News from the SVS

SVS values all its members and has formed committees to work on special projects important to those with specific practice and specialty goals. Some of the committees were established just a few years ago and some have been in existence for several years. It is important that SVS members know these committees are representing their interests. All these committees report to the Clinical Practice Council. You are invited to contact the chairs if you have a project you’d like the committee to work toward or would like to share a practice or specialty concern related to their respective areas. You can find detailed SVS committee scopes and charges online here. 

Community Practice Committee 

Richard Lynn, MD, Chair 

rich549bux@aol.com

Diversity and Inclusion Committee

Anil Hingorani, MD, Chair 

ahingorani@lmcmc.com

Women’s Leadership Committee

Eva Rzucidlo, MD, Chair

eva.m.rzucidlo@hitchcock.org

Young Surgeons Committee

Rabih Chaer, MD, Chair

chaerra@upmc.edu

SVS values all its members and has formed committees to work on special projects important to those with specific practice and specialty goals. Some of the committees were established just a few years ago and some have been in existence for several years. It is important that SVS members know these committees are representing their interests. All these committees report to the Clinical Practice Council. You are invited to contact the chairs if you have a project you’d like the committee to work toward or would like to share a practice or specialty concern related to their respective areas. You can find detailed SVS committee scopes and charges online here. 

Community Practice Committee 

Richard Lynn, MD, Chair 

rich549bux@aol.com

Diversity and Inclusion Committee

Anil Hingorani, MD, Chair 

ahingorani@lmcmc.com

Women’s Leadership Committee

Eva Rzucidlo, MD, Chair

eva.m.rzucidlo@hitchcock.org

Young Surgeons Committee

Rabih Chaer, MD, Chair

chaerra@upmc.edu

SVS values all its members and has formed committees to work on special projects important to those with specific practice and specialty goals. Some of the committees were established just a few years ago and some have been in existence for several years. It is important that SVS members know these committees are representing their interests. All these committees report to the Clinical Practice Council. You are invited to contact the chairs if you have a project you’d like the committee to work toward or would like to share a practice or specialty concern related to their respective areas. You can find detailed SVS committee scopes and charges online here. 

Community Practice Committee 

Richard Lynn, MD, Chair 

rich549bux@aol.com

Diversity and Inclusion Committee

Anil Hingorani, MD, Chair 

ahingorani@lmcmc.com

Women’s Leadership Committee

Eva Rzucidlo, MD, Chair

eva.m.rzucidlo@hitchcock.org

Young Surgeons Committee

Rabih Chaer, MD, Chair

chaerra@upmc.edu

From a presentation on the critical issues in venous disease to the Presidential Address by Dr. Richard Cambria, the 2012 Vascular Annual Meeting was filled with sessions of interest to vascular health professionals.

For the convenience of SVS members, several of these sessions have been captured on video. In the comfort of your home or office, view these exceptional educational sessions and learn from the specialty's leaders here.

From a presentation on the critical issues in venous disease to the Presidential Address by Dr. Richard Cambria, the 2012 Vascular Annual Meeting was filled with sessions of interest to vascular health professionals.

For the convenience of SVS members, several of these sessions have been captured on video. In the comfort of your home or office, view these exceptional educational sessions and learn from the specialty's leaders here.

From a presentation on the critical issues in venous disease to the Presidential Address by Dr. Richard Cambria, the 2012 Vascular Annual Meeting was filled with sessions of interest to vascular health professionals.

For the convenience of SVS members, several of these sessions have been captured on video. In the comfort of your home or office, view these exceptional educational sessions and learn from the specialty's leaders here.

The June 6-8, 2012 Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Vascular Annual Meeting held at National Harbor, MD, recorded excellent attendance. In all, 2,839 members, non-member physicians, residents/students, allied health professionals, and scholarship recipients attended the three-day meeting.

One hundred ninety-one abstracts provided the latest breakthroughs in vascular health. The top three categories for abstracts were: vascular laboratory and imaging (58 percent of abstracts presented), cerebrovascular including great vessels (53 percent), and venous disease (3 percent).

Courtesy of SVS

For the first time, Meeting attendees downloaded a free mobile app for abstract viewing and meeting details. Other "firsts" for the 2012 Meeting included: free postgraduate courses for SVS members; postgraduate simulation training; a RFP process for postgraduate course modules, breakfast sessions, and breakout sessions; a new self-assessment component to the CME credits, and a post conference RPVI review course.

View highlights of the annual meeting and PDF copies of Vascular Connections, the official meeting daily newspaper online.

The 2013 Vascular Annual Meeting is scheduled to be held May 30-June 1 in San Francisco, California. Information will appear on the SVS website.

The June 6-8, 2012 Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Vascular Annual Meeting held at National Harbor, MD, recorded excellent attendance. In all, 2,839 members, non-member physicians, residents/students, allied health professionals, and scholarship recipients attended the three-day meeting.

One hundred ninety-one abstracts provided the latest breakthroughs in vascular health. The top three categories for abstracts were: vascular laboratory and imaging (58 percent of abstracts presented), cerebrovascular including great vessels (53 percent), and venous disease (3 percent).

Courtesy of SVS

For the first time, Meeting attendees downloaded a free mobile app for abstract viewing and meeting details. Other "firsts" for the 2012 Meeting included: free postgraduate courses for SVS members; postgraduate simulation training; a RFP process for postgraduate course modules, breakfast sessions, and breakout sessions; a new self-assessment component to the CME credits, and a post conference RPVI review course.

View highlights of the annual meeting and PDF copies of Vascular Connections, the official meeting daily newspaper online.

The 2013 Vascular Annual Meeting is scheduled to be held May 30-June 1 in San Francisco, California. Information will appear on the SVS website.

The June 6-8, 2012 Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Vascular Annual Meeting held at National Harbor, MD, recorded excellent attendance. In all, 2,839 members, non-member physicians, residents/students, allied health professionals, and scholarship recipients attended the three-day meeting.

One hundred ninety-one abstracts provided the latest breakthroughs in vascular health. The top three categories for abstracts were: vascular laboratory and imaging (58 percent of abstracts presented), cerebrovascular including great vessels (53 percent), and venous disease (3 percent).

Courtesy of SVS

For the first time, Meeting attendees downloaded a free mobile app for abstract viewing and meeting details. Other "firsts" for the 2012 Meeting included: free postgraduate courses for SVS members; postgraduate simulation training; a RFP process for postgraduate course modules, breakfast sessions, and breakout sessions; a new self-assessment component to the CME credits, and a post conference RPVI review course.

View highlights of the annual meeting and PDF copies of Vascular Connections, the official meeting daily newspaper online.

The 2013 Vascular Annual Meeting is scheduled to be held May 30-June 1 in San Francisco, California. Information will appear on the SVS website.

On June 8, 2012, 2011-2012 SVS President Richard Cambria, MD, passed the gavel to 2012-2013 SVS President Peter Gloviczki, MD. As the 67th SVS President, Dr. Gloviczki is the Joe M. and Ruth Roberts Professor of Surgery at the Rochester, Minnesota, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Chair of the Division of Vascular Surgery. He is also a past Director of the Gonda Vascular Center at Mayo Clinic.

Courtesy of the SVS

• Also, on June 8, Julie Ann Freischlag, MD, became SVS President-Elect. Dr. Freischlag is Surgeon-in-Chief at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD.

• The 2012-2013 SVS Vice President is Peter Lawrence, MD. He is the Wiley Barker Chief of Vascular Surgery at David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in California.

• John Ricotta, MD, of MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, D.C., is the 2012-2013 SVS Secretary.

• R. Clement Darling, III, MD, of the Albany Vascular Group, New York, is the 2012-2013 SVS Treasurer.

Members of the 2012-2013 SVS Board of Directors are:

• Richard Cambria, MD,

Past President

• Rodney White, MD

Fellows Council Chair

• Ruth Bush, MD

Clinical Practice Council Chair

• Alan Lumsden, MD

Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery

• Michel Makaroun, MD

Southern California Vascular Society

• Jon Matsumura, MD

Midwestern Vascular Surgery Society

• Scott Stevens, MD

Southern Association for Vascular Surgery

• William Quinones-Baldrich, MD

Western Vascular Society

• Marc Passman, MD

Peripheral Vascular Surgery Society

• Jim Dooner, MD

Canadian Society for Vascular Surgery

• Ronald Fairman, MD

Program Chair

• Larry Kraiss, MD

Research Council Chair

• Elliot Chaikof, MD

Fellows Council Vice Chair

• Cynthia Shortell, MD

Education Council Chair

• Grayson Wheatley, MD

International Society of Endovascular Specialists

• Bruce Perler, MD

Eastern Vascular Society

• Michael Dalsing, MD

Association of Program Directors in Vascular Surgery

• Fedor Lurie, MD

American Venous Forum

• Robert Patterson, MD

New England Society for Vascular Surgery

• Rebecca M. Maron, CAE

SVS Executive Director

On June 8, 2012, 2011-2012 SVS President Richard Cambria, MD, passed the gavel to 2012-2013 SVS President Peter Gloviczki, MD. As the 67th SVS President, Dr. Gloviczki is the Joe M. and Ruth Roberts Professor of Surgery at the Rochester, Minnesota, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Chair of the Division of Vascular Surgery. He is also a past Director of the Gonda Vascular Center at Mayo Clinic.

Courtesy of the SVS

• Also, on June 8, Julie Ann Freischlag, MD, became SVS President-Elect. Dr. Freischlag is Surgeon-in-Chief at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD.

• The 2012-2013 SVS Vice President is Peter Lawrence, MD. He is the Wiley Barker Chief of Vascular Surgery at David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in California.

• John Ricotta, MD, of MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, D.C., is the 2012-2013 SVS Secretary.

• R. Clement Darling, III, MD, of the Albany Vascular Group, New York, is the 2012-2013 SVS Treasurer.

Members of the 2012-2013 SVS Board of Directors are:

• Richard Cambria, MD,

Past President

• Rodney White, MD

Fellows Council Chair

• Ruth Bush, MD

Clinical Practice Council Chair

• Alan Lumsden, MD

Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery

• Michel Makaroun, MD

Southern California Vascular Society

• Jon Matsumura, MD

Midwestern Vascular Surgery Society

• Scott Stevens, MD

Southern Association for Vascular Surgery

• William Quinones-Baldrich, MD

Western Vascular Society

• Marc Passman, MD

Peripheral Vascular Surgery Society

• Jim Dooner, MD

Canadian Society for Vascular Surgery

• Ronald Fairman, MD

Program Chair

• Larry Kraiss, MD

Research Council Chair

• Elliot Chaikof, MD

Fellows Council Vice Chair

• Cynthia Shortell, MD

Education Council Chair

• Grayson Wheatley, MD

International Society of Endovascular Specialists

• Bruce Perler, MD

Eastern Vascular Society

• Michael Dalsing, MD

Association of Program Directors in Vascular Surgery

• Fedor Lurie, MD

American Venous Forum

• Robert Patterson, MD

New England Society for Vascular Surgery

• Rebecca M. Maron, CAE

SVS Executive Director

On June 8, 2012, 2011-2012 SVS President Richard Cambria, MD, passed the gavel to 2012-2013 SVS President Peter Gloviczki, MD. As the 67th SVS President, Dr. Gloviczki is the Joe M. and Ruth Roberts Professor of Surgery at the Rochester, Minnesota, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Chair of the Division of Vascular Surgery. He is also a past Director of the Gonda Vascular Center at Mayo Clinic.

Courtesy of the SVS

• Also, on June 8, Julie Ann Freischlag, MD, became SVS President-Elect. Dr. Freischlag is Surgeon-in-Chief at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD.

• The 2012-2013 SVS Vice President is Peter Lawrence, MD. He is the Wiley Barker Chief of Vascular Surgery at David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in California.

• John Ricotta, MD, of MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, D.C., is the 2012-2013 SVS Secretary.

• R. Clement Darling, III, MD, of the Albany Vascular Group, New York, is the 2012-2013 SVS Treasurer.

Members of the 2012-2013 SVS Board of Directors are:

• Richard Cambria, MD,

Past President

• Rodney White, MD

Fellows Council Chair

• Ruth Bush, MD

Clinical Practice Council Chair

• Alan Lumsden, MD

Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery

• Michel Makaroun, MD

Southern California Vascular Society

• Jon Matsumura, MD

Midwestern Vascular Surgery Society

• Scott Stevens, MD

Southern Association for Vascular Surgery

• William Quinones-Baldrich, MD

Western Vascular Society

• Marc Passman, MD

Peripheral Vascular Surgery Society

• Jim Dooner, MD

Canadian Society for Vascular Surgery

• Ronald Fairman, MD

Program Chair

• Larry Kraiss, MD

Research Council Chair

• Elliot Chaikof, MD

Fellows Council Vice Chair

• Cynthia Shortell, MD

Education Council Chair

• Grayson Wheatley, MD

International Society of Endovascular Specialists

• Bruce Perler, MD

Eastern Vascular Society

• Michael Dalsing, MD

Association of Program Directors in Vascular Surgery

• Fedor Lurie, MD

American Venous Forum

• Robert Patterson, MD

New England Society for Vascular Surgery

• Rebecca M. Maron, CAE

SVS Executive Director

The June 6-8, 2012 Vascular Annual Meeting in National Harbor, MD, was the venue for recognizing the 12 newest SVS Distinguished Fellows.

Active, International, and Senior SVS members who are vascular surgeons and who distinguish themselves in a sustained manner by making substantial contributions in two of three categories - research, service, or education - can become Distinguished Fellows.

Congratulations to the newest SVS Distinguished Fellows.

• Neal Cayne, MD

• Rabih Chaer, MD

• Carlo Dall’Olmo, MD

• Ellen Dillavou, MD

• Paul Joseph Dimuzio, MD

• Matthew S. Edwards, MD

• Harvey Edward Garrett, MD

• Greg Landry, MD

• Sean Lyden, MD

• Gustavo Oderich, MD

• Vincent L. Rowe, MD

• Marc Schermerhorn, MD

The June 6-8, 2012 Vascular Annual Meeting in National Harbor, MD, was the venue for recognizing the 12 newest SVS Distinguished Fellows.

Active, International, and Senior SVS members who are vascular surgeons and who distinguish themselves in a sustained manner by making substantial contributions in two of three categories - research, service, or education - can become Distinguished Fellows.

Congratulations to the newest SVS Distinguished Fellows.

• Neal Cayne, MD

• Rabih Chaer, MD

• Carlo Dall’Olmo, MD

• Ellen Dillavou, MD

• Paul Joseph Dimuzio, MD

• Matthew S. Edwards, MD

• Harvey Edward Garrett, MD

• Greg Landry, MD

• Sean Lyden, MD

• Gustavo Oderich, MD

• Vincent L. Rowe, MD

• Marc Schermerhorn, MD

The June 6-8, 2012 Vascular Annual Meeting in National Harbor, MD, was the venue for recognizing the 12 newest SVS Distinguished Fellows.

Active, International, and Senior SVS members who are vascular surgeons and who distinguish themselves in a sustained manner by making substantial contributions in two of three categories - research, service, or education - can become Distinguished Fellows.

Congratulations to the newest SVS Distinguished Fellows.

• Neal Cayne, MD

• Rabih Chaer, MD

• Carlo Dall’Olmo, MD

• Ellen Dillavou, MD

• Paul Joseph Dimuzio, MD

• Matthew S. Edwards, MD

• Harvey Edward Garrett, MD

• Greg Landry, MD

• Sean Lyden, MD

• Gustavo Oderich, MD

• Vincent L. Rowe, MD

• Marc Schermerhorn, MD

At the June 2012 board meeting, the SVS Membership Committee approved all 208 2012 SVS membership applications. As of June 26, 2012, SVS membership was 3,683.

Of the new applications, 33 resulted from a special membership campaign that targeted members of the American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA). The podiatrists are now associate members of SVS.

In addition, 90 of the 2012 applications were for international membership. Among these, 78 applications were received from members of the Brazilian Society of Angiology and the Vascular Surgery (SBACV).

The International Relations Committee approved these members into the new SVS Chapter in Brazil. There are SVS Chapters in the countries of Colombia, Egypt, Hungary, and India.

The first officers of the Brazilian SVS Chapter are: Calógero Presti, MD, President; Fausto Miranda, Jr., MD, Vice-President, and Carlos Eduardo Virgini, MD, General Secretary.

The 208 new members of SVS are:

Active Membership (71 new members)

Michael Addis, MD

Maraya Altuwaijri, MD

Michael Amendola, MD

George Anton, MD

Mirza Baig, MD

Gregory Barber, MD

Michael Bardwil, MD

Keith Baxter, MD

Carlos Bechara, MD

Kristen Biggs, MD

Justin Boccardo, MD

Jose Roberto Borromeo, MD

Jessica Campbell, MD

Christopher Cicci, MD

Elmer Croushore, MD

Nestor Cruz, MD

Steven Curtiss, MD

Dion Davidson, MD

Deepak Deshmukh, DO

Christopher Dickson, MD

Jim Dooner, MD

Sharif Ellozy, MD

William English, MD

Andres Fajardo, MD

Mark Fleming, MD

Lisa Floyd, MD

Kousta Foteh, MD

Lou Garcia, MD

Robert Garvin, MD

Marcelo Grazziotin, MD

Marlene Grenon, MD

Shan-e-Ali Haider, MD

Andrea Hendrzak, MD

Richard Hershberger, MD

Edward Higgins, Jr., MD

Mark Janzen, MD

Jeffrey Jim, MD

Venkat Kalapatapu, MD

Nikhil Kansal, MD

Adam Keefer, MD

Yi Soo Robert Kim, MD

Jason Kim, MD

James Knox, MD

Paul Lajos, MD

Christopher LeCroy, MD

Jayesh Modi, MD

Michael Murphy, MD

Samar Najjar, MD

Bao-Ngoc Nguyen, MD

Jessica O'Connell, MD

Patrick Omotoso, MD

Frank Parker, DO

Sirish Parvathanen, MDi

Mark Patterson, MD

Jeffrey Pearce, MD

Gilles Pinault, MD

Rodeen Rahbar, MD

Elena Rakhlin, MD

Atul Rao, MD

Sunil Rayan, MD

Alfredo Rego, MD

Anthony Rizzo, MD

William Rodino, MD

Stephen Sanofsky, MD

Jonathan Schor, MD

Kevin Sheridan, MD

Ramandeep Sidhu, MD

Ehab Sorial, MD

Todd Spencer, MD

Robert Steppacher, MD

Jose Trani, Jr., MD

John Wang, MD

Benjamin Westbrook, MD

Matthew Whitten, MD

Albert Wildstein, MD

Gerrit Winkelaar, MD

Connie Zastrow, MD

Affiliate Membership (8 new members)

Phuona Chang, RN

Jennifer Cline, NP

Hilene Deamorim, PA-C

Israel Divine Kuyinu

Linda Martilla, PA-C

Amy McKinlay, PA-C

Janine Tedesco, PA-C

Franklin West, RN

Associate Membership (33 new members)

Jeffrey Alexander, DPM

Mahbod Arefi, DPM

Atta Asef, DPM

Bruce Blank, DPM

Leon Brill, DPM

Laurence Cane, DPM

Joseph Caporusso, DPM

Richard Cohen, DPM

Roy Corbin, DPM

David Davidson, DPM

Matthew Garoufalis, DPM

James Gilley, DPM

Vadim Glukh, DPM

Robert Hancock, DPM

David Hauser, DPM

Abdel-Hadi Hefnawi, DPM

Larry Horesh, DPM

Michael King, DPM

Ira Kraus, DPM

John Land, DPM

Rudolph McComb, DPM

Michael McCormick, DPM

David Sandberg, DPM

Heather Sandberg, DPM

Marc Sarnow, DPM

Alan Singer, DPM

Mark Spal, DPM

Frank Spinosa, DPM

Kathleen Stone, DPM

Russell Trahan, DPM

Howard Waxman, DPM

Edwin Wolf, DPM

Robert Zannella, DPM

Honorary Membership (1 new member)

Takis Balas, MD

International Membership (91 new members)

Gilberto Abreu, Jr., MD

Juan Manuel Aguilar Juarez, MD

Luis Almeida, MD

Alexandre Amato, MD

Ricardo Aun, MD

Almar Bastos, MD

Felippe Beer, MD

Daniel Benitti, MD

Agamenon Bittencourt, MD

Marcos Borges, MD

Mario Campos, MD

Claudio Carvalho, MD

Ivan Casella, MD

Gustavo Caserta, MD

Leonardo Cavalcante, MD

Rodigio Colatusso, MD

Carlos Costa, MD

Leticia Dalledone Siqueira, MD

Eike Debus, MD

Carlos Del Valle, MD

Natalia Delmonte, MD

Joao Elesbao, MD

Andre Estenssoro, MD

Eduardo Ewald, MD

Rafael Franklin, MD

Rogerio Freitas, MD

Carlos Frias Neto, MD

Patricia Garacisi, MD

Luciana Garofolo, MD

Adenauer Goes Jr., MD

Ying Huang, MD

Claudio Jacobovicz, MD

Imran Javed, MD

Manuel Mendes, Jr., MD

Jefferson Kleber Forti, MD

Mariana Krutman, MD

Sergio Kuzniec, MD

Ricardo Lacerda, MD

Sergio Leal de Merielles, MD

Zilun Li, MD

Luiz Antonio Lima, MD

Marcelo Lima, MD

Cesar Martelli, MD

Alexandre Martins, MD

Celio Mendonca, MD

Boulanger Mioto Neto, MD

Fausto Miranda, Jr., MD

Barbara Moreira, MD

Antonio Moreira Neto, MD

Antonio Munia, MD

Guilherme Napp, MD

Celso Neves, MD

Otavio Ninomiya, MD

Gustavo Oliveira, MD

Ricardo Oliveira, MD

Flavia Helena Paiva, MD

Marcos Parisati, MD

Carlos Parra, MD

Cleoni Pedron, MD

Adamastor Pereira, MD

Alexandre Pereira, MD

Akash Prakasan, MD

Calogero Presti, MD

Pedro Puech-Leao, MD

Gilberto Rabahie, MD

Rodolpho Reis, MD

Timothy Resch, MD

Vincent Riambu, MD

Marcelo Ribeiro, MD

Artur Rocha Lima, MD

Janio Rolim, MD

Bruno Rozendo, MD

Daniel Ruiz, MD

Giuliano Sandri, MD

Fabrico Santiago, MD

Cristiano Schmitt, MD

Karina Schneidwind, MD

Zhenyu Shi, MD

Arnaldo Shiratori, MD

Chang Shu, MD

Josualdo Silva, MD

Kleber Silva, MD

Igor Sincos, MD

Wilson Sousa, Jr., MD

Carlos Tinoco, MD

Carlos Virgini-Magalhaes, MD

Arno Von Ristow, MD

Nelson Wolosker, MD

Antonio Zerati, MD

Leiyang Zhang, MD

Ting Zhu, MD

Lastly, board members observed a moment of silence for SVS members who died during 2011-12. Remembrances were mentioned for the follow-ing vascular surgeons.

• Joseph N. Cunningham, MD, Brooklyn, NY

• Henry F. Ellis, MD, Jamaica Plain, MA

• Samuel Etheredge, MD, Orinda, CA

• John H. Hageman, MD, Toledo, OH

• Jagajan Karmacharya, MD, Miami, FL

• W. Graham Knox, MD, Greenwich, CT

• David M. Long, MD, El Cajon, CA

• Daniel B. Nunn, MD, Jacksonville, FL

• Joe A. Pinkerton, MD, Mission Hills, KS

• Richard L. Russell, MD, Wormleysburg, PA

• Worthington G. Schenk, MD, Buffalo, NY

At the June 2012 board meeting, the SVS Membership Committee approved all 208 2012 SVS membership applications. As of June 26, 2012, SVS membership was 3,683.

Of the new applications, 33 resulted from a special membership campaign that targeted members of the American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA). The podiatrists are now associate members of SVS.

In addition, 90 of the 2012 applications were for international membership. Among these, 78 applications were received from members of the Brazilian Society of Angiology and the Vascular Surgery (SBACV).

The International Relations Committee approved these members into the new SVS Chapter in Brazil. There are SVS Chapters in the countries of Colombia, Egypt, Hungary, and India.

The first officers of the Brazilian SVS Chapter are: Calógero Presti, MD, President; Fausto Miranda, Jr., MD, Vice-President, and Carlos Eduardo Virgini, MD, General Secretary.

The 208 new members of SVS are:

Active Membership (71 new members)

Michael Addis, MD

Maraya Altuwaijri, MD

Michael Amendola, MD

George Anton, MD

Mirza Baig, MD

Gregory Barber, MD

Michael Bardwil, MD

Keith Baxter, MD

Carlos Bechara, MD

Kristen Biggs, MD

Justin Boccardo, MD

Jose Roberto Borromeo, MD

Jessica Campbell, MD

Christopher Cicci, MD

Elmer Croushore, MD

Nestor Cruz, MD

Steven Curtiss, MD

Dion Davidson, MD

Deepak Deshmukh, DO

Christopher Dickson, MD

Jim Dooner, MD

Sharif Ellozy, MD

William English, MD

Andres Fajardo, MD

Mark Fleming, MD

Lisa Floyd, MD

Kousta Foteh, MD

Lou Garcia, MD

Robert Garvin, MD

Marcelo Grazziotin, MD

Marlene Grenon, MD

Shan-e-Ali Haider, MD

Andrea Hendrzak, MD

Richard Hershberger, MD

Edward Higgins, Jr., MD

Mark Janzen, MD

Jeffrey Jim, MD

Venkat Kalapatapu, MD

Nikhil Kansal, MD

Adam Keefer, MD

Yi Soo Robert Kim, MD

Jason Kim, MD

James Knox, MD

Paul Lajos, MD

Christopher LeCroy, MD

Jayesh Modi, MD

Michael Murphy, MD

Samar Najjar, MD

Bao-Ngoc Nguyen, MD

Jessica O'Connell, MD

Patrick Omotoso, MD

Frank Parker, DO

Sirish Parvathanen, MDi

Mark Patterson, MD

Jeffrey Pearce, MD

Gilles Pinault, MD

Rodeen Rahbar, MD

Elena Rakhlin, MD

Atul Rao, MD

Sunil Rayan, MD

Alfredo Rego, MD

Anthony Rizzo, MD

William Rodino, MD

Stephen Sanofsky, MD

Jonathan Schor, MD

Kevin Sheridan, MD

Ramandeep Sidhu, MD

Ehab Sorial, MD

Todd Spencer, MD

Robert Steppacher, MD

Jose Trani, Jr., MD

John Wang, MD

Benjamin Westbrook, MD

Matthew Whitten, MD

Albert Wildstein, MD

Gerrit Winkelaar, MD

Connie Zastrow, MD

Affiliate Membership (8 new members)

Phuona Chang, RN

Jennifer Cline, NP

Hilene Deamorim, PA-C

Israel Divine Kuyinu

Linda Martilla, PA-C

Amy McKinlay, PA-C

Janine Tedesco, PA-C

Franklin West, RN

Associate Membership (33 new members)

Jeffrey Alexander, DPM

Mahbod Arefi, DPM

Atta Asef, DPM

Bruce Blank, DPM

Leon Brill, DPM

Laurence Cane, DPM

Joseph Caporusso, DPM

Richard Cohen, DPM

Roy Corbin, DPM

David Davidson, DPM

Matthew Garoufalis, DPM

James Gilley, DPM

Vadim Glukh, DPM

Robert Hancock, DPM

David Hauser, DPM

Abdel-Hadi Hefnawi, DPM

Larry Horesh, DPM

Michael King, DPM

Ira Kraus, DPM

John Land, DPM

Rudolph McComb, DPM

Michael McCormick, DPM

David Sandberg, DPM

Heather Sandberg, DPM

Marc Sarnow, DPM

Alan Singer, DPM

Mark Spal, DPM

Frank Spinosa, DPM

Kathleen Stone, DPM

Russell Trahan, DPM

Howard Waxman, DPM

Edwin Wolf, DPM

Robert Zannella, DPM

Honorary Membership (1 new member)

Takis Balas, MD

International Membership (91 new members)

Gilberto Abreu, Jr., MD

Juan Manuel Aguilar Juarez, MD

Luis Almeida, MD

Alexandre Amato, MD

Ricardo Aun, MD

Almar Bastos, MD

Felippe Beer, MD

Daniel Benitti, MD

Agamenon Bittencourt, MD

Marcos Borges, MD

Mario Campos, MD

Claudio Carvalho, MD

Ivan Casella, MD

Gustavo Caserta, MD

Leonardo Cavalcante, MD

Rodigio Colatusso, MD

Carlos Costa, MD

Leticia Dalledone Siqueira, MD

Eike Debus, MD

Carlos Del Valle, MD

Natalia Delmonte, MD

Joao Elesbao, MD

Andre Estenssoro, MD

Eduardo Ewald, MD

Rafael Franklin, MD

Rogerio Freitas, MD

Carlos Frias Neto, MD

Patricia Garacisi, MD

Luciana Garofolo, MD

Adenauer Goes Jr., MD

Ying Huang, MD

Claudio Jacobovicz, MD

Imran Javed, MD

Manuel Mendes, Jr., MD

Jefferson Kleber Forti, MD

Mariana Krutman, MD

Sergio Kuzniec, MD

Ricardo Lacerda, MD

Sergio Leal de Merielles, MD

Zilun Li, MD

Luiz Antonio Lima, MD

Marcelo Lima, MD

Cesar Martelli, MD

Alexandre Martins, MD

Celio Mendonca, MD

Boulanger Mioto Neto, MD

Fausto Miranda, Jr., MD

Barbara Moreira, MD

Antonio Moreira Neto, MD

Antonio Munia, MD

Guilherme Napp, MD

Celso Neves, MD

Otavio Ninomiya, MD

Gustavo Oliveira, MD

Ricardo Oliveira, MD

Flavia Helena Paiva, MD

Marcos Parisati, MD

Carlos Parra, MD

Cleoni Pedron, MD

Adamastor Pereira, MD

Alexandre Pereira, MD

Akash Prakasan, MD

Calogero Presti, MD

Pedro Puech-Leao, MD

Gilberto Rabahie, MD

Rodolpho Reis, MD

Timothy Resch, MD

Vincent Riambu, MD

Marcelo Ribeiro, MD

Artur Rocha Lima, MD

Janio Rolim, MD

Bruno Rozendo, MD

Daniel Ruiz, MD

Giuliano Sandri, MD

Fabrico Santiago, MD

Cristiano Schmitt, MD

Karina Schneidwind, MD

Zhenyu Shi, MD

Arnaldo Shiratori, MD

Chang Shu, MD

Josualdo Silva, MD

Kleber Silva, MD

Igor Sincos, MD

Wilson Sousa, Jr., MD

Carlos Tinoco, MD

Carlos Virgini-Magalhaes, MD

Arno Von Ristow, MD

Nelson Wolosker, MD

Antonio Zerati, MD

Leiyang Zhang, MD

Ting Zhu, MD

Lastly, board members observed a moment of silence for SVS members who died during 2011-12. Remembrances were mentioned for the follow-ing vascular surgeons.

• Joseph N. Cunningham, MD, Brooklyn, NY

• Henry F. Ellis, MD, Jamaica Plain, MA

• Samuel Etheredge, MD, Orinda, CA

• John H. Hageman, MD, Toledo, OH

• Jagajan Karmacharya, MD, Miami, FL

• W. Graham Knox, MD, Greenwich, CT

• David M. Long, MD, El Cajon, CA

• Daniel B. Nunn, MD, Jacksonville, FL

• Joe A. Pinkerton, MD, Mission Hills, KS

• Richard L. Russell, MD, Wormleysburg, PA

• Worthington G. Schenk, MD, Buffalo, NY

At the June 2012 board meeting, the SVS Membership Committee approved all 208 2012 SVS membership applications. As of June 26, 2012, SVS membership was 3,683.

Of the new applications, 33 resulted from a special membership campaign that targeted members of the American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA). The podiatrists are now associate members of SVS.

In addition, 90 of the 2012 applications were for international membership. Among these, 78 applications were received from members of the Brazilian Society of Angiology and the Vascular Surgery (SBACV).

The International Relations Committee approved these members into the new SVS Chapter in Brazil. There are SVS Chapters in the countries of Colombia, Egypt, Hungary, and India.

The first officers of the Brazilian SVS Chapter are: Calógero Presti, MD, President; Fausto Miranda, Jr., MD, Vice-President, and Carlos Eduardo Virgini, MD, General Secretary.

The 208 new members of SVS are:

Active Membership (71 new members)

Michael Addis, MD

Maraya Altuwaijri, MD

Michael Amendola, MD

George Anton, MD

Mirza Baig, MD

Gregory Barber, MD

Michael Bardwil, MD

Keith Baxter, MD

Carlos Bechara, MD

Kristen Biggs, MD

Justin Boccardo, MD

Jose Roberto Borromeo, MD

Jessica Campbell, MD

Christopher Cicci, MD

Elmer Croushore, MD

Nestor Cruz, MD

Steven Curtiss, MD

Dion Davidson, MD

Deepak Deshmukh, DO

Christopher Dickson, MD

Jim Dooner, MD

Sharif Ellozy, MD

William English, MD

Andres Fajardo, MD

Mark Fleming, MD

Lisa Floyd, MD

Kousta Foteh, MD

Lou Garcia, MD

Robert Garvin, MD

Marcelo Grazziotin, MD

Marlene Grenon, MD

Shan-e-Ali Haider, MD

Andrea Hendrzak, MD

Richard Hershberger, MD

Edward Higgins, Jr., MD

Mark Janzen, MD

Jeffrey Jim, MD

Venkat Kalapatapu, MD

Nikhil Kansal, MD

Adam Keefer, MD

Yi Soo Robert Kim, MD

Jason Kim, MD

James Knox, MD

Paul Lajos, MD

Christopher LeCroy, MD

Jayesh Modi, MD

Michael Murphy, MD

Samar Najjar, MD

Bao-Ngoc Nguyen, MD

Jessica O'Connell, MD

Patrick Omotoso, MD

Frank Parker, DO

Sirish Parvathanen, MDi

Mark Patterson, MD

Jeffrey Pearce, MD

Gilles Pinault, MD

Rodeen Rahbar, MD

Elena Rakhlin, MD

Atul Rao, MD

Sunil Rayan, MD

Alfredo Rego, MD

Anthony Rizzo, MD

William Rodino, MD

Stephen Sanofsky, MD

Jonathan Schor, MD

Kevin Sheridan, MD

Ramandeep Sidhu, MD

Ehab Sorial, MD

Todd Spencer, MD

Robert Steppacher, MD

Jose Trani, Jr., MD

John Wang, MD

Benjamin Westbrook, MD

Matthew Whitten, MD

Albert Wildstein, MD

Gerrit Winkelaar, MD

Connie Zastrow, MD

Affiliate Membership (8 new members)

Phuona Chang, RN

Jennifer Cline, NP

Hilene Deamorim, PA-C

Israel Divine Kuyinu

Linda Martilla, PA-C

Amy McKinlay, PA-C

Janine Tedesco, PA-C

Franklin West, RN

Associate Membership (33 new members)

Jeffrey Alexander, DPM

Mahbod Arefi, DPM

Atta Asef, DPM

Bruce Blank, DPM

Leon Brill, DPM

Laurence Cane, DPM

Joseph Caporusso, DPM

Richard Cohen, DPM

Roy Corbin, DPM

David Davidson, DPM

Matthew Garoufalis, DPM

James Gilley, DPM

Vadim Glukh, DPM

Robert Hancock, DPM

David Hauser, DPM

Abdel-Hadi Hefnawi, DPM

Larry Horesh, DPM

Michael King, DPM

Ira Kraus, DPM

John Land, DPM

Rudolph McComb, DPM

Michael McCormick, DPM

David Sandberg, DPM

Heather Sandberg, DPM

Marc Sarnow, DPM

Alan Singer, DPM

Mark Spal, DPM

Frank Spinosa, DPM

Kathleen Stone, DPM

Russell Trahan, DPM

Howard Waxman, DPM

Edwin Wolf, DPM

Robert Zannella, DPM

Honorary Membership (1 new member)

Takis Balas, MD

International Membership (91 new members)

Gilberto Abreu, Jr., MD

Juan Manuel Aguilar Juarez, MD

Luis Almeida, MD

Alexandre Amato, MD

Ricardo Aun, MD

Almar Bastos, MD

Felippe Beer, MD

Daniel Benitti, MD

Agamenon Bittencourt, MD

Marcos Borges, MD

Mario Campos, MD

Claudio Carvalho, MD

Ivan Casella, MD

Gustavo Caserta, MD

Leonardo Cavalcante, MD

Rodigio Colatusso, MD

Carlos Costa, MD

Leticia Dalledone Siqueira, MD

Eike Debus, MD

Carlos Del Valle, MD

Natalia Delmonte, MD

Joao Elesbao, MD

Andre Estenssoro, MD

Eduardo Ewald, MD

Rafael Franklin, MD

Rogerio Freitas, MD

Carlos Frias Neto, MD

Patricia Garacisi, MD

Luciana Garofolo, MD

Adenauer Goes Jr., MD

Ying Huang, MD

Claudio Jacobovicz, MD

Imran Javed, MD

Manuel Mendes, Jr., MD

Jefferson Kleber Forti, MD

Mariana Krutman, MD

Sergio Kuzniec, MD

Ricardo Lacerda, MD

Sergio Leal de Merielles, MD

Zilun Li, MD

Luiz Antonio Lima, MD

Marcelo Lima, MD

Cesar Martelli, MD

Alexandre Martins, MD

Celio Mendonca, MD

Boulanger Mioto Neto, MD

Fausto Miranda, Jr., MD

Barbara Moreira, MD

Antonio Moreira Neto, MD

Antonio Munia, MD

Guilherme Napp, MD

Celso Neves, MD

Otavio Ninomiya, MD

Gustavo Oliveira, MD

Ricardo Oliveira, MD

Flavia Helena Paiva, MD

Marcos Parisati, MD

Carlos Parra, MD

Cleoni Pedron, MD

Adamastor Pereira, MD

Alexandre Pereira, MD

Akash Prakasan, MD

Calogero Presti, MD

Pedro Puech-Leao, MD

Gilberto Rabahie, MD

Rodolpho Reis, MD

Timothy Resch, MD

Vincent Riambu, MD

Marcelo Ribeiro, MD

Artur Rocha Lima, MD

Janio Rolim, MD

Bruno Rozendo, MD

Daniel Ruiz, MD

Giuliano Sandri, MD

Fabrico Santiago, MD

Cristiano Schmitt, MD

Karina Schneidwind, MD

Zhenyu Shi, MD

Arnaldo Shiratori, MD

Chang Shu, MD

Josualdo Silva, MD

Kleber Silva, MD

Igor Sincos, MD

Wilson Sousa, Jr., MD

Carlos Tinoco, MD

Carlos Virgini-Magalhaes, MD

Arno Von Ristow, MD

Nelson Wolosker, MD

Antonio Zerati, MD

Leiyang Zhang, MD

Ting Zhu, MD

Lastly, board members observed a moment of silence for SVS members who died during 2011-12. Remembrances were mentioned for the follow-ing vascular surgeons.

• Joseph N. Cunningham, MD, Brooklyn, NY

• Henry F. Ellis, MD, Jamaica Plain, MA

• Samuel Etheredge, MD, Orinda, CA

• John H. Hageman, MD, Toledo, OH

• Jagajan Karmacharya, MD, Miami, FL

• W. Graham Knox, MD, Greenwich, CT

• David M. Long, MD, El Cajon, CA

• Daniel B. Nunn, MD, Jacksonville, FL

• Joe A. Pinkerton, MD, Mission Hills, KS

• Richard L. Russell, MD, Wormleysburg, PA

• Worthington G. Schenk, MD, Buffalo, NY

At the June 2012 SVS board meeting Secretary, John Ricotta, MD, recommended the following amendment to the bylaws:

Article II. Objectives of the Society for Vascular Surgery

• Enhance the ability to provide care and serve disparate communities through a commitment to diversity and inclusion.

• Promote diversity and inclusion in vascular surgery education, training, and research.

The amendment was approved.

At the June 2012 SVS board meeting Secretary, John Ricotta, MD, recommended the following amendment to the bylaws:

Article II. Objectives of the Society for Vascular Surgery

• Enhance the ability to provide care and serve disparate communities through a commitment to diversity and inclusion.

• Promote diversity and inclusion in vascular surgery education, training, and research.

The amendment was approved.

At the June 2012 SVS board meeting Secretary, John Ricotta, MD, recommended the following amendment to the bylaws:

Article II. Objectives of the Society for Vascular Surgery

• Enhance the ability to provide care and serve disparate communities through a commitment to diversity and inclusion.

• Promote diversity and inclusion in vascular surgery education, training, and research.

The amendment was approved.

The Women’s Leadership Committee hosted a roundtable discussion on issues specific to women vascular surgeons during the recent Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS)® Vascular Annual Meeting® in National Harbor, MD.

Moderated by the chair of the SVS Women’s Leadership Committee, Eva Rzucidlo, MD, of Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, the discussion encouraged women to accept leadership positions within the field of medicine especially within vascular surgery.

"Forty percent of vascular surgery integrated residents are women," said Dr. Rzucidlo. "In the coming years, there will be many opportunities for women vascular surgeons. It’s our responsibility to mentor these new women and help them develop into leaders in our field."

In a recent video, Dr. Rzucidlo, discussed the need for more women vascular surgeons, especially with the rising number of women diagnosed with vascular-related diseases.

"Improving the health of women treated for vascular disease will come with greater representation of women in vascular surgery," said Dr. Rzucidlo. "In order to increase our numbers we look to women leaders and pioneers in our community to address the challenges we face and promote the great opportunities before us in the road ahead."

The roundtable discussion panelists were:

• Dorothy Abel, biomedical engineer and FDA reviewer of peripheral vascular devices, who represented women’s leadership in government.

• Kellie Brown, MD, Associate Professor, Vascular Surgery Division, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, who represented the required balancing act for women vascular surgeons.

• Terri Kelly, president and CEO of W.L. Gore and Associates, who represented women business leaders.

• Robyn Macsata, MD, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Georgetown University Hospital and Chief of Vascular Surgery at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Washington, D.C., who represented women as mentors.

• Amy Reed, MD, Chief of Vascular Surgery, Penn State University, who represented women’s leadership roles in vascular surgery.

The session mentioned grants periodically awarded to female vascular surgeons by the SVS Women’s Leadership Committee. Through the generosity of W. L. Gore and Associates, three $5,000 grants will enable 2012-2013 recipients to pursue leadership training opportunities such as personal leadership coaching, traveling to meet women leaders, or participating in specific training programs.

The 2012-2013 grant recipients announced at the annual meeting were:

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• Ruth Bush, MD, MPH, Sr. Vice President for Education, Associate Dean of Education, Texas A&M College of Medicine, who plans to utilize the grant to study and understand how women in medicine maintain and sustain their leadership roles. Dr. Bush hopes to develop an advisory council at her institution to promote women’s leadership.

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• Katherine Gallagher, MD, Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Michigan, who plans to use the grant to attend the AAMC Early Career Women Faculty Professional Development Seminar. Dr. Gallagher aims to refine her communication skills which she believes are vital for successful leadership.

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• Erica Mitchell, MD, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Oregon Health & Science University, who plans to use the grant to attend local and national training and skill building courses to improve her public speaking skills. Dr. Mitchell believes that public speaking training will enable her to become a more effective communicator and leader.

"We congratulate these remarkable women for their dedication to the vascular community and for improving the wellness of men and women with vascular disease," said Dr. Rzucidlo.

SVS/W.L. Gore Initiative

Earlier this year, The Society for Vascular Surgery® (SVS) and W. L. Gore & Associates (Gore) announced an initiative that recognizes the contributions of female vascular surgeons and aims to advance the number of women entering the profession. Currently women account for only seven percent of board certified vascular surgeons, yet cardiovascular disease remains the nation’s number one killer among women.

"We need great talent from all sources in order to advance technology and improve education in the treatment of vascular disease. Gore is proud to join the Society for Vascular Surgery in honoring outstanding female surgeons and increasing the percentage of women in the profession," said Ms. Kelly.

"We are committed to improving the lives of patients and feel women play a critical role in supporting these efforts," she said.

The Women’s Leadership Committee hosted a roundtable discussion on issues specific to women vascular surgeons during the recent Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS)® Vascular Annual Meeting® in National Harbor, MD.

Moderated by the chair of the SVS Women’s Leadership Committee, Eva Rzucidlo, MD, of Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, the discussion encouraged women to accept leadership positions within the field of medicine especially within vascular surgery.

"Forty percent of vascular surgery integrated residents are women," said Dr. Rzucidlo. "In the coming years, there will be many opportunities for women vascular surgeons. It’s our responsibility to mentor these new women and help them develop into leaders in our field."

In a recent video, Dr. Rzucidlo, discussed the need for more women vascular surgeons, especially with the rising number of women diagnosed with vascular-related diseases.

"Improving the health of women treated for vascular disease will come with greater representation of women in vascular surgery," said Dr. Rzucidlo. "In order to increase our numbers we look to women leaders and pioneers in our community to address the challenges we face and promote the great opportunities before us in the road ahead."

The roundtable discussion panelists were:

• Dorothy Abel, biomedical engineer and FDA reviewer of peripheral vascular devices, who represented women’s leadership in government.

• Kellie Brown, MD, Associate Professor, Vascular Surgery Division, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, who represented the required balancing act for women vascular surgeons.

• Terri Kelly, president and CEO of W.L. Gore and Associates, who represented women business leaders.

• Robyn Macsata, MD, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Georgetown University Hospital and Chief of Vascular Surgery at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Washington, D.C., who represented women as mentors.

• Amy Reed, MD, Chief of Vascular Surgery, Penn State University, who represented women’s leadership roles in vascular surgery.

The session mentioned grants periodically awarded to female vascular surgeons by the SVS Women’s Leadership Committee. Through the generosity of W. L. Gore and Associates, three $5,000 grants will enable 2012-2013 recipients to pursue leadership training opportunities such as personal leadership coaching, traveling to meet women leaders, or participating in specific training programs.

The 2012-2013 grant recipients announced at the annual meeting were:

Jay Mallin/IMNG Media

• Ruth Bush, MD, MPH, Sr. Vice President for Education, Associate Dean of Education, Texas A&M College of Medicine, who plans to utilize the grant to study and understand how women in medicine maintain and sustain their leadership roles. Dr. Bush hopes to develop an advisory council at her institution to promote women’s leadership.

Jay Mallin/IMNG Media

• Katherine Gallagher, MD, Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Michigan, who plans to use the grant to attend the AAMC Early Career Women Faculty Professional Development Seminar. Dr. Gallagher aims to refine her communication skills which she believes are vital for successful leadership.

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• Erica Mitchell, MD, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Oregon Health & Science University, who plans to use the grant to attend local and national training and skill building courses to improve her public speaking skills. Dr. Mitchell believes that public speaking training will enable her to become a more effective communicator and leader.

"We congratulate these remarkable women for their dedication to the vascular community and for improving the wellness of men and women with vascular disease," said Dr. Rzucidlo.

SVS/W.L. Gore Initiative

Earlier this year, The Society for Vascular Surgery® (SVS) and W. L. Gore & Associates (Gore) announced an initiative that recognizes the contributions of female vascular surgeons and aims to advance the number of women entering the profession. Currently women account for only seven percent of board certified vascular surgeons, yet cardiovascular disease remains the nation’s number one killer among women.

"We need great talent from all sources in order to advance technology and improve education in the treatment of vascular disease. Gore is proud to join the Society for Vascular Surgery in honoring outstanding female surgeons and increasing the percentage of women in the profession," said Ms. Kelly.

"We are committed to improving the lives of patients and feel women play a critical role in supporting these efforts," she said.

The Women’s Leadership Committee hosted a roundtable discussion on issues specific to women vascular surgeons during the recent Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS)® Vascular Annual Meeting® in National Harbor, MD.

Moderated by the chair of the SVS Women’s Leadership Committee, Eva Rzucidlo, MD, of Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, the discussion encouraged women to accept leadership positions within the field of medicine especially within vascular surgery.

"Forty percent of vascular surgery integrated residents are women," said Dr. Rzucidlo. "In the coming years, there will be many opportunities for women vascular surgeons. It’s our responsibility to mentor these new women and help them develop into leaders in our field."

In a recent video, Dr. Rzucidlo, discussed the need for more women vascular surgeons, especially with the rising number of women diagnosed with vascular-related diseases.

"Improving the health of women treated for vascular disease will come with greater representation of women in vascular surgery," said Dr. Rzucidlo. "In order to increase our numbers we look to women leaders and pioneers in our community to address the challenges we face and promote the great opportunities before us in the road ahead."

The roundtable discussion panelists were:

• Dorothy Abel, biomedical engineer and FDA reviewer of peripheral vascular devices, who represented women’s leadership in government.

• Kellie Brown, MD, Associate Professor, Vascular Surgery Division, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, who represented the required balancing act for women vascular surgeons.

• Terri Kelly, president and CEO of W.L. Gore and Associates, who represented women business leaders.

• Robyn Macsata, MD, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Georgetown University Hospital and Chief of Vascular Surgery at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Washington, D.C., who represented women as mentors.

• Amy Reed, MD, Chief of Vascular Surgery, Penn State University, who represented women’s leadership roles in vascular surgery.

The session mentioned grants periodically awarded to female vascular surgeons by the SVS Women’s Leadership Committee. Through the generosity of W. L. Gore and Associates, three $5,000 grants will enable 2012-2013 recipients to pursue leadership training opportunities such as personal leadership coaching, traveling to meet women leaders, or participating in specific training programs.

The 2012-2013 grant recipients announced at the annual meeting were:

Jay Mallin/IMNG Media

• Ruth Bush, MD, MPH, Sr. Vice President for Education, Associate Dean of Education, Texas A&M College of Medicine, who plans to utilize the grant to study and understand how women in medicine maintain and sustain their leadership roles. Dr. Bush hopes to develop an advisory council at her institution to promote women’s leadership.

Jay Mallin/IMNG Media

• Katherine Gallagher, MD, Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Michigan, who plans to use the grant to attend the AAMC Early Career Women Faculty Professional Development Seminar. Dr. Gallagher aims to refine her communication skills which she believes are vital for successful leadership.

Jay Mallin/IMNG Media

• Erica Mitchell, MD, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Oregon Health & Science University, who plans to use the grant to attend local and national training and skill building courses to improve her public speaking skills. Dr. Mitchell believes that public speaking training will enable her to become a more effective communicator and leader.

"We congratulate these remarkable women for their dedication to the vascular community and for improving the wellness of men and women with vascular disease," said Dr. Rzucidlo.

SVS/W.L. Gore Initiative

Earlier this year, The Society for Vascular Surgery® (SVS) and W. L. Gore & Associates (Gore) announced an initiative that recognizes the contributions of female vascular surgeons and aims to advance the number of women entering the profession. Currently women account for only seven percent of board certified vascular surgeons, yet cardiovascular disease remains the nation’s number one killer among women.

"We need great talent from all sources in order to advance technology and improve education in the treatment of vascular disease. Gore is proud to join the Society for Vascular Surgery in honoring outstanding female surgeons and increasing the percentage of women in the profession," said Ms. Kelly.

"We are committed to improving the lives of patients and feel women play a critical role in supporting these efforts," she said.

The Society for Vascular Surgery® (SVS) Vascular Annual Meeting® has long been a leading source of Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits.

For the first time, the VAM Self-Assessment Program (VAMSAP) allowed attendees of the 2012 Vascular Annual Meeting to earn self-assessment credits toward Part 2 of the American Board of Surgery’s Maintenance of Certification (MOC) requirement.

Of the 30.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM attendees could earn at the 2012 Vascular Annual Meeting, up to 4.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM can count toward Part 2 of the ABS MOC Program. For attendance at three modules of the Postgraduate Courses, a maximum of 9 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM can go toward Part 2 of the ABS MOC Program.

To obtain a 2012 CME certificate, log into the SVS Certificate System through the website: www.VascularWeb.org. Non-physician attendees can obtain a Certificate of Attendance through the online SVS Certificate System. A username and password are necessary to access the systems. CME credit for the 2012 Vascular Annual Meeting must be claimed by March 1, 2013. The deadline to claim self-assessment credits is December 30, 2012.

SVS is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (CME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

For additional information, contact: education@vascularsociety.org or call 800-258-7188.

The Society for Vascular Surgery® (SVS) Vascular Annual Meeting® has long been a leading source of Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits.

For the first time, the VAM Self-Assessment Program (VAMSAP) allowed attendees of the 2012 Vascular Annual Meeting to earn self-assessment credits toward Part 2 of the American Board of Surgery’s Maintenance of Certification (MOC) requirement.

Of the 30.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM attendees could earn at the 2012 Vascular Annual Meeting, up to 4.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM can count toward Part 2 of the ABS MOC Program. For attendance at three modules of the Postgraduate Courses, a maximum of 9 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM can go toward Part 2 of the ABS MOC Program.

To obtain a 2012 CME certificate, log into the SVS Certificate System through the website: www.VascularWeb.org. Non-physician attendees can obtain a Certificate of Attendance through the online SVS Certificate System. A username and password are necessary to access the systems. CME credit for the 2012 Vascular Annual Meeting must be claimed by March 1, 2013. The deadline to claim self-assessment credits is December 30, 2012.

SVS is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (CME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

For additional information, contact: education@vascularsociety.org or call 800-258-7188.

The Society for Vascular Surgery® (SVS) Vascular Annual Meeting® has long been a leading source of Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits.

For the first time, the VAM Self-Assessment Program (VAMSAP) allowed attendees of the 2012 Vascular Annual Meeting to earn self-assessment credits toward Part 2 of the American Board of Surgery’s Maintenance of Certification (MOC) requirement.

Of the 30.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM attendees could earn at the 2012 Vascular Annual Meeting, up to 4.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM can count toward Part 2 of the ABS MOC Program. For attendance at three modules of the Postgraduate Courses, a maximum of 9 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM can go toward Part 2 of the ABS MOC Program.

To obtain a 2012 CME certificate, log into the SVS Certificate System through the website: www.VascularWeb.org. Non-physician attendees can obtain a Certificate of Attendance through the online SVS Certificate System. A username and password are necessary to access the systems. CME credit for the 2012 Vascular Annual Meeting must be claimed by March 1, 2013. The deadline to claim self-assessment credits is December 30, 2012.

SVS is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (CME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

For additional information, contact: education@vascularsociety.org or call 800-258-7188.

"Even well-meaning members of Congress don’t understand healthcare like we do," said Indiana Congressman Larry Bucshon, MD (R-IN). The freshman Congressman was among the invited speakers at a special reception held June 6, 2012 in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C. In attendance were 75 SVS donors celebrating the 10th anniversary of the SVS PAC.

"We truly understand healthcare," said Bucshon, a board certified cardiothoracic surgeon. "For those of us in DC with a healthcare background, we have a GOP doctor’s caucus." Congressman Bucshon’s wife, Kathryn, is a practicing anesthesiologist.

Courtesy of the SVS

"Right now, we’re all waiting for the Supreme Court’s decision on health care," he said. "Upon learning their decision, we have plans to alter or address healthcare reform. We’re also hoping to fix the SGR (Sustainable Growth Rate formula used to determine Medicare physician payment)."

Access to members of Congress who determine legislation that affects healthcare is the focus of the SVS PAC. "I’ve been a supporter of the SVS PAC since its inception," said SVS member and reception attendee, Michael Dalsing, MD. "We can either ignore healthcare legislation or we can influence change. I say, give up a good dinner and support SVS PAC."

Krishna Jain, MD, agrees. An ardent SVS PAC supporter, this SVS member recognizes the importance of involvement in the political process. "Every vascular surgeon should make friends with their Congressman and Senators," said Dr. Jain. "That one-on-one relationship is extremely valuable.

"I’ve been friends with my representatives in Michigan for the past 22 years. I know that votes have been changed thanks to my personal relationship. I would suggest to my colleagues to attend a few fundraisers. Make the effort to become involved."

During the formal reception on Capitol Hill, SVS members embraced the opportunity to initiate relationships with Congressmen Leonard Lance (R-NJ) and Gene Green (D-TX). Both members of Congress are dedicated advocates for healthcare legislation. Rep. Green sponsored the SAAVE Act that added AAA screening to Medicare.

To learn more about the SVS PAC, log onto: http://www.vascularweb.org/healthpolicyandgovernmentrelations/Pages/svs-pac.aspx

"Even well-meaning members of Congress don’t understand healthcare like we do," said Indiana Congressman Larry Bucshon, MD (R-IN). The freshman Congressman was among the invited speakers at a special reception held June 6, 2012 in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C. In attendance were 75 SVS donors celebrating the 10th anniversary of the SVS PAC.

"We truly understand healthcare," said Bucshon, a board certified cardiothoracic surgeon. "For those of us in DC with a healthcare background, we have a GOP doctor’s caucus." Congressman Bucshon’s wife, Kathryn, is a practicing anesthesiologist.

Courtesy of the SVS

"Right now, we’re all waiting for the Supreme Court’s decision on health care," he said. "Upon learning their decision, we have plans to alter or address healthcare reform. We’re also hoping to fix the SGR (Sustainable Growth Rate formula used to determine Medicare physician payment)."

Access to members of Congress who determine legislation that affects healthcare is the focus of the SVS PAC. "I’ve been a supporter of the SVS PAC since its inception," said SVS member and reception attendee, Michael Dalsing, MD. "We can either ignore healthcare legislation or we can influence change. I say, give up a good dinner and support SVS PAC."

Krishna Jain, MD, agrees. An ardent SVS PAC supporter, this SVS member recognizes the importance of involvement in the political process. "Every vascular surgeon should make friends with their Congressman and Senators," said Dr. Jain. "That one-on-one relationship is extremely valuable.

"I’ve been friends with my representatives in Michigan for the past 22 years. I know that votes have been changed thanks to my personal relationship. I would suggest to my colleagues to attend a few fundraisers. Make the effort to become involved."

During the formal reception on Capitol Hill, SVS members embraced the opportunity to initiate relationships with Congressmen Leonard Lance (R-NJ) and Gene Green (D-TX). Both members of Congress are dedicated advocates for healthcare legislation. Rep. Green sponsored the SAAVE Act that added AAA screening to Medicare.

To learn more about the SVS PAC, log onto: http://www.vascularweb.org/healthpolicyandgovernmentrelations/Pages/svs-pac.aspx

"Even well-meaning members of Congress don’t understand healthcare like we do," said Indiana Congressman Larry Bucshon, MD (R-IN). The freshman Congressman was among the invited speakers at a special reception held June 6, 2012 in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C. In attendance were 75 SVS donors celebrating the 10th anniversary of the SVS PAC.

"We truly understand healthcare," said Bucshon, a board certified cardiothoracic surgeon. "For those of us in DC with a healthcare background, we have a GOP doctor’s caucus." Congressman Bucshon’s wife, Kathryn, is a practicing anesthesiologist.

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"Right now, we’re all waiting for the Supreme Court’s decision on health care," he said. "Upon learning their decision, we have plans to alter or address healthcare reform. We’re also hoping to fix the SGR (Sustainable Growth Rate formula used to determine Medicare physician payment)."

Access to members of Congress who determine legislation that affects healthcare is the focus of the SVS PAC. "I’ve been a supporter of the SVS PAC since its inception," said SVS member and reception attendee, Michael Dalsing, MD. "We can either ignore healthcare legislation or we can influence change. I say, give up a good dinner and support SVS PAC."

Krishna Jain, MD, agrees. An ardent SVS PAC supporter, this SVS member recognizes the importance of involvement in the political process. "Every vascular surgeon should make friends with their Congressman and Senators," said Dr. Jain. "That one-on-one relationship is extremely valuable.

"I’ve been friends with my representatives in Michigan for the past 22 years. I know that votes have been changed thanks to my personal relationship. I would suggest to my colleagues to attend a few fundraisers. Make the effort to become involved."

During the formal reception on Capitol Hill, SVS members embraced the opportunity to initiate relationships with Congressmen Leonard Lance (R-NJ) and Gene Green (D-TX). Both members of Congress are dedicated advocates for healthcare legislation. Rep. Green sponsored the SAAVE Act that added AAA screening to Medicare.

To learn more about the SVS PAC, log onto: http://www.vascularweb.org/healthpolicyandgovernmentrelations/Pages/svs-pac.aspx