Landmark Paper Series · 31. May 2026
Welcome back to the Audible Bleeding series: Landmark Papers in Vascular Surgery. In this episode, co-hosts John and Dr. Jesse Columbo are joined by our guest, Dr. Caitlin Hicks, to discuss one of the most studied—and most debated—topics in vascular surgery: asymptomatic carotid stenosis. In this episode, we'll trace that evolution through three pivotal trials: ACAS and ACST-1, which established carotid endarterectomy as the standard of care; and the newly published CREST-2, which...
Special Topics · 15. March 2026
Audible Bleeding editor Wen Kawaji (@WenKawaji) and 5th-year general surgery resident Sasank Kalipatnapu (@ksasank) from UMass Chan Medical School host SVS QPMC leadership Dr. Shutze, Dr. Hicks and Carrie McGraw to take a deep dive into the Vascular Surgery–specific Merit Based Incentive Payment System Value Pathway or MVP. Show Guests Dr. William Shutze: Associate Professor at Texas A&M College of Medicine at Texas A&M Health Science Center in Dallas Texas. He is a managing partner...
Special Topics · 18. March 2023
This three-episode mini-series republished a webinar that was recorded by the Easter Vascular Society on important diversity issues in various settings including workplace, academia, training, and education. In this episode, Dr. Julia Glaser will discuss diversity in education and training. Dr. Julia Glaser is an assistant professor of clinical surgery at University of Pennsylvania department of vascular and endovascular surgery. Articles highlighted in episode 3: Discrimination, abuse,...
Special Topics · 15. March 2023
This three-episode mini-series republished a webinar that was recorded by the Eastern Vascular Society on important diversity issues in various settings including workplace, academia, training and education. In this episode, Dr. Vincent Rowe will discuss diversity in academia. Dr. Rowe is a professor of surgery and division chief of vascular and endovascular surgery at UCLA. Dr. Rowe serves as the chair of diversity equity and inclusion committee in the society of vascular surgery. Articles...
Special Topics · 13. March 2023
This three-episode mini-series republish a webinar that was recorded by the Eastern Vascular Society on important diversity issues in various settings including workplace, academia, training and education. In this episode, Dr. Sharita Golden will discuss diversity in the workplace. Dr. Sharita Golden is a professor of endocrinology and metabolism and vice president and chief diversity officer at Johns Hopkins Medicine. Articles highlighted in this episode: 1. Diversity improves performance and...
JVS · 05. March 2023
Audible Bleeding editor Matt Chia (@chia_md) is joined by MD/PhD student Rahul Ghosh (@ghoshrx), JVS Assistant Editor Dr. Paul Dimuzio (@pdimuziomd), and JVS-VS Associate Editor Dr. John Curci (@CurciAAA) to discuss two great articles in the JVS family of journals. This episode hosts Dr. Sanuja Bose (@SanujaBose), Dr. Caitlin Hicks (@CaitlinWHicks), and Dr. Elizabeth Chou (@LizChou), the authors of the following papers discussing sex disparities in medical management around carotid...
JVS · 04. December 2019
In our second JVS Meet the Author episode, we also pilot our first Audible Bleeding/JVS Online Journal Club. Jacob Schwartzman joins Dr. Paul DiMuzio from Jefferson and Dr. Sarah Deery from Johns Hopkins in a discussion with first author Dr. Caitlin Hicks. Dr. Hicks is an Assistant Professor of Surgery in the Division of Vascular and Endovascular Therapy at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, with special interests in health services research and healthcare costs.
Interviews · 08. October 2019
Dr. Caitlin Hicks is an assistant professor of surgery in the division of vascular and endovascular therapy at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD. She is already an accomplished researcher but is also an appointed member of a CMS Clinical Expert Subcommittee tasked with refining peripheral vascular disease cost measures for implementation in the Quality Payment Program.