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November 9th, 2020

Vascular Decision Making: Medical, Endovascular and Surgical  

We are excited to interview the editors of the newly released textbook, Vascular Decision Making: Medical, Endovascular and Surgical. They discuss the process of editing a textbook and what makes this resource unique. They also describe the novel app that they have developed to go along with the textbook.  

Jack Cronenwett is Emeritus Professor of Surgery at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical

Center. He has served as President of the Society for Vascular Surgery and Editor of the

Journal of Vascular Surgery. In 2001 he developed and then served as Medical Director

of the SVS Vascular Quality Initiative, which now includes over  700 hospitals that share

clinical data to improve vascular healthcare. In 2016 he received the Society for Vascular

Surgery Lifetime Achievement Award.

Alik Farber is Chief of the Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery at Boston Medical Center and Professor of Surgery and Radiology at Boston University School of Medicine.  Dr. Farber obtained his medical degree from Harvard Medical School. He completed a residency in general surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital, a vascular surgery fellowship at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and an endovascular surgery fellowship at the Southern Illinois School of Medicine.  Dr. Farber is currently a National Co-Chair of the Best Endovascular versus Best Surgical Therapy in Patients with Critical Limb Ischemia (BEST-CLI) trial.

Erica Mitchell is a board certified Vascular and Endovascular Surgeon with additional fellowship training in Interventional Radiology. She received her medical degree from the University of Colorado and completed general surgery residency and interventional radiology training at the University of Colorado Health Science Center. She completed her vascular surgery fellowship at Oregon Health & Science University where she served as Professor of Surgery, Program Director for Vascular Surgery, and Vice- Chair for Quality for the Department of Surgery until 2018. Dr. Mitchell practices vascular and endovascular surgery while currently enrolled in a Master of Health care and Delivery program at Dartmouth College. She enthusiastically supports surgical resident wellness and is the Founder of the virtual platform The Doc Pod, that provides a forum for confidential peer support.  As of the new year, she will be transitioning to Memphis, Tennessee, where she will be Professor Surgery, University of Tennessee, and Medical Director for Vascular and Endovascular Surgery at Regional One Hospital in Memphis

Link to sample application chapter on endoleak management:

https://zingtree.com/host-gallery.php?gallery_id=180&persist_names=Restart&persist_node_ids=45

Link to Sample chapters via Amazon.com  (click the “look inside” button)

https://www.amazon.com/Vascular-Decision-Making-Jack-Cronenewett/dp/1975115813

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In this latest installment of our JVS collaboration, Jacob and Soni discuss the October Editor’s Choice articles with Senior Editor, Dr. Peter Lawrence.

Dr. Lawrence YouTube Video

Articles Discussed:

• Retrograde open mesenteric stenting should be considered as the initial approach to acute mesenteric ischemia
• Safety and feasibility of transradial infrainguinal peripheral arterial disease interventions
• Arterial reconstruction with human bioengineered acellular blood vessels in patients with peripheral arterial disease

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October 28, 2020

Why a Career in Vascular Surgery with Dr. Bernadette Aulivola

In partnership with Behind the Knife and the Association of Program Directors in Vascular Surgery

Episode Notes

Today, we have the first in a two-part series of episodes that we are developing in conjunction with the Association of Program Directors in Vascular Surgery and the Behind the Knife podcast on the reasons why one should pursue a career in Vascular Surgery

Dr. Bernadette Aulivola is a Professor of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Surgery and the Division Director of Vascular Surgery at Loyola University Medical Center

Vascular Surgeon: Bernadette Aulivola, MD, FACS

Check out Behind the Knife here: Behind the Knife: Home or on any podcast platform.

Find a Vascular mentor here: Mentor Match Program

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Alex Forsyth and Dr. Sarah Carlson Discuss Acute Limb Ischemia.  Alex Forsyth is a 4th year medical student at Boston University She’s a cofounder of the Vascular surgery student interest group and is exciting to be applying to Integrated Vascular surgery programs this season

Dr.  Sarah Carlson is an assistant Professor of Vascular Surgery at Boston University where she practices at the Boston VA Medical Center.  She completed her general surgery training at Beth Israel Deaconess in Boston followed by a fellowship in Vascular Surgery at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical center in new Hampshire.

In our next installment of the bi-monthly JVS-Venous/Lymphatic series, Tomaz and Soni discuss the September 2020 editor’s choice articles with Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Peter Gloviczki.

Dr. Gloviczki YouTube Video

Articles Discussed:

• Acute superior mesenteric venous thrombosis results in high rates of readmission and morbidity
• A prospective safety and effectiveness study using endovenous laser ablation with a 400-μm optical fiber for the treatment of pathologic perforator veins in patients with advanced venous disease (SeCure trial)
• Volume control of the lower limb with graduated compression during different muscle pump activation conditions and the relation to limb circumference variation
• Role of an age-adjusted D-dimer cutoff level in the diagnosis algorithm of lower limb deep venous thrombosis in outpatients

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In this latest installment of our JVS collaboration, Soni and Tomaz discuss the September Editor’s Choice articles with Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Vascular surgery, Dr. Peter Gloviczki.

Dr. Gloviczki YouTube Video

Articles Discussed:

• The impact of age on in-hospital outcomes after transcarotid artery revascularization, transfemoral carotid artery stenting, and carotid endarterectomy
• Rapid increase in hybrid surgery for the treatment of peripheral artery disease in the Vascular Quality Initiative database
• Results of fenestrated and branched endovascular aortic aneurysm repair after failed infrarenal endovascular aortic aneurysm repair
• Off-the-shelf multibranched endograft for total endovascular repair of the aortic arch

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Dr. Brigitte Smith (@Brig13Smith1)is an assistant professor of surgery in the Division of Vascular Surgery at the University of Utah, School of Medicine in Salt Lake City, Utah.  She is also the program director for the vascular surgery fellowship and Vice-Chair of Education for the department of surgery.  She received her MD and completed an integrated vascular surgery residency at the University of Wisconsin.  Join us for our conversation on how we can innovate in the areas of quality and safety education for our vascular surgery trainees.  

She has already many achievements in surgical education with a grant for her research from the NBME Stemmler Medical Education Research Fund, named associate editor for surgical education with the Annals of Surgery Open team, winner of the Association for Surgical Education Linnea Hauge Outstanding Educational Scholar award, and recently selected to lead the American College of Surgeons (ACS) NSQIP Quality in Training Initiative (QITI).

Additional Reading

• Six Steps to Engage Residents in Quality Improvement Education
• Crossing the quality chasm
• SQUIRE 2.0 website

Relevant Publications

• Pender T, Boi L, Urbik VM, Glasgow R, Smith BK. Implementation and Evaluation of a Novel High-Value Care Curriculum in a Single Academic Surgery Department. J Am Coll Surg. 2020 Oct 3:S1072-7515(20)32331-0.
• Purnell SM, Wolf L, Millar MM, Smith BK. A National Survey of Integrated Vascular Surgery Residents' Experiences With and Attitudes About Quality Improvement During Residency. J Surg Educ. 2020;77(1):158-165. 
• Smith BK, Davies MG, Harris IB. The Current State of the 0+5 Integrated Vascular Surgery Residency Training Paradigm: A Scoping Review of the Literature. J Surg Educ. 2019;76(4):990-1004.
• Smith BK, Greenberg JA, Mitchell EL. The evolving integrated vascular surgery residency curriculum. Ann Vasc Surg. 2014;28(7):1761-1768.
• Huffman EM, Anderson TN, Choi JN, Smith BK. Why the Lab? What is Really Motivating General Surgery Residents to Take Time for Dedicated Research [published online ahead of print, 2020 Aug 4]. J Surg Educ. 2020;S1931-7204(20)30268-3

Dr. Hazim J. Safi earned his medical degree at the University of Baghdad and completed his general surgery internship at Medical City Teaching Hospital in Baghdad and St. James Hospital in London, England. He completed his general surgery followed by his cardiothoracic residency at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, studying under Dr. Michael DeBakey and Dr. Stanley Crawford. Dr. Safi is a professor and the founding chairman of the department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth in Houston and chief of cardiothoracic and vascular surgery at Memorial Hermann Heart & Vascular Institute. Throughout his almost 50 year career, he has co-authored 30 book chapters and 200 scientific articles, and he is credited with the innovation and development of internationally recognized surgical techniques that have dramatically improved patient outcomes in aortic surgery. 

Dr. Bruce Tjaden Jr earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Boston University and attended medical school at the University of Kansas. He then completed his surgery residency at the Department of Surgery at the University of Kansas Hospital, and a vascular surgery fellowship at the University of Texas – Houston Health Science Center / Memorial Hermann Hospital under Dr. Hazim Safi and Dr. Ali Azizzadeh. Dr. Tjaden then joined Dr. Safi’s Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery and practiced as an academic vascular surgeon at Memorial Hermann as well as surrounding Houston hospitals. He is now an Assistant Professor of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery at Cooper University Hospital in Camden, New Jersey and he has a particular interest in the management of aortic dissection and thoracic endovascular aortic repair.

A Time for All Things: The Life of Michael E. Debakey https://www.amazon.com/Time-All-Things-Michael-DeBakey/dp/0190073942

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Dr. Nedal Katib from the Prince of Wales University Hospital and St. Vincent's Hospital in Sydney, Australia, and Dr. Danielle Bajakian from the Columbia University Medical Center in New York, NY discuss intermittent claudication and medical management of peripheral artery occlusive disease.

Script by: Dr. Nedal Katib

In our next installment of the JVS Editor’s choice series, Soni and Adam discuss the JVS August Editor’s Choice articles with Senior Editor, Dr. Peter Lawrence.

Articles Discussed:

• Risk Factors and Safe Contrast Volume Thresholds for Post-contrast Acute Kidney Injury after Peripheral Vascular Interventions https://bit.ly/2y3pcRi
• Learning curve of fenestrated and branched endovascular aortic repair for pararenal and thoracoabdominal aneurysms https://bit.ly/2zAu152
• CME, PR, Editor's Choice. Endovascular Repair of Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm is Superior to Open Repair: Propensity Matched Analysis in the Vascular Quality Initiative https://bit.ly/2zDtEa1

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