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Gregorio A. Sicard, past SVS president, advocate for Latin American surgeons, celebrated surgical educator, dies aged 81
Gregorio A. Sicard, MD, a transformative figure in vascular surgery and a revered mentor to generations of surgeons, has died. He was 81. Sicard was widely recognized for pioneering contributions to the field, particularly in developing and advocating for endovascular…
Vascular surgery history: Putting specialty on the map in a broader sense
The people, discoveries, innovations and events that brought the vascular surgery profession to where it is today formed the bedrock of the subject matter for this year’s John Homans Lecture—“Who put the vascular in vascular surgery?”—at the 2025 Vascular Annual…
The people and devices that put ‘the vascular in vascular’
The people, discoveries, innovations and events that brought the vascular surgery profession to where it is today will form the subject matter for this year’s John Homans Lecture—“Who put the vascular in vascular surgery?”—at VAM 2025. Jerry Goldstone, MD, an…
From Brazil to Baylor: Oderich assumes coveted role at cardiovascular ‘powerhouse’
Following in the footsteps of some of the pioneers of cardiovascular surgery, Gustavo Oderich, MD, recently stepped into position as the Michael E. DeBakey distinguished chair in surgery, professor of surgery, chief of vascular and endovascular surgery and director for…
Founding fathers of EVAR set to gather to mark 40 years of aortic stent graft development
The 40-year history of endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) of the aorta wends a circuitous route, from behind the Iron Curtain in Soviet Ukraine, to Buenos Aires, Argentina, points east and west in the U.S., and far beyond. It’s a journey…
SVS History Work Group’s landmark project culminates in new book
The 2024 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) saw the culmination of a decade-long project by the Society for Vascular Surgery’s (SVS) History Project Work Group. The release of the book, Legends Leaders Pioneers: Surgeons Who Built Vascular Surgery, marks a significant…