CHICAGO, Illinois - Vascular surgeons and vein specialists made their case for newer lower extremity chronic venous disease treatments at a recent MEDCAC panel.

The Real Story on Traveler's Thrombosis

Answers to Questions about Leg Blood Clots

CHICAGO, Ill., July 11, 2016 — As he completed his term as president of the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS), Dr. Bruce A. Perler began his term as chair of the SVS Foundation at the society’s 2016 Vascular Annual Meeting near Washington, D.C. in June.

Dr. Michel S. Makaroun, a professor of surgery and of clinical and translational science at the University of Pittsburgh, was elected vice president of the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) at the Society’s 2016 Vascular Annual Meeting in June.

R. Clement Darling III, MD, was elected president-elect of the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) at the 2016 Vascular Annual Meeting in June.

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‘CAN YOU SAVE MY LEG?’
RESEARCHERS NOW HAVE A BETTER ANSWER FOR PATIENTS

CHICAGO, Illinois - Conventional wisdom might suppose that everyone would avoid surgery if possible.

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 6, 2016 –The Society for Vascular Surgery Board of Directors is pleased to announce Kenneth M. Slaw, Ph.D., as the society’s next executive director, replacing Rebecca Maron, CAE, who will retire May 30, 2016.  

NIH GRANT and SVS award support RESEARCH ON GUT MICROBES’ EFFECT ON restenosis

Chicago, Illinois– Could microbes in the gut impact human arteries? Surprising early research suggests they might play a role.