Contributors

Thank you to all of the dedicated experts who contributed to the 5th edition of the Vascular Education and Self-Assessment Program, VESAP5.  Their valuable contributions have created a tool designed to keep vascular surgeons and other vascular healthcare professionals at the forefront of vascular knowledge.  

Co-Editors-in-Chief:

Amy B. Reed, MD, FACS, DFSVS
Professor and Chief, Section of Vascular Surgery
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, IL

J. Gregory Modrall, MD, DFSVS
Professor and Program Director
Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, TX

Module 1: Aortiliac Arterial Disease

Section Editor:

Ravi Rajani, MD, DFSVS
Associate Professor of Surgery
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA

Authors:

Jeanie Marie Ruddy, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, SC

Raghu L. Motaganahalli, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis, IN

Fernando L. Joglar, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine
San Juan, PR

Carlos Bechara, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Loyola University Medical Center
Maywood, IL

Charles J. Fox, MD
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Denver Health Medical Center
Denver, CO

Faisal Aziz, MD, DFSVS
Associate Professor of Surgery
Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
Hershey, PA

Jaivariah Fatima, MD
Medstar Washington Hospital 
Georgetown University Hospital
Washington, DC

Module 2: Cerebrovascular Disease

Section Editor:

Jayer Chung, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX

Authors:

Gregory A. Stanley, MD
Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute
Charlotte, NC

Pegge Halandras, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Loyola University Medical Center
Maywood, IL

Neal R. Barshes, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine 
Houston, TX

Benjamin J. Pearce, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
University of Alabama Medical Center
Birmingham, AL

Salvatore T. Scali, MD, DFSVS
Associate Professor of Surgery
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

Margaret C. Tracci, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA

Ashley Vavra, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Northwestern Medical Group Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, IL

Leila Mureebe, MD, DFSVS
Associate Professor of Surgery
Duke University Medical Center
Raleigh, NC

Matthew R. Smeds, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery
St Louis University School of Medicine
Saint Louis, MO

Module 3: Dialysis Access Management

Section Editor:

Jeffrey Siracuse, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Boston Medical Center
Boston, MA

Authors:

Heather Gill, MD
Director of Research, Division of Vascular Surgery
McGill University-Weill Cornell Medical College
Montreal, Canada

Nii-Kabu Kabutey, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, CA

Peter Connolly, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Weill Cornell Medical Center
New York, NY

Matthew Alef, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
University of Vermont Medical Center
Burlington, Vermont

Courtney J. Warner, MD
Albany Medical Center
Albany, NY

Payam Salehi, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Tufts University School of Medicine
Boston, MA

Karan Garg, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
NYU School of Medicine
New York, NY

Sukgu Han, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Surgery
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

Module 4: Radiation Safety

Section Editor:

Melissa Kirkwood, MD
Associate Professor and Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
Dallas, TX

Authors:

Lori C. Pounds, MD
Director, Division of Vascular Surgery
University of Texas Health Science Center School of Medicine San Antonio
San Antonio, TX

Misaki M. Kiguchi, MD
Medstar Georgetown University Hospital
Washington, DC

Steven D. Abramowitz, MD
Director, Division of Vascular Surgery
Medstar Georgetown University Hospital
Washington, DC

Kristofer Charlton-Ouw, MD
Director, Division of Vascular Surgery
University of Texas Health Science Center Houston 
Houston, TX

Martyn Knowles, MD
University of North Carolina Health
Chapel Hill, NC

Trissa Babrowski, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL

Sheila M. Coogan, MD
University of Texas Health Science Center Houston 
Houston, TX

Guiermo A. Escobar, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Emory University School of Medicine 
Atlanta, GA

Christopher G. Carsten, MD
Program Director, Vascular Surgery Fellowship
Greenville Health System
Greenville, SC

Module 5: Renal and Mesenteric Vascular Disease

Section Editor:

Matthew W. Mell, MD, MS, DFSVS
Professor and Chief of Vascular Surgery
Medical Director, Vascular Center
UC Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, CA

Authors:

Misty D. Humphries, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Assistant Director, Vascular Center
UC Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, CA

Christopher L Skelly, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Chief, Vascular Surgery & Endovascular Therapy Program
Medical Director, Noninvasive Vascular Imaging Laboratories
University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
Chicago, IL

Niten Singh, MD, DFSVS
Professor of Surgery
Associate Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery
Director, Limb Preservation Service
Regional Vascular Center at Harborview
Director, UW Vascular Surgery Integrated Residency and Fellowship
University of Washington
Seattle, WA

Dawn M. Coleman, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics & Communicable Disease
Director, Integrated Vascular Residency Program and Fellowship
University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers
Ann Arbor, MI

Christian J. Ochoa, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Assistant Director, University of Southern California/LAC+USC Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA

David A. Rigberg, MD, DFSVS
Director, UCLA Division of Vascular Surgery
UCLA Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA

Ahmed M. Abou-Zamzam, Jr., MD, DFSVS
Director, Division of Vascular Surgery
Loma Linda University Health Education Consortium
Loma Linda, CA

Module 6: Upper Extremity Vascular Disease

Section Editor:

Matthew A. Corriere, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers
Ann Arbor, MI

Authors:

Yazan Duwayri, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA

Chandu Vemuri, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center
Ann Arbor, MI

Scott R. Golarz, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Director, Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Center
Temple University Hospital
Philadelphia, PA

Michael M. McNally, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Associate Program Director, Vascular Surgery Fellowship
University of Tennessee Medical Center at Knoxville 
Knoxville, TN

Francis J. Caputo, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH

Linda M. Harris, MD, DFSVS
Director, Vascular Surgery Residency and Fellowship
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY

Jean E. Starr, MD, DFSVS
Ohio State University
Columbus, OH

Module 7: Lower Extremity Vascular Disease

Section Editor:

Mohammad H. Eslami, MD, MPH, DFSVS
Professor of Surgery
Director of Clinical Research, UPMC Division of Vascular Surgery
Chief of Vascular Surgery, UPMC Mercy
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pittsburgh, PA

Authors:

Kevin (Tze-Woei) Tan, MD
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ

Efthymios (Makis) Avgerinos, MD, DFSVS
Associate Professor of Surgery
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pittsburgh, PA

Eric S. Hager, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Chief of Vascular Surgery, UPMC East
Director of Venous Services, UPMC
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pittsburgh, PA

Jessica P. Simons, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Surgery
Director, Vascular Surgery Residency Program
University of Massachusetts Medical School
Worcester, MA

Donald T. Baril, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
UCLA Gonda Vascular Center
Los Angeles, CA 

William P. Robinson, MD, DFSVS
Professor and Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery
East Carolina Heart Insitute at East Carolina University
Greenville, NC

Michael J. Singh, MD, DFSVS
Associate Professor of Surgery
Director, Aortic Center, UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute
Associate Program Director, Vascular Residency and Fellowship Programs
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pittsburgh, PA

Ryan M. McEnaney, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pittsburgh, PA

Module 8: Vascular Medicine

Section Editor:

Venita Chandra, MD
Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery
Associate Program Director, Stanford Vascular Surgery Fellowship
Stanford University Medical Center
Stanford, CA

Authors:

Marlene Grenon, MD
Associate Physician Diplomate, Department of Surgery
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, CA

G. Matthew Longo, MD
Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE

Mohammed A. Zayed, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, MO

Ehab E. Sorial, MD
Stanford University
Stanford, CA

Erica Mitchell, MD, Med SE, DFSVS
Professor of Surgery
Director, Division of Vascular Surgery
Oregon Health and Science University School of Medicine
Salem, OR

Juan Carlos Jimenez, MD
Professor of Surgery
UCLA Gonda Vascular Center
Los Angeles, CA

Ageliki G. Vouyouka, MD
Professor of Surgery
Mount Sinai Hospitals
New York, NY

Module 9: Venous and Lymphatic

Section Editor:

Kellie R. Brown, MD, DFSVS
Professor of Surgery
Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, WI

Authors:

Michael J. Malinowski, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, WI

Nasim Hedayati, MD, MS
Professor of Surgery
Medical Director of the Vein Center
University of California Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, CA

Rachel Nicholson, MD
Clinical Associate Professor
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Iowa City, IA

Kathleen Gibson, MD
Lake Washington Vascular
Bellevue, WA

Mikel Sadek, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery at NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Associate Program Director, Vascular Surgery Residency and Fellowship
Director, NYU Langone Vein Center
New York University Medical Center
New York, NY

Joseph D. Raffetto, MD
Brigham and Women’s Hospital and VA Boston Healthcare System
West Roxbury, MA

Grace J. Wang, MD, MSCE
Associate Professor of Surgery
Director, Vascular Laboratory
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA 

Loay S. Kabbani, MD, MHAS
Program Director, Vascular Surgery Fellowship
Henry Ford Hospital/Wayne State University
Detroit, MI

Bernadette Aulivola, MD, DFSVS
Professor of Surgery
Director, Division of Vascular Surgery
Loyola University Medical Center 
Chicago, IL

Patrick E. Muck, MD
Bethesda North Hospital and Good Samaritan Hospital
TriHealth Heart Institute
Cincinnati, OH

Vascular Lab Modules: Cerebrovascular, Abdominal, Peripheral Arterial, Peripheral Venous

Section Co-Editors

Gale L. Tang, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Institute for Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine
University of Washington
VA Puget Sound Health Care System
Seattle, WA

Patricia Poe, BA, RVT, FSVU
Vascular Laboratory Educator and Consultant
Athens, Georgia

Authors:

Susanna H. Shin, MD
Pacific Vascular
Bothell, WA

Kathleen Gomathi Raman, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Surgery
Medical Director of the IAC-accredited Noninvasive Vascular Laboratory
Associate Program Director for Research, Department of Surgery
University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, NY

John G. Carson, MD
MaineGeneral Medical Center
Augusta, ME

Erika R. Ketteler, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
University of New Mexico School of Medicine
Chief of Vascular Surgery and Medical Director of NMVAHCS Vascular Laboratory
Associate Director, University of New Mexico Surgery Residency
Albuquerque, NM

Michael Go, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Ohio State University College of Medicine
Columbus, OH

Thomas S. Monahan, MD
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD

Sharon Kiang, MD
Loma Linda University Health Education Consortium 
Loma Linda, CA

Michael F. Amendola, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Director of the Operating Room
Director of the Vascular Duplex Laboratory
Director of the Chief Resident in Quality and Patient Safety
Virginia Commonwealth University
McGuire VA Medical Center
Richmond, VA

Areck Ucuzian, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD

Justin Hurie, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Winston Salem, NC

Matthew Alef, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Director, David Pilcher Vascular Lab
University of Vermont Medical Center
Burlington, VT

Sung W. Ham, MD
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

Nathan Orr, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
University of Kentucky Medical Center
Lexington, KY

Maureen Sheehan, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Wake Forest School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, NC

Britt Tonnessen, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Yale University
New Haven, CT

Stephen Leers, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Director, UPMC Vascular Laboratories
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pittsburgh, PA 

Steve Knight, BSc, RVT, FSVU
Program Director, Foothill College
Half Moon Bay, CA

R. Patrick DeMuth, ThM, RVT, FSVU
R. Patrick DeMuth Laboratories Consulting, Inc
Rockwall, TX

Elina Quiroga, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
University of Washington School of Medicine
Seattle, WA

Luke Brewster, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor pf Surgery
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA

 

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