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G. Patrick Clagett, MD, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Elected SVS President-elect
CHICAGO (June 27, 2007) —
Dr. G. Patrick Clagett was elected 2006-2007 president-elect of the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) during the Vascular Annual Meeting on June 8, 2007. Dr. Clagett serves as chairman, division of vascular surgery, head, section of vascular surgery, and professor with the department of surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. In addition, he is a professor, department of surgery, at the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences in Bethesda, Md. Dr. Clagett has been named one of the best doctors in Dallas by D-Magazine from 2002 through 2007.
“Dr. Clagett is a dedicated surgeon who has served Dallas and the vascular field in numerous roles,” said Dr. K. Wayne Johnston, SVS president. “His professional career has focused on advancing excellence and innovation in vascular surgery. We are fortunate to have someone of this caliber stepping forward to lead our members. I am proud to serve my presidency with Dr. Clagett at my side.”
Dr. Clagett has served on the Editorial Boards of Journal of Vascular Surgery (Assistant Editor), Cardiovascular Surgery and served as Associate Editor of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons. He is currently on the Editorial Boards of Surgery, Stroke, Vascular (formerly Cardiovascular Surgery), Vascular & Endovascular Surgery and the American Journal of Surgery; and he is Editor of Vascular Surgery Outlook.
In addition to his dedication to the SVS, Dr. Clagett is involved with the American College of Surgeons, American Surgical Association, Association for Academic Surgery, Association of Program Directors in Vascular Surgery, Society of University Surgeons, Southern Association for Vascular Surgery, which he served as president from 1997-1998. Dr. Clagett formerly served as a director on the American Board of Surgery (ABS) from 1997 to 2003 and chairman of the Vascular Surgery Board of the ABS from 1998 to 1993. Dr. Clagett also is currently a member of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Residency Review Committee for Surgery.
Dr. Clagett’s research interests include surgical management of cerebrovascular disease, blood biomaterial interactions, the clinical utility of new anti-thrombotic agents and vascular prosthetic infections. He earned his undergraduate and medical education at the University of Virginia; finished his general surgery residency at the University of Michigan; served as a research fellow at Harvard Medical School; and completed a vascular fellowship at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
“Dr. Clagett is a dedicated surgeon who has served Dallas and the vascular field in numerous roles,” said Dr. K. Wayne Johnston, SVS president. “His professional career has focused on advancing excellence and innovation in vascular surgery. We are fortunate to have someone of this caliber stepping forward to lead our members. I am proud to serve my presidency with Dr. Clagett at my side.”
Dr. Clagett has served on the Editorial Boards of Journal of Vascular Surgery (Assistant Editor), Cardiovascular Surgery and served as Associate Editor of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons. He is currently on the Editorial Boards of Surgery, Stroke, Vascular (formerly Cardiovascular Surgery), Vascular & Endovascular Surgery and the American Journal of Surgery; and he is Editor of Vascular Surgery Outlook.
In addition to his dedication to the SVS, Dr. Clagett is involved with the American College of Surgeons, American Surgical Association, Association for Academic Surgery, Association of Program Directors in Vascular Surgery, Society of University Surgeons, Southern Association for Vascular Surgery, which he served as president from 1997-1998. Dr. Clagett formerly served as a director on the American Board of Surgery (ABS) from 1997 to 2003 and chairman of the Vascular Surgery Board of the ABS from 1998 to 1993. Dr. Clagett also is currently a member of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Residency Review Committee for Surgery.
Dr. Clagett’s research interests include surgical management of cerebrovascular disease, blood biomaterial interactions, the clinical utility of new anti-thrombotic agents and vascular prosthetic infections. He earned his undergraduate and medical education at the University of Virginia; finished his general surgery residency at the University of Michigan; served as a research fellow at Harvard Medical School; and completed a vascular fellowship at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
About the Society for Vascular Surgery
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) is a not-for-profit medical society that seeks to advance excellence and innovation in vascular health through education, advocacy, research and public awareness. SVS is the national advocate for 2,600 vascular surgeons dedicated to the prevention and cure of vascular disease.
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