Applications for two SVS Foundation surgeon-scientist awards are due in January 2020.

Applications for the prestigious Resident Research Award are due Jan. 15, 2020. This award — one of the most important opportunities for surgical trainees in vascular laboratories — is for early-career surgeons interested in research on the biology of vascular diseases and potential translational therapies.

Shopping on Amazon? Don’t Forget to ‘Smile’

This year’s late Thanksgiving on Nov. 28 means the “official” holiday shopping season starts a little later than usual. “Giving Tuesday,” the annual day of global giving that follows Thanksgiving and its companion shopping days, Black Friday and Cyber Monday, is later as well.

Abstracts and videos for the 2020 Vascular Annual Meeting are now being accepted.



Submissions may be considered for the following programs: Scientific Session, Vascular and Endovascular Surgical Society (VESS), International Forum, International Fast Talk, International Young Surgeon Competition, Poster Competition and Interactive Poster.



Videos also may be submitted for inclusion in scientific sessions or the "How I Do It" video session. Consider submitting a video of a novel/unique approach, or a core vascular surgical procedure.

SVS Wellness Task Force members will discuss wellness topics on the SVSConnect online community. That means the time is now to make sure all members can participate there, including on the mobile app, which makes access a breeze.

SVS:- AAA size predicts outcomes after endovascular repair

DIFFERENCES IN PATIENT SELECTION AND OUTCOMES BASED ON ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM DIAMETER THRESHOLDS IN THE VASCULAR QUALITY INITIATIVE. November 2019, Journal of Vascular Surgery.

CHICAGO, Illinois, November 2019 – Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) diameter has important implications for operative and long-term outcomes for patients, based on a study of 22,975 patient records in the Vascular Quality Initiative.

By Ryan McEnaney, MD & Kathleen Raman, MD
Members of the SVS VA Vascular Surgeons Committee 

SVS: IVUS invaluable for precise iliac vein treatment

A COMPARISON BETWEEN INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND AND VENOGRAPHY IN IDENTITYING KEY PARAMETERS ESSENTIAL FOR ILIAC VEIN STENTING.

November 2019 Journal of Vascular Surgery: Venous and Lymphatic Disorders

CHICAGO, Illinois, November 2019 – In a large series of iliac vein stent cases, a blinded comparison found intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) superior to venography in determining the proper location of treatment zones.

SVS: W. L. Gore & Associates Block Grant Will Support Vascular Quality

ROSEMONT, Ill., Oct. 8, 2019 – W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. will support a new Society for Vascular Surgery initiative to advance patient safety programs and the quality of vascular care, the SVS has announced.

SVS trainees interested in health policy have until the end of the month to apply to spend a day on Capitol Hill. The recipient of the SVS Vascular Surgery Trainee Advocacy Travel Scholarship will learn about vascular surgery issues and discuss with lawmakers and their staffs issues of concern for vascular surgeons and their patients.

Applications are due by Oct. 31. The recipient will receive $1,500 to defray travel costs. The scholarship is sponsored by the SVS Resident and Student Outreach Committee.

SVS member Matthew Edwards, MD, and wife, Angela Edwards, MD, were named co-chairs for the 27th Annual Winston-Salem Heart and Stroke Walk in late September.