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Vascular branding: Determining a vascular surgeon’s value
A vascular surgeon’s value includes far more than direct revenues from procedures performed, said SVS member Robert Tahara, MD, recently. He told surgeons to remember not only these direct revenues, but also the help a surgeon provides other specialties in…
Submit ideas for VAM 2024 educational sessions
Organizers of VAM 2024 want members to consider what the modern-day vascular surgeon needs to know for optimal patient care and professional success. What’s the latest in the venous disease space? What are helpful tips and tricks in open surgery…
Venous stenting and the IVC: ‘Persistent problems’ in the setting of post-thrombotic syndrome
The question of “persistent problems” with venous stenting among post-thrombotic syndrome (PTS) patients emerged as a key talking point during the recent Deep Venous Stenting Summit that took place during VAM 2023 in National Harbor, Maryland (June 14–17). The issue…
‘FDA’s mission to bring safe and effective vascular surgery devices to market remains steadfast’
The Vascular and Endovascular Devices Team (VEDT) in the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Office of Cardiovascular Devices appreciates the Vascular Specialist editorial board’s offer to provide an update to the vascular community to enhance regulatory transparency and communication. In…
Financial viability, appropriate use and patient safety in the operation of outpatient facilities
The number of office-based facilities has been increasing steadily over the past several years—and more vascular surgeons may be considering becoming involved in operating such centers. To help vascular surgeons consider the various details involved, the SVS Subsection on Outpatient…
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…
Crawford panel looks at opportunities to plug and extend vascular surgery workforce pipeline
This year’s E. Stanley Crawford Critical Issues Forum zeroed in on the pipeline of sources feeding the vascular surgery ranks. Incoming SVS President Joseph Mills, MD, assembled an expert panel to look at many of the key issues at the…
SVS responds to New York Times article on overuse of vascular interventions
In an official Society response, SVS President Joseph Mills, MD, tackles recent coverage in the mainstream media of inappropriateness in vascular care. There have been several recently published articles by respected news media outlets highlighting the deeply concerning issue of…
VAM 2023 attendees have their say on the impact of BEST-CLI and BASIL-2 trials
As the vascular community continues to unpack the key learnings from two of the biggest trials to date in chronic limb threatening ischemia—BEST-CLI and BASIL-2—attendees of the 2023 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) in National Harbor, Maryland (June 14–17) told Vascular…
The Big Interview: Pioneering surgeon recounts career as new VAM lectureship is birthed
Vascular Specialist medical editor Malachi Sheahan III, MD, sits down with Frank J. Veith, MD, to discuss his new book, The Medical Jungle, ahead of the maiden named Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) lecture created in the former SVS President’s honor. The Frank…