SVS Foundation Alumni

 


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The Society for Vascular Surgery and the SVS Foundation offer a variety of awards and scholarships for medical students, residents, researchers and vascular surgeons.  Learn more about past award recipients below.

Awards


Clinical Research Seed Grant
The SVS Foundation offers the Clinical Research Seed Grant in recognition of the importance of clinical investigation in vascular disease. 

Recepiant

Year

Amount

Miranda Witheford

2023

25,000

James Iannuzzi

2022

25,000

Katharine McGinigle

2021

25,000

Sikandar Khan

2019

25,000

Shirling Tsai

2019

25,000

Efthymios Avgerinos

2019

10,000

Samantha Minc

2018

25,000

Bjoern Suckow

2018

25,000

Lorena Gonzalez

2016

15,000

Misty Humphries

2016

15,000

Mark Conrad

2015

15,000

Rishi Kundi

2015

15,000

Hernan A. Bazan

2014

15,000

Dai Yamanouchi

2014

15,000

Guillermo A. Escobar

2013

15,000

Benjamin M. Jackson

2013

15,000

Mahmoud Malas

2013

15,000

Jean Bismuth

2012

15,000

Mark Iafrati

2012

15,000

Firas Mussa

2012

15,000

Rajeev Dayal

2010

15,000

Eugene Lee

2010

15,000

Fritz Bech

2008

15,000

Oscar Grandas

2008

15,000

Maureen Sheehan

2007

15,000

Mark Wyers

2007

250,000 Shared with Dr. Goodney 

 


K23

 

Marlene Grenon

 

2014

200,000

 


Mentored Research Career Development Award K08
The SVS Foundation Mentored Research Career Development Awards Program provides supplemental funding to vascular surgeon scientists who have been awarded a mentored research career development award from National Institutes of Health (NIH) or the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).

Jesse Columbo

2023

150,000

Caitlin Hicks

2021

150,000

Tze-Woei (Kevin) Tan

2020

150,000

Salvatore T. Scali

2013

250,000

Christopher Skelly

2009

250,000

Christopher Owens

2008

150,000

Vikram Kashyap

2007

300,000

Alan Dardik

2006

375000

Melina Kibbe

2006

375,000

Matthew Edwards

2006

375,000

Paul DiMuzio

2005

375,000

Iraklis Pipinos

2005

375,000

Gregory Landry

2005

375,000

Scott Berceli

2004

375,000

Darren Schneider

2004

375,000

Peter Faries

2003

375,000

Paul Gagne

2003

375,000

Raul Guzman

2002

375,000

Peter Henke

2002

375,000

Mark Davies

2001

375,000

Gilbert Upchurch

2001

375,000

C. Keith Ozaki

2000

375,000

Rajabrata Sarkar

2000

375,000

Michael Conte

1999

375,000

Larry Kraiss

1999

375,000

 


Resident Research Award
The Resident Research Award is intended to motivate physicians early in their training to pursue their interest in research that explores the biology of vascular disease and potential translational therapies.

Sneha Raju

2023

5,000

Christopher Audu

2022

5,000

W. James Melvin

2021

5,000

Mitri Khoury

2020

5,000

Frank Davis

2019

5,000

Kaspar M. Trocha

2018

5,000

Andrew Kimball

2017

5,000

Trenton Foster

2016

5,000

Jeffrey S. Carson

2014

5,000

Nathan Airhart

2012

5,000

Robert A. Brenes

2012

5,000

Clay Quint

2011

5,000

Lucas Neff

2010

5,000

Michael Rosenbaum

2009

5,000

Tormod Westvik

2008

5,000

Muneera Kapadia

2007

5,000

Michel Bergoeing

2006

5,000

Zachary Baldwin

2004

5,000

Dennis Harkin

2003

5,000

Kirk Hance

2001

5,000

 


VC4U Pilot Project Grant

Julia Glaser

 

2022

55,000

Tammy Nguyen

 

2022

86,000

 


Bridge Grant
The SVS Foundation has created a new grant designed to help sustain surgeon-scientists’ critical research amidst any funding gaps. 

Matthew Menard

2019

Shared $50,000 with Dr. Farber

Wei Zhou

2018

50,000

 


Community Awareness & Prevention Project Grant
The SVS Excellence in Community Practice Award (formally the Excellence in Community Service Award) is an honor bestowed on a member who has exhibited outstanding leadership within his or her community as a practicing vascular surgeon.

Kelly Kempe

2020

10,000

Soma Brahmanandam

2019

10,000

Uwe Fischer

2019

10,000

Leigh Ann O'Banion

2019

10,000

Elizabeth Detschelt

2018

10,000

Manish Mehta

2018

10,000

Marcus Semel

2018

10,000

 


EJ Wylie Traveling Fellowship
The primary purpose of the E.J. Wylie Traveling Fellowship is to provide the recipient with the opportunity to visit a number of excellent vascular surgery centers worldwide. Though brief, these visits stimulate academic inspiration, promote international exchange, and foster development of fellowship in vascular surgery. The achievement of these objectives will enhance the development of the fellow's career in vascular surgery.

Cassius Ochoa Chaar

2020

12,000

Douglas Jones

2019

12,000

Omid Jazaeri

2018

12,000

Christopher Abularrage

2017

12,000

Matthew Smeds

2016

12,000

Neal Barshes

2015

12,000

Jeffrey A. Kalish

2014

12,000

David H. Stone

2013

12,000

James H. Black

2012

12,000

Rabih A. Chaer

2011

12,000

Jason T. Lee

2010

12,000

Todd R. Vogel

2009

12,000

Erica L. Mitchell

2008

12,000

Luis R. Leon

2007

12,000

Joseph S. Giglia

2006

12,000

Mark K. Eskandari

2005

12,000

David C. Cassada

2004

12,000

Jon S. Matsumura

2003

12,000

Ronald Dalman

2000

12,000

Steven M. Santilli

1999

12,000

Richard J. Powell

1998

12,000

Peter J. Pappas

1997

12,000

Elliot Chaikof

1996

12,000

B. Timothy Baxter

1995

12,000

K. Craig Kent

1994

12,000

Joseph L. Mills

1993

12,000

Julie A. Freischlag

1992

12,000

Thomas F. Panetta

1991

12,000

Bauer Sumpio

1990

12,000

Alan M. Graham

1989

12,000

Torben V. Schroeder

1988

12,000

Peter Gloviczki

1987

12,000

 


Jahnegin Award GEMSTAR R03 Award

 

Shipra Ayra

 

2016

20,000

 


Multicenter Clinical Studies Planning Grant

 

Alik Farber

 

2014

Shared 100,000 with Dr. Goodney

Thomas Hatsukami

 

2012

100,000

 


Research Career Development Travel Award

 

Nathan Liang

2019

1,500

Mohammad Qadura

2019

1,500

Young Erben

2018

1,500

Claire Griffin

2018

1,500

James Brooks

2017

1,500

Kristina Giles

2017

1,500

Samir Shah

2017

1,500

Jeffrey Siracuse

2016

1,500

 


SVS Foundation & Vascular Cures Wylie Scholar Award

 

Andrea Obi

2019

150000

John Byrne

2018

75,000

Sean English

2017

75,000

Ryan McEnaney

2016

75,000

Mohamed Zayed

2015

75,000

Matthew Corriere

2014

75,000

 


SVS & ACS Mentored Research Career Development Award
The SVS Foundation Mentored Research Career Development Awards Program provides supplemental funding to vascular surgeon scientists who have been awarded a mentored research career development award from National Institutes of Health (NIH) or the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).

Areck Ucuzian

2020

250,000

Jean Marie Ruddy

2019

250,000

Bao-Ngoc Nguyen

2018

250,000

Karen Woo

2017

250,000

Karen Ho

2016

250,000

Luke Brewster

2014

250,000

Katherine A. Gallagher

2013

250,000

Ulka Sachdev

2012

250,000

Philip Goodney

2011

250,000

Brian Nolan

2010

150,000

Matthew Eagleton

2009

250,000

Heitham Hassoun

2008

200,000

John Curci

2007

375,000