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Award-winning basic science research targets ‘highly complex’ process of vascular calcification
“We were really excited to know that the SVS [Society for Vascular Surgery] is supporting our research,” Sujin Lee, MD, told Vascular Specialist on receiving the SVS Foundation James S.T. Yao Resident Research Award for a paper examining the role of…
VOYAGE scholarship program for young vascular surgeons
Th e Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Foundation, in partnership with the SVS Young Surgeons Section, has launched the VOYAGE Scholarship Program. This initiative will provide $1,000 scholarships to assist early-career vascular surgeons during their formative years in the profession. The…
SVS Foundation celebrates Women’s History Month
The SVS Foundation has various initiatives in place to celebrate Women’s History Month, including member profiles and patient-focused facts. New this year is fundraising for the launch of a new Vascular Care for the Underserved (VC4U) award, focused on women’s…
SVS leadership and membership integral to ‘far-reaching’ BEST-CLI trial
Support from the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) and, later, funding from the SVS Foundation were integral to the BEST-CLI trial, said one of the landmark trial’s leaders. BEST-CLI sought to determine the best revascularization treatment strategy—surgical or endovascular—for patients…
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…
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 and innovative translational therapies. The application deadline is Jan. 8, 2025. The recipient will present their…
‘Voices of Vascular’ series celebrates Ochoa for Hispanic History Month
The SVS Foundation “Voices of Vascular” series is celebrating Lyssa Ochoa, MD, for this year’s Hispanic History Month. A Mexican American vascular surgeon, Ochoa is dedicated to serving underserved communities. Raised in Mission, Texas, she founded the San Antonio Vascular…
Stepping up for vascular health: Challenge commences
The 2024 SVS Foundation’s Vascular Health Step Challenge kicked off Sept. 1 with over 400 registrants committed to walking 60 miles throughout September in honor of Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) Awareness Month. With over 60,000 miles of blood vessels in…
SVS calls for nominations
The SVS has called on its members to nominate individuals to fill five at-large positions on the Executive Board (EB) as required following a bylaw referendum passed by the membership in late 2023. This change creates flexibility and greater diversity…