Legacy Program

The SVS Foundation's Legacy Program honors those who have given $10,000 or more to the SVS Foundation during their lifetime. They are honored in perpetuity for their commitment to the specialty.

The SVS considers the following contributors to be the specialty's leaders who most understand the critical need for innovative researchers. Their exceptional support has made it possible for the SVS Foundation to award grants to ensure researchers have the resources they need to start and continue their research careers. Equally important, these contributors know that vascular patients are the primary beneficiaries of the high-quality research conducted by vascular surgeons.

Thank you to all our Legacy Program donors: 

Founder’s Circle  ($500,000 - plus)

  • American College of Surgeons 
  • Anonymous Donor 
  • Joan L. and Julius H. Jacobson II
  • William J. von Liebig Foundation

Presidential Council ($50,000-$100,000)

The Presidents Council of the SVS Foundation was established in 2016 by its founding donor, Peter Lawrence, MD, Foundation Chair.  As the immediate past president of the SVS, Dr. Lawrence wanted to demonstrate his appreciation for the unique opportunity afforded to him by the SVS during his tenure as president by making a major contribution to the Foundation’s endowment fund. 

He continues to encourage other past presidents to join him in the Presidential Council to provide financial support for research that will advance the specialty and support basic science, clinical, and technological investigations.  This research is the key to maintaining vascular surgery’s leadership role in the field of vascular disease management.

  • Peter F. Lawrence, MD

Chairman’s Circle  ($100,000 – $499,999)

  • Edwards Vascular Foundation
  • James DeBord, MD
  • Peter and Karen Lawrence

President's Circle ($50,000 - $99,999)

  • Midwestern Vascular Surgical Society
  • Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery
  • Western Vascular Society

Director's Circle ($25,000 - $49,999)

  • George Andros, MD
  • Arthur I. Auer, MD
  • Richard P. Cambria, MD
  • Alexander W. Clowes, MD † 
  • Michael C. Dalsing, MD
  • Susan Detweiler, MD 
  • Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery,  Massachusetts General Hospital
  • Eastern Vascular Society
  • Nicholas D. Garcia, MD
  • Vivienne J. Halpern, MD
  • New England Society for Vascular Surgery
  • C. Keith Ozaki, MD
  • William H. Pearce, MD 
  • Southern Association for Vascular Surgery
  • Daniel B. Walsh, MD and Teri Walsh, RN

Benefactor's Circle ($10,000 - $24,999)

  • John Abele
  • Ali AbuRahma, MD
  • K. Ramesh Adiga, MD
  • Samuel S. Ahn, MD
  • Donald L. Akers, MD
  • Dennis F. Bandyk, MD
  • Robert C. Batson, MD
  • B. Timothy Baxter, MD
  • John J. Bergan, MD †
  • Victor M. Bernhard, MD
  • Paul S. Brown, Jr., MD
  • Allan D. Callow, MD  † 
  • Joseph E. Carney, MD
  • G. Patrick Clagett, MD
  • Jon R. Cohen, MD
  • E. Stanley Crawford, MD †
  • Jack L. Cronenwett, MD
  • Ronald L. Dalman, MD
  • Herbert Dardik, MD †
  • R. Clement Darling, III, MD
  • Mark G. Davies, MD, PhD
  • David Deakins, MD
  • Michael E. DeBakey, MD  †
  • Dominic A. DeLaurentis, MD † 
  • Ralph G. DePalma, MD
  • James A. DeWeese, MD  †
  • R. Howard Dobbs, MD
  • Magruder C. Donaldson, MD
  • William H. Edwards, MD
  • Calvin B. Ernst, MD  † 
  • Ronald M. Fairman, MD
  • Rumi Faizer, MD
  • William R. Flinn, MD
  • Thomas L. Forbes, MD
  • Julie Ann Freischlag, MD
  • Bruce L. Gewertz, MD
  • Gary Giangloa, MD
  • Peter Gloviczki, MD
  • John F. Golan, MD
  • Richard M. Green, MD
  • Lazar J. Greenfield, MD
  • Thomas J. Greenfield, MD
  • Roger T. Gregory, MD
  • John W. Hallett, Jr, MD
  • Joseph P. Hart, MD, MHL, FACS
  • Norman R. Hertzer, MD
  • Robert W. Hobson II, MD  †
  • Glenn C. Hunter, MD
  • Anthony M. Imparato, MD
  • Bengt L. Ivarsson, MD
  • George Johnson, Jr., MD † 
  • William D. Jordan, Jr., MD
  • Robert L. Kistner, MD
  • Larry W. Kraiss, MD
  • Marvin E. Kuehner, MD
  • Robert P. Leather, MD †
  • Stephen E. Lee, MD
  • Frank W. LoGerfo, MD
  • Michel S. Makaroun, MD
  • Joseph G. Magnant, MD
  • William T. Maloney, MD
  • John A. Mannick, MD
  • Rebecca Maron, CAE
  • Kenneth E. McIntyre, Jr, MD
  • Joseph L. Mills, Sr, MD
  • R Scott Mitchell, MD
  • Gregory L. Moneta, MD
  • Wesley S. Moore, MD
  • Robert W. Oblath, MD
  • John L. Ochsner, MD  †
  • Kenneth and Joy Ouriel
  • Malcolm Perry, MD  †
  • John J. Ricotta, MD
  • Thomas S. Riles, MD
  • Gary R. Seabrook, MD
  • Pathanjali PV Sharma, MD
  • Alexander D. Shepard, MD
  • Gregorio A. Sicard, MD
  • Robert B. Smith III, MD
  • Ronald J. Stoney, MD
  • David S. Sumner, MD †
  • George T. Sugiyama, MD
  • Vascular & Endovascular Surgery Society
  • Frank J. Veith, MD
  • Fred Weaver, MD
  • Jock R. Wheeler, MD
  • Anthony D. Whittemore, MD
  • Samuel J. Williams, MD
  • James S. T. Yao, MD, PhD †
  • Robert M. Zwolak, MD, PhD

* If you note any omissions or corrections, please contact Rupa Brosseau at SVSFoundation@vascularsociety.org or 312-334-2352. Early contributions to the Lifeline Foundation or the American Vascular Association® may not be reflected.  

  • † - indicates deceased