Our Team

We aim to be inclusive of all perspectives represented within the vascular surgery community.

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Co-Editors

Managing Editor

Adam is a second year vascular surgery fellow at NewYork-Presbyterian, Columbia University and Weill Cornell Medicine. He first fell in love with listening to podcasts while walking his new Italian Greyhound, Pepperoni. He has academic interests in continuous quality improvement, optimizing the electronic health record, and mitigating the impact of frailty on vascular surgery outcomes. Follow @adam_mdmph

Adham Elmously, MD

Interviews and History

Adham completed his general surgery residency at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, and is currently a first year vascular surgery fellow at NewYork-Presbyterian, Columbia University and Weill Cornell Medicine. He has a clinical interest in complex aortic disease and in what free time he has, he enjoys cycling, playing guitar and entertaining his daughter, Amina. Follow @ElmouslyMD

Jacob Schwartzman, MD, MPH

Research and Publications

Jacob completed his general surgery residency at Rutgers - New Jersey Medical School and is currently a first year vascular surgery fellow at NewYork-Presbyterian, Columbia University and Weill Cornell Medicine. He has a special interest in surgical education, both at the medical student and resident level. In his free time, he enjoys running, golf, tennis, fishing, and being outdoors. Follow @JSchwartzmanMD

Kevin Kniery, MD, MPH

Collaborations

Kevin is a vascular surgeon in the US Army. He completed his vascular surgery fellowship at NewYork-Presbyterian, Columbia University and Weill Cornell Medicine. He is the co-creator of Behind The Knife, the leading surgery podcast. He is an avid podcast listener, and endurance sport enthusiast, and enjoys spending time with his wife, Sarah, and two beautiful daughters, Makenna and Maddie. Follow @Kniery_Bird

Matt Smith, MD, PhD

Education

Matt is an assistant professor of surgery at University of Washington in Seattle, WA. He completed his fellowship at NewYork-Presbyterian, Columbia University and Weill Cornell Medicine. Matt did an MD/PhD at University of Utah where he focused on Platelet biology. Matt loves to teach and is excited to be a part of this podcast though his real passions are playing in the mountains and spending time with family.

Nicole Rich, MD, MPH

Policy and Advocacy

Nicole is a second year vascular surgery fellow at NewYork-Presbyterian, Columbia University and Weill Cornell Medicine. She completed her residency in general surgery at UCSF. Nicole enjoys teaching and is passionate about improving vascular surgical care for underserved populations. She loves architecture, theater, fashion, food and a good bookstore. Follow on LinkedIn

Sharif Ellozy, MD

Society for Vascular Surgery Liaison

Sharif is an Associate Professor of Surgery and in the Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery at Weill Cornell Medicine and Program Director for the NYP Vascular Surgery Fellowship. He is passionate about surgical education, and couldn’t be prouder of his trainees. He is an avid swimmer, and in his off time he enjoys music, food, travel and listens to way too many podcasts. Follow @SharifEllozy

Editors-At-Large

Amanda Fobare, MD

WISER Podcast

Amanda is a first year Vascular Surgery fellow at Emory University. She is originally from Kalamazoo, MI and completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Michigan (Go Blue!). She complete her MD at Boston University and general surgery residency at Emory. Outside of operating, she enjoys traveling, reading, running, and fostering animals with the local humane society. Follow @AmandaFobare

Leanna Erete, MBBS

Rouleaux Club

Leanna graduated from Newcastle University in 2014. She underwent post graduate training in East of England and Northern Deaneries. She is now based in London and is currently an ST5 Vascular Trainee in King's College Hospital. She is an Education Rep of the Rouleaux Club, interested in education and human factors. She is a fair-weather runner, loves jigsaws, and excited to join the Audible Bleeding team! Follow @leanna_erete

Rachael Forsythe, MBChB, PhD

Rouleaux Club

Rachael is a senior vascular surgery trainee in Edinburgh, Scotland, having also trained in Bristol and London, with a PhD studying molecular and cellular imaging of AAA. She is the Vice President and an education rep of the Rouleaux Club - the UK vascular trainees’ association. She is married with 2 children, has recently taken up cycling and is delighted to be a new member of the Audible Bleeding team! Follow @ROForsythe

Contributors

Natalia Osipchuck

Lauren Shelmerdine, MBBS

Sammy Siada, MD

Aminder Singh, MBBS

Gabriela Velazquez, MD

Ashlee Vinyard, MD

Yasong Yu, MD

Guests

Chris Abularrage, MD

Olamide Alabi, MD

Todd Albert, MD

Shipra Arya, MD

Bernadette Aulivola, MD

Faisal Aziz, MD

John Baber, MD

Jonathan Bath, MD

Danielle Bajakian, MD

Jonathan Bath, MD

Rachel Bell, MS FRCS

Ruth Benson, MBCHB, PhD

Paul Blair, MBBS, MD

Nina Bowens, MD

Kathryn Bowser, MD

Kellie Brown, MD

Sarah Carlson, MD

Christopher Carston, MD

Wayne Causey, MD

Rabih Chaer, MD

Jesse Chait, MD

Venita Chandra, MD

Lisa Cohen

Dawn Coleman, MD

Peter Connolly, MD

Jack Cronenwett, MD

Chelsea Dorsey, MD

Julie Duke, MD

Paul DiMuzio, MD, MBA

Matthew Edwards, MD

Eric Endean, MD

John Eidt, MD

Alik Farber, MD

Arash Fereydoni, MD

Thomas Forbes, MD

Julie Freischlag, MD

Warren Gasper, MD

Ty Garland, MD

Kristina Giles, MD

Peter Gloviczki, MD

Brad Grimsley, MD

Linda Harris, MD

Daniel Han, MD

Caitlyn Hicks, MD, MS

Kim Hodgson, MD

Neil Hopper, MD, FRCS

Stephen Houlon, MD

Misty Humphries, MD

Chris Imray, MBBS, PhD

Jeffrey Jim, MD, MPHS

Jens Eldrup-Jorgensen, MD

Loay Kabbani, MD

Melina Kibbe, MD

Dennis Kim, MD

Antonio Lanfranchi, MD

Peter Lawrence, MD

Linda Le, MD

Jason Lee, MD

Evan Lipsitz, MD

Jim Littlejohn, MD

Joseph Lombardi, MD

Loay Kabbani, MD, MHAS

Angela Kokkosis, MD

Gregory Magee, MD

Michel Makaroun, MD

Rafael Malgor, MD

Ash Mansour, MD

Matthew Martin, MD

Mark Mattos, MD

Jessica Mayor, MD

Barend Mees, MD

Andrew Meltzer, MD

Matthew Menard, MD

Erica Mitchell, MD

Joseph Mills, MD

Nick Mouawad, MD

Sam Money, MD

Leila Mureebe, MD, MPH

Sandip Nandhra, MBBS, MD

Ross Naylor, MBChB, MD

Peter Nelson, MD

Leigh Ann O’Banion, MD

Gustavo Oderich, MD

Osarumen Okunbor, MD

Nicholas Osborne, MD

Ben Pearce, MD

Greg Pearl, MD

Lori Pounds, MD

Sheeraz Qureshi, MD

Joel Ramirez, MD

Todd Rasmussen, MD

Robert Rhee, MD

David Rigberg, MD

Valeria Ripa, MD

John Rectenwald, MD

Amy Reed, MD

Elsie Ross, MD

Vincent Rowe, MD

Ulka Sachdev-Ost, MD

Hazim Safi, MD

Cliff Sales, MD

Russel Samson, MD

Darren Schneider, MD

Peter Schneider, MD

Amed Shalabi, MD

Joseph Shalhoub, MBBS, PhD

Sherene Shalhub, MD

Murray Shames, MD

Malachi Sheahan, MD

Matthew Sideman, MD

Niten Singh, MD

Ken Slaw, PhD

Matthew Smeds, MD

Brigitte Smith, MD, MHPE

Christopher Smolock, MD

Benjamin Starnes, MD

Adam Strickland, MD

Victoria Teodorescu, MD

Robert Thompson, MD

Bruce Tjaden, MD

Megan Tracci, MD

Gilbert Upchurch, MD

Tanya Zakrison, MD

Mohamed Zayed, MD

Anna Vecchio

SVS Marketing

Anna is the Marketing & Membership Specialist at the Society for Vascular Surgery. She works with Audible Bleeding on the public-facing website, social promotion, editing podcasts and optimizing SEO. She graduated from the University of Kentucky in May 2020 with a BA in Integrated Strategic Communication. Anna loves trying new recipes, traveling and skiing.