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As Executive Director of SVS, one of my priorities, and great joys, is to find opportunities to meet and talk with SVS members locally in their own communities and practices. I hear a lot of ideas expressed at meetings of course, but seeing things first-hand, and talking to partners and team members about their local issues and practice environments and their needs, helps me to understand how SVS can best help. 

ADDING LEADERSHIP TO THE LEARNING PORTFOLIO OF A VASCULAR SURGEONBY NASIM HEDAYATI, MD ON BEHALF OF THE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND DIVERSITY COMMITTEEThis is the latest column in this year’s series highlighting the evidence-based behaviors and attributes that define great leadership.

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Dr. Kim J. Hodgson, chair of the division of vascular surgery at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in Springfield, Ill., was elected vice president of the Society for Vascular Surgery for 2017-18 at the organization’s Vascular Annual Meeting in early June.

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NEW LEADER TO STRESS IMPORTANCE OF A TEAM APPROACH TO PATIENT CARE

CHICAGO, Ill., June 15, 2017 – New leaders were elected at the annual business meeting June 3 of the Society for Vascular Surgery during the organization’s annual meeting in San Diego, Calif.

They are:

Leadership Corner - Challenging the Process

By Elina Quiroga Leadership Development and Diversity Committee