Vascular Leadership Council
The Vascular Leadership Council (VLC) is a strategic advisory body that brings together leaders from regional, national, and other vascular societies and boards to advocate for, and advance, vascular surgery as a specialty.
Chaired by the SVS President-Elect, the Council identifies and discusses emerging trends, challenges and opportunities impacting vascular surgeons and their practice environments. Through collaboration and the exchange of perspectives, the VLC helps foster unity across the specialty, strengthen relationships among vascular organizations, and support long range planning for the future of vascular surgery.
Representatives are selected by their respective societies and boards, ensuring broad participation and engagement from across the vascular community. The Council serves as a mechanism for specialty-wide collaboration, helping to advance shared priorities and promote the continued growth and development of vascular surgery.
The VLC typically meets in Washington DC and is often combined with advocacy Hill Visits to Congress to advocate for vascular surgery, vascular surgeons and vascular patient care.
SVS Executive Board
| Andres Schanzer, MD Chair and SVS President Elect |
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| Linda Harris, MD SVS President |
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| William Schutze, MD SVS Vice President |
Regional Societies
| Douglas Jones New England Society for Vascular Surgery (NESVS) |
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| Misaki Kiguchi Eastern Vascular Society (EVS) |
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| Raghu Motaganahalli, MD Eastern Vascular Society (EVS) |
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| Claudie Sheahan, MD Southern Association for Vascular Surgery (SAVS) |
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| Jean Calos (JC) Jimenez, MD Western Vascular Society (WVS) |
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| Samuel Jessula Canadian Society for Vascular Surgery (CSVS) |
National Societies
| Ben Pearce, MD Association of Program Directors in Vascular Surgery |
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| Vince Rowe, MD Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery |
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| Kelly Kempe, MD Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Society |
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| Mark Iafrati, MD American Venous Forum (SVF) |
Other Organizations
| Rabih Chaer, MD Vice Chair, Vascular Surgery Board (VSB) of the American Board of Surgery |
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| Adam Beck, MD PSO / VQI Governing Council Chair |
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| Suzanna Fitzpatrick, PhD, DNP, ACNP-BC, FAANP Society for Vascular Nursing |
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| Brian Sapp, RVT, RPhS, FSVU Society for Vascular Ultrasound |