Articles & Press Releases

"Predictors of surgical site infection after open lower extremity revascularization.” Journal of Vascular Surgery, June, 2017.

If SVS councils had theme songs, "You’ve Got a Friend" might be the musical signature of the Clinical Practice Council. As Council Chair Dr. Frank Pomposelli explained it, the body exists for the good of every member who provides vascular care in any type of clinical setting.

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The Vascular Quality Initiative has created a new password-protected "Members Only" section for the VQI website.

With this issue of the Vascular Specialist, the SVS pages are focused primarily on the upcoming Vascular Annual Meeting in San Diego. The end of May will be here before we know it, and with it, the start of our most important scientific meeting of the year.

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Our Vascular Annual Meeting has plenty to occupy attendees from morning to evening. But before and after VAM, and for family members during the meeting, San Diego beckons.

This year is the first for the Alexander W. Clowes Distinguished Lecture, and will be delivered by William Sessa, Ph.D.

Liability insurance is a fact of life for surgeons. The Society for Vascular Surgery is proud to now offer access to top-notch healthcare liability insurance for members and their practices and institutions.

If veterans who need abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery are fully versed in both open and endovascular procedures, will they be happier with their choice?  

The SVS Patient Safety Organization has announced the winners of the 2016 VQI Participation Awards. This program, in its second year, recognizes the importance of active participation in the VQI as a critical component of the quality improvement mission.

An excellent surgeon. A vascular scientist regarded as one of the best. And an even finer human being.

All of the above describe the late Alexander Whitehill Clowes, MD, who died of a brain glioblastoma in July 2015 at age 68.