Awards

2024
Herbert D. Aronow, MD, MPH, MSVM
Naomi M. Hamburg, MD, MS, MSVM
R. Eugene Zierler, MD, RPVI, MSVM

2023
Steven M. Dean, DO, MSVM
Raghu Kolluri, MD, MSVM
Robert D. McBane II, MD, MSVM

2022
Marie D. Gerhard-Herman, MD, MSVM
Paul W. Wennberg, MD, MSVM

2021
Heather L. Gornik, MD, MSVM

2020
Suman W. Wasan, MD, RPVI, MSVM

2019
Maria Teresa B. Abola, MD, MSVM
Diane J. Treat-Jacobson, PhD, RN, MSVM

2018
Teresa L. Carman, MD, MSVM

2017
James B. Froehlich, MD, MPH, MSVM
Emile R. Mohler, MD, MSVM

2016
Judith G. Regensteiner, PhD, MSVM

2015
Joshua A. Beckman, MD, MS, MSVM
Victor Dzau, MD, MSVM

2013
Thom W. Rooke, MD, MSVM
Mary McDermott, MD, MSVM

2012
John R. Bartholomew, MD, MSVM

The Jess R. Young Outstanding Vascular Medicine Educator Award is conferred upon individuals who have made an exemplary contribution to the field of vascular medicine through the education of its practitioners. The award is presented in honor of Jess R. Young, in recognition of his ground-breaking work in the field of vascular medicine, his pre-eminence as an educator and his vision for multi-specialty programs.

2024
Heather L. Gornik, MD, RVT/RPVI, MSVM

2023
Robert M. Schainfeld, DO, MSVM

2022
Mark A. Creager, MD, MSVM

2021
John (Jerry) Bartholomew, MD, MSVM

2020
R. Eugene Zierler, MD, RPVI, FSVM

2019
Joshua A. Beckman, MD, MS, MSVM
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

2018
Samuel Z. Goldhaber, MD, FSVM

2017
Bruce Gray, DO, MSVM
Upstate Vascular Associates

2016
Michael R. Jaff, DO, MSVM
Massachusetts General Hospital

2015
James C. Stanley, MD
University of Michigan

2024

Lingfeng Luo, PhD, Standford University, Stanford, CA
The Interdependence Between Cancer and Atherosclerosis

2023

Emily Juzwiak, BS, John Hopkins University Baltimore, MD
Androgen and Mineralocorticoid Receptor Signaling Contribute to Pubertal Vascular Rupture in Vascular Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (VEDS) Mice

2022

Omar Chehab, MD, MSc
John Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Association of HIV Infection with Clinical Features and Outcomes of Patients with Aortic Aneurysms

2021

Alec Schmaier, MD, PhD
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
Tie2 activation protects against prothrombotic endothelial dysfunction in COVID-19

2020

Frank M. Davis, MD
University of Michigan
JMJD3 Regulates Macrophage-mediated Inflammation in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms

2019

Raymundo A. Quintana
Division of Cardiology, Emory University School of Medicine
PPARgamma Coactivator 1-alpha Deletion Unpregulates Catalase Expression in the Arterial Wall Preventing Atherosclerosis Formation

2018

First Place:
Arvind K. Pandey, MD
Vanderbilt University
CD70 Modulates the Role of eNOS In Endothelial Cells

Second Place:
Eri Fukaya, MD, PhD
Stanford University
Clinical and Genetic Determinants of Varicose Veins: A Prospective, Community-Based Prospective Study of ~500,000 Individuals

2017

First Place:
Corey E. Tabit, MD, MBA, MPH
University of Chicago
Increased Tumor Necrosis Factor-D Levels in Patients with Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devises Mediate Vascular Instability and Are Associated with Higher Non-Surgical Bleeding

Second Place:
Aaron W. Aday, MD
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Lipoprotein Particle Profiles, Standard Lipids and Peripheral Artery Disease Incidence- Prospective Data from the Women’s Health Study

Third Place:
Shu Meng
Houston Methodist Research Institute
Discovery of a Novel Angiogenic Factor.

2016

First Place:
Devraj Sukul, MD
University of Michigan Health System
The Remarkable Heterogeneity of Ankle-Brachial Indices in Patients Undergoing Revascularization for Critical Limb Ischemia

Second Place:
Scott J. Cameron, MD, PhD
University of Rochester
Hypoxia and Ischemia-Induced Platelet Dysregulation

2024
Alok R. Amraotkar, Ugochukwu S. Owolabi, Marina V. Malovichko, Sana Majid, Robert M. Weisbrod, Emelia J. Benjamin, Jessica L. Fetterman, Glenn A. Hirsch, Sanjay Srivastava, Ram Poudel, Rose Marie Robertson, Aruni Bhatnagar, Naomi M. Hamburg, Rachel J. Keith

2023
Andrew W Gardner, Polly S Montgomery, Ming Wang, and Biyi Shen

2022
Ariel Bodker, Alexis Visotcky, David Gutterman, Michael E Widlansky, Jacquelyn Kulinski

Deadline to apply: May 15, 2024 

About the Award

In memory of SVM Founder and Past-President, Dr. Alan T. Hirsch, the Society for Vascular Medicine offers travel awards to promote the interest of younger vascular clinicians, practitioners, students, and vascular researchers to attend SVM’s Vascular Scientific Sessions. The award is designed to facilitate participation for those without adequate financial resources to attend.

Goals

1. To cultivate interest in the field of vascular medicine and related vascular research
2. To encourage trainees, clinicians, and practitioners to increase their knowledge of vascular medicine.

Eligibility & Application

• Young investigators, clinicians (residents, fellows, and early career physicians), nurses and technologists, and students are encouraged to apply.
• Candidates are selected on the basis of their experience and goals in vascular medicine and related vascular research, their ability to benefit from participation in the annual meeting, and financial need.
• The travel award application process is open to SVM members and non-members who have not previously received an SVM travel award.
• The application includes a statement of need that explains the impact or importance of attending this meeting, current curriculum vitae, and a letter of support from a sponsor (residents and other trainees should include a letter of support from their training directors).
• Travel Award recipients must provide a written summary of how attendance at SVM’s Vascular Scientific Sessions benefited their professional growth in vascular medicine within 30 days of completion of the meeting. Reimbursements will be issued upon receipt of the brief written summary.

Selection Criteria

Criteria for students and trainees may include:

• Prior experiences specific to vascular medicine training or research.
• Likelihood that attending will impact their practicing vascular medicine or conducting vascular  research in the future.
• The availability of other support to attend the meeting.

Criteria for practicing physicians or other practitioners may include:

• People in early or mid-career who provide medical care for patients with vascular disease.
• The magnitude of the impact attending the conference would have on the applicant’s delivery of care.

Award and Registration

Travel award recipients may receive complimentary registration to SVM’s Vascular Scientific Sessions (valued at up to $950, depending on membership status and level of training). In addition, a limited number of award recipients may receive complimentary hotel accommodations.