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Ross Milner, MD, the Louis Block professor of surgery and chief of vascular surgery at the The University of Chicago, be...
23/09/2025

Ross Milner, MD, the Louis Block professor of surgery and chief of vascular surgery at the The University of Chicago, became the new president of the Midwestern Vascular Surgical Society (MVSS) in Cincinnati, Ohio, over the weekend.

Ross Milner, MD, the Louis Block professor of surgery and chief of vascular surgery at the University of Chicago, became the new president of the Midwestern Vascular Surgical Society (MVSS) in Cincinnati, Ohio, over the weekend.

As physician job opportunities increasingly shift from private practice to full-time employed roles, Enrico Ascher asks ...
23/09/2025

As physician job opportunities increasingly shift from private practice to full-time employed roles, Enrico Ascher asks whether the time is ripe for vascular surgeons to consider union involvement as an alternative vehicle to pursue workforce challenges left unresolved by institutional leadership.

Past SVS President and chair of its Senior Section Enrico Ascher discusses the proposition of unionization among U.S. vascular surgeons.

Microbot Medical recently announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance for the Lib...
12/09/2025

Microbot Medical recently announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance for the Liberty system, the first FDA cleared single use, remotely operated robotic system for peripheral endovascular procedures, states the company in a recent press release.

Microbot Medical today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance for the Liberty system.

The September—a Awareness Month special—is available online now!
12/09/2025

The September—a Awareness Month special—is available online now!

Enduring PROMISE: Real-world outcomes study suggests results continue to flow from transcatheter arterialization of the deep veins

Shape Memory Medical this week announced the completion of patient enrollment in the EMBO postmarket surveillance (EMBO-...
12/09/2025

Shape Memory Medical this week announced the completion of patient enrollment in the EMBO postmarket surveillance (EMBO-PMS) registry, the company’s prospective, multicenter registry of the Impede and Impede-FX embolisation plugs, and Impede-FX RapidFill device when used for peripheral vascular embolization.

Shape Memory Medical today announced the completion of patient enrolment in the EMBO postmarket surveillance (EMBO-PMS) registry.

Gregorio A. Sicard, MD, a transformative figure in vascular surgery, a past Society for Vascular Surgery president, and ...
12/09/2025

Gregorio A. Sicard, MD, a transformative figure in vascular surgery, a past Society for Vascular Surgery president, and a revered mentor to generations of surgeons, has died. He was 81.

Gregorio A. Sicard, MD, a transformative figure in vascular surgery and a revered mentor to generations of surgeons, has died. He was 81.

From : Yana Etkin MD delivers results from the first multicenter, retrospective analysis showing comparable real-world ...
12/09/2025

From : Yana Etkin MD delivers results from the first multicenter, retrospective analysis showing comparable real-world outcomes data to those found in the PROMISE II pivotal trial.

First retrospective analysis shows comparable outcomes data to those found in PROMISE II pivotal trial, authors report.

Benjamin Jackson, MD, chief in the Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery at Lehigh Valley Health Network Heart a...
09/09/2025

Benjamin Jackson, MD, chief in the Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery at Lehigh Valley Health Network Heart and Vascular Institute in Allentown, Pennsylvania, became the new Eastern Vascular Society (EVS) president during the 2025 EVS annual meeting in Nashville (Sept. 4–7). Palma Shaw, MD, professor of surgery at State University of New York in Syracuse, was elected as the society’s president-elect at EVS 2025.

Benjamin Jackson, MD, chief in the Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery at Lehigh Valley Heart and Vascular Institute in Allentown, Pennsylvania, became the new Eastern Vascular Society president.

Imperative Care has announced Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance of its Symphony thrombectomy system to...
03/09/2025

Imperative Care has announced Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance of its Symphony thrombectomy system to treat pulmonary embolism (PE).

Imperative Care announces US FDA 510(k) clearance of its Symphony thrombectomy system to treat pulmonary embolism (PE).

The PAD Pulse Alliance—a coalition of leading medical societies that includes the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) ded...
03/09/2025

The PAD Pulse Alliance—a coalition of leading medical societies that includes the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) dedicated to improving vascular health—is urging patients, providers and policymakers to act through its Get a Pulse on PAD Campaign as national PAD Awareness Month kicks off.

The PAD Pulse Alliance is urging patients, providers and policymakers to act through its Get a Pulse on PAD Campaign as national PAD Awareness Month kicks off.

Cook Medical recently enrolled the final patient in the global clinical study of its Zenith Fenestrated+ endovascular gr...
01/09/2025

Cook Medical recently enrolled the final patient in the global clinical study of its Zenith Fenestrated+ endovascular graft (ZFEN+), signifying completion of patient recruitment in the pivotal study.

Cook Medical has enrolled the final patient in the global clinical study of its Zenith Fenestrated+ endovascular graft (ZFEN+), signifying completion of patient recruitment in the pivotal study. The investigational ZFEN+ clinical study is being conducted under an Investigational Device Exemption (...

News from Europe: Drug-coated balloons and stents were not associated with reduced risk of amputation or improved qualit...
01/09/2025

News from Europe: Drug-coated balloons and stents were not associated with reduced risk of amputation or improved quality of life compared with uncoated devices in the SWEDEPAD 1 and 2 trials.

Drug-coated stents and balloons were not associated with reduced risk of amputation or improved quality of life compared with uncoated devices in the SWEDEPAD 1 and 2 trials, according to late-breaking research presented today at ESC 2025.

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