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March’s free-access articles in JVS, JVS-VL
The March issues of the Journal of Vascular Surgery (JVS) and JVS: Venous and Lymphatic Disorders (JVS-VL) include eight articles that will be available via free-access by Feb. 21 (JVS-VL) and Feb. 23 (JVS). The fully accessible peer-review papers are…
SVS: Pay 2023 dues to avoid lapse in benefits
Members, have any of you missed your most recent issue of Journal of Vascular Surgery (JVS)? If so, it could be because your 2023 Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) dues have not yet been paid. As of Dec. 31, 2022,…
The year in review: 2022 was an amazing 12 months for SVS
Despite any number of challenges, the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) had a hugely successful 2022 and looks forward to a bright 2023. Executive Director Kenneth M. Slaw, PhD, outlined a number of firsts for the Society, including: The year…
BEST-CLI: Analysis finds correlation between WIfI stage four CLTI and reports of poorer mental health
The BEST-CLI dataset has revealed a correlation between wounds, ischemia and foot infection (WIfI) stage and poorer quality of life due to mental, rather than physical, health for patients with chronic limb threatening ischemia (CLTI). Analyzing complete WIfI data from…
JVS group: Further changes in store for 2023
The planned changes for 2023 for the Journal of Vascular Surgery publications continue the momentum that began in mid- 2022. As former Editor-in-Chief Peter Gloviczki, MD, and Senior Editor Peter Lawrence, MD, ended their six-year run as editors of all…
SVS unveils latest addition to JVS family of publications
The year 2023 promises to be one of change for the Journal of Vascular Surgery (JVS) family of publications, including the introduction of a fifth journal. JVS-Vascular Insights (JVS-VI) launched this month as an online-only, open-access (non-subscription) title. This model is…
SVS mourns passing of former president
Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) members are mourning the death of James (Jimmy) S.T. Yao, MD, 88, former SVS president and Lifetime Achievement Award recipient. Yao, professor emeritus at Northwestern University, died Tuesday, Dec. 20, in Chicago. He had been…
SVS issues membership dues reminder
To avoid a lapse in their benefits, Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) members are encouraged to pay their 2023 member dues by Dec. 31. These benefits of SVS membership include access to the Journal of Vascular Surgery publications at reduced…
EVS 2022: Weaving magic in academic vascular surgery at JVS
Past Journal of Vascular Surgery (JVS) group editor-in-chief Peter Gloviczki, MD, invoked his hobby of magic to help illustrate what it requires to take the reins of an illustrious peer-reviewed publication like JVS during the Eastern Vascular Society (EVS) annual…
EVS 2022: New study shows ‘encouraging increase in academic footprint of female-driven research’
How does vascular surgery compare to other specialties in the growth of gender diversity in published research? “Are we leaders in the field, or are we trailing?” Those were questions posed by Monica Majumdar, MD, a general surgery resident at…