Interviews · 15. October 2023

In this episode, Imani (@iemcelroy) sits down with Dr. Lyssa Ochoa, vascular surgeon and founder of The San Antonio Vascular and Endovascular (SAVE) Clinic, discussing her efforts to decrease diabetic foot amputations in South Texas. Dr. Ochoa was born and raised along the Texas-Mexico border and attended medical school, general surgery residency, and vascular surgery residency at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX. Understanding that collaboration is key to change health outcomes, Dr....

Special Topics · 27. September 2023

Audible Bleeding editors Wen Kawaji (@WenKawaji), Yasong Yu (@YasongYuMD), and Imani McElroy (@IEMcElroy) are joined by Seth Sankary to discuss their experiences this past year going through the fellowship match process. They discuss the pearls and pitfalls of the interview trail and what influenced their final rank list decisions. Show Guests: Seth Sankary, MD - General Surgery Chief Resident at the University of Chicago Follow us @audiblebleeding Learn more about us at...

Interviews · 21. February 2023

In this episode of Audible Bleeding, we sit down with Chloe Powell and discuss her research in physical resilience, understanding patient treatment goals, and pre-operative evaluation before undergoing major vascular intervention. We also delve into her motivations.

Special Topics · 20. November 2022

The COVID pandemic has resulted in increased rates of burnout and mental illness among surgeons. The quiet epidemic of mental illness continues to leave both surgical trainees and staff at increased risk of self-harm or suicide. In this episode, we talk with Dr. Carrie Cunningham and Dr. Dawn Coleman about their efforts to change the narrative and provide data on the impacts of mental health on surgical training and practices.

Interviews · 25. September 2022

In this episode, Imani talks with Dr. Bryan T. Fisher about finding balance in your life, practicing in the private-academic sector, and caring for high-risk patients with peripheral arterial disease.

Interviews · 28. August 2022

As part of the Race & Representation (R&R) Series, we are doing spotlights on vascular trainees and faculty that identify as racial/ethnic minorities underrepresented in medicine (URiM), who have been historically excluded from the field. We hope to amplify these voices as examples of the unique challenges faced by URiMs within vascular surgery and as a source of inspiration and mentorship. In this episode, Imani talks with Dr. Keith Jones and discusses his experiences transitioning...

Special Topics · 03. July 2022

The Spring VESS Session covered a wide breadth of topics ranging from disparities in care, innovation in endovascular techniques, and vascular surgery in younger patient populations. Imani sat down with Dr. Yazan Duwaryi, the VESS session program directory, to give a quick recap.

Interviews · 17. June 2022

Join us as we cover VAM 2022! (#VAM22) Today we caught up with Dr. Sharee Wright (@DrASW6) who was a moderator of the Medical Student Program: How to Success as a Vascular Surgery Residency Applicant. We also met some medical student attendees to see how their experiences has been so far. Stay tuned for more coverage of #VAM22 Please share your feedback through our Listener Survey! Follow us on Twitter @audiblebleeding Learn more about us at https://www.audiblebleeding.com/about-1/ and...

14. June 2022

As the official journal of the Society for Vascular Surgery, the Journal of Vascular Surgery (JVS) aims to be the premier journal of medical, endovascular, and surgical care of vascular disease. This year, JVS transitions to a new executive board headed by Dr. Ron Dalman (Executive Editor) and Dr. Thomas Forbes (Editor-in-Chief). Many thanks to our outgoing executive board led by Dr. Peter Gloviczki and Dr. Peter Lawrence! In this episode, Imani and Sharif sit down with the incoming Executive...