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Foundation grant projects
Here’s a closer look at a funded partially through grants from the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Foundation. Samantha Minc, MD, received a Clinical Research Seed Grant in 2018 and a National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases-funded…
SVS gets moving on PAD-related grant
All those steps logged during the SVS Foundation’s exercise challenge in September will help the Foundation—and researchers—take new steps to unlock new treatments for peripheral artery disease (PAD). The foundation’s Vascular Health Step Challenge, during National PAD Awareness Month, raised…
Service: Giving back
Pioneering American Venous Forum (AVF) and Eastern Vascular Society (EVS) efforts aimed at breaking down barriers to care and educating patients in economically challenged communities on vascular disease have yielded early gains over the first two events staged this year.…
A team sport: A prescription for the future of vascular surgery
Outgoing Eastern Vascular Society (EVS) President Kathleen Ozsvath, MD, used her presidential swansong to address the needs of those practicing the specialty moving forward, combining themes of family, collaboration, and diversity, equity and inclusion. Ozsvath, who serves as chief of…
Pilot study looks at undiagnosed vascular disease in homeless
A pilot study in Canadian capital Ottawa aimed at uncovering the extent of undiagnosed vascular disease among the city’s homeless population detected a subset who may be in need of treatment for venous disease. The work was carried out by…
‘We need to continue to be deliberate’: Dedicated society for women vascular surgeons formed
The inaugural president spoke to Vascular Specialist about the newly formed International Society for Women Vascular Surgeons ahead of this year’s Women’s Vascular Summit (May 3–4) in Chicago, outlining its genesis and goals, as well as some of the highlights…
Society of Black Vascular Surgeons builds bridges, connects international dots
A decade ago, if he were asked to name 10 Black vascular surgeons, says one African American vascular chief, he could have come up with six or seven. Today after being part of the creation and formation of the Society…
SVS Foundation board approves latest pilot programs to help underserved
The SVS Foundation has awarded grants to two Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) members to help them serve the underserved as part of the Vascular Care for the Underserved program—the initiative formerly known as VISTA (Vascular Volunteers In Service To…
SVS Foundation changes name of program aimed at providing care for underserved patients
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Foundation program formerly known as VISTA has a new name. VISTA—an acronym for Vascular Volunteers In Service To All—is now simply Vascular Care for the Underserved™. Its mission, however, remains the same: “to provide…
Diversifying clinical trials: ‘There needs to be some kind of cultural competency’
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed lingering mistrust in the U.S. healthcare system among patients from minority communities as physicians continue to confront the conundrum of healthcare disparities in terms of outcomes alongside a lack of diversity in clinical trials, a roundtable…