Faculty Disclosure
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Dorothy B. Abel, BSBME
Senior Scientific Reviewer
Food and Drug Administration
Rockville, Maryland

Ali F. AbuRahma, MD
Professor of Surgery and Chief of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center of West Virginia University
Medical Director, Vascular Laboratory
Co-Director, Vascular Center of Excellence
Charleston Area Medical Center
Charleston, West Virginia

Mark A. Adelman, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
New York University School of Medicine
Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery
New York University Medical Center
New York, New York

Mohan Adiseshiah, FRCS
Consultant Surgeon/Senior Lecturer in Endovascular Surgery
University College Hospitals, London and The London Clinic
Consultant Vascular Surgeon
Vascular/Endovascular Surgery
London, United Kingdom

Sam S. Ahn, MD, FACS, MBA
Vascular and Endovascular Surgeon
University Vascular Associates and
DFW Vascular Group
Attending Surgeon
UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA and Methodist Health
Los Angeles, California and Dallas, Texas

Yves S. Alimi, MD
Professor of Vascular Surgery
Faculté de Médecine de Marseille
Head, Department of Vascular Surgery
Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire
Marseilles, France

Jose I. Almeida, MD, FACS, RVT
Voluntary Associate Professor of Surgery
University of Miami- Jackson Memorial Hospital
Vascular Surgeon
Miami Vein Center
Miami, Florida

Richard Amerling, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Director of Outpatient Dialysis and CRRT
Beth Israel Medical Center
New York, New York

Ali Amin, MD, RVT, FACS, FACC
Director of Endovascular Interventions
Reading Hospital and Medical Center
Reading, Pennsylvania

Max Amor, MD
Interventional Cardiologist
University of Medicine - Nancy
Director, Cardiovascular Department
Clinic Louis Pasteur Essey-Lès-Nancy
Essey-Lès-Nancy, France

John L. Anderson, MD
Director
Ashford Hospital
Ashford, Australia

Gary M. Ansel, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine
Medical University of Toledo
Director, Center for Critical Limb Care
Riverside Methodist Hospital
Columbus, Ohio

Frank R. Arko, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
Chief, Endovascular Surgery
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas

David G. Armstrong, DPM, PhD
Professor of Surgery
University of Arizona
Director, Southern Arizona Limb Salvage Alliance (SALSA)
University of Arizona Medical Center
Tucson, Arizona

Enrico Ascher, MD
Professor of Surgery
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Director, Division of Vascular Surgery
Maimonides Medical Center
Brooklyn, New York

Afshin Assadian, MD
Associate Professor
Wilhelminenspital Vienna and Medical University Vienna
Head of Department
Department of General and Vascular Surgery
Vienna, Austria

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Jörn O. Balzer, MD, PhD
Professor of Radiology
J.W. Goethe University - Frankfurt
Director
Catholic Clinic Mainz
Mainz, Germany

Dennis F. Bandyk, MD
Professor of Surgery
University of South Florida College of Medicine
Director, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
Tampa General Hospital
Tampa, Florida

Michel A. Bartoli, MD
Faculté de Médecine de Marseille Université de la Méditérannée
Hopitale de la Timone, Marseille
Marseille, France

Mark C. Bates, MD
Professor of Medicine and Surgery
West Virginia University
Co-Director Vascular Center of Excellence
Charleston Area Medical Center
Charleston, West Virginia

Iris Baumgartner, MD
Professor of Internal Medicine
University Hospital
Head, Clinical & Interventional Angiology
Swiss Cardiovascular Center
Bern, Switzerland

Jean-Pierre Becquemin, MD, FRCS
Professor of Vascular Surgery
University of Paris XII
Department of Vascular Surgery
Henri Mondor Hospital
Creteil, France

Michael Belkin, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Harvard Medical School
Chief of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts

Peter R.F. Bell, MD, FRCS, DSC, KBE
Professor of Surgery
University of Leicester
Honorary Consultant Surgeon
Leicester Royal Infirmary
Leicester, United Kingdom

George L. Berdejo, BA, RVT, FSVU
Director, Vascular Ultrasound Services
The Moses, Weiler and Montefiore North Divisions of the Montefiore Medical Center
New York, New York

John J. Bergan, MD
Professor of Surgery
UCSD Medical School
Scripps Memorial Hospital
La Jolla, California

Patrice F. Bergeron, MD
Head, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Saint Joseph Hospital
Marseille, France

Ramon Berguer, MD, PhD
Professor of Surgery & Engineering
University of Michigan
Frankel Professor of Vascular Surgery
University of Michigan Health System
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Todd Berland, MD
Vascular Surgery Fellow
New York University
New York, New York

Scott S. Berman, MD
Research Professor of Biomedical Engineering
The University of Arizona
Medical Director
The Southern Arizona Vascular Institute
Tucson, Arizona

Giancarlo Biamino, MD, PhD
Professor of Cardiology and Angiology
Cardiovascular Centre Hospital
Chairman, Gruppo Villa Maria Endovascular
Villa Maria Cecilia Hospital
Cotignola, Italy

Giorgio M. Biasi, MD
Professor of Vascular Surgery
University of Milan-Bicocca
Chief, Unit of Vascular Surgery
San Gerardo University Hospital
Milan, Italy

Martin Björck, MD, PhD
Professor of Vascular Surgery
Department of Surgical Sciences
Consultant
Section of Vascular Surgery
University Hospital
Uppsala, Sweden

Jan D. Blankensteijn, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
VU Medical Center
Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Jacques Bleyn, MD
Vascular Surgeon
Antwerp Blood-Vessel Center
Antwerp, Belgium

Thomas Boeni, MD
Lecturer
University of Zurich Medical School
Head, Department of Prosthetics and Orthotics
Uniklinik Balgrist
Zurich, Switzerland

Amman Bolia, MD
Senior Lecturer
University of Leicester
Consultant Vascular Radiologist
Leicester Royal Infirmary
Leicester, United Kingdom

Marc Bosiers, MD
Head, Department of Vascular Surgery
A.Z. St. Blasius Hospital
Dendermonde, Belgium

Andrew W. Bradbury, MD, FRCSEd
Professor of Surgery
University of Birmingham
Consultant Vascular Surgeon
Heart of England NHS Trust
Birmingham, United Kingdom

Salvador A. Brau, MD
Visiting Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery
Keck School of Medicine - USC
Clinical Instructor in Surgery
Geffen School of Medicine - UCLA
Los Angeles, California

Alan E. Bray, MD, FRACS
Vascular Surgeon
CardioVascular Centre
Newcastle, Australia

David C. Brewster, MD
Clinical Professor of Surgery
Harvard Medical School
Director of Endovascular Surgery
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts

Thomas Brott, MD
Professor of Neurology
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Neurologist
Mayo Clinic
Jacksonville, Florida

Deborah Brouwer, RN, CNN
Director, Clinical Business Development
Renal Solutions Inc
Warrendale, Pennsylvania

O. William Brown, MD, JD
Clinical Professor of Surgery
Wayne State University
Adjunct Professor of Law
Michigan State University College of Law
Chief, Section of Vascular Surgery
William Beaumont Hospital
Interim Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery
Detroit Medical Center
Royal Oak and Detroit, Michigan

Elchanan Bruckheimer, MBBS
Director, Pediatric Cardiac Catheterization
Schneider Children's Medical Center Israel
Petah-Tikva, Israel

Jan S. Brunkwall, MD, PhD
Professor
University of Cologne
Chairman, Department of Vascular Surgery
University Clinics
Cologne, Germany

Clifford J. Buckley, MD
Professor of Surgery
Texas A&M University Health Science Center College of Medicine
Director, Division of Vascular Surgery and Chief, Surgical Service
Scott & White Memorial Hospital and Central Texas VA Healthcare System
Temple, Texas

Kevin G. Burnand, MBBS, FRCS, MS
Head of Academic Surgery
King's College London (University of London)
Emeritus Professor of Vascular Surgery
GKT School of Medicine
St. Thomas' Hospital
London, United Kingdom

Ronald G. Bush, MD
Midwest Vein and Laser Center
Dayton, Ohio

Jacques Busquet, MD
Cardio-Vascular and Endovascular Surgeon
The Rothschild Foundation Group
Coordinator, Department of Vascular Surgery
Clinique Chirurgicale Val D'Or - Saint Cloud
Paris, France

Jacob Buth, MD
Consultant Vascular Surgeon
University of Eindhoven
Catharina Hospital Eindhoven
Eindhoven, The Netherlands

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Keith D. Calligaro, MD
Clinical Professor of Surgery
University of Pennsylvania
Chief, Section of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy
Pennsylvania Hospital
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Allan D. Callow, MD, PhD
Research Professor
Boston University School of Medicine
Boston Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts

Richard P. Cambria, MD
Professor of Surgery
Harvard Medical School
Chief, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts

Piergiorgio Cao, MD, FRCS
Professor and Chief of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
Università Degli Studi di Perugia
Azienda Ospedaliera di Perugia
Perugia, Italy

Laura Capoccia, MD
PhD Student
Vascular Surgeon
Vascular Surgery Unit, Policlinico Umberto I
Rome, Italy

Joseph A. Caprini, MD
Clinical Professor of Surgery
University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
Senior Attending Surgeon
North Shore University Health System
Skokie, Illinois

Jeffrey P. Carpenter, MD
Professor and Chief
Department of Surgery
UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Chief of Surgery
Cooper University Hospital and Health System
Camden, New Jersey

Lucien D. Castellani, MD
Professor of Vascular Surgery
University of Tours
Tours, France

Kenneth J. Cavanaugh, Jr., PhD
Acting Chief, Peripheral Vascular Devices Branch
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Rockville, Maryland

Neal S. Cayne, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
New York University School of Medicine
Director of Endovascular Surgery
New York University Medical Center
New York, New York

Santiago H. Chahwan, MD
Physicans Regional Medical Center
Vascular & Endovascular Surgeon
Anchor Health Centers, P.A.
Naples, Florida

Elliot L. Chaikof, MD, PhD
Professor of Surgery
Emory University School of Medicine
Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery
The Emory Clinic
Atlanta, Georgia

Nicholas J.W. Cheshire, MD
Professor of Vascular Surgery
Imperial College
Head of Cardiac & Vascular Division
St. Mary's Hospital
London, United Kingdom

Timothy A.M. Chuter, DM
Professor of Surgery in Residency
University of California, San Francisco
Director, Endovascular Surgery
UCSF Medical Center
San Francisco, California

G. Patrick Clagett, MD
Chairman & Professor of Surgery
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
Jan and Bob Pickens Distinguished Professorship in Medical Science, in Memory of Jerry Knight Rymer
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas

Daniel G. Clair, MD
Professor of Surgery
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine at Case Western University
Chairman, Department of Vascular Surgery
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio

Timothy W.I. Clark, MD
Director of Interventional Radiology
Pennsylvania Presbyterian Medical Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Giacomo Clerici, MD
Vice Head
IRCCS Multimedia - Diabetic Foot Center
SES to San Giovanni
Milan, Italy

Marc Coggia, MD
Professor of Vascular Surgery
Versailles Saint Quentin en Yvelines University
Vascular Surgeon of Paris Hospitals
Ambroise Pare University Hospital
Boulogne-Billancourt, France

Anthony J. Comerota, MD, FACS, FACC
Adjunct Professor of Surgery
University of Michigan
Director, Jobst Vascular Center
The Toledo Hospital
Toledo, Ohio

John E. Connolly, MD
Professor of Surgery
University of California, Irvine
Professor of Surgery
University of California, Irvine
Orange, California

Michael S. Conte, MD
Professor of Surgery
Chief, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California

Gioacchino Coppi, MD
Professor of Vascular Surgery
Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia
Chief of Vascular Surgery
Policlinico Hospital of Modena
Modena, Italy

Enrique Criado, MD, FACS
Professor of Surgery
University of Michigan School of Medicine
Director of Endovascular Surgery
University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Frank J. Criado, MD
Chief, Vascular Surgery
Endovascular Intervention and Vascular Surgery
Union Memorial Hospital-MedStar Health
Baltimore, Maryland

Jack L. Cronenwett, MD
Professor of Surgery
Dartmouth Medical School
Staff Surgeon
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, New Hampshire

Jacob Cynamon, MD
Professor of Clinical Radiology
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Director, Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
Montefiore Medical Center
New York, New York

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Michael D. Dake, MD
Professor, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Stanford University School of Medicine
Medical Director, Catheterization and Angiography Laboratories
Stanford University Medical Center
Stanford, California

Michael C. Dalsing, MD
E. Dale and Susan E. Habegger Professor of Surgery
Indiana University School of Medicine
Vascular Surgeon
Clarian Health Care System
Indianapolis, Indiana

Alan Dardik, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Yale University School of Medicine
Chief, Vascular Surgery
VA Connecticut Healthcare System
New Haven, Connecticut

Herbert Dardik, MD
Professor of Surgery
Mount Sinai Hospital and Medical Center
Chief of General and Vascular Surgery
Englewood Hospital and Medical Center
Englewood, New Jersey

R. Clement Darling III, MD
Professor of Surgery
Albany Medical College
Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery
Albany Medical Center Hospital
Albany, New York

Ingemar J.A. Davidson, MD, PhD, FACS
Professor of Surgery
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Vascular Access Clinic Director
UT Southwestern Medical Ctr. & Parkland Memorial Hospital
Dallas, Texas

David H. Deaton, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Georgetown University School of Medicine
Chief, Endovascular Surgery
Georgetown University Hospital
Washington, District of Columbia

E. Sebastian Debus, MD
Professor of Surgery
Chief and Head
Department of Vascular Medicine
University of Hamburg Eppendorf
Hamburg, Germany

Ralph G. DePalma, MD
Professor of Surgery
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
National Director, Transplantation
DC VA Medical Center
Washington, District of Columbia

Giovanni P. Deriu, MD
Full Professor of Vascular Surgery
Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences
Chief of Vascular and Endovascular Division
University of Padova
Padova, Italy

Manfred Deutsch, MD
Professor of Surgery
Consultant
Vienna, Austria

Florian Dick, MD
Doctor of Medicine
University of Berne
Consultant Vascular Surgeon
University Hospital Berne
Berne, Switzerland

Nicolas A. Diehm, MD
University Hospital Bern
Attending Physician
Swiss Cardiovascular Center
Bern, Switzerland

Edward B. Diethrich, MD
Medical Director
Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery
Chief of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery
Arizona Heart Institute & Hospital
Phoenix, Arizona

Alan M. Dietzek, MD, FACS, RPVI
Associate Clinical Professor of Surgery
New York Medical College
Chief, Section of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
Director, Noninvasive Vascular Laboratory
Danbury Hospital
Danbury, Connecticut

Bradley Dixon, MD
Associate Professor
University of Iowa
Staff Physician
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics and Iowa City Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Iowa City, Iowa

Carlos E. Donayre, MD
Professor of Surgery
Harbor/UCLA
Los Angeles, California

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Matthew J. Eagleton, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University
Attending Surgeon
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio

Hans-Henning Eckstein, MD, PhD
Professor
Technical University of Munich
Head, Department of Vascular Surgery
Medical Center, Klinikum Rechts der Isar
Medical Center
Munich, Germany

Michael E. Edmonds, MD
Professor of Diabetic Foot Medicine
King's College
Consultant Physician
King's College Hospital
London, United Kingdom

John F. Eidt, MD
Professor of Surgery and Radiology
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Chief of Vascular Surgery
University Hospital of Arkansas
Little Rock, Arkansas

Bo G. Eklof, MD, PhD
Clinical Professor Emeritus
University of Lund
Helsingborg, Sweden

John A. Elefteriades, MD
Chief, Cardiac Surgery; William W.L. Glenn Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Yale University School of Medicine
Attending Surgeon
Yale-New Haven Medical Center
New Haven, Connecticut

Steve Elias, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Director, Center for Vein Disease
Mount Sinai and Englewood Hospital
Englewood, New Jersey

Katherine Ellingson, PhD
Epidemiologist
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion
Atlanta, Georgia

Mohammad H. Eslami, MD, RVT
Associate Professor of Surgery
University of Massachusetts Medical School
Worcester, Massachusetts

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Ronald M. Fairman, MD
Professor of Surgery
University of Pennsylvania
Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Mark A. Farber, MD
Associate Professor of Vascular Surgery and
Interventional Radiology
University of North Carolina
Director, UNC Endovascular Institute
UNC Hospitals
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Peter L. Faries, MD, FACS
Professor of Surgery
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery
Mount Sinai Medical Center
New York, New York

Ted Feldman, MD
Professor of Medicine
University of Chicago
Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
Evanston Hospital
Evanston, Illinois

Marcelo Ferreira, MD
Vascular Surgeon
Hospital Samaritano
Director of Surgical and Endovascular Program
SITE-Serviço Integrado de Técnicas Endovasculares
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Mark F. Fillinger, MD
Professor of Surgery
Dartmouth Medical School
Program Director, Vascular Surgery
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, New Hampshire

Thomas J. Fogarty, MD
Adjunct Clinical Professor of Surgery
Stanford University Medical Center
Founder, Institute for Innovation
El Camino Hospital
Stanford, California

Andrew R. Forauer, MD
Associate Professor
Dartmouth Medical School
Attending Physician
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, New Hampshire

Charles J. Fox, MD, FACS
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Program Director, Vascular Surgery
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Bethesda, Maryland and Washington, District of Columbia

Wei Guo Fu, MD
Professor of Surgery
Fu Dan University
Vascular Surgeon
Zhong Shan Hospital
Shanghai, China

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Mark J. Garcia, MD
Program Director, Vascular & Interventional Radiology Fellowship
Section Chief, Vascular & Interventional Radiology
Christiana Care Health Services
Newark, Delaware

Nicholas J. Gargiulo III, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Attending Vascular Surgeon
Montefiore Medical Center
New York, New York

Gary A. Gelbfish, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Medical Director
Access Ambulatory Center
New York, New York

Gary W. Gibbons, MD
Professor of Surgery
Boston University School of Medicine
Executive Director: Footcare,Vascular and Endovascular Specialists of Quincy Medical Center
CEO, Quincy Medical Center
Quincy, Massachusetts

David L. Gillespie, MD
Professor of Surgery
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Vascular Surgeon
Strong Memorial Hospital
Rochester, New York

Geoffrey L. Gilling-Smith, MS, FRCS
Senior Lecturer in Surgery
University of Liverpool
Consultant Vascular Surgeon
Royal Liverpool University Hospital
Liverpool, United Kingdom

Marc H. Glickman, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Medical Director/President
Vascular and Transplant Specialists
Norfolk, Virginia

Peter Gloviczki, MD
Joe M. and Ruth Roberts Professor of Surgery
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Chair, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
Director, Gonda Vascular Center
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota

Jerry Goldstone, MD, FACS, FRCS E
Professor of Surgery
Case School of Medicine
Emeritus Chief, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
University Hospitals Case Medical Center
Cleveland, Ohio

Richard J. Gray, MD, FSIR
Medical Director
American Access Care of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Lanfroi Graziani, MD
Director of Interventional Cardiology Unit
Istituto Clinico Città di Brescia
Brescia, Italy

Roy K. Greenberg, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University
Director, Endovascular Research and Peripheral
Vascular Core Laboratory
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, Ohio

Roger M. Greenhalgh, MD
Emeritus Professor of Surgery
Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine
Head, Imperial College Vascular Research Group
Honorary Consultant Surgeon
Charing Cross Hospital
London, United Kingdom

Randall B. Griepp, MD
Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York, New York

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Jürg Hafner, MD
Professor of Dermatology
Department of Dermatology
Senior Staff Member
University Hospital of Zurich
Zurich, Switzerland

John (Jeb) W. Hallett, MD
Clinical Professor of Surgery
Medical University of South Carolina
Medical Director
Roper St. Francis Heart and Vascular Center
Charleston, South Carolina

Peter L. Harris, MD, FRCS
Professor in Endovascular Surgery
University College London
Head of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
University College Hospital London
London, United Kingdom

Stephan Haulon, MD
Professor
Université de Lille 2
Chief of Vascular Surgery
Hôpital Cardiologique - CHRU Lille
Lille, France

Michel Henry, MD
Chef de Clinique Cardiologique
Interventional Cardiologist
Apollo Clinic
Nancy, France and Hyderabad, India

Mitchell L. Henry, MD
Professor of Surgery
The Ohio State University
Chief, Division of Transplantation
The Ohio State University Medical Center
Columbus, Ohio

Anil P. Hingorani, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery
College of Medicine, SUNY Brooklyn
Attending Vascular Surgeon
Maimonides Medical Center
Brooklyn, New York

Alan T. Hirsch, MD
Professor of Epidemiology (Medicine and Radiology)
University of Minnesota School of Public Health
Director, Abbott Northwestern's Vascular Center
Abbott Northwestern Hospital
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Kim J. Hodgson, MD
Professor and Chairman
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
Professor and Chairman
Southern Illinois University
Springfield, Illinois

Larry H. Hollier, MD
Professor of Surgery
LSU Health Sciences Center
Chancellor
LSU University Hospital
New Orleans, Louisiana

L. Nelson Hopkins, MD
Professor of Neurosurgery and Radiology
University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Chairman of Neurosurgery
University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
Buffalo, New York

Brian R. Hopkinson, ChM, FRCS
Emeritus Professor of Vascular Surgery
University of Nottingham
Consultant Vascular Surgeon
Queen's Medical Centre
Nottingham, United Kingdom

Emmanuel M. Houdart, MD
Professor of Neuroradiology
Université Paris VII
Director
Lariboisière Hospital
Paris, France

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Karl A. Illig, MD
Professor of Surgery
University of Rochester
Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery
University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, New York

Luigi Inglese, MD
Professor
University Bicocca Milan
Policlinic S Donato
Milan, Italy

Krassi Ivancev, MD, PhD
Professor
University College of London
Consultant
University College of London Hospital
London, England

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Glenn Jacobowitz, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
New York University School of Medicine
Vice-Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery
NYU Medical Center
New York, New York

Michael J. Jacobs, MD
Professor of Surgery
University of Maastricht
Chair of Surgery
Academic Hospital Maastricht
Maastricht, The Netherlands

Julius H. Jacobson II, MD
Distinguished Service Professor of Surgery
The Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Emeritus Director of Vascular Surgery
The Mount Sinai Hospital
New York, New York

Michael R. Jaff, DO
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Medical Director, Vascular Center
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts

Zaiping Jing, MD
Professor of Vascular Surgery
Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University
Director
Vascular Surgery Department
Shanghai, China

K. Wayne Johnston, MD, FRCS
Professor of Surgery and R. Fraser Elliott Chair in Vascular Surgery
University of Toronto
Vascular Surgeon
Toronto General Hospital
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

William D. Jordan, Jr., MD
Professor of Surgery
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Chief, Section of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy
The Kirklin Clinic
Birmingham, Alabama

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Lowell S. Kabnick, MD, FACS, FACPh
Associate Professor of Surgery
New York University School of Medicine
Director, NYU Vein Center
New York University Medical Center
New York, New York

Vikram S. Kashyap, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
Staff, Departments of Vascular Surgery and Cell Biology
The Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio

Karthikeshwar Kasirajan, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Emory University School of Medicine
The Emory Clinic
Atlanta, Georgia

Konstantinos Katsanos, MD
Fellow
School of Medicine
Interventional Radiologist
Rion University Hospital
Patras, Greece

Barry T. Katzen, MD
Professor of Radiology
University of South Florida College of Medicine
Founder and Medical Director
Baptist Cardiac and Vascular Institute
Miami, Florida

Blair A. Keagy, MD
George Johnson Distinguished Professor of Surgery
University of North Carolina
Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery
UNC Hospitals
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Stephen T. Kee, MD
Associate Professor
UCLA Medical Center
Chief, Interventional Radiology
UCLA Medical Center
Los Angeles, California

K. Craig Kent, MD
Chairman, Department of Surgery
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public Health
A.R. Curreri Professor of Surgery
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public Health
Madison, Wisconsin

Neil M. Khilnani, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Radiology
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Associate Attending
New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Medical Center
New York, New York

Po-Jen Ko, MD
Assistant Professor
Chang Gung University
Attending Physician
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Taoyuan, Taiwan

Ralf R. Kolvenbach, MD
Professor
H-H University of Duesseldorf
Director, Department of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy
Augusta Hospital Duesseldorf
Duesseldorf, Germany

Zvonimir Krajcer, MD, FACC
Co-Director of Peripheral Vascular Program
Baylor College of Medicine and
The University of Texas Health Science Center
Clinical Professor in Medicine
Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital
Houston, Texas

Steven R. Kravitz, DPM
Assistant Professor
Department of Orthopedics and Medicine and Faculty for Leonard Abrams Advance
Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine
Executive Director
American Professional Wound Care Association
Philadelphia and Richboro, Pennsylvania

Albrecht H. Krämer, MD
Professor of Surgery
Catholic University School of Medicine
Hospital Clínico Universidad Católica
Santiago, Chile

Tilo Kölbel, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Lund University
Attending Surgeon
Malmö University Hospital
Malmö, Sweden

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Charles A. La Rosa, MD
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery
New York College of Osteopathic Medicine
Medical Director
Center for Wound Healing at Southside Hospital
Long Island, New York

Mario Lachat, MD
Professor
Zurich University Hospital
Head of Vascular Surgery
Clinic for Cardiovascular Surgery
Zurich, Switzerland

Severin Laeuchli, MD
Faculty
University of Zurich
Staff Physician
University Hospital Zurich
Zurich, Switzerland

John R. Laird, MD
Professor of Medicine
Division of Cardiovascular Disease
University of California, Davis
Medical Director of the Vascular Center
UC Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, California

Johannes Lammer, MD
Professor of Radiology
Medical University Vienna, Austria
Director of Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology
Department of Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, AKH Vienna, Austria
Vienna, Austria

Patrick J. Lamparello, MD
Professor of Surgery
New York University School of Medicine
Vice-Chair of Surgery
New York University Medical Center
New York, New York

Glenn M. LaMuraglia, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Harvard Medical School
Visiting Surgeon
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts

Gregg S. Landis, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Weill-Cornell Medical College
Director of Vascular Surgery
New York Hospital Queens
Queens, New York

Werner Lang, MD
Professor of Surgery
University Erlangen-Nuremberg
Chief, Department of Vascular Surgery
University Hospital Erlangen
Erlangen, Germany

Kamphol Laohapensang, MD
Professor of Surgery
Chiang Mai University Hospital
Chief, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
Chiang Mai University Hospital
Chiang Mai, Thailand

Thomas Larzon, MD
Örebro University Hospital
Consultant Vascular Surgeon
Örebro University Hospital
Örebro, Sweden

Peter F. Lawrence, MD
Professor of Surgery
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Chief of Vascular Surgery
Director
Gonda Vascular Center
Los Angeles, California

Jeffrey H. Lawson, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Duke University School of Medicine
Vascular Surgeon
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina

Frank A. Lederle, MD
Professor of Medicine
VA Medical Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Byung-Boong Lee, MD
Professor of Surgery
Georgetown University School of Medicine
Clinical Professor
Georgetown University Hospital
Washington, District of Columbia

W. Anthony Lee, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
University of Florida
Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy
Gainesville, Florida

Luis R. Leon, MD, RVT, FACS
University of Arizona
Tucson Medical Center
Tucson, Arizona

Martin B. Leon, MD
Professor of Medicine
New York Presbyterian Hospital/
Columbia University Medical Center
Associate Director, Cardiovascular Interventional Therapy
Founder & Chairman Emeritus, Cardiovascular Research Foundation
Interventionalist
New York Presbyterian Hospital
New York, New York

Christos D. Liapis, MD
Professor of Vascular Surgery
Athens University Medical School
Director, Department of Vascular Surgery
Attikon University Hospital
Athens, Greece

Peter H. Lin, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine
Chief of Vascular Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas

Bengt Lindblad, MD
Associate Professor
Lunds University
Lecturer
Vascular Centre
Malmö University Hospital
Malmö, Sweden

Evan C. Lipsitz, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Interim Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery
Medical Director, Vascular Diagnostic Laboratory
Montefiore Medical Center
New York, New York

Armando C. Lobato, MD, PhD
Medical Director
Chief of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
São Paulo Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Institute
São Paulo , Brazil

Joseph V. Lombardi, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Chief, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
Program Director, Vascular Surgery Fellowshi
Cooper University Hospital
Camden, New Jersey

Lars Lonn, MD, PhD
Professor of Vascular Surgery
University of Copenhagen
Faculty of Health Sciences
Senior Consultant Interventional Radiologist
Interventional Radiology and Vascular Surgery
Rigshospital
Copenhagen, Denmark

Robert A. Lookstein, MD
Associate Professor of Radiology
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Associate Director of Interventional Radiology
Mount Sinai Medical Center
New York, New York

Alan B. Lumsden, MD, FACS
Professor & Chairman
Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center
Medical Director
Methodist Hospital
Houston, Texas

Xiaoyun Luo, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Capital Medical University
Attending Surgeon
An Zhen Hospital
Beijing, People's Republic of China

Bruce W. Lytle, MD
Professor of Surgery
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
Chairman, Heart and Vascular Institute
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio

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Sumaira Macdonald, MBChB (Comm), FRCP, FRCR, PhD
Consultant Vascular Radiologist and
Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer
Department of Radiology
Consultant Vascular Radiologist
Freeman Hospital
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom

Lindsay Machan, MD
Associate Professor
University of British Columbia
Interventional Radiologist
Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Center
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Michael J. Mack, MD
Director
CRSTI
Cardiac Surgeon
Baylor Heart Hospital
Dallas, Texas

Edward G. Mackay, MD
St. Petersburg, Florida

Michel S. Makaroun, MD
Professor of Surgery
University of Pittsburgh
Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Thomas S. Maldonado, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
New York University School of Medicine
Director of Vascular Surgery, Bellevue Hospital
New York University Medical Center
New York, New York

Martin Malina, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
Lund University
Chief, Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
Malmö University Hospital
Malmö, Sweden

Michael L. Marin, MD
The Julius H. Jacobson II, M.D. Professor of Vascular Surgery
Chairman, Department of Surgery
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Attending Physician
Mount Sinai Medical Center
New York, New York

Tara M. Mastracci, MD
Vascular Surgeon
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Vascular Surgeon
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, Ohio

Jon S. Matsumura, MD
Professor of Surgery
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Attending Surgeon
University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics
Madison, Wisconsin

James May, MD, MS, FRACS, FACS
Bosch Professor of Surgery & Associate Dean Surgical Sciences
University of Sydney
Vascular Surgeon
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
Sydney, Australia

Dieter O. Mayer, MD
EBSQ-VASC
Zurich University Hospital
Vascular Surgeon, EBSQ-VASC
Head of Wound Care
Clinic for Cardiovascular Surgery
Zurich, Switzerland

James F. McGuckin, MD
Staff Physician
Vascular Access Centers
Medical Director
Philadelphia Vascular Institute
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

James F. McKinsey, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Columbia University
Chief
Columbia Division of Vascular Surgery
New York, New York

Manish Mehta, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Surgery
Albany Medical College
Director of Endovascular Services
Albany Medical Center Hospital
Albany, New York

George H. Meier III, MD
Professor of Surgery
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Chief, Vascular Surgery
University Hospital
Cincinnati, Ohio

Mark H. Meissner, MD
Professor
University of Washington
University of Washington Medical Center
Seattle, Washington

Donna M. Mendes, MD, FACS
Associate Clinical Professor of Surgery
Columbia University, College of Physicians & Surgeons
Senior Vascular Surgeon
St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital
New York, New York

Mark W. Mewissen, MD
Vascular Interventionalist
Director
The Vascular Center at St. Luke's Medical Center
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Dianna M. Milewicz, MD, PhD
Professor
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
President George H.W. Bush Chair in Cardiovascular Medicine
Memorial Hermann Hospital
Houston, Texas

Gregg A. Miller, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Columbia University
Medical Director
American Access Care
Brooklyn, New York

Joseph L. Mills, MD
Professor of Surgery
University of Arizona
Chief, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
University Medical Center
Tucson, Arizona

Ross Milner, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery
Strich School of Medicine
Loyola University Medical Center
Maywood, Illinois

Erich Minar, MD
Professor for Internal Medicine
Medical University Vienna
University Professor
General Hospital Vienna
Vienna, Austria

David J. Minion, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
University of Kentucky Medical Center
Program Director, Vascular Surgery
University of Kentucky Medical Center
Lexington, Kentucky

Frans L. Moll, MD, PhD
Professor of Vascular Surgery
University Medical Center Utrecht
Head Department of Surgery
University Medical Center Utrecht
Utrecht, The Netherlands

Gregory L. Moneta, MD
Professor of Surgery
Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery
Oregon Health & Science University
Staff Surgeon
Portland VA Medical Center
Portland, Oregon

Samuel R. Money, MD, MBA
Professor of Surgery
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Chair, Division of Vascular Surgery
Mayo Clinic
Scottsdale, Arizona

Randy D. Moore, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
University of Calgary
Endovascular Specialist
Calgary Health Region
Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Wesley S. Moore, MD
Professor and Chief Emeritus
Division of Vascular Surgery
UCLA Medical Center
Los Angeles, California

Mark D. Morasch, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Practice Director
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Chicago, Illinois

Nicholas J. Morrissey, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Columbia/Weill Cornell Division of Vascular Surgery
Attending Surgeon
The New York Presbyterian Hospital
New York, New York

Dipankar Mukherjee, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Virginia Commonwealth University
Chief Vascular Surgery
Inova Fairfax Hospital
Falls Church, Virginia

Pramook Mutirangura, FRCS (Edinburgh)
Associate Professor
Mahidol University
Chief of Vascular Surgery Unit
Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital
Bangkok, Thailand

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Nobuyuki Nakajima, MD
Professor Emeritus
Chiba University School of Medicine
Consultant
Fukushima Daiichi Hospital
Chiba, Japan

Ross Naylor, MD, FRCS
Professor of Vascular Surgery
University of Leicester
Consultant Vascular Surgeon
Leicester Royal Infirmary
Leicester, United Kingdom

Richard F. Neville, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Georgetown University School of Medicine
Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery
Georgetown University Hospital
Washington, District of Columbia

Christoph A. Nienaber, MD, PhD
Professor of Internal Medicine/Cardiology
Rostock School of Medicine
University Hospital Rostock
Rostock, Germany

Samy S. Nitecki, MD
Senior Lecturer
Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine
Technion-Israel Institute of Technology
Director, Peripheral Vascular Surgery Unit
Rambam Health Care Campus
Haifa, Israel

Furuzan Numan, MD
Professor and Chief
Interventional Radiology
Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty
Professor
Chief of Intervenitonal Radiology
Istanbul,Turkey

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Thomas F. O'Donnell, Jr., MD
Professor of Surgery
Tufts University School of Medicine
Benjamin Andrews Chair in Surgery (Emeritus)
Tufts Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts

Jeffrey W. Olin, MD
Professor of Medicine
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Director, Vascular Medicine
Mount Sinai Medical Center
New York, New York

John C. Opie, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
University of British Columbia
Associate
Optima Vein Care
Scottsdale, Arizona

Kenneth Ouriel, MD, FACS, FACC
Columbia University
Senior Vice President and
Chief of International Operations
New York-Presbyterian Hospital
New York, New York

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William P. Paaske, MD, DrMedSci, FRCS, FRCS Ed, FACS
Professor of Vascular Surgery
University of Aarhus
Chief Vascular Surgeon
Aarhus University Hospital, Skejby
Aarhus, Denmark

Julio C. Palmaz, MD
Ashbel Smith Professor
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas

Jean M. Panneton, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Vascular Surgery Chief & Program Director
Eastern Virginia Medical Center
Norfolk, Virginia

Peter J. Pappas, MD
Professor of Surgery
UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School
Division of Vascular Surgery
University Hospital
Newark, New Jersey

Rajiv Parakh, MBBS, MS, FRCS
Chairman, Vascular Surgery
Thesis Supervisor for PhD for Guru Govind Singh Indraprastha University - Delhi, India
Peripheral Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Sir Ganga Ram Hospital
New Delhi, India

Juan C. Parodi, MD
Professor of Surgery
University of Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires, Argentina

Marc A. Passman, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Associate Professor of Surgery
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama

William D. Paulson, MD
Professor of Medicine
Medical College of Georgia
Nephrologist
Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center
Augusta, Georgia

Patrick Peeters, MD
Head, Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
Imelda Hospital
Bonheiden, Belgium

Bruce A. Perler, MD, MBA
Julius H. Jacobson II, Professor of Surgery
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, Maryland

Paul Pittaluga, MD
Surgical Director
Riviera Vein Institute
Nice, France

Anatoly V. Pokrovsky, MD
Academician
Russian Academy of Medical Sciences
Chief of Vascular Surgery
A. V. Vishnevsky Institute of Surgery
Moscow, Russia

Don Poldermans, MD
Professor
Erasmus MC
Internist
Erasmus Medical Center
Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Peter Polterauer, MD
Professor of Surgery and Vascular Surgery
Medical University of Vienna
Director and Chairman, Department of Vascular Surgery
General Hospital, Medical University of Vienna
Vienna, Austria

Janet T. Powell, MD, PhD
Professor
Imperial College
Honorary Consultant
Imperial Healthcare
London, United Kingdom

Richard J. Powell, MD
Professor of Surgery and Radiology
Dartmouth Medical School
Chief, Section of Vascular Surgery
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, New Hampshire

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William J. Quinones-Baldrich, MD
Professor of Surgery
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Director of Endovascular Program
UCLA Medical Center
Los Angeles, California

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Claudio Rabbia, MD, PhD
San Giovanni Battista University Medical Center
Torino, Italy

Dieter Raithel, MD, PhD
Professor of Surgery
Department of Vascular Surgery
Chief, Vascular Surgery
Medical Centre of Nuremberg
Nuremberg, Germany

Seshadri Raju, MD
Professor Emeritus of Surgery
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Vascular Surgeon
River Oaks Hospital
Flowood, Mississippi

Venkatesh G. Ramaiah, MD
Director, Vascular and Endovascular Research
Arizona Heart Institute
Vascular Surgeon
Arizona Heart Institute and Hospital
Phoenix, Arizona

Stephen R. Ramee, MD
Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
Ochsner Medical Center
Section Head, Interventional Cardiology
Ochsner Clinic
New Orleans, Louisiana

Todd E. Rasmussen, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Chief, Vascular Surgery Services
San Antonio Military Medical Center
San Antonio, Texas

Rajagopaian Ravi, MD
Medical Director
Vein Center
Arizona Heart Institute
Phoenix, Arizona

Donald B. Reid, MD
Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer
University of Glasgow
Consultant Vascular and Endovascular Surgeon
Wishaw Hospital
Wishaw, Scotland

Timothy A. Resch, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Vascular Surgery
Lund University
Vascular Surgeon
Vascular Center Malmö - Lund
Malmö, Sweden

Robert Y. Rhee, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Director of Clinical Operations, UPMC Vascular Surgery
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Vicente Riambau, MD, PhD
Professor of Surgery
University of Barcelona
Chief of Vascular Division
Hospital Clinic of Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain

Norman M. Rich, MD, FACS, DMCC
Heaton and Packard Professor of Surgery
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Chief of Vascular Surgery Emeritus
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Bethesda, Maryland and Washington, District of Columbia

Götz M. Richter, MD, PhD
Professor of Radiology
Klinik für Diagnostische und Interventionelle Radiologie
Aerztlicher Direktor
Klinikum Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany

Thomas S. Riles, MD
Associate Dean for Medical Education and Technology
New York University Medical Center
The Frank C. Spencer Professor
New York University Medical Center
New York, New York

Caron B. Rockman, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
New York University School of Medicine
New York University Medical Center
New York, New York

Sean P. Roddy, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Albany Medical College
Attending Vascular Surgeon
Albany Medical Center Hospital
Albany, New York

Julio A. Rodriguez-Lopez, MD
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Midwestern University
Director of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Arizona Heart Institute
Phoenix, Arizona

Marco Romanelli, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Dermatology
Consultant Dermatologist
Department of Dermatology
University of Pisa
Pisa, Italy

Eric E. Roselli, MD
Cleveland Clinic
Staff Surgeon
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio

Melvin Rosenblatt, MD
Clinical Professor
University of Connecticut
Medical Director
Connecticut Image Guided Surgery, PC
Fairfield, Connecticut

David Rosenthal, MD
Clinical Professor of Surgery
Medical College of Georgia
Chief of Vascular Surgery
Atlanta Medical Center
Atlanta, Georgia

Plinio Rossi, MD
Clinical Professor of Radiology
University of Rome
Department of Radiologic Sciences
Policlinico Umberto I
Rome, Italy

Carlos E. Ruiz, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics
Lenox Hill Hospital
Director, Division of Structural and Congenital Heart Disease
Lenox Hill Heart and Vascular Institute of New York
New York, New York

John H. Rundback, MD, FSIR, FAHA
Associate Professor of Clinical Radiology
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Director, Interventional Institute
Holy Name Hospital
Teaneck, New Jersey

Robert B. Rutherford, MD
Emeritus Professor of Surgery
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Denver, Colorado and Corpus Christi, Texas

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Theodore F. Saad, MD
Department of Medicine
Christiana Care Health System
Nephrologist
Nephrology Associates, P.A.
Newark, Delaware

Hazim J. Safi, MD
Professor and Chairman
University of Texas Medical School
Professor and Chief
Memorial Hermann Hospital
Houston, Texas

Natzi Sakalihasan, MD, PhD
Professor
University of Liege
Cardiovascular Surgeon
University Hospital of Liege
Sart Tilman, Liege, Belgium

Russell H. Samson, MD, FACS, RVT
Clinical Associate Professor
Department of Clinical Sciences (Vascular Surgery)
Florida State University Medical School
President
Mote Vascular Foundation, Inc.
Sarasota, Florida

Luis A. Sanchez, MD
Professor of Surgery and Radiology
Washington University School of Medicine
Attending Surgeon
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
St. Louis, Missouri

Timur P. Sarac, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
The Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
Staff Physician
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio

Richard R. Saxon, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
University of California, San Diego
Director of Research, San Diego Cardiac and Vascular Institute
North County Radiology Medical Group
San Diego, California

Dierk Scheinert, MD
Professor of Medicine
University of Leipzig
Director of Angiology
Heart Center Leipzig/Park Hospital
Leipzig, Germany

Larry A. Scher, MD
Professor of Clinical Surgery
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Attending Vascular Surgeon
Montefiore Medical Center
Bronx, New York

A. Frederick Schild, MD
Professor of Surgery
Florida International University College of Medicine
Miami, Florida

Jürg Schmidli, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
University of Berne
Chief, Vascular Surgery
University Hospital Berne
Berne, Switzerland

Andrej Schmidt, MD
University of Leipzig - Heart Center
Ltd. OA
Park Hospital - Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany

Darren B. Schneider, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery and Radiology
University of California San Francisco
Attending Physician
UCSF Medical Center
San Francisco, California

Peter A. Schneider, MD
Chief, Division of Vascular Therapy
Hawaii Permanente Medical Group
Honolulu, Hawaii

Claudio J. Schonholz, MD
Professor of Radiology
Medical University of South Carolina
Attending Interventional Radiologist
Medical University of South Carolina Heart & Vascular Center
Charleston, South Carolina

Torben V. Schroeder, MD, DMSc
Professor of Vascular Surgery
University of Copenhagen
Consultant Vascular Surgeon
Rigshospitalet
Copenhagen, Denmark

Salvatore J.A. Sclafani, MD
Professor and Chairman of Radiology
Professor of Surgery and Emergency Medicine
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Chief of Radiology
Kings County Hospital Center
New York, New York

Carlo Setacci, MD
Professor of Vascular Surgery
Director, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Unit
University of Siena
Siena, Italy

Dhiraj M. Shah, MD
Professor of Surgery
Albany Medical College
Director, The Institute for Vascular Health and Disease
Albany Medical Center Hospital
Albany, New York

Joseph N. Shams, MD
Assistant Professor of Radiology
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Section Chief, Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
Beth Israel Medical Center
New York, New York

R. Gary Sibbald, MD
Professor of Public Health Sciences and Medicine
University of Toronto
Director, Wound Healing Clinic
Women's College Hospital
Toronto, Ontario Canada

Gregorio A. Sicard, MD
Professor of Surgery
Vice Chairman, Department of Surgery
Washington University School of Medicine
Chief, Section of Vascular Surgery
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
St. Louis, Missouri

Anton N. Sidawy, MD, MPH
Professor of Surgery
George Washington and Georgetown Universities
Chief, Surgical Services
VA Medical Center
Washington, District of Columbia

Henrik Sillesen, MD, DMSc
University of Copenhagen
Chairman, Department of Vascular Surgery
Rigshospitalet
Copenhagen, Denmark

Michael B. Silva, Jr., MD
Fred J. and Dorothy E. Wolma Professor in Vascular Surgery and Professor of Radiology
The University of Texas Medical Branch
Director, Texas Vascular Center
John Sealy Hospital - UTMB
Galveston, Texas

Niten Singh, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Chief, Endovascular Surgery
Madigan Army Medical Center
Tacoma, Washington

Bjõrn Sonesson, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
Malmö University Hospital
Malmö, Sweden

Thomas A. Sos, MD
Professor of Radiology
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Director, Peripheral Arterial Disease
Weill Cornell Vascular
New York Presbyterian Hospital - Weill Cornell Center
New York, New York

J. David Spence, MD
Professor
University of Western Ontario
Director, Stroke Prevention & Atherosclerosis Research Centre
Robarts Research Institute
London, Canada

James C. Stanley, MD
Handleman Professor of Surgery
University of Michigan
Director
Cardiovascular Center, University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Benjamin W. Starnes, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
University of Washington
Chief of Vascular Surgery
Harborview Medical Center
Seattle, Washington

David L. Steed, MD
Professor Emeritus
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Barry Stein, MD, FSIR, FACR
Assistant Clinical Professor
Department of Diagnostic Imaging & Therapeutics
University of Connecticut
Division of Vascular & Interventional Radiology
Chief of Cardiovascular CT & MR
Jefferson Radiology
Hartford, Connecticut

W. Charles Sternbergh III, MD
Section Head, Vascular Surgery
Ochsner Clinic Foundation
New Orleans, Louisiana

Gregg W. Stone, MD
Professor of Medicine
Cardiovascular Research Foundation
Professor of Medicine, Director of Cardiovascular Research & Education
Columbia University Medical Center
New York, New York

Michael C. Stoner, MD
Associate Professor
East Carolina University
Associate Catheterization Lab Director
East Carolina Heart Institute
Greenville, North Carolina

Timothy M. Sullivan, MD
Chairman, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
Minneapolis Heart Institute at Abbott Northwestern Hospital
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Sherif Sultan, MD, FRCS, EBQS-VASC
Chairman of the Western Vascular Institute
Faculty of Surgery, National University of Ireland - Galway
Consultant Endovascular Surgeon
University College Hospital Galway
Galway, Ireland

Bauer E. Sumpio, MD, PhD
Professor of Surgery and Radiology
Yale University School of Medicine
Chief, Vascular Surgery
Yale-New Haven Hospital
New Haven, Connecticut

Lars G. Svensson, MD, PhD
Professor of Surgery
Case Western LCCC
Director, Aortic Surgery
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio

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Jeremy Tamir, MD, FPWCA
Plastic Surgeon
Kansas University Medical School
Director, Wound Care and Plastic Surgery
Susan B. Allen Memorial Hospital
Wichita and El Dorado, Kansas

Gunnar Tepe, MD
Professor of Radiology
Head of Interventional Radiology
University of Tuebingen
Tuebingen, Germany

Matthew M. Thompson, MD
Professor
University of London
Professor of Vascular Surgery
St. Georges Vascular Institute
London, United Kingdom

Carlos H. Timaran, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
Attending Surgeon
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Chief, Endovascular Surgery
Dallas Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Dallas, Texas

Ramesh K. Tripathi, MD, FRCS, FRACS
Senior Consultant Vascular & Endovascular Surgeon
Innovasc Endovascular Research
Indraprastha Apollo Hospital
New Delhi, India

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Dirk T. Ubbink, MD
University of Amsterdam
Department of Quality Assurance & Process Innovation
Academic Medical Center
Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Gilbert R. Upchurch, MD
Professor of Surgery
University of Michigan
Leland Ira Doan Professor of Surgery
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan

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Jos C. van den Berg, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Vascular Surgery
University of Pisa, Italy
Head of Service of Interventional Radiology
Ospedale Regionale di Lugano, sede Civico
Lugano, Switzerland

Marc R.H.M. van Sambeek, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
Erasmus University
Consultant
Catharina Hospital
Eindhoven, The Netherlands

Frank J. Veith, MD
Professor of Surgery
The Cleveland Clinic and New York University
The William J. von Liebig Chair in Vascular Surgery
The Cleveland Clinic and New York University Medical Center
Cleveland, Ohio and New York, New York

Hence J.M. Verhagen, MD, PhD
Professor and Chief of Vascular Surgery
University Medical Center Rotterdam
Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam
Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Eric L.G. Verhoeven, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
University Medical Center Groningen
Consultant Vascular Surgeon
University Medical Center Groningen
Groningen, The Netherlands

Hester Vermeulen, PhD
University Lecturer
University of Amsterdam and Amsterdam School of Nursing
Senior Research Nurse
Academic Medical Center
Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Thomas M. Vesely, MD
Interventional Radiologist
Vascular Access Center of Frontenac Grove
St. Louis, Missouri

J. Leonel Villavicencio, MD
Distinguished Professor of Surgery
Uniformed Services University School of Medicine
JLV International Professor
Walter Reed Army and National Naval Medical Centers
Bethesda, Maryland, and Washington, District of Columbia

Arno von Ristow, MD
Associate Professor of Vascular Surgery
Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
Director of Centervasc-Rio
(Center for Research, Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment of Vascular Diseases)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

David A. Vorp, PhD
Professor of Surgery
University of Pittsburgh
Department of Surgery
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Thomas W. Wakefield, MD
S.M. Lindenauer Professor
Section Head, Vascular Surgery
Professor of Surgery
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Ron Waksman, MD
Clinical Professor of Medicine (Cardiology)
Georgetown University Medical Center
Associate Director, Division of Cardiology
Washington Hospital Center
Washington, District of Columbia

Craig M. Walker, MD
Interventional Cardiologist
Cardiovascular Institute of the South
Houma, Louisiana

Michael T. Watkins, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Harvard Medical School
Associate Visiting Surgeon
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts

Joshua L. Weintraub, MD, FSIR
Associate Professor of Radiology and Surgery
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Chief, Division of Interventional and Vascular Radiology
Mount Sinai Medical Center
New York, New York

Grayson H. Wheatley III, MD
Cardiovascular Surgeon
Arizona Heart Institute
Arizona Heart Hospital
Phoenix, Arizona

Geoffrey H. White, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
University of Sydney
Head, Department of Vascular Surgery
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
Sydney, Australia

Rodney A. White, MD
Professor of Surgery
UCLA School of Medicine
Chief, Vascular Surgery
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Los Angeles, California

Mark H. Wholey, MD
Director, Interventional Radiology
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
University of Pittsburgh Physicians
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Michael H. Wholey, MD
Associate Professor of Radiology
University of Texas at San Antonio
Interventional Radiologist
Central Cardiovascular Institute
San Antonio, Texas

Allen J. Wiesenfeld, MD
Chief, Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
ProHealthcare Associates, LLP
Lake Success, New York

David M. Williams, MD
Professor of Radiology
University of Michigan
Professor, Vascular and Interventional Radiology
University Hospitals
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Willem Wisselink, MD
Professor of Surgery
VU University
Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery
VU University Medical Center
Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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Christopher K. Zarins, MD
Chidester Professor of Surgery
Stanford University
Professor of Surgery
Stanford Hospital and Clinics
Stanford, California

Clark J. Zeebregts, MD, PhD
University Medical Center Groningen
Consultant Vascular Surgeon
University Medical Center Groningen
Groningen, The Netherlands

Max Zegelman, MD, PhD
Professor of Surgery
JWG-University Frankfurt
Head of Vascular and Thoracic Surgery
Northwest Hospital, Frankfurt
Frankfurt, Germany

Wei Zhou, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Stanford University
Section Chief
VA Palo Alto Health Care System
Stanford, California

Burkhart Zipfel, MD
Cardiovascular Surgeon
Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery
Senior Consultant Vascular Surgeon
Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin
Berlin, Germany

Robert M. Zwolak, MD, PhD
Professor of Surgery, Vascular
Dartmouth Medical School
Attending Vascular Surgeon
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, New Hampshire