Tag: amputations
Overcoming barriers and finding solutions for diabetes-related amputations among underserved populations
Diabetes-related lower extremity amputations (LEA) disproportionately impact racial minorities and low-income groups. The Vascular Volunteers in Service to All (VISTA) assessment tool identified significant...
Florida hospital targets lingering disparities in limb salvage with region’s first...
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Operating in Tampa, Florida, Charles J. Bailey, MD, and his partners in the Division of Vascular Surgery...
‘Let’s move on to solutions,’ keynote speaker tells diversity, equity and...
Lee Kirksey, MD, issued an unapologetic apology of sorts at the outset of his discussion of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) issues. “If I...
Dig deep this Giving Tuesday
Will you give on Giving Tuesday? This will be the SVS Foundation’s third year marking the annual global day of giving—Dec. 1, this year—which...
New JVS associate editor for diversity traces footsteps of her mother
It took Journal of Vascular Surgery (JVS) associate editor Ulka Sachdev-Ost, MD, a while to realize just how much of an impact her mother’s...
New society focused on limb preservation unveiled
A new American Limb Preservation Society (ALPS) was launched during the recently concluded Diabetic Foot Conference (DFCon), held virtually this year from Oct. 9–10.
The...
Vietnam War-era vascular trauma pioneer honored by department he founded
During a storied career, Norman M. Rich, MD, carved out a reputation as a pioneering vascular surgeon—drawing distinction for the creation of the Vietnam...
‘Rapid reduction’ in amputations follows opening of multidisciplinary limb preservation service
A multidisciplinary limb preservation service under the leadership of vascular surgery in a level one trauma center was associated with an immediate and rapid...
‘If I had gone along the path advised, I would never...
Some of the formative educational experiences described by Olamide Alabi, MD, read like textbook examples of the subtleties many see as baked into U.S....