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Articles about the Society for Vascular Surgery.
September 1, 2020 • Article
Local matters: Three community service honorees in profile
By Beth Bales The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) has honored three members in community practice for their leadership of patients and their local communities, as well as exemplary professional practice and leadership. Recipients of the excellence in Community Service Award, in only its second year, must have a minimum of 20 years as a practicing vascular surgeon, five years of SVS membership and an impact on vascular care or community health. This year’s awardees are Krishna Jain, MD, Russell Samson, MD, and William Shutze, MD.
September 1, 2020 • Article
SVS ONLINE 2020 meeting returns in series of recordings
By Beth Bales Time marches on. Time heals all wounds. If I could turn back time. All of these may be true—but in the case of the SVS ONLINE virtual meeting, people can turn back time, in a fashion. Registrants certainly can go back in time to see what they missed during SVS ONLINE: “New Advances and Discoveries in Vascular Surgery,” held virtually in June and July.
September 1, 2020 • Article
SVS Foundation makes structural changes to board make-up
By Beth Bales The SVS Foundation Board of Directors has altered its infrastructure, including expanding the board and adding seats specifically for public members and changing the term of the Foundation chair to a three-year instead of a one-year term. Expanding the board provides for broader representation while the three-year term for the chair provides continuity, said Michel S. Makaroun, MD, whose term as chair ended in June.
September 1, 2020 • Article
By Beth Bales Coding for aneurysm repair, for catheterization, for lower-extremity amputation. Information on modifiers, not to mention reimbursement appeals.
