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Vascular Fellows, Residents and Student Awards

Award Recipients

In 2003, the Southern California Vascular Surgical Society instituted a resident award for the best presentation by a trainee at the Annual Scientific Meeting.

Year	Recipient and Presentation Title
2012	FIRST PLACE ~ Is Heparin Reversal Required for Safe Performance of Percutaneous Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair? Sinan Jabori - Medical Student UCLA, Gonda (Goldschmied) Vascular Center, Los Angeles, CA SECOND PLACE ~ Evaluation of Superficial Femoral Artery Remote Endarterectomy for the Treatment of Critical Limb Ischemia in Patients with Limited Autogenous Conduit Neha Sheng MD Jerry L. Pettis VA Hospital, Loma Linda, CA THIRD PLACE ~ Claudication in Young Patients: Uncommon Symptoms Suggest Uncommon Pathology Andrew Barleben MD MPH UCLA Gonda (Goldschmied) Vascular Center, Los Angeles, CA
2011	First Place - Impact of Sac Anchoring Prosthesis on Type II Endoleaks Following Endoluminal Exclusion of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Houman Sahedi MD Harbor/UCLA Medical Center, Torrance CA and Nellix International Investigators Second Place - Outcomes of Retrieval Intent of Optional Inferior Vena Cava Filters: A Single Center Experience Abid C. Mogannam UC Irvine Medical Center, Irvine, CA Third Place - Thoracic Outlet Syndrome in the Teenaged Athlete Allan Tulloch MD UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
2010	First Place - Smaller Common Femoral Artery Diameter in African Americans: Implications for Peripheral Arterial Disease Amy M. Tolan, MD Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA Second Place - CTA as the Primary Diagnostic Modality in Penetrating Lower Extremity Vascular Injuries Dina Wallin, BA Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA Third Place - Carotid Endarterectomy in Academic Versus Community Hospitals: The NSQIP Data Joy Garg, MD Scripps Clinic Torrey Pines, La Jolla, CA
2009	First Place - Open Surgical Repair of Renal Artery Aneurysms in the Endovascular Era: a Safe, Effective Treatment for Both Aneurysm and Associated Hypertension Ankur Chandra, MD UCLA Gonda (Goldschmied) Vascular Center Los Angeles, CA Second Place - Will Carotid Endarterectomy for Asymptomatic Stenosis Match the Results of Best Medical Management? Karen Woo MD Scripps Green Hospital La Jolla, CA Third Place - Fasciotomy in Acute Limb Ischemia – cui bono? Kelley D. Hodgkiss UCSD Vascular & Endovascular Surgery San Diego, CA
2008	First Place - Endovascular Management of Mycotic Aortic Aneurysms & Associated Aorto-Aerodigestive Fistulae Wesley K. Lew MD USC Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy Los Angeles, CA Second Place - Regional Variations In The Utilization of Carotid Endarterectomy David P. Magner MD Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA Third Place - Traumatic Injuries of the Inferior Vena Cava: The 20-year Experience of a Level I Trauma Center Jessica Deree MD UCSD Division of Trauma/Critical Care San Diego, CA
2007	Carotid Reconstruction in Nonagenarians: is Surgery Still a Good Option? Kelly L.. Killeen, MD Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA
2006	Effect of Turbulence on Transit-Time Ultrasound Flow Waveform – Voltage/Frequency Analysis Scott Tobias, BS University of California, Irvine, Medical Center Orange, California
2005	Increased Incidence of Renal Cysts in Patients with Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms: A Common Pathogenesis? Arezou Yaghoubian, BS Harbor-UCLA Medical Center Torrance, California
2004	Endovascular Repair of a Thoracic Aorta Pseudoaneurysm Via the Axillary Artery Leoncio Kaw, Jr., MD University of California, San Diego, Medical Center San Diego, California
2003	Superiority of Autogenous Arteriovenous Hemodialysis Access: Maintenance of Function with Fewer Secondary Interventions Ganesha Perera, MD University of California, Irvine, Medical Center Orange, California