SVM Newsletter
July 2011
In this issue...
New Member Benefit: Customizable Brochure
For members only! SVM has created "We Circulate," a customizable brochure for you to download, print and use in your practice.
Download the PDF today!
 In language your patients can understand, this six-panel brochure explains:
- The Burden of Vascular Disease
- The Scope of Vascular Medicine Practice
- Training and Certification for Vascular Medicine Specialists
- Public Health and Advocacy in Vascular Medicine
The back panel includes space for your practice name and contact information, services offered, names of physicians, and staff members.
This is a fillable PDF that you can download, customize, then print.
To start using the brochure, visit the SVM Web site at www.vascularmed.org/ and click on Member Login at the top of the page, sign in, then download the brochure.
New Leadership Takes the Helm
Elections for the SVM Board of Trustees were held at the SVM Business Meeting, during the 22nd Annual Scientific Sessions in Boston, Massachusetts. The new Board members assumed their roles as of June 4.
President - Joshua A. Beckman, MD, FSVM, Brigham & Women’s Hospital
President-Elect - James B. Froehlich, MD, MPH, FSVM, University of Michigan Medical School
Immediate Past President - Thom W. Rooke, MD, FSVM, Mayo Clinic
Secretary - Suman W. Rathbun, MD, FSVM, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Treasurer - Susan M. Begelman, MD, FSVM, Genentech, Inc.
Trustees at Large
John (Jerry) Bartholomew, MD, FSVM, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Heather L. Gornik, MD, FSVM, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Robert D. McBane, MD, FSVM, Mayo Clinic
Bruce H. Gray, DO, MSVM, Upstate Vascular Associates
Raghu Kolluri, MD, RVT, FSVM, Prairie Vascular Institute
Diane J. Treat-Jacosbon, PhD, RN, FSVM, University of Minnesota
Ex-Officio
Mark A. Creager, MD, MSVM, Brigham & Women’s Hospital
Scott Kinlay, MD, FSVM, Brigham & Women’s Hospital
Henna Kalsi, MD, FSVM, Mayo Clinic
Committees are being formed for the coming year. If you’re interested in sharing your talents for organizing the annual scientic sessions, managing Society funds and fundraising efforts, promoting membership and moving the Society forward, step right up! E-mail the SVM Headquarters today. You can volunteer as little or as much time as you can – your contribution to your Society is a valuable commodity.
If you have questions, contact the SVM Headquarters: hdiederich@vascularmed.org.
Mark Your Calendar
SVM 23rd Annual Scientific Sessions
June 14-16, 2012
Minneapolis, Minn. USA
Plans are underway for the SVM 23rd Annual Scientific Sessions. The Call for Abstracts will be issued in October.
Vascular Disease: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approaches
 Purchase this book through the SVM Web site and you’ll save 20 percent AND you’ll benefit SVM – we receive a percentage of every book purchased.
SVM Price: $135.20
Regular Price: $169 -- You save 20 percent!
Order your copy today!
Vascular Disease: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approaches, written by SVM Past President Michael R. Jaff and Christopher J. White, bridges vascular and endovascular medicine to provide practicing physicians of multiple backgrounds – as well as trainees, students, and anyone involved in the treatment of vascular diseases – an essential overview of the diagnostic approaches and state-of-the-art treatments of arterial and venous diseases.
Jaff and White have joined with leading experts to produce a book that comprehensively and uniquely addresses vascular disease. The editors’ clinical approach, combined with the work of contributors nationally renowned in their respective fields, make this work useful and practical to both clinicians and interventionalists alike.
Learn more on the SVM Web site.
 Henna Kalsi, MD, Named New Chair of SVM Web Site Committee
Dr. Henna Kalsi, an instructor at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, has accepted the position of chair of the SVM Web Site Committee. Kalsi now heads the committee that manages the operation of the SVM Web site. One of her most important duties is managing the Interactive Case Study of the Month, one of the most popular features of the SVM Web site. The Case Study of the Month was introduced in October 2007. Dr. Kalsi took over the reins of the committee in June shortly after the SVM Annual Scientific Sessions.
Dr. Kalsi completed her residency at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, and fellowships in vascular medicine at Cleveland Clinic and Mayo Clinic. Her clinical interests include venous disease, wound care, and vascular ultrasound.
The Society for Vascular Medicine thanks Dr. David Slovut for his leadership of the SVM Web Site Committee from 2007 through June 2011. David’s diligence and vision led to great improvements in the SVM Web site in terms of appearance and content. Through his introduction of the Case Study of the Month, David has created a valuable resource for SVM members and anyone interested in vascular medicine.
Case Study of the Year Winners
Each month, SVM members are encouraged to read and rate the Interactive Case Study of the Month. The three cases with the highest ratings for the first year of this program were announced at the SVM Annual Meeting in Boston in June.
October 2010
A 36-year-old man with claudication
Rahul Sakhuja, MD MPP MSc
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Dr. Sakhuja completed his interventional cardiology fellowship and is currently a fellow in Vascular Medicine and Intervention at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Mass.. He graduated from Harvard Medical School and earned a Master of Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. He also holds a Master of Science in Epidemiology from the Harvard School of Public Health. |
January 2011
A 61-year-old man with left foot swelling
Piotr Sobieszczyk, MD
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Piotr Sobieszczyk, MD, is the Associate Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Mass., and an Instructor in Medicine at the Harvard Medical School. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Diseases, and Interventional Cardiology. He received board certification in Vascular Medicine and Endovascular Interventional Medicine from the American Board of Vascular Medicine. Dr. Sobieszczyk’s clinical interests span a wide spectrum of venous and arterial diseases, with particular focus on medical and interventional management of carotid, renovascular, and lower-extremity peripheral arterial disease. |
March 2011
A 12 year-old-boy with a painful leg
Ana Isabel Casanegra, MD
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Dr. Casanegra is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Vascular Medicine Program of the Cardiovascular Section of the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center in Oklahoma City, Okla. She completed a Vascular Medicine Fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic. She served as chief resident of internal medicine at Bridgeport Hospital (affiliated with Yale University), Bridgeport, Conn., after completing a residency at Danbury Hospital, Danbury, Conn, (also affiliated with Yale University). Casanegra completed a Vascular Medicine Fellowship and earned her medical degree in Argentina. Dr. Casanegra is board certified in Internal medicine and in Vascular Medicine. |
SVM 2011 Award Recipients
The winners of the 2011 SVM Awards were honored at the SVM 22nd Annual Meeting in Boston, Mass., in June. Click on the name of the award to read more. Pictured below are Thom W. Rooke, MD, FSVM, recipient of the the Jess R. Young Outstanding Young Educator Award and J. Michael Bacharach, MD, MPH, FSVM, recipient of the Master of SVM Award.
 Jess R. Young Outstanding Young Educator Award
Thom W. Rooke, MD, FSVM
Master of SVM
J. Michael Bacharach, MD, MPH, FSVM
Young Investigator Awards
1st Place Basic Science:
Ngan F. Huang, PhD, Stanford University
"Therapeutic Treatment of Critical Limb Ischemia Using Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Endothelial Cells"
Runner-up Basic Science:
Porama Thanaporn, MD, Stanford University
"Activation of Aldehyde Dehydrogenase Type 2 (ALDH2) by alda-1 Increases Maximum Running Distance in a Hindlimb Ischemia Model of Peripheral Arterial Disease"
1st Place Clinical Science:
Aurelien Wauters, MD, Dept. of Cardiology, Hospital Erasme, Belgium
"Acute exposure to diesel particle matter impairs NO-mediated microvascular function"
Runner-up Clinical Science:
Amy M. West, MD, University of Virginia Health System
"Improvement in Calf Muscle Energetics After Percutaneous Intervention in Patients with Symptomatic Peripheral Arterial Disease as Measured with MRI"
Thrombosis Summit 2011
Saturday, September 24, 2011
The Fairmont Copley Plaza, Boston, MA
AMA Credit: 7.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM
Online registration
This course is intended to provide healthcare professionals with an understanding of the complexities of arterial and venous thrombosis. Throughout the course, multidisciplinary attendees will learn strategies for optimal management and prevention. More than 30% of the curriculum is devoted to discussion, questions, and answers.
Topics include:
- epidemiology of pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis (DVT)
- the link between atherothrombosis and venous thromboembolism (VTE)
- aspirin for VTE prophylaxis in orthopedic surgery
- new antiplatelet agents, new oral anticoagulants, and drug safety and efficacy considerations
- medication adherence
- patient perspectives on thrombolysis in pulmonary embolism
Course participants will receive a comprehensive syllabus and CDROM, which include lecture outlines with slide panels and extensive up-to-date bibliographies. This program is CME accredited for physicians, pharmacists, nurses, NPs, and PAs.
Course Faculty:
Frederick A. Anderson, PhD
Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH
Paul Bulat, MD
John Eikelboom, MD
John Fanikos, RPh, MBA
Jawed Fareed, PhD
Samuel Z. Goldhaber, MD
Debra Hoppensteadt, PhD
Craig M. Kessler, MD, MACP
Robert C. Pendleton, MD
G
regory Piazza, MD, MS
Jeanine M. Walenga, PhD
For more information, and to register, visit www.NATFonline.org.
 SVM Job Bank: The Right Candidates. Right Now.
Employees: Make the SVM Job Bank part of your employment search.
Your personal jobseeker account lets you:
- Find jobs
- Manage your resume
- Set up job alerts
Get started today!
Employers: Stop Sifting Through Resumes and CVs from the Wrong Candidates
The SVM Job Bank has the Right Candidates.
- The ones with solid experience in vascular medicine who understand what you need.
- The ones who have the right skills, the right outlook, the right insights.
- The ones looking for the right position to meet their needs professionally and personally.
Posting your jobs on SVM Job Bank means that the right candidates will see your ad. And, more importantly, the right candidates will respond to your ad.
And that saves you time and money.
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