Governance

Board of Directors

The SVS Foundation's Board of Directors is committed to funding the future of vascular health through its four pillars: research and innovation, community vascular care and patient education, disease prevention, and diversity, equity and inclusion. The board's collective knowledge and experience will further bolster the Foundation's ongoing success in driving advancements and impacting the field of vascular surgery. Learn more about the Board of Directors below:

Michael Dalsing, MD  SVS Foundation Chair	Bernadette Aulivola, MD Member	Matthew Eagleton, MD SVS President-Elect, Member
Thomas Forbes, MD SVS Treasurer, Member	Raul Guzman, MD SVS Research Council Chair	Anil Hingorani, MD Member
Geetha Jeyabalan, MD Member	Vikram Kashyap, MD Member	Joseph Mills, MD SVS President, Member
Peter Nelson, MD Member	Ulka Sachdev, MD Member	Palma Shaw, MD Industry Relations Chair
Edith Tzeng, MD Development Committee Chair	Catherine Lampi Director of Development	Sarah Murphy Associate Executive Director
Rupa Brosseau Executive Director

Board of Director Members

Michael C. Dalsing, MD

Michel C. Dalsing, MD, is professor emeritus for the Division of Vascular Surgery at the Indiana University School of Medicine in  Indianapolis, Ind. He was the first chief of the division of vascular surgery at IU. He has been president of the Indiana Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, the Midwestern Vascular Surgical Society, the American Venous Forum and the Association of Program Directors in Vascular Surgery. He is the immediate past-president of the Society for Vascular Surgery.

Bernadette Aulivola, MD

Bernadette Aulivola, MD, is a vascular surgeon, professor and director of the Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, Ill. She has made significant contributions to the field, particularly in venous disease and aortic aneurysms, and her research endeavors have resulted in numerous publications in medical journals.

Matthew Eagleton, MD

Matthew Eagleton, MD, is a vascular surgeon at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Mass. He is the chief of the Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, holds the Linton chair in vascular surgery at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Mass. and is the co-director of the Fireman Vascular Center. He currently serves as the program chair of the SVS Vascular Annual Meeting. He is the current president-elect of the SVS.

Thomas Forbes, MD

Thomas Forbes, MD, is the surgeon-in-chief and James Wallace McCutcheon chair of the Sprott Department of Surgery at the University Health Network, and professor and vice-chair (Finance and Advancement) of the Department of Surgery, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, at the University of Toronto. He is also the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Vascular Surgery and a section editor of "Rutherford's Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy" textbook.

Raul Guzman, MD

Raul Guzman, MD, is chief of the Division of Vascular Surgery at Yale New Haven Hospital in New Haven, Conn. He is also the surgeon-in-chief of the Vascular Surgery, Heart and Vascular Center for the Yale New Haven Health System. He is the current SVS research council chair.

Anil Hingorani, MD

Anil Hingorani, MD, is a board-certified vascular surgeon based in Brooklyn, N.Y., affiliated with New York University. Dr. Hingorani is skilled in identifying and treating various vascular conditions, including vascular access, varicose veins, lower limb arterial disease, carotid artery angioplasty and stent, aortic artery aneurysm and vein disorders.

Geetha Jeyabalan, MD

Geetha Jeyabalan, MD, is a fellowship-trained vascular surgeon with MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute and leads the MedStar Health Vein Centers in Annapolis, Md. She is familiar with treating carotid disease, abdominal aortic aneurysms, limb preservation for peripheral arterial disease, dialysis access and venous disease.

Vikram Kashyap, MD

Vikram Kashyap, MD, is a vascular surgeon and the Frederik Meijer chair of the Meijer Heart and Vascular Institute, as well as the vice president for Cardiovascular Health at Corewell Health in Grand Rapids, Mich. Kashyap, has co-authored over 200 articles and book chapters, focusing on research areas such as atherosclerosis, thrombosis and cerebrovascular disease.

Joseph Mills, MD

Joseph Mills, MD, is the Reid professor and chief of vascular surgery and endovascular therapy at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. He has served as president of the Peripheral Vascular Surgery Society, the Western Vascular Society and the Association of Program Directors in Vascular Surgery. He was the director of the American Board of Surgery (ABS), past chair of the Vascular Surgery Board of the ABS and a 7-year member of the Surgery Residency Review Committee of the ACGME. He was co-editor of "Rutherford's" textbook (7th -9th editions), served on the JVS editorial board and was the associate editor (Peripheral Arteries) of the European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery from 2020 to 2023. He is the current president of the SVS.

Peter Nelson, MD

Peter Nelson, MD, is a professor of surgery, the Mary Louise Todd chair in cardiovascular research, section chief of vascular surgery and vice chair for research in the Department of Surgery at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine in Oklahoma City, Okla.

Ulka Sachdev, MD

Ulka Sachdev, MD, is an associate professor of surgery and chief of vascular services at the Magee-Womens Hospital at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Pittsburgh, Pa. She is also the Vascular Residency and Fellowship associate program director at UPMC.

Palma Shaw, MD

Palma Shaw, MD, a vascular surgeon and professor of surgery at the State University of New York, is also a member of the division of vascular surgery at Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse, N. Y. She is skilled in aortic surgery, peripheral and venous intervention, diabetic foot management and wound care.

Edith Tzeng, MD

Edith Tzeng, MD, a vascular surgeon, is the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center chair, professor of surgery and chief of vascular surgery at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Pittsburgh, Pa. Her research centers on investigating ways to improve the healing of blood vessels after injury or surgery, including the potential of nitric oxide and carbon monoxide for vascular regeneration.