SVS & SVSF Celebrate Women's History Month
The SVS and SVS Foundation join together to celebrate Women's History Month. The SVS and SVSF have come together to create the Voices of Vascular Series to aid in the expansion of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives throughout each entity. Visit this webpage throughout the month of March to learn new facts and explore profiles of various SVS members who identify as female.
WHM Member Feature - Audra Duncan, MD
Most people are uncertain about their future when considering what career they want to explore, as it was for Dr. Audra Duncan, who originally planned a career in pediatrics. She selected her medical profession based on the representation, or lack thereof, of women surgeons during her time in medical school.
Britt H. Tonnessen, MD, FACS
"The Adventures of a Middle-Aged Woman in Vascular Surgery" might sound like the title of a personal memoir, but Dr. Britt H. Tonnessen, FACS, uses it as her introduction on social media to succinctly summarize her life. This phrase reflects her dedication to caring for vascular patients and her daily pursuit of joy and adventure in her profession.
Past Voices of Vascular Profiles
A Look Into a Mentor/Mentee Relationship
Melissa Kirkwood, M.D., is an associate professor and department chief of the Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. She has been a faculty member at UT Southwestern for about 12 years, after completing a fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center back in 2011. In the five years that Vascular Surgery Fellow, Jacqueline Babb, MD has known Dr. Kirkwood, she has fallen in love with vascular under Dr. Kirkwood’s guidance.
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Your gift to the SVS Foundation is an investment into the Women of Vascular – past, present and future - while also supporting the mission of the SVSF!
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Thank you to our Companion Sponsor!
The SVS and SVS Foundation extend their sincerest gratitude to Boston ScientificTM for being the Companion Sponsor for our celebration of Women's History Month.
