Vascular and endovascular surgeon: The vascular specialist for the 21st century and beyond

Abstract

I would like to thank the society for the honor and privilege of being your 28th president. Nothing is more humbling than recognition by one's peers, so I am most grateful for the distinction and proud to serve this distinguished organization.

Vascular Lab 360: Are we losing control?

“…Filling this manpower gap has been a top priority for our SVS leaders over the past several years, as manifested by several presidential addresses that have addressed this issue by Dr Richard Green. [10][11][12][13][14] Dr Sidawy specifically addressed this issue in his presidential address to our society in 2003, 11 where he pointed out several factors that discourage medical students from considering surgical specialties in particular, including lifestyle issues, inability to attract women to vascular surgery, diminished reimbursement, long residency, and debt accumulation.…”

A Third-Year Surgery Clerkship With Extensive Exposure to Vascular Surgery Improves Knowledge About Vascular Disease and the Role of Vascular Surgeons in its Management

“…2 With the advent of minimally invasive techniques to treat vascular disease, there has also been a staggering rise in the number of endovascular procedures performed. Vascular surgeons have taken an active role in adopting these new technologies, 3 and are in a unique position of being the only specialists who can provide comprehensive medical, surgical, and endovascular treatment to patients with vascular disease. [3][4][5] Despite this, public knowledge about vascular disease is poor.…”

“…Vascular surgeons have taken an active role in adopting these new technologies, 3 and are in a unique position of being the only specialists who can provide comprehensive medical, surgical, and endovascular treatment to patients with vascular disease. [3][4][5] Despite this, public knowledge about vascular disease is poor. 5 In addition, there exists a significant knowledge deficit about the role of the vascular surgeon as the caregiver in managing patients with peripheral vascular disease (PVD).…”

Assessment of public knowledge about the scope of practice of vascular surgons

“…2 With the advent of minimally invasive techniques to treat vascular disease, there has also been a staggering rise in the number of endovascular procedures performed. Vascular surgeons have taken an active role in adopting these new technologies 1,3 and are in a unique position of being the only specialists who can provide comprehensive medical, surgical, and endovascular treatment to patients with vascular disease. 3,4,5 Despite this, few people know about what vascular surgeons do.…”

“…Vascular surgeons have taken an active role in adopting these new technologies 1,3 and are in a unique position of being the only specialists who can provide comprehensive medical, surgical, and endovascular treatment to patients with vascular disease. 3,4,5 Despite this, few people know about what vascular surgeons do. There is a significant knowledge deficit about both vascular disease and the role of the vascular surgeon in treating it.…”