A decade ago, if he were asked to name 10 Black vascular surgeons, says one African American vascular chief, he could have come up with six or seven. 

Young M. Erben, MD, FACS, is a vascular surgeon based in Jacksonville, Florida, with a special interest in neurovascular, aortic and peripheral arterial pathology.

An updated piece from Dr. We Zhou's article on May 23, 2022

In celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, the Society for Vascular Surgery highlights Rupa Brosseau, the SVS Foundation’s executive director and SVS senior director of member, society and industry relations.  

Young vascular surgeons from outside the United States and Canada have until Dec. 31 to apply for scholarships to attend the 2023 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM).

VAM will be held June 14–17, 2023, in National Harbor, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C. 

Members are still raving about the 2022 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) even while organizers seek topics for educational sessions for the 2023 edition. Proposals are due at 3 p.m. Central Time on Wednesday, Aug. 24.  

Sonya S. Noor, MD, FACS, is a vascular surgeon with a dual board certification from the American Board of Surgery. She is also a clinical associate professor in the Department of Surgery at the University of Buffalo, in New York.

Dawn M. Coleman, MD, FACS, is a vascular surgeon practicing in Durham, N.C. She received her medical degree from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and has been in practice for more than 10 years.

Submissions already are open for 2023 Vascular Research Initiatives Conference (VRIC), which will be May 10, 2023, in Boston. The conference includes abstract sessions, a translational panel, posters and the Alexander W.