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Verified vascular! Quality care in vascular disease
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) and American College of Surgeons (ACS) Vascular Verification Program (Vascular-VP) will be a central focus on the opening day of the 2024 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) as the topic of the E. Stanley Crawford…
SVS launches Vascular Board Certification Model Task Force
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Executive Board has established the Vascular Board Certification Model Task Force to deliver a final report entitled “Free-standing or federated Board certification: An analysis of the optimal path forward for vascular surgery” by the…
SVS announces candidates for 2024–25 vice president
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) has announced Linda Harris, MD, and Palma Shaw, MD, as the candidates for the upcoming election for SVS vice president. “This is an exciting year,” said SVS Nominating Committee Chair Ronald Dalman, MD, who…
Yao family and SVS Foundation establish James S.T. Yao Resident Research Award
In a tribute to the late James S.T. Yao, MD, PhD, a luminary in the field of vascular surgery, the Yao family and the SVS Foundation announced the renaming of the Resident Research Award to the James S.T. Yao Resident…
Bylaws referendum approved by SVS voting members
The voting members of the SVS have approved amendments to the Society bylaws following a referendum that closed on Nov. 20. The proposed changes were focused on two areas: adjustments to membership privileges for early-career members and adjustments to the…
SVS unveils proposal outlining changes to Society bylaws
Voting members of the SVS will have the opportunity to consider a bylaws referendum, with key amendments related to membership and the composition of the SVS Executive Board. The voting follows the SVS Strategic Board of Directors’ formal approval of…
SVS History Digital Archive Task Force calls for notabilia
The SVS History Digital Archives Task Force is soliciting contributions as it aims to present a curated collection to SVS members and the medical community. The initiative came from the SVS Executive Board earlier this year as members saw a…
Your SVS: Executive Board sets course for year
Phase II of a national branding campaign for vascular surgery and three new task forces are just two of several initiatives the SVS’ Executive Board highlighted for further action during its recent board retreat. The SVS Strategic Board meets each…
Vascular surgery added as named specialty to influential national hospital rankings
U.S. News & World Report has renamed the specialty formerly known as “Cardiology & Heart Surgery” to include vascular surgery in its national rankings of the best hospitals in the country. The category will now be called “Cardiology, Heart & Vascular…
SVS Foundation adds two surgeons to board of directors
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Foundation has announced the appointment of Bernadette Aulivola, MD, and Vikram Kashyap, MD, to its board of directors. Both will serve two-year terms and, with the board’s collective knowledge and experience, will further bolster the…