In this issue:
- “Countdown to the cuts” (p. 1 and 7)
- “One simple trick can tone your abs and identify fake news!” Medical editor Malachi Sheahan, MD, tackles the second part of a two-part editorial on science denial amid the pandemic (p. 2 and 4)
- Interview: Wei Zhou, MD, discusses becoming Western Vascular Society (WVS) president-elect, progress on diversity, equity and inclusion issues, and the emerging generation of young surgeons (p. 15)
- Young Erben, MD, interviews Charles B. Ross, MD, in this month’s leadership column (p. 18)
- Corner Stitch: Christopher Audu, MD, and Laura Marie Drudi, MD, place Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Society (VESS) membership under the microscope (p. 22–23)
- A roundup of new science and associated news from meetings taking place across the fall (p. 25)
