Tag: VAM 2025
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...
SVS highlights landmark paper on functional popliteal artery entrapment syndrome
The Society for Vascular Surgery has highlighted findings from a comprehensive 20-year clinical study that demonstrate treatment of functional popliteal artery entrapment syndrome—particularly in...
‘Parenthood in vascular surgery a personal choice, not a professional deadline’
When is the right time to start a family in vascular surgery? That was a core question posed during the 2025 Vascular Annual Meeting...
New SVS president seeks to enhance communication with members, tighten focus...
With another Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) in the books, that means the flag unfurls on a new presidential year. And that means Philadelphia-based vascular...
SVS launches partnership to help private practice vascular surgeons cut costs
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) has announced a new partnership with group purchasing organization (GPO) Provista in an effort to help provide...
Vascular Specialist–July 2025
In this issue:
Vascular unity: ‘Let’s stop standing on the sidelines while others define what vascular care looks like’
Vascular surgery history: Putting...
SVS president calls time on disengagement and disunity: ‘It’s time for...
Vascular surgeons should come together to present a unified voice in the world of medicine—it’s time for a change, to recommit, build bridges and...
Vascular surgery history: Putting specialty on the map in a broader...
The people, discoveries, innovations and events that brought the vascular surgery profession to where it is today formed the bedrock of the subject matter...
Researchers examine safety of prophylactic spinal fluid drainage in open and...
“Spinal fluid drainage be considered when the risk of spinal cord injury from the procedure is greater than the risk of severe complications from...
Novel MRI technique for CLTI poised to address ‘medieval problem in...
“We want to change global standards. What we’re doing isn’t working. Patients are getting hurt and devices are failing—we want to be able to...
Presenting a united front to address vascular surgery’s structural and financial...
Vascular surgeons must present a unified front in order to address structural and financial challenges facing the specialty, Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) President-Elect...
Three honored in VAM 2025 Poster Competition
The final day of the 2025 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) in New Orleans honored three winners in the championship round of the SVS Poster...
ATEV shows promise in high-risk patients on hemodialysis
Results from the CLN-PRO-V007 pivotal phase 3 clinical trial of the acellular tissue engineered vessel (ATEV; Humacyte) in arteriovenous access for patients at high...
Claim CME credits from 2025 vascular meetings
Attendees of the 2025 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM), Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI) Annual Meeting, and Society of Vascular Nursing (SVN) Annual Conference are reminded...
Award-winning basic science research targets ‘highly complex’ process of vascular calcification
“We were really excited to know that the SVS is supporting our research,” Sujin Lee, MD, told Vascular Specialist on receiving the SVS Foundation...
Increased experience with off-the-shelf TAAA endograft sees reduction in complications but...
Michele Piazza, MD, informed attendees of the 2025 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) that increased experience with the E-nside (Artivion) off-the-shelf preloaded inner branch endograft for...
VAM 2025: Crawford Forum probes four reasonable strategies to empower vascular...
“Go back home and get a vascular center or get a vascular department, or, you know, assess the compensation results and, at...
New THRIVE data on CAVT technology for acute limb ischemia show...
Recent THRIVE study data show that Penumbra’s computer-assisted vacuum thrombectomy (CAVT) technology not only has the potential to improve outcomes for lower extremity acute...
SVS announces election results for new leadership
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) has elected Andres Schanzer, MD, as the incoming vice president and Malachi G. Sheahan III, MD, as the...
Two-year data show continued clinical improvement with VenoValve
Implantation of the VenoValve (enVVeno Medical) continues to promote stabilization of symptoms in patients with deep venous reflux at two-year follow-up. This is the...
The people and devices that put ‘the vascular in vascular’
The people, discoveries, innovations and events that brought the vascular surgery profession to where it is today will form the subject matter for this...
Vascular surgery maintains popularity, becomes ‘more competitive’ after switch to virtual...
A study aimed at assessing the impact of a pandemic-related switch to virtual recruitment from in-person interviews on the Match for vascular surgery residents...
International Chapter highlights pressing need to document PAD and CLTI prevalence...
There is an urgent need for epidemiological studies to map out the prevalence of chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI)—and peripheral arterial disease (PAD) in general—in...
Vascular Specialist@VAM Conference Edition 3
In this issue:
Transatlantic multicenter experience highlights effectiveness of total endovascular aortic repair with F/BEVAR but 5% risk of major stroke
SVS president will...
Learn from other fields to enhance your practice, vascular surgeon innovators...
“A lot of solutions to your problems exist in somebody else's operating room, or somebody else's cath lab, but you never actually go there.”...
SVS president will stake ‘reclaiming center’ in VAM 2025 address
One of the singular highlights of VAM 2025—the presidential introduction and address—will take place this morning from 11 a.m.–12 p.m. on Morial CC’s First...
Transatlantic multicenter experience highlights effectiveness of total endovascular aortic repair with...
Staged total endovascular aortic repair (TEAR) utilizing arch branched and thoracoabdominal fenestrated and branched endografts is effective, but identified predictors of morbidity and mortality—including...
Vote for your favorite projects at the Poster Competition
Don't miss the chance to witness the creativity and hard work of the Poster Competition participants as they compete for top honors, taking place...
Acellular tissue engineered vessel outperforms AVF in high-risk hemodialysis patients
Results from the CLN-PRO-V007 randomized controlled trial of Humacyte’s acellular tissue engineered vessel (ATEV) are set to be shared today during VAM 2025 Plenary...
Greenberg Lecture encourages ‘move beyond’ binary aortic disease classification
Sherene Shalhub, MD, set out a new biologically informed framework that “captures the diverse spectrum of arterial fragility and repair outcomes across inherited and...
Impact report finds no major change in balance between CAS and...
An evaluation of trends in the utilization of carotid artery stenting (CAS) versus carotid endarterectomy (CEA) has found there to be “no major change”...
Transcatheter arterialization of the deep veins: Comparative analysis probes whether emerging...
“We're living in a new world order” when it comes to “no-option” chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) patients, says Anahita Dua, MD. In recent years,...
Remember to cast your votes in 2025 SVS elections
SVS members in good standing can still cast their votes for key leadership positions and important bylaw changes in the 2025 elections to have...
Long-term VQI-VISION analysis sheds light on PVI versus bypass in aortoiliac...
Today's Plenary Session 4—Hosted in Great Hall A, First Floor from 10:45 a.m.–12 p.m.—will feature a presentation of five-year findings from the VQI-VISION database...
Drilling into controversies in field of asymptomatic severe carotid stenosis management
Some of the enduring controversies in the management of asymptomatic severe carotid stenosis will underpin an educational session set to take place today.
The session...
Vascular Specialist@VAM Conference Edition 2
In this issue:
One-year TAMBE data highlight low mortality, importance of renal branch assessment
Transcatheter arterialization of the deep veins: Comparative analysis probes...
Speaking in code: How a decline in Medicare reimbursement affects vascular...
Concerns were raised yesterday’s Plenary Session 2 over the recent decline in Medicare reimbursement at a national level. Querying current figures, speakers revealed discrepancies...
One-year TAMBE data highlight low mortality, importance of renal branch assessment
The four-branch Gore Excluder thoracoabdominal branch endoprosthesis (TAMBE) device demonstrated low mortality at one year with renal artery occlusion being the predominant device-related event...
No power, no problem! VAM 2025 pivots as early-morning power outage...
The vascular surgery world is used to pivoting on a dime. So it was as VAM 2025 was about to commence yesterday morning,...
Training smarter, not harder: Analysis finds no negative impact of reduced...
Since the 2018 Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) reduction of core surgical requirements from 24 to 18 months during integrated vascular surgery...
Register for the Women’s Networking Event
Join your colleagues for engaging Women’s Networking Event on Thursday evening at 7 p.m. at the 2025 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) in New Orleans...
Explore the future of vascular surgery at Touchpoint@VAM
Today, 2025 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) attendees are encouraged to engage in an eye-opening experience at Touchpoint@VAM for an interactive event that will showcase...
Next gen: Pair of sessions tailored for medical students lay out...
Medical students attending the 2025 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) will have two unique opportunities to deepen their understanding of vascular surgery through sessions designed specifically...
First-in-man results to show promise for robot-assisted HIFU in PAD treatment
Results of a first-in-human study of non-invasive, robotic-assisted high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) for the treatment of peripheral arterial disease (PAD), to be presented...
Experts to examine ‘evolving landscape’ of vascular intervention in PE management
A number of topics relating to pulmonary embolism (PE) management—including lytic therapy versus thrombectomy, risk stratification and device selection—will feature this afternoon during an...
VQI LEAF surveillance protocol set to be unveiled during VQI@VAM
Philip P. Goodney, MD, is unveiling a pivotal monitoring tool during the Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI) Annual Meeting, VQI@VAM, today—the Long-Term EVAR Assessment and...
A message from the SVS president
As we come together for VAM 2025, I want to take a moment to reflect on the remarkable progress we’ve made over the past...
Crawford Forum: Empowering vascular surgeons
This year’s E. Stanley Crawford Critical Issues Forum at the 2025 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) in New Orleans, from 11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m., on the...
What the cost of cancer care teaches vascular specialists
How does the cost of treating critical limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) in the U.S. stack up to cancer care? That was the question at the...
A New Orleanian’s guide to New Orleans
Welcome! Our city is humid, crumbling and vaguely supernatural. Make the right choices and you will never forget your time here. Double that if...
Vascular Specialist–June 2025
In this issue:
Helping OBL vascular surgeons fight the squeeze
‘Rise together’: Harris urges unity in Women’s Vascular Summit presidential address
Senior surgeons:...
Vascular Quality Initiative to host annual meeting at VAM 2025
The Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI), in collaboration with the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS), will convene its ninth annual conference (June 3–4) during this...
Taking the lead: The vascular surgeon in the pediatric vascular surgical...
It’s a bit like realigning the narrative, ever so slightly. “I want us to feel, as a collective specialty, that pediatric vascular care falls...
Helping OBL vascular surgeons fight the squeeze
SVS Section on Ambulatory Vascular Care (SAVC) set to announce set of new initiatives designed to help office-based lab (OBL) vascular surgeons combat rising...
SVS releases updated guidelines for intermittent claudication
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) has issued a comprehensive update to its clinical practice guidelines for the management of intermittent claudication, urging clinicians...
VAM 2025 set to feature dedicated session on artificial intelligence and...
The upcoming Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM), taking place June 4–7 in New Orleans, will see Jason T. Lee, MD, and Claudie Sheahan, MD, at...
New study validates BEST-CLI trial results, ‘suggesting generalizability’
A new propensity-matched analysis of more than 1,100 lower extremity revascularization procedures carried out in patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI)—which aimed to help...
From Olympic triumph to healthcare advocacy: Jim Craig to deliver VAM...
Jim Craig, a longtime support and vascular advocate, will deliver the annual keynote address at the 2025 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) in New Orleans...
SVS International Committee’s 2025 scholars named
The SVS International Relations Committee (IRC) has announced the recipients of the 2025 International Scholars Program, recognizing the achievements of three distinguished professionals: Sohei...
SVS prepares to educate latest group of vascular leaders
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) has launched registration for the sixth cohort of its Leadership Development Program (LDP). The curriculum is drawn from...
SVS, medical organizations launch comprehensive Wound Care Curriculum
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS), in collaboration with the Society for Vascular Nursing (SVN) and the American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA), has designed...
VAM 2025 registration launches
Registration for the 2025 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM 2025) is now open. This year’s meeting will take place in New Orleans, Louisiana, June 4–7.
VAM...
Countdown to New Orleans: VAM 2025 set to explore innovation
The 2025 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) will take place in New Orleans, Louisiana, from June 4–7, with a particular focus this year on innovation.
Key...
VAM 2025 abstract submission period opens
Vascular surgeon-scientists may submit their research for presentation at the 2025 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) in June through Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. The submission...
Applications open for 2025 James S.T. Yao Resident Research Award
The SVS Foundation is accepting applications for the 2025 James S.T. Yao Resident Research Award, which supports emerging medical professionals researching vascular disease biology...
VAM 2025 abstract submission period set to open Nov. 6
Vascular surgeon-scientists may submit their research for presentation at the 2025 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) in June starting from Nov. 6 through Wednesday, Jan....
SVS launches VascuLEARN
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) online learning management system (LMS), now known as SVS VascuLEARN. The platform was formerly called SVS OnDemand. VascuLEARN...
Submit session proposals for VAM 2025
While the 2024 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) only wrapped up in June and attendees are still in awe of its education offerings, it is...
VAM 2024: Paper exploring stroke rates in arch TEVAR emerges as...
The 2024 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) in Chicago showcased emerging talent in vascular surgery through a moderated Poster Competition held over two days of...