Masters of Circulation

In this fascinating interview, Dr Gary Roubin discusses the origins of interventional cardiology and peripheral vascular interventions, including the influence of his mentor Andreas Gruentzig. He goes deep into the origins of the first coronary stent, which he brought to commercial reality, and his foundational work in the field of carotid intervention. He also discusses his work with med-tech start-ups and shares pearls of wisdom from an incredible career as one of the true pioneers in...

In the second part of this fantastic interview Dr Katzen speaks frankly about live cases and their role in vascular education. Family, friends, his love of diving, boating, fishing and the saga of Island Fever 3!

In this fantastic interview, Dr Katzen explores the early days of radiology and what led to the discipline of interventional radiology. He talks about the influences of Dotter and Gruentzig. What led to the Miami Cardiac and Vascular Institute and all the lessons learned along the way.

Professor Roger Greenhalgh has been instrumental in defining when and how to treat aortic aneurysm disease, through decades of clinical trial research that has led that line of scientific inquiry. Such trials include the UK Small Aneurysms trial, EVAR 1, EVAR 2 and IMPROVE which together have formed the foundational evidence for clinical practice guidelines. This interview includes the back story of how they came to be, as well as exploring the world-famous Charing Cross Symposium, now in its...

In this frank and compelling interview, Dr Jaff speaks about his early entree into vascular medicine, his approach to collaboration, his experiences at Massachusetts General Hospital, the development of VasCore and the VIVA group of physicians. He also shares his thoughts on the future of vascular care and how to have a rewarding career in clinical medicine.

Dr Michael Dake is a pioneer of interventional radiology. In this thoroughly entertaining interview he speaks about the evolution of IR, the early days of stent-graft treatment for thoracic aortic dissection, the value of professional collaboration, his love of art, family and travel. He shares some great stories along the way.

In this fascinating interview, Marianne Brodmann tells us all about her upbringing on an Austrian farm and the path that led her to become an angiologist. She speaks in detail about establishing one of the most successful vascular clinical trial centers in the world, what it's like to be a woman in a tough, male-dominated field, and revisits the paclitaxel controversy 3-years later.

Dr Frank Veith shares some of the most memorable experiences of his early career, the challenges of innovating new surgical techniques and some fascinating insights into the world-famous VEITH Symposium.