CHICAGO, Ill., July 10, 2019 – After serving the previous year as president of the Society for Vascular Surgery, Dr. Michel S. Makaroun has moved into his new role as chair of the SVS Foundation.
As chair of the charitable arm of the SVS, Dr. Makaroun will oversee the foundation’s competitive, peer-reviewed, grant-making initiatives, which are made possible by contributions from members, medical societies and corporations.
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md., June 28, 2019 – At its annual business meeting, the Society for Vascular Surgery elected new leaders for the 2019-20 year.
Elected were: Dr. Kim J. Hodgson, president; Dr. Ronald L. Dalman, president-elect and Dr. Ali AbuRahma, vice president. Dr. Samuel R. Money was retained as treasurer and Dr. Amy B. Reed joined the leadership board as secretary. Outgoing president Dr. Michel S. Makaroun has become chair of the SVS Foundation for the coming year.
Giving back, every day: 3 surgeons win first-ever SVS Excellence in Community Service awards
Three outstanding surgeons have been selected to receive the SVS’ first-ever Excellence in Community Service Awards.
This prestigious annual award honors vascular surgeons who have been leaders in community service throughout their professional lives, who have gone far beyond the expectations for vascular surgeons, have had a strong civic presence and exhibited a lifetime of commitment to both vascular surgery and the community.
Respond to Survey by June 26
Vascular health is everything. Are vascular surgeons leaders? Partners? Or both?
To position the Society for Vascular Surgery – and its members – for the future, the SVS is launching a multi-pronged branding initiative.
And feedback from every SVS member is needed, wanted and welcomed.
With fresh statistics and compelling anecdotes, the SVS Wellness Task Force will continue its work to facilitate SVS efforts to improve vascular surgeon well-being, by helping mitigate the personal, economic and social impact of vascular surgeon burnout.
Task Force presentations at this year’s Vascular Annual Meeting include:
Clearly, neither Kathleen Ozsvath, MD, nor Sherene Shalhub, MD, listened when each was told, more than a decade apart, that “women can’t be surgeons.” Now they’re holding a breakfast session that encourages women to be not only surgeons, but leaders as well.
“Men and women have different approaches to leadership and style,” said Dr. Shalhub. Medicine was male-dominated and therefore the leadership style was as well, she said.
The SVS “Vascular Spectacular” gala, after months of planning, is nearly here. And everyone, no matter where they are in the world on Friday, June 14, may participate in the Online Raffle or Silent Auction, right until it closes. (One caveat: You’ll need to have an Internet connection.)
Bidding and buying online raffle tickets start at vam19gala.givesmart. com and end during the gala itself. The $20 raffle tickets could earn the buyer $500, $250 or $100 cash.
Clinical Practice Guidelines and Reporting Standards are important tools as the SVS strives to improve quality of care and reduce variation. They also serve as an important benefit for SVS members.
Rather than a separate session as at previous VAMs, the Program Committee and the Document Oversight Committee (DOC) have included presentations on guidelines and reporting standards in the scientific sessions. Each presentation has been slotted to align with abstracts being presented at that particular session.