Audible Bleeding Editor and vascular surgery fellow Richa Kalsi (@KalsiMD) is joined by vascular surgery fellow Javaneh Jabbari (@JabbariMD) in hosting Dr. Gustavo Oderich (@GustavoOderich), Dr. Shahab Toursavadkohi (@Toursavadkohi ), and Dr. Mehrdad Ghoreishi (@dr_ghoreishi) to discuss the “final frontier” in the endovascular management of aortic pathology, or the Endo-Bentall Procedure.

This episode highlights collaboration between vascular and cardiac surgery as we take a deep dive into physician modification of grafts to manage aortic root pathology. We will discuss the off-label use of endovascular devices and hear insights into the future of endovascular and open aortic surgery from these leaders and innovators in the field. 

For some background on the topic, see the resources below Articles:

• First-in-Human Endovascular Aortic Root Repair (Endo-Bentall) for Acute Type A Dissection

• Link to the Presentation on this by Dr. Ghoreishi at AATS for more procedural details

Show Guests 

• Dr. Shahab Toursavadkohi - Professor of Vascular surgery and Co-director of the Center for Aortic Disease at the University of Maryland Medical System

• Dr. Mehrdad Ghoreishi - Associate Professor of Cardiac Surgery and Co-director of aortic surgery and medical director of cardiac surgery research at Baptist Health Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute

• Dr. Gustavo Oderich - Professor and Chief of the Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy at the Texas Heart Institute and director of the new Baylor Medicine Center for Aortic Surgery

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Audible Bleeding Editor and vascular surgery fellow Richa Kalsi (@KalsiMD) is joined by 4th year general surgery resident Sasank Kalipatnapu (@ksasank), JVS editor Dr. Thomas Forbes (@TL_Forbes), and JVS-VS editor Dr. John Curci (@CurciAAA) to discuss two great articles in the JVS family of journals. The first article discusses disability from periprocedural stroke in patients undergoing carotid artery stenting. The second article discusses the application of contrast-enhanced ultrasound and plasma biomarkers to abdominal aortic aneurysm monitoring.  This episode hosts Dr. Andrea Alonso, Dr. Jeffrey Siracuse(@MdSiracuse), Dr. Adham Ali (@AdhamAbouAli), and Dr. Rabih Chaer (@rchaer2) authors of these two papers.

Articles:

• Part 1: Disability and associated outcomes among patients suffering periprocedural strokes after carotid artery stenting (Alonso, Siracuse)

• Referenced article - Postoperative disability and one-year outcomes for patients suffering a stroke after carotid endarterectomy (Levin, Siracuse)

• Audible Bleeding Episode - JVS Author Spotlight August 2023

• Part 2: Contrast-enhanced ultrasound microbubble uptake and abnormal plasma biomarkers are seen in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms (Ali, Chaer)

Show Guests 

• Dr. Alonso is a general surgery resident in her second year of research at Boston Medical Center on an AHRQ T32 grant. 

• Dr. Siracuse is the Chief of vascular and endovascular surgery and the associate chair for quality and patient safety in the Department of Surgery at Boston Medical Center. He is also the program director for the vascular surgery fellowship and  the medical director for the Vascular Study Group of New England.

• Dr. Ali is Assistant Professor of Vascular Surgery at Charleston Area Medical Center.

• Dr. Chaer is a Professor of Surgery and Division Chief of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery at Stony Brook University.

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In this episode, we spotlight editorials and abstracts from the Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases, Innovations, and Techniques (JVS-CIT). Editorials and Abstracts are read by Authors as well as members of the SVS Social Media Ambassadors.

Guests:

Juliet Blakeslee-Carter, MD (@AWBeckMD)

The value and structure of writing a vascular surgery case report: A student's guide

Neha Gupta (@nehaha00)

We don’t know what we don’t know, until we do

Colonic ischemia and the role of inferior mesenteric artery reimplantation after abdominal aortic aneurysm repair

Abdominal aortic aneurysm classification based on dynamic intraluminal thrombus analysis during cardiac cycle

Quantitative intra-arterial fluorescence angiography for direct monitoring of peripheral revascularization effects

Ben Li, MD (@ben_li123)

An introduction to the journal review and editorial process

Hosts:

John Culhane (@JohnCulhaneMD) 

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Welcome to the VESS 50th Year Anniversary Episode, where we celebrate all the achievements and the future direction of the Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Society!  We hope to see you all in person at the spring annual meeting on June 4, 2025 in New Orleans, and the Winter Annual Meeting at Everline Resort in Olympia, California on February 5-8, 2026.

• Guest Info

• Dr. Ravi Rajani is the current president of VESS. He is Executive Associate Dean for Emory at Grady Hospital and is the Leon L. Haley, Jr. Distinguished Professor within the Emory University School of Medicine.

• Dr. Matthew Smith is Assistant Professor at UW School of Medicine and on the Membership Development Committee of VESS. 

• Dr. Erin Greenleaf is the Chair of the Membership Development Committee of VESS and Assistant Professor at Baylor. She is a surgeon in the US Army Reserves.

• Dr. Naveed A. Rahman (@naveedrahmanmd) is an Audible Bleeding Editor and currently a vascular surgery fellow at University of Maryland.

• Website Links

• VESS Spring Meeting 2025.

• VESS Winter Annual Meeting 2026.

• About VESS.

• Why Join VESS?

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In this episode, Audible Bleeding Editors Sasank Kalipatnapu (@ksasank), Falen Demsas sit down with Dr. Rabih Chaer (@rchaer2), Dr. Michael Conte(@MichaelSConteMD), Dr. Sherene Shalhub and Dr. Malachi Sheahan III, the four SVS secretary candidates for this year to learn more about them as part of the ongoing election process. 

Show links:

SVS 2025 Meet the Secretary Candidates—Home Page—provides a comprehensive overview of all the candidates. Their professional biographies and answers to questions about their plans for the future are available in both text and video formats.

Show Guests:

• Dr. Rabih Chaer, Professor of Surgery and Chief of the Division of Vascular Surgery at Stony Brook University

• Dr. Michael Conte, Professor and Chief of the Division of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery at the University of California, San Francisco.

• Dr. Sherene Shalhub, Professor and Chief of the Division Vascular and Endovascular Surgery at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU).

• Dr. Malachi Sheahan, Professor and Chair of the Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans.

• Sasank Kalipatnapu - PGY4 general surgery resident, University of Massachusetts

• Falen Demsas- PGY 3 integrated vascular surgery resident, Massachusetts General Hospital

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In this episode, Audible Bleeding Editors Sasank Kalipatnapu (@ksasank), Richa Kalsi (@KalsiMD) sit down with Dr. Andres Schanzer and Dr. William Shutze, the two SVS vice presidential candidates for this year to learn more about them as part of the ongoing election process. 

Show links:

SVS 2025 Meet the VP Candidates provides a comprehensive overview of all the candidates. Their professional biographies and answers to questions about their plans for the future are available in both text and video formats.

Show Guests:

• Dr. Andres Schanzer, Professor and Chief in the Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, UMass Medical School, Worcester, MA

• Dr. William P Shutze, Texas Vascular Associates, Plano TX

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Audible Bleeding editor Wen (@WenKawaji) is joined by 3rd year medical student Nishi (@Nishi_Vootukuru), 2nd year vascular fellow Donna, JVS editor Dr. Forbes (@TL_Forbes), and JVS-CIT editor Dr. Matt Smeds (@mattsmeds) to discuss some of our favorite articles in the JVS family of journals. This episode hosts Dr. Aridi, Dr. Motaganahalli, Dr. Nagarsheth, and Dr. Madabhushi, the authors of the following papers. 

Articles:

• Physicians preference for carotid revascularization impacts postoperative stroke and death outcomes

• Simultaneous percutaneous transmural arterial bypass and deep venous arterialization for treatment of critical limb ischemia

Show Guests 

• Dr. Hanaa Aridi (@aridi_hanaa)- PGY3 at Indiana University School of Medicine 

• Dr. Raghu L. Motaganahalli (@Rmotaganahalli)- Professor of Surgery at the Indiana University School of Medicine and an attending Surgeon at the Indiana University Methodist Hospital. He is the Division Chief of Vascular Surgery and the Program Director of vascular surgery training program

• Dr. Nagarsheth (@KNagarshethMD) -Associate Professor of Surgery and Associate Program Director of Vascular Surgery Fellowship Program at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore. Program director of the integrated vascular surgery program.

• Dr. Madabhushi -Vascular Surgery Fellow at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore

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Dr. Ezra Schwartz (@ezraschwartz10) interviews Dr. Firas Mussa and Mr. Jake Howitt to discuss the IMPROVE-AD Trial, a landmark, multi-institutional study investigating treatment strategies for uncomplicated Type B Aortic Dissection (uTBAD).

The IMPROVE-AD Trial is a multicenter randomized trial funded by the NIH/NHLBI that compares thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) plus optimal medical therapy (OMT) vs. OMT and surveillance with selective TEVAR in patients with uncomplicated TBAD. The trial aims to address critical gaps in evidence left by prior studies (INSTEAD-XL, ADSORB), with a unique focus on quality of life, cost-effectiveness, and genetic data.

Dr. Firas Mussa is a professor of Surgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston. He previously served as the Director of the Vascular Surgery Residency and Fellowship programs at NYU Langone Health. Dr. Mussa earned his medical degree from the University of Baghdad, followed by general surgery training at Johns Hopkins University and a vascular surgery fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine. His research focuses on complex aortic pathology, and he serves as the principal investigator of the IMPROVE AD trial.

Mr. Jake Howitt is the Community Engagement Co-Chair of the IMPROVE AD trial and a leading patient advocate within the PCORI-funded Aortic Dissection Collaborative. As a survivor of aortic dissection, he is passionate about improving patient-provider communication and raising awareness of hereditary aortic disease. His work emphasizes the importance of education, empathy, and community-building in clinical research and care delivery.

Special thank you to Jacob Soucy (@JacobWSoucy).

Resources:

·       Treatment of Uncomplicated Type B Aortic Dissection: Optimal Medical Therapy vs TEVAR + Optimal Medical Therapy- https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/15385744231184671?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori:rid:crossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub%20%200pubmed 

·       INSTEAD Trial - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19996018/

·       INSTEAD-XL 5-Year Follow-Up - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23922146/

·       ADSORB Trial - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24962744/

·       Feasibility of a proposed randomized trial in patients with uncomplicated descending thoracic aortic dissection: Results of worldwide survey - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27823685/

·       Treatment of AD: Meta-Analysis - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29066151/

·       TEVAR vs Medical Therapy- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36334259/

·       IMPROVE AD Trial website - https://improvead.org

·       John Ritter Foundation for Aortic Health - https://johnritterfoundation.org

·       Think Aorta US - https://thinkaorta.us

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In this episode, we spotlight editorials and abstracts from the Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases, Innovations, and Techniques (JVS-CIT). Editorials and Abstracts are read by Authors as well as members of the SVS Social Media Ambassadors.

Guests:

Antonio L. Solano, MD (@solanotono)

Rotational flap versus long plantar flap for transmetatarsal amputation closure following revascularization

Lucerne milestone approach for benchmarking and education: Towards ultra-low dose endovascular aortic repair

The use of stent grafts for management of junctional vascular injuries: Is this accepted practice?

Hosts:

John Culhane (@JohnCulhaneMD)

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Audible Bleeding editor Wen (@WenKawaji) is joined by first year vascular fellow Eva (@urrechisme), JVS editor Dr. Forbes (@TL_Forbes), to discuss some of our favorite articles in the JVS family of journals. This episode hosts Dr. Fereydooni and Dr. Satam, the authors of the following paper. 

Articles:

• Comparison of EndoSuture vs fenestrated aortic aneurysm repair in treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms with unfavorable neck anatomy

Show Guests 

• Dr. Arash Fereydooni: PGY5 integrated vascular resident at Stanford 

• Dr. Keyuree Satam: PGY2 integrated vascular resident at Stanford @StanfordVasc

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