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Obituary: Roger M. Greenhalgh (Feb. 6, 1941–Oct. 6, 2023)
Roger Malcolm Greenhalgh, MD, the surgeon internationally renowned for his unparalleled contribution to vascular education, training and research, died peacefully on Oct. 6. He was 82. At the time of his death, he was emeritus professor of surgery at Imperial…
Medical therapy gains highlight need to reassess carotid surgery
“The time has definitely come to look at the evidence, and redo these studies,” posited Alun Davies, MD, from Imperial College London in London, England, putting forward his argument that the NASCET and ECST clinical trials “need to be reconducted”…
CX 2023: Statins save lives after aortic repair regardless of dose
Statin treatment after aortic repair is associated with improved long-term survival, while dose does not matter. This was the key message from a first-to-podium presentation delivered by Kevin Mani (Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden) at the 2023 Charing Cross (CX) International…
CX 2023: Venous, we have a perception problem
Venous disease care has a problem with optics in the context of growth in the number of venous procedures and the spectre of inappropriate care, the 2023 Charing Cross (CX) International Symposium (25–27 April, London, UK) heard. The conversation thread…
The top 10 most popular Vascular Specialist stories of April 2023
In April 2023, Vascular Specialist readers were drawn to an interview dissecting the role robotics play, and can play in the future, in vascular surgery; a report of a new study that trialled the explantation of mature arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs)…
Vascular community split over ‘death’ of traditional carotid stenting
A debate between two prominent carotid interventionists—Peter Schneider, MD, professor of vascular and endovascular surgery at University of California San Francisco in San Francisco, and Domenico Valenti, MD, professor of vascular surgery at King’s College London in London, England—on the…
BASIL-2 points towards endovascular-first revascularization strategy in CLTI patients
A question from Manj Gohel, MD, from Cambridge University Hospitals in Cambridge, England, on what the 2023 Charing Cross (CX) International Symposium audience should take back to their multidisciplinary team meetings from the first-time presentation of BASIL-2 led chief investigator…
On 45th anniversary, CX Symposium chairman credits Chicago vascular surgical tandem for enduring success
The occasion of a seminal meeting held in Chicago by former Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Presidents John J. Bergan, MD, and James S.T. (Jimmy) Yao, MD, played a central role in the formation of the world-renowned Charing Cross (CX)…