SVM has several committees that carry out different functions for the society. Among them are the following committees.
Committee/Task Force |
Purpose |
Roster |
Audit, Finance & Fundraising Committee |
Maintains oversight of the Society’s income and expenses and plans and implements internal and external audits of financial information. Responsible for oversight of charitable contributions to the Society and fundraising campaigns on behalf of the Society. |
Chair: Esther S.H. Kim, MD, MPH, RPVI, FSVM
Co-Chair: Bryan J. Wells, MD, FSVM |
Bylaws, Policies & Procedures Committee |
Reviews and updates the Society’s bylaws, policies and procedures. |
Chair: Geno Merli, MD, FSVM
Co-Chair: Diane Treat-Jacobson, PhD, RN, FSVM |
Education Committee |
Develops, evaluates and oversees all educational programming for the Society. |
Chair: Kamal Gupta, MD, FSVM
Co-Chair: Gaurav Parmar, MD, MPH, FSVM, FACC |
Marketing and Communications |
Develops overall marketing and communications strategy for the Society. Responsible for marketing and external communications, including through its web site, email blasts and other social media channels. Communicates to Society membership and to other professional and lay audiences. Develops content for Vascular Medicine Journal Blue Pages and other professional communications. |
Chair: Stanislav Henkin, MD, MPH
Co-Chair: Maya Serhal, MD |
Membership Committee |
Develops and implements strategies and programs to encourage membership in the Society. Reviews credentials of new applicants to the Society and recommends appropriate membership category. |
Chair: Elizabeth Ratchford, MD, FSVM
Co-Chair: Eugene Zierler, MD, FSVM |
NextGen Committee |
Identifies and provides input on issues of importance to Fellow-In-Training and Early Career member segments. Works with other Society committees to develop programming relevant to these member segments. Works to expand awareness about the field of vascular medicine in medical schools and post-graduate training programs. Aims to develop future SVM leadership from within these member segments. |
Chair: Aaron Aday, MD, FSVM |
Research, Quality & Publications |
Is responsible for developing position statements, practice guidelines and other clinical documents. Is responsible for proposing and vetting proposals and implementing programs that foster research in vascular medicine and biology and for developing and maintaining programs around quality improvement in the vascular space. Reviews document endorsement requests from other professional societies and organizations. |
Chair: Khendi White, MD
Co-Chair: Ehrin Armstrong, MD, MSC, FSVM |
Scientific Program Committee |
Develops the annual scientific sessions program, selects faculty and conducts other business connected with the program. |
Chair: Ido Weinberg, MD, MSc, MHA, FSVM Herb Aronow, MD, MPH, FACC, FSCAI, FSVM Raghu Kolluri, MD, MS, RVT, FSVM Heather Gornik, MD, RVT, RPVI, FSVM Reza Amini, MD, RPVI, FSVM Yohannes Bayissa, MD, FACC, RPVI G. Jay Bishop, MD, FACP, RPVI, FSVM Marc Bonaca, MD, MPH, FAHA, FACC, FSVM Umberto Campia, MD, MSc Ana I. Casanegra, MD, MS, RPVI, FSVM Yung-Wei (Willy) Chi, DO, RVT, RPVI, FSVM, FAHA Dmitriy N. Feldman, MD, FSVM Natalia Fendrikova Mahlay, MD, FSVM J. Antonio T. Gutierrez, MD, MHS Philip A. Haddad, MD, MPH, MHA, CHES, FACP, FACPM, FCCP, FSVM, FAHA Yogen Kanthi, MD, FSVM Anil Kumar. MD, FACC, MRCP, RPhS, RPVI, FSVM Vladimir Lakhter, DO, FSVM Robert D. McBane II, MD, FSVM Mary M. McDermott, MD, FSVM Carlos Men-Hurtado, MD Sanjay Misra, MD Alexandra M. Moran, DNP, FSVM Gaurav Parmar, MD, MPH, FSVM, FACC Sasan Partovi, MD Abdul Haseeb Qazi, MD R. Kevin Rogers, MD, MSc, RPVI, FSVM Jennifer Rymer, MD Eric A. Secemsky, MD, MSc, RPVI, FACC, FSCAI, FSVM Luai Tabaza, MD, FACC Andres Vargas Estrada, MD, FACC, FSCAI, RPVI Mitch Weinberg, MD, MBA, FSVM |
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Taskforce |
Advises on matters related to diversity, equity and inclusion as they apply to all Society functions, including membership, leadership, education, research, quality, clinical care and advocacy. Ensures that every member of the vascular medicine community has full opportunity to thrive in our environment. |
Chair: Olusegun Osinbowale, MD, RPVI, FSVM Co-Chair: Carmel Celestin, MD, FSVM SVM BOT Liaison: Esther S.H. Kim, MD, MPH, RPVI, FSVM William Bennett, MD, PhD Federico Silva, MD, RPVI Elston R. Johnson, DO Ryan Mays, PhD, MPH, FSVM Rafael Cires-Drouet, MD, RPVI, FSVM |
Vascular Medicine Practice Taskforce |
Surveys vascular medicine specialists and aggregates, analyzes and distributes survey data to relevant stakeholders. |
Chair: Jay Bishop, MD, FSVM
Co-Chair: Jessie Mintz, DO
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Vascular Medicine Subspecialty Recognition Taskforce |
The Taskforce will identify opportunities for growth of the field of vascular medicine and provide guidance to the President and the SVM Board of Trustees regarding ongoing and future initiatives to achieve sub-specialty recognition for vascular medicine providers. |
Chair: Raghu Kolluri, MD, MS, RVT, FSVM
SVM President: Herb Aronow, MD, MPH, FSVM |
Venous Taskforce |
Engages in clinical, quality, research, advocacy and other matters related to venous disease. |
Chair: Eri Fukaya, MD, FSVM Co-Chair: Minhaj Khaja, MD, MBA, FSIR, FSVM SVM BOT Liaison: Raghu Kolluri, MD, MS, RVT Syed T. Ahsan, MD, FACP, FSVM, RPVI Riyaz Bashir, MD Jason Wheeler, MD, MSCR Omar Lazaro Esponda, MD, RPVI, RPhS Wenzhu Li, MD Mina Makary, MD |
Fellows Course / APP Course |
N/A | Chair: Eric Secemsky, MD, MSc, FSVM Co-Chair: Andrew Galmer Immediate Past Chair: Ido Weinberg, MD, MSc, MHA, FSVM |
Nominating Committee | N/A | Chair: Raghu Kolluri, MD, MS, RVT, FSVM Herb Aronow, MD, MPH, FACC, FSCAI, FSVM Ido Weinberg, MD, MSc, MHA, FSVM |
Past Presidents’ Council | N/A | Chair: Raghu Kolluri, MD, MS, RVT, FSVM J. Michael Bacharach, MD, MPH, MSVM John R. Bartholomew, MD, MSVM Joshua Beckman, MD, MS, MSVM John Cooke, MD, PhD, MSVM Mark Creager, MD, MSVM James Froehlich, MD, MPH, MSVM Heather Gornik, MD, RVT, RPVI, FSVM Johnathan Halperin, MD, MSVM Michael Jaff, DO, MSVM Jeffrey Olin, DO, MSVM Thom Rooke, MD, MSVM |