2024 SVS Foundation Award Winners

The 2024 SVS Foundation award recipients are: 

SVS Foundation and American College of Surgeons Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (K08)

Kevin Southerland, MD

Duke University

Project title: Determining the Role of Spp1+ Macrophages in Muscle Regeneration in Peripheral Arterial Disease

James S.T. Yao Resident Research Award

Kevin D. Mangum, MD, PhD

University of Michigan

Project title: The STAT3-SETDB2 Axis Dictates NFκB-mediated Inflammation in Macrophages during Wound Repair

Clinical Research Seed Grant

Patric Liang, MD

Harvard University/Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Project title: Transcriptomic Analysis of Vein Conduit Injury during Surgical Harvest

Vascular Research Initiatives Conference Trainee Awards

Shaunak Adkar, MD, PhD

Integrated Vascular Surgery Resident

Stanford University

Abstract title: Soluble Guanylate Cyclase Activators as Potential Novel Pad Therapeutics

Mentor: Derek Klarin, MD  

Jack Bontekoe, MD

Integrated Vascular Surgery Resident

University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics

Abstract title: Reduction of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Rupture by Modulating Smooth Muscle Cell Phenotype Switching

Mentor: Bo Liu, PhD  

Nathaniel Parchment, MD

Integrated Thoracic Surgery Resident

University of Michigan

Abstract title: Endothelial Mixed Lineage Leukemia 1 (kmt2a/MLL1) As A Central Mediator of Immunothrombosis During SARS-CoV-2 Infection

Mentor: Andrea Obi, MD  

Lucas Reckard-Mota, MD

General Surgery Resident

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School

Abstract title: Deciphering Prosthetic Bypass Graft to Artery Anastomosis Dynamics At The Molecular Level: A Single-nuclei And Spatial Transcriptomics Analysis

Mentor: Patric Liang, MD    

Student Research Fellowship Awards

Daniel Zikri Aziz

University of Virginia

Sponsor: Dr. Melina R. Kibbe

Project Title:  Advancements in Early Detection of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms via Nanomaterial-Conjugated Contrast Agents  

Warren Carter

Yale School of Medicine

Sponsor: Dr. Isibor Arhuidese

Project Title:  Carotid revascularization outcomes of premature carotid atherosclerosis among patients in neighborhoods of differing social disadvantage  

Caryn Dooner

University of Toronto

Sponsor: Dr. Mirande Witheford

Project Title:  Assessing and addressing health literacy in vascular surgery patients

Alasdair Fletcher

VA Boston Healthcare

Sponsor: Dr. James McPhee

Project Title:  Comparing indications for and rates of atherectomy for PAD in single-payer VA healthcare system with national trends  

Alejandra Silva Hernandez

University of Washington

Sponsor: Dr. Gale Tang

Project Title:  A Sustainable Real Vessel-on-a-Chip as an Observable Disease Model of Intima Hyperplasia  

Stuthi Iyer

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Sponsor: Dr. Edith Tzeng

Project Title:  The association between frailty and major adverse limb events is mediated by depression after revascularization for chronic limb-threatening ischemia  

Amin Ali Mirzaie

University of Florida

Sponsor: Dr. Samir Kaushik Shah

Project Title:  Assessing Prognostic Expectations in Patients with Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia (CLTI)

Vikki Rueda

Northwell Health

Sponsor: Dr. Alisha Oropallo

Project Title:  The Impact of Social Determinants of Health on Genetic Profiles in Diabetic Foot Ulcers between Responders and Nonresponders to Standard of Care  

Andrew William Schwartz

Yale School of Medicine

Sponsor: Dr. Alan Dardik

Project Title:  The Role of Sox6 Expression in Venous Remodeling after Arteriovenous Fistula Creation  

Hana Soraya Shafique

Duke University School of Medicine

Sponsor: Dr. Kevin Southerland

Project Title:  The Role of Spp1+ Macrophages in Peripheral Arterial Disease  

Garrett Blane Sweatt

Southern Illinois University School of Medicine

Sponsor: Dr. William P Robinson

Project Title:  Chronic Total Occlusion Length on Long Term Femoropopliteal Segment Patency in Chronic Limb Threatening Ischemia: Are the Currently Accepted Cutoffs Supported by Clinical Data?  

Ashley Xu

University of California, San Francisco

Sponsor: Dr. Michael S. Conte

Project Title:  Underlying Mechanisms of Vascular Calcification in Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)