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SVS Foundation gears up for Giving Tuesday
As the holiday season comes into focus, the SVS Foundation is preparing to celebrate science and honor our vascular heroes on Giving Tuesday, a time dedicated to philanthropy and giving back to the community. Giving Tuesday is celebrated annually on…
SVS Foundation step challenge helps place lens on ‘under-appreciation’ of country’s PAD problem
“We have a critical problem in America, which is the under-appreciation of peripheral arterial disease [PAD],” says Vikram Kashyap, MD, on his first time participating in the SVS Foundation’s Vascular Health Step Challenge, which concluded in September. Kashyap, a member…
SVS Foundation Board of Directors welcomes two new members to its leadership team
The SVS Foundation’s Board of Directors announced the appointment of two new board members, Edith Tzeng, MD, and Palma Shaw, MD, at the board’s fall meeting in September. Tzeng was approved as the new chair of the Foundation Development Committee. …
Vascular Health Step Challenge emerges as beacon of awareness and action
This September, 533 people put their feet to the ground to raise awareness about peripheral arterial disease (PAD) as part of the SVS Foundation’s Vascular Health Step Challenge. The challenge raises funds and awareness, with participants pledging to walk 60…
‘Voices of Vascular’ attracts national recognition with diversity award
“Voices of Vascular,” an initiative to highlight the diverse voices within the SVS, has earned the Society and the SVS Foundation a Profile of Excellence Award from the American Association of Medical Society Executives (AAMSE). Catherine Lampi, the Foundation’s director…
Step off Friday for SVS Vascular Health Step Challenge
The month of September begins Friday and with it, the SVS Foundation’s Vascular Health Step Challenge. The initiative challenges participants to walk 60 miles—representing the 60,000 miles of blood vessels in the human body—throughout the month, which is National Peripheral…
SVS members get ready for second annual vascular health awareness event
September’s Vascular Health Step Challenge is fast-approaching, and SVS members are preparing to step up to meet it. The challenge benefits the SVS Foundation, which asks people to walk 60 miles—representing the 60,000 miles of blood vessels in the human…
SVS Foundation adds two surgeons to board of directors
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Foundation has announced the appointment of Bernadette Aulivola, MD, and Vikram Kashyap, MD, to its board of directors. Both will serve two-year terms and, with the board’s collective knowledge and experience, will further bolster the…
‘First’ study to identify endothelial cell-cell communication via bidirectional secretion of extracellular vesicle cargo wins SVS Foundation award, place on VAM stage
Award-winning vascular resident talks about the science behind her work, which her mentor says is “moving the needle on every front.” University of Toronto surgeon-scientist trainee Sneha Raju, MD, has been awarded the SVS Foundation Resident Research Award for 2023…
SVS Foundation announces 2023 student fellowship awards
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Foundation has announced the winners of the 2023 Student Research Fellowship Awards. The award is for undergraduate college and medical school students registered at universities in the United States and Canada. Its intent is…