Archive of 2008 Press Releases

• 12/29/2008
  St. Louis Vascular Surgeon Volunteers to Treat Soldiers Injured in Iraq and Afghanistan
• 12/19/2008
  Medicare AAA Screening Benefit Extended to 12 Months
• 12/11/2008
  Warren Vascular Surgeon Volunteers to Treat Soldiers Injured in Iraq and Afghanistan
• 11/24/2008
  Carotid Endarterectomy Better Than Stenting for Artery Stenosis
• 11/24/2008
  Reimbursement Following Aneurysm Repair Falls Short of Costs
• 11/24/2008
  Reading Vascular Surgeon Volunteers to Treat Soldiers Injured in Iraq and Afghanistan
• 11/11/2008
  Philadelphia Vascular Surgeon Volunteers to Treat Soldiers Injured in Iraq and Afghanistan
• 11/04/2008
  SVS Announces New Self-Assessment Program
• 10/28/2008
  Abington, Pa., Vascular Surgeon Volunteers To Treat Soldiers Injured In Iraq
• 10/09/2008
  Winfield, Ill. Vascular Surgeon Volunteers to Treat Soldiers Injured in Iraq
• 09/29/2008
  Endovascular Aneurysm Repair Offers Better Results than Open Surgical Repair in High Risk Patients
• 09/25/2008
  Brick, N.J. Vascular Surgeon Volunteers to Treat Soldiers Injured in Iraq
• 08/28/2008
  Albany Vascular Surgeon Volunteers to Treat Soldiers Injured in Iraq
• 08/28/2008
  New Procedure May Help Save Lives of Many Patients with Aneurysms
• 08/28/2008
  Statin Therapy Is Underused for Elderly Patients with Atherosclerosis
• 07/29/2008
  National Venous Program Screenings Increased To 2,234
• 07/28/2008
  Sacramento Vascular Surgeon Volunteers To Treat Soldiers Injured In Iraq
• 07/18/2008
  G. Patrick Clagett, MD, University Of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Elected SVS President
• 07/18/2008
  Anton N. Sidawy, MD, MPH, Professor Of Surgery, Georgetown And George Washington University Schools Of Medicine, Elected SVS President-Elect
• 07/18/2008
  Julie Ann Freischlag, MD, Surgeon-in-Chief,The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Md., Elected SVS Treasurer
• 07/18/2008
  Peter F. Lawrence, MD, Professor Of Surgery, David Geffen School Of Medicine At UCLA, Elected SVS Recorder
• 07/18/2008
  Robert M. Zwolak, MD, PhD, Professor Of Surgery,Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, N.H., Elected SVS Vice President
• 07/15/2008
  Amy B. Reed, MD, Associate Professor Of Surgery,University Of Cincinnati School Of Medicine, Presented SVS Women’s Leadership Training Award
• 07/15/2008
  Tormod S. Westvik, MD, Yale University School Of Medicine Resident, New Haven, Conn., Presented Resident Research Prize By The American Vascular Association
• 07/15/2008
  Christopher D. Owens, MD, Associate Surgeon, Brigham And Women’s Hospital, Boston, Mass., Presented Award By Life Line Screening/American Vascular Association
• 07/15/2008
  Erica L. Mitchell, MD, Assistant Professor Of Surgery, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Ore., Presented Award By The American Vascular Association
• 07/15/2008
  Heitham T. Hassoun, MD, Assistant Professor Of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md.,Presented Award By The American Vascular Association/American College Of Surgeons
• 07/15/2008
  Timothy A.M. Chuter, DM, Professor Of Surgery, University Of California – San Francisco, Presented SVS Medal For Innovation In Vascular Surgery
• 07/14/2008
  Society For Vascular Surgery Honors Dr. Michael DeBakey
• 07/07/2008
  Little Rock Vascular Surgeon Volunteers To Treat Soldiers Injured In Iraq
• 07/01/2008
  Zenith Endovascular Graft Continues To Show Long-Term Durability
• 07/01/2008
  Surgeons’ Role In Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Mortality Examined
• 06/19/2008
  SVS Launches Lower Extremity Training Program
• 06/18/2008
  Omaida C. Velazquez, MD, University Of Miami Leonard M. Miller School Of Medicine, Miami, Elected To Distinguished Fellows Status, Society For Vascular Surgery
• 06/18/2008
  Timur Sarac, MD, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Elected To Distinguished Fellows Status, Society For Vascular Surgery
• 06/18/2008
  Manish Mehta, MD, The Vascular Group, PLLC, Albany, Elected To Distinguished Fellows Status, Society For Vascular Surgery
• 06/18/2008
  Melina R. Kibbe, MD, Northwestern University Feinberg School Of Medicine, Chicago, Elected To Distinguished Fellows Status,Society For Vascular Surgery
• 06/18/2008
  Linda M. Harris, MD, University Of Buffalo – Kaleida Health, Buffalo, Elected To Distinguished Fellows Status, Society For Vascular Surgery
• 06/18/2008
  Joseph A. Caprini, MD, MS, Evanston Northwestern Healthcare, Evanston, Elected To Distinguished Fellows Status, Society For Vascular Surgery
• 06/06/2008
  SVS Endovascular Training Program Established
• 06/05/2008
  Southfield Vascular Surgeon Volunteers To Treat Soldiers Injured in Iraq
• 05/30/2008
  Korman’s Death Raises AAA Awareness
• 05/29/2008
  Routine Use Of Beta-Blockers Reduces In-hospital Operative Aneurysm Deaths
• 05/29/2008
  Racial Disparity Evident In Amputation Rate In Northern Illinois
• 05/29/2008
  High Volume Hospitals Now Using More Endovascular Technology
• 05/26/2008
  Vascular Surgeons Address Diversity Issues
• 05/23/2008
  Cutting-Edge Vascular Healthcare Technology on Display at 2008 Vascular Annual Meeting
• 05/23/2008
  Research Shows Age May Impact Patients’ Ability to Repair Arteries
• 05/23/2008
  National Outcomes Registry Presented at Vascular Annual Meeting
• 05/23/2008
  Endovascular Repair Results in Decrease of Total Aneurysm Deaths
• 05/23/2008
  Use of Carbon Monoxide May Reduce Skeletal Muscle Injuries
• 05/23/2008
  Endovascular Repair of Aneurysms Reduces Mortality
• 05/23/2008
  Infrainguinal Bypass Surgery Has Significant Perioperative Morbidity
• 05/23/2008
  Shear Stress Improves Adult Stem Cell Attachment to Vascular Surfaces
• 05/23/2008
  Carotid Artery Stenting Has Higher Risks than Carotid Endarterectomy
• 05/23/2008
  Syndecan-1 May Inhibit Growth of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
• 05/23/2008
  Vascular Surgeons Donate Their Expertise to Combat Casualties
• 05/09/2008
  World Federation Of Vascular Societies Meeting Media Alert
• 05/09/2008
  2008 Vascular Annual Meeting Media Alert
• 05/08/2008
  Atlanta Vascular Surgeon Volunteers To Treat Soldiers Injured In Iraq
• 05/01/2008
  Los Angeles Vascular Surgeon Volunteers To Treat Soldiers Injured In Iraq
• 04/29/2008
  Study Shows Minimally Invasive Endograft Offers Superior Results
• 04/21/2008
  Loma Linda Vascular Surgeon Volunteers To Treat Soldiers Injured in Iraq
• 03/31/2008
  Endovascular Repair For Thoracic Aortic Disease Is A Viable Alternative
• 03/20/2008
  Louisville Vascular Surgeon Volunteered To Treat Soldiers Injured In Iraq
• 03/06/2008
  Temple Vascular Surgeon Volunteers To Treat Soldiers Injured In Iraq
• 02/26/2008
  Intermittent Pneumatic Compression Aids Critical Limb Ischemia Patients
• 02/19/2008
  Temple Vascular Surgeon Volunteers To Treat Soldiers Injured In Iraq
• 01/28/2008
  Endovascular Treatment Of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Offers Less Invasive Alternative To Open Surgical Repair
• 01/15/2008
  Temple Vascular Surgeon Volunteers To Treat Soldiers Injured In Iraq
• 01/04/2008
  New On-line Vascular Health Activity Book Teaches Children How To Care For Their Vascular System
• 01/03/2008
  Chicago Vascular Surgeon Volunteers to Treat Soldiers Injured in Iraq
• 01/02/2008
  Stent Graft Method Offers Safer Surgical Repair For Some Aneurysms
• 01/02/2008
  Physical Activity Impacts Mortality In Peripheral Artery Disease