Posts tagged with "Jacob Soucy"
Jacob Soucy (@JacobWSoucy) hosts an inside look at a timely and thought-provoking editorial published in The Vascular Specialist, the official news magazine of the Society for Vascular Surgery. In this episode, we explore the evolving conversation around surgical call and compensation through the lens of the editorial “A Call for Call Pay.” The discussion challenges the traditional framing of call as simply part of the job and instead examines it as a measurable burden of availability that...
Interviews · 24. November 2025
Jacob Soucy (@JacobWSoucy) hosts an inside look at one of the most active and collaborative vascular surgery research teams in the country, the Vascular Surgery Outcomes Research Team (VSORT) at Penn State College of Medicine. VSORT is a dynamic academic group that brings together vascular surgery attendings, residents, postdoctoral fellows, and medical students to conduct impactful outcomes-based research. Meeting every Friday at 4 PM, the team has produced dozens of peer-reviewed manuscripts,...
Special Topics · 06. May 2025
Dr. Ezra Schwartz (@ezraschwartz10) interviews Dr. Firas Mussa and Mr. Jake Howitt to discuss the IMPROVE-AD Trial, a landmark, multi-institutional study investigating treatment strategies for uncomplicated Type B Aortic Dissection (uTBAD). The IMPROVE-AD Trial is a multicenter randomized trial funded by the NIH/NHLBI that compares thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) plus optimal medical therapy (OMT) vs. OMT and surveillance with selective TEVAR in patients with uncomplicated TBAD. The...
Special Topics · 24. November 2024
Nishi Vootukuru (@Nishi_Vootukuru) and Dr. Ezra Schwartz (@ezraschwartz10) interview Dr. William Shutze and Dr. Anahita Dua (@AnahitaDua) to discuss the Get a Pulse on PAD Campaign. The Get a Pulse on PAD initiative (#PulseonPAD), launched in February, 2024, is a patient education and advocacy campaign designed to increase the understanding of peripheral artery disease's risk factors and potential symptoms. Dr. Shutze is a vascular surgeon with Texas Vascular Associates in Dallas, Texas and the...