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SVS Foundation board welcomes new members
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Foundation has appointed new members to its Board of Directors. These individuals will continue the Foundation’s mission of driving advancements and impacting the field of vascular surgery. Peter Henke, MD (pictured), the new Research…
Beyond private equity: A new sheriff in town
Bhagwan Satiani, MD, explores the entrance of insurance companies into the physician practice acquisition market. The well-written recent editorial from Mal Sheahan, Vascular Specialist medical editor, explained the case against private equity in medicine, and what is at stake for…
Grasping the nettle: The need to tackle PAD problem head on is huge, says 2024 Veith lecturer
Huge opportunities abound for vascular surgeons to take a leadership role on the frontlines of a developing peripheral arterial disease (PAD) treatment crisis in the U.S., says Michael Conte, MD, who gave the second annual Frank J. Veith Distinguished Lecture…
A calling seeded in childhood: Uniting vascular surgery for the betterment of patient care
Many attending the 2024 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM; June 19–22) might have been unaware of the early life of 2023–24 Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) President Joseph Mills, MD. Amongst an intrepid childhood following his father’s career as a dentist,…
The top 10 most popular Vascular Specialist stories of June 2024
In June, the most read stories from Vascular Specialist included key reports from the 2024 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM; June 19–22) covering TEVAR, CEA vs TCAR, PAD and CFA-reintervention, among others; Linda Harris’ placement as SVS vice president; the relationship…
SVS raises alarm over healthcare consolidation in comments to FTC, DOJ, HHS
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) has submitted comments to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in response to a Request for Information (RFI) concerning the consolidation…
SOOVC outlines strides made to provide platform for surgeons conducting research in the OBL
The SVS sub-section on Outpatient and Office Vascular Care (SOOVC) Chair Anil Hingorani, MD, used the group’s dedicated VAM 2024 session to focus on the office-based lab (OBL). “One of the main things we’ve worked on for the last couple…
Leaders in their field: SVS bestows two awards for lifetime achievement
A standing ovation, flashing lights and a praiseworthy introduction greeted the recipients of the SVS Lifetime Achievement Award yesterday morning: Peter Gloviczki, MD, and Robert M. Zwolak, MD, took turns to soak in the highest honor a member can receive…
Women’s Section to place a lens over vascular trauma
The SVS Women’s Section will host their VAM 2024 session, “Vascular Trauma: What I Need to Know in the Middle of the Night” at 3:30–5 p.m. on Friday (West Building, Level 1, W184a). The session will feature talks about different…
Navigating clinical guidelines discrepancies between SVS, ESVS patients
Clinical guidelines from the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) and the European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS) are pivotal in directing practitioners’ management of complex vascular conditions. However, the development and release of these guidelines have not been synchronized, resulting…