The suggestions above were presented by Dr. Lee at the Fellow/General Surgery Resident/Medical Student Educational Program of the 2015 Vascular Annual Meeting.

All 2015 Vascular Annual Meeting professional attendees can access all presentation audio and slides by following this link and entering the passcode provided to them by email in July.

Other topics covered at the meeting were "How to Succeed as a Fellow" and "How Vascular Surgery Programs Differ from Integrated IR and Cardiology Programs."

To retreive your log-in credentials, email Education@VascularSociety.org.  All others can purchase access at the SVS website.  





Aneurysm Treatment Recommendations
Dr. Rabih Chaer, Program Director of the UPMC Vascular Surgery Fellowship Program, recently published "Visceral and renal aneurysms: When and how to occlude or preserve" in Vascular News.

From the article: "While endovascular techniques have been widely described for the treatment of intact visceral artery aneurysms, their use in the setting of rupture has been only described in small case series."


Draping Tips - from Vascular Specialist
Each issue of Vascular Specialist features a "Tips & Tricks" section for surgeons of all levels.  

The September edition provides suggestions "Draping for open aortic surgery."

You can access the entire issue online; view the article on page six.


Discounted Rutherford's Vascular Surgery 
All SVS members are eligible for various discounts and benefits.

One of the discounts offered is a 20% discount when ordering Rutherford's Vascular Surgery, 8th edition. 

The 8th edition of Rutherford’s Vascular Surgery provides the latest, evidence-based insights of more than 280 vascular surgery experts. 











Vascular Surgery History Facts - Blood Transfusions
"James Blundell (1790-1878) performed his seminal human-to-human transfusion on September 25, 1818... He began by having a surgeon insert and maintain a cannula in the patient's cephalic vein. Blundell then serially lanced the arm veins of several willing observers, allowing approximately 45 mL to drip into a cup to be aspirated with paraffin lined syringes for injection into the indwelling cannula."

Learn more about the development of direct blood transfusions from the Journal of Vascular Surgery. 


Find a Mentor
Looking for more guidance in your vascular surgery training path?

The Society for Vascular Surgery has organized a group of members to mentor  residents and students interested in a career in vascular surgery.

Complete a brief application and return it to studentresident
@vascularsociety.org. 


Not a Member?
The Society for Vascular Surgery offers candidate membership to general surgery residents and medical students interested in the specialty.

Benefits include discounted rates on SVS courses and products and the opportunity to make a difference as a member of a SVS Committee. 











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