Venous disease: SVS DEI Committee seeks survey participants

The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Committee is calling on vascular surgeons to complete a survey focused on patterns of practice in venous disease. Responses are due by Friday, Dec. 31. The committee seeks respondents…
Cuts to Medicare: ‘As vascular disease complexity increases, reimbursement for complex care decreases’

Outgoing Midwestern Vascular Surgical Society (MVSS) President Kellie Brown, MD, has seen fundamental changes to the way vascular surgery is practiced during her 20 years as a surgeon. The advance of endovascular techniques. The arrival of the electronic medical record…
The top 10 most popular Vascular Specialist stories in August

Our recent editorial on the status of the interview, one of the Presidential Addresses from the Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM), a slew of new science news from VAM—including well-received results on transcarotid revascularization (TCAR)—and the digital flipbook version of our…
SVS publishes diversity, equity and inclusion supplement—exploring route forward

On the heels of a worldwide pandemic that has helped expose deep disparities in healthcare, the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) published a response—and a promise—in the form of the 2021 diversity supplement, summarizing what Society members have learned and…
Gender disparity and sexual harassment in vascular surgery practices

Sexual harassment is known to be more pervasive in male-dominated workplaces and flourishes in a climate of tolerance and culture of silence, according to Bernadette Aulivola, MD, of Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois. “We sought to examine the prevalence…

