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The top 10 most popular Vascular Specialist stories in January
January’s top 10 includes “Our forever plague,” a combined editorial by Malachi Sheahan III, MD, our medical editor, on fake news and science, and coverage of the U.S. investigational device exemption (IDE) Aortic Research Consortium and how the chief investigators…
New SVS vice president: ‘How do vascular surgeons differ? We provide comprehensive vascular care’
New Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Vice President Joseph Mills, MD, talks to Vascular Specialist about how inclusivity is at the forefront of SVS diversity and equity efforts; the benefits of global collaboration in the treatment of vascular disease; his…
SVS publishes DEI supplement to highlight challenges and opportunities within the specialty
With a firm eye on healing disparities in healthcare and within the vascular surgery specialty itself, the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) has published a 2021 diversity supplement as an addition to the August issue of the Journal of Vascular…
In brief: Spotlight
Ravi Chandra, MD, of Ocala, Florida, has been appointed to the Florida Board of Medicine, subject to Florida Senate confirmation. Peter McDonnell, MD, 65, Oak Park, Illinois, died March 20, of injuries he received in a bicycle-car accident March 9.…
Inaugural leadership program overcomes pandemic difficulties
The inaugural cohort of the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Leadership Development Program had to show some resilience early. Not long after the initiative’s maiden run, COVID-19 struck, and a program meant to take place in person went digital. For…
Quality initiative: New pocket guides now available
New pocket guides of the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) clinical practice guidelines and reporting standards are now available, with printed guides sent to all members. SVS guidelines and reporting standards are extensively researched and written by leading vascular experts.…
SVS launches inaugural member census
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) has launched an Annual Physician Member Census aimed at capturing current issues of importance and the changing demographics of the membership body. The inaugural survey, due by Dec. 14, comes as the SVS places…
Dalman to trainees: ‘Vascular surgery is a tremendously rewarding career’
For aspiring vascular trainees, interview season is a time of great stress as well as opportunity. Graduating medical students and residents are preparing the pitches of a lifetime. But during these arduous times of social distancing, the process of securing…
New committee needs volunteers
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) has extended the deadline for volunteers to apply to its new Communications Committee. The Society is seeking members who are currently not on an SVS committee and have a desire to shape and align…
SVS PAC: We know who you are—do you know who we are?
Let’s start with our mission statement: We at the SVS Political Action Committee (PAC) exist as the fundraising arm for the advancement of the legislative priorities of the SVS. Through education and advocacy, we interface with legislators regarding key issues…