• Richard Lynn, MD, Chair
• Alan Dietzek, MD
• Luis Echeverri, MD
• Jens Eldrup-Jorgensen, MD
• Gary Gwertzman, MD
• Joann Lohr, MD
• John Maowad, MD
• Afshin Molkara, MD
• Stephen Murray, MD
• Laura Pak, MD
• Adnan Rizvi, MD
• Bhagwan Satiani, MD
• Tej Singh, MD
• Emily Kalata, Staff Liaison

Scope of Work

• Monitor issues of special concern to members in community practice and advise Society for Vascular Surgery® (SVS) leadership on ways the Society can better meet the needs of this membership constituency

2012-2013 Charges

• Identify educational, practice management and other needs of surgeons in community practice, e.g. impact of shift to employed physician model from self-employed
• Identify ways to improve community practice representation within the SVS' leadership and committee structure
• Identify ways to increase recruitment of community practice vascular surgeons as SVS members
• Develop leadership training for community practice members
• Develop Vascular Annual Meeting® educational programming for community practice members
• Develop online practice memos on topics addressing the needs of community practice members
• Address unique challenges faced in the specialty by community practice vascular surgeons through SVS communications venues including Journal of Vascular Surgery, Vascular Specialist, VascularWeb.org®, Vascular Annual Meeting, etc.
• Collaborate on programs and products directed at community practice vascular surgeons

Updated June 2012