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Regional societies see presidential changing of the guards
Brajesh K. Lal, MD, assumed the Eastern Vascular Society (EVS) presidency during the 2024 EVS annual meeting. He took over from Kathleen Ozsvath, MD. Patrick Muck, MD, assumed the reins of the Midwestern Vascular Surgical Society (MVSS) at the conclusion…
The top 10 most popular Vascular Specialist stories of September 2024
In September, the most read stories from Vascular Specialist included a change in leadership for the Midwestern Vascular Surgical Society; study results examining new treatment options for chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) patients; a call for more Spanish-speaking vascular surgeons, and several…
Muck takes over Midwestern Vascular Surgical Society presidency
Patrick Muck, MD, assumed the reins of the Midwestern Vascular Surgical Society (MVSS) at the conclusion of the 2024 MVSS annual meeting in Chicago (Sept. 12–14). The chief of vascular surgery at Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio, took over…
Study sheds light on vascular-specific advanced practice provider experience
In a recently conducted survey, over 200 U.S. advanced practice providers (APPs) in vascular surgery cited performing at the top of their license as the most important determinant of job satisfaction. This and other key findings are set to be…
Women’s champion: Freischlag marks out value of diversity and surgeons as hospital leaders
Julie A. Freischlag, MD, used her turn as honorary guest lecturer at the 2023 Midwestern Vascular Surgical Society (MVSS) annual meeting to make a pitch for vascular surgeons to step up to the plate as hospital and institutional leaders—because that…
MVSS 2023: Aulivola takes over Midwestern Vascular reins
Bernadette Aulivola, MD, the division director of vascular surgery and endovascular therapy at Loyola University in Maywood, Illinois, took over as president of the Midwestern Vascular Surgical Society (MVSS) at the conclusion of the MVSS annual business meeting held in…
SCVS president becomes chair of American Board of Surgery
The American Board of Surgery (ABS) has named Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery (SCVS) President M. Ashraf Mansour, MBBS, as its 2023–24 chair. He was nominated to the ABS by the Association of Program Directors in Vascular Surgery (APDVS) in…
CEA, TCAR ‘continue to show superior outcomes’ to transfemoral stenting
Researchers led by a vascular team in Indianapolis found that carotid endarterectomy (CEA) remains the most-used strategy in carotid revascularization, with CEA and transcarotid artery revascularization (TCAR) showing decreased odds of stroke or death compared to transfemoral carotid artery stenting…
Study: Combined antiplatelet, NOAC use linked to worse limb outcomes after suprainguinal bypass
A new analysis that found combined antiplatelet and novel oral anticoagulant (NOAC) therapy after suprainguinal bypass was associated with worse limb outcomes and equivalent survival compared to antiplatelet use alone has “weaknesses” but is “hypothesis-generating,” the senior author insisted during…
MVSS 2022: Research on hemodialysis access surgery attracts inaugural Midwestern Vascular disparities award
The authors behind a new study that found “significant differences” in hemodialysis vascular access outcomes after first-time arteriovenous (AV) fistula or graft creation “directly related” to a patient’s race said the findings speak “to an injustice within the field of vascular surgery.” The research…