He currently leads a team of 11 vascular surgeons providing care across community and academic hospitals, a pediatric hospital and a Veterans Affairs hospital.
Sheahan chairs the surgery department at LSU Health Shreveport (LSUHSC) and conducts research in skills testing, burnout and vascular conditions, earning numerous publications and awards for his work. He serves as the medical editor of Vascular Specialist, the SVS newspaper.
